Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-07

bannefs, hanspsfences, engraving and picture.
the property Of private individuals were eithe
demolished or taken away a.
At this point Lieut. McHenry, Of the police
having received information Of this outrageou
and unwarranted attack, arrived with two o
three policemen, when he ordered biz, men =
Immediately close the doors. They did 90. an,
the party inside began to make every efort {
Escape Many Of the rioters escaped by iunpin,
from the windows. One man who was accovte,
oy the omeer: on the stairs, In order to escsP
arress, threw himself over the balusiers and dow
two nighh OF steps and got off. The followin,
named persons were arrested-6eorge Clare, JohI
Aleofn, James +. johnson, Richard Hampton
Rlngold w. Browning. William Ogden, Z. l.
The rioters, after the attack upon the build
ing, were called together and briefly ad
dfessed by their leader, who claimed that IL was
disgrace to the city TO have such organ zatior
In the city Of Washington, and II Dug bit TO b.
broken up After various threats to IRE The build
ing, end further acts Of violence, the crowd wal
again ranged In line. Cheers Were then given fol
The :. Natl onsl Volunteers" and Brec kinrfdge and
Lane, when the order TO match was given. The
proceeded up, Indiana avenue 10 the City Half
thence to Sixth st., and down Sixth 10 Pa ayenur =
where they finally dispersed, shoutsng lustiiy FOL
We IN atonai Volunteer" We understand thai
warrants were to have been Issued this morning
Tor the arrest Of certain parties well known in this
Community, alleged to have been active partici.
pants In these riotous proceedings
=, After two O'Clock this morning the friends Of
those arrested went to the house Of Justice DOM
and woke him, and asked him to 90 to the guard.
house TO Try the cases. Justice Dom went down
ana. ascertaining that the witnesses for the MO-
ecu. were not there positively refused 70 20
ih'o an examination fully The Justice suspectsd
that the witnesses for the Governme nj were IA
go 70 Ine guard-house at that time; and in order
70 give them opportunity to appear, he held the
!, isoneIs 70 bail for further hearing at his Once
Lieut. McHenry was substantially that he he.,d
OF the riot while on Pennsylyania avenue Cot
one or two men and started for the Virxvam
Isea there; found party inside and sorne ovt.
James f. Johnson, when arrested etI "a 10
siseu the eficer- Many escaped by iumpino
rom the windows, there not being enopyb ~ thss
Ponce present to secure them "a WIG
Note.-George Clare, who w.s a,,e~.us
Others for participation In this atnons
naa noteingwhateve, to do with the ,os.y
ponucai CRUZ that thus. .,,d,r cover of misn,gbi
,s,,s ~ 20 destroy pr.vate property to gratfy the
result Of the Of their disappointment at the
hat hap election He, young Glare, alleges
time (ening to be passing the building at the
MI Snd hearing tumult In 1t, and seeing fur
are being thrown from itswinC ows he supposed
q on hre. Rushing in, to the end Of aiding to
put the fire out, he discovered what was going
on In there, and Instantly TUNED to leave the
premises, and that at the door De was arrested by
the police under the mistaken idea that he was a
participant in the affair. .--
TIE APPEARANcE OF THE wIGwAM THIS MORNING.
Inc Nigwam presented this morning sorry
appearance to the crowd Of persons who visited
for the purpose of ascertaininy the extent of the
damage. The lower story windows were pro-
tected with strong wire-net work on the out
slde, Notwithstanding which they Were riddled
with stones, pistol balls, etc The wire metz ork
was forced and broken in, and the glass and sash
completely demolished on the Second street front
OF the building, and marks Of pistol bullets were
numerous on the brick walls and window frames
The attacking party, after perpetrating what
damage they chose on the outside, burst open the
hall door and rushed up stairs into the arp room
where the meetings Of the association are held
Here tney effected more serious mischief by de-
nohshlng and pitching through the windows
benches, chairs, etc upsetting and rendinp in
pieces the tables, desks, stag ing, etc demoiish
Ing Lincoln and Hamlin trans parencies and ban
hefs, breaking wide-awake lanterns and statuettes
OF the republican candidates, throwing large
stones through the windows from the outside
ana other acts which usually characterize the
onslaughts Of lawless mob. The drawers of the
presidents table were forced open and rified Of
taeir contents amongst which were the books of
the association. On the hall floor lay large stones
which had been thrown in through the windows
and In the opposite walls were the marks of pistol
balls, which having spent their force against il
now lay CATERED upon the floor The uniforms
and other paraphernalia of the Wide-Awake Club
mad been removed from the hall to another part
oil the building, which the mob did not penetrate
30 mat tney Were not destroyed.
when our reporter visited the place this morn
ing, he found number Of prominent republi-
cans In the ball, surveying its dismantled condi-
ton with curiously twisted faces, indicative of
disgust at the cowardice Of crowd that was con-
tempftble enough TO attack an UNPROTECTED build
ing, aud indignation at the damage done to the
bal, with mixture OF citation at the thought of
the success Of their party Throughout the country
yesterday. Some OF the more enthusiastic of the
crowd went TO work to restore the hall to some
thing like order and in few minutes a number
OF carlcatures indicative of the republican success
and the fusion and opposition defeat were fas-
tened to the walls, the contemplation Of which
had the effect Of restoring the good humor of the
crowd. There seemed to be no disposition on
the part Of the republicans TO BE- revensed on
their cowardly opponents,n as they were termed;
The unanimous sentiment being that IL was best
10 let pubic opinion pass a verdietupoa the con-
uct ofthe National Volunteers and the parties
who had melted them on to the preparation Of
these disgraceful deeds
REPUBLICAN THROWN DOWN STAIRS
On Monday night an elderly man, belonging to
the Republican Association, visited the Demo
cratic Jackson Association Rooms, by invitation
OF party there, to arrange the terms Of bet
On entering the hall, and being recognized as one
OF the wigwam folks, he was assailed and hustled
towards the door, and was then pitched and
kicked down the staircase. On reaching the
landing he was again maltrested by chairs being
thrown upon him, and he got away very seriously
injured
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS The Board
OF Trustees of the Public Schools held their
regular monthly meeting i'm the Aldermen's
Chamber, City Hall, yesterday afternoon, at X
O'Clock. Present-Messrs NJ r. Miller, A w
Miller, Ironside, Holmead, For, WHITE, VIII
lett, McKnew, Albert, Walsh, Ames. II
Mr.. Walsh, OF the Third District, called the
meeting to order. After the transaction Of some
preliminary business -
Mr. Willett stated that the night schools In the
Fourth District Were not opened on last Thursday
night on account Of there being no one to Ia ke
charge. Mr.. Thompson having declined the
teae hershiP OF the same, he hoped 1t would be In
order 10 make another nomination.
The Chair stated that il would be In order to
make another mination.
Mr. Willet then nominated Mr.. w. n. Stra.ton
for teacher Of the night school In the Fourth Dis
uict. rhe nomination was unanimously con-
frmed
Applications for teachers places were received
from c. c. Wade and Theresa n. Givens They
Were referred to the committee on examinations
Mr.. NJ Ia. Miller, from a special committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting for the purpose, re-
ported set OF rules for the government of the
teachers OF vocal music In the public schools:
which Were received and adopted
Mr.. Miller then moved that the special com mi
tee be discharged from further service. -
Mr.. Whyte thought that II was nece ssary to have
standing committee on music, and moved thai
the chair appoint such committee, and hoped