Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-06-11

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Pm. Fifty men, with two cannon
nave just taken possession of Canal street.
They are said to be men who have been
marked by the Vigilance Committee for
punishment.
2 P. M. The Vigilance Commute
are triumphant. The Mayor has resign
ed the municipal authority into their
hands.
The city is quiet, and the crowd has
withdrawn from Canal street.
The Committee have appointed a special
police of over a thousand men.
NEW ORLEANS, June Al L. NJ
We are on the eve of fresh excitement
Inflammatory placards have just been
issued by the so-called American party,
calling upon the Americans to resist the
authority of the Vigilance Committee.
More than one-half of the American
party are on the Vigilance Committee,
and many of the leaders Of the Commit
tee are well-known Know Nothings.
One man has been killed, and another
wounded, accidentally in the Vigilance
camp.
JUNE 5. Incendiary speeches have
been made to the mob by Col. Christy,
one of the candidates for Mayor, and
Col Henry of the Nicaraguan army
They call the Americans to arms, and
offer to head charge against the Vigi-
lance Committee to-day.
u o'clock, NJ. T. P. White, a money
broker, was shot at and very dangerous
ly wounded last night, in front OF the
City Hotel. He is white man, and Is
said to have furnished the cotton for the
barricades of the Vigilance Committee.
Over 1900 names have been enrolled
by the Vigilance Committee.
Trouble is expected to day.
New ORLEANS, June IS P. M.
The streets are seemingly quiet, but no
mans life issafe outside the different bar
ricades.
An attack was made on the Vigilance
camp on Saturday highland theVigilance
Committee had four men killed and II
wounded by the accidental discharge Of
a cannon during the confusion.
7P.M. The election has gone Ameri-
can. Gerard Stith is elected Mayor by
a small majority.
The VigiIants are still behind theil
barricades. Not half of them voted.
They say they viii carry out their reso
buttons and free the city from all the ruff
fans now in it.
There is great rejoicing in Lafayette
square, among Stith's party. The city
may be said to be in perfect uproar.
: NEW YORK, June Z. The Washing
ton Union of yesterday gives the sub
, stance of several private dispatches frou
New Orleans. Mayor Waterman ha
: resigned. Samuel H. Kennedy, veal
thy merchant, was acting as Mayor, un
der the authority of the Vigilance Com
mittee.
1t was reported that Theodore Hunt
and his brother Randall Hunt, with sew
eral others, had been notified to leave tn
city, or remain at their peril.
1t was expected that five or six of tn
e leading Thugs would be executed.
a ST.. LOUIS, June IA Leavenwort
: dispatch, dated the 9th inst, says tba
/: the details of the ARRAY at Lawrence
: between jim Lane and Mr.. Jenkins ar
: received.
e Both Gen. Lane and Mr.. Jenkin
?. were living on a claim, which both cor
2. tested. The former enclosed an acre {
i land on which was a well, and whic
e was used by both parties in common
d Gen. Lane recently locked the well, an
d fenced it up, and forbade Mr.. Jenkiu
% access to it. Mr.. Jenkins declared
& would have water at all hazards, whe
Gen. Lane threatened to shoot him if h
u made forcible entry on his premises.
r On Thursday afternoon, Mr.. Jenkin
d accompanied by four of his friends, we
ia armed, cut down Gen. Lanes fence, an
le proceeded towards the well, when Gel
i, Lane warned them not to advance, or /
j, would shoot. Disregarding this threa
RS Mr.. Jenkins, with his party, advance
2 when Gen. Lane fired, killing Mr.. Jel
kins instantly. One of the jenkins pa
ty Immediately returned the fire, shoe
+ ing Lane in the leg, inficting a wour
i which confines him to his bed.
ts Gen. Lane had been arrested, and WI
: to undergo his examination to-day
q Much excitement existed in consequent
10 of the affair.
,r Mr.. jenkins was held in high estim
le ton, and his death is deeply deplored.
,v A man named NJ. Wells is in custoC
1e at Lawrence, charged with participant
a. in the outrage in Linn county.
90 Gov. CUNNING EXPELLED FOE
re UTAH-THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
n WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Secreta
Is of War has dispatches from Col. John
IS ton, confirming the report that Gov. Cur
!. n ming has been driven out of Salt La
u City.
ISL The Secretary of War to-day recei
a Geographic dispatch from Gen. He
ney, dated Leavenworth, in which
a says the express has arrived, and I
Isl ports Gov. Cumming driven out of So
d. Lake City. The dispatch does not c
tain full credence, for the reason ii
y Gen. Harvey merely repeats a repo
nd and does not communicate as from dire
MS intelligence to himself. 1t is believ
as probable that Gov. Cumming has
it turned to Fort Scott. for il is known