The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-30

DIsuRACEFUL AFFRAY.-On Saturday night, as
the Democratic Torchight Procession was moving
through Circus street, one Of the most disgraCelul
afliuys if not the most disgraceful that has ever
! occurred in NewOreans took place. A man stand
ing the sidewalk, in his shrt-seeves, at the
ner Of Perddo street, opposite cOttee-hOuse kept by
man called Chris Lilly, known the headquarters
of the Union Rough and Ready Club, was shouting,
Hurmh for Taylor and Fillmore" and using
tauntIng words AS the procession passed him. As
the procession moved on, the persons in it banded
hl, aunts back, and this continued for some TIME,
until a man in the procession waved his torch to-
wards him. or thrust it in his face, upon which he
drew revolver and fired at the man, and in the
direction of the procession. lie continued firing
and rereating towards the cofeehOuse until all the
shots in The pistol were discharged. The procession
gave way as he fired, but in few moments was
either resuming its position in the middle of the
street, or moving upon the house, when two or three
more men with revOlvers came TO the doors and
kept up continued fire. until fifteen twenty shots
were fired. Those fired on finally took the house,
after the inmates had made their escape, and set
fire TO II with their torches. The building was
burned to the ground, together with one or two Of
the old shanties adjoining, in a few minutes, and
the procession passed on. We have made careful
inquiries, and have these statements from reliable
persons who witnessed the whole ahray The ru-
NOR that " the remark passed along the ranks of the
procession that there was the den of the New York
thieves Chris Lilly coffee house. and that it ought
to he burnt down." we are positively assured by
several gentlemen who were in the part of the pro-
ccsson uhe Third Ward, Second Municipality Cass
aud Butler Club that was fired upon, is without
any foundation. Nor do the facts support the
probability of the truth of the rumor Il is
well known that the men who kept and resorted
10 the coffee house, were always armed, and it is
mot likely, ifthere was design to attack the house.
the party having such intention would be without
arms but not Il single shot fired from the pro-
ccs.ion, nor were any arms seen in the hands Of
those composing IT, Some five or six persons in the
procession, TWO Of whom were in wagons, we I'M
ders,and were wounded by the shots. Mr.. w. H..
Wilder who with Col. Oakley, we learn, made
evuy cyertion to prevent the house being fired, was
not wounded by shot, but was severely injured
un the bac, of the head if with a blow of a
club aud had his hand broken The injury re-
ceiycl by Mr. Dunn is very slight, being hut little
acre jLau scratch on the finger.
As p9rl of the procession was returning from
dNn.town, when marching by Hewlett's, on Com
rno street, one or more trausparencies were taken
ironhoy> struggling in the rear, by some men who
WenNul Of Hewletts bar-room, and the transpa-
rsncl' were taken into Hewetts and burned. As
soon asthe report Of this act reached the main
body %. 10 procession, several Of the Democrats on
shorsenAe" sode hack and commenced an assault
on the parl. during which several shots were fired
by those ihde, bat, fortunately, no one was hit.
We make ! comment ON these outrageous and
shameful afIfys.