The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-08-07
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q New 0riaans Riot SO -

The military, headed by Gen. Baird
in person. at q o'clock, took possession
of Canal-st. and cleared the street from
Dryades to st. Charles, also the latter
streets to common. A regiment of in
fantry and battery, headed by band,
are, while d write, parading the city.
Gen. Sheridan has not yet arrived, while
he is most anxiously looked for There
is general Indignation among Union
men-even the most moderate-at Gen.
Baird, whose dilatoriness has sacrificed
so much life. '-'--
1t is now understood to have been
a concerted plan on the part of the Reb-
els, among whom the Presidents dis
patch was known yesterday morning.
AT the tap of fire bell the rioters left
their business, having lately purchased
revolvers, to meet and be led by the po-
lice who were also armed to the teeth.
All rushed toward the Convention,
breaking down the fences on Barronne-
ST., in the rear of the capitol, which
was surrounded by force of police.
They then ran into the building, and
while the crowd outside were firing in
to the windows, climed the stairs inside,
their leader shouting "Rally, boys, raj
ly" and discharged their pistols into
the Representative Hall, where there
were at that time but Is Conventioners
tit being during the recess) within the
railing, and about IS negroes in the lob
by, all of whom, in the hall Frustrated
themselves to escape the shots. As
soon as the pistols of the police were
emptied the besieged rose and drove
out the assailants with chairs, at the
same time barricading the doors. Then
r. King Cutler called upon all those
who had arms to leave the hall, and
Capt. Burke, the gallant Chief of Police
deposed by Monroe, went out and
fought his way back to Barronne-st.,
escaping with shot in the side.
The fury of the besiegers increased,
the barricade was broken, and pistols
were again discharged. Then Rev. Mr..
Horton, ex-army Chaplain, who had
made the prayer at the opening of the
Convention, advanced to the door, and
showing a white handkerchief, asked
for himself and the rest to surrender
He was fired upon, hit by the shot in
the forehead, then seized and beaten I'M
til he was insensible by the mob and
police. One after another the members
of the Convention in the hall waved
their handkereheifs, protesting that
they were unarmed, and wished to sur
rendet. Yet not a single arrest was
made in the hail, but each man, as he
came out, hoping to escape the certain
fate threatened him if he remained, was
seized and brutally handled by the po-
lice.
Poor Dostie pleaded for his life He
was Union exile, but by his kind
treatment to Rebel families in the alb
sence of their protectors, he had en-
deared himself to many, even of his po-
litical enemies. Beside the sufferers |
have named in former dispatch, DR..
Hine was shot in the head and stabbed
in the side. l can, as yet, give you no
estimate of the number killed and woun-
ded, which, though the riot lasted
scarce three hours, and seemed to be
confined to a few streets, must put the
Memphis affair far in the shade.
DIR. Dostie is not yet dead. He lies
at the Hotel Dleu. l have just seen
him and pressed. lis hand. He return, d
the pressure, and whispered, smiling,
that he should not die. His worst
wounds are in the abdomen and spine
His neck is badly cut behind, and now
much swollen. He is far gone, but his
strong soul and powerful will may
bring him through. In the next ward,
at the same hospital, spoke with S. 5.
as dispatched yesterday, was wounded
is a lawyer, and the same who read the
Declaration of independence at the I'm
ion celebration on the Fourth. He has
three shot wounds, in the head, left arm
and back, IN which the balls still lodge;
! no haS nn1x
The following is his own account:
s'After the Rev. Mr.. Horton had
been shot while showing flag of truce
and proffering surrender, l made my
way out of the door to the landing at
the head of the stairs, where l met
young man in citizens dress, armed
with club whom | asked if we could
not surrender. He replied, 70, we in
tend to kill you ALL and then he raised
his club to strike me. / rushed aside
to a policeman who stood near the stairs
and begged him to take me prisoner,
that my life ight be saved. He made
no reply that l remember of, but push
ed me from the landing and forced me
to descend the stairs alone. At the bot
tom, | was encountered by two citizens
who attacked me with their fists, |
broke from them, ran to a policeman on
the pavement and begged him to pro-
tect me. He knocked me down with
his revolver. l, rising much stunned
but conscious, ran toward another po-
liceman whom 1 saw in the center of
the street, calling Oh him to save me.
He replied by raising his revolver and
taking deliberate aim at me, but which
of my wounds he gave me l cannot tell
as 1 fell to the ground for moment
senseless. The next remember l was
between two policemen, who took me
through, Common, Carondelet' and
Common and Carondelet-sts, respecta-
bly, dressed, apparently business men
came out of the stores, and standing on
the pavement, cried Kill him the ID
Yankee white nigger'' l was kept in
a cell for some time, laid on a plank,
unable to get release on bail, till Judge