New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-11
PHILADELPHIA CITY
LEGISLATURES far.
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The PHILADELPHIA Riots.

The Philadelphia Riots.
| The Philadelphia Erening Bulletin OF yes.er-
day ha, the following sccoun, of the dissraceful
riots Of tuesday night:
A rioto ola most deplorsble character h" occurred
| on the southern border of our city, which we shall
proceed 10 describe clearly az the Circumstances
| will permit brick tavern, called the California
House stories high 81 the corner Of sixth and St
Mary sr kept by muistto man who has white wife,
hss tor time been the object OF the indignation Of
the roudiss Of the southern Districts OF the County,
and was a few weeks since the Of rotous els.
turbsnoe. About O'Clock last evening pron ing BY
the fact that the police force was engsged In keeping
order about the various election polls, gang OF row
dies with furniture car, ia which Was blazing tar.
barrel came up scientist and rushed down St Mary
Ct which 4. Inhabited principally by negroes An at
tack the California Houss having been feared, the
riotous party created much excitement and IS they
passed down At Msry-st stones were ihro~n and a
couple OF discharges Of pistols we're heard-ollowed
| By Ar exciting rumor that white man vas shot
The mob being thus rendered furious proceeded TO
the front Of the California House, which, with the
neighboring houses by this well defended by
the blacks many OF them armed. Several sslies were
made by the negroes, bat the sssaans finally srsced
| m entrance into the house about o'clock. The nx
lures OF toe torn down, sod IRE Was kiacec
a.d4 the hOuse. The Inmates were obliged 70 fly, and
| the escape Of the gas from the demolished fixtures
hegng sPrsad The rsr'es ma Vro!@ honss vas soon
| Ia blere
1n- IRE companies speedily reschsi the vicinity. bat
when they attempted % play upon the n.mss they
driven OF By the rioters, who peltsd them with
stones roms sections OF hose were put IN fne h4nd-
Of coor@a men who used them with some eject upon
the nss boring housss NotvithstaDdng this the IRE
spread destroying two adjacent frame dwellings, two
brck dwellings and a carpenter shop In the rear the
tavern OF Mr. MeIvsins tho aonig onery House, and
stable belong 70 q man named Bel
The Police, ia lnr meantime had hsen assembling In
considerable force, and ~ ssly :. o'clock hzd st
tempted 20 dive OF the rioters but driven back
ty cschsr ges OF sreArrns aud voeys OF srones the
p-vements being iorn To furnish the latter missiles
While the Montgomery House wa burnip :, the Hope
En.ine Company msniaAy took position 10 play W
on IL, bat over po.sTing mob took possession Of
their apparatus and ran IL up So Mary ST. IL was re
| taken by TIE Company, but not TIL u vu much In
| jared The Goodwin Engine, the Phonlx, V.iisni
AMI 0hef Comp snes also did all that H-s possible but
they about to attempt 10 render service vo
ley Of sfesfms discharged by the mob, with the
| rrost lamentsbs results. Charles Hmmelxnght Of
the Goodwin wac shot through the hsart aud died al
fnotI instantly. lie was al esumsoie man, psper-
.aner by trade. residing In Scnuy Kill S-venthst
| Vine. He was unmarried. number of others were
wounded. whose names We shall give q, the close Of
our sccOunt, nearly ss they can be sscert-ined.
~ u o'clock midnight, tie State House bell
struck tsps the signal for tie military 70 be called
out, aDd this was continued during some time. This
was understood oy the mob, snd before o'clock,
| a suspension OF hosuliues was Effected Occasional
reports Of quo. aud pistols were however heard until
O'Clock. Toe tre, In the meantime hsi been put out
| or Dad burnt itself out
humber Of the police had suffered from the yolley.
OF stones and bricks but, notwithstanding their Ia
si1r force they succeeded in making several arrests
during the night.
| TaE sEeosp Rro7-Qaiet continued uuill about
O'Clock this morning, when the cmincus eli lot tape
/ the State House bell announced another riot Thu
second outbreak commenced about O'Clock. when the
hose OF the Morris Hose Company, which doing
| service the scene Of sction, cut Inis
signal for the rioters to commence assault Brick
bats and stones were hurled By them st the lremen
and firearms used with bic Ct several
/ 0ersons being wounded. The Mayor, shena, aud
| On ~. nd and "a IN
storing order. Mayor swift, himself Who arrived BE-
| fore the military arrested two men.
