The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-07-21

ton on Tuesday afternoon, bus 4, was
speedily quelled.
II originated in an assault made on
David Howe at a house on Prince
street, where Howe bad called TO
serve a notice that the resident had
betn drafted. Some men in the
street interfered and beat Mr. Howe
severely, when he was rescued BY a
policeman, but not before be was bad.
ly, but not dangerously injured. In
the meantime the mob rapidly gath
cred and strong force Of police was
called out Bricks and other missiles
were thrown, by which policemen
O-trander, Winship and some others
were injured.
An attack upon the Cooper Street
armory was attempted, which the
Boston journal describes rs follows,
Early in the evening q crowd
largely composed Of boys and young
men very many Of them foreigners,
began to gather in the vicinity Of the
Armory, in which il was known the
llth battery had been ordered TO
hold themselves in readiness for ser.
vice. At first they were quiet, but
after a while began TO make rioicus
demonstrations, yelling and shouting,
and at length crowd standing on
the corner Of Cooper and Endicott
streets began to tear up the bricks
and pitch them into the streets. Others
here seized them and began TO fire
them at the Cooper street doors Of the
armory. They would run up to within
ten or fifteen feet Of the door, deliver
a volley, and then retire, get another
armful Of bricks and return to the as
sault. There were not more than
twenty or thirty men engaged in this
work. Quite number OF boys, some
of them quite small, were also cnga-
ged, and we saw one Amszonian wo-
man, shouting and screaming, and ur-
ging the assailants on in their desper-
ate work. A dozen men were trying
TO get her away from the scene, but
She tore her herself from their arms
and with her hair streaming, arms
swinging aud her face the picture Of
phrensy, she rushed again and again
10 the assault,
For a while--some ten or fifteen
minutes we should think-ihe doors
stood the pounding AT length light
began TO shine through one of the up.
per panels, and with another volley
one or two Of the upper panels gave
way. This was greeted with great
cheering by the crowd, and seemed as
an encouragement to them to go on
with the assault. Two or three more
yolleys Of bricks and the other pan
el went, and the bricks flew into thu
armory with murderous force. II
moment or two the remnant Of the
door swung open--a fiash--a report
and the missiles Of death made fear
ful havoc among those who came
within their range. Report followet
report in quick succession. The mol
broke and ran in fearful haste in all di
rections until they thought they were
beyond the range Of the guns.
As precautionary against further ri
otous demonstrations, a company o
regulars from Fort Independence
were to be qnartcred in the city durin,
Tuesday night, and notices issued I,
the 4ith and 45th regiments, also t
Capt. Jones light battery and th'
first dragons, to be in readiness 10
immediate service If called upon.
A despatch dated Boston, Tuesda
at midnight says: Everything !
, quiet. The rioters have disperse
and no further outbreak is aniicipat
ed. The police and military are sta
toned in different parts Of the city
At the attack on the army in Coope
street one of the rioters was killed an
: another fatally wounded. William /
Winer, an aged citizen who resided !
J the street, was also killed. Sever'
persons were wounded. A gun stor
on Duck square wes broken open, br
u the police rallied. and by the use {
s their revolvers quickly dispersed til
d rioters, but not before one or two {
the latter were wounded.