The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-07

New York Herald Of yesterday lornig SAYS Bloody
riots have been going i'm the city during the past
ioryeight hours The conflict began Saturday after
noon IN the Blqpdy Sixth ward, between gang call
ing themselves the dead rabbits and the Bowery boys
In Bayard street, near Mulberry Firearms were freely
used and seven persons killed and twenty five thirty
wounded In the Seventh and thirteenth wards there
We're also serious ARRAYS in which number of per-
sons, including policeman, were badly injured
Last evening the fight renewed in the Sixth
ward when terrible conflict took place between two
factions, and eleven persons shot many of whom
are supposed To be fatally wounded The police did all
they could TO suppress the riots but they totally in
sufficient even to protect themselves from the fury of the
mobs and had 1t not been for the presence of the military
In the very heart OF the rioters stronghods there is no
knowing where the matter would have ended. A num-
Der OF policemen seriously injured by the riot in
Bayard street Among the number, Officer Jenkins, who
is not expected 10 Coroners Perry and Connery
were active all day yesterday in investigating the occur
renee. quess commenced upon the bodies of the
dead, but little testimony elected To-day,
however il is expected that the matter will receive full
and searching inquiry at the hands of these officials
In Boston the day celebrated with the usual de-
monsrations In the evening the fireworks
progressing upon the Common, shell-rocket mortar
burst killing George p. Teuksbury formerly harbor
master Asa L. Lilly, Patrick Cook, and John Mcmahon;
Wseman Marshall, the ragedian, and John Robinson,
were badly injured.
There excursion the Cincinnati and Chicago
railroad which has just been completed from Cincinnati
north far Logansport, the Fourth A large
Der Of citizens of Cincinnati, Hamilton, Eaton Rich
mond and various towns along the route participated in
the festivities Of the occasion Arrangements being
made to build the line norherly to Valparaiso, about 60
miles, where it nersects the Psbrg, Fort Wayne, and
Chicago road making nearly airline Of unbroken
guage between the three great cities of the West
TmE FOURTH oP july CELEBRATIONS In New York
ea riots took place the Fourth of july the most
rous of which originated in the Bowey between mob
from the Five Points and party of Bowery boys. The
fight continued with great ferocty for hour clubs,
stones bottles and firearms being freely used, and the
Five Pointers being in the end gradually driven back
Eight persons killed in this riot and about thirty
including several of the policemen, wounded At
time the rioters had the streets barredcd thus de-
flying the policemen, of whom upwards of hundred
We're present Three regiments of State troops
dered out and kept in reserve but their services not
required the riot finally suppressed by the
ons of the police In the minor riots of the day two
persons killed. and about twenty thirty wounded
With the exception of these riots the day passed off
finely.
CRAwFoRD, SCULPTOR The Richmond Enquirer
gives the following extract of letter. dated London
June 10, which gives cheering of the condition Of
Mr.. Crawford health
s'You will be glad to know of Mr. Crawford i'm
provement in general health, and of the possible nay
probable, hope Of ultimate The danger is not
yet ovepast but many of the most unfavoable symp
toms have disappeared that much is voucsafed to
US for encouragement. Sometimes even dream of his
being present in person at the Inauguration of his great
work should it take place late in October Perhaps he
may yet complete the monument God grant it, for
many sales
One Of the murdercs executed at St Louis Friday
week young who had killed his wife in fit Of
jealousy. No admitted to witness the execution
except the legal witnesses invited by the sheriff On the
morning of the execution the aged mother implored in
vain to see her SON. She seen in the agony of des
pair kneeling the steps of the Jail, amid the crowd
apparently unmndul OF the presence Of strangers pray
ing earnestly for the soul of her her bosom heaving
with convulsve agony and her face bathed in tears The
crowd was moved by the sight of her distress and on
sid stfptt-ha
thought of her She subsequently induced to
leave the spot SO fatal to her happiness and peace
Mr. Gossee in the history Of the birds Of jamaica gives
amusing account of the mockng bird The hogs are
it seems the creatures that give him the most annoy
ance They ordinarily fod upon the interior oranges
the fruit being shaken down to them In the evening
hence they acquire the habit of rcsorng to the orange
tree for lucky windall The mockng bird feeling net
tied at the intrusion flies down and begins picking away
at the hog with all its might Piggy, not understanding
the matter but pleased with the Utilization, gently lies
down and turns up his broad side to enjoy it, The poor
bird gets in agony of distress, pecks again and again.
but only increases the enjoyment of the luxurious ntru
| der, and at last is compelled to give it up.
GALLANT SwIxMrNG.--A few nights since the steamer
Aida, ascending the Ohio, Cottonwood bar came in
collision with the Fashion, descending, sinking the former
in few moments of time. Seeing the danger, gentle
man. whose is not given forgctful of the danger
himself fastened to the cabin, picked up young lady
jumped overheard and with her nearly mile to
the shore newly married gentleman did the same
thing with his bride.
A few days ago were consulted by friend under
peculiar circumstances. box received from some
unknown person in New York, which excited suspicion
In it found part of the skeleton of female. The
bones very light and evidently belonged to deli
cate person and although the head wanting, yet
fashionable bonnet, though very small and pair OF
gloves decided the point to the ownership of the
ticlcs. Daily Caroinidn Wednesday.
TmE GRAPE CRoP-We regret to learn (sys the Cncin-
natl Gazette that the .'rot has injured the grapes in
many of the vineyards around Cincinnati In vine
yards at least half of the grapes destroyed IT,
however, the weather should be favorable and the in
jury extend further the crop will still be good The
vineyards this spring have been weighed down with
peabundant crop much that il halt of the grapes
thinned away by the rot fine crop would still be
| realized.
1t is reported that Mrs. r. T. Barnum and family sailed
for Europe Wednesday, in the steamship Canada there
to reoin her husband who intends make England his
future home having saved enough from the wreck of his
fortune to enable him to live in comforts If not afuenCe,
the remainder of his days.
Shawk's engine, Niagara, tested on the of
Sixth and Vine streets, and succeeded in throwing
stream of water distance of two hundred and sixty
seven feet six inches. This is greater distance than
has been made before by any engine in Cincinnati
| Cincinnati Enquirer.
The grasshoppers that have threatened to destroy the
crops in certain parts of Minnesota have been killed by
the recent cold and wet weather 1t is said that bushels
of dead gasshoppers in may be the pai-
| ries.
The woolen mill of the Troy Woocn Company at
Abba was burnt on the Fourth, involving loss of
$50 000 which there is insurance 10 the amount of