The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-07-16
The Rremen were not allowed to play on

The Rremen were not allowed to play on
the fires. F ar
The most h" rible and beastiy outrsges
have been nerpetrated. Some twelve or
thirteen policemen have heen 30 brutaly
treated tina their recovery is almost hope
less, and no doubt exists a. to the death Of
several.
About 8 o'clock the mob moved further
down town, when the firsmen went to work
on the burning buildings on Sd Avenue
One house was entered where lady had
just been confined number of articles
were stolen. hut no violence pernetrated.-
About 2 o'elack. Mr. Howard. late CITY edi-
tor of the N. Y. Tines. was attacked by the
mob, who were about to hang him to
lamp. post, when the mobs attention was di.
verified. and he ran for his life, the crowd
chasing him and striking him on the back
of bis head and in the face with heavy
stones, stunning him, when they robbed
him of his watch and chain, diamond
breastpin, and $33 in money. He wa
with difficulty taken to an engine house,
the door of which resisted the efforts Of the
mob, and finally he was taken away. His
injuries are serious.
The mob tore up the iron fences to arm
themselves, and about o'clock, procession
Of ruffians thieves and women, armed with
clubs, pistols and bars of iron, marched up
First Avenue, threatening all connected
with the CONSUMPTION. The arsenal was
threatened, but the presence ola detach-
ment Of the 10th Volunteers. prevented an
attack. Howitzers are stationed there, and
at the 9TH regiment armory. loaded with
canister, which will be used on the first de-
monstration.
A whole block on Sd Avenue was burned
A person named Andrews, of Pa, who has
lately haraDgued meetings at Cooper Instit-
ute, seemed to be the leader of the mob,
and addressed them near the ruins while
destruction was going on; denouncing' the
President and administration, and advised
the people to organize to resist the draft.
! The bowling devils, after this barangue,
proceeded to the large and beautiful dwell
on the corner of 4Sth Street and Lexington
Avenue. which they completely sacked
The library, glasses. sofas, chairs. beds &c.
being thrown into the street. They then
set fire to the house, amid terrific yells, and
burned it down
In the 9Th District the Marshal adjourn
ed the drawing till Tomorrow.
A detachment Of 100 regulars arrived NJ
3 o'clock and reported to Provost Marsha,
Nugent, and went to the Arsenal, the ex-
element around which was great.
About 4 O'clock p m 500 Of the armed
mob marched down 9th Avenue, groaning
for the Conscription.
Gov. Seymour will probably arrive this
evening. Mayor Opdyke has issead a proc
lamation against the rioters. stating that or
der shall be preserved Measures are being
taken BY Gen Wool which will probably
prove effectual in quelling the riot. Every
negro who has been caught has been killed
or horribly beaten some 90 thus far have
been killed. One or two newspaper Offices
have been threatened.
The citizens are armlng. The Colcred
Orphan Asylum has been destroyed and q
hotel at Bulls Head burned. While the
mob was passing down I'd Avenue some
body in an armory fred on them from q
window, when they fred the building, which
was also destroyed.
Albany, June 13.-The call for two COM
panies Of the 25th regiment of this city, to
garrison one of the forts in New York Har-
Dor, was countermanded this morning by
Gen Wool. They have this afternoon been
ordered by the Assistant Adjutant General
to procede to New York, and report to the
Commissary General tor service in protec.
ting the State Arsenal there.
Gov. Seymour is in New Brunswick New
Jersey.