Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
Morning and Noon Dispatches.


The New York Riot NOT yet @ YELLED.
New YoRK, July l5.-A terrible onslaught
was made on negro dwellings on York street,
last night, amid the shrieks and yroans Of the
unfortunate women and children.
A collision occurred on 44th street this morn
Ing, in which three soldiers are reported killed.
Report says there has been quite an importa-
tion of rowdles from Baltimore and Phiisdel
phia, but 1t is diacredited BY we'll informed per-
sons. ~
| Mayor Opdyke recommends the Immediate
proclamation Of martial law. Gov Seymour
opposes 1t. This afternoon the mob collected
ln 32d street, near where negro was hanging.
Failing to disperse, howitzsr was trained upon
them, loaded with canister. The frat discharge
wiped out six. Two more discharges increased
the number to twenty-five, when the Williams
alive skedaddled. t
| Two negroes we're killed this afternoon, one
on Pier No. and the other in Washington
street.
Harper Brothers and J. A. Gray, printers,
and Others have been warned that their estab-
lishments will be destroyed If the workmen are
kept on duty.
The coIored people are fleeing from the city
In all directions. o
We have scne particulars of the riot In 37th
street to-day. Another attack on the 7th ave.
two hundred and fifty men, with an artillery
company With four l2-pounder howitzers, pro-
ceeded to the corner of 35ih and Broadway.
The street from 9Th to 7th avenues was crowd
ed with men, women and children. Fifteen
minutes we're given for the crowd 10 clear the
street. No one stirred, and at the expiration
Of the time allowed, artillery, loaded with can
mister, opened and FIVE rounds fred. A good
many were hurt, but 1t is not known how many.
The street was cleared. The military having
dispersed the mob from this vicinity, the fire.
men checked the flames so that only three or
four buildings were burned.
The rioters proceeded to 32i street and erect
ed O barricade of wagons across 33i street to
9Th avenue. Some hundreds Of negro women
and children we're allowed to escape, but no col
ored men. Buildings occupied by colored per.
sons were set on FIRE with the intention Of
burning the oolored men in them. At last &C
counts the military had arrived at the scene
and fight probably occurred.
Thursdsy morning-The Treasury building,
Custom House aod other public buildings were
guarded by cannon, supported by infantry.
The Elevators were destroyed by the mob In
Brooklyn last night, valued as over $l0O, 600.
Some negro houses In Jersey City we're sack-
ed and burnt. Numbers of negro women and
children are encamped In Elysian Fields, Ho-
boken. .-.... ...
The mob at Staten leland last night was
overawei by patrol Of armed citizens.
| Residents of williamsburg are organising
volunteer companies.
The Mayor of Brooklyn refused to call q
meeting Of the citizens on the plea that 1t would
inhame the rioters.
Inquests have already been held on the bod
lea of about fifty persons, including nearly q
dozen innocent people, one mother and infant
just born.
A dry goods store on Avenue was sacked
of $4,000 worth. The residence on 29ih
street, destroyed by the mob, was not Horace
Greeley's, as the mob supposed, but Mr.. Sin
clair's. where the former sometimes stayed. A
man resembling Greeley was aWfully beaten.