The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-23
from the Evening Mirror. May 7
Affairs in New York.

TT, R,or.-psnee of The C;tv am lind;
@ ni.hs 1our body Of tro@s was since Fin
nsghhorhOod of the Astor Place on Saturday f. II ae
occurred and last night the theatre remained Se ~,
charge OF body of police independent Of onx , o
duty large number Of the sodieIy. in citizens were
vices be required On Saturday afternoon the MayssSed
the following proclamation:
M.yos oone s citizens msw on he
disncs 10 he laws which with few exceptions, pervadhs
sIacry with which The civil and military force, as WE
G he e de- = hf S% r..
nance Of public order. He trusts that renewal Of the
bn a se 81 ase ms he feels bound 10
Of order 10 aban from in Crowds and as nue.
M Few nights 10 come In The meantime he assures he
that the ana ~ nty
nhoidne and maintaining at every hazard the peace Of
iSesiiy. c.LEs s. WooDHULL, Mayor
Ryndsq s Gusas and the Koher Guards to meet this
evening at o'clock for target practice and some sppIe
tensions were felt in but DUNG the day Inc
omceIs o. nose ,ha;.d 10 80 70
them odsn have been issued to ts proper sce 70 sns
due requi:on from sq,aeriz . parties ,a.a
ne sss o 70 Tsn,sy nr had e e on
Saturday and one OF me mos aeuye Of Inc Oes ma @
oat but died soon aesxaTds Three Wounded who
were conveyed y tne Cisy ospa re ~ ~ -, r
s amG y" by the military and police were
more severe than was % @ h ~s,a q o ns
Saturday II has been asceraned that win the exception
o. lew cases hose VINO were mot f On ~ ,h nE
oiaboui every one.
m1asd On 70 s
several who were killed on THURSDAY night Or who
The jury first visited the bodies and Saturday afternoon
commenced in the room of The Court
Snf his morning at ii o'clock: The Mayor testified 70
having called consultation with The Reeorde Chief Of
morning, and decided TO order out portion IF the
military TO aid the police Gen Sanford stated that in ODE
eo9s.ns Of eight nv Ha~6ea.g three
and late in the day. they numbered only little
hundred at mysleng He ordered ont also the seventh
public After describing the that took place at the
net, the General said: -,
40 WoD the to entirely impossible
for them :. their wsSG %.
have been out on several occasions Of MODS ba saw
non to CIV give an order to fire. .",,-.
Mr., Sheriff Westerve also described what took place al
military %e1s e
being constantly carried into The Opera House Ihongh,
that in minutes there would not have been man eit
who in the front rank had not the order been gwen
cartridges and became more nfnriaed than before, and
wrestling the muskets from the soldiers hands
%s sv sst the to wo s
He did this repeatedly. The last met with an
%s1s !0sy oil stones and was driven INTO rear Tue
f. ATalmadge Recorder testified his expostulation
Cen Hall testified as to the violence of the mob, and the
injuries sustained by the oldery they were not pme
loaded and hesated the order prime and load
knowing that the men had only ball cartridges More than
90 of the men were injured before the order given fire
Sylvester L. Wiley stephen w. Gains Jesse G. Haviland
and Mr. Vedean testified as to having seen killed
aud wounded but their evidence was not important 1hs
inquest here Adjourned until this morning.
10 DAYS PRocETpIsasEThs Jury opened at the ap
pointed hour this morning and sidney Steward, Polio.
tlerk was the first witness ca lied. Went the Operf
House on Thursday night the orders not 10 make
arrest In the house unless there absolute overt
Committed tending to breach of the peace
sbe ;nJr.sn"e was m he given TO hiss or applaud ant
n e Wa rs % threatening language was used in thu
paqueite, and shaking of fists at Mr. Mscready By some
narxons by OF Recorder