Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-07-22

will be instituted to test the legality of
the draft.
1t appears that there must have been
a concerted plan of resistance to the con-
scription, as all of the working men OF
the different railroads combined, together
with those of certain factories, and
marched to the building on the Third ave
nue., where the drafting for the Ninth |
( District had commenced.
! AT about 10a O'Clock this morning, the
crowd rushed in, seized the books and pa
pers, and used great violence towards the |
officers and reporters present, who mana
ged to escape, with the exception of AS
sistant Deputy Vanderpool, who was
badly beaten beyond recovery.
Soon after the building was burned, the
crowd meanwhile stoning the upper part
of the building, where some half a dozen
families lived The adjoining building
caught fire, and was also destroyed, the
rutfians shouting with frenzied JOY while
it was in flames. Women were also in
the mob melting them on.
All the horse-cars were stopped and the
drivers taken off by the crowd The po-
lice were overpowered and beaten terribly
A blacksmith shop near by was demoi-
ished and its owner nearly killed.
A detachment of seventy-tive OF the
provost guard arrived at the scene at
noon, and drew up in line between Forty
, fourth and Forty-fifth streets, on Third
avenue They were quickly surrounded
by an intensely excited mob, who stoned
, and ieered them The soldiers fired into
f the crowd, when they were set upon and
driven off and pursued for about mile.
Soon after a squad of police errived,
e but were driven. off, one of their number
being torn to pieces and kicked to a Jelly
r The stores in the vicinity We're closed
by the owners. andlthe riolers had every
: thing their own way. The fremen were
e not allowed to play on the fire.
The most horrible obtrages have been
n perpetrated. Some twelve or thirteen
/ policemen have been so brutally treated
|, that their recovery is almost hopeless.
a No doubt exists as to the death of Super
intendant Kennedy.
1. At about three o'clock this Afternoon
d the mob moved further down town, wher
when the tiremen went to work on the
buildings on First avenue. II was ther
asceltaincd that a house had been entered
he where a lady had Just been suffering the
N pangs of confinement, and although NJ
at violence was perpetrated, a number o
is articles were stolen AT two O'Clock, Mr.
y, Howard late city editor of the New \ orl
n Idnes, was attacked by the mob, VIII
a cried out g Here's an Abolitionist )" anC
tn were about to hang him to lamp-post
It. when their attention was diverted and h
ran for his life The crowd chased hin
en- and struck him on the back of the hea
Sc and in the face with heavy stones, stun
mt ming him for a time; they then robbie
no him of his watch and chain, damon
d. breastpin and thirty dollars in money
tn He was with difficulty rescued and take
ks to an engine house, the doors of which r'
sisted the efforts of the mob. He W.
,D finally taken to more secure place
49, safety. His injuries are serious.
The mob tore up iron fences to arr
M themselves, and at about three o'cloc
accompanied by their female abcttor
rd, armed with clubs, pistols, bars of ire
he other weapons, marched up the First av
to nue., threatening all connected with carr.
as inc into effect the conscriptlon act.
i
gu- presence of detachment of the 10
ve- Volunteers has prevented an attac
od, Howitzers are stationed there and at t
nry 9TH Regiment arnoIv loaded with canni
at ter, which will be used on the first d
elp monstration.
The whole block on Third avenue W
.ers burned A person named Andrews,
at Virginia, who has lately harangued t
ven meetings at the Cooper Institute, seem
IT. to be the leader of the mob, and address
ALL them near the ruins, while the destructi
offi- of the buildings was going on. He {
,an- nounced the President, and advised I
rht. people to organize to resist the dra
to The crowd, after this harangue, proceed
eet. to the large and beautiful dwelling at
eers corner OF Forty-seventh street ana Ia
eace ington avenue, and completely sacked
the library glasses, parlos and bed-ro
oent furniture were thrown into the sire
b;te The house was then fired and burned
ohy, the ground.
nre- A detachment of hundred reglu
arrived at about 3 o'clock and reported
lion. Provost Marshal Nugent. They W
segi- sent to the Arsenri, the excitement aro'
which is great At about o'clock SC
was 5000 of the armed mob marched dc
ap- the Fifth avenue groa1ing the eonsc
Y at ton Governor Seymour will proba
arrive this evening.
men Mayor Opdyke has issued a procla
sures ton against the rioters, declaring