Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-02

Shots we're fred on the police. Som
FIVE or six hundred persons, black an'
white. made fortress of the Stat
House. Twice or thrice they made offer
of surrender, and, when the police ad
vanced to receive the surrender, they
were met with pistol shots. q,
A terrible excitement spread abroad
It seemed as if war of races was pre-
cipitated upon the people with all It's
horrors 1t was day of anguish "a
every citizen of New Orleans, But III
the midst of all that excitement we wit
Messed some beautiful instances OF char
ity. A negro who had but one arm, and
who, it may be supposed lost his other
arm in the Federal army, was pursued
by some boys, and the poor darkie was
protected by gentleman who had been
a so-called rebel in the Virginia army.
The conflict in front of the house
might be called battle. The people
inside were in desperate situation.
0 Occasionally sally was made, with des,
perate resolution, but no sally could
drive those men from their place 1t
was a field of capture or of slaughter,
where resistance was offered.
The contest was carried on for about
two hours. A number OF policemen,
whose names we have not learned, were
wounded in the struggle.
We have heard several circumstances,
which, in the absence OF authentic infor-
nation, we do not report.
Un
form of the United States, conspicuous
among the gallant men who assailed the
State House. Dr. Dostie was severely
wounded, and his worst wound was from
this soldier, Massachusetts gentleman,
who proclaimed that the white should be
the ruling race of this continent
Some twenty or thirty negroes were
killed in this encounter
The universal expression of sentiment
was that of regret that the poor negro
who was melted TO demonstrations OF
violence. was the victim of the contest,
while the white man, who had intiamed
him, escaped. Nevertheless, few OF
those, who seemed to love incendiarism,
met their fate.
DR. Dostie is believed to be MORALLY
wounded
The life ofMr. Shaw, member of the
convention, and an office holder under
General Butler was saved only by the
most strenuous exertions OF the police.
He was brought to the police station
with a slight injury.
Mr.. Michael Hahn was also somewhat
injured, but very slightly. In the melee
he received slight wound in the head.
Mr. R. King Cutler was arrested on
the roof of the building, concealed be
hind some bricks, aud did not look near
SO brave as either Hahn or Shaw.
Mr.. C. B. Duplesses one of the secre-
taries of the convention, was wounded
it is supposed MORALLY.
DIR. w. II. Hire, a member OF the con-
vention, received some injuries.
DIR. MERCER and Dr. Hart and one or
two other gentlemen of the medical pro-
fession, whose names we did not hear,
were at the Station House attending to
the wounded with tender assiduity.
Mr.. John Henderson. jr., was there,
and he seemed to be in hopeless con-
dition.
Mr.. Edgar Henry Ceuas, only son of
one of our most respected citizens, was
shot whilst entering the Mechanics In
stitute with the police-the ball entering
the right cheek half an inch above the
corner Of the lip, and passing through
made an exit near the vertebral column.
Police officer Sokalowski, an excellent
public servant, received a wound in the |
abdomen as he approached the State
House. His wound is regarded as dan
gerous.
Officer Hennessy, q very efficient OIL
GER, was also badly wounded.
To sum up the casualties of the day, |
so far as we have been informed, about |
thirty negroes were killed and several
white persons we're dangerously wounded. |
About six 0 clock in the evening a
section Of artillery was placed on Canal
street, and, soon after the mayor was
that the military authorities
would take possession OF the city govern
nent His Office was then occupied by
he military. .l..f
1t is pleasant TO record that in all the
unhappy circumstances Of yesterday, the
white soldiers and the white citizens
'ympathized with each other heartily