The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-01
Philada. Stock Exchange Sales, Aug.
Reported by De Haven Bro, 40. 40 5. Third sGreet
THE NEW ORLEANS RIOT.

a Detailed Account of the Outbreak
Extsnt of the Outrage Upon IndIVi-
duals-DeaIh Of DF. DUsris-Chtrty Ne
grOes kiIled-GfeRt Numbsr OF whites
and Blacks WOuBded-ImpOrtsnt OI.
roctiOns from Presidemt Johnson
Twenty-Five Members Of the COnVen-
tiOn Indicted two Policemen DIE from
Iheir WOnnds-All the Rioters Released
by Military Authority.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-A New Orleans CORES
pondent furnishes, under date of July 80, the
following detailed and connected account of the
outbreak in that city yesterday
have already forwarded a number of dis
connected dispatches relative to today's fearful
carnage, and now propose to give you q more
connected account. l only write what can
substantiate on the best authority The con-
ventiOn met at IL o'clock, twenty-siX members
being present, Judge K. X. Howell, since miss
Ing, 10 the chair.
r. KING Butler, also missing, moved an ad-
journmtnt of an hour, during which time the
Seree eeant-atArms was directed to. compel the
attendance OF absentees. The Hall was densely
packed with freedmen and whites, the forming
having armed themselves extensively since their
Fridays demonstrations. Just after the adjourn
ment a procession containing about hundred
freedmen, carrying United States flag and
marching the streets with martial music, arrived
at the Institute, having had a slight disturbance
on Canal street.
Al this iuncture the merchants all over the
CITY, fearing the coming riot, closed their stores.
When the procession entered the building,
squad OF police followed and attempted to make
arrests. A scene of the widest confusion fol-
lowed pistols were fired, clubs and canes were
used, and brCkbats flew in every direction. The
policemen claim that they were merely attempt
ing to arrest the Canal street rioters, above
mentioned, but certain 1t IS that they mounted
the platform, where a small body of the mem
bers vet remained and one OF them presented
pistol upon their using offensive language.
The policemen we're finally driven out of the
building, leaving inside Governor Hahn, Judge
Howell Mr.. De Costle, and other gentlemen,
with Clark, attached TO the State Government,
besides about fifty freedmen. Fortunately,
Governor Wells had Just left the building for
the purpose of consulting with General Baird
about calling out troops, General Sheridan being
The institution used now as the State Capitol
is located in Dryades street, between Canal and
Common, and when the policemen were driven
out they we're met by large body OF freedmen,
who caused them 10 tall back to Canal street.
Having furniture cart, | used II as an obserVa-
tory on Canal street, looking towards Common
through Dryade street. The policemen rallied
and drove the freedmen and their friends back
| to Common, and i'll turn we're driven back to
Canal street, leaving Dryades street perfectly
clear of any vestige of humanity except the
bodies of three dead freedmen.
Up TO this time one police officer had been
morally wounded, one severely others we're
| slightly hurt with clubs and pistol shots Police
relntorcem(nts soon appeared IN Canal street,
and the crowd of rioters accompanying the
police approached the Institute and commenced
throwing stones through the windows and firing
pistols at any one they could see inside the
builcing. At tle same time detachment OF
police attacked the crowd of freedmen on Com
mon street, and after sharp firing and wounding
several blacks, they drove them away. This
gave the police and the mob which accompanied
them tull control OF Dryades street.
fire engine was brought out and placed in
front of the Institute for what purpose do not
know Several attempts were made by the
police 10 enter the building; but they were &c.