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The New York Riots.

:. .wlo has lately received the appointment OF
Street Commissioner for the City, from the
Governor in attempting to assume the duties
of his ofiiee;was rcplused By the Police of May.
or Wood. who denies the constitutionnlity OF
: i,is appomtment. Conover procured writ
+ against the Mayor and Others for I'm assault
and tnttery, and in tiie attempt to execute it
the following genes oecdrred Tic sketch is
from the Courier and Enquirer which fact
accounts for the nnti Wood bias of it's tone:
About halfpast ZIP. NJ, Capt, WaIling
rf.the Metropolitan Police, vent TO the
MAYORS office with tie Recorders warrant
hnd; oblained admittanco to The inner room,
ssbut the Mayor refusing to recognize his au-
thority, as policeman, would not suffer the
) warrant to be executed, and ordered his
Officer TO pat him out. Capt. Walling did
not resist, being alone, and tleft the: cffice.
IA few minutes afterwards Coroner Perry,
!. who had possession Of the. civil warrant
from Judge Hoffman, called at the Mayors
efRce, and WINS admitted rs far as the rail
fng. He sent word to the Mayor that he
wished to Bee him, and an answer camc
: out from the Mayor that lie would not COM
ply The officer who. brought out the re-
fusal and It was The orders OF the Mayor to
eject tie Coroner from the office, and pro-
eeededto earryss,elr direction. The Coro-
{; ner made no resistance, and tett. He then
wentto tile Recorders Office, where Mr.. Ei.d
: was waiting, and took: K:legatsadvice asf to
his course Of action: The criminal war
rant was PIT into the hands of Sheriff Will
lett who reported chat he could not exc.
r cute 1t, the Mayors Office being so strongly
guarded BY policemen: - -
- Major Genera Sanford Nwas then at the
Recorders office and a TT,esduisition having
been made by Coroner Perry foTri the cali
ing out ofthe military, the necessity Of it
> was Tor some time taken into consideration.
%Ariot having been anticipated companies
ofthe N ational Glard had Been- in readi.
nessat the Arsenal most Of The day. d.
It was deemed advisaBfeFFor the Coro-
ner to make anotherseffort to serve tie pro-
cess,and he was accompanied by. about
fifty of the Metropolitan Policemen, under
. command Of Lieut. Sebring, of the 9th
Precinct. The med .marcledsover the CITY
Hall with tho Coroner, aad on arriving at
tie; rear steps pfiGe Han, which was strong
ElyYsgpafdef tie Mayors Police, they
were rushed OH By oser:sa hundred ruffians,
who COMMENCED q most furious assault up
on the officers Of the law,sand were stimu-
lated4audgset On Py oaths and yells from
the Mayors e. Watchman. Clubs and other
weapons wefe'f FUSED by the rowdies, and
prominent among those whofgured in The
attack were AID. Wilson, of the first Ward,
Eugene Sullivan, a4fghting man from the
~Ath Ward, and CouncilmanIHug from
a thes6tlf Ward: Many Of tie mob climbed
trees sskreaking off the limbs TO use them as
clubs against the Metropolitan officers.
" The most fendish oaths and threats were
uttered ssandr the Whole demonstration was
!, one. e.of the most. savage ever attempted in
the city: Tie Mayors watcl,men, instant
ly after the eattack was made by, the mob,
turha ;out UPofi 1hes Metropolitan officers,
beating them while down with their clubs.
! kicking them 10 tue, face. A small, force
qfffty mem againsttlIe Mayors force of
nearly !, 900: :patchneu and fighting men,
hadalrefefore no chance, and they lad to
retreat foithc Recorders Office in Cham
bers attssEas quickly as. possible. They
were followed most Of the way by the saw
age mob -Whp, Being Of The lowest grade,
brought from Tie lest sllaunts of the city,
were ipeapableof 'Ieason,t and would let
< their brutal Instinct feed them, under their
: ;MayQE,to any extent. The Coroner for.
ha9atSlg escaped iIJary, %but upwards of
dozen eafe AstTePelitan POLICE were Sc
avsteiy Wopaasas. Tile Recorders office
ssoon$ RHtedfie; appearance of IIospi-
ia: Eve. o. the wounded: men were
brought in: heeding gprofusely from their
wound dssand. the gq0nef reported that his
,,attemptf serve tlie process had again been
fesised, andswitlFaha Recorder, ,ntged the
snee8ssitysoE having tia, military. immedia-
telgArt tbs RafK .lseuerais, Sanford and
Haikweis present, aid were, readily con-
Sihced. that Abe services ,dfs sle military
.wehe reqhireds: Tps 7theRegment :ef the
:NatDpaEG Guard were soon marching: to the.
Park: In the meantime, DephtysS Superin-
.teAaent Carpenter arrived With; Over q hun
. dfsd men, and expressed :lis4 readiness to
g6 toHpe City Hall andssesve any process
IaputiR lis liands, at ,SH hazards. Captains
,,Speightss Harttsagd TpEntull, and Lieutan-
Jan 1Hutchipgs, were also ,present with their
fofcesSa sSaadsthere We're Over two hundred
METROPOLITAN Policeman rendy to act.
MeReeorder, however thought,it would be
asaaaisss TO send ,shem against tile Mayors
.storces, abo were i:augpenting continually
from all.the disetdas;y resorts of the city.
sand waited6niiF the military arrived in the
.Tafk a. =,
!: zig appes ssapee:ofths National Guard
so!ne@Aat cod the afd6rSf the mob, and
the Mayor snldeE .tbeis. iaa1enee, allowed
Himself o Shsas tie Coroner, and
-taksnafto4e 4e1st ~ Counsel weso pres
! .eptssg sgar, wa, securs; and the May