APPROACH or The MILITARY The military which
ned been down the scene 81 toe s, riot al returned
upon the restoration OF quiet, and IL some time
Before they could be collected sgan Tor the suppress
si0n OF the renewed disorders. About " however.
they tegsn Assem- bic In dependence square Macy
delays occurred, snd Il Was nearly O'Clock when n
body OF nve or slx companies with their ranks bit
| partially ned marched 20 The scene OF sctlcn. The
whole were under the Command Of Gen. Patterson and
CO. Hoaler. Their approach % - Ma-y-sL coon be-.
cane known % the rioters, and y the tine they came
upon Tie ground they bad disappeared nto their VAR
Gus hsunts. The compsnifs were assigned positions
~ the various avenues !e1aing 10 the scene u riot
as 70 command every approach completely. Ine mill
tsry are provided With bal csrtoges aud have fgli
-uthorify 10 are upon any renewal OF the ssess and
1 outrageous proceedings BY the rioters
ARKrsr OF The LKADEa-The leader IN this, and
indeed in TIE former riot, s ssd 20 Be black man,
named George Hosey. formerly head coges;cher IN
the city employs oig. powerful negro About nooo
I
resistance In tie strusge sta the police ci1esfs as
Wa ccEsieTsbiy bruised ard beaten before he could
| Be sAcufet.
kulED-Cbs-. Hmrnel wright white. fhOt thrcryt
| tie head. co.0rrd msn, unknown, a. the hospital
NorSDzo-Hrs Smith, residing u sixth a. above
South. scos through tie head Charles Wes.sracot,
residing hear tie Of Thirteenth ard Rsce sis
thisn Fractured By ball jeremiah Ae-asn-, shot In
ihe temple, Dot expected 10 I've william Coelasn,
shoi la the tnish and e Charles Shezrer s1ot II the
eg E1Nard Mathew shot in TO places ne breast
aud ros. racrtAiiy wounded George Williams shot Il
tar breast Augustus Green. snot "a the haof snd sg
IN HAAi ~canoed % he peck and arm K h1n1el,
co-ofeo No1nr~1 IN Tie lAst no; ta4s nlor-os C1-s
Anderson co.oEsd, shot Ia 20 in.gA 4n1 arm ~ ne
last conreL
Isese are the names CT the sufferers far
ascertain toe-n Various and con1.etns reports are
cfe1lafrs a. 10 The lumber killed. AID wounded, some
gate icai Fun Der IN hospisi-taks1 there a.
| 'sr'czs ll'ss d1f.ng lsst .zhf and Tia oEn-ES
| AAAkHs-Anoss tue arrests MAZE ar--Wl-.4rn
Ssinkis James Murphy. JoEE yeVey. Daniel RoosrfA
| -e1- 4Ac-PAoc James Dssins, W.iiata Jones, Jchr
| ..&saAn-ccs, -osspt Walker, Alexander Cam 5rsy
| MAAan simpson. a. ~eii-. Aiso, Asxasder Wilson.
-.eoo Fefkias eos0rsd Tnsse al In he city lock
IScLoEsrs or rH< Rior.-ws are informed that .
AF. enin, Reading n SIKH o. above South, received
| asefefe sornd frozs . ball In the bead
| a 1o1'es sa1sri whcs- aar1e re have lot been
Asas ssesriAA ss ahot 10 TIE thigh d1fieg o.
ne Fos Tia osl WA extracted this rsorning and hs
| Ia dong vel
Asny Pefsoes psss.rg s.oss the streets or looking en-
wii.o1t takng part we're insred nors or lsss, cone
via eLls. and soms With 5rckb4ts ara s,o.ss which
e..ss seen % hsvs been hurled ~ tss riossrs
| vithooI any rNuszssx a<nl