The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1876-06-16 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

TRADES UNDINISM IN AMERICA. THE "MOLLY MAGUIRES."  The Time, correspondeftt., writing from Philadelphia on May 2il, Pays: —There has existed for se, -rat years past in the Pennsylvania coal regions a trade union of the colliers, km 4yri as the Working Men's Benevilent Association. Between it and the operators or eoalowners a bitter conflict has been waged, the collie, resisting at every step the inevitable reduction of pay which had to come in the coal trade as in every other branch of busbies. In carrying on this contest the trade union, or a part of it, has resorted at times to the most desperate meth-ds, so that the Pennsylvania coal region became one of the most lailess parts of the count r%, fully as bud SF any " Ku-klux " infested section of the South which has agitated Congress. The body which did this nefarious work is known as the "Moll) Maguire.," and after a three years' wariare it is now succumbing to the energetic efforts made by the officers of the Philadelphia and Read,ng Railroad, our chief coalowner, to break it up. This band of orgenised 11104188i1111 has heretofore held sway in Schaylkill, Colutubia, Lucerne, Carbon, and Lehigh counties, whieh form the Pennsylvania anthracite region. They have coiamitted atrocious outrages, almost without number--- murder, incentliarism, throning railway trains off the track, robtaary— and through their strength and menaces have held the entire population in intimidation. It has even been necessary at times to call upon the military to maintain the peace when broken through their machinations. They have also until recently practically enjoyed immunity, as courts and juries have been overawed, and most of their offences have never been brought to trial at all. All the victims of their outrages have beeii of one class— colliers or superintendents who would not submit to their dictation—while the property destroyed has been that of their victims or of the eoalowners. It was no easy task to acme with such an orgatii,ation in a region which was practically paralysed by fear hut skilful detectives got into their lodges, and exposed all their machinery, telling of their crimes, how they were planned, and who were the guilty. The expiimre has been so complete that it is now the " Molly Maguiretir who are stricken with fear, many of them stealthily leaving the country to avoid punishment. Five of them are now being tried for their villainy at Pottsville, having murdered a policemen at Tailit.mia. Two others are in gaol in Carbon county, under sentence of death for assassination, while 20 more are in various eaols awaiting trial. The exposure and demoralise tion of this terrible organisation are complete, ard the testimony at the tri ,Is has disclosed one of the worst tales of conspiracy and crime ever laid bare before the world. In the cites of essassination it has been shown that the murders were usually paid for, b'-inc committed by men brought from a distance, who had no quarrel with their victim; and so bold and mercenary was the business that meetings of arbitrator*m w,re sometimes held to settle disputes between rival claimant. for the blood-money. The extent of the conspiracy and the Class of men who were intimidated into joining it are shown by the fact that among those detected in it and awaiting trial are a County Commissioner, a High Constable, a Chief of Police, and a candidate noruinated for Judge. That this reign of terrorism is at an end is a great blessing to Pennsylvania. Had it existed in the South it would long ,igo have attracted attention in Congress. for its rai,maals were many and startlitlk. The downfall of the Molly Magnin s will be of great advantage to the anthracite coal region, for the peaceable colder can now pursue his calling unmolested, property will be reasonably safe, and the almost daily tales of rapine and murder will cia,e.  0111.1, M I 11/EH. Ju tl/011t1C1111111S garden at Kenilworth, on Sunday, he body of a female child was the. covered vith an apron tied tightly round the neck. Martha thisbv, a housemaid, has been taken into custody IM pitspicion of being the perpetrator of the crone.  .1.11191T1,1.10 Sllll I ih.F1,1111: 11111 be ago the opers'ive masons of Bristol give ?loth* of deomml or ell liirrewe of It halfpenny per hour In thip.r The teee releee the inereese, and ..e•riling to the tern.. ~f tie men'. notice, Ow rtke begin. ct I/1101, A very New. Imeiher of men will be Ihewn idle, Tho he•rsi br it Ii of the 11...0r.5' Union has ~lwalaad WAG allowance fruin the general asessisalso.