Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-17
LATEST NEWS.
New YORK, july l6-2 r. N

are being rapidly repaired. Regiments
and batteries are arriving, with more on
the way. BUSINESS is resumed, and a
general feeling of security prevades. The
scoundrels and thieves who have been
the terror of the city for tho past three
days aud nights are skulkng to their
dens, endeavoring to hide themselves and
their plunder: while their abettors are en-
dsavoring to leave town.
3p. M'-The gratifying intelligence Of
the arrest of the william Andrews, tho
leader OF the rioters, is announced. He
has been sent to Fort Lafayette. A gang
of rutiians drove off the workmen this
morning from the gas works on l4th st.
A small gang stopped horse car on 4th
Avenue this morning, robbed the con-
ductor and all the passegers and let them
90. There is no truth in the reported
burning OF factories in Newark. In sew
eral small towns in the suburbs riotous
demonstrations have been prevented by
the action Of Catholic priests, imploring
their psrishoners to dcsist. Some frame
houses in 2Gth street were burned by
ruffi4ns early this morning, the owners
and occupants refusing to subsidizc them.
The firemen rallied TO save the lives Of
several negroes, and dove off the riot
ers.
The Post says ear y this morning the
rioters on Staten I,land burned the de-
pot and water station. Afterwards they
attacked and burned negro shanties, kill
ing two negroes. Many people have left
the Island. including prominent citizens,
whose lives have been threatened.
1t IS stated riot is now going on in
1st Avenue. where the Colonel of the
Goth N. Y. (Butfalo) regiment was going
to protect steel factory. The soldiers
were fred upon and l5 killed. Rein
iorcenents are being now Il o'clock sent
to the soldiers.
A station house and bell tower in the
I'd Avenue were burned ut midnight Of
Tuesday.
Sixteen rioters were killed by grape
shot in 3u street yesterday morning, be-
sides five women and two Children
Several others were mortally wounded,
and u number slightly, in the encounter
This evening, on lst avenue, Colonel
Winslow, with $50 men and howitzers
charged on the mob, who took refuge
in tenement houses, from the roofs Of
which they hurled stones, bullets, ETC.,
on the solders. The howitzers were
turned on the mob, and ten rounds Of
canister poured into them, moving them
down fsarfully. The mob appeared to
be we'll organized, and only partially dis
persed.
Col. Winslow had 10 men killed, in
cluding captain and one lieutenant
He retreated in good order, firing on the
mob.
Col. Hardin was fcarfully wounded in
the thigh.
Several Of our wounded were left in
the hands Of the mob.
In this alta 80 Of the mob were kill
ed and mere wounded.
At IL o'clock 10 regulars with a
howitzer, repaired to the scene, and were
fur.ously assailed, but the soldiers fired
regularly, and finally the cannon were
turned on the house with terrible effect,
the rioters getting cut up fearinlly.
About o'clock the troops has posses
sion of the locality.
1t is feared that Col. Hardin is mortal
ly wounded.
This took place yesterday.
New YoRK, July l6.
5000 cavalry sabres ard 1000 mus
ksts have been seizsd by the police in a
house in Stanton street.
Two negroes were killed and thrown
into the East river last night by their
murderers.
The arrest OF Andrews is received with
the Iivelcst satisfaction. 1t took place
in house of Ill fame on llth street,
where he and his fit consort, black
woman named Wilson, were located
He is said to belong to one Of the first
families Of Virginia, and has been quite
prominent at certain political anti-ad-
ininistraton meetings held at Cooper
Institute and other places OF late. Some
four hundred dollars Of rebel money were
found on him. The Mayor of BROOKLYN
in low Of the large conhagration las
night, has requested the citizens to form
patrols for night duty, to maintain order
assuring them of his CO -operat ion.
A Michigan regiment is exp ected herr
this evening from Washington.
The mob appears to have got the bes
of the military in I'd Avenue, and bav'
driven the latter iuto foundry on 2stl
street. near 1st Avenue. More force
have been sent with artillery 10 rescu
them. Brig. Gen. Laddie has been ap
pointed to coma and the military in thi
city.
New YosK, July l6-7 Pm.
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