Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-01
RIOT IN NEW ORLEANS.

gives the following particulars of disgrace
full popular outbreak in that city, the previous
day:
We are panied to say that our city was yesterday
the scene OF some scanda ous disorders which resulted
in some acts of violence and riot, which every good
citizen regrets.
After the news by the Empire City was circulated.
the streets were filed with miscellaneous crowd who
gathe red around The corners and became in MANY
places Exceedingly excited against the Spanish Govern
ment, Tor the killing Of the captured Americans The
feeling took strong turn against Spansrds who
were reported as having used offensive language to-
wards the dead, and exued over their fate. Tie pa
per, La Union, was The particular object OF resent
ment in consequence oil its denunciatory language TO-
wards Americans in general and from its extra an.
nouncing the Spanish triumph and the events in Ha-
Between 2 and o'clock in the afternoon a crow
made demonstration against the Union Office which
is in Exchange Alley, below Cont street A party
not very numerous entered the building, mounted 10
the printing room, destroyed the forms and presses.
aud threw the type into the street, This was done
expedhlously and without any injury 10 the building,
he family OF the proprietor who resided in the upper
part OF me house, was not moested, although they
were OF course much alarmed.
Dispensing from there, the crowd reassernbed in the
Second Municipality, chiefly opposite the segar shop Of
MIR. Remagassa at the of ST. Charles and Gra-
via Streets attended by one b. Gonzales who is said
to have exulted loudly the Havana massacre
His store closed at that me and the crowd after
ndugine in some loud cries, had partly dispe rsed
when they were recalled by the conduc Of Gonzales,
who, it is said, rushed into the crowd with drawn
dirk, wounding several persons for wich he was ar
rested. The mob assailed the stors aud DESTROYED its
contents, throwing them into the streets One of the
wounded by Gonzales is reported as badly hurt
and was taken to the City Hospital.
This crowd was not numerous, but it conl ued to
increase, aud their next demonstration against
coffee house corner of Poydras and Tchoupitouias
streets. Mayor Crossman arrived there and made a
short address to the rioters earnestly eaIng to them
to respect the law; This had some effect and little
damage was done here.
But the impression did not last long for the same or
similar crowd visited and destroyed number Of other
coffee houses and cigar stores kept by Spanards in diff
ferent parts of1he city The Jenny Lind coffee house.
entered and the contents and furniture destroyed So
with the Piney Woods coffee house, near the New Ba-
SIM the elegant cigar store belonging TO CabaIero,
ner of oya Land Cusomhouse: and that of Fernandez
en- Royal street, under the ST. Louis Hotel
During all these shameful exercises no effective or
organized attempt seems to have been made to arrest
the roters,or stop their proceedings. They paraded
from place to place, without any serious moestalion
although some OF the police on the ground and
some insignificant arrests made but not enough to
afford any check TO the lawless few for spectators as
sure us that the damage was done by comparat i've
few while the mass of the multitude were Indifferent
lockers on, thinking it, we grieved to say something
kea piece OF fun. rather than series OF outrages
which ought to have been put down, if need be- with
powder and ball
The first rumor charged these excuses upon the Gu
ban volunteers, OF whom there were q great many in
the city, but this was mistake The officers deermn-
cd to keep the men Out oil the difficulty searched or
them in the crowd, and torcbly took away the two or
three only who were engaged in the melee. 1t is but
Just to say that part OF the disturbances is charged
to the Cuban volunteers They on the contrary. made
exeftions to keep the peace. We are ashamed to saw
that the active rioters were chiefly the loose population
who have been hanging about Streets and thai very
few, any, recognizable as men known in the COM
munity were among them. gang OF rowdes, taking
advantage OF an excited public feeling, and the culpable
Temissness OF the lockers on, roamed about doing all
this mischief and disgracing the city.
The authorities at tlrst were surprised, and did rot
seem to comprehend the extent of the danger Their
first effort was to swear in special consables, but of all
sworn in few kept the to act Early in the
afternoon provision was made to have the military in
readiness but they were not called into service until
late in the evening, when there longer any USE
tor the mob either afraid or exhausted, broke up about
hatpast 10 and dispersed themselves. AT II, with the
exception OF an occasional noisy party going home the
streets were comparatively quiet
Thus ended series OF scenes extremely painful to
every citizen who respects law and ORDER the character
OF the city or the rights OF property.
HE MEETING IN LAFAYETTE SQUARE-A large and
excited crowd assembled last evening in Lafayette
Square, nearly two hours before the advertised time of
meeting and was addressed by M. Nj Reynolds, Dis
trlct Attorney The regular meeting was organized
some time after by the appointment Of Judge Walker
ascEairman, when series of resolutions was adopted
denouncng the Spanish authorities in Cuba for thu
recent batbarous treatment of American citizens and
declaring vengeance against them.
Col. Field Col. Wheat and Judge Walker addressed
the meeting. The tenor OF their remarks, as we'll as
those of Mr. Reynolds, directed to the suppression
ofriot and the adoption OF calm and determined
position, for epurpose of directing effectuay
their hostility to the Spanish authorities in Cuba MI
Owen, the Amoican Consul at Havana, was denounced
in measured terms, and received an equal share of
groans with the Captain General, who was burned In
sfigy.
North RIVER CANAL-On Saturday, the 23d
inst. the sense of the voters of Rockbridge coun-
ty was taken on the propriety of making an adj
dtional appropriation of $4,000 towards the i'm
provement of the North River Canal. The VOTING
resulted as follows:
For the appropriation, 6s4
Against it, sS4