New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-25

connection with this murder thus far are actively
engaged in sewching for other parties known to
have been acces Dries TO it before the fact'
ATTEMPT TO DROWN NEGRO.
Iosenb Marshall, boatman, was arrested yester-
dav by Officer Cornell fthe llarbor Police, charged
with feopious assault and battery on Joseph Jack.
con colored man, residing on the corner of Broad.
NAV and Houston street. On the 18th inst. jackson
was attacked by gang Of rioters, and to escape
them ran down to Pier No. 4, North River, where
he had some business. The mob pursued him, cry
ing Here's ID niger" aud the prisoner, as is
alleged, made rush or him, apd, teizing the
frgbte ed negro, beat him in the most terrS,s man
ner about the head and body with large stone.
Jackson was then thrown INTO the river for dead,
but the plunge in the water revived him 30 that lie
WINS enabled TO crawl under the pier, where he re-
manned Tor nearly twenty -four hours before daring
to venture from his hiding-place The rioters robbed
their victim of bis watch and chain and $50 in
money. The prisoner, who is reported to be a
newly .imported rowdy from New-OrIeans, was
taken before Justice Quackenbusb and locked up.
lie was positively Identified by jackson as one OF
the men who beat him.
FEARFUL or BEING KNOWN.
For the last few days General Superintendent
Kennedy and Inspector Carpenter have received
numerous Anonymous communications, TO The ELECT
that the writers Knew who had mobbed and hung
negroes, and committed other acts OF violence
against both persons and property, but they feared
violence at the hands of the roters should they be-
tray them. Any person possessing such. iniorma'
lion. by making the necessary aiidayts before in'
spector Carpenter, will be protected from harm, and
nssurances given that their names will Lot be di.
vuleed, except by their consent.
THE MERCHANTS RELIEF COMMITTEE.
The following notice was is.ucd yesterday after.
noon:
MERCHANT RELIEF CoxsrTrKs FOR srrTrRfsGl
CoIsRKD PEoPLE, DFror. No 80 tOUkTH .IkkkT, (
hkw.io OAK Jo'y ~, ve, 10, y,
relief OF suffering eoo"d people held TINS morning 'He ''
lo~ ius resolutions ~-re UnanilL ously Adopted
Hhyoai 1t la, come TO oar knowedso th'i m,ny parties
h-lctolo, poying oooied men aud women axe bow ae
cuins ,he further employ IRON lear oil iho"'oh ~
s,,,,d MAJ merchants wsrrhouseuen transport com.
name. aud other, respectfully ursei TO employ eoofed
heretofore and are eGss.iea TO TeJ upos mo p1ehe
hc.oSd fonhsr That a, ssch be reported to the
Kssr,l Ths, re.pop,sl- persons redin: out Of town
now coored refugees frou. th. city 30 dor negh5or
.oor. No go Foam ,Sst AID aid the Cou,l,o In re
turnns refugees 10 lh.T sees0usd a6er 5000
JONATHAN sT,RGis. GEo. COLLINS.
A. Il. WETMOhE, }. u NckEsLlE,
}. ). 5LI LIZ. jos. ~ 'oLLlNT
EIscsIN. Committee
DIR. EDWARDS.
DIR. Nelson Edwards. the dentist, charged with
aiding aud encouraging the rioters, after Impair
tial investigation, has been Internationally dis
charged from custody. lilo says be s not IA En-
glishlnan but Vermouler; Dot Il secetsenisi but
a Union man. and that he did not address Fernando
Wooi's peace meeting ~ the Cooper Institute.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN ARMS.
The Police Yesterday recovered a large number q
the mrskeA and racs stolen from the Seconds enne
Armcry by tie rio,er. They alfo iennd ,iofea away
in stone yards aud vacant lots - bars Of iron, eight
bar. Of steel. aud a. nae-barrcls The arms we're
fond AZ No. III E,st Twenty -iou.<h sioel No. 36i
Second avenue No. D. Eaet Twenty fourth street,
No. 3zs E..t twenty fourth stscei, Nc. 30 Flint
ayenue, No. 25S Second svenvc, and 81 two other
houses in East Twenty fourth rireet- All there
places are in che Eglteenth Ward. Two detaca-
nents OF 30 policemen AID ~ roldors .n'oach woro
searching tie Ward yesterdey Afternoon for mere
stolen property.
Capt. S,oi Of the Tweniy-ecoond Precinct reports
that the o1icers Of his command have recovered
mattressce chairs, clocks elects books, half bar
rel q whit9 sugar, pillow oases "a boiler feather
pillow, &c., Sc. Thee goods, fcr which owners
are wau.ed, can be- soen at tho 5taton-llou-e, IN
Forty-ssgenth street, near :he Eighth avenue.
The Eighteenth Ward Police recovered four rilc-
yester1Ay; tLoy were taken from citizens wAc
said icy found thom in the street.
MAYOR orDYkE AND THE RIOTERS.
Dasiag the excitement in the Nineteenth Wani
on Wednesday OF the not week, gang Of men
visited the residence OF Josiah pOrer, In fifythud
street, near Lexington avenue, and calling him =
I'D Black Republican Irish OrAugemai,
threatened to kill bin and then burn lis house.
Mr.. Porter Immediately called upon tho Mayor who
referred him 10 the Police Commissioners, but that
city. Mr.. p. returned with fear aud apprehension,
still entertaining The hcpe thu, tho rioters would no'
carry out their threats. The Rebe-. however, kept
their word for about dcsk "a crowd Of them return
cd with shouts and yella and in IL few minutes Mr.
Por,er's bouso was reduced 10 GsLes.
A few days ago Mr.. p. applied for warrant,
naming some Of the parties who participated II tho
Outrage.
The warrant was placed in the bands Of Officers
Moxon and Mcknight q the Nineteenth Preoinci,
who were fortunate enough to socuro the accused.
Tbs officers had wagon, aud arrested tho men
one ty one giving them no opportunity for resist
ance, though they ATTEMPTED violence in one or TWO
CAGES la arres;ing Of tho men in Fiily-soventb
street tue officers were fired at thrice, bu. not iu-
jurcd.
The prisoners yesterday morning wero arraigned
before tie Mayor, snd gave their names as Matthew
Powers, bernard Tagan, Patrick Kiernsn, Fred'k
Hammers, Terrence Reynolds, nnd Bernard Clark.
A large number Of the friends and relatives Of the
accused moslly Women followed thogl TO the May