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pundiy, August 2 1, at 74,000 bales. Sales to-day,
•'.O bales. Middling Uplands is quoted at 14d. pef’
>utd which is a dc -line of v.cl. per pound on the
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I ^ubboios, Aug. 4.—The statement of the public
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"“Hind dollars. The amount of cash In the Treas-
L T. including ailty-on millions in coin, la over one
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I Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.]
New Orleans, Jaly 27, T866.
Governor Wells’ proclamation, ordering au
election to fill the vacancies in the Bute
Convention shortly to reassemble, has fallen
like a thunderbolt upon this community this
afternoon, in tbe shape of an extra issued
from tbe office of tbe Commercial.
Just as loyal hopes were at their lowest
4bb, this important event comes to cheer and
change to tbe other extreme of certain suc
cess tbe prospects of the bold move proposed
for tbe enfranchisement of loyajty and liberty-
in Louisiana. Judge Howell bad just re
turned from Washington and brought favora
ble assurances of sympathy and support for
tbe promised work of the Conveoildn, but,
meanwhile, the Governor was still absent,
and appeared not to have been heard from.
Execrations, not lond, bnt deep, upon
Governor Wells, weie beard from every knot
of Union men. When everything invited
success the first mover appeared to have
abandoned the enterprise. The writs and
proclamation were in town, ft at length
transpired, sent down by the Governor, duly
signed, but, as it appeared, with instructions
to be issued only upon certain conditions.
What (hose conditions were nobody knew,
but every body decided, offhand, that it was
the Governor's way of getting off. The
Private Secretary held tbe papers and would
not yield them, and, -yesterday morning,
hope had very generally been-abandoned.
R. King Cutler, however, who seems to be
the “brniaer” of tbe Convention, called on
the Private Secretary, and, whatever the
nature of tbe magic employed, in tbe after
noon tbe Picayune announced that the writs
and proclamation would be out on Saturday.
Again he called this morning, and the result
was the following extra :
[Extractfrom the New Orleans Commercial.]
PROCLAMATION §T (tOXCRNOB J. M. WELLS.
Friday, July 27.
We publish in an extra the Proclamation of
Governor Wells, for the election to fill the
vacancies in the Convention of 1864-66.
“Whereas, R. K. Howell, President pro
tem of the Convention for the Revision and
Amendment of the Constitution of Lonisisna,
has issued an order re-convoking the said
Convention, to meet in the city of New Or
leans, on the 30 th of July inst., and
Whereas, In the same document, and in
conformity to a resolution of that body, he
has called on the Governor of the State to
issne writs of election for delegates to said
Convention in all the parishes not repre
sented therein.
Now, therefore, I, J. Madison WeUs, Gov
ernor of the State of Louisiana, do issue this
my Proclamation, commanding that an elec
tion be held on Monday, September 3, 1866,
by the qualified voters, for delegates to the
aforesaid Convention, as follows:
Parish of Bienville 2, Bossier 1, Cades 2,
Calcasieu 2, Baldwell 1, Carroll 2, Claiborne
4, Gatahoula 3, DeSoto 2, Franklin 1, Feli
ciana West 1, Jackson 1, Lafayette 2, Living
ston 1, Morehouse 2, Natchitoches 3, Ouachi
ta 1, Point Coupee 1, Sabine 2, St. Helena l,
St. Landry 4, Martin 2, St. Tammany 1, Ten
sas 1, Union 3, Washington 1, Winn 2.
And I do further command all Sheriffs,
Commissioners of Elections and other officers
therein concerned, to hold the said election
as herein ordered, tbe proceedings to be con
ducted according to law, and uo person will
have to vote unless he has restored his citi
zenship by having taken the oath; before
competent- authority, as prescribed in tbe
Amnesty Proclamation of the President of the
United States, either of January 1, 1864, or
May 29, 1865.
All persons excluded from general amnesty
by beiDg embraced in any of the articles of
exception contained therein, will not be
allowed to vote unless specially pardoned by
the President.
Prompt returns will be made of said elec
tion, to the Secretary of State—for all of
which this Proclamation, without further
notice, will serve a9 authority.
Given under my hand, at the city of New
Orleans, this twenty-seventh day of July, A.
