New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-06
poyNGS OF THE DAY.
sLOODY RIOT YESTERDAY.
MANY MORE WOUNDED.
ORDER RESTORED BY THE MILITARY.

The celebration of Independence Day on Saturday
was marked by the bloodest riot which the city has
seen for five years The close of day of remarkable
ouietress was Redeemed with the blood of hundred
men.
AT about 5 o'clock FIVE members of the Metropolitan
Police in the Seventh Ward surrounded in Jack
son street near Cherry by several hundred Of the low
Irish occupants of the tenant houses hereabout aud
men went TO the Tenth and Thirteenth Wards for help
Ten men from the Thirteenth rescued the Seventh
Ward men although they were so severely with
stones and brick bats from housetops and the street,
that they were compelled to use their pistols. Three
only of their number were injured. Sergeant Davis
of The Tenth Ward not being able to respond to the
call for aid sent to the Headquarters in White street,
and Mr.. Bowers of the Ninth Ward with twenty-five
men, all specials except two or three was dspatched
Immediately. These men went down White street
into Baxter, and they were turning into Bayard
were attacked by gang of Irish rowdes In the inter-
est Of Fernando Wood, known as Dead Rabbits or
" Blackbirds." While they were defending them
selves from the clubs and brickbats of the Dead
Rabbits, a party Of " Bowery Boys" race
whose profession is to fight the Dead Rabbits
came down Bayard from the Bowery to the rescue of
the police net 30 much from their sympathies as from
their antipathes. The policemen, whose prospects
had been rather gloomy, passed through to Bowery
and formed again, while the Dead Rabbits gathered in
large numbers and drove the Bowery Boys back Bay
ard to Elizabeth street, gaining there pile OF bricks,
which facilitated their operations for half an hour The
BoweIy Boys then drove them back to Mott and
atei ward to Mulberry. Here firing commenced aud
men began to fall. The Bowery Boys threw barrl-
cade across Bayard at the corner of Elizabeth, from
behind which they made the street go unsafe that the
Dead Rabbits lodged behind the corners of Mott
street, only occasionally running out 20 shoot
Before Il p. m, two Metropolitan Police officers
covering their badges, went among The Dead Rabbits
as Deputy Sheriffs and told them that the thing
must be stopped. Tie Dead Rabbits were willing to
stop if the Bowery Boys would; the Bowery Boys
were willing to stop il the Dead Rabbits would; the
banicades torn down and with the exception OF
m occasional shot, order was restored IN the sixth
Ward by O'Clock
Tie whole fight was witnessed by one of our report
ers, and his account, written from shorthand notes
taken while bullets were whising about him. will be
found smorg Others below.
Otherwise tie day passed fl quietly. Throughout
the city ths din far less than has been for seve
raj years The Chinese war, if 1t has done nothing
clse that is humane has raised the price of hre-crack-
ers to nine cents per pack, and those people who
happen 20 be afflicted with nerves thanked their stars
for the folly of Sir John Bowring.
The weather was excellent-nether too hot nor too
coli-slthough too damp for fireworks.
At sunrise the Senior Veteran Corps, under CCL
Raymond took up the strain aud fired salute on tue
Battery.
Tue flag son the City Hall, and on tue various vessels
in por on the boats of all the ferries, were dis
played during the day. The church bells throughout
the city Iupg at sunrise, noon and sunset aud
the stores, bsuks courts, public offices and places Of
business generally were closed. The Observance Of
the day could hardly have been more general
Tie military display esierday was imposing. The
military formed in Fourteenth street.-the ine extend
ing entirely the city FROM river to river. At five
minutes to 10, Gov. King, accompanied by his staff
arrived at ULion square, where the Fourth Regiment
Light Artillery, Col. Hincken, fired salute of honor
The troops then passed the Governor in review, and
proce, led through Broadway and Chambers street TO
the east gate Of tue Park, headed by Gov. King,
Comnaider-iu Chief and Major-Ges. Ssudford
The Park was crowded by many thousand citizens
al oycIfowipg with patriotism and anxious to do honor
10 the day. Sergeant Weed aud 20 Metropolitan Pc.
cemep were detailed from White street TO preserve
ORDER. They behaved admirably in their new capacity,
tie public generally seemed anxious 70 second them to
the beat of their eIdeavors.
Superintendent fallmadge accompanied by Mr. s.
BTevooIt, waited upon the Mayor, shortly after II
O'Clock, and informed him that every preparation had
been made, aud the military would shortly be in front
Of the Hall for review. At the sane time hs cordially
assured him that, in his official capacity he should be
hsppy 10 render whatever assistance the Mayor might
require. His Honor very blG9dly thanked the gentc-
man Tor his kind off,r.
Just then the New-York State Mil;is reached the
east gate Of the Park, the Governor attended by his
saa and escorted by the first troop of the Washington
Grays, accompanied by MajorGeneral Ssahsord and
biz stall Gov. King dressed in plaia citizens
clothes, and moucted on splendid bay steed, which
he rode with the grace aai Of the President Of
the Jockey CLUB.
The Goyern(r and his s,iT advanced 10 tho fort OF
the Cry Hall aIhi disnlounted, and Mayor W5cf. a.
tended by IrspectorGeue!si Churchill u Tie amy
ard feyeTal member.' Of The ComL.on Co1esD. "A.
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