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FROM THE WEST.

MOB IN KANsAs.-On the 22d ult.. Free
State convention was to have been held at Atchi
son. Kansas, for the purpose of electing delegates
to the Grasshopper convention, and Gen. Lane
had been invited to deliver an address Lane, it
is known, has excited the hatred Of the pro-
slavery party, who it is said. declared he should
not speak in Atchison. letter to the St. Louis
Democrat, dated the 22d, says:
"At an early hour this morning the pro- slavery
men of Atchison began to show manifestations of
determination to break up the convention. and
to prevent Lane from spanking by force. They
assembled in crowds, armed with knives, revol.
vers and rifles, and formed into companies, pa
raded the streets all day, threatening to shoot or
hang Lane if he should make his appearance in
the town One Of them had rope about his
waist, with which he threatened to hang Lane If
he could catch him. Others who had rifles said
they would draw on jim Lane at first sight ~
But the Free-State general did not make his ap-
Pearance; he drove to within a mile and a half of
town, when he met some of his friends and they
prevented him from going in, and the regulators
were disappointed -
One or two small rows, however, occurred, but
speech from DR.. Stringfellow had the effect to
restore order.
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A PHYSICIAN CHARGED WITH RAPE AND Pro-
prcINs AsoRrIoS.-A young physician, named
Ratterrnon, residing in Fifth street, Philadel-
phia, has had very serious charge preferred
against him, before Alderman Williams by a
young Jewess, named Levy. Itappears from the
amdavlt that Miss Levy visited DR.. Rattermon,s
office for the purpose Of Obtaining medical Id
vice when she arrived at the house she found
that no one was there but the Doctor, and he as
soon as she entered the room, threw her upon the
moor ana violated her person. Miss Levy said
she screamed, but no one came 10 her assistance
ms event occurred in April, and Miss I,eyy
said nothing about the affair until the LIST Of
august, when she discovered that she was
sncisHte. The Doctor STATES that he had copnac
uon with the woman, but that il was with her
consent-in fact. be was so importuned as TO be
unable 10 resist He also states that he gave her
prescriptions will show If shown
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PERSONAL.

80. Hon. c. J. Faulkner is at Browns Hotel q
-. The Hon Thomas w. Bocock, NJ. C, is
al Browns Hotel. ~ -
- Hon. w. III White, Hon Owen Jones and
Capt. Hartsteihe, L s N, are at w lizards,
Messrs WIN =. Orr and ID 4 Wise have
become associated with MIR. Mclean in the pub
LEGATION Of the Southern Statesman, at Norfolk
--.- The Rev. c. w. Denison, we see. is one of
the secretaries OF the National Comnensa,in,,
Emancipating Convention, at Cleveland. Ohio
&C.. Col. John w Stephenson. of Covino,or
kentucky, (M. C. elect,) is among the distin
guished strangers now in this city He is at
Browns Hotel. "
-. One hundred and fry thousand copies
were sold Of the number of Frank Leslie's Illus
trsted Newspaper devoted to Mrs. Cunningham,
sham baby.
James Fitzpatrick, Thos Devemon. Tbos
Hopkins, VIM. p. Maulsby, and J. H Grove.
Esq s. OF the Directors Board Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, are at Browns.
-. Hon Robert Campbell, the editor of the
montreal Pilot, has lately been in Boston where
lie received marked attention from ex-Speaker
Banks and other noted individuals.
Chief Justice HemphilI has been selected
6y thr Committee appointed by the Austin meet
ing, 10 deliver an eulOgy upon the life and MEM
DRY OF zen Thomas ]. Rusk
-. Thompson, the burst ND New York banker
,.ho -. yIung son al Saratoga, called Samuel,
VINO goesH While he's young; has the fastest
horses al he Springs and when he rides ont With
the girl Lie loves, travels in the dus, Of notod
else . team. va 'o'"uy
-. Accounts from Senator Summer nv the las,
steamer state that be has improved constan,lv In
health. He left London for a short v;si, ., NJ
Golden, and from there went by way of The Gu
mel Islands 10 the coast OF Normandy TO visit NJ
de Tocqueyille, and will then 90 to SwitzeTiand
go. Mathew Hale Smith, Esq, as counsel for
Mrs Cunningham, has procured from Jud0e
Peabody writ Of ha5eaS corpus. IL is returna-
bic at the chambers of the Supreme Court at -
O'Clock m September LIST, and no doubt the Gu
Iious will largely avail themselves Of a sight OF
the Interesting lady. Her new counsel Is bro
finer OF the DR.. Smith, her neighbor who on the
trial, swofe that he made the smells which per-
yadsd Bond street on the night Of the murder.
Botn OF these gentlemen We're formerly Univer-
sostor in Gloucester, Mass,-N. y. TIMES,
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The GERMAN TURNER'S IN NEW YoRK-The
Germans met on Monday at Conrad's Garden.
Yorkville, to the number of twenty thousand. at
least-Mayor Wood reckoning them at twenty
five thousand. Never was a gathering of the
Turnverein in New York or any other city Sc sue
cessful. Besides the usual gymnastic exercises
a very novel exhibition took place, being a tour
nament In the river between twenty men, each
standing on tn. Prov Of a boat, and encountering
his adversary with lance. Before the contest
was over the entire number had been several
times pitched into the river. Mayor Wood came
on the ground rather late, and made there two
speeches.
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SPIRIT OF THE MOANING PRESS.


