The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-24

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[FrnD he New Orleans Evening PioAyune, sept l2l
Al an earis hour l.st night nay~ e-is received To-
in danger Of attack from axmsd mob ard he i'm
edistiy despatched large body u the police TO the
they went to tho upper static. Robin street nearly
half mile above tbe of action where thoy re-
msined perfec ~ Inactive fer the rest Of tue night
About o'clock large body Of citizens assembled In
front fthe City dau. AMI most excited ats OF feel
ing prevsild number OF repors Of the fesog sxhib
tied in and about st Mays msrket the most anthem
hundred armed rters assembled at the Of
ST. 10 elh ane Tchoupitouas streets The ND in ADD
intelligence and committee Immediately appointed
to ASCERTAIN ~he,her toe repor, true or fal.s
AZ 10 O'Clock the committeA had not returned, and
gentleman mounted the steps Of the Citv Had and ia
formed those present tnst Of the brothers had
been 6red upon from the of Magazine and God
streets. wild yell from thu excited multi greeted
this intelligence AID leacer vas chosen and party
s'ar'e down Grod street to root out the parties who
Used upon their frispds. small party detached its
Washington Artiiery, with the intention Of securing
some OF the cannon deposited there This they were
prevented from doing BY the active exertions and re-
We lesru that ,he crowd, when they reached the
corner OF Grod and Magazine streets found that the
place from whence tbs shots procee led lumber
yard and person could be found there grog shop
on the opposite brosen open aud search
made but 20 fur her damage vas done.
The committee which had originally sent 10 OBJ
tain information returned and reported that they
had all through the rotous district aud that every
thing quiet they had me several bodies Of armed
men, who fred pistols 10 the air they passed. but
attempt sde 10 modest them In the mean time
the Mayor aud the Chief OF Police had proceeded to the
upper station house, whence they came down past st.
Marks Market, Here they observed q largo body Of
armed men, apparently headed by Captain CAvanaugh
Of the Louisiana Greys and DR. Meighan. The Mayor
called Captain Cavanaugh to him. and asked him to
use his influence to disperse the mob, which the
is'tsr promised to do Msighaa, however, WAS rather
noisy snd aid not appear dspoed to assist the Captain
About IL O'Clock an alarm of Gre was given, the en-
gines turned out and the crowi in front Of the City
Hal began to dispsrse, and every expected that
there would be further disturbs nee that night.
Seine young en IN ST. Charles street disohsrged ther
pistols in the a, which created little confusion Tor
time but II soon subsi ed.
We left the square 1t this time fully persuaded that
all over for the night but in little than half
an hour alters collision urred In front Of st.
PatIiek's church in Camp street bstween q en- all num-
ber of americans and ty sixty Irishmen Ths latter
we're led by Or Megham and il is said that they came
down there from st Marys M.rket upon hearing re-
port that the Americans about burning down st
Patrick's church
The result Of this collision was the death Of two men
and the serious wouncing of two others. After the
crowd disperse the dead bodies found and taken
to ths watch house. One, whose was Edward
os having hiIn the top of the head and
passed down into the brain His pockets were found
stuffed with powder and buckshot
The other dead man named GILES pie and he
stabbed twice. in the back and in the neck,
the Latter wound severng the carotid artery Deputy
held nquess at the watch house on both
these bodies and the ures returned verdcts In accord
ance with the above facts
Ore of the wounded med McGovern, was shot Ia
the right sdc the ball appaI having passed through
the stomaeh He cannot possibly ssurvive John
McAdams tine other wounded man, stabbed in the
back and dangerously wounded. Both men were sent
Shortly after the wd dispersed officer Hornsby Of
the First district police passed through Camp street,
tho church. and seeing the dc men he began to
by nc found Dr. John James Meighan slowed away who
pretended to be wounoed but on reaching the watch
house be was found to be sound enough in body. He
was charged with having tilted murder and head
ing riot. He armed with loaded revolver word
and Knife and had besides cross, powder horn and
A man named Naughbon was also arrested on Camp
street, charged with shooting at Mr. Logan. Ee was
armed with pistol and lot Of buckshot were found
Patrick oimeItin, ono Of the men who was wounded
on Sunday night opposite Fsnacht's beer garden osd
IIrcm tie New Orleans Picsyune, Sept 1el
We regret to state that the outrsges which have dis
we're forever Of an were renewed last night under
circumstances OF stu greater atrocy possible, than
has ever heretofore characterized them. Between
and 10 O'Clock as Mr.. Cooper, member Of the Board
Of Assistant Alddmer sitting the balcony of his
house in suzetee street, between Tchoupitcuas and
snms sus x GG%any wsh Of s se .s
along, and without word being spoken, one Of
them fred pistol into the balcony, the bali striking
over MIR Cooper Who was sitting next to her. This
teman immediately gave the alarm and cried Watch
as loud as he could. The watchman from the corner
above down towards him and the assassns started
up meeting the Waterman and passing him. Before the
thing could be explained the murderous scoundre had
passed out cfsight
Mr. Cooper Immediately proceeded to the First die
trct police Office and reported the occurrence but says
he could obtain neither satisfaction assistance there
But the ourages Of the night did not stop here.
yesnt Tho the First district police reports that at
10 O'Clock he found named Michael Hyde, at the
corner Of Magazine and Girod Streets with terrible
cash in the abdomen, inflicted by parties unknown
About the same time man named Downey found
the Of Tchouptouias and Grod streets badly
cut in the head and stabbed in the right de Of the alb
domen. These men were doubtless assaulted by the
same party. Both were sent to the Charity Hospital
We also heard Of Freedman having been stabbed
Graver street, but OF this have authentic In.
formation Our informant told us that tn, wounded
hsd been carried OIL by his friends and that
appeared to know the assafs sin.
About 10 O'Clock, Sergeant Kearney OF the First dig
trct police having occasion to visit the upper station
on Robin street. mounted horse and he passed the
Apnunciaton market he was fred upon by party Of
men concealed in the upper end Of The market For
tunatey neither himself his horse hit, and the
latter frightened by the report rapidly bore him away