The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-16

and at II o'clock the wires were de- /
stroyed.
1t is said Superintendent Kennedy ap-
peared at the scene of disturbance, and
was much injured. The police are una
BILE to check the riot.
LATER-From the third edition of the
Post-We have heard Of no further
demonstrations by the rioters. The city
is filled with wild reports. Mayor OPP
dyke has issued the following proclama-
ton:
MAYORS OFFICE, n Y, July Is,
2:l5 PM
WHEREAS, An unorganized and I'M
lawful assemblage has In various parts
of the city violently resisted and by force
INSTRUCTED the execution of the laws, &C.
companying their acts by destruction of
property and endangering the lives of
the officers engaged in the performance
of their duty, and of peaceable citizens,
/ hereby warn all those in any way en-
gagged in these riotous proceedings to
desist at once, and return to their homes
and their usual employments All nee
essary means will be taken to preserve
the peace of the city, to enforce the laws,
and to put down rioters at all hazards.
"GEO. OPDYKE, Mayor.
The military escort of the remains of
Brigadier General Zook, comprising the
LIST regiment of cavalry, was ordered to
the scene of the riot just as we 60 to
press The mob has burned two elegant
dwellings on Lexington Avenue.
Information received up to two clock
states the mob has increased to some
thousands Gen. Wool has ordered to
the scene a large number of marines
from the Brooklyn navy-yard, besides
considerable numbers of soldiers from
the regular army The National Guard
reserve is called out
6P Mp to this hour the riot ap-
pears increasing The following is
brief resume of their operations:
1t appears there has been concerted
plan of resistance to the eonscription, as
all the workmen on the different rail-
roads combined together with those of
certain factories, and marched to the
building on Third Avenue where the
drafting for the Ninth District had COM
menced About half-past ten the crowd
rushed in, seized the books and papers,
ard used great violence towards the
officers and reporters present, who man.
aged to escape, except Assistant Deputy
Vanderpool, who was badly bruised.
Soon after the building was burned,
meanwhile the demons stoning the part
where some halfdozen families lived
The next building took FIRE and was
also destroyed Women were also in
the mob, melting them on. All the
horse cars were stopped, and the drivers
taken off BY the mob. The police were
overpowered and beaten horribly, and a
blacksmith shop destroyed and its owner
nearly killed.
A detachment of seventy-fve of the
provost guard arrived at noon, and drew
up in line between Forty-fourth and
Forthwith streets, on Third Avenue,
where they were quickly surrounded by
an intensely excited mob, who stoned
and Jeered them.
Soon after a squad of police arrived,
but were driven off, one of their number
being torn to pieces and kicked TO Jelly.
The stores in the vicinity were soon
closed by their owners and the rioters
had everything their own way. The fire.
men were not allowed to play on the fire.
The soldiers fired into the ruffians,
when they were set upon and driven off
and pursued mile. One of the soldiers
was caught and actually beaten to death
by both men and women. Another was
nearly torn TO pieces and thrown over a
precipice, and his body stoned until half
buried.
The most horrible and beastly outra-
ges have been perpetrated. Some twelve
or thirteen policemen have been so bru-
tally treated that their recovery is almost
hopeless, and no doubt exists of the death
of Superintendent Kennedy
About three o'clock, the mob had
moved further down town, when the fire.
men went to work on the burning build
ings on Third avenue
One house was entered where a lady
had just been confined, and number of
articles stolen, but no violence perpe-
trated
At two clock, Mr.. Howard, late city
editor of the Times, was attacked by the
mob, bowling, " he is an abolitionist,"
and were about to hang him to lamp
post, when the mobs attention was d.
verted and he ran for his life, the crowd
chasing him, striking him on the back
of his head and in the face with heavy
stones, stunning him, when they robbed
him of his watch and chain, a diamond
breastpin and S33 in money. He was
with difficulty taken to an engine house,
the doors of which resisted the efforts
of the mob, and finally he was taken
away. His injuries are serious.
The mob tore up iron fences to arm
themselves, and about three 0 clock a
procession of rufians, thieves and wo-
men. armed with clubs, pistols and bars
of iron, marched up First avenue, threat
ening all connected with the conscrip-
ton.
The arsenal was threatened, but the
presence of detachment of the 10th
Nationals prevented an attack. Howit-
zers are stationed there and at the 7th
Regiment Armory, loaded with cannis-
ter, which will be used on the first dem
Onstration.
A whole block on Third avenue, was
burned.
A person named Andrews, of Penn
sylyanis, who has lately harangued meet
ings at Cooper Institute, seemed to be
the leader of the mob, and addressed
them near the ruins while the destruction
was going on, denouncing the present