The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-14
The Changer" aIobs in New York

The "llunger" mobs In New York, Wednesday
Seen to have been composed chiefly of r,ydIes from
the ''Five foiats," aud like all asseriIages moi
excited by actual want or deep injury, vented II,
bAd ieelia5 on helpless and Gnoffs nding parties
sefefai bakers clrtS were attacked hut in case.
"here tie drivers showed fight, were net robbed
one good feature il, that many OF the speakers
~ho were foremost in addressing and exciting the
mob on other occasions, are now hustled of the
stand without ceremony. thus delaying, if not pre-
venting any very effective organization We take
The following from the New York papers. The oc
cnrrenees related having taken place in the Park
where an effort was made to raise a meeting:
SEVERAL PERSONS aoB3ED.
Many attempts were made, but at first In vain
10 get aspeaker. " ben at last Ir. NOll German.
one oil 'the unemployed was got up by the foun.
tam, and put on 'he embankment there to sneak :
Mr- Aoii said everything WAS going on as fast "a
possible 10 procure work for the men at which tho
crowd became generally excited-cpning Rim :. a
lar &C.: amid great turbulence, cheering houting
and bowling o
Ar. Noil was very clear in saving that bv Tines
day be hoped the comulistee would be aIle Ia tell
them how soon they could have work-yherpn.snn
some Cne struck him on the head with Z. stick and
began to push and haul him. which frightened mir,
on ana he ran as fast as he could TO German
grocery store. 4 large crowd, MANY of thr,n
boys, ran alter him, hoOting and yelling bn. h,
succeeded in ensconsug himself in tho srccary
eofe o. the 1ernan, who, afraid that the rnoh were
in'ehdin5 70 search his store. came ont with q
%e.ao. % Another German turned mp in defence OF
tue shop with butchers meat hatchet
, Aie crown seeing tins armed demonstration of
nei iuhdiS; FetreateG little way, aud soon after
a,ey niade another rush at the store upsetting ot
OF pals, tubs, apples and other things aronnd fb.
grocery Here Il policeman made his appearanc..
ana ordered them of, but thev refused Ia or, :
Aitef Aitef several unsuccessful attempts to get them
away Mr. Charles Smith one Of the orators of the
Jay, more successful than the policeman cot thera
To so back to the square in peace
Inc next demonstration was upon one of the
Flsu orators who has on several coca sions EN-
,lghtened the gatherings. The crowd started for
hun rs soon as lie SIT loot upon the park ana ba
ran for his life lie was chased from rnjnt IN ,;+
no" ana then getting a rap on his hat which was
A'oliohSiy Jaininei, when he fnally succeeded in
getting away.
MORE VIOLENCE
0erman, very respectable man, with white
nat, came into the Park, and walking in co,nuauv
WIN another German as far as the fountain vbpn
ms hat was Knocked in, and the crowd went 10
beating him. loaf of bread was also fired al
iiihi; ana MS friends hat knocked off from his
mead Both of these Germans started and ran a,J
took refuge in uplzbaehs grcc T, store as som, as
these TWO derians got in the gfucery store UoIy
oach put up his shutters aud closed his doors. The
crowd theh again retrcated, and left the grocery
German band of music-stieet musicians
Park side. and immediate rush was male for them
TWO OF them ran away. seeing the uioh, but the
other SIX were seized, dragged into the square up
INTO @ the touhtain basin tnow dry and there they
were hlade TO play, though half frightened out OF
their wits. They struck up Hail Coiuml,;aD then
an Irish Jig, at which the cry was got ul,-s.To
the Parki-To the Park!n
They then tried to fall into line, with the band
ahedd, ana mad nearly succeeded in forming pro-
cessIob when the band. then lett unruatele by the
crowd, started TO run to get away Then there MA.
despeTa rush tor them. but they all succeeded
III running on EXCEPT one short, fat German whom.
thcy caught anu hA!.sed around and broke his i'll
strument. Two gerI*4men stepped in and tried t.
save HIM from the crsfd. They got him IN Ninth
street and told him to run. which he did The a.
irighted musician leaped into the basement of a
private house, and succeeded III ensconsing himsell
IN tile hali. The mob surrounded the house The
occupants. afraid Of having the house torn dow,
or sacked. drove him out. and TO sooner had he
Inade bis appearance than he was again seized by
the crowd and dragged up Ninth street to First
avenue, up First avenue 70 Tenth street IN Tenth
street to Second avenue, and down Second avenue
to Mayor Woods house, No l22
There they tried to make him blow his broken
horn and "saute the mayor but there was ne
music in the broken horn. and the poor Uerman
then began to cry. report was then raised Ui
the police 'the police coming" whereupon the
German was let 20, and the two>Senllemen his
first aud only friends, again appe5Sd, end took
him down the second avenue for saieF
The crowd then returned to the square and
sing the First avenue they met Capt iialtc viii
posse of policemen. seventeenth number who
seeing them there in no actual disturbance of thu
peace let them go without arrest
meeting was finally gotten up in the Park
which was addressed by one or two Red ReuublI
cans" in an intismmat ry style and by Police Del
0ty Carpenter, after the soothing system.
The Tribune Of Thursday afternoon, has the fel
lowing:
only two or three hundred people were in Tomp
kin5 square this morning, and half of that NUN
Der were engaged i'll plays of different kinds about
the square.
Nine. Rank was the only speaker. She explain
Ell her plans again to a grinning crowd of hun
dred- and when she left number of little boys
followed her.