The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-29


The LAST PHILADELPHIA RIoF.-The Penn
sylvanian of the 10th has the following account of
the last riot in Philadelphia;
On Saturday evening, between six and seven
O'Clock, the quiet of our city was again disturbed
by most disgraceful riot, between gang of row.
dies and portion Of the colored population of the
lower part of the city. 1t commenced at the cor
nsr OF Sixth and st. Mary streets, by the former
attacking some cOlored men, who were standing al
the corner Of those Streets They fled into Seventh
street, where the colored party, being reinforced
the fight became general, stones, briekbats, and
firearms being freely used. party of women
fled INTO house IN Seventh street, below Lombard
on the east side, from whence shots were fred. bv
which several persons were wounded A small
party OF the police arriving on the ground drove
the gang across South street; but not beino nj
sufficient force, they were not able TO prevent them
from again crossing the boundary line. The party
raying, the attack was rene wed when the Sheriff
arriving upon the ground, they were again driven
out Of the city, and comparative quiet restored
Several arrests were made, but principally among
the colored belligerents. A man, named Scott
received a severe wound in The head from pistoi
shot; another was cut in the nose, and several
others severely injured but from the confusion Of
the scene, aud the haste in which tie wounded
parties were carried from the ground, to prevent
recognition, we could not learn their nanes NOR
the extent of their wounds but from the violence
of the fight and the free use of firearms, no doubt
poltoun Wpulluh nave Dc6l received.
Redman Prendible, residing with his mother in
Baker street, below Eighth, received some seven.
teen siugs IN his body, fired from gun in the hands
of a cOlored man. A portion of the shot was ev
tracted by DIR. Killduf, and Yesterday he was
under the care of Dr. Duffy. We saw him in the
afternoon, and though his wounds are severe, no
danger is apprehended from them, unless inAam.
NATION ensue. lie is young man, about Is years
Of age, and only returned from sea about two
weeks since on board the Princeton, at Boston.
he says ne was IN no way engaged in the riot, but
vas passing along the street quietly when shot
The situation Of Scott, who now lies at a bouse in
Fltth street, below South, is critical II il donht
tul whether he will recover. Altogether some n
persons are reported to have been more or lass
injured, but their names and Whereabouts ara nm.
ER 10 bhe ponce. VIM Brown is reported to
nave been shot in the eye and man named
Thomas Stubbins badly hurt Not one of he
whites injured, was received at the Hospital
During the whole Of yesterday, intense evcita-
ment prevailed in the lower part of the civ and
Moyamensing, Several colored men were hall,
beaten IN the morning, and at about IL O'Clock
isaac M Cauley, colOred, was brought to the Hos,
Ptal, with his skull fractured by blow from !,
brlck, at South reetand Passyunk road Al half
past one O'Clock, the Sheriff had mustered a nolice
lorce OF several hundred from the city, Southwark
Northern Liberties, and Moyamensing. who vUar9
upon the ground up TO a late hour. Al about one
oclock, when portion of them under Capt Ben
nett and the Sheriff, appeared at Sixth and Sontb
they We're greeted with volley of bricks from The
whites. The Police started in pursuit and ran he
crowd down Sixth street, making some half dozen
arrests; Upon one person was found two pistols
al O'Clock last evening, the best possible precau
ton was taken by the Sheriff to prevent a rene,i.
non OF the scenes Of the previous night The M.
nee were stationed in strong force at various points
ana all persons were prevented from passing Eyer5
attempt to create an outbreak was promptly ouelsi
ana IN every instance the offending party arrested
number of firearms were taken from n hons ~
the corner of Sixth and St. Mary streets the resort
Of blacks. Some of the military were under arms
last evening AT the time Of going to press, how.
ever, all was quiet. Upwards of forty arrests have
been made, whites and blacks who will be heard
Ibis morning by Alderman Kenny,