New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-06

| surpender OF dkreTse and was muIueIous az 'n0 Va
THINE. -,
Unable TO escape or to make united defense the black
fred occasional shots and rushed out individually,
but by volley OF by the dubbed pistols Oh inc
police Any one who succeeded in evading the first shots
chased for squares by the police, VINO Gsenageu
their reyolyers in al directions, wounding ana naming
ndscnmnateiy. Many OF the police were shot halnlnS
cleared the passage way the police rushed mp STAIRS tolhe
hall of the Convention driving many OF the coorcd people
before them. They found the doors closed ana Wne nag
extending into tho hall token that those WITHIN con-
stuod delhi eTatye body, assembled under the authority
% the recognized Governor Of the State and tha hey
were nnarmed and peaeeful men. The Convention had
is, taken the recess Of half hour wnen they were
ordered 90 open tho doors. Immediately upon
c5cyne tho order the police fred yolley into
! tho room among tho members and the people
4 suggestion had been made in the room before the
assault " the police, that any person who was armed mao
better seek escape. Captain John BuTS, late Ohei 81
Police being the only armed man, lett the room. when
the police fred 10 one lad weapons u return the fire.
Sarcral mcmbeFso the Convention fell severely wounded
Tie Honorable VI hazel Hahn was hit BY bullets on INC
head and IN the body His conditions critical The Honora
he John Henderson old resident OF LOUISIANA ana one
Ok the stanchest OF her Union men, was shot several
tines and severely wounded. HalidnhOur ago J. saw
him, ID great suffering covered with blood conVeyea 20
| lis home. Some walking beside the carnage asker
whore his wound. The old patient with his haoitha
! force exclaimed " D-mn the wound II only we Whp
| en-
The Honorable Alfred shaw IS severely shot in tho
hack. The Honorable w. X. Fish is badly BEATEN Ills
| BROTHER is shot and stabbed, probably, fatally.
DE- W. II. Her, late coroner, ls seriously "ouhIcu;
d.. \. y. DostIo Quilted the building and was knocked
down IN the street While lying bleeding and almost IN,
sensible he was shot death by policemen and stabbed
With q sword.canc in the most horrible manner The Rev
Mr. Horton dreadfllly beateni HE recovery IS doubtful
Il is rumore1 that Judge Field ls killed. The Hon H.
King Cutler barely escaped with his lifc Capt John
Burk late Chief of Police shot and severely wounded
as he was issuing from the building. Having good
Tcyolver and knowing how to use ~ Capt. bark i0uen'
b., way out, sending as good as he got.
Many Others were wounded After firing npon the
neIses the police ase S t1 on a McbS CIk lt
Indigo Hoyt1l Mr. Fish Kcy. Mr.. Horton,
K. hing Cutler, DR.. Her, Alfred Shaw, and the
Hon. John Henderson, with many Others, were
taken 10 the police station under circumstances 81
great bahaIiiy Every one who came out Of ne lnsi-
tntc." whether tack or white, shot at indserm-
uatcy After the murder The arrest OF the wmo men
ihc police resumed their shooting ot the cooTed men,
Upon The entrance OF me policemen into the buldhGi
where many Of fho CooIod men renamed shots were
heard and immediately the police appeared dragging
heap the pavement pitched into drt-cars and
sent away. the living and the dead together
Thsdelbcrae murder and subsequent dragging oGt was
coz nued three hours one black man was shot, but bot
killed. He was forced under hreIiug and sfanged "i,1
water OtAcr who came down and surrendered were shot
dead an their tracks. 80,
Tlo brutality aud cruelty Of the police exceed belief.
Indeed there little violence done by the popuace m
proportion TO their number. Amost al Of those in The
street except the bIemen halfgTowR boys, easy
dispersed.
