New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-23

was that he came to his death from pistol
shot wound on the left side of the abdo-
men, the ball having penetrated the alb
dominal cavity and caused internal hem
orrhage. ar .
In addition We learn that the following
members of the Grant and Colfax Zouaves
were wounded: Pierre Clement, in the
thumb Pierre Macarty, in the finger !;
Samuel Phelps, shot through the face Ed
gar Leon, slightly wounded on the fore
head.
J: G. Toanny, colored, was wounded in
the leg; one colored woman was wounded
in the shoulder; another colored woman
in the thigh, and Octave Riefel, turnkey
OF the Third District Police Station, in the
leg.
A Singular IncIdent-President of Demp-
cratic Parish Committee Attempts to
Sound the Fire Alarm.
About midnight, after the entire difficulty
was over and the city nearly as quiet as
ordinarily at that hour, Mr.. Jas. Ellison,
Chairman of the Democratic Parish Com
mittee, went 70 the fire alarm Office at the
City Hall and insisted on "turning in the
alarm that is TO sound the fire alarm on
the bells of the city. He was met by the
Chief of Police, who CHANGED to be there,
and informed that he could not turn in the
alarm. He insisted on it, and III reply to
the question as to what he wished to do
tbs for, said, t. call out the citizens to put
down this riot The police were finally
obliged to threaten him with Imprisonment
if he did not desist. As this action of Mr..
Ellison transpired after the disturbance
was entirely quieted, we can only con-
lecture what were the gentleman's real
motives.
Sicllians Patrol the Streets
A lieutenant Of cavalry, whose command
was posted on Canal street, rode down in
the neighborhood of Congo Square, and
saw on Orleans street squad of some
twenty white men, with shot-guns, patrol
ing the street. He rode up to them and
told them they must disperse.
AS they failed to do so, he rode to Canal
street and reported the fact, and was Or
dered to proceed with a squad of cavalry
and either disperse or arrest this self-con-
stituted patrol
Arriving at Orleans street he failed to
meet again these shotgun volunteers.
What Lady SaYs
A lady who resides on Canal street, be-
tween Bourbon and Dauphine, asserts that
the first firing came from the gallery. She
desires her name withheld, but it can be
procured, if necessary, IN legal pro-
ceedings.
View of the Situation.
No Democratic procession has been mo-
Tested by the Republicans during this cam
paigu.
Yielding generously, justly. magnani-
mously, to their political opponents all the
rights of speech and procession to which
political parties are entitled in repub-
lican government, the Republicans of this
city have had no disposition to interfere
with Democratic professions and speeches.
But the same rights they accord to 9th
ers they claim for themselves, and they will
appear in procession whenever they choose
to do so. notwithstanding the cowardly at
tacks Of political guerillas upon them last
night from Dumontil's gallery, corner of
Canal and Bourbon streets from the Con-
st tuition Club Room from the assig-
ma ion house on Rampant street from the
old confectionery, corner of Canal and
Rampant and from the cof'eehouse gale y,
corner OF Rampant aud St. Peter streets
The Republicans are determined if there
must be conflict in consequence of their
maintenance of the right to walk in pro-
cession through our streets, the conflict
m ~ as we'll come at one time as another.
They are determined also not to modest
interfere with, or in any way disturb the
Democratic procession this evening.
In fue, the Republicans of New Orleans,
while maintaining their own rights at the
risk of a guerrilla FIRE from galleries of
cofeehouses, from Democratic club rooms,
or from confectionery saloons, are deter
mined to be patient and forbearing, and
to show an example of good order and re-
spect for the laws that may be proftably
followed by their political opponents, and
that will challenge the admiration of an
intelligent people. ......
Colonel Lowell, Speaker of the House of
Representatives, was in carriage at the
head of the procession, and many other
prominent Republicans were also in the
procession. As we have remarked before
in this report, the marshals did everything
10 their power to avert the catastrophe of a
city in flames, Notwithstanding the terrible
provocation to reduce the city to ashes.
Happily their efforts were crowned with
success.
The bloody occurrence of last night
illustrates once more the often repeated
declaration that the blood Of the martyrs is
the seed Of the church.