D. 1866, and the independence of tbe United
States the ninety-first.
J. Madison Wells.
Attest: N. C. Ssethen, Private Secretary.
A true copy.
The loyal nation no less disinclined to the
doctrine ot “dead States” and military ter
ritorial surveillance than the other alterna
tive of rebel supremacy, reinstitution ot
slavery and ostracism of Union men in the
South, will hail with hope the prospect of a
satisfactory solution of Ihc vexed problem.
Louisiana reconstructed will prove an enter
ing wedge to split the reWI power. It will
lead the way to reconcile the President and
Congress, and one after another following
this example, the erring sisters will return to
8it,clothed in a right mind, under the tegis of
equality.
A great universal suffrage meeting will
take place at the State House this evening.
I have been furnished, in advance, the fol
lowing copy of the resolutions jo be pro
posed as the voice of the loyal heart of the
Slate upon the situation:
“Resolved, That the 75,000 citizens of
Louisiana, qualified to vote, but disfranchised
on account of color, 20,000 of whom risked
their lives in her behalf in the ijsr against
rebellion, and by their bragery on the
__-tle field helped to destroy the rqfiel power
within her limits, may claim from her as a
right, and deserve as a debt of gratitude, that
participation in the Government which citi
zenship confers.
Resolved, That we cordially endorse the
oposed reassembling of tbe Constitutional
convention of Louisiana, seeing in (hat move
ment a reasonable hope • of tie.rftfistablish-
ment in the State of justice and right for all
her citizens, irrespective of color; and, also,
of tbe enforcement of that patriotic declare-
tion of President Johnson, that treason is a
crime and must be made odious, and that
traitors must take a back seat in tbe work ol
reconstruction.
Resolved, That we heartily commend the
manly and energetic course pursued by Gov.
J. Madison Wells and Judge Rufus K.
Howell in rising to the height of the occar
sion in the pertormance of a solemn act of
duty, regardless of private threats of personal
violence, and unmoved by tbe ridicule, cen
sure and attempted intimidation of tbe rebel
press of the city. . ,
Resolved, That the thanks of the loyal men
of Louisiana are due to the Congres of thei
UnitedStates for the firm stand taken by them
in the matter of reconstruction, for the pro
ud aid afforded by tha-Oivil Bights,
tWd%X^*ead lads, and
for the encouragement given to the finends
of the National Government m the recently
reb«l Stale* remodel fundament^
laws in accordance with the immortal princi
ples enunciated in the Declaration ot Inde
pendence.
Kesolved, That the military authorities of
the nation are entitled to our gratitude for
* Christian street, which was used during the
J^J the Govot^ient for a hospital, wu recently
i’uasession of by the Board of Health for cholera
It was *et on hre this morning at three
' J aud the adjacent wooden structures destroyed
as tho lower portion of the liall. Au mdigna-
L m <*ting ot tho resident* of that vicirfily Wite held
i-** jfnjuJ
I New York Market.
L* Yjkk ’ Au «- 4—M.—Gold, 147X. Exchange,
_ K 1094£. Cotton quiet; Uplands, 36c*
r -TilttU ami drooping, at $10 30 to $16 25. Wheat
st “dy; common declining, fork heavy,
Tj[ to Wl 37. Lard unchanged,
1 ' * Vobk. Aug. 4.—Cotton unehaagod; aalea 760
1 lour drooping. Wheat dull; common 2 to 3c
a] '“ Turk heavy. Lard firm. Sugar quiet. Coffee
^ 1V “ 1 stor e» firm- Spirit, Turpentine, 76 to 76c.
1/ 1 *3 25 to $2. Gold, 147 V. Coupons of ’61;
■ • Jitto of ’02, 108%; ditto of ’66, 106#. Trea-
f'-S 10 104 *' CWUU *^ ®* : dUt ° MW
New Orleans Wayket. j
Vo ? RLEiss ' Aa s- 4.—botton qhietj-eifee to-day
t.»,r ! * ;l0wmlaiUln « 33@35c. Gold, 144;. Ster-
'“CKe 160. New York exchange, # diaoount.
guarantee unfortunately mafie necessary un
til the full re-establishment of civil law, by
the malice of our defeated and disappointed
fellow-citizens.
