Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-16
LATEST NEWS.


The Rioters ia New Work
The telegraph yesterday advised the public OF
more riots in New York ono of them termins
ting fatally The first was in the 18th Ward,
AMI took piece Sunday evening. letter says:
Captain Ilartt and number of his men while
proceeding to quell a disturbance between two
Germaus. were setnp upon by large crowd
stones wer" thrown apon them from the house
top, aud they We're shot al; The police used
their revolverS and forced the rioters IL dispense
after arresting six Of their number, all more or
less wounded. Several persons were seriously
injured, and ali the police were wounded-fanr of
them severely--among them officer MADDEN.
whose recovery Is doubtful Ii is rumorad that
during the fight three mrn were killed. \ Ger.
man banned Muller, while walking through the
street with his wife, received u ball through his
breast, and will no doubt die. The cause Of the
not Is not clearly known, but it is believed TINT
SOME evil disposed persons had induced the Ter.
mans to believe that the police were coming Ia
attack them, and thus induced them Ia make n
fofciblr resistance when Captain IL. aud his men
mtelferrcd to prevent the fight between the two
Germans.
The attack on the police took place Saturday
night. Very little execution was done. though
the iiehtirg was kept up some time The Times
About II O'Clock, the sentry, while AT the
south. east end corner of the iucIosure. near the
ruins of the building burned down by the rioters
some few weeks since, observed n body of men
approaching the grounds from the direction OF
the candle factory, situated on the Seguine's
Point. They numbered about thirty. The sentry
Immediately hailed them and demanded them 10
know who they They replied friends"
lie next asked them their business. and they re-
piled that "ihey had come to clear the police out
Of the place. The sentry told them they could
pass no further.
In the meantime, Capt. Wnlng's men prcpar
I'd Tor the attack, aud portion Of their number
passed into the mclosure to resist any nttnck
which might he mnd,' there. III" men about
the bunkhou,c returned the attack of the party
occupying the cellar, aud for several minutes II
brisk fire wus kept up. The distance between
the two paries-5OO iect--wns too great Ia ena-
BILE either To uke eff eilye aim in the night time
aud our reporter unable to- learn positively
whether any were Killed or wounded. except Mr.
seaman. But while this skirmi-h was going ON,
Il diversion had been made by much larger par
~ Of the n.snjlants. numbering near u hundred.
Oh the west side Of the ground.
The property is inclosed by close fence mnde
of upright boards abou, fifteen tJei high. With
axes and crowbars, they soon tore off Tour al live
of the boards; but anticipating II movement OF
this kind TO captare aud set fire to the three bull
dines within the enclosure, Capt. Walling was
reudy with II portion ot his force within md
they had no sooner effected an entrance thnn they
were met with n fire of Minnie muskets The fro
was returned and the fighting continued for seve-
raj minutes, seeing, however, that their success
in taking he place was not probable, they re
treated from the breach made, and ran down the
rond whence they had come they were joined
there by the party who had occupied the cellar
will.
At short distance below the souihside of the
enclosure, they halted aud opened II fire upon
the bunkhouse, which within range. This
was returned by the police, aud was continued
for ten minutes by both parties. when the assnll
ants retired The bunkhouse j. II chenp sirao
turc. made Of rough boards, for the nccommoda
ton of the men. Its south>ide was often struck
by the balls from the guns Of the attacking par
~, some of which. were M ounce IN weight
Several bullets which had gone through the
sides Of the house, were found on the floor after
the engagement. WIS over.