The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-06
THE RIOT AT NEW ORLEANS.
From tina xsv Orleans Times. July o..

P~RnCEEplSGs INSIDE The BUILDING.
We were an eyewitness To a great par
e the proceedings inside the building, "i
which "A faithful account during ON stay Is
appended
President pro. tua. Howell took the
chair ut ~l2:lOo'clock after which \ prayer
was delivered hy the Rev. Mr.. Horton.
As there was no quorum present "a quo
rum i S~cycnty-siN), King Cutler moved 10
send out the scrgcant-at-arms Tor absent
members. =.
An amendment was offered authorizing
". u. Judd, acting scrgcant-at-arms, |"
appoint Il number OF assistants to aid nm.
The motion, as amended, was carried.
On motion of Mr.. King Cutler, q recess
Of an hour was taken.
simultaneously with the adoption OF the
motion To take Il recess, a band hcad'h'
we understand Is procession Of negr"r,
came mp Philippa from Canal street, ana
VA, received hv the black cr"wdo itSidc
with the widest and most excited cheer
ing. The excitement was communicated
Ia those assembled inside of the lobblcS,
and the cheers from the street were re-
epondcd 10. oa
In Il llDilt'IlIf iltI "hl IA 'oi 1890
into the representative hall, where inc
Convention members met, and II was stated
4 difficulty had occurred on Canal street.
While this event was being discussed, a
tnmultuUu~ shout arose from the street, ana
rushing to the windows on the Canal-strcc'
side II the building, we saw about a dozen
negroes standing at IL ~brick-pile THROWN
these missiles in the direction OF Cana
street, while two ~(apparcntiy leaders were
firing new, g%li>tcning, long-barrelled rcv"i'
yrrs. Other shots were being hrcd iron!
the front of Mechanics Institute, hut TIE
crowd here Wa ont Of range Of our vision
In probably u minute and a halt the NO.
grocs fell back, and the police and citizens
came in sight.
4 rush was made up to the assembly
room bv both colorcd and white men from
the street, and asking what had occurred
were answered by colorcd men as follows
a light colorcd mulatto was standing II
front oitlc hall harangning II party fmlHrd
~colors. He called the police rebel sons "
-, and said any black man who permit.
ted himself To he arrested by them was q
coward
After continuing in this strain for som'
time, Il policeman, who had been be>la,
him all the while unobscrvcd, arrested
him for attempting to incitc 4 disturbance
Of the peace. He resisted, and AT this mo
mcnt a boy fof about twelve years. began
swearing at the negroes.
~ r.NnaI - away he w,.
po.', 'i"n , I,;nt .in,"s, ,;nrl,,nr.
80 n,,J an3 ,ro1 and
o"Sis' .'o pony, 'I ~, w., ,r"m, onrn., 81,
u oltON "
SUM- ,. l,,on ro,id from
~" ,'''''"o w.
cacil Sl'o, 80. ,har.
WINE 'lsemi's 10 'l'i> ''"'''i,,,s 49,,
Aad ht'h i0''' Ut. D"A''c e!'''"'
party by repeating a remark 1T hai pre-
VI"u>ly made, VIZ: licIe i not n'E',,
III Ne" orleans VINO II liot o'sat'H'" n"'
prepared. li''""S received '''"lNV'
Satisfaction. 49,. 49,,
Inc next 'N'dci'' " hS"'"'7 '"I'
saw, cam" from Tue !aia "a" ,'lo't',
~"drhcr""nlai, nr3t thc liS'''"''' 'o""'''
Canal street. Inns Old woman was alpa-
rcntly rNh"rtlng a number OF h'ack men |"
20 in the street ana night but rs ticy re-
fused, She locked the gate ana put 'ile Key
in her pocket.
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ior TIE! >eIz,d p!icN> HUN d pm :. "'e ~
'ic ."'"' ANU lni'" : "a ~ ,NaI,a
81 III" p"!icr' wiz" "o'c "a''"
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aSn'l rem "I,H , =; ] Fin,Ilv ono
,t't's' en- o,rn,,I,. da,I an IN.
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"1t.,a, ~. ,ri.ra wn .,n,J
~. r". mi., T., ,h,raL, =,
~, u"',t ,Ln l,Sr lie rnnl;rd
..rt''., r."' , = nn,i an.i. ,L. ,~,wnraar H.,
id rebels" or words To that effect.
No one apparently al TINS 'iiIlr "ii'lrI-
palci al attack upon 'Hc n"i'' ""' ''e
r"wd possessed anything bu' serious AIT
Finally shots were ired from tIe door
ways down STAIRS (aha Is also na'a from inc
upper "~ihao"S'' WI 'nc P'.i1' ',t .'t-
I:ils 'urh'u tiac atta'N "P"," ''' '''n'"S'
Se'eral pilcAS 'He oioN. J., "'a!I"a'
ana persons iHs'"' "'o"n ~ NC Nv,
weapons. lArHe were potl viii "N!
black persons pU. ~" ni"'H "
say as 'h' 'A'l'eiNe'' i"S'o' "'a"' -
gro" ih'chHe.
BalirtS ana nr'chS no" I"'l'u '"'""S'i
the nan, "i'o II IL" "efc returned ou' az
iis WINDOWS opened 10 TIE moor "atit t'"-
trc'lot couio DC l'o from 'ci''o "'''' ~
Hhu"'.
In man cr""ue "'lcleu III tlc oGtNo
81 'hc ROOM o"' We "Iu "ii"?'o snn"
dc,c''p'''l VIC ,e1'.In! ,-I,""'"h Nv nnn
we go' aMHS' anu "int ".,r" H."
can tell. inc p'ooa-SliAsiIcu H'l,,
masses Oh tItltcu gore, tHt "l'lhtu itih'-