The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-17


account Of the several disgraceful riot
in the First District Of that city, Of
Sunday night last. The first Difficult
ty originated in the vacinity Of ST
Mary's Market, and was caused by
man fireing into a lot, and woundins
the dog Of a neighbor. The man wa
pointed out to the Watchman of tn,
beat, who refused to arrest him. Til,
citizen denounced the watchman, wht
thereupon arrested him, and he was
taken to the watch house and con
fined during the night. This excited
the citizens in the neighborhood O
the market, to arm themselves. The
people living near the market are most
ly Irish, and there are numerous grog.
shops in that locality for them to as
se,nble-drink and get drunk, and
thus blow into flame of open re-
bellion, the slightest cause of offence.
The Delta says:
"The story, as related to us by q
respectable citizen, is, that the friends
Of the gentleman who had been arrest
ed and imprisoned by the Watchman,
having gathered in the neighborhood
Of his residence, a brick-bat was
thrown into the crowd; thereupon,
watchman sprung his rattle, and eight
or ten watchmen gathered around the
crowd; pistol was then discharged
--alledged to have been watchman
-whereupon the crowd fred several
pistols at the watchmen, who dis
persed and fed. No one was hurt in
this affair. During the night, how
ever, there was much disorder, shout
ing and pistol firing in the streets, in
which the police were very remiss in
not suppressing. and arresting the
parties,
During the day on Sunday, there
was much talk of conflict between
the Know Nothings and the Irish.
An idle report was circulated in the
thickly settled vacinity Of the market
that the Know Nothings were about to
slaughter the Catholics Of the city i
and arms were distributed among the
Irish in the neighborhood, and excited
men gathered in the grog-shops.-|
Here were the elements Of terrible
civil disturbance, which only required
a spark to kindle into serious out
break.
At the corner of Poeyfare and An
sts., man came out and
firing pistol into the air, exclaimed,
"A hundred dollar for Know Moth.
ing head"
"This fellow preceiving three re-
spectacle citizens walking past, then
ran out, and standing in their front,
asked in an insolate manner, "where
the were going" "Where we please"
was the answer Of Mr.. Grinnell, who
added that they were peacible citizens
and had a right to go where they
please Whereupon the man ran
back to the grog-shop, gave a whoop,
and a gang Of more than twenty men
ran out and commenced firing at the
three citizens. One Of them held his
pistol so near Mr.. Grinnel's face and
fred, that "he was burned with the
powder '--.the ball, however, glanced
rom his jaw bone without inflicting a
serious hurt. Another ball struck his
,and, and inflicted a slight wound.
Mr.. Grinnell then succeeded in esca-
'ing. Mr.. Green was not SO fortunate. !
Mr.. Green was beaten in the most
brutal manner, and left insensibe on
he banquettc. Mr.. Mitchell esca- t
'ed, and after arming himself return
ID. At this time there was great tu-
nult at Fasohnet's Beer Garden--pis- ,
OILS were fired from that place at in |
ervals. Recorder Summers being in
he neighborhood, repaired to the spot