Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-27

est professions of the land to leave their far OF homes
brave the storms of this severe winter and bring with
them their wives daughters and sons TO Washington.
Why have the brave volunteers of so many States
and intrepid enginemen assured Of their presence
to swell the pa geant?
Men of eminence and of patriotism have ever filled
the chair of these conederated States. No military
chieftain is now elevated there, nor man who has
sought the popular favor through the treman's trum
pet. What then The solution is simply this In
the conflict which ever endangered the safety
and the happiness of any republic the magma charta
of America has been abundantIy sustained The un-
ion OF these States is preserved civil and reIg ious
liberty is still guaranteed to every man, woman and
child. This, then, is the nations jubilee. new
epoch has arisen the constitution appears more
binding and beautiful than ever. The representatives
of these great principles, eminenty experienced wise
and conservative. about to be inaugurated Let
the people rejolce--le all the people rejoice.
A Big Riot ~ Hudson city, n. j.
On Saturday, the monthly pay day Of the Irish en-.
| gagged on the Bergen tunnel of the Erie railroad, a
grand national festival came of-fght, bloody noses
and broken heads, all the result of L" old whisky, %
and slight misunderstanding, which has been on
the taps for brief perio of say the past fifty years
the pluck of the Corkonians and Fardowners-
This could be settled in the ould counthry"
and at every leisure moment, as in the above case
the subject is introduced in free Ameriky" and the
way they pitch in, aided by g raw rum" now and
them is caution to fancy men.
| There are about twelve hundred men at work at
this point, and the old story again coming up or Sat
urday for discussion the parties came blows
sides were taken, friends Joined in and a free fight
soon began on all Sides The soon became gen
eral all through the locality the whole line of shan
ties on each side OF the tunnel, sent their quota
of soldiers-every hut had material in the shape of
" broth of bye" 1t was not long before full FIVE
hundred were engaged, and fire added to the inter est
of the scene four of the shanties soon being heap
OF ashes and four more being completely demolished
Stones, bats, clubs and everything of the char
acter of missile flew in all directions Pistols and
guns, knives, axes and bars OF iron were made SER
viceable.
Sheriff Beatty, of Hudson county, who resided in
Hudson city, quickly the ground with force
and dispatches sent to Hoboken city, Jersey
city and Bergen for the military 10 march Immediate
ly 10 the ground.
Companies from Hoboken were soon on the spot,
four of them, but the rioters warned in time to
fly. Several, however, arrested, while In the
act of escaping, and the public school. house, which
was filled with 6 orange men, surrounded BY
The military and several ngleaders and portion Of
the lighting men taken prisoners About the hour
of O'Clock Sunday morning, the roting and noise
ceased. Up to that period, arrests had been con-
stantly made, The New Jersey military were on
guard at the time, and in the morning they were re-
! lieved by the National Guards of Hoboken The
First Regiment had been duty at the early portion
of the night.
| Dr. MulIord, of Hoboken, was early on the ground,
and labored professionally during the night in dress.
ing the wounds of the in lured. One Flanagan was
found beaten almost 10 death in an unoccupied saloon
on Bergen Hill he died shortly after he discov
cred. A Mrs. Muligau shockngIy hurt, and
her recovery is very doubtful. A man named Kelley
is also badly injured, and will probably die little
grl died yesterday from wounds received in the fray
John Quinn, who was not partcipator was shot in
the eye. He had just arrived at Bergen and was
alghtlng from the stage when he was struck by the
shot. All those arrested, had either smashed head
or cut hand, or other injuries of some character
Medical aid was promptly bestowed. Many of the
parties in custody had slung shots, fire arms bluIg
cons or other dangerous instruments in their hands
An investigation is to be made this morning at the
Hudson Court House.
The loss to the contractor of the tunnel, MIR NAL
lOny, will be serious, as several hundred of his men
have run away, and it will be difficult to supply
their places. On Sunday at 8 P. M. slight row
again broke out. large part of all this trouble
has grown out Of the " rum trade" Who partici-
pates in The profits IN. Y. Day Book.
GREAT AMOUNT OF COIN IN THE New YORK SUB
| TREAsURY.-The receipts into the sub.treasury at
New York. continue very large, and the eyes of those
who control banks all over the country indeed
the eyes of all who know anything of cause and eff
tect watching the absorbing operation there with
the liveliest interest. On Monday evening the de-
posoIy Of the government at Now York, known as
the sub treasury, held nearly fifteen millions of dollars
being an increase in one day the payments of
over one million Of dollars This is an amount I'M
heard OF since We were government. AS yet The
imports continue very heavy, and New York impor-
tiers are complaining of small sales and low prices
The Philadelphia Ledger says:
This condition of things makes pinchng times with
the New York banks and merchants for coin, and
street rates steadily the advance. Fortunate.
ly we have subtreasury. If all this coin went in
10 the banks, and should be made by them as it un-
quesonably would be, base for further discounts
the present excessive imports being unknown, would
be increased, and unconscious of the mine swelling
and glowing beneath us, the grand explosion only
would arouse US to our ruin. Not so under the in-
dependent treasury. 1t daily informs us of the ope-
raIons OF trade, and how extravagantly we ex-
pending abroad. There is timely admonition which
the banks in self preservation are compelled to heed,
, and by denying accommodations to the importers
and merchants depending them for current means,
compel them 20 pause. hus will the drain of coin
Tor importers be npped in the bud. Inconvenience
and embarrassment doubt felt, but they will
not in all probability last many weeks. We expect
cessation of imports, and gradual depletion of the
sub treasury, and with these the usual freedom and
ease in the New York money market. AS yet. rates
have not been much affected in This market but the
soon will be, unless there is let up at New York
THE STEAMER JAMEsrowN-This fine steamer has
now resumed her regular between New York
, Norfolk and Richmond, leaving the former place
every Saturday at o'clock p. NJ, and arriving ere
on Sunday evening. On the return trip she will az
formerly, leave Norfolk every Wednesday at II
o'clock A. NJ.
The steamer Roanoke, we learn, has been with
drawn IRON the line for the present, and is now I'M
t dergong thorough repairs, which will make her :
better and stronger boat than she was before Tbi,
work will be completed by the 4th of March next
When she WILL again be brought into active service
a ana the seml-weekly communication by this line b.
resumed Norfolk Herald
Ice In the su,quchanna.
, ~, PHILADELPHIA, Feb. I.-AUGUsTA, Feb. 49,
The ice IN the Susquehanna yelled slightly yester
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