The Union discusses the issues of the State
elections, and rejOices at the denomination of
the Hon. James A. Stewart, of Md, for Con.
gress.
The IHtefltgenesT again discusses the now So
glaring impolicy of an elective judiciary, and,
above all, of electioneering before the people
for Judicial ofice-saying
&" The subjoined letter from distinguished
lawyer Of the city Of Philadelphia affords sig
nal illustration Of the mischievous consequences
which attend the modern practice of rendering
the judiciary Immediately elective by the people,
and OF thus subjecting the incumbents of the
bench 10 the contingencies, coll sic rs, and degra-
dations Of political canvass For the first effect
OF this system, seen in the present instance is
TO repel from such distasteful and humiliating
competition the men who by their legal lore and
forensic ability would grace while they fill this
response bic station, since these the men who,
az they know best the qualifications of judicial
place so are they least willing TO reach the latter
by method and to hold 1t by tenure which
may even seem TO imply subsection to the bias
OF political or party feeling And hence il is
that the selfrespect of those whose moral sensi-
bilties and Juridcial learning would best qualify
them for judicial station is converted by this lac
clinical system into the means of depriving the
public OF services the most valuable and others
In whom the sense of prOpriety is less keen anal
whose qualifications we may suspect of being pro-
portionately inferior, elevated in their stead
IL surely becomes unnecessary. under these cir
Cuhstdhcts, 10 chdracteIlZe an innovation which
Is seen to be as msehievous in its practical work
ing as 1t Is demagogical in origin and theory.
To the g. Amsrican'' City Conrsntion
VIRGINIA SPRINGS, August ~, 1857
GENTLEMEN: While enjoying myself at the
Virginia Springs for the d rst time learn that |
am indebted to your favor for a nomination to the
bench OF the Court of Common Pleas Accept
my acknowledge ments for this unmerited kind
ness, and allow me, in declining it, to say that
trust am already too good judge, at least in
one sense, TO accept judicial position in the
Cont Of Common Pleas, or any other court that
u dependent upon the elective franchise, poll
tical or party feeling. i voted against rendering
the Judiciary elective, and should be dishonest
to accept an appointment under law which
opposed. Very gratefully, yours,
DAVID PAUL Brown.
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TIE NEW YORK FINANCIAL TRoUBLEs.-The
monetary troubles in New York were renewed and
increased yesterday by several failures. The Me-
chanics' Banking Association, in Wall street,
closed its doors on account of the discovery of i
deficit Of $4,000, one of its officers being a de-
fainter TO that amount. Thesuspension Of Messrs.
Bebee & Company followed, and other failures
were rumored. The Mechanics Banking Asso-
citation appears to have been outside bank, as
We do not find il in the list Of institutions con-
nected with the Clearing House
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From THE SPRIyGs.-A jaunting Washing
tonian writes us the following letter:
ROCKBRIDGE, ALUM SPRINGS. ,

