New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-03
Arress Of a Band Of Philadelphia Rufilnns'
Correspondence Of TIE Tribune.

PHILADELPHIA, snnday. Sept /.
Some days since the Sun Of this city contained
leading article, denouncngin no measured terms
8 bo5V Of man who assemb ed in Southwark under
the name of The Keystone Club" The article
fearlessy stated, that the men who composed snss
olnh rera outazs. ard that the catalogue OF 'nals
c.G" erbr,ced bloodshed rot arson and oshe'
L;rds ri violence enacted in the Southern districts
Tbst The forming al the cQb wss political n9Te-
- c.lc1lstsd with ouch men st its head, 10 acs
Jo,-; anfsv 10 the interests Of the districts AID
go ~ srd thst the movement should be discoun"
tananced BIZ every good citizen IN consequences
of the pubjication OF tue exposition ln the Sh"'
the attention of the grand jury was drt~n TO 1ne
subject, and yesterday morning u came INTO cots
and made special presentnent1n reference 70 1ne
cont snts of violence in the S0uthern localities Of
pbii.daIrh ie IN consequence of this presentnens
the T,oce force OF the Northern Liberties, Spring
Garden southwark and the soutn-eahs division OF
She city were assembled IN full force, numbering
sbout three hundred men, headed BY JoEn ksyaer'
~ Starring Garden, Samuel johnson, Of Southwark,
and CAPT De BUST Of the southeast city division.
About l0J O'Clock they made descent upon the
tavern of Niles Sweeney, at the corner OF Fourth
ard shippen ats. and captured about forty m5n
there assembled They were marched to toe
southeast atetion.ho9se, whittier had repaired
Judge Parsons and Deputy Acknowledgement
Reed, for the purpose OF dlsposDg OF EneE respec'
tive cases. The prisoners were examined sePa
rstely. and considerable time was consu ned IN the
investigation. William AcMulen, John Dillon,
Francis Mel ain and Henry Carney, were ordere1
70 find bail in the sum of SIS 000 Henry Dagan ID
SO 600; VIM. w. War, Charles Msyees, aud
Philip Coyle keeper of public house az the soaen'
west corner of Eighth and Catherine SITS in slo0o
Hehry Russel was committed for further hearing
Miles Sweeney the proprietor OF she house a. u
Fourth and Shippen streets, was held IL 80 oVo Dan
TO answer the charge OF keeping disordeFly
house, This was done in con'equence OF present.
rnent by the Grand JQry The rest Of the party
we're discharged
A meeting Of the Keystone Cab was called Tor
ia the daily papers of yesterday.
At the time the Police arrived at the house the
Club was in session, and nearly the whole party
were taken into custody McAullen, at The time
Of bis arreat, drew large knife upon one OF the OF
Rcere 1t was taken from him, however before be
had an opportunity to use it. The greatest excite
pept prevailed on the Southern borders up to an
advanced hour this morning. 1t is pleasing to oo-
serve even at this late hour, the manifestation oil
disposition on the part Of the authorities to crusn
the spirit Of rowdysm which prevails so extensively
down town This movement will thlnb, do mucn
toward O. reformation but the only certain method
of effectuay stopping rioting Ia to consolidate 'he
CITY and Districts, which will yet have to be done
William John Hill ingleader OF notorious gang
waE arrested on Friday night, and committed 70
prison. There are several serious charges against
ths Hill WI ch will probably deprive society OF hls
agreeable company for some time, and enable him
10 do "the State come service"