Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-16

Zen. retu-reW, OF the confederate cavalry,
killed this morning in the attack on the
enemy's rear guard His body IS in our hands.
Gro @ MEADE.
Major General Commanding
From san Francisco.
SAx FRAScrsco July 1.-THE ship " r;
Palmer has arrived from Hong Kong with dates
to MAY 80.
Rumors then prevailed that the ship Ringleader.
which previously sailed for San Francisco with a
load of Chinese passengers. was lost early in
Nav. The non arrival of the Ringleader at this
port renders the correctness of the rumOr prob
able
Major Gordon was at Hong Kong with forces
No aggressive movements against Topping
1t is reported at Canton that the British troops
at Shanghai we're about to depart for Japan
Dates from Nagassaki. Japan, to May Ii say
the Prince of Ssnionnia had collected large
force in that vicinity. and il is feared he would
attack the foreign settlements
Business suspended. and foreign merchants
settling their accounts and sending their property
on shipboard
The New York Kiot.
NEW York. VIA foSKERs, July l5-Mob reign
has not yet ceased. though TO day will probably
witness its end. There is no doubt that vastly
larger numbers engaged in il yesterday than on
Monday All the large manufactures are closed
and labor in the docks and ship yards suspended.
The object OF the rioters yesterday was un-
questionably plumber. Al noon yesterday thev
turned ont about 400 strong and attacked the
Union Steam Works, corner of Twenty second
street and Second avenue. At o'clock 300
police arrived The rioters were in possession of
the building. Finding escape impossible. they
made an assault On the police, who shot FIVE of
the mob. About twenty remained in the build
ing. The rioters again becoming desperate, they
assaulted the police. who killed fourteen of the
ruihans Four were killed and a number injured
by jumping from second story windows.
As the dead were borne from the scene men,
women and children ran bowling through the
streets in the most frantic manner. The rioters
we're then dispersed, and the police held the build
ing
Yesterday morning the mob gutted the house
Of Col. O. Brien. of the llth New York, who
rendered his services to suppress the riot. A
force of 300 policemen here charged and drove
the rioters into houses, officers chasing them all
over the buildings and telling them with their
clubs
detachment of the 18th regiment reached
the scene and aided in dispensing the mob.
Col O'Brien, who went forward near the mob,
was set upon and beaten to death almost instant
ly. The crowd afterward amused themselves by
firing at his head "a he lay on the sidewalk, and
then hung him TO lamp post from which he was
taken and thrown into the street, where he re
NAMED up TO O'Clock last evening
] Gov Seymour addressed the crowd from the
City Hall, impOring them 10 refrain from vic
lence and he would see that their rights were
protected. He was their friend, and there was
no occasion for resistance to the draft for it had
not yet been enforced. II they would dispense
he would promise that no injustice should be done
in the matter of CONSUMPTION, and the rights of
themselves and families should be fully protected
He had sent his Adjutant General to Washington
Saturday to ask the Government to stop the draft
All jewelers. and money brokers shops were
closed, also the Custom House Offices
! The mob fred ferry house at the foot of 42d
street early in the morning.
The rioters assembled in the Fifth avenue at
the Mayors house and broke the plate glass win
dows Col Maunieke and few friends with
! clubs and revolvers checked them until they were
relieved by the police and party Of United States
soldiers
| The mob made an onslaught on the negro
dwellings in Thirty fifth street. but fortunately
the occupants had been taken for safety to the
| Station House.
From Memphis.
MEMPHIS. july ~ -Report- from the army at
| Vick>burg are al favorable
Sherman is pursuing Johnston with every pros
pect of DESTROYING MS entire army
News of the fall of Port Hudson Is hourly ex-
pecied
Gen. Dodge at Corinth reports that he has
routed the Rebel force hnsier Forrest, who have
been securing the couh north oi his lines.
killing. wounding and capturing quite a number
OF them
Hurlhut's cavalry scouts report Col. Blythe.
With 300 men ami four pieces of artillery, at
Coldwater Station, and that Gen Chalmers was
at Pamela
Letters received a fernando from Chalmers
state that Johnston had been tigf'ing ut Jackson
and was falling back
Richardson is still in the country north Of
this enforcing the CONSUMPTION. Dodge will soon
attend TO him.