Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-22
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THE TKAGK fINALLY oLEARED-ARRESl


ABOUT sIxrY.fIvE PERSONS.
The scene In the vicinity OF the slaughter house yeste
isrS Md s,r sg and Oh the mrs, appearance Of tho
military authorities were very 10th to forcble
means and used every effort dissuade the tunnel men
from perssting In the course they had rcsorted to-
The Hudson brigade consisting of the First aud Sec
ond Regiments under Brigadier General Hatfield LEFT their
quarters al the Court House shortly before O'Clock
anu arsncd To the junction, from whence they were
conveyed to about fourth OF a mile from the laurh
ter house Here they disembarkcd and formed in line
Az TINS e the tunnel men. 500 strong assembled
IN the vicinity OF the slaughter house, commenced boot
ing, Yelling and bidding defiance One of their leaders,
nourshing eudgel, exclaimed couch to their souls
and wen soon rout them,
The military, including couple OF field pieces mount
ca upon pauorm car in advance oil the locomotive,
IRON tue slaughter house. At this uncturc large num-
Der OF the rioters rushed down in front of the soldiers
oiddng defiance TO them and heapng imprecaous upon
'nem IN nnmezsured terms. Rev. Father venetta here
addressed the rioters who paid no attention to him. and
he shortly desisted
Mayor Colard then mounted the platform car and read
tue not aet requesting the TO leave and allow the
cars 10 pass One OF them remarked, This is riot;
We want our money!
Mayor Collard-"It looks very much like a riot"
Another man said 1--WE want money that we've
worked this two months hard for, and have right to
Another said ave do no, want to DO anv harm n,
Tod or man, or chick child. We only our mon.
ey Give us that, and will clear the track ourselves
They promised US the money the tenth OF the month"
cndauucr our
hNeS every day Tor dollar nine shilngs. Now if
cannot get money for this get food for our wives
and children We may as web die a. not"
Labonrs then commenced clearing distractions from
the track when they attacked. aud skrnish COM
nenced between the tunnel men aud police. Officer :
beach or Jersey City, received blow from club on
the cheek bone, but no other persons appeared injured
AZ tn, time some stones thrown against the mil
ary, which act denounced BY most of the rioters
at this time the rioters rolling upon the track
20 prevent the from proceeding they also placed
hundred rail- nd
thing movable without being iaierered with The adj
vance company were then ordered to charge bayones
anu march, when the crowd gave way. The brigade
formed line each side oi the distractions aud the Ia
borerS removed them. The military tho ved forward and
an attempt was made to proceed with locomotive
when half dozen rishmen sprung forward and Selling
frog" tossed il upon the track.
BY this time the rioters had placed distractions for
long distance in the OF lhe cars such trucks iron
rails, huge stones, beams of WOOD &c. The military
again wheeled and Sheriff Beatty called up the civil
citizens To assist an protecting the track His demand
received with groans and shouts and there did not
appear To he disposition To take part At this time
there could not have been less than thousand people
present. some OF the more cautious having stationed
themselves upon the surrounding hills
gang OF men then commenced removing the obstruc-
lions, and the train and military moved down To the car
houses short distance below. After passing along the
rioters again replaced the obStruc ons and great
glee, cheering sSingng their bats and using other de-
monstratious OF JOY, with cries of "Nictory."
\ consultation then held by the authorities. and
as many of the rinseaders had been spotted it de-
As soon a. the first man arrested the rioters made
a rush TO him, and some person fred shot
among the military without effect They then moved
along up the road again. and in the of an hour
succeeded In arresng about forty the rngicaders
which had the effect OF dispensing nearly all of the re-
mander and further attempts made TO block IN
the track The prisoners taken into the baggage.
and firmly bound hand aud foot The laborerS then
removed the main distractions which had been upon the
track.
After these prisonerS had been locked up in the ail
the Mayor with about twenty of the special policemen
accompanied by the military projected search the
shan for the purpose arrestinC such of the rioters
could he identified. Upon approaching the shantics
about LOO of the fed and secreted themselves IN
the dense bushes in the vicinity The first shanty they
fastened and the inside Threatened
TO shoot the first that entered. The door was hroL
open, and the Womans husband WAS captured The
officers proceeded from place to place until they cap
uFed sixteen more of the rioters, making nearly seventy
persons in all arrested.
The military again marched to the slaughter house
and remained until the cattle trains arrived and nm
loaded. They then returned the court house ,ley-
cred mp their prisoners and the companies were dismiss
ed with orders 10 hold themselves in readiness one of
the rioters whom the officers attempted to arrest was
fred upon four times without effect.
The rioters also bad two pound field piece in a corn
field near the slaughter house. which they succce led in
getting away before it could be captured.
HEAVY 0PER,uoN-$4c,Oyo ENRfzzLED AND GAuRlgp