New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-23
THE RIOTS AND FEVER AT NEW
ORLEANS
From Our Own Correspondent.

NV. ORLEANS, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1854.
Rioting is now the order of the day, and our good
and BETTER citizens have been taking few lessons
in gunnery. From the large number of revovers
and muskets discharged during the last 4s hours and
the slight damage done conclude that the services
Of the Hero Of Greytown' would prove very &C
ceptable at this time in cur town. presume that
Com. Hollins, after facing death as he did at the
bonbardmeIt viii not object TO shaking hands with
old Yellow Jack, our present commander in-chief.
The excitement here is above fever heat and being
strongly prejudiced as am in favor of the American
side, do not consider myself competent TO decide
who is in the wrong at this time. | feel confident
that The Delta account is correct as can be,
and would refer you 10 it. The present state of
affairs originated the 9th of last March. At that
time there was q great effort made on the part
Of the Americans to preserve, or restore the
purity of the ballot box. Some eight hundred Amer
cans armed with revovers and bowie knives, pro-
oeeded to the Seventh Ward the Irish headquarters,
and during the day en6eogored to keep out illegal
votes. In the afternoon OF that day mob of Irish,
needed by police Office, 'asrcbed into the room
where the election was held, for the purpose of
driving the Americans from the polls. They were
met by American arms, and in less than five minutes
the room was cleared of every Irishman, and two
their number were killed Alright it ascertained
that very large vote had been given in the Ward,
and some fraud had no doubt been committed on the
part of the Inspectors of the Election, all OF whom
were Irish. An informal meeting was held on the
part of the Americans, and the destruction of the
ballot box determined upon In the first attempt to
take the box several shots we're fired by the Irish,
but after some fighting, quiet restored,
and the Commissioners were permitted to
90 on with the counting of the votes COMMITTEE OF
Investigation having been appointed by the Ameri-
fiat xr..iaa WA
The determination of the Americans to destroy the
ballot. box not given up, and at late hour aparty
well armed proceed 10 the polls and IN less than nve
minutes the box was destroyed. For some days after
the election there great excitement The Grand
jury investigated the subject and found true bull
against the Inspectors of election for rdud they also
found true bills against Mr.. Parker, James Wingfeld
and Dr. Graham leaders in the riot and for destroy
inc the ballot box Parker has since died. DR. Ora
ham is under arrest in your City for serious
crime and none of the parties have ever had trial
Since the date of this election riot the Americans
have organized entire regiment, known as the
National Guards, "<and nearly every American in
the city has joined the new party. The Irish have
also formed new military companies, and the feeling
of hostility has continued 10 increase betgeen the
Natives and Irish to such an extent, that for some
time our citizens have gone armed. This practice
has doubt been of the principal causes OF the
existing disturbance, but rot gut whiskey and rum
have done their share of the business see no pros
pect of order being restored there are thousands OF
rumors of what TO be done, and IT will be very df-
cult to allay the tumult of the passions. All the dis
turbances thus far have been in the American part Of
the city, above CaDal-st.
The moriuary records of the past week show total
of Asa victims AS to the number who have died of
the prevailing epidemic, is difficult to ascertain, as
a large number of the interments made IN 81.
Patrick are buried the certificate OF some Cstno-
Ito priest, and the cause of death not stated vi the
number put down rs yellow fever deaths, there are
2s4-which makes total mortality of yellow fever
this season Of ESQ. 1t is very fortunate that we have
had no arrivals of emigrants for over two months,
and nearly all who have arrived during the past sea-
son have gone 20 the West. Should we have any
fresh arrivals the fever will make sad havoc among
them. There has been dreadful mortality among the
shipping: the officers and crews OF al the vessels
which arrive here are certain to be taken down IN
less than week after they arrive at the Levee.
Every stranger who visits our city certain TO have
the fever and the steamers leaving here for the up
river towns all have more or less cases on
board. The mortality is certainly surprising
and the disease never PreVahea IN mort
malignant form than now. Many cases terminate
in death in two days. and the increase in private
practice is very great-the published reports OF
tie mortality of last week exhibit the fact OF an
increase in the deaths in private practice OF one
hundred PER cent IN one tceek. The increase IN Inc
Hospital very trifing but since the report made
up TO Saturday night there has been large number
admitted and an increase of sixty per cent IN the
mortality YESTERDAY visited family OF SIX per,
sons all of whom were here during the epidemic OF
last year and escaped. found four of the family
down with the fever in its most malignant form. The
present excitement caused by the riots has no doubt
caused some considerable increase in the sickness,
many of our unacclinated population have exposed
themselves to night air and excited state of mind
IL certain to bring on the fever. visited all the
Yards of the Charity Hospital this morning, and
found II very much crowded There are about $50
,oIow fever cases under treatment, and the deaths
have for the last three days averaged 30 day,
the number since Saturday night up to this morning
~ abont a. large as the report of ell last week
The number of deaths in the Hospital alone up to 10
nfonI ,bs morning is 5fi 1t is my belief as also
the opinion Of other physicians that the disease hs.
attained its hight and that it VIII deeIns after tins
there @ are some people who will come among US de-
,ha ranreseptations of TAe Picdysne OF the
d hs:h Of the city, Last week that paper stated
hat the fever was on the decrease and MAJ sSrs va
little or none IN prvs;: Orssoe bad moi o Of