Resolved, That we cordially approve of the
caU issued by A ,T. Hamilton, W. A. Stokes,
and others, for the Convention to assemble
in Philadelphia on the first Monday in Sep
tember next; and We recommend that the
Union men of this |State respond to a call,
already published, for a Convention, to as
semble in this city on the 8th of August next,
for the selection of delegates to represent
this State in said Philadelphia Convention.
Btpolved, Tkat/vntfi .the. fioctrine of the
political equality of all citizdas, irrespective
of cdlOt, ia recognized in this State, by the
establishment therein of universal suffrage,
there will be no 4 permanent peace.”
It might be mentioned as significant of the
civil sense of the jrebel organs of power here,
or, aa the jcfke passes, an incident illustrative
of Louisiana Monro* Doctrine,” that the poor
little bill-poster, sticking up the notices of
the meeting, has been arrested and throat,
brash, paste-pot and all, into prison-
, Y. H.
tbe Radical-reb^l Greeley seeks to throw the
blame of his pwn and his fellow-conspirators’
bloody work in New Orleans upon the Pres
ident. Hear him; 3
It is folly to use Soft phrases in spcaking>
of this appalling crime. The policy of An
drew Johnson engendered the demon fury
which has Ihed blood in the streets of the
Crescent City. His statesmanship has once
more raised rebel flags in New Orleans. His
construction of Presidential duty has led
blffi to' commit an act - of direct usur
pation in Louisian. His ’oath to pro
tect and defend the nation finds
expression in tbe unavenged assassination «f
men whose loyalty was as conspicuous .and
selt-denying and sorely tried as his own.
All that we have gained by tbe war comes to
this: that in Louisiana an illustrious General
ot the Union army is compelled to accept
tbe orders of the notorious punished rebel.
The time ba9 come for tbe people to speak—
and let it be in tones so distinct and unmis
takable that even Andrew Johnson will not
dare to disobey the warning.
In another article he says :
We can make but one comment. For all
the bloodshed in New Orleans we hold the
Executive power responsible. * * * *
“It was to reward such men as tbe mur-
derod Dpatie that wn Look the og£lowe<i
loyalist, Andrew Johnson, from tbe dt»t,
and stamped bim with a diadem. And in
return we have our brothers and friends—
more than brothers, indeed, by reason of
their devotion during the war—butchered by
a rebel mob, in broad noon, with a Rebel
Mayor inspiiing tbe massacre, Rebel soldiers
acting as “police,” and Union soldiers, under
Union officers, compelled to stand silent, by
order of Andrew Johnson. The hands ot
the Rebels are again red with loyal blood;
Rebel armies have once more begun tbe
work of massacre, and tbe President ot our
choice, who has sworn tq defend the laws
and protect the people of-the United States
is silent.” “ ' 1
To which the New York Express replies:
Let us bear no more then of “Chinese
thunder.’’ You, abd more like you, have
put up tbe negroes to this collision and are
iu judgment largely responsible ior the con
sequences. White meu in New Orleans
may be without excuse for the part they
have enacted there, and so are white men at
the North who have stirred up this tribe.
Of course this is gross, wicked and designed
misrepresentation.
Civil War Imminent In Missouri.
The St. Louis Dispatch, of lhe27ib ultimo,
says :
We ban* received information from Kan
sas, from sources that do not permit us to
doubt the statement, that the “Jayhawkers”
and “Red Legs” Of that State are organizing
to invade this State, to prevent citizens from
registering as voters, aDd to aid in carrying
tbe November election for their friends, the
Radicals.
We hod reason for suspecting that such a
scheme as this was meditated several weeks
ago; for Lieutenant-Governor Smith, in a
speech at St. Joseph, openly intimated it.
We are glad to learn that steps ate being ta
ken to bring the matter beiore the attention
of the President, anti to ask him to prevent
the threatened invasion of our State. The
present Governor of Missouri, instead of
preventing it, would, perhaps, be glad to en
courage it.
