The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-08-15

ING lhe non'resstalH, and
crowd. A policemen rushed
wllhouta word Of inquiry disclS
every barrel Of his revolver at the y,
trate negro, who kept crying "Arrey
me, I've done nothing arrest me, but
for Gods sake don kill me in cold blood
To the amazcmenr OF all every shot miss
ed him "Rut,' exclaimed n reputable
ciuzen---lct the expression be set down
forever to his honor with those who
knew him.-.''it I'd had pistol I'd have
killed the mi|crcant- policemen"
Carts were constantly passing, laden
with the bodies Of murdered negroes. -
In one | counted six ; many had two
and three, All were greeted with laugh.
ter; occasionally one evoked a cheer, -
Now and then carriage passed with
some wounded white man, and not un-
frequently the crowds would make a rush
upon him to see if he were one of the
obnoxious radicals
Meantime, the fighting negroes, re.
treating below Canal street, into the
French quarter Of the city, had once or
twice reorganiaed, and made charges on
the police. in the hope OF rescuiug some
OF their friends CT avenging their death
In the course ot'the afternoon ebetwen
twenty and Thirty policemen were thus
wounded. The number on the other
side can only be gwen by conjecture. -
Wherever negro, either entirely pcace>
able or by accident cut off from his com
rades, was found, he was pursued, and
if possible shot
One fell thus near the noted milcnery
shop Of Madame Sophie, few doors
below Bulock's bookstore. A gentle
man-so tar as clothes 90, and general
demcanor-stcpped out from the side
walk, aud devoted a minute or two to
vigorously kicking the dead body. A
bySlandcr made some expression of hor.
ror and disgust, when policeman turn
ed sharp on him with, "Are you one OF
them, Soy'?' lie protested that he was
not. Gle lies exclaimed another, "hc's
4 Ydnkc Soiiicr" The luckless person
protested that he was not the policeman
lierccI y questioned him, and at last al
lowed him to escape, on the express
ground that he "guessGd he wasn't
Federal soldier after all" This occurred
in sight and hearing OF at least one late
General OF our army, who stood on an
adjacent upper yerandah.
II was nearly or quite tour o'clock -
There were artillery, cavalry, aud black
and white infantry within an hours call
There was n general ol'the United States
Volunteers IN command, and during the
unexpectedly prolonged absence OF Sher,
idan III Texas, Ire was i'll supreme com
mand. But he was not merely Gcncr-
al OF volunteers. lie was one of the
highest officers IN the Frcedman's Bu,.
rcau. His uniform made it his duty to
maintain order but his special position
made 1t his especial duty to see lha. the
freedmen under his direct personal
charge were net causlcssly butchcred by
paroIed rebel soldiers Yet he did moth.
ing! Oae late Major General of our
volunteers sought in vain to gain admis>
sion to his closely guarded house. Two
others persisted till they got in, and de-
manded the cause Of his amazing mae,
ton. lie didn't know there was any.
thiog requiring his intervention Not
to know that was to be an idiot, Not to
act upon it was to be az eunuch
Flnally, as it should seem, he was bal,
lied into acting. Passing down Caron.
deIct with a friend, as late | should
judge, as between four or five, we came
outinto Canal, just as the mob was shoot
ing down helpless, solitary negro, who
was vainIy attempting to dash across the
streettoa place Of safety, Turning from
the devish sight, we saw toward the
river, beyond Canal street, the Au,tering
OF single guidon. And in n moment,
Mower, a soldierly General was there,
with hasty gathered hl,lG staff. lie
rode across by the Clay statue but that
moment the mob shot down another
negro. In an. instant section Of artil- |
Iery-reyulars, should lhink-dashed
up aud ns the pieces were urlimDered
and wheeled upon the mob, painting
negro saved his life by dartlug to the
guns.
My companion and myself "movcd
on In less than a square aregimpnt
in bluc-thank God for the color at last ! |
-camc up Canal street, on the double
quick, and obliquing from side to side,
lett no rioters behind the artillery.
There were Il few Struggling shot,
through the evening, but that was the
end Of the riot
A Union eX Majos General walked !
down an hour later, to demand of Mayor
Monroe, in the name of common decen,
cy and humanity, the release from the
slilling Jail where these wounded men
still lay, Of Governor Hahn, Sheriff
Shaw, Dr. Dostie, A. p. Fiell and the
rest, lie was met by tke smiling Mayor
with the inquiry if the "thng hadn't
been pretty well done?' While he was
getting his question ttIy answered, in
walked Cavalry Kaulz.
as this Mr.. Monroe %
"Ycs sir"
81 am directed sir, to relieve you Of
any duties as Mayor OF this city, and as
sumo command as military governor of
New Oreans Yourself and other Off,
chils will await and obey my orders"
In n moment he received his first Or
der. 1t was TO accompany an aid, and
sec 10 il llnI the lnnnhnIs Of ILn Ennunn-