The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-28
FIREMEE IN ALLEGHENY CITY. = The CRY
Councils Of Allegheny me. on the I7th, and unani-


Councils Of Allegheny met on the I7th, and unani-
mously passed the following.
Whereas. The fire eompanes Of this city By resolution
ne association and sill moIs pontedy and diaqstrouly
y thsL on the 10th. have declared themselves and
ResOk0ed That The Mayor and AUTHORITIES take possession
the same npdsI the keeping Of suitable pefsons.
hesglred That thanks be paused Q the asangton kn
eEtnRnhhing The Ere and maintaining oides.
hesofred, That the Manor Be requested to call meeting
for the purpose Of organizing forthwith fire company n
each ward and aupennsndn 70 be appointed BY The Caun
elite tase entire charge Of the appaIatus WITH ali power
70 employ The necessary iocste names Of the Cs and
W. " ne Iep9sa % Coqnels and approved Dy lae
no persons TO be admie until certain and all dsor
derry persons to be excluded.
A special meeting was to be held on the 18Th, to
hear the report Of committee appointed 70 form
new organization of the Fire Department The
Councils are determined TO abandon the present
system, and have the FIRE apparatus under their
own control.
BURIAL OF Mr.. CLUNiRE.-A dispatch dated
MOntFeel, July IS, Ar NJ, says; Mr.. Clunare, who
was killed by the Orangemen at The recent riof was
buried to-day. His funeral was amended by about
3OO0of his friends, who have threatened vengeance
against the murderers Of the deceased. The excite
ment is very great, and portenda difficulties 2
RIoTs IN CANADA dispatch from ST. Catha-
rnes, dated the 18th, at P. NJ, gives the follow
ing account Of the riots at that place
About 10 O'Clock the streets were thronred
with a number Of laborers from the upper part Of
the canal and stranger would consider it in thei
| possession. company Of the Rifles, commanded
| by Capt, Holmes, arrived from Niagara at noon
by the requisiti0n of the town aufhorities-whicl
we are happy to say took such preeaution. 1owT
| all quiet until about o'clock, when the mob be
| gan to assemble and show symptoms Of rioling-
| the riot act read by George Rykert and order re
stored-shOps closed. At Shutdown, about twl
miles farther up the canal the mob assembled ant
attacked house where some OFangemen had me
to dine--a noble defence was made by The inmates
and the result is three Of the mob were killed, am
! FIVE morally wounded. It is supposed that mum
Der Of others had been wounded, but able to leav,
the ground. None Of the people in the house were
hurt The town is still in charge Of the military
| and great excitement prevails"
| The Toronto Patriot thus speaks Of the distur
Dances in that town:
't From an early hour in the morning Of Thurs
/ day the 18th, a number Of disOrderly persons as
sembled in groups Of from three or four TO dozer
/ or twenty at the corners Of streets near the cas-
| end of King street, and amused themselves by in
sultng passers-by at intervals during the day To
wards evening their conduct became more often
sive, and several persons were assaulted will
sticks, &c. About o'clock three or four parsons
wearing orange ribbons, were passing quietly along
on their way TO their homes, when they were Sc
upon by a gang of ruffians and severely beaten
One man, carrying child in his arms, was siFucl
a tremendous blow with a stout stick and mucl
hurt. The assaiant was about repeating the blow
when he was stopped by q constable and arrested
along with Two or three others whowere most con
/ spicnous in the attack"