The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-07-25
wEEKLy SUMMARY OF NEWS.

past week, has Deen Tue monster ElOt ID new
York, of which we made a brief mention in
our latest news last week. The draft swas
the occasion of the breaking out of the dis
turbauce, it commencing at the Drafting
Commissioners Office. The rioters we're
mainly led on by one Andrews bowling
Peace Democrat of. the Fernando Wood
stripe-who made the most violent speeches
to the mob, counseling them to resist the
draft The mobss IN different parts of the
city were composed Of both. men and wo-
men. At first the object of the rioters.
seemed to be to vent their wrath upon all
connected with the drafting. but they soon
fell to beating and numbering every negro
they could find. and to thieving, pillaging
aud burning Unfortunately. Scores of
houses were burned. among them Mayor
opdyke's. The Mayor delegated all necess-
airy power to Gov. Seymour, to act in the
matter. The Governor addressed large
crowd in the City Hall Park, stating, that
he had sent his Adjulant General to Wash
ington, to request the draft to be stopped,
and implored the crowd to respect property
and persons, and stated that all would be
made satisfactory On the same day he
issued proclamation. reminding the riot
ers, many of whom he knows would not
bave gone to such extremes unless appre-
hensive of injustice, that the only opposi-
stion which can be allowed is an appeal to
the courts, and that the decision of courts
must be maintained, and the riotous pro!
ceedings shall and must be put down He
hen calls on the rioters to retire, declaring
be will use all necessary force to restore or
der. The merchants and brokers organized
themselves into special police force. to as
sist in putting down the riot. We believe
that We cannot o-better than to give from
the dispatches, a full account of the disturb
anee, taking il in course. A telegram from
New York, 18th says: Sat noon yesterday
the rioters turned out about five thousand
strong and attacked the Union Steam Works,
corner twenty second street and second
avenues. At1 O'Clock three hundred police
arrived. but the rioters were in possession of
the building and finding escape impossible.
they made an assault upon the police who
shot FIVE of the mob-about twenty remain
ed in the building-the- rioters becoming
desperate, again assaulted the police who
killed fourteen of the ruffians. Four of
them were wounded by jumping from the
second story window. AS the dead were
borne from the scene, men. women and
children ran bowling through the streets in
the most frantic manner.
The Provost Marshal General has been
notified from Washington to, suspend the
draft. ar -vs 9.asrs .e
All telegraphic communications, East
and West, have been suspended. the mob
having torn down the wires. and threaten
ing the lives of those sent out to repair Them.
The Mayor has prohibited the sale of fire
arms, and all such stores are closed. The
day so far has been horrible one There
has been fearful riot in second avenue
this afternoon, in which the military charg-
| ed, and fred several times on them, killing
l 5 and wounding several. Col O'Brien
was captured by the fends and beaten to a
jelly, and then hung to lamp post on the
corner cath street and Cd avenue. A build
ing in which some twenty armed rioters
were was surrounded by police. and only
one door left for exit. Every rioter, &s be
appeared at this door, was beaten TO the
ground by the police. The mob was also
defeated by ike police and regulars in fifth
avenue, between 38th and 48th streets. & A
heavy riot is also going on in 10th avenue.
The Tribune and Times Offices are barricad
ed tonight; a strong force of police is around
| them. In front of the Times Office is a
small cannon. The mob this afternoon got
as far down town as Fulton Ferry, visiting
many vessels and compelling the workmen
to join'them, and stealing what they wanted.
a full force of Government employees is at
the postofice tonight with arms and two
cannon" Dispatches of the 18th are as
follows: 1.-The rioters to-day burned several
houses on second avenue and killed some
negroes. The riot on third avenue threatens
to be extensive. The police aud military
are busily engaged. The latter firing on
the mob and occasionally using the bayo-
net. Al 3 O'Clock this afternoon 3 the mob
entered an alley in the rear oftwenty eighth
street and second avenue, IN which fifteen OF
twenty negro families resided, burst open
the houses and found some unforlunates
who were badly beaten. a lane from 9Th
street was also entered and cruellies of The