The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-14
STREET PREACHING IN NEW YORK AND
BROOKLYN


disturbance. The angel Gabriel" preached in
hePark to an audience of about three thousand
persons. The Courier says:
There did not appear to be fifty Irishmen in the
Park, and no attempt made to incite riot, ex.
Ccpt by Gabriel himself, whose language was any
thing but that which should be issued by preach.
er of the gospel. Mrs. Bishop, an elderly woman.
also held forth on the Hall steps, and was liste ned
t. a.tentlvety. Her discourse was mild and scrip
turst. Another preacher, man, whose name we
did not learn also preached the City Hall steps
aud was not nolested. Gabriel, after leaving the
Park, was followed by over thousand persons,
aud It was said that he and his followers went to
brooklyn. Gabriel had his trumpet with him as
usual, and souaded it to the amusement ofthe boys.
This eccentric being is a Scotchman
IN brooklyn, too, the day passed Off without any
serious disturbance. the Courier says:
The preparations for preserving the peace were
on such extensive scale that it would have been
almost impossible to create anything like riot had
there been any disposition manifested.
The public speaking took place usual by Mr.
Orr, better known as the Angel Gabriel and at
ter ne departed, by the Rev John Booth Of the
Bridge street Methodist Church
The procession which crossed the South Ferry
passed along quietly until they reached the ferry
gstes. when rush was made upon them, which
was soon checked by portion of the Second D.
VISION OF the police who were hemmed in by the
mob and attacked with stones. They Immediately
bred ia upon them aud drove them back The re
msinder of the division soon arrived and the mob
was put to flight VIM Il. Skidmore, special DO
lice, had. hissjaw fractured with stone. A man
reading in Twenty first street, n Y, was shot in
the head the ball grazing tn back part of the skull
LIS wound is not dangerous. Another man had
part OF his jaw shot off. Neither OF their names
could be ascertained 1t is probable that more were
wounded. This Is the only disturbance OF conse-
quence that occurred. The principal sits. were
crowded during the afternoon, and until about eight
o'clock IN the evening, when the crowd began to
disperse and at o'clock the city resumed its usu-
al quiet About twenty-five arrests were made.
1t is proper TO add here. that the Roman Catho.
Ic Bishop, on Sunday, went round to the several
Churches and warned all Catholics to keep away
from the street preachers stands if they could not
listen without disturbing the congregation. The
street preachers, he said had right TO preach If
they chose, and could get any body to listen to
theIu. And he added, that they had been preach
ing IN the same stye tor many years without hav.
ING had much effect upon the number of Roman
Catholics, consequently he saw necessity for dis
iurbing them.
T.. Pepper, reporter for the New York Times,
was knocked down and severely beaten on the
a'tery on Sunday his offence being it is said, the
wearing oil Know Nothing hate
The RUSSIANS IN THE PAcIFIc--The Valparaiso
herald under date OF March 18th, reports the Rus
sian frIgate Dianna, Of SO guns as being in that
port and the Aurora OF the flag as daily ex-
pected tEete The Russian transport Shka, OF seven
bandred toas and mounting II guns, had previous.
icfi valparaiso for Russian America From csc
preparations - evident that the Russian colonies
on me northwest coast of this continent arc not TO
Dc ieit IN so exposed aud deienceess condition as
mas been suspected. &
FIRE AT NEw ORLEANs.-On the 4th inst the
store OF Beiknap a. Lowber, at New Orleans, used
as depot for eunny bags, was destroyed by IRE.
Nearly 2oo0oo bales OF gunny bags were either de.
stroyed or much Injured Loss about $50 900; inso-
rance 10000. Three persons were injured by the
injured. ! = - : ~