Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-04
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HIGHLY IMPORT ANE NEWS FROM NEW
ORLEANs--GREAT ExCITEMENTg



OHLEANs--GRE-A1 ENC1TEMENTs
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PRoaAszL1EE OF own nArT1Esl
i NEW ORLEANS. June 2d-cotton, sslss 20Oo
bales, extremely duh, unchanged. Markets dun
and unchanged.
walkers trial has been concluded. The jury dis
sgree, there being ten for acquitial and two for
conviction. The judges charge to the jury ives
Esr5 onesided. new trial il urged Immediately
+ NEW YORK, June 2d.-FoRzEas.-Pr Amsriea.
4 Turkey consents to settlement with Montenegro,
because France threatened an acknowledgements of
the independence Of the latteg. SO
The French Pacific Squadron is to be reinforced.
The French Envoy to Chins has been directed to
treat with the imperial Commissioner without going
! to China
ghe King Of Naples has applied TO the Emperor Of
Russia for passport, owing TO his fears Of the
French and British Governments.
WASHINGTON, June 2d-HousE.AThe House
by vote Of So 10 los, refused to substitute Clsrks
resolution, for those reported By the majority Of the
Select Committee The remainder Of theresolutions
were tabled by SO, against 76. bill passed giving
three years full pay as Commodore to the widow Of
/ Herndon. Ths Judiciary Committee are equally
I divided on the question Of impeachment Of Judge
/ Watrous Of Texas. The general impressionis that
the session viii be prolonged two weeks beyond the
seventh.
! CINCINNATI, June 2d.-Flour s.70a4 Is, the
latter for extra; Whisky La Bulk Sides III Mess
| Pork l6a16t; Lard 104 nominal
/ NEW ORLEANS, June 8d.-Great rioting COM
menced last night, between the Thugs and Indepen-
dents Vigilance Committee organized by the
Independents in large numbers, took possession of
the Arsenal jackson Square and the prisons. Sew
ea Thugs have been arrested, and report says will
] be hung. This morning the Executive Committee
ell for all Law and order people to join them and
/ a. To fbair
measures. Nothing else transpiIed yet
SEVEN O'CLOCK Cannon are loaded and posted
about the Arsenal, and about 200 armed men are on
! guard
NEW ORLEANS, Juae S.-Fho fOlloWin appeared
this morning:
The citizens of New Orleans, after years Of disor
der, outrage, and unchecked assassination the peo
| pie unable and unwilling either to bow down in
resisting submission TO a set Of rufians, to aban
don the city, in which their business their social
| sympathies and their affections cluster, have at
length risen in their might, and have quietly taken
! possession of the Arsenal and buildings on the
/ Jackson Square, and established there the head
quarters Of Vigilance Committee, pedgiDg each to
the other to maint ain the rights nviOably Of every
peaceful and law abiding citizen, restore public or
der, abate crime, and expel or punish, they may
determine such notorious robbers and assassiDs as
the arm of the law has either from the in6delty Of
its public servants, the in efficiency Of the laws
themselves, have left unWhipt Of justice. For the
present the ordinary machinery Of Police Justice is
/ suspended. The Mayor and the Recorders,
derstand, yielding up the power they confess their
inability to exercise for the preservation Of q Q
| peace and of properly. The Vigilance Com
mittee will therefore, professionally act in their
stead administering TO each and every malefactOr
! the punishment due TO his crimes, without heat
! prejudice of political bias. All citizens who may
| have sympathy with the movement, and who think
that the time hes come, when New Orleans shall be
preserved like all other well ordered and civilized
communities, will report themselves without delay at
the principal Office, where the character of the move
/ lnent will be explained, and the determination of
| the people more fully made known. All has been
| done nOiselessly thus far and all will continue
! noiseless disrassionately, and justly; but the
rufians who have dyed our streets in the gore Of
unoffending citizens, and spread terror among the
peacable orderly, and well disposed, must leave
| perish-so thepeople have determined. ForPoPuR,
vOx Del
The True Della, extra says that between 700 and
! 800 men are under arms now. 90 ocloek) Several
arrests have been made 1t is reported that opposi
ton will be made, in which case severe battle is
| certain. Volunteers are still cToWding up.
I IL o'clock-General Traeys division Of militia
4 has been ordered out by the Mayor.
NEW ORLEANS, June S-Ths Attorney General
has entered a HOls PrOssqui in General Walkers
| case.
| NEW ORLEANS, June 8-ll3 o'clock, A. NJ
! The Common Council is in secret session; Consid-
! cradle conf sion amongst them Great excitement
in the streets The Council have got possession Of
the First Dstrc5 Armory, but have only ten rounds
Of ammunition A battle is expected this afternoon.
More arrests have been made.
LEAYBNWORTH, June An express man
has arrived from Camp Scott the 9th He says
that the troops will forward by the end Of May
! The commanding officers at Kesrney sent word to
! Col Munroe that Gov. Cummings has been expelled
from Salt Lake, and that tho MOrmOns we're in arms
determined to resist TO the last. Col Munroe was
| requested TO push speedily as possible Col
! doffman's command was met Is miles beyond Lara
| ME He had encountered snow from two to three
| feet deep, and lost many animals, Ali the streams
| we're very high The peace commissioner passed
| Laramie and we're obliged to swim the Platte. 1t
reported that the troops at Camp Scott were living
mule meat.
LOUISVILLE, June 8.-The river is falling with
plenty Of water on the Falls for the largest boats.
LEAVENWORTH, May 3l.-No further outbreak
| had occurred at Fort Scott. The fourth column
| under Col. Morrison marched this morning The
fifty and sixth columns ready to move, and will
advance Immediately. Harvey and staff take the
/ field about the tenth of June.
WASHINGTON, June 8.-The Senate voted to
extend the present session to the fourteenth.
NEW ORLEANS, June 3.-The brig Naham
Stetson has arrived with Tampico dates Of the y.
| Vidaurri has retreaed TO Monterey, 1000 musksts
| are on the way from New York for Vidlurri. Zu-
losga issued decree establishing military instead
of civil tribunal.
NEW ORLEANS, June -OSE O'CLooK.-The
Mayor and Council have gone 20 the Vigilance Head
Quarters to read The riot act. Two companies Of
military are engaged making cartridges. The
| Vigilance Committee have established Signals
! Three guns we're fred from the Arsenal. All sup
porers are invited to the Arsenal resist the attack.
NEW ORLEANS, June The Vigilance Com
mttee are still triumphant. No fight YET. They
used Cotton bales and tore up the streets for barri
cades. The city forces are unarmed. The rabble
have no organization head. The Mayor issued
order to take arms wherever they cOuldbe found,
acting on this order the rab5le broke open and seiz
the weapons in Kettridge's Store. 1t is expected
that the Vigilance Committee will seize the City
Hall to morrow. Bands of armed rufians are para
ding the streets. The stores are closed this after
noon. The Vigilance Committee are supported by
respectable citizens The municipal authority must
succomb.
LATER.-A fight is expected. There is an i'm
mense gathering around the Vigilance Head Quar-
tiers.
NEW ORLEANS, June 3-Cotton sales 5000
bales, unchanged. Flour 81 l23. White Whea
81 10 ....
WASHINGTON, June 3.-HoUsB.-Mr Davis, o.
Mississippi, introduced preamble and resolution
that the visiations Of American merchantmen is IL