The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-07-16


From Sd Edition of the Evening Post,
We have heard Of no further demon
strations by the rioters. The city is
filed with wild reports. Mayor Opdyke
has issued the following proclamation:
MAYOR oPDYKE's PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS OFFICE, New YORK, I
July Is, 2:l5 p. m, 1868.
WHEREAS, An -unorganized and un-
lawful assembly has, in various parts of
the city, violently resisted, and by force
obstructed the execution of the laws
accompanying their acts by the de-
struction of property and endangeripg
the lives of the officers engaged in the
performance oftbeir duty, and of peace
able citizens, / hereby warn all those
in any way engaged in these riotous
proceedings, to desist at once, and re-
turn to their homes and their several
employments.
ALI necessary measures will be taken
to preserve the peace of the city, to en-
force the laws, and to put down rioters
at all hazards.
(Signed) GEORGE OPDYKE, Mayor.
The military escort of the remains
of Brigadier General Zook, comprising
the 1st regiment of cavalry, was or
dered to the scene of the riot.
Just as we go to press we hear the
mob has burned two elegant dwelling
houses in Lexington avenue. Infor-
nation received up to two O'Clock,
states that the mob has increased to
some thousands. Gen. Wool has or
dered to the scene large number of
marines from the Brooklyn Navy Vary,
besides a considerable number of sol
diers of the regular army. The Ma
tional Guard reserve is called out.
New York, July 13--6 p. MP
to this hour the riot appears to be in
Icreasing. The following is brief re-
sumo of the operations:
1t appears thai there must have been
a concocted plan of resistance to the
CONSUMPTION, as all the workingmen on
the different railroads combined, to-
gether with those of certain factories,
and marched to the building on Sd av,
enue where the drafting for 9th district
had commenced.
At about half past ten o'clock the
crowd rushed in, seized the books and
papers, using great violence towards
the officers and reporters present, who
managed to escape, except Assistant
Deputy Vanderpoel, who was badly
beaten and believed to be beyond re-
covery. Soon after, the building was
burned, the demons meanwhile storm
ing the upper part, where some half
dozen families lived.
The next building took fire and was
also destroyed, the rufians shouting
while it was burning. Women were
also in the mob, melting them on. All
the horse cars were stopped, and the
drivers taken off by the crowd.
The police were overpowered and
beaten horribly. A blacksmith shop
was also demolished and its owner
nearly killed.
A detachment of 72O of the Provost
Guard arrived at noon, and drew up in
line of battle between 44th and Forty
fifth streets, on Third avenue, where
they were quickly surrounded by an In
tensely excited mob who stoned and
jeered them. The soldiers fired into
the ruffians, when they were set upon
and driven off and pursued about a mile.
One of the soldiers was caught and &C
tually beaten to death by both men and
aconaan .Jfe'ads. Another was nearly
torn to pieces, thrown over precipice
and his body stoned till half buried.
Soon after squad of police arrived,
but were driven off, one of their num-
Der being torn to pieces, and kicked
into jelly.
The stores in the vicinity were soon
closed by their owners, and the rioters
had everything their own way. The
firemen were not allowed to play on
the fires.
The most horrible and beastly out.
RACES have been perpetrated. Some
twelve or thirteen policemen have sc
been brutally treated thattheir recovery
is almost Hopeless, and no doubt exists az
to the death of Superintendent Ken
nedy.
About 4 p. M. some 5000 of the
armed mob marched down Fifth avenue
grooming for the CONSUMPTION.
Gov. Seymour will probably arrive
this p. m. Mayor Opdyke has issuet
a proclamation against the rioters, stat
ingthat order shall bepreserved. Meas
ures are being taken by Gen. Wool
which will probably prove effectual il
uuelling the riot. ,e
Every negro who has been seen b,
the mob, has been either murdered O
horribly beaten. Some twenty hay,
thus far been killed.
One or two newspaper offices hay
been threatened. The citizens are arm
} ing. The colored orphan asylum ha
D been destroyed by the mob, and Aler
!; tons Hotel, at Bulls Head, burned
g While the mob was passing down Sec
ond Avenue, somebody in an armor
< fred on them from window, whe
!. they fred building, which was ais
o destroyed.
e About three o'clock p. M, the mo
had moved further down town, whe