Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-07
ICorrespoadence Of the Richmond Enquirer
NEW YORK. September 4'h, 1893


| Firld.. HI. brother David Dudley Field was The ora
tor on the OCCASION 10 land The cable, on WHICH OF
coarse rested the glory oi his brother. A9a,h n'T
,enerab!- father, the Rev. MIR. Field was 10 deliver
tho. h-nedciiJn The ceremonies oil the fa'ace past
rnnher field of glory still awaited the Field. ihls
cam. off by n splendid and enormously expehslVs'
| Y arranged dinnrr. which ths "e7sfs' hs'-
| lands know so we'll how 10 get up shd pald Tor ny
| ,be common council Of this city III c"nplli'eh'.--
| Wh-r-at W. agan find our sur!ace hoailng easy
tonpued notorety glowing individuals ot almost every
uro,-,,,on Several oi whom We've so anxious 10 see
tbemsey.s in print that they actually wrote out nelr
,.-c,,s. and sent copies io the press, before they
| were delivered Some ut These Insr, seek hotor'eiy
C,r th. mira love of il. These found among the
| teachers, ChceverH, Chaplns. Bellows, &c, VI Tue
clergy aud among any number ct place hunters 'ak
ara Tor Buncnmhe, while those gorhrG anu oepras-d
e iih the grOsesf usomeness receive IL MI aH er"o
tpl incense TO their prominent srse oi sell-estetH'
| rne finale of the lat terminated by grand
torch procession of bremen, which consumed nearly
| rhe whole night III the deinonsTa,ion. ih'S war
. feature ut the celebration. The Military on me
,ir.r made really fine display Prominent aud most
| z,,ractiye of which the fine appearance ana
usual beautiful drill Of tho immortal Seventh k-g
,n-nt National Guard, Col Durfea lhe visii OF inis
unblr Regiment 10 the Old Dominion will long be
| emeubrred.
| incomplete without the presence OF this regiment.
| In IN. processiun also, aud next to The Seventh
R.gim.ut wa. seen thu military corps OF Montreal,
aimee IN. revolutionary war, that British troops nave
| visited the city Of New York.
! IN, procession aud demonstration were in the
,,in impressive, aud gratifying 10 the million who
| n,,nes..d IT, There were probably more people Oh
| Manhattan Island the day Of the ceebration Than
were ever gathered upon il sine. Capt ludeon tuot
| Of the Nisgara,l first sAiled up the North RiV-r
When the events OF cablesm on The first aud second
met. filled columns upon columns OF the CITY papers
would be prepos,erou- IN US 10 attempt even re-
| .u.c,sbIe outline, without irespassiDg upon your
| SPACE, and upon the patience Of yonr readers
THE BURNING OF THE QUARANTINE BUILDINGS
| BAHBARITY Of CuSDUcr AND iHCENDiARieH IN
OPEN DEFIANCE OF Law.
| On m. uphr oi the lat instant, when the whole
uopu!aiion of Nav York city, and much "t tn sur
rounding country, engaged IN the cable c--ofh
;i,n an iutnriated and awie.s mob were engaged IN
| burning down the extensive quarantine buildings at
Staten Island. "
| They dragged the sick and dying from the build
ipps aud slrewed them over the ground on etra~
mattresses, and left them exposed to The damp nnu
chilling night air to perish. They then applied the
torch and burnt all the buildings, excep; ths Central
! puriion-iutO which some of the wrech-d sick We're
| trapysd They then attacked aud burnt tbs resi-
| deuce Of DR.. Thompson, the health 0fhcsr' Which,
with the hospital houses, belonged tn The Hate. ne
nhy stefan barely had time to escape with his HE.
Will. his house and furniture were consumed by The
q .m.s The mob Intoxicated with delight at the
-uccess OF ls diabolicGl Conduct. On Thursday hey
oeny e1uted in their ncend!arlsIn and barbarity to
al hAI X
meeting at a drinking house, and passed congratua-
tory resolutions, and proposed tn Tx day npon which
10 celebrate the event, like celebrating ihs laying oi
| a cable The spokesman was man known ~ nay
T,mnkjns of about Wall Street reputation, who fell
40 far from the standard of grace even in That ocal'-
y AZ TO liz unable to appear there IN business asso-
Citations with stock exchange brokers Ihs man hI'
n.ars 10 have been leader in the mob. lie or his
wifi. ou ,s real estate on the i-land He, with MIN
| horne Tompkins, OF tho nre Daniel R'tnp
| k,us Vice President of the United States, aud who
| though not regarded as man OF genius or unusual
| ,sl.nt WA regarded ~ All honest man. Minthorhe
TompkjnH We beI,rve. is regarded III M orderly ana
| r.snrc,nbIs man. He ~ al inIer'se Black Repnbi.
| can however, aud was appointed by Governor hlng
,n of hi. snecur- port wardens, which yields him
large salary with little to DO.
