The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-19


hsa determined upon maintaining thsse positions
until he can Obtain reinto cements from Vera Cruz.
which he wss daily Expecting. The writer also says
that the chefs Of The rsvolutionisss were quareag
among tbs mselves. che principal OF THESE appears
to be Juan Suazs, OF Lsmpazs5, noted guerrilla
le sder doring this last var with the United states
and famous smOpg Dis c0nntrymen FOE n@ intrepsdi-
ty in 6Rbiing lndans. The most WONDERFUL tales
are told of his courage, aud he seems to be ma,
around whom his countrymen would rally 10 sn
emergency like the present.
The resousaonists, It Is said. have no arsil!sry,
and unless they axe some at Camsrgo 1t will be @
msrter Of gIest douot whether they can elect any
thing agaits ST either Resnosa or Masamnros. They
have, or will have, plenty of money, however, a1d
ar,iller, can easily b. pro :urhd.
company Of Mounted Rifles, Commanded by
Cops Elliott, ar one of the 5th lafantry, arrival
yestesdsy from Fort Doacau near Laredo and they
report that Dr. Nul5wLey, the Ameri an Consul st
Monterey, had eft that place with his family, and
was daily expected Ut Laredo
Destr uctIon OF a Circus Tent IN Canada by =
mob.
from ths Toronto Coonist, July 10
One OF the mos; riots that ever oc cured
in this city took place on Friday night last, the
circumstances which we have taken trouble W
ascer ain accurately, aod they are as folows:-
Howe's menagsrie and Myers q Msdisan's eques-
trisn tn upe jointly exnioted and performs in this
ings Of T0u sday and Friday. On Thursday night
q row occurred in house OF illfame lirse west of
the old hospital en- King street, in which two or
three Of the circus people were concerned. T~o
young men, named Faw ct and Fraser, who, IL is
said Aeiann n The hook and ladder Company in
this city. wc7S Sriously jured, one Of them get
ting his jaw broken in 20 places from toe blow OF
were those connected with the circus; AMI conss-
queDty, the friends of the sufferers vowed VEN
geanoe on the whole essablishment From tbs
inquiries we pave made, We have sscsrtatned that
the friends OF Fawcet and Fraser were busy during
the whole OF Friday preparing for az attack on the
circus es' abishment In the evening. Every endes-
vor was msde to collect such force as you'd, IL
possible, overawe both the circus people and che
police, and allow the mob to do just IS i. please ID.
II deed, We have heard from several that they were
sware Of riot biting utemplatea several be urs pre-
vious to that a. which the performance CO nmsucsd
in the evening: i also appears, as wa. stated
by constable McCaffiey in his evidence as the
Police Court that certain system OF action vas de-
cided upon. Symptoms or the not were quite per-
gulsr attack was made upon the premises unit! the
sudiepCe had dey ar'ed. It was then that some one
commenced to cut the canvass with kutfe, and o
most violent demonstration was made by yells and
shouts The emp ioyes Of the circus armed them
selves with such wtaCons as they could lay ha Ids
upon, sailed out In body and AXE . clearance,
aid again returned under the canvass. The poica
here, 1t seems made feeble attempt TO arrest some
persons, but wtre prevented BY the mob. About
this time, we believe IL was, that Joseph Bird q
member Of the hook aud ladder company, re eived
Q blow Of an ion Der from one of the circus men.
and had TO be taken home. A pistol shos,. We I'm
derstand, was also flied by one Of the party Assail
ed. The next step Of the mob WAS to make an at
tack on one OF the wagons. which they pulled away
and tumbled over tne em5snkmens into the bay.
They then attacked the ticket wagon, which was
smashed into pieces with their axes and set on fire.
The Mayor had previously been sens FOR BY Mr..
Yale, one OF the nansgers OF the company, and he
s00D arrived on the spit, and endeavored to queiI
the disturbance. He advised the circus men to lay
down their weapons and consider themselves al
prisoners, and he W, ud do everything in mis- power
TO Protect them; to which request icy Immediately
ia tfSru nSe tpnf In
exooetulakd with the mob outside, and entreased OF
them to desst but hts Efforts, although 81 ccessful
In one quarter were defeated ut an liner. He man
sgeo, however to res ne t~o men belonging to toe
company, who were set upon BY the crowd, some Of
whom shouted out skill them, "'kaock hem dowl,"
&C., and whom he sent Oft Ia @ Gao TO toe police
ststlcn. The work Of destruction still went on.
WHEN the ticket wagon was Get on ii %. some of the
mob procee ded 20 tire Sc. Lawrence Hall (abous IL
o'ccck), and caused The lire alarm to be ruag which
procse ding, mcst likely preconcerted, had the effect
OF bringing the hook aod ladder way,a and several
OF the engines TO the ground. Amid demonisc yells
ard the darkness Of tue night relieved oaly BY the
DIM light OF the bntniug vehicle, the hooss we're
applied to toe hams and ropes OF the psvion. aud
the cry Of "this way, rackes" from toe ringiesd-
the work Of pulng down the co non enced.
While this part OF the proceeding a was 90 ng on,
several attempts were made 10 fe the tent, 0ut the
operstion was Lot successful until 1t ~as Al pulled
down, when the va dfobe (wnicn wss neW), and
every thing tina, cooI1 b laid hold OF, thro ~n
into the fire and destroyed. The polite, of wnom
exception o. Chief Constable Sherwood and coBs,a--
bic hcCa,ey either unwilling or iDcso sble OF
deYiDg the Mayor any ef-cuA assis.ancs. MIR.
Councilman McConksy, VINO reached The ground
late, was extreu ely active, aud with his aid and
that OF three or four Others, the Mayor was for
tupstely successful in preventing serious per
sonal collision, although lie was frequently
Obliged to throw himself between the as
eatlants aud tse Yaraes attacked. After
the tent was destroyed the mob rus led
toward the caravsas Of Wild beasts, one Of Viii h
(tbas OF The csmelsopsrd) they backed toward the
flames: but the Mayor end hts sx,s,aats rescued
It, His Worship doauy addressed the excited poou-
ace from the ROOT Of one OF the wagoos, 20 ming
cut to them the shameful character of their or3-
tteongs; and after some time they began 20 dis
rtIse. As soon m he found the Lneiciency Of the
police, his Worship bad sent on for toe enrolled
Iertioners,s body OF whom, amounting TO thirty
~ forty, under Colonel Tailocn, msrchsd on !, the
sroupd about tso o'clock, at which time the dis
uibapce bad wholly cea.eo. On Saturday moroing
the 40 men who were rescued BY the Mayor we're
examined at the polloe Office; bat no accusation
teiDg brought against them, and IL being under
stood that Bros Injuries were not Of = serious
character they wsxe discharged. 0ae Of the circas
party, IL mH, kicked and beaten Ia 80 ser us
q manner as TO prevent hi n leaving the city on
Saturday with his companions. who are nov va
hear, at Brsmplon. saiting the arrival OF new
tent, DC, from Neg York. Myers, one Of the pro.
pm tors, who was tue party irnphsassd In tbs
assault on Thursday evening" on Faw .. aud Frassr,
is now IN custody, sving been arrested &C Bramp
ton on Saturday.
ton is the difficulty which is found in discovering
the ringleader As ia tbs case OF the - FIRE on
Church street. the poli,e profess tneu entire igno
rance Of the parties concerned. although the riot
lasted for nearly two hours, The Mayor, Alderman
Duggan and Alderman Smith spent some Tine On
Saturday ia endeavoring - trace the OF nders bo.
without effect. Further irqu ries are ia progress,
nd are assured that, II possible as.ice will be