Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-17
TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
The New York Riots.

railroads and telegraph lines are being re
paired.
Business is fully resumed
The 7lst regiment arrived inst now, and was
handsomely received. The 7th arrived this
morning.
There has been no rioing of any consequence
to-day.
Law and order reign supreme again.
NEW YORK, July Ii, p. m.-Things have
fully resumed their wonted appearance. The
tracks have been relaid, and the railroads and
the telegraph lines are being rapidly repaired
Regiments and batteries are arriving, with
mo following on the way
Business has been again resumed, and q gem
erai feeling OF security again pervades the
community. The lawiess scoundrels and
thieves who have been the terror OF the decent
and respectable people of this city for the last
three days and nights, are skulking to their
dens in the bick slums of the city, en- deayorinv
10 hide themselves and their plunder, while
their abettors are erdeayoring to leave the city
tbs reported that the notorious scoundrpl
Andrews, VIII led the rioters in burning tha
Orphan Asylu has been arrested. but this is
doubtful, as his sympathizers have undoubted-
ly secreted him, or got him out of the city A
levnision OF feeling is surely coming and the
Government will undoubtedly be sustained in
the maintenance OF order and of all The laws
NEW FORK, July 46-There is no truth in
the reported burning of the Newark factories
The Post states that early this morning the
rioters on Staten Island burned a depot and
water station, and afterwards they attacked
and burned negro shanties, killing two negroes
Many OF the people have left the island in
Guiding many of the prominent citizens, whose
lives and property have been threatened
1t is stated that riot is now going on in the
First avenue.
In Mackerelyille, where a company of the
fifteenth New York were going to protect a
steel factory, they were fired upon, and fifteen
soldiers were killed. The soldiers returned the
fire. Reinforcements are now (three o'clock)
being sent to the soldiers.
NEW YORK, July 16.-Fiye hundred cavalry
sabers and one hundred mnskets have been
seized by the police in a house in Stanton street
Two negroes were killed and thrown into the
East river last night by the murderers
The arrest Of Andrews is received with the
liveliest satisfaction. 1t took place in a house
of ill fame, on Eleventh street, where he and
bis fit consort, black woman named Wilson,
were located. He is said to belong to a "tirst
family Of Virginia, aud has been quite promi-
nent at certain political meetings held at the
Cooper Institute and other places OF late. Some
TOUR hundred dollars in rebel money was found
upon him.
NEW YORK, July l6, p. m.-Details of the
riot in First and Second avenues say Jack
sons, at Twenty eighth street, and Stewards
foundry, at Seventeenth street. were threatened
by the mob. This afternoon a detachment OF
fifty of the Sixty fifth New York, under Col.
Behrend, and two howitzers of the Eighth
militia, were sent to the scene The mob came
out Of their haunts armed with muskets and
carbines, but merely yelled furiouslv at first
The troops took no notice of this, and leay-
ing detachment with one howitZer at Sew
ards establishment, they marched to First
avenue. Here party of roughs fred on them
one of the soldiers being slightly wounded
The troops wheeled into line and placed their
piece in position, but no further hostility was
attempted.
After short halt, the troops proceeded to
Jacksons foundry, burst open the doors, and
entered. The mob now fired an occasional
shot, which the soldiers returned with q gall
ing fire. and several of the mob were wounded.
A howitZer was placed in position to command
the street, and matters were quiet for an hour
or so RelnfOrcementS arrived, and the mob
fired on them without effect.
The soldiers took aim but were restrained
from firing by the officers. Mr. Jackson now
asked the withdrawal of the troops from his
foundry.
Gen. Brown replied: 81 shall put my soldiers
where please, and no mob shall dictate to nae
where they shall 60" He sent orders to defend
the place at all hazards, and not be sparing of
his fire ii the crowd gathered.
NEW YORK, July 16.-The passions of the
rioters Were inflamed this afternoon by the
funerals of some OF the victims of the last
nights fight.
Col Letferts reported his command with the
regiment, to Gen. Brown this p. m, and was
ordered 10 take control of the district between
Seventh and Sixty fifth streets from First ave-
nue. to East river, and take all means to sup
press all mobs and riots.
All is quiet in Harlem and Yorkville.
During the day Senators Bradley and Con-
nolley have requested the withdrawal of the
troops from the First Ward, which was refused
by Police Commissioner Acton and General
Brown.
at half. past four o'clock this afternoon a
sharp fight was going on in Twenty second
street, between Second and Third avenues,
those engaged being soldiers and rioters.
All the stages and railroad cars are running
The city will be patroled by military to- nigh,
and General Brown has determined that the
mob shall be put down tonight, if every man
found in the crowd is killed.
The Twenty second Brooklyn regiment is
expected home toni ght or to- morrow morning.
The impression tonight is that there are no
more rioters in this city, and that the arrival
of the military has made rioters wary.
THE NEW COMMANDER FOR NEW YORK.
General Dix has been assigned to take COM
mand of the department ofGeneral Wool, who
is relieved.
NEW YORK, July 16 / a. Nall quiet up to
this hour.
NEW YORK, July 16.-There is no truth in
the report ofthe burning of the Newkirk House,
at Hudson City.
The fire was the Jersey City railroad stables.
One of the ringleaders of the mob was cap
tured in first street might by soldiers,
and has probably by this time beeR hung.
NEW YORK, July 16, p. m.-With one excep-
ton, so far as can be ascertained, there has
been no disturbance ce in the city this afternoon.
A company OF soldiers of the 65th reg't, sent to
protect Hotchkiss's she'll factory, in First ave.
nue., was fired upon by a mob, and 1t is said a
number of persons, both rioters and soldiers,
were killed. A reinforcement was sent immedi-
ately to the place, and the mob will be dis
persed There are rumors of other idiffic ulties,
but they are not trustworthy.
The following card from Bishop Hughes is
posted in the city:
To the men who have been called by many
of the papers rioters: / am unable, owing 10
violent rheumatism, to visit you; but that is no
reason why you should not visit me, in your
whole body, tomorrow, Friday, July Is, at
two d. M, at my residence ut the northwest
corner. of Madison avenue and Thirty fifth
street. have aspeech prepared to make to you.
/ feel authorized to say that you will not be in
terfered with in coming. or going, by any mu-
nicipal or military presence.
JOHN HUGHES, Archbishop OF New YorR.
The Mob in Troy. sl
Il Troy, N. Y, July Is. 1880 p. m.--This'
morning some three or four hundred men, said
20 be workmen in the Rensselaer, iron foundry