One thing is certain, such an irruption
would provoke a terrible retribution. The
people of Missouri arc in uo mood to sec
their brethreu of tbe border counties made
the victims of another Juybawkcr invasion,
and they will assuredly not sit idle while the
scenes of 1363-4, in Jackson and Cass coun
ties, are repeated. Let the Governorof Kan
sas keep his Red Leg9 at borne
The United States, England and the At
lantic Telegraph.—The New York Commer
cial notices ^the nice messages between the
Queen, the President and other parties, in
order to ask :
“How long, incase of war between Eng
land and this country, would American dis
patches be tolerated on the submarine wires ?
Great Britain would at once take armed pos
session of both shore ends and we should
busy ourselves with disputing that possession,
or in grappling after the cable in mid-ocean,
in order to sever the link that kept the mo
ther country in hourly communication with
her colonies. So, if Great Britain were at
war with any other nation, that belligerent'
would deem it a duty to destroy the iron cord
which contributed to the wealthjand power of
England. As soon would her commerce be
allowed to go unchecked upon the sea, as
this great business tie be allowed to remain
untouched. No evidence is necessary to
show the utter worthlessness of international
declarations, when a presumed national in
terest is involved./^
Differences op Time at Prominent Points.
—Tbe inauguration of submarine telegraphic
communication by means of the Atlantic ca
ble, makes it interesting to emjuirc into the
difference of time in Ihe various cities in dit-
ferent parts of the world. When it is 12
o’clock high noon at New York it is fifty-five
minutes and forty-two seconds after 4 (P.M.)
at Loudon ; fifty-9even minutes and twenty
seconds after 6 (P.M.) at St. Petersburg;
seventeen minutes, twenty-fonr seconds after
(P. M.) at Jerusalem ; fifty-one minutes and
forty-four seconds after 6 (P. M.) at Constan
tinople; forty minutes and thirty-two seconds
after 4 (P-M.) at Madrid; thirty-one minutes
and twenty seconds after 5 (P. M.) at Bre
men ; forty minutes and thirty-two seconds
after 4 (P. M.) at Dublin;* and forty-one
minutes and twenty-four seconds after 6 (P.
M.) at Florence. *
The difference of time between the extreme
East and West points of the United States is
three hours and fifty minutes. In the China
sea, between Singapore and China, it is mid
night when it is noon at New York.
Ex-Federal Officer Lynched and Mur
debed.—The Chronicle of yesterday contains
the following dispatch:
Indianapolis,. July 29.—On Wednesday
night lost, at eleven o’clock, some half a
dozen rebels from Webster connty, .Ken
tucky, crossed the Ohio river at Owensboro’
tq.the Tqttiaiv^ side, and forcibly took from
his bed Lieutenant Hampton, late of the
Union army, carried him out to the river,
shot him dead, and threw his body into the
river. It has not been found. Mrs. Hamp
ton, who was with her husband at the time
of the occurrence, is in great mental distress
and agony. Lieutenant Hampton belonged
to the 358i-Kentncky, and was a loyal and
respected citizen. The attention Of Gov
ernor Morton has been caUed to the matter.
The Union citizens of the border are greatly
exercised in view of this murderous raid.
A Garrison fob Columbus.—We have
heard intimations for several weeks that
another military garrison would soon be sent
tothUAtffi and it is said that tbe baggage of
soldiers arrived yesterday, indicating that the,
garrison will soon be here. We trust that
they will be as anxious to maintain order and
enforce the laws as the great body of tbe peo
ple of Columbus are.—Columbus Sun. ■
President Johnson.—Tbe Washington
Union, of Wednesday evening, says:
Tbe President is in fine health and is cheer
ful and hopeful in tbe entire success of his
patriotic phut to restore peace, .happiness,
prosperity, and Union, _ “throughout the
land and to all the inhabitants thereof.”
[From the New Orleans Times.|
THE NEW ORLEANS RIOT.
* FULL PARTICULARS.
The New Revenue Law on Distillers.--
The new revenue law, which will soon beja
operation, will materially increfi9e^$ e dial**
culties of illicit distillers. It provides tjiat.
an shall be placed in each distillery,
and-that each propnetor shall pay him. $5
per day .or the privilege of being watched, , .
. A Grand National Convention -oi tbe
colored population ia to be held’in 'Nashville
the let of January, 1867.
