Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-27


The Riots at new Orleans.
The disgraceful scenes at New Orleans,
brought about BY soIcalled religious fla
Inaticisn and the basest appeals loshuman
passion continue to be repeated night af-
ter night, in despite of the combined for
ces of police and military. According to
the Bulletin. they were at FIRST simple ri.
OTIS and riotous demonstrations, but have
ldegenerated into streets, assasinations in
in the dark, and guerilla marauderings.
The Picayune Of Wednesday, has the fol-
low account of the outrages on Tuesday
night previous -
1t appears that little before II O'Clock,
an excited mob attacked the coffee house
lof Timothy Duffy, No. So New Levee
street, and fred several shots at the in.
mates. The latter succeeded in shutting
the rioters out, who retired. About
twenty minutes after they returned and
forced open the doors, entered the coffee
house and smashed everythingin the bar.
They then proceeded to search the house
and found man secreted in the back
kitchen, whom they dragged out. The
other inmates Of The house had secreted
themselves near the roof and escaped the
search. The man who was dragged out
was named John Kane, and only arrived
hero at eight o'clock last MI hit from Lou
isville. What became Of him is not
known. He was dragged down Lafayette
street towards the Levee, the mob dispu-
ting whether they should shoot him or
not. When near the Alabama Exchange,
several shots were heard, but whether
Kane was killed or not it is impossible To
say. AT any rate. he has not been heard
Of since. Tho unfortunate man was en-
tIreIy innocent of all participation in the
previous riots.
A man named Barney Boylan was shot
In the leg in this atftay, but the wounds are
not serious. The cause alleged for this
outrage is that on the previous night some
shots were fred from DuAy's house.
This the latter strenuously denies. We
sincerely regret to state that the rioters
on this occasion boldly avowcd themselves
to be Americans. There were not over
twenty or thirty of them engaged in the
riot, and SO silently and quickly was it
done that no intimation was received ut
the Square until after the rioters had dis
Persed. Then portion of the military
passed out and visited the scene of the
disorder, but everything was quiet.
Another human life was sacrificed last
night, but it was some distance from the
scene of the above riot. and bears more
the appearance Of an assassination or cold
bIooded murder than anything else. 1t
appears that young man named James
u. Porter. native Of Ireland, was fonnl
dead on the TchOupitouas street. having
been shot through the head while on his
way home. He was a clerk for Gavins,
Le Ida u Co. 26 years Of aye and MARI ID
There was no riot or sembldnce Of one at
the place where the body was found at
any time during the night. 1t is there
Tore reasonable to suppose that PorIer's
death was either a deliberately planned
murder or caused by the wanlon and
reckless discharge Of fire arms in the
street.
The BuiIetine, referring to these out
RACES, and their financial insIigators,
says:
Do our citizens not see that if such
prnclp pies arc 70 prevail, no man is safe.
The best man is as liable to be shot down
as the worst. We implore all RIG ht-think-
ing, respectable men, who have the good
OF the community at heart OF whatever
name or sect, to set their faces like dints
ttints against proceedings that are iflict-
ing an inetIrceabIe stain on New Orleans.
These are some Of the results Of Know
Nothiugism.