The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-14

fall while the heavy side walls unsupported by any
connection. either back front The garden around
this building, previous to the burning truly beautiful
but there is vestige of to be The fence
that surrounded the lot is every inch occasional
upright post to be but other marks OF what
fence The walks in front and around it, all
tramped into plain common, the trees broken of close
to the ground shruhbery torn uprooted and the whole
presenting an entire waste.
The streets in front of houses sormed and Quilted by
the mob, strewn with remnants Of furniture, papers
&C. In front of Alderman Hugh Carks house and office
in Fourth street. noticed persons busly employ in
hunting relics Of the devastation, selecting official
documents and carrying them of mementos OF the &C.
cason About Corrs house. in Second street. boys were
hunting for something to mark the devastation but it ap
peared that all had gone ~
city and lower districts who had not been able previous
to visit the scene were up there viewing the work Of
north and SOUTH particularly Second street, one
solid phalanx of persons vending their way the roting
district.
The First State Troop preceded by General Roumfort
rode through the district dispensing mobs of persons
where they hal colleetedcomPaniss Of artillery were
guarding places threatened and others were lodged in
houses in the vicinity Two companies occupied the hous,
OF Dr. Griffith in Second street. near tho ground to b.
The strangest sight Of ALL and one that strikes the eye
Quicker than any other is the great display Of flags from
stated Ia Fridays paper evidence that the
occupants Of the honses friendly to the Native Amer
cans The hurry with which some Of these flags were
displayed is evinced in the singularity Of their make
Some composed Of straight stripes OF blue white
red others are the American hag-agan, plain
N,
pieces Of red and blue BOTH stitched them. That
they should remain long after the time is astonishing
but the people in that district are not satisfied that the
worst il
Many poor families whose residences are burnt are now
occupying houses the interior Of which were destroyed
remaining merely for shelter there being no place for
| them to stop, except in the open Dir.
great throng Of persons continued in the vicinity oil
the ruins Of st. Angustnes church all day The door
have been closed up by rough boards also the
gate ways and the front Of the grave yord where the
walls were torn down. which prevents people from endan
hair nv thar saly in
ruins and falling walls. matter, though small which
| has caused much comment. is worthy o, notice here
the semicircle window Of where the altar
stood In gilt letters apparently untouched by even tho
| smoke, can be seen the words =:
| ri- w. 1.-THE LORD SEETII"
Extracted from the book OF Genesis II is matter o.
much surprise that amidst much destruction that pro
phetic line remains uninjured
During the night Of Friday last train Of shavings wal
discovered by the Peace Police laid from side alley in
Third street alongside Of carpenters shop to fran.
Of st. Philip de NeI in Queen street. South wark Tn.
oist holes Of the carpenter shop had been opened
combustibes placed in them, in order readily te
catch fire The Of placing the train is easily to b.
comprehend, but it wss completely foiled.
Seven poor Irishmen, who had been cutting willows
passing through the city Saturday morning. with the
bills' or cutting instruments in their hands the
way home to Wilmington were captured by body OF ths
Volunteer Peace Police and carried to the Mayors office
The Mayor, on hearing their statement a matter o
| course discharged them
We stated, on Saturday belief that the cost to tn,
county for damages by the riots apart from the expense
to the city and commonwealth for quellng them would
be least two hundred thousand dollars We are ass
that estimate was entirely too low. The county commits
sioners themselves estimate the damages at at least five
hundred thousand dollars which, if correct will bothe
them to pay, as they without funds to meet for
assessments-the Pennsylvania Hail. for instance has
been paid for although damages approaching fifty thou
sand dollars have been assessed and ordered to be paid
Philadelphia.
| Correspondence of the Herald.]
Dolngs IN the City-Govenor Porter-RecentNc,p
| from Wahington-Generat Cas- Con,modor
ST rart, &c &c.
| PHILADELPHIA, May IL, 1914.
Once more the blessings of peace have been re
stored to US, and the ooldrrs will on Monday be re
eved from duty, and Investigations into the origin
OF these riots will then ensue. 1t is believed tina
the Irish Protestants have shared largely in tn,
business. Public feeling is against the mayor ant
sheriff both. deeming them highly culpabe IN per
hitting Colonel Jack and the natives to proceed il
the threatening manner they did to the scene @
their previous conflicts Jack is an unfortunate
devil-for he seldom accomplishes anything good
and when he does, the world will not give HIN
credit lie has been trying for years to trim his no
tlcal car for journey to Washington, but neve
has been able to get in the right sort of ballast al
though he is an amiable man and an exceen
father.
| The riots have caused almost total suspension
OF business, particularly in insurance, real estate
| and stocks, as well as political matters Governo
Porter, who is still IN town, has won the favor O
| all parties by his prompiness in coming to the cit
with additional troops tor its protection. He ha
been visited by crowds. But one of the most sin
gular revelations attending his visit is, that he i
| about to declare his preference for COmmodor
Stewart for the next Presidency, believing him Il
| be the only man who can carry Pennsylvani;
against Mr. Clay. lie says that the interior people
are out and out for the annexation of Texas; ant
| Al. Il -. L
mined them, while the long argumentative and am
biguous letters OF Van Buren, and Clay have killed
them both. Buck (Buchanan) says the Cover
nor, has once Withdrawn from the contest, ant
should he now volunteer his opinion in favor OF an
nexation, it will look too much like an aim at Tn,
nomination, and the people will rebuke him for il.
| friend, who reached here this morning from
Washington, high in the confidence of the party
states that the Indiana delegation are urging Gen
Cas- upon the consideration of the Congressiona
caucus, because he can carry several Of the north
ern and western States but the Louisiana, Missis
sippi, Alabama, North and South Carolina, and
part of the Virginia delegations, are openly opposed
to him, on the ground of his old federal notions
and his attempted alliance with the wings. having
| once been nominated by the Courier and Enquirer
and other wing papers-but the wings declined
having anything to do with him. Gen. Cass ha
| long since been regarded as a dangerous man TO
the democratic party TO trust with the chief mags
tracy because he has ever Stunned responsibility
having refused, or rather begged of, from sustain
| ing zen jackson IN the war with the bank, and
having left the War Department with an immense
number OF undecided cases through fear OF respon-
| sibllity. Then they allege that the Florida war
which originated while he was at the head of thai
office, would kill him at once besides these facts
which speak loud against him, he has nothing in
| his character to excite enthusiasm; and that in
deed Is what all the democratic candidates lack,
unless it be cold Ironsldes." BY the way, there
| was to have been meeting here this week of the
friends of the "Game Old Cock" as the shipmas-
tiers call him, and they to have the "Constltu
ton" in miniature, rugged mp, drawn by twenty
horses, with transparencies Of the great fight be-
tween her and the two British frigatcs, and his
for two days past, probably account of the riots
Gov. McDufie, Calhoun, Senator Lewis, and seve-
raj other leading men of the South, are openly in
favor Of him--but don't believe they can throw
Van Buren, overheard.
Tell the Natives of your great depot of enter
prize and wealth, that we are determined to fight
our own battles in way ; and that we have