PROCKEDINGS INSIDE THE BUILDING.
We tfere an evc-wltnesa'to a great part pf the pro
ceedings inside the btulding.of which a faithful account
during our stay js appended:
President pro. tem. Howell took the Chair at 12:10
o’clock, after which a prayer was delivered by Rev.
Mr. Horton.
The roll was then called, and the following members
of the old Convention found to be present: Robert W.
Bennie, Terence Cook, B. KingCatler, John L. Davies,
James Dnane, James Ennis, W. R. Fish, G. H. Flagh,
Edmund Flood, Edward Hart, John Henderson. Wm.
H. Hier, R. K. Howell, George Howes, H. Maas, L. P.
Normand, P. K. O’Connor, Benj. H. Orr, John Payne,
Eudaldo G. Pintado, O. H. Poynot, Chas. Smith, Jno.
A. Speliicy, C. W. Stauffer, W. H. Waters, in all 25.
(Thos. M. Wells, J. J. Healy an/1 one or two others,
whose names we do not remember, afterwards made
their appearance in the bn lding.J
As there was no quorum present, (quorum is 76,)
R. King Cutler moved to send out the Sergeant*at-
Arms for absent members.
An amendment was offered authorizing W. P. Jmld,
Acting a Sergeant-at-Arms, to appoint a number of as
sistants to aid bim.
The motion, as amended, was carried.
On motion of R. King Cutler a recess of one hour
was then taken.
Mr. Judd then called oat the names of the assistants
he had appointed, and Mr. Waters called out to Mr.
MiUspangh (door-keeper,) to allow no member to leave
th® hall. ^ •
.. At this moment a nnfnh»i> -flip hall, and
the mass or colored men who were outside the bar
were admitted to the inside of the chamber.
Simultaneously with the adoption of the motion to
take a recess, a band, heading (we understand) a pro
cession of negroes, came up Philippa from Canal
street, and was received by the black crowd outside
with the wildest and most excited cheering. The ex
citement was communicated to those assembled insi 1c
the lobbies, and the cheers from the street were
responded to.
In a moment afterward, the band marched into the
representative hall, where the convention members
met, and it was stated a difficulty had occurred on
Canal street.
While this event was being discussed, a tumultuous
shout arose trom the street, and rushing to the
windows on the Canal street side of the building, we
saw about a dozen negroes standing at a brick pile
throwing these missiles in the direction of Canal
street, while two (apparently leaders) were firing new,
glistening, long barreled revolvers. Other shots were
being fired from the front ot Mechanics’ Institute, but
the crowd here was nut erf range of our viMon.
In probably a minute and a half the negroes fell
luck, aud the police and citizens came in sight,
having up to this ti.ne been hidden from view by a
new building that is going up next the hall.
A rush was made up to the assembly room by both
colored and white men from the street, and asking
what had occurred, were answered by colored men as
follows :
“A light colored mulatto was standing in front of
the hall, liarangueing a party of mixed colors. He
called the police rebel sous of . and said any black
who permitted himself to be arrested by them was a
coward.”
After continuing iu this strain for some time, a
policeman, who had been behind bim all the while un
observed, arrested him for attempting to incite a dis
turbance of tbe peace. He resisted and at this mo
ment a boy (of about 12 years) began swearing at the
negroes.
The boy was knocked down, and as the policeman
endeavored to run away he was struck with a brick.
Almost simultaneously the policeman turned aud
fired, aud a black man fired at him from serosa the
street.
The shooting then became rapid from each side.
While listening to this statement there had been a
lull. Dr. Dostle encouraged the party by repeating a
remark he had previously made, viz: “There is not
a negro in New Orleans who is not organized and
prepared.” This was received with marked satisfac
tion.
The next evidence of fighting we saw, came from
the yard of a colored washerwoman, next the Insti
tute, toward Canal street. This old woman was! ap
parently, exhorting a number of black men to go in
the street aud fight, but as they refused, sho locked
the gate and put the key in her pocket.
