The true Democrat., 1854-09-27
From the Picayune. Sent l4

RENEWAL OF THE R1oTs.-Moe Shootinq.- We regret to state that we were premature last night when we stated that everything was quiet Tn the city. It appears that a little before II o'clock, an excited mob attacked the coffee house of Timothy Duffy, No. 58 New Levee street, ana hred several shots at the inmates. The lat ter succeeded in closing the doors and shutting the rioters out, who retired. About twenty minutes after they returned and forced open the doors entered the coffee-house and smashed everything in the bar. They then proceeded to search the house and found man secreted m the back kitchen, whom they dragged out. me other Inmates of the house had secreted themselves near the roof and escaped the search. inc man who was dragged out was named J John Aane, ana only arrived at o'clock last night from Louisville. What became of him is not Known. AS near as can be ascertained he was dragged down Lafayette street, towards the Levee, the mob dlsputlng whether they should shoot him or not. When near the Alabama Exchange, on the corner of New Levee and Full ton streets, several shots were heard, but wheth- CT Kane was killed or not it is impossible to say. At any rate, he has not been heard of since.- Along Lafayette street, from New Levee to Fulton street, there are tracks of blood. but they cease at the corner. If Kane was killed. the question arises what became of the body.- The mob would hardly take the trouble to car ry 1t to the river and throw it in, and it is therefore hoped that he may have escaped and may now be concealed in the house of some of hlS friends. This is especially to be wished for as the unfortunate man was entirely innocent of all participation in the previous riots.
 man named Barney Boylan was shot in the leg in this affray, but the wound is not se- rlous. The cause alleged for this outrage is. that on the previous night some shots were fired from Dutfy's house. This the latter strenuous ly denies, avering that there was not fire arm of any description in the house except an old rusty double -barrelled pistol, which he exhibit ed to us, and which bore no appearance of hay ing been used within the present century. We sincerely regret to state that the rioters on this occasion boldly avowed themselves to be Ameri cans. There were not over twenty or thirty of them engaged in the riot, and so silently and quickly was 1t done that no intimation was re- ceved at the Square until long after the rioters had dispersed. Then portion of the military passed out and visited the scene of the disorder. but everything was quiet and there was nothing to call for their interposition.
 Another human life was sacrificed last niobt but it was some distance from the scene of the above riot, and bears more the appearance of an assassination or cold blooded murder than anything else. The report on the police books this morning is that dead man was brought to the upper station watch house about 12 o'clock having been found by watchmm Sullivan, on Ichoupltoulas street, near the corner of Erato The deceased had been shot through the head by some person unknown, and was identified as a man named Porter, a native of Ireland and married man. He was employed as clerk in the lumber yard of Mr. Gavins, Ledda & Co., on the corner of St. James and Leyee streets, and his residence is on St. Mary street Fourth District He was about 30 years ol age. There was no riot or semblance of one at the place where the body was found at any time during the night. It is, therefore, reason able to suppose that Porters death was eithera deiberate y planned murder or caused by the wanton and reckless discharge of firearms in the street, several specimens of which we saw around Lafayette Square last night.
 We are sorry to have to record such deeds as those above enumerated and we cannot but think it would be better if the Mayor would call upon the citizens to enroll themselves, who properly armed, might patrol the streets of the district all night in small parties, and thus pre- vent recurrence of these outrages. The as- semblage of large bodies of men in any part of the city ought to be disoountenanced by every good citizen whether they occur around st. Marv's Market or Lafavette.
 We do not think the military at all needed as we are confident that a sufficient number of respectable and order-loving citizens could be obtained without the slightest difficulty, and the moral effect produced by their presence would be far greater than that caused by the appear ance of the soldiery. The attack upon Duffy's house last night proves this, and we would counsel the authorities to dispense with the military hereafter and look to the people them selves for support in whatever energetic mea- sures they may deem it necessary to adopt to secure the peace of the city. That they would receive that support without hesitation or delay we sincerely believe, and we think it is worth the experiment.