v,
Rockbridge county, Va, Aug. 20, 1857 {
Editor Of The Star: Leaving Washington at &
O'Clock n m, we proceeded 10 Alexandria and
thence by the Orange and Alexand ria and Cen,rai
Railroad to Marlborough, distant abont one hun.
dred and ninety miles from Alexandria and siy
from This place. BY means of the irCn horse
speeding on his way, we arrive at Gordonsville
ABOUT twelve o clock, distant about eighty miles
from Alexandria; this portion Of the road Dassir0
through remarkable level country At Coz
louisville we changed cars, and having taken our
seats, the iron horse snored the signal for start
Ing and We were off again, and very soon we per
celVe Temar kable difference In the character OF
the country II being now a succession OF hills
ana valleys Speeding on we arrived at the base
vi tue Blue Ridge Mountains here we stoned
dividing the train and attaching only two cars 10
edch powerful locomotive, we moved on a rain
anu commenced our journey up the mountain
ana as We slowly proceeCed along in our fea rfnl
ascent, we cast on eyes out To the I.ft and ais
covered that We were moving along ON tine very
Dnnk oil pLecipice, extending down hundreds
OF Ieet IN 10 The valley below. CAST your eyes to
the right, and there, for huud reds of Zee, ,i,;o
the remaining portion of the mountain. And now
We have arrived at its summit we here bebnld :,
., .,,'s at pegSars descrPtion-the
This view Is truly grand. Down in the valley
beneath you lies an immense country am yic,v
dotted over with cabins and hnts surrounded bv
cultivated fields, patches ofwoodland and streams
OF water, with lines Of fencing running in every
direction, the whole encircled by the gradual
rising mountains. This view creates an impress
SION upon the memory that Is nnehaceable by
time And now, though reluctantly, we rapidly
descend the mountain and speed on to Miii-
borough where we take the stage for this place
Having crossed the Mill Mountain, We arrive
here about O'Clock p. IN.
The springs, five In number, are situated In a
valley between the North and Mill mountains.
rue walters have great reputation for the cure Of
srcLoiula, throat diseases, chronic diarrhea, &c.
lne improvements consist Of several brick hou-
sss, one OF which contains the office parlor q
LINING room capable OF dining four hund red per-
d,n; win iarKe number OF chambers above the
a'ning room There are also some twenty cot.
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An HRIREss.-TLe will Of the late c. Cuyler
Esq, of Aurora, bequeathes the bulk of his large
estate to his only child, a daughter about four
teen years of age. She Is to come in possession
Of $50 60 on arriving at the age of twenty -one
years, or before, If married. Wonder if Miss
Cuyler In good looking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-02

IL Letters by the Atlantic justify the impress
sion that the passages of the Vanderbilt and Asia
across the ocean will be a neck and neck race
Both vessels were to leave on the same day (2Ist)
and were expected at New York this morning
The Asia is an old boat, but the Cunarders are
confident that she will make as good time as her
cnmnefifor
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WHO COSvENTIoN.-The convention of the
" old line" wings Of the 9th congressional dis
trict of Maryland, which was to have assembled
at Bladensburg on Saturday last, has been post
poned until the 18th inst
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24,465,970

SWAMP AND OVERLOOKED LASDs-A patent
for 4,9l0.75 acres, being for lands selected in
lieu of lands located by military warrants on
scrip, in virtue of special certificate No issued
to the State of Wisconsin under the second sec
ton of the act of I'd March, 1855, is now in
course of preparation in the General Land Of
fee, and will be transmitted to the Governor of
that State in few days.
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IL IL is now asserted that the same cause
which rendered deep-sea soundings so irpracti.
cable has occasioned the breakage of the teIe-
graphic cable viz: that the line is borne away by
the under-currents instead of sinking to the bot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-02

IL The people of Yorktown and vicinity pro-
pose to celebrate the anniversary of that import
ant revolutionary event, which decided the des-
TIMES Of the countryside battle of Yorktown
and surrender of Corvallis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-02

IL A vote was TO be taken In New Haven, on
yesterday, on the question of introducing water
into that city.
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VIRGINIA SPRINGS. August 20. Il,

u The steamship Adriatic is to he taken up
on the balance dock, in New York, to-day
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FROM TExAs.-The Dallas Herald, Of the 18th
ult., says:
1.-The citizens of Smith county are taking active
steps to secure the Southern Pacific Railroad
through that county. They have appointed a
committee to procure donations Of land and aid
to the road They are to have a grand railroad
barbecue at Tyler, oil the 10th of September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-02

For improved machine for crozing and chamfering
slaves.
Horatio N. GambrilI and Singleton r. Burpee.
of Woodbury., Md For improvement Mt i'm cardiny
engines. Patented in England April II, 1857.
Rsiss"e,-Daniel w: Smell and Stephen 5.
ment in looms: Patented January 10, 1867.
VIM III. Walton, Of New York. NJ Y-For i'm.
provement in carding engines Patented Decem-
Dsmsas-N. s. vedder, Of Troy, N. Y, as
signor to North, Chase and North, Of Philadel-
phia, Pa.-For design for stoves.
Thos. Barry, Of New York, ~ Y.-For design
The NAVAL Courts OF INQuIRY.-These
Courts are to reassemble here on the 9TH inst.
That is, to commence the transaction of bust
ness on that day. They are to be constituted
as follows. Viz ..-.-..r.e~ .-
Court No. 1.-Commodore Lavallette, and
Captains Mercer and Adams. c. II. Winder,
Esq, Judge Advocate.
Court No. 2-Captains Mexican, Pope, and
Van Brunt. Chas. Albert, Esq, Judge Advo-
cate
Court No. 3.-Commodores Storer and String
ham, and Captain Goldsborough. r. r. Little,
Esq, Judge Advocate.
The WEDDISG.-The nuptials of the Hon.
Hiram Walbridge, that came of at Ingleside,
near this city, at noon yests rlay, were attended
by large concourse of friends, among them
being nearly all Of the public men of note now
in Washington, including the President of the
United States, and Secretaries Cas-, Cobb, and
Toucey, and their families Assistant Secretary
Clayton and the Attorney Generals assistant,
the Hon. Ransom o. Gillett. In the afternoon,
the happy pair wendell their way North, by
railroad-the groom being resident Of New
York city, it will be remembered.
The SECRETARY OF Wharf.-The Hon. John B.
Floyd-left Washington yesterday afternoon,
for visit to Western Virginia, wherein is his
home. During his absence, the functions of his
office will be discharged by the Chief Clerk of
the Department., Col. Drinkard, who has been
duly commissioned as Acting Secretary of War,
to that end.
LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE GENERAL LAND
OFFICE.-The number of letters received by
the General Land Office from the LIST of May,
1855, to the Goth of August, 1857, requiring
answers, is one hundred thousand-being, ex-
elusive Of Sundays, fifty thousand per annum.
The INDIANAPOLIS, IND, UNITED STATES
COURT-HoUsE, Posi- OFFICE, &c.-The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to-day closed contract
with Thomas Agnew, of Baltimore for the con-
struction of this building at 500, 9S3.79, his bid
being the lowest offered.
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFIcER.-The War De-
partment have information of the death of
Captain John II. Greland, fourth artillery, at
Fort Myers, Fla, August IL, 1857.
-, APPOINTED.-The President has appointed
Edmund NJ. Hastings, of Alabama, Receiver of
Public Moneys at Montgomery, Ala.
Also, Roland o. Hammond, to be Postmaster
at Ackron, Ohio, vice f. W. Perrin resigned
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time of observation is about o'clock a. m:
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Com REWARD-Rauaway from the subscr
Prince Seorgs's county, Md, ON the zylh o, q
April, NEGRO MAN, DAyY GREEN. IA
dark mulatto-has a large bushy head, with ,d
yh,skers round his face, medium size and down
has relatives, or make has way to free State, &C
H. leit without any Provocation; wall give Two
taken m the District any other part OF Mary land
and 80 II taken IN this county, In either case he
must be secured 90 thai get hun. -
iss-tf WILLIAM =. BERRY,
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aOAO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from the ubscri-
sS.0lBU Der, near BeltsvIlle, Prince Georges -
county, Md, ON satin day nght, the 2sd Au, ~
eust 1857 MEG RIO MAN. Adam smith, aged ~
about 81 Hight S feet . or inches black -
hushy hair, and well dressed. Tie has mother -
living AT Mr.. Hamelton's, ON Capitol Hill
will give the above reward If taken On a Free
State $50 n taken IN the District Of Columbia or
sioo If taken elsewhere aud secured tist Tget
him. ISAAC SCAGGS.
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DCMPS-PUMPS-PUM
The subscriber gives notice that he continues TO
manufacture his large Iron Pumps. They are strong
and substantial, and will raise water one hundred
feet perpendicular. For Information refer you to
the nha b tans who have used them. And two ofthem
may be seen on street, between 18th and 18th, one
at the corner of and l3th near the old Capitol
In deep well, two on Virg ina avenue between I'd
and 4th streets, all put In operation by order Of the
Mayor Of Washington. He will dig and deepen
wells, Dnlid clsterns for rain water put in operation
Hydrarllln Rams, and repair old pumps of every
DESCRIPTION. Those desiring his services will lie
conmodated at the shortest notice by calling on the
subscriber IN Washington, ID. c., No. 46S Wig ina
avenue. near the Carroll Place.
sc 2-eO2m FOSTER HENSHAU
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limited STATES PATENT OFFICE.
" WlSEINGnnN

w ION, september lSt, 1857.
On the petition of James Phelps of Sutton
Massachusetts, praying for the extension of pal
granted to HIM on the oath of November l8IS for an
improvement IN washing Machines for cleaning
rags" for seven years from the expiration of said
patent which takes place the oath day Of Novem-
Der. 1857:
ordered, that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Once on Monday, the 9th Of November next,
at IL O'Clock, m; and ali persons notified To ap-
pear and show cause, If any they have why said Pc
titOn ought not to be granted.
persons opposing the extension required to
hle IN the Patent Office their objections, specially set
forth IN writing, at least twenty days before the day
OF hearing; all testimony filed by either party to be
used at the said hearing must be taken and transmit
ted IN accordance with the rules of the office, which
Will be furnished on application.
The testimony in the case will be closed on the 3Ath
of October; dispositions and other papers relied upon
as testimony must be filed in the Office on or before
the morning of that day; the arguments, if any
within ten days thereafter.
Ordered, also, that this notice be published in the
Union, lntelligencer, and Evening Star, Washing
ton, ID: G.; Republican Baltimore, Md; Pennsvlvs-
man. Philadelphia, Pa; Daily News, New York
Post, Boston; and Inquirer Cincinnati, Ohio. once
a week Tor three successive weeks previous to the
9Th OF Novembsr next, the day of hearing.
:. Il. SHUGERT,
Acting Commissioner of Patents.
p. 8. Editors of the above papers will please COPY
and send their bills tn the Patent Office, with a paper
containing this notice. se2-IawSw
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0EPUBLIC SCHOOLS.-The regular monthly
uS meeting of the Trustees of Public Schools,
viii be held ON WEDNESDAY,, the I'd of Septem,
Der, at O'Clock p. m.
8. A. H. McKlM, Sec.
an 81 (Intel)
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90 TO McLAUGHLIN'S for Bargains.-They
NJ are selling off. sell
BASKETS, BRUSHES, PERFUMERY, and
ID TOYS, at cost, at
sci MCLAUGHLIN & cos.
NEW MUSIC, ITALIAN VIOLIN AND
~ Guitar strings, received this week at our Piano
and Music store. JOHN r. FILLS,
sci SIC Penn. ave., bet. 9th and 10Th SITS.
CEILING OFF !-SELiING OFFm-Our en-
- tire stock at cost. No humbug.
HI. McLA UGHLIN Il CO.
sci % between 9Th and 9th streets.
HIPSLEI ON INTEREST, ANNUITIES,
4 and Life Insurance, sc.
Heather's Descriptive Geometry, with Atlas, 75c,
Haddon's Algebra for self instruction, &c.
ELECTRICITY, by Sir w. :. Harris, SEC,
Galvanism, by Sir w. =. Harris, &c.
Halleur's Art Of Photography, SIC.
Geology, by Lieut.. Col. Portlock, SEC.
MneralOgy, by ID. Marley, 75c.
Mans X documentary Astronomy &c
hand on ShIp and Boat Building, SIC,
Ripping on Wasting and Rigging Ships, Sc.
Raspail ON Domestic Medicine, SEC.
Spencer's Art Of Playing the Piano Forte, SIC.
DoIaldsO on Clay Lands, SIC.
Imported from London, each volume with numer-
Gus engravIngs. FRANCK TAYLOR
sci
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THE WEArHER-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time of observation is about clock a. M.
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LOST AND FOUND.

e = REWARD.-Straye ed or stolen on the 18th of
ga Au!ust, from the neighboIhood of !. ~zspA
and 18th streets, a dark brown Cow. with ISAS$~
white spot on her forehead, left shou dersE-n-
and white hind legs; also, tap oftail white
hole was drilled IN her horns ard piece Of wire
twisted m n. Had leather COLLAR with brass bell
TO It. Any one returning the Cow To me at No "a
L. street. between 18th and 18th. will receive The
above reward, DAVID BEARD.
seq ST.
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The INDIANAPOLIS, IND, UNITED STATES
CoURT-HoUsE, Posr OFFICE, &c.-The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to-day closed q contrac,
with Thomas Agnew, of Baltimore, for the con-
struction of this building at s9S, 9S3.79, his bid
being the lowest offered.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-11-13
New York TROUBLES.

New YoRK, Nov. lO-There were large
gatherings to-day of idle laborers, both il
Tompkins Square and in the CityTIall Park
but no organized attempts at riot. Severa
slight impromptu outbreaks at the latte
place were promptly suppressed by the po
lice, and one or Two neendiary speakers ar
rested. A squad of so policemen were OF
guard at the City Hall. There were alsc
gathered at the Custom House a detach
ment of U. S. troops to guard against an,
attempt upon the ub-Treasury and Banks
Gen Scott and aids were present and hac
an interview with tho collector.
The Mayor was pretty severely denounce'
by the mob in The Park, and some individ
uals who attempted to defend him wer
roughly handled.