This seemed to give the men confidence, for they
seized bricks from a pile lying iu the yard aud threw
them iu the direction of the police, who were again
concealed from our view. ^
A rush was then made fr<® in front of the hall,
and thef firing from both sides became rapid. The
negroes as a body soon again fell back, but two or
three, with revolvers, stood their ground. Finally,
one black man fell apparently dead on the parquette
nearly opposite the hall and in sight from the window
where we stood.
Mr. Cutler was asked what fie thought of that,
meaning the body. He replied : “That fixes us, aud
ends the power oi'the d—d rebels,” or words to
that effect.
No one apparently, at this time, snticinated an at
tack upon the hall, and the crowd possessed anything
but a serious air. Finally shots were fired from the
door ways down stairs (aud it is also said from the
upper windows) and the (police and citizens tnened
the attack upon the building.
Several wounded wore brought up to the main hall,
the name of only one of whom we learned, Adolphe
Barbarin, shot through the shoulder.
Several bricks then broke the windows, and persons
inside began to draw their weapons. These were
both white and black persons, but how mauy we can
not say, as the excitement inside began to grow in
tense.
Mr. John Henderson thought the best plan would
be to rush out eu jnasst*, and all who were not armed
procure wcapous and return to “fight it out.”
Both Messrs. Cutler and Dostie were at this time
upon the platform, ordering the doors to be shut and
fastened. This was done, but we could not gather
what else they said, for the confusion, which had now
become intense.
One poor frightened darkey attempted to pray, but
being stopped in this, he endeavored unsuccessfully
to get a hymn sung.
Bullets aud bricks now rained through the hall, and
a few were returned, but as the windows opened to
the floor, little protection could bo had from behind
which to shoot.
The main crowd gathered in the centre of the room,
but we are unable to give a descriptionfof the fearfully
excitable scene.
We got away, aud what followedgno pen can tell.
Ihe blood splashed wails, the masses of clotted gore,
the wrecked furniture, and other evidences of mob
passions, tell a fearful story which is sickening now
to think of.
THE RIOT AS IT OCCURRED IN THE STREET.
As our people well know, the Mechanics’ Institute
building stands about the centra of the square on
Dryades street, between Caual aud Common. When
the procession of negroes had left the corner of Canal
and Dryades street, they massed themselves in a crowd
around the portico of the building, listening to the
harangue of one of their number.
Meantime the crowd of citizens on the corner of
Canal and Dryades increased until citizens and police,
men in dense mass filled the whole corner. The pro
cession gathered in strong force in front of the build
ing,and were appealed to in words which could scarcely
be distinguished from the rapid manner of their utter
ances.
At this moment the attention of our reporter was
attracted by loud cries rapidly repeated, and, in look-
log out Of the window, he saw a police officer, in the
uniform of the force, dragging off a prisoner. Loud
cries arose from tho crowd of negroes.
“Stop him I”
“>(o—he’s a police officer.”
•‘Kill the d—u nebeL”
‘.‘Take him off.” > . ■
“Let him go.”
Such was some of the cries which at first attracted
the attention of our reporter.
At first there seemed to be no disposition on the
part at the negro throng to interfere with the police
man in the arrest of the prisoner; the negroes, af
frighted, pocking themselves close together, much as
s flock of scared sheep.
But one or two, followed by three and four, parted
from the outskirts of the mass and advanced steadily
toward the policeman, who, with his prisoner, had
approached the old fence that closes in the Mechan
ics* Institute. The excitement became contagious.
The negroes scatter and divide, looking for missiles
aud stones.
The disposition to attack the officer appears mani
fest The cries of hostility are repeated and redou
bled until a Babel of tongues are heard. At this time
a negro pulled a revolver, a large navy* and fired on
the officer, or in the direction where he was moving^
Another and another negro fired.
Now the throng move on towards Caual street,
where the crowd of citixens stand with the massed
police, firing a rattling volley.
The shots are returned, until Mils up and down the,
space between tho Caual street side of the building
and Cftflal street 1 traveled both ways.
