Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-07-22

THE BURNING OF POSTMASTER
WAKEMAN'S RESIDENCE.

About seven o'clock large crowd as
sembled on Fourth avenue and Eighty
sixth street, and marched down To the
residence of Postmaster Wakeman, on
Eighty-Sixth street, between Fourth and
Fifth avenues. The rioters were pre-
ceeded by about fifty boys, who clamored
over the fense, got inside, and proceeded
very deliberately to light a fire on the
parlor floor. The inhabitants had pre-
viously left.
As soon as the fire was started, the
main body, yelling like demons, rushed
through every room in the house, carrying
away. every portable article on the premi-
ses, and what could not be carried away
| was broken into the smallest atoms. In
| less time than it has taken to write this
the house was completely guttcd, and
turned literally inside out. The house
was now burning fearfully; the flames
spread across the street and communica-
ted with the Twenty-third street precinct
station house AT that time the only
man in the house WAS the dOOrman, Chas.
Ebling. As soOIi as Ebling saw the
crowd coming, he commenced to pack up
all the officers clothes, put half a dozen
matches in his pocket, and, with the as
siStance of a man named Clark, he took
down the telegraph box and the clock,
and when the crowd came rushing in
every article of portable value had been
removed. On came the crowd, burst
open the desks, smashed the furniture.
All this time the flames were making
merry with the timbers. The crowd had
been informed that dead body was in
the house and demanded it. Ebling very
politely responded by showing it to them
; and while they looked at the body
cleared out The station-house was soor
burned to the ground, together with thC
furniture, beds and bedding. The esti
mated loss is set down at about 100000
; FIGHTING IN THE NINETEENTH
WARD.
The rioters this (Tucsdav) morning re
sumed tlreir work in the vicinity of Thir,
@ avenue and FOrty-siXth street, and at la
h test accounts fighting was going on there
Measures have been taken 10 clear til
q avenue with howitzers, and the militar
: are now pouring into the city from a
: sections of the Department of the East
and hopes are entertained that the rioter
IS will soon be dispursed.
IF PREMEDITATED ATTACK O.
le COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
ID At an early hour this morning lare
ID number of the rioters proceeded in
N body to Columbia College, with the il
E. tent to sack and burn that ancient seat
he learning. They were met, however, ne;
t. the building by a priest, who addressC
ed them, and reminded them that a churC
ne was attached TO the building which
X was sure they would not modest II
it. crown hereupon dispersed.
m The stables in Spring street, betwe
IT. Broadway and Bowery, were fired at
to O'Clock this forenoon, and entirely d
stroyed.
=. SPEECH OF GOV. SEYMOTR.
ere Shortly after twelve o'clock Govern
nd Seymour made his appearance at the CT
ne Hall, and Immediately went into consr
vn tation with the Mayor and other prom
ip- nent citizens He then retired TO t
oly Governors room. The Governor 1
determined upon the following programn
IA or as nearly this as possible:
nat He will issue a proclamation call