Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-07-17

Rabbits and Bowery Boys have been more
than ever anxious 70 have "muss" ON a
| large scale.
| About nine o'clock, when fast folks be-
gan to feel the effects Of bad liquor, the
rowdies paraded the streets in bands, of
ten to hundred, insulting honest people,
and committing all sorts of outrages The
police were hooted and chasedin every part
Of the city.
THE FIRST RIOT.
We gather from various circumstances
and from individuals, the following par
ticulars of the riots in the Sixth Ward:
About o'clock ON Saturday morning a
party of boys identified with the Dead
Rabbits were walking in the Bowery in
the vicinity of the Bowery Theater, when
they met officer Abraham Florentine, of
the Sixth Ward, and another officer, whom
they assaulted, and who were obliged for
refuge to run into the barroom Of No. 40
Bowery, the headquarters of the Bowery
Boys, or Pat Matthews party. The Dead
Rabbits followed them as far as the door,
when the foremost of them was knocked
down by man standing in the door of
No. 40, at which time the door was closed.
The Rabbits then proceeded to throw brick
bats, stones, &C., at the windows and doors
of the place, breaking nearly every pane
of glass in the sashes After finding that
they could get no satisfaction in the way
of attacking the two officers, they fell to
abusing another of the Metropolitans, who
was passing at the time who was compelled
to seek refuge in the coffee and cake saloon
in the basement of No 36 Bowery. This
place the Rabbits also attacked with stones
and brickbats, breaking lamps, windows,
and everything within their reach, until
they we're driven off by party of boys
who came out Of the saloon, with tumblers,
! glasses, &C., and chased them to the corner
of Baytrd street and the Bowery, but had
hardly reached that place when several
persons rushed out of the cellar of No 36,
Bowcry, crying, "Go at them boys" At
this, in two minutes, the street was full of
people, who came together from all direc-
tions as if by magic. In less than five
minutes over three hundred had collected.
They started off after the Rabbits, but, be-
fore they reached them, the Rabbits had
gone into their holes; not one could be
seen. After going through several of the
streets without coming across one Of that
party, the Bowery Boys returned to their
head quarters, and remained for some min
utes in hope that the Rabbits would show
| themselves.
THE SECOND RIOT.
The Bowery Boys re-assembled in the
neighborhood of the Bowery, at an early
hour on Saturday morning, in large num-
bers, and began making active prepara-
tons for defense, should they be attack
cd by the Dead Rabbits. They first des-
patched scouting parties in all directions
throughout the ward, to watch the move
ments of the Dead Rabbits, aud keep them
we'll posted, should they take any measures
| for attack.
At the same time the Bowery Boys set
about arming themselves with revofSers,
pistols, ammunition, g., a large supply of
which was deposited in place selected for
that purpose, and squad of boys selected
to run to and fro with pistols, as fast they
should be discharged, in case of riot, in
order that they might be reloaded by an
other party detailed at the headquarters,
and then taken back to the Boys engaged
in the fight, and exchanged for the empty
onessjustfred OFF BY this means the Boys
were keptwell supplied loaded pistols,
without their opponents being able to as
certain the secret of their success
Everything went on peaceably enough
until about o'clock in the eafternoon, when
word was sent to 8S White street that as
sistance was wanted in the Seventh Ward to
aid in quelling a riot which had been rag
ing in Jackson street. Deputy Superin-
tendent Carpenter accordingly immediate
ly despatched Sergeant Bonner with 25
men, who proceeded through White and
Baxter streets to Bayard. The moment
they we're espied coming up Bayard street,
it was generally thought by the Rabbits
that they were coming TO arrest them,
They accordingly Immediately sent word
to their forces in all directions and assem-
bled in the vicinity of Mott and Bayard
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