The poce were marshaled and directed ~ such men
as IAcen Adams the most murderous Thug OF the
South Trey offered every indgniy 10 the dead IL is
said that they drove the popuaee from some OF the hing
pr,oners. They captured Mr. Fish unhur, but would
cd hm shocAnfy yhe e9hve}ng n 70 over ~
massacre
The diminishing continued Canal and Bour6ons,s
until nearly D. NJ. which time regiment OF eooIed
infantry aud two squadronsof shite cavalry win battery
of artillery Appe ard ON Cannl-s The extent, con-
tnuance and ghfnl arocty OF this day. far as they
s affected BIZ local influence mainly attributable 10
The absence 81 Gen sheridan Had that prompt and great
commander been In The city the shocking scenes oil 'ouay
you'd not have occurred. In Lis absence me e9ht9l %
IL and
Gen Absalom Baird. There wass double obligation on
Cen Baird prevent this fearful slaughter He
is not only commander Of the Department, but he Is Az
ss,ant Commissioner OF the Freedmens Bureau, whose
especial and solemn duty IL supervise whatever affects
the interests of the freedmen. Gen Bard failed IN
both, and the blood of nearly hundred Of our best
Union men ana Of 200 c0ored lies at the
feet OF Commander aud Commissioner Baird. lie was
fully informed OF tho condition Of affairs and had oeen
iiapOT'uned by The very Union men now Slaughtered ny
- neglect 60 prepare for serious contingencies Gen.
Baird only alcd prepare bot not until the bloody
rot had continued i've hours did he place troops on the
scene of horror aud not them MINI those gallant onceIs
Gems Mower and Lee, demanded that he should DO So
It's more than suspected that Gen. Baird was Indifferent
TO the until the pen Of the city and the eorpses OF
reluctant action His chief OF staff IN the Bureau, Col
Gregg openly justified the breaking up OF the Convention
until the midi gnaon Of Gen. Sheridans officers sienced
,ueh e1prcsson As actor IN this days tragedy, Cen
Absaom Baird will secure certain # nos an enYlabe
| record.
That the whole not was preconcertcd and well un.
| dersiood cannot be doubted. Rebel ladies advised
,Ser near friends not TO 60 into the street to-day.
Upon the first appearance Of the negro procession
every store or shop OF Rebel antecedents, on Canast,
was instantly closed At ~ O'Clock the lire bells
were rung and the iremen appeared on the ground
In force with two Confederate flags, playing " Dixie
and fully armed The loyal men, now murdered or man
ed have been for many days past warned TO leave tho
tv on main of death The police acted in manifest con-
cert with the mob aud did the bloody work SO well that
the mob itself did little moro than applaud. ,
This applause was more emphatic whenever the moi
was reminded by any leader that President johnson
with u.s." II must be admitted that the latent purpose
Of the Rebels To expel XII the loyal southern men re-
eeiyed impulse form and cohesion fr0m the following dis
patch Of President johnson published Yesterday ,.es
WASHINGTON July %, let6
The military will be expected to sustain and not interrupt
n he .nb,ee OF The which was sent TO Wells
hi, morning ANDREW JOHNSON
There are ,ome unusual features in this terrible tragedy
The who have been Slaughtered by the authorities
were the very men upon whom alone the Government
could rely in Louisiana when their present ohcia assas
sins were in arms for that Governments overthrow iasy
have killed for that very loyalty III the streets OF the
very city they helped to save.
Again these men have assembled under the sanction of
the acknowledged Governor of the State. ihey,
with the Governor himself, killed, maimed or
impr soned by the municipal authorities while meeting
under the sanction OF the Executive authority,
their superior. The Police that destroyed them
are Rebels The Chief of Police Adams,
i the chief OF Rebels The Mayor Monroe IS the Same
srch.traor whom. Mayor Gen Butler sent to Fort
J,ek,on ia the face al these tremendous conditions
orr own military commander sits down quietly to dinner
while the blood such the former class poured
A, his feet By the latter II il bsOn to his inca
pacity aud egotsm. God help us.
All o'clock Mayo Monroe issued tho following proca-
NATION:
hAroa,LTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
err Hall. July 80 ls66
yh,ra, The city is state OF great agitation, arising
an, of the riots precpitated BY revolutionary facon and
gL,rss, Il absolutely necessary that order be restored
and violence suppressed.
Tbsrefore l. John a. Monroe. Mayor OF the City OF New
ors,n, do ca. on al citizens willing assist In
MAINTAINING the peace sppear the City Hall this day at
m 20 be sworn ia ss policemen. No one. not hold.
,ny mn authority will be allowed to make any arrest.
All good citizens with the exception Of those duty
chair mt IN lLs in