The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-04
Great Mob in New OrIeans--The SPAN.
fsh COnsul attacked by the Mob.
BALTIMORE. Aug IS

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/ tsh COnsul attacked by the Mob.
BALTIMORE, Aug. IS.
J Charleston papers Of Saturday, received
to-day, have dispatches from New Orleans,
under date of the 22d, giving nccoonis Of n
fearful riot in the latter place. 4 party OF
Cuban liberatorS, mostly Easter men, ex-
asperated by the tone Of certain articles in
the Spanish paper, Los Patria, j., relation
to Cuba, attacked The office, hroxe III the
door and windows, threw the presses and
cases into the streets, and DESTROYED every-
thing belonging TO the Office The .e
made no attempt to interfere with taeir
movements. The mob, after denoiisbfnr
the Office Of the paper, procee,lel 20 the ci-
gar store, corner of Charles and Gfaaier
streets, breaking in the doors and indows.
destroying all The stock and furniture,
| which was very valuable. AT seven O'Clock
the rioters proceeded to the Office of the
Spanish Consul, and attacked il; destroy iDg
all the furniture and property which WAS
decentralization also broke down he sigma
Of Spaniards, which they carried IN Triumph
TO large meeting held in Lafayette Square.
Another despatch from New Orleans, 'ia-
ted the 22,, says that 1000 men bad that
morning surrounded The city pfisen, 10
which The Spanish Consul had taken refuge,
AMI threatened 10 dernoish it unless t!ls
Consul was given up 10 them. here were
about so police on the ground. The cigar
shops kept by Spaniards were nearly all
destroyed last night. Minute guns had been
fired since sunrise, in honor of the murder
ed lberators. The bodies of Col. Crjtten.
den and Capt. Victor Kerr, which bad been
brought here, from Havana, attFac snd IA
crowd of people. The sight produced deep
feeling. The military had been ordered
out to suppress the riot. Three or four
Spanish coffee houses had been destroyed.
The excitement against the Spanish Consu,
was caused chiefly by his refusal TO deliver
a number of letters from the prisoners shot
at Havana, which had been written Just be-
fore their execution. These letters were
forwarded TO the Consul by the Spanish .,l-
thorites A committee waited gpon him
and he refused the delivery Of the letters,
but was subsequently forced to surrender
them.
The Cuban news had created The great
est excitement.
Late from Cardenas.
PHILADELPHIA, Aag. 20.
The Brig E. P Ward, Prescott, master,
arrived at this port last evening, from Car
denas, bringing dates of the I4th. The
news Of the landing Of Lopez hal been re-
ceived, and had caused much excitement.
As far as could be judged, the general feel
ing was unanimously against the invaders.
There was one Spanish vessel OF var IN
port.
! Wing Meeting in Boston.
/ BosroN, Aug. 81.
A meeting Of the Wings Of Boston vas
held u, Cochi,nate Water Works this eve
ming, TO nominate Delegates to the Stato
| Convention, 10 meet on the 10th Sept.
A resolution was passed unanimously, 10
structing the Delegates to advocate nnd in
sist upon The superior merits and claims Or
! Hon. Daniel Webster TO the Presidency:
above all Others Should the subject come
before the Convention, also insisting fear
lessly, tina, he IS the frs, choice of The
Wings of Boston, and the large majority e
the Wings of Massachusetts. The meet
ing was harmonious, and fully attended.
Cholera.
CHIcAGo, Aug. %.
The Board of Health repor, seven deaths
from cholera, for the "a hours ending st
noon to-day; none by other disease.
From New York.
A>EN LURE u q 80
The L. S. steamer Ohio arrived a. this
port last evening, direct from Navy Gay,
and proceeded direct to the Dry Dock FOR
repairs. She broke one Of her engines
her last "Trip To Chagres. She brings no
passengers or news.
On Monday next, another section 81 the
Harlem Railroad vii! he opened. making "a
continuous line from this city to Spenctt's
Corners, in the northern part Of Dntcutsa
county.
Another Cuban meeting was held II jer-
sey City, similar to those iii the Park.
From Washington
: WAsHINGToH, Aug. 3.
The Cuban meeting, culied for iasi eve
ming, Is reported Il failure. VERY few per-
sons assembled. No organization took
place.
From New Orleans.
New ORLsAas, Aug -.
The excitement on Cuban affairs srlt ex-
ists--no signs of any abatement. he pfin-
c'pal streets are thronged with rioters, aui
The property of Spaniards destroyed 10 ey-
cry direction. The Spanish tonsnl has
been burned i'll efigy, and in the meantime,
the authorities do nothing to CHI. ,he law
lessness OF the mob.
Suicide of Luke WOODBURY..
Concord. n. H, Aug. =.
, There is report current here, brought
| 10y gentleman of HiilSborough. and dolh
less reliable, that Hon. Luke Woodorrr.
t Democratic nominee for Govern com
United suicide. ny hanging, at his residence
this morning. He has been tailoring 1850 e..
depression of spirits for some weck,.
, Judge Levi Woodbury. is quite ih "a BIS
home in Portsmouth.
S Execution Of McCaheTry.
KENosHA, Aug. 2l--half-p pc 3 e. d.
AT precisely O'Clock this afteiH
McCatterty was executed for ibe CO. "a ti
his wife, according to The sea -rre u. .1o
law, and the warrant of the En- I.''e At
the gallows he male full cont Hr
crime, ami warned all TO bewa "t-