The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-24
LATER FROM THE N0sTH.
The First Fruits OF the ''N'gaer'' In Ohio.
The Riot In Cinrinnati--0rderso OF General
Pepe--VirgiHia TO he Laid Waste 10 supp,y
his Army--The Recruiting scrYisc--Seusa-
don War Meetings, SC, &c.

We have received New York papers OF the loth
Inst. The war meetings are being hold nightly.
hn' without mach success as regard, oriistncnts.
Ihe recruiting officers 90 around to these meet.
tngs, and by taking hold Of some rocrnits nj fever
beat hurry them OF and get them 70 enlist The
American eagle" of the orators does not soar lin
disturbed ana tho speakers frequently inter-
rup,ed by why don't pag 60 out nnd fight.~ and
what are ;er dolug here ~ home;"
TIE WHITE IS. nLstR LABOR RIOT rs ciNcINXATI
--untsE BURNING.
The Scarcity ot white labor on the stesr,boats st
Cincinnati has induced tae captains TO pu. wage =
up 10 SO and SIS persmonih The negroes how
ever, are willing 10 do thr work for go 10 their
employ meut the whites, particularly the Irish ob.
jec;ed, and II early heor on The morning of the
10Th the frat Of tle ro,iDr, resu,ing from The 90,
lection occurred The Cincinnati Ga:et,s. of thc
nth sayI:
About two O'clock yesterday morning visited
;he sceGe, IN conpany with several officers. Larry
Hs7er. acting Chief of Police, detailed ten or
twelve r4en 10 proceed round IL way OF Seventh
street 10 the corner of Sixth aAd 1ulvert while
he, with equal EuIrer o. ucn. to the spot
by the Way oi SIKH stEest. Tie crowd, number
ing one cT two hundred persoOs ctiety boys. were
standing on the coraet discussing matters. when
several pistol shots were heard On tuivert street,
and considerable racket occasioned by breaking
window glass and furniture. The police then pro-
ceeaed 20 the spot, and found that an lrishman
named Burke had been shot in the groin and was
badly wounded. He carried to a grocery aud
medical aid sent for, bat understood he was
moraly wounded.
Mr.. Hazen made every effort TO dispense the
crowd with what force he had. but before be could
accomplish 1t be had 10 arrest live or six men
whom he sent to the Hammond street station.
II appeared TO IL that most of the trouble was
caused by I've or six steamboat nen and rs many
Fourth ward FOUNDERS, who feared to make much
disturbance themselves but WHO had succeeded IN
inducing large number CT boys and yonrg ieds to
commit the outrages while they stood ii the back
ground and urgcd them on. The r!nglesders were
aware that the eoiared people were :rinea, and
they were evidently not disposed to make the at
tack themselves.
About dozen OF the lrishmen were arrested and
fined from S. TO so each, but this did not queI
the dist siurbsnces. The Gr.otte Says
The disturbance of the night previous caused
considerable excitement among our citizens yeBier
day, and the Mayor Issued the following notice:
MAYORS OFFICE, July lG, 1862.
ITO tic citi.ens of Cincinnati:
"Apprehensions being felt and expressed that the
peace Of the city will be seriously disturbed give
notice that have at my Command large and well
armed special police force, aud that am deteruin
ed ct all hazards, to mainta!n the laws and keep
the pesce CT the city. There is no occasion for
alarl:, Tho difficulty in The Thirteenth Ward last
night is greatly inaeniied
GEORGE HATCH, Mayor"
Several disturbances occurred yesterday on the
wharf. which were entirely unproyoked, aud shows
very iorcby the inaiignity Of the spirit which has
animated the perpetrators of he disSrace!ul series
of outrages. negro man was walking along
Water street In the morning, without doing any
thing to excite the most irritable mind, when he
wag suddenly assaiied by VIII 5le crowd of these
Irish tends, and compelled to for His life, bare
| ly escaping from their lnurderouS clutches. An
other occurrence CT similar character occurred On
Front street. between Sycamore and Broadway.