An day on Thursday. The II lnStaht ths mon had
| svarvthinp their own way tho Island. They were
militant with succe.s, aud made open threat. of new
depr.datons al nigh. Governor King and ms Black
Republican police commissioners were III !owh al
d.y but did not Inov-. The heaith commissioners
.n, 81, ,.,i commissioners wee here but did not
move.
On. would have thought that in the destruction OF
30 much valuable State property IN defiance OF the
local authorities, the Governor aud conmand-r'in
chief Of the State would have repaired in person 10
tho scene of the mob. Ia have vi-ed and provided
tor ths diving women and men eTpnsed OIL The ground
And if need be, 10 have ordered ons or Two rrgi'
,n,nts of troops TO the island and to haVs declared
under martial law, ana allowed none but known cut
y.n. IN hay. passrd To or from The leland until the
nmrsgs investigated, and lis lhgeadrrs arrested
| and pnnirhed ,
| never wenr near Staten Island where dld
,h.y 20 Why they went 10 the Field din
n.r on Thursday night, TO play their part Of
.voti,tics notnri.iy And while ha EXcellency, in
W hose vein II 'ws the blood OF The hlnes was taking
about "IAc Empire State" and "EEctiSior. The
torches of beiDg applied 10 the remain
ing buildings Al Quarantine, while the he PleSs sick
ger. d wing on the ground in the open air.
You will zee what the merchants and Other c"nser-
vavc citizens think 0t this most disgracrul hif1r;
sian upon the character vi our pohfica lnstlntiohS.
Comment il unn- ressary.
What make. this brutal mob triumph more sIsrm
ing is the tact; that intelligent aud influential men
have. pecunary considerations, Justified the moo
Many Of these purchased r"nl esiaie on The Leland AZ
low figures, knowing thar lt- value whs lGhuenctd
nv the pr-,er,. of the Quarantine; and, III order tn
enhance lis value. they have coun'rnanced, 1t they
avr no; directly wished tho mob TO destroy the pro
prrty.
comprising one or steamboat kings. or po:entHrs
of money bRgs it j. rumOrrd were not unwilling 10
h.sr of tn. destruction of property at Ouaraniins.-
Thesis ferries have been chatged, We know not whe
Their rne or falsely, with atfIrding certain kinds at
hid and comfort 10 the incendlaries.
The e1uedon Ia Paraguay iaci;es much interest M
this quarter. The appointment OF Commodore Stub
rick IL considered iudicious. merchant VINO hh-
visited Paraguay. thinks IL next TO mpnssibla In nhk+
any decided impression on the country BY all The hos
t,le naval force We pand against u. Paraguay
VIA discovered in 1896 by Sir Johnston Cabot II IL
an inland insulated country with population ct be
tween 300 900 and 400 600, chiefly mixed Spanish
and Indian race with a considerable sprinkiing OF
negro blood. The area of The country comprises
about "a 900 square miles, and has been under Inc
de.pnii-in Of the one man pnwsr.
The merchant before referred to, states me river
nv which our steamers will have to approach the
country il At the boundary, extremely NARROW, AMI
with current rapid ths1 that oi the Mississippi
whil. the banks either side high aud perpsn-
d,cuiAr, while every peak aud turn vel! armed
.ith artillery. He ,hnks our chief dependence Will
have 10 res; upon skiiiful diplomacy.
The successful attack we made upon the Dsniso
Souud dues which led to the sdopton Of measures tor
their final abolition. has aroused attention 10 the IN
justice Of the Stade dues, sgainst which oar Govern
ineIt hes justly protested
Of the Elbe Of sbou, 5000 or 600 inhabitants. de-
voted TO wool.n and hosiery manufactures To reach
Hamburg, by the Eibe, vessels are compelled to pass
the castle Of this old town, Whers they were com |
PEELED to come to, aud pay tribute to the Kingdom OF
Hanover, in heavy dues their cagoss, before they
would be allowed 10 proceed. They were. however. !
finally permitted 10 pass on to Hamburg. aud on
reaching there to pay the dues to Official Of
the Hsnoverian Government. These taxes unjust |
and operate very unusiy both the trade Of foreign
countries and OF the city of Hamburg, with which |
trsds is quite large The Pretended right to col