New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-16
THE SEVENTH AVENUE ARSENAL.

tions he the rioters in Seventh avenue IN the vicin
ity of the arsenal Cannon lad been placed 80 as to
all the approaches to the Arsenal aud
strong force Of cavalry was on the ground. IheSe
tfeoArations bad the effect to keep the mob at r.
sp4c,ful distance, but the spirit Of turbulence U.ani
tested itself occasionally and as often was Met by
terrible retribution from the military. The cannon
were brought into play several times during the day,
resulting in the killing and woundug OF between 40
and 10, men, women, and children. Toward night,
the mob found negro man, and, alter nearly kinus
him. hung him to lsmp-rost at the corner OF
Twenty eighth street and Seventh avenue.
Atabout O'Clock our Reporter passed through Sew
enth avenue aud found excited crowds in the vici'
nifty of Twenty.sixth and Tweoty-seventh streets
At the coruer of Twenty-eight street was guard oi
soldiers aud gus, as he reached them, one of them
leveed biz gun and SHOT roter who fell immedi-
ately. The door Of house was opened at the cor
ner Of the street at which the head OF an lrSnnian
appeared when soldier raised his piece. and point
ing it ut tie door, ordered shut, which was quickly
complied with. In the immediate vicinity oi the
Arsenal, everything appeared very quiet, and up to
9 o'clock last night. no further demonstration had
had been made by the rioters.
MEECKER STREET BANK.
II was rumored thai an attack was last night con-
templated on the Bleecker street Bank, and meas
ures were taken to organize the citizens of the Ward
to resist the attack. Their headquarters were at
the corner of South street and Broadway.
THE POLICE.
For the first time since the riot broke out, police
men were last night patrolling Broadway. The num-
II a. al, fo ha do
fense 20 great that the regular police are relieved
and permitted to attend their ordinary patrol duty
SCENES AT THE GAS HOUSE.
A large crowd remained in the vicinity at the gas
house of the New.York Campany at the foot OF
Fourteenth street. E. r. the greater part of the day,
apparently awaiting an opportunity to attack the
building
In the afternoon detachment Of infantry arrived,
and put the roiers to fight but the insurgents sub
sequenty rallied and returned to the neighborhood,
posting themselves in front Of Hgginss store.
Several inoffending persons who happened to pass
tba. way were robbed by the rioters.
The military kept guard over the morks during the
night. The company being short of hands, the sup
ply Of gas is Of course limited. We requested to
give publicity TO the following notice from the Man
haitian Gas Works:
Exa,yKYRs OFFICE. EIGHTsErH STKExr,
NEAR TKsTH AvKsun NEw.Yoxx. July u.s. 1858
To ths Editor Of t.s Nep- YOtk TRIBUNE:
GEsTLEsEs: Win please request the citizens 70 e
the gas sparney ~ they can io couple Of
Ssd 9s 'S s:,' been iss 9Ss Es
EXCITEMENT ALONG THE RIVER COUNTIES.
The Canada letter mails for the steamer China
arrived in this city yesterday morning by steamer
fom Yonkers Mr.. McGivray, the officer inc charge,
arrived at Yonkers last evening in the regular train
from Torouto, but was unable to proceed further on
account of the track Of the Hudson River Railroad
being torn up below tkst point. lie reports tha, all
was quiet at Yonkers when be left. The citizens
bad organized for mutual protection, and two com-
panies were on guard last night at the arsenal. Al
Tarrytown also the citizens were on the alert, and
when the train passed through Tuesday night they
had cannon drawn up to overswe the hostile demon.
strations of the rioters.
THE BODY OF COL. O'BRIRN.
The murderers of Col. o Brien watched over bis
body on Tuesday night until life was extinct rsfus
ing to allow any one TO approach even to give him
glass of water. Two priests finally came up and
conveyed his body in band-cart TO the Bellevue
Hospital Dead.Ho He was terribly mangled,
and his body was almost naked and covered with
gore.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gov. Seymour, Gen. Sandford, Gen. Wool, and
Gen. Brown had consultation in the afternoon on
the proprie,y Of proclaiming martial law.
The Governor was sverse to such q movement,
| on the ground that such an extreme measure was
| not required, and that the forces 10 come and at
present in the city were sufficient to restore peace
and quiet.
AT clock a. m. about fifty Of toe rioters visited
the United States Psten, Ship Biscuit and Cracker
Baking Company, No. l02 Water street. and ordered
the men to quit work pesceably or they would use
compulsory measures The workmen not wishing
to get into any difficulty, complied with the request
and the rioters.
| Fights Of comparatively small magnitude took
place in Washington street, Greenwich street.
Roosevelt street. York street and other places dur
ing the day, bat the police in every instance put the
Rebels TO flight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Central Police Office was crowded with COL
ored people, who had lost nearly all they possessed
During the day yesterday, about two hundred
citizens reported for special duty and were sworn
in by the Commissioners.
Tbe residence Of Mr.. Jared v. Peck, Port War
den No. "a East Thrtytbird street, was sacked and
burned on Tuesday night. His library was valued
at $4,000.
During Tuesday night the rioters made descent
upon the houses Of a number Of colored persons in
York street, and left the buildings complete wreck.
Among the places pillaged on Tuesday night were
Brooks clothing store in Csthsrine street; G. w.
Carpenters grocery store, No. 534 Second avenue;
the dwelling of Mr.. Gibbons, in Twenty-nnth street,
near the Eighth avenue; the Eighteenth Precinct