Mr. Baylis of Ruiiin's Independent detective ottice
who was passing Ivy at the time compelled po
jce lar 81 Lo standing by to arrest the perpe
traitor Of the outrage and he was taken 10 the Ham
mond street station hcuse. IL the afternoon an
Ifishman threw large boulder &: negro who
was passing by on Front street at the corner Of
Sycamore. The negro drew q lsrge horse-pisl ol,
and pointing it is the direction OF his assailant
tired. but without hurting any enc, although the
ball must have passed very near q gentleman who
Wa riding by IL q buggy,
The negro was chased BIZ the crowd some dis
tauce up sycanore street, but succeeded ia In1Dg
ais escape. Later ii tae afternoon tevo ire4.ea,
employed on the Leouora were rather seriously r
iured by these rioters. enc being struck the
head by huge lump Of coal, a1d the other receV.
lag seyere Cut III the back fry!2 knife. Other
disturbances constantly occurring for part.Cu
lars Of whi.h cannot hnd space IL columns;
b:zt threats are being continually made that they
will clean out every niger on the wharf. and that
they will prevent then1 IcIn working any steaio-
boat cn the river
u,Ibiic meeting was held ~ the Merchants Fx.
change, "a; which IT was resolved to organi2s a
force Of 1000 meg, to preserve peace. meeting
was also held at Greenwood Hal, with the sane
view, at which the following action was taken:
The chairman said that the Mayor bad received
10 day I've hundred uiGskets f.oLa the state. to-
gether with large quantity of ammunition, both
for Inueketry and artillery.
Earnest Remarks were made By several gentle
ham
ton FOR the preaefvation Of peace IN the city
Nj Patterson then moved n enroll the s
Of all persons with. - march TO the Mayors
cfTico and report thesl-".gss ready for service We
eCe sorry remark ti.at Loi single fesponae was
given 10 the CELL
At this iuneturs the Winfield Rides marched int,
tie room 10 report themselves They were armed
with nlusl1eis and fixed and supplied with
ten rounds cartridges (nct blank oae.I each,
which they would willingly have discharged into q
crowd OF rioters Perceiying that lighting
could be found III that assembly, The Rifles
ported themselves TO the Mayor Who accepted ihcr
services and l1ade arrangem' Bts 10 call upon them
ii necessary.
On motion, Nessrs Wittsee Eirby and ;Patter.
son were appointed committee 10 appoint com
nittee In each ward, whose duty Il shall he to gt.
tend to the enlisting OF volunteers TO defend the
city.
4 committee Of three from each ward (ffty-one
in alb was then appointed, and tie following call
Yves Issued;
meet this evening, July H. st tie usual place Of
meeting, for the purpose OF organizing homs guard
companies"
Yesterday evening about seven O'Clock flames
discovered issuing froIa the rear OF the
Shakespeare House. small one-story frame shanty
fronting on Cuvert street and the flames rapidly
spreading gained possession Of the whole
cluster Of little houses. consisting altogether OF
five tenemcnts. The contagration was speedily
checked, hsweYer by the activity OF the Fire De
uartHeus. No. EenE almost lunieii.
gtey on the spot and belag soon Joined by several
other companies. Had il not been for tie prompt
ezertions of the irernen there Is doubt that the
Bucktown riots would EaVe permanently ceased,
on account OF tha disappearance Of the locality
large crowd eongregated in tho immediate vi
entity of the eonEagration and fears were enter
tii..ed that they might Interfere for the purpose Of
preventing the flames from being extinguished; !;
hut the thunder Storm which occurred about the
same time, speedily dispersed the whole crowd.
Matters quie. last evening, and, 50 far "a we
could learn no disturbance occurred A large spe-
c.al police force was on duty uIiie- Larry Hazen,
and we knew il was that officers intention 70 sr.
rest all who made the least disturbance. Other
raugeulents were made 20 call out additional assist
tancs in case OF need but at mdnigh, last night
hpprehensions were felt that the peace would be
broken.
We have heard, since writing the above, that the
negro deck hand. on board Tie Golden Era and The
kesta of by tie Irish sieyecor"s previous
to the departure of those boais. Trouble was ap
pretended on board the 0aio No >, but. It seems
that the alarm Was groundless.
FROM McLELLAas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
There Is very little news from McClallsns army.
that ii has been reinforced by the division Of
Gen. Stevens, from South Carolina. 1t consists Of
New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, and
Michigan troops aud has two batteries of artillery
with, it. The old Harrison mansion Il still being
,f