Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-01
THE CRISIS PAST.
Att oUibr AROUND CisUIssAr
Large Portion of the vsiusbls Records
savsd-Ibe Mob's composition uur.
iug tho Tnrec Nights.

L A Lstgc Portion of the vsiusbis Record.
savsd-Tbe mobs composition pur.
ing the Three Nights,
Mr.. Murat Halstcad, editor Of the Gin.
cinuati G mn,ercidi Gdsette, tclegraphs the
New York Tribune Monday night as fol
lows: Tho number of persons killed and
Wounded in the riot thus far Is about 200
The last fatal shot fred in anger up to this
writing was between 4 aud o'clock Mon.
day morning, though a poor soldier boy
was instantly killed in the evening by the
accidental discharge Of his guu. The
court house is not the utter ruin Ii WAS az
tirst supposed to be. A large portion of
the valuable records have been saved
The money that WAS in the treasury is all
saved. The vaults, which were very heavy
are mainly good.
1--WE have confidence that there will not
be repetition OF the terrors Of the three
nights that will be so memorable here
But only the overwhelming force of state
troops prevents further disastrous demon
STATIONS. The determination to lynch
the gang of murdercrs in prison aud to
release the crowd of rioters who have been
made prisoners is something terrific, and
secret meetings were held that would
mean mischief IL there were not thou
sand rifles and several batteries at hand.
It is the display Of power, making assaults
by the mob hopeless, that will prevent
fresh outbreaks
"The presence Of regular soldiers from
Newport barracks at the sub treasury last
night was an element Of confidence. In
stormy times the blue cloth works well. II
happens that the city controller had com
piote list Of the names of the taxpayers OF
the city and county and their address ses.
The tax bills give a description aud valua
tion Of the property. These are valuable
now.
"The rioting on the first night was
laI gely by worktUgmen Of good character
who resented the fact that murderers who
have money to set in motion the machin
cry Of criminal lawyers have had freedom
hero. Tho second night the spirit Of the
| commune appeared and petroleum was
Put 20 use, as by the Pa-isiaps when they
ATE pleased TO burn their public buildings.
| The third night the number of determined
men had been largely reduced, and there
were swarms Of boys.
'Ot the crowd that was smashing pawn.
brokers' shops there were grown men, and
they were thieves. They had with them
a rabble of boys. generally from II 70 10
years OF age, aud one testified in the police
court that he was "23, aud going on IA
years of age" Out of sixty rioters
gathered in for attempting to seize a
battery Of cannon at Music hall, only ten
| were men. TIE rest were boys. some
were very bad ones, while others seem. d
! to want excitement, above all things Ard
50 the crow is had deprecated from honest
men, misguided, but animated by righte
Gus wrath, kindled against a sysiematizsd
| inlamy Of the most outrageous character,
TO vicious rabbls of boys, in the hands of
the lowest desperadoes.
The excited people had a real grisv-
| aroo TO begin with. Tho administration
Of the criminal law here has been damua
bic, aud the influence OF sheer criminals in
public affairs alarming. That which has
happened will, we may hope, make ire.
ststibIe the influences that lead to better
ways"