The negro crowd, scattering, ran back toward tlio
building aud disappear, some down the side alleys’;
others in the portico and door-fronts of tbe opposite
row ol dwellfegs, while tbe great body take refuge in
the entrance to the Institute, out of which they fire
on the police, who fire. back in return, and many of
the negroes fait while the floor is soon spotted with
the blood of the wounded, and resembles a slaughter-
P< Aa the negro crowd f»U back. toWpoar fc»m the
open street, and barrioado tbemaelvea in the building,
the police officers in regular march take possession or
the Street The fire between the police and negroes
Is now carried on-by the police street,
the negroes from the second story front.
No police could prevent the crowd of citizens from
rusbinginto the open street and everand anon mak-
ing with the police a rally Into the building. It was
about me that bells of the otv were t^led. whUethe
tiring, stray shot, and aiMlW scattered; like hail. The
ffriug isnow transferred from the front of the build-
lug to either side, where the ne^roCT, as they appear,
are h toned by the crowd onlwk _
Fnoin the police officers in cries of
“Do you surrender?” ‘*Doyou surrender i to winch
there was uo answer whatever. The street about two
o'clock was cleared of Ml ^
eapingfrom the windows, letthigthcmaelvas down
feimthe rear part, aud running to the rear for safety.
A luU occursiu the firing front is now in
comparative quiet The police do not enter, not with-
^TfraaattenegroesnpWrtwttwateuto
dhaufmthifMgU 9»e ot *he
m^at horrid nlcturesit haae™t ourMtortun,
Common street, aa wallas towwda c-c street whan
the great reserve of the force inT.SonS ’
- Chief Adams and all of bt, smbordlnatewwere evety-
whare upon the scene, seeking to prevent vjohmraTat
Aehan* of white citizen,.^rhS, JtthnSri
*"•
Only when a prisoner attempted to escape was be
fired at, though there is testimony of some firina at
prisoners by policemen that waa both wanton and aa
itii)Mdve<L nnUfrfiar* •
The particulars of those wounded, as the riot pro-
grened and continued, sre found elsewhere, andwe
give only ineidente each as occurred to - a lookor-ea.
One negro fell, ent and beaten, covered with, blood,
dear the fence. Another and another fell, killed*
wnile tbe*police were bearing hut off. At 2‘j o’clock
a white handkerchief flaunted obfof an upper window.
Before that time there had bead repeated cries of " we
surrender,” "we surrender,” but as . xm as the police
attempted to enter, they were beaten back.
Crowds burned to the corner of Common and Dry-
adesstrects, and as member after member of the Con
vention appeared, they were greeted with hooting,
yelling and hisses.
There were many among the crowd who were drunk
and infuriated, and who attacked even policemen who
were escorting away prisoners, beside, in several in
stances, killing tho prisoners.
Over twenty dead men lay in the street about 9
o’clock, when we left the scene of this calamity.
ORIGIN V>F IHE EIOI OS CANAL STREET. V
A procession of freedmen, some 100 to 160 in num
ber, with a flag and a band of music at thoir bead,
came marching np from the lower part of town towards
Mechanics’ Institute. .
A white man, who was standing on neutral ground
looking on, was shoved aside by one of the freedmen,
and tripping against the cnfb-stooa, ML
The policemen in tbe neighborhood on
supposed that tbe white man had been struck, and
advanced to arrest tbe supposed assailant.
niatoi shots,
Cicaareta., wnicb induced a general akrm h».—i
arrests were made, but we could Warn of ao £27^
suits from the firiug. re "
The alarm among the storekeepers induced them to
close their stores previous to the firing. The shots
were very brisk for a time, and much excitement pre
vailed.
AT THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION.
The following is a list of white men under arrest at
the First District Police Station.
P. C. Blanchard.
C.W Bridge.
E. Toot
A. D. Mitchell.
Michael Caulfield,
John McCann.
K. F. Daunoy, member of Convention.
L. Louis.
Geo. Howes, badly wounded.
E. Legion.
M. Cameron.
S. Si Fisk, two serious wounds.
I. W. Horton, minister, badly wounded,
A. Obre.
W. H. Waters, member of Convention, not hurt
R. Kiug Cutler and W. H. Nelson, not wounded.
S. H. Hurst, badly wounded.
Michael Hahn, slightly wounded.
N. Cook.
Dr. W. H. Hire, seriously wounded.
E. Auguste.
Joseph Dupaty.
B. Osnard.
Dr. Pique.
W. Orr.
W. R. Fish.
Alfred Shaw, shot wound in the back.
E. Sinclair.
John Henderson, Jr., several wounds, dying.
C. P. Duplessis.
Mr. Waples, brother of Rufus Waples.
Many of the above give themselves out aa spectators
arrested by mistake. Several are wounded besides
those marked above, bnt in the confusion which pre
vailed we were nnable to obtain particulars. Up to 4
o’clock this afternoon some two handred prison
ers were brought to the First District Police Office,
ffie greater number being more or less wounded.
Our reporter counted ten bodies, and observed sev
eral persons mortally wounded. Dr. Dostie received
five shots, aud was at one time reported dead. How
ever, we have it on reliable authority that he was
alive up to 7 oVock last evening.
Policeman Mark Solowsky was lying at the station
suffering from a pistol shot iu the left side. Tbe hall
had been extracted, and the case waa not considered
dangerous.
Michael Hahn was brought iu covered with blood,
but more scared thau hurt. R. King Cutler was ob
served recliniug gracefully on the top tire of a cell
full of wounded meu. He complaiued of being very
thirsty, and said the heat was exceedingly unpleas
ant. The Conventioners expressed considerable sur
prise at the remarable disappearance of Judge How
ell. His worship skedaddled as soon as the distur
bance commenced.
WOUNDED POLICE OFFICERS.
Dr. W. H. BertUelot, assisted by Dra. G. S. West
and Cowan, attended to the woundod as fast as they
Wore brought in.
Between those assisted by Dr. B. F. Smith and his
assistants, those gentlemen did their work so well and
speedily, that out of twenty-eight patients danger
ously wounded, only one,by Uie name of Hennessey,is
likely not to recover.
There were 28 casualties of importance treated at Dr.
Berthelot’s office, of whom 22 wore members of the
police and six citizens.
As above stated, only one of these—Hennessey, is
not expected to recover, and remains yet under the
care of Dr. West.
Among the members of police treated by Dr. Ber-
thelot, we remember only the names of Messrs.
Theard, McDonnelly and Hennessey; one of the cit
izens gave his name as Duffy.
The casualties following in quick succession, the
names of the wounded could not be noted down, as all
hands in the offices of Drs. Bcrthelot and Smith had
their bauds full of work.
Not enough praise can lie given to Dr. Berthelot for
his promptitude, as otherwise a good many of those
who were treated by him would have hied to death
before they could have got medical assistance, all the
honses on Canal street and vicinity being closed with
the exception of Dr. Bertiielot’s.
Among the wounded were Rev. Mr. Horton, severe
ly, and Glepdy Burke, Esq., in the aide.
- THE FIRST ARREST.
The first shot was fired by a negro in the proces
sion. Policeman Edward Crevon, aid to the Chief,
gallantly charged into the heart of the crowd, and,
with the aid Of a citizen whose name we were unfor
tunately unable to learn, succeeded iu arresting the
man who fired the shot The gallant act should not
go unrewarded.
DEATH FROM SUNSTROKE.
Day Corporal Walmagott, of the First District Po
lice, fell dead under the combined influence of exces
sive heat and excitement.
A TRULY LAMENTABLE INCIDENT.
Edgar Cenas, only son of one of oar most respected
citizens, was shot while entering the Mechanics' In
stitute with the police. The unfortunate young man,
who had exerted himself nobly ,to save the lives of
others, was mortally wounded by an accidental shot
At the inquest held this afternoon, it waa discovered
that the ball entered the right cheek half an inch
above the comer of the lip and passing through, made
exit near the vertebral column. The deceased was
attended by Drs. Nicholls and TebaiiU.
THE MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE IN POSSESSION OF THE
MILITARY.
By the conrtcsy of Major Greely, of the 81st U. S.
Colored Infantry, we werepermitted to inspect the
interior of the institute. The entrance w*s slippery
with blood, the walls were horribly besmeared—ah ot
marks in every direction, . j
Quite a number of hats, caps, and other articles of
clothing strewn around, gave evidence of the fearful
panic which had prevailed. The furniture was in the
utmost disorder. The Major found some dead bodies
and a number of wounded men lying about when he
took possession.
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