The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-04
Great Riot in Now Orleans.

DAYS sinee, cAused by the re-sssembling % ~.
Free State Convention, elected hy the eitiErns %
Louisiana 10 1864. Abou, fty-persons. among
them come of the ahlest citizens ~ the State. have
been bru'ally murdered BY IN. Rebel population
of New OrIeans. aud We, Presiden, johnson re.
fused to allow tho military TO .aiss,,,s for the
purpose Of protecting the convention. The laies,
dispatches give the following ss The state Of
afairs
BlRsu pEsPAIcH
WV ORtsAss, July 3O-3 r. M.-Ths riot Is
progressing with frigh.ful results President
Johnson 'elegraphed the military TO supper, the
civil authorities. Mayor Monroe and his police
force. sympathixing With the Rebel element.
have broken up - peaoeable assemblage Of loyal
men, killing and wounding q number Of the Con-
veniion. Gov. Hahn 10 dangerously sounded
and locked UP 10 Jail. An indiscrimina,e mas
saere Of Union men Is going on. GOd help the
eolored people Gen. Baird has forFAken them
no iroops a. yet have arrived. Geo. Sheridan is
absent, but expected 10 return tonight Two
Confederate hags have been raised end the city
Il In their possession. Gov. Wells les prisonsr
10 their hsnds,
ssoosp pesrArcn
NKw ORLEANS, July s0-9P. y.-The uyurs
have been marched into the ciiy and martial
Military Governor of,he city. have jus, visited
the State Honse, uhsre the members Of the Con.
vention add Union men were slaughtered II
presents Rhastly appearance the floor IL liter.
ally Hooded With :he blood ~ our hes, Onion
men. Comparatively quiet has BEEN restored.
ont - REGARDED ~ the ealul before the storm 49,
Many Cblou men are known 60 hav. betn muir
deed. nen. tairi j. responsible for ihls, mas.
much ~ he had no lrops IN thu eity although
warned Of VIVA, has iranspirsd. Geo. Sheridan.
stan have behaved mos, gallantiy. Al Union
and peae"shl' e'issnspray for ,bs rein.n ~ Gen.
Sheridan.
RVS rlrY oriKT ni0r NORTHUMBERLAND
og Thr fRohisEST vSIoN MAN worHDHp
Asw OHLkAEB, July ai.--ThAnks To the militia
rs authorities from, o'clock last evening 10 this
writing IL Y. ". the city has been compara,ise-
" quiet. Dr. Dosiie 10 not dead I have us,
seen him but u u impossible for him 10
live iweag -four houng We Is Fidded with bul-
leis, add pierced through the bowels with sword
cane: Governor Hahn, the Hon. John Hepder.
son, DE-. Hare the Hon. George ueans, the Rev
NJ. Hanson. Hon. Alfred Shaw, Ne. Bathurst.
Capt. John Rurk and others were Dangerously
wounded. When Governor Hahn was taken 20
the station houee he was covered With blood
Thee men weFe shot while IN the hands Of the
police. Captain Loup, let New Orleans Infant
~, vas brutally murdered BY policeman while
standing inodensively on the corner Of the street
There vas preconceried plan 70 massacre ell
Union men. The Ere bells gave . ugnAl and
the hreman armed With knives and pistols, rush.
ID through the streets 10 . general reudes.
vons, aud commenced az indiscriminals slaugh.
ier Of colorsd men. ] cannot ascertain the name
Of single policeman killed. Mayor Monroe
boosts that The PFldsnt viii restore him, and re-
plaos The CIVIL Law within tvslvs hours. N hs
eosA oea help De ualsa nsa.