Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-06-20
EGR HIC.
IMPORTANT FROM NEW YORK.
GREAT RIoTING.
SEVERAL PERSONS WOUNDED.

SEVERAL PERSONS WOUNDED.
,Nxw YoRK, June 16.-Riots are an.
Iticips.ed between the Metropolitan Tor
new State) police in this city. and the old
organization, under the Mayor. The mil
itary have been ordered to hold themselves
in readiness, and there 10 the most ex.
IRENE excitement existing in the city.
r - later. fTgfFf
New York, June 16.-Thc municipal
war is raging fercely here. An order
has been issued by the new Commission
ers Of Metropolitan police, (under the new
State law, for the arrest of the Mayor
/ Wood and the Sheriff. There is an i'm
mense crowd in the Park, and the most
violent riots are anticipated. The new
Metropolitan police have been driven from
the City Hall, with clubs. and the militia
~ have been ordered out. ii 81 e..- h .
4 75ts 1ssaq stin Later. ip-' ieF eeF'd'. ~
The Mayor has been arrested, and ad-
mitted to bail in the sum Of $4,000.
Six Of the new (Metropolitan) police
have been badly hurt. The 7th Regiment,
National Guards, 600 strong, surrounded
the City Hall. under military orders. ~
44s .,.lo.. Further Of the ConAict. .,1u-
75 .NEw York, June 17.-Mayor Wood
has issued proclamation, calling on
the people of the city to maintain its laws
against the usurpers. The city is now
quiet. Several persons have been woun-
died.. and some probably fatally, though
none have yet died. .,.ssf sti ,utf}xY
) The new Street Commissioner placed
in office Tin place Of Taylor, recently de-
ceased, by the. Governor Of the State,
has been forcibly ejscted, and one appoin.
ted by the Mayor put in office. 49,. .i s
The decision Of the whole matter will
have TO be left to the decision Of the
courts. gt-5.yrsy-i-s G -E.s-fi.
Gen. ,walker and Capt. Davis.
WAsH1RGroN, June 17.-Gen. VIM.
Walker has written long letter to the
President Of the United States. His state.
ment, it is thought, win result in full in.
vestigation of the conduc. Of Capt. Davis,
Of the ST.. Mary's. i tits said thatthe late
Secretary Of the Navy (Dobbin) has writ
ten + letter to the effect that he did not
use the name Of Walker 10 his instrue-
lions 10 Davis, nor give him any directions
as to the war in Nicaragua ; but that the
object Of sending tho vessel Of war to
San Juan was for the protection Of Amer
lean citizens.
ADDITIONAL rRoM UrAH.-The Ma
tional lntelligencer Of the 9Th says:
Mr.. David II. Burr, Surveyor General
Of the Territory Of Utah, and long resi-.
dent Of this city, arrived here yesterday
He was accompanied BY his
son. MI. David Burr, who left Washington
in March to Join his father in Salt Lake
City. They met on the 18th Of May at
Ash Hollow, shout midway between Forts
Kearny and Laramie. Mr.. Burr Left Salt
Lake on The 18th Of April, in company
with large number Of !" Gensiles," who
found the Mormon country had BECOME
too bot to hold them any longer. Only
three Gentiles, Kerr, Bell and Mende.
hall, and the, Indian AGENT Dr.. Hurt, re.
main behind. ii Dr.. Hurt went South to
his Indian farm On the Peteetmeet Reserve
about eighty miles from Salt Lake, Deepen.
ding upon bis Indians, ono hundred in
number. 10 defend hin1. or protect him out
Of the country ~ sscsssity might dictate.
Still later intelligence has been receiv-
ed BY the mail which set out from Salt
Lake City on the lst Of May By thi. il
appears that Brigham Yoasg has actually
undertaken his projected Northern tour,
carrying three hundred Morpons with
him IS ! body guard, i i. also stated
that : large band of Indians. .Shoshonees
Or Snakes and Utes, amounting to about
six hundred ins ALI had marched in upon
Or. Hurts establishment, ,aad. encamped
around il, giving him Is : reason for their
strange conduct that they had been sent
by Brigham Young. Much uneasiness is
consequently fell for the safety Of the
AGENT. sats p ~ E@si ! .aaE .EilHh'5sssT
CHANCE ron 4 ...SHARr'" WIFs.--Ths
last Water Cure Journal has m advertise.
msnt for > husband. The young lady
gives 1.-The following account Of herself.
We think il Is rare chance :riit:i;is 4 a
am Just twenty, but will not marry he,
fore am two sears older. lean do. and