The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-10

New Orleans papers OF thursday AFTERNOON
Il hand. The interest felt in their arrival is
lderaby din inished by the very meagre ac-
06ts they bring. The Picayune If Thursday af.
ternoon says:
Since the last midnight chime of the Cathedral
| Of st. Louis jackson Square has been reconverted
into a Place II -AImeS, aud men, alleged to have
been appointed by the Vigilant Committee of the
city OF New Orleans. are marching around bearing
arms on their shout sers
The military organization marched to jackson
Square about L O'Clock last night, APPARENT,
der the command of Capt. Duncan, and immedi-
ateIy took Of the State Arsenal aud the
Second District Lookup. Soon after, outpoSts were
established in the neig hborhooS. and cannon were
SO placed as to command all the streets leading to
| the Arsenal.
Thus far we have heard of no collisions between
| the members of the committee and other citizens.
| and of only one arrest. The party arrested lie
| Harvey Brooks. 1t is rumored that others were
| sent tor but were not found.
Iu the neighborhood of the City Hall, there was
| an intense excitement, aud in order TO throw oil
| gu the troubled waters. Mr. Poindexter addressed
those assembled, urging them to remain quiet I'M
ill the Common Council had met and taken action
| In tie existing emergency. lie wished to impress
| on them hat the American party was the party
| of law and order, aud it was necessary to prove
themselves to be such At the pre- ent iunctnre, by
the alacrity with which they rushed TO the sup
port OF the legitimate authorities.
At 10 O'Clock this morning, extraordinary
| session of both Boards of Aldermen was called by
| the Mayor, to devise such measures might he
deemed essary. The Boards, however, acted
with closed doors, and the reporters, well as the
public were obliged to retire. In requesting the
lobby to be cleared, the President announced that
| whatever proceedings were had would be made
public. At III o'clock. the two Boards were still
| together, in joint executive session.
The committte we learn, has taken posse 0 on OF
| the rooms occupied 10y the Sixth District Court
and by the Recorder of the Second District aud
these is rumored, to be used for the trial of
prisoners.
| The Delta says:
Like a flash of lightning and burst of thunder
after the preliminary hush that ushers 10 a trorl
| cal storm was the coup d'etdt sof the Vigilance
| Committee last night. We have no time Tor com
| ment The Vigilance Committee are acting for the
welfare of the city and its citizens. All good citi
Gems are expected to stand by them until the city Is
thoroughly purged and redeemed
A dispatch, dated New Orleans, Tuesday says:
The only exception in the election of the Ameri
can ticket is that of j. l.. Faber, American car
dIJate for recorder in the second district who has
| heen defeated by Emile Wiltze, independent can
didate.
TODAY nominated as a candidate for the nayoralty,
mt that he withdrew in favor OF Stith. The re-
mort however, is not credited.
The vigilance committee still maintains its or.
yanization but beyond its own limits its purpose
| are not known. When, however. the arrest OF
| several notorious "Thugs" has been accomplished
n ia imposed they will disband their forces with
the exception of a special police, and await the
!, ton of our new administration.
Though there general collision between
opposing forces yesterday. there was yet num-
| her of cases of personal violence reported The
sad affair on Saturday evening in which four mem
|, bers of the vigilance committee were killed and
several wounded occurred follows: The vig
Iants seeing the patroie in the distance mistook
| them for their opponents, whom they supposed
were marching on to attack them, Under this be
, lief they opened fire with cannon upon their sup
osed enemies with the above fatal result on their
| own members.
On the appointment of Alderman Summers as
mayor by the common council on Saturday. vice
, Waterman impeached, the former endeavored to
! prevail upon the vigilance committee to dispense
their forces, but without success.