The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-27
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calm hanging over the city yesterday. Men weni
about their daily duties walking hurriedy as they
passed, and looking gloomy and inq uri ngly into
each others faces. II was very evident that the
news from 1T. Bernard, following so close upon
the trseical events Of Saturday evening had only
increased tenfold the feeling of insecurity and the
feeling OF desperation which within the past two
years under the varied phases Of military and a
quasi civil rule, have seemed TO be slowly but
surely growing and fastening themselves upon the
beartsuings Of the community.
Men might be seen here and there carrying fire.
arms upon their shoulders. 1t is impossible TO
make any estimate Of the number of small arms,
rhes and muskets sod by dealers duripg the ia ?.
The almost inevitable certainty of necessity for
these seems to have put them into the hands of
many who probably never thought of handling a
weapon before in their lives. And yet, spite of
al this, the city was quiet enough. Up to O'Clock
P. NJ. there bad been but two arrests recorded
at the central station for assault aud battery,
the other for dlulkenness. Bat in spite of this
calm, any observant person could see deep, dark
unGercuTrent Of the intensest excitement; the
deeper and darker, as a river flowing through a
subierrsnean cavern, for its very suppression.
Towards night x22Rs were TO be seen in the
city. A detachmeht-We Infantry occupied rivoli
Circle for short time. and then marched down
ST. Charles to Poydras, where they turned aud
moved toward the rear Of the city. About the
same time company of cavalry passed down
Camp street toward Canal. Two companies Of
Infantry were also stationed at the Custom House.
Thus matters went on quietly until in front of
the City Hall, at O'Clock, we're assembled vast
concourse Of citizens. The reason for this gath
eIiDg can only be found in the fact that In the
afternoon rumor had started, which gained
the metropolitan police, had appointed a chief
and his ieutenants, and that the final organic alton
would take place on Lafayette Square about the
hour above mentioned.
At that time we repaired to the square and
found the Camp street side entirely destitute of
people; but on the st. Charles street portion
there was large and rapidly increasing crowd.
The ooncourse filled the street completely, pack
ing it closely and becoming denser every moment,
until. when the speaking commenced, the cars
were obliged TO halt at its lower end ana there
wait. Everybody seemed to be expecting some
thing-no one knew what-and the expectation
was the greater from its very Indebtedness. At
length, about O'Clock, several squads of patrol
men having meantime arrived and halted In line,
Gen. Stetdman appeared on the broad stone
balcony of the City Hall, nearest Lafayette
street. The babel of voices was at once stilled,
while the general spoke substantially as follows:
lie urged them to go home quietl and peacea.
bly,, that es a member of the Demo cratic party,
one of them. he wished to say few words.
he had been informed that the g vernon had pro-
posed TO turn over the whole machinery of S ate
government to Gen. Rousseau, and as he had de-
cined it, TO the Democratic party. But neither
Gen. Rousseau nor the Democratic party were
responsible for the present disturb ances-they
lad done n hing to,cause them they had been
power, who, having raised the wind, now
found themselves unable to control the
vhirlsind they had eau sed. and would
make others shoulder the responsibility and onus
of deeds themselves had caused. But
neither Rousseau nor the Democracy would con-
sent TO this; let the csrpet-bsggers paddle their
own canoe. Immense cheeringD II these men
are in earnest In their protestatiOns of peace, let
them surrender their authority where its belongs
to the people of Louisiana. "As Democrat as
a peace and order man, az a law abiding man. /
ask every man to 60 TO his home; and for the
sake Of yourselves for the sake of your wives
and little children for the sake of your State, for
the sake OF our brethren at the North who for
fighting the battle of constitutional liberty,
i urge you to go quietly and peacaby to your
homes" The general then told them how our
prospects at the North are improving, ana wound
up, SIS he had begun, by telling the men before
him 10 60 home.
Mr.. Conway. mayor of the city, then appeared
in Gen. Steedman's place. He Endorsed all the
general had said, and as chief magistrate of the
city he begged all present to retire to their homes
Gen. Hays spoke next. He told the crowd that
if an emergency bad arrived which required
action he should have been amongst them, bat
that such an emergency was not yet at hand. He
had cOnversed with the chief of police, Mr.. Viii.
hanson, who had assured him that there was not
a negro then on duty in the city, and that every
regro's name had been stricken from the rolls Of
TOE police and would be ustil the disturbance as
were over. He also abjured the people to dis
perse.
Loud cries were then given for "Ogden ~
"Ogden" and in response thereto Hon. Z n.
Ogden tteu came forward. He asked every man
TO listen to the advice given by the mayor, to dis
perse at once, to show that love for their wives
end children which had caused their assemblage
by at once breaking ii up.
Col T. l.. Maxwell, sheriff of the parish. then
told the crowd that when he wanted deputies
they might rely upon being called out, but that he
needed none at present.
This was the last of the speaking. The crowd
then broke up in little knots each discussing the
events OF the day, gradually thinning down unti
only one large group was left on the steps of the
City Hall May or Conway in their midst. To them in
few minutes walked up Lieutenant of infantry
and said that he had orders to Immediately dis.
perse every assemblage of citizens. The mayor
seconded this order with request to the men to
go home, which was complied with. The lieuten-
ant stationed some Of his men at the gate of the
square to prevent any one from going into it. A
squad which waited on the ground till the last
minute marched off and everything was as quiet
as If, fifteen before the place had not been filed
with throng of men, assembled to hear what
measureshad been taken to relieve the city of its
present state of distraction.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT DEATHS were reported
last week, the number being decrease of eighteen
for the number reported for the previous week:
2 died OF gunshot wounds, l insane killed by
another. accidentally run over, drowned,
died OF apoplexy, ii consumption, dropsy of the
tent, brain, / puerperal, l remttent, typhoid,
heart disease. l locsjaw, old age, pneumonia,
/ typhoid pneumonia. i scrofula, l syphilis, l
premature birth. / stillborn. and the balance va
riOus ordinary diseases. 81 were males, A fe-
msles, and not stated. rs were whites, 16
blocks, 10 muattOes and not stated. 81 were
under 10 years, l between 10 and Is,
between Is and 20, 9 between 20 and 80, IL
between so and 40, between 40 and so, be.
tween so and 60, 8 between 60 and 20, 2 between
20 ard 50, between so and 30, and whose ages
we're not reported. ~ were natives of the United
States, ii not stated and Is were foreigners.
A MAN NAMED HUGH KENNEDY has been arrested
In The Third District upon charