New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-02
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
ADDITIONAL TROOPS SENT FOR.


WASHINGTON, MONDAY, June j, 1871.
Our Municipal election is in progress. There has
been fighting at the polls and some blood she'd The
Executive authority at the request Of the Mayor,
ordered out the marines to preserve order throughout
tke city and prevent improper interference with
voters at the polls. There is great deal Of excite
mcnt in the city.
WAsHIsGToN--ll:3 80 P. ".
The Mayor directed the marines to the Northern
Liberties. whittier the rioters had conveyed a swivel.
He commanded then disperse informing them that
troops were there solely 10 preserve the peace This
order the rioters tauntDgly dlsregarded, when the
swivel was wrested from them, during which one ma
me was shot The most fearful alarm prevailed, fire.
ouent shots being fired by the rioters and the marines
returning the fire. 1t was discovered that five
six persons had been killed, and twice as many
wounded the larger portion of them innocent persons
SO far as could be ascertained Tie verbal accounts
81 the particulars are extremely contradictory.
The city has been thrown into the most feverish
plate Of excitement and the is being every
where discussed. The marines still in at
the City Hall.
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, June 2, ! a. M
1t is reported here that dreadful riot is going at
Washington. The soldiers at Fort Mclienry have
been sent fer and have gone down.
1t said that large number of the rowdies Of this
city, the Plug Ugies and other gangs, partic
patirg in the riot.
WAsHINGToN, Monday, june % a. m.
An Artillery Company from Fort McIIenry has ar
rived here to relieve the marines Threats having been
made to destroy the houses of the Mayor and Capt.
Tyler, Of the Marines their families have removed to
places of safety, and strong guard of artillery is
posted in front of each house.
The streets are now quiet and farther outbreak is
arprehended tonight.
The Democrats have elected their candidates for
Collector and Register and q majority Of the City
Council.
Major Mccullough, who is here, has again been ten
deIed the GOvenorship of Utah.
The Court Martial convened in Texas has found
Major Giles Porter in command of Fort Brown guilty
Of The charge Of conduct to the prejudice OF gOOd
order and military discipline, by drunkenness,
and sentenced him to be dismissed from the seryce
Int taking into consideration his nfrmty of age and
forty wears Of honorable service, the President has,
on accommodation Of the Court mltlgated his SEN
tencc to asuspension of year from rank and pay
Cen Scott with the appreciation OF the Presdent has
lust Issued order for the two companies OF the Second
Dragons TO move from Fort Randall TO Fort Leaven-
worth; for the Colonel of the Second Infantry to de-
zach three companies of that regiment TO occupy Fort
Smelling, and one, Fort Rldgeiy 1or tDe fHth hesi'
ment-to be replaced in Florida by vOunteers-to pro
coed TO efersOn Barracks and there await further
orders and for the Tenth Infantry to leave Fort eav
epworth eight companies at once and the Two lett NJ
Forts Smelling and Rdgely to leave for the same des.
fnaon as soon as relieved by companies of the Second
Regiment The above movements are to be made
with the least possible delay. Military orders were
sent by telegraph to-day both to New-1ork and Fort
LeayenwOrh , =
New. Orleans papers are to hand by the arrival Of
the mail as late as due, but they contain no news ct
importance. ~
sui tO Bremen to-day
During our city election to-day there were serious
dsurbances at several of the voting places. The
Mayor obtained from the President order to call out
two g, mpapes of Marines having stated to him upon
the "re resentatiOn of credible citizens that band of
"avess persons, most of them nOn-residents had at
tackled one of The polls at which the annual election
was in pi ogress and after manning twenty good and
"peacca6le Citizens had dispersed the Commissioners
Of Election and threatened further violence on any
who should attempt to carry on the election
No New Orleans mail has been received mere To-
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