New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-26
Dan Rice In Trouble at Hudson, N. York.

Dan Rice In Trouble at Hudson, N. York.
The Hudson STAR of the l4th instant, has the fol-
lowing account of row, in which our old acuuaint-
ance Dan Rice figures quite extensively. The Star
says:
Our city, at late hour on Tuesday evening and
early Wednesday morning, the scene of one of the
most dlsgraceu rows it has devoved upon us to
record.
During the evening performance at Dan Rice's cir
Gus last evening. an individual well known to most Of
our cltlzens by the cognomen OF Butcher Metcalf"
made his appearance, and being intoxicated, made
considerable disturbance, so much SO that he was
taken out of the pavilion by officer Reynolds and
others, two or three times. AS as he was taken
out, upon promise of good behavior or for some
other reason he was again admitted and in this way
he managed to remain in until the performance had
ended, when he and his friends, among whom was
one Jack Burns and Others determined upon getting
up fight with Dan Rice and his men. Accordingly,
after Mr. Rice had left the pavilion and retired to the
Mansion House with a friend, these persons went to
the Mansion House and commenced using insulting
and abusive language not only to Mr.. Miller because
he would not give them something to drink but to
Dan Rice and one Or two of his men, who were in
front Of the hotel They were several times warned
by Mr. Miller to leave bnt they hung about for few
moments, when two Of the party, said to be Burns
and a man in the employ of Mr.. lyman, blacksmith,
approached boy who was holding one of Mr. Rice's
horses in front Of the hotel and knocked him down,
when they took to their heels, Mr.. Rice and two OF
three others following down street in hot pursuit.
Mr. Rlce being rather too quick on foot for Burns
was nearly oyerhauing him. when near the corner of
Warren and Third streets, Burns was stopped by
Capt George Fl. Powers, who was then on his way
home, and as Rice came up he recognized Burns and
at once knocked him down. Rice not recognizing
Capt Powers and supposing him to be one of the
party struck at him, when Powers clinched in with
him, and while in this melee, before there was any
chance for an explanation party headed by John
| Fl. Best came up and pounced upon Mr. Rice who
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| John H. Best knocking him down and stamping
him until he plead for life The John H. Best party
then retreated for his saloon. In few moments AR.
| Rice's men came to his relief and they proceeded to
tine saloon of said John H. Best demanded admit
tance but were refused-whereupon they at once
broke into and demolished his establishment, smash
ing everything and everybody that came in their way.
All sorts Of weapons were used, from sung-shot to
paving-stones and those who witnessed the scene
| represent it as terrific in the extreme. After Mr..
Rlces party had satisfied themselves, they left town,
without being successful in getting hold Of the nsti
gators and pfimenlGvers in this dsgraceful affair.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION CALLING AN Ex-
IRA SESSION OF CoNGEEss.-We learn from dis
patch in the Baltimore Sum- of the 10th inst that the
Cabinet held meeting on the afternoon of the 18th
and decided the following proclamation calling an
extra session of Congress to furnish supplies for the
army:
| ,
| PRO CLAMATION:
| Whereas, whilst hostlities exist with various In
dian tribes on the remote frontiers of the United
States and whilst in other respects the public peace
is seriously threatened, Congress has adjourned with
out granting the necessary supplies for the army de-
priving the Executive of the power to perform hi.
duty in relation to the common defense and security
and an extraordinary occasion has thus arisen for the
assembling of the two houses of Congress, dt
therefore, by this my proclamation convene sale
houses to meet at the Capitol in the city of Wash
hereby requiring the respective Senators and Repre-
sentatves then and there to assemble to consult ant
determine on such measures the state of the Unor
may seem to require. t4&
In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal 0
the United States to be hereunto affixed and signed
the same with my hand.
Done at the city Of Washington, this 18th day o
August IN the year OF our Lord 1856, and the Inde
pendence of the United States the Slst.
| By %FRANKLIN PIERCE
! By order, W. L. MARCY, Secretary Of State.