Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-16
nv LAST EVENINGS MAIL.
the WIGS vIcroRIoUs NNrW Va

TIE WIGS VICTORIOUS IN NEW YORK.
The wings have elected ~ OF the 81 Common
oouneii OF the city, and loaf the Mayor by some
'''o All the fruits OF victory are with them-m
the Mayoral'y, unsupported by the Council is no.
thing.
During the election serious riots took plaee Among
the irish aud Tammany regulars
ihe New York Express. thus notice, A.. ,;o,.
ALARMING RIOTS IN THE CITY.
TUE BLOODY SIXTH" wARD-Tus spartan
BAND AND THE iRisH-sAcKiNo OF rpr s,x,u
WARD HOTEL THE IRISH HEAD QUARTERS
ATTACK UPON riiI HOUSE OF BISHOP uucurs
AND THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL IN THE ,tru
"ARp-A TROOP OF HORSE pATRoLiINc rur
cirS-oNE HUNDRED MEN IN THE roMas
Our City, yesterday, was the scene OF pum.,ou.
riots and d'seraceiul speclsees, unhappilv arising
from 6ommlnglng in the election religious and M
Iitical feuds. To The eombustibility of pol,c,I
matter, was added the more inaammsble eomb;,,.
ton OF religious anatcism and the result WINS ,;o,.
anu inc destruction Of property. The unhappv is
sue The Catholics have created, exasperateJ IN,
pop"'aco OF the city, who, not knowing how IN
temper wrath by reason, vented tb,;, ,as. ,no,
our Irish population in many instance. md IA On.
upon Bishop Hughes and the Ca,boIc c,,l.,s.,
u Is unnecessary Tor us to say, that there is M
cuse Tor this, no palliaton, particularly ,b;s ,,L
upon the house Of Catholic Bi,bon and a.. Ct.
lie Cathedral; and whoever was engaged IN :,
deserves the severest punishment, nj ,hs l.
About o'clock fight took p,c.
Centre street opposite the Halls Of Justice which
resu"eu IN one OF the mos, dissrseefu riots ever
witnessed IN New York. The difficultv ,nns,,,d
" oe between the notorious Spartan Band, Tam
many body OF men we'll known in the e;,v and ,h.
Irish, who were hurrying onward 10 thu no,i. :; 49,.
numbers The Spartan Band after maxim, , few
turns around the tombs were disp.,..d h., % 80
.'ooe armed with shillelahs, who KEEP, up horrid
nus a.u cry III The last one of the tribe, n man
named Cary, who was their leader, was lods.J IN
the 'omos. The number arrested is variously es,,.
mated from one to three hundred. The Sp,r,sn.
AFTER oeins driven from the field, retired to their head
quarters IN Walker street torecruit
About o'clock having increased their number.
10 aoon' lSc, armed with clubs ond briekba,s th.v
As''n maze 'heir appearance in Centre street veil
ing IKE saVages aud made an attack upon In. Six,b
warn iio'e' the inside Of which they literally de-
S'toyed' They also broke in the windows and
otherwise seriously injured the buiding TIL
mex, proceeded 10 the dwelling Of Bishop Hueb..
IN Mnloery street, which they threatened with do.
s"ue.'on, but were soon routed by an army of Irish
amer having broken few pane. Of assin Tho r.,
windows. They'll rushed To Prince stree, who.
Is large Catholic population. and where !, m.
Catholic cathedral. Into this, the mob threw few
6rekbats, breaking some pancs of glass. I'm, III,
ir'sh again rallied, and kept of the mob by, The
CITY authorizes were able to muster when ,,,ons
force of watehmen, ard finally 10 call out troon Of
morse Prior TO this, however, the mob. her. IN.
creased by butcher boys and apprentices. ken, -,
perpetual bowling, and now aud then pistoI ,v,,
discharged TO create alarm. Some Irish no,,s,.
houses IN Orange street had their windows smashed
IN; and there were many symptoms of insubordins.
ton throughout the night.
Troops Of Horse patro led the CITY durins ono,
taII OF the nlslt keeping the Peace
Inc IRISH IN The oh and l4th Wards WIRE b;sbI,,
alarmed for their safety and many of them cio"sy
Their dwellings They deserve great ctedi, Co, ,b.
calamity with which they defended their Bl,bon and
the Cathedral ""u
MANY irish Women were in the streets around
1nc Cahedral' some praying to keep "ihe sinners''
OIL, and Others full OF valor
ne Mayor made requisi,ion Oh the Sheriff IN
car out the Military about o'clock, P. NJ.
mere is but little doubt that the mob intrnded IN
demolIsh the Cathedral, bu, they were preven,ed
oy the Ws!chmen and the Military.
n Guard was stationed at the Arsenal duri,s ,b
nj ght. u"''"s Tue