Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-07-18
MAYos's OrFrcE, New

Mayor Opdyke has issued the following
proclamation: F
MAYoss OFFICE, Nav YoRK, July l3.
2:35 2. M.-Wbereas, an unorganized
and unlawful assemblage has in various
parts of the city violently resisted and by
| forbe obstrec,ed the execution of the laws,
accompanying their acts by the destruction
of property aud endangering the lives of the
officers engaged in the performance of their
duty, aud of peaccable citizens, l hereby
warn oil those in any way engaged 10 these
riotous proceedings to cease at once and re-
turn to their homes aud their usual employ
ments. All necessary measures will be
taken to preserve the peace Of the city, TO
enforce the laws, and to put down rioters
at all hazards. .-...
Signed GEO. oPDYKE, Mayor.
The military escort Of the remains OF
| Brigader General Cook, comprising the
lst regiment Of Ctvalry, was ordered to
the scene ,f the riot. Just as we go to
press we hear that the mob has burned two
elegant dwelling houses in Lexington
Avenue. Information up 10 two O'Clock
stetes that the mob has increased TO some
thousands Gen Wool has ordered to the
scene a large number of the mlrines fiom
the Brooklyn Navy Yard besides con
siderable number of soldiers of the Regular
Army.
The National Guard is callc o1t.
Washington specials of the 18th to the
Evening Post says the heaviest rain storm
of the season commenced at m mdnight and
still continues The road, between here
and Baltimore washed away for half
mile.
Special from Frederick make 90 mention
Of any engagement between the opposing
armies this morning
SIX O'CLOCK, P Mp to this hour the
riot appeared inc easing TIE following
is brief resume of their operations IL
appears that there must have been cDn.
cocied plan Of resistance TO the conscrp-
tion, as as all the working men on the
different RlilroldS combined together with
those or certain factories and marchei to
the buildings on Tbird Avenue where the
drafting for tn. ninth diStejct had 60 onm3uc
cd l
AT about half.past ten o'clock the crowd
rushed into the drafting bu ildingf and seq
ed the books aud papers, using great vio-
lence towards the off :ers aud reporters who
managed to escape except Assistant d.
putty Van Derpoei, who was badly beaten
lie is beyond recovery. S ,on after the
building was burned, the demons in the
meanwhile storm'ng the upper part where
some half d zen families lived The mex
building took fire and was also destroyed.
The rullians shouted while it was burnng
Women were also in the mob exciting
them on. All horse cars were stopped and
| tie drivers taken of by the crowd. The
police were overpowered and beaten horri.
bly,.
A block was also demolished and its
owner nearly killed.
| A detachment of seventy.fve of the
Provost Guard arrived at noon and drew
up in line between Al b, 45sh aud 8 /
Avenue where they were quickly surround
ed by an intensely excited mob who stoned
and jerred them The soldiers fired into
the rutii IuS when they were set upon and
driven of and pursued about mile bne
OF the soldiers was caught and actually
beaten TO death by both men aud momen
helds. Another was nearly torn to pieces,
thrown over precipice and his body
stoned till half buried .
Soon after squad Of police arrived but
were driven of, one Of their number being
torn to pieces and kicked to jelly.
Stores ia the vicinity were soon closed b6
their own way. ..i..u.. ,5lg G
The hremcn were not allowed to play on
the FIRE. Uag Gal. .i-.ar .#
Some IL or l3 policemen have been SD
| brutally treated that their recovery is also
! hopeless and no doubt exisrs as TO the
death OF Snpernteu dent Kennedy. About
3 O'Clock the mob had moved further down
town yben the fremen went to work on
the buildings on third Avenue Oae house
was entered where lady had just been
confined. A number of articles were stolen,
bnt DO yiolence was perpetrated
At 2 o'clock Mr.. Howard, late city ed
tor OF the New York Times, was attacked
by the mob. Here's an abolitionist /! and
were about TO hang him to a lamp post,
when the mob's attention was diverted
and he ran for bis life. The crowd chasing
him s,rikeniDg him on the head aud in the
lace with heavy paving stones. r.a.s5. -e
They robbed him OF his watch and chain,
diamond brestpin, and $33 10 mgney. He
was with difficulty taken to an engine house
the doors OF which resisted the eff lrts of
the mob. and finally he was taken away
His inqqries are serious. The mob tore up
iron fences 70 arm themselves, and about
three o'clock the procession of rufRan,,
thieves and womea armed with clubs, pis,
tolls. aud bars of iron. marched up lst
Avenue. threatening all connected with the
cooscripton b5. Eth ID a.iI +
| The arsenal was threatened, but the pres.
ence OF a detachment of the 10th regiment
OF volunteers prevented an attack. Howit.
gers are stationed there. and the 7th regi
ment armory is loaded with canister, which
will be used on The first demonstration.
| A whole block on Third Avenue was
burned. "a A person named Andrews of
Virginia, who has lately haTangued the
meetings at Copper Institute. seemed to
be the leader Of the mob. and who address.
ed them near the ruins while the destruc-
ton was goiog on, denouneiug the Presi-
dent and advising the people to organize
TO resist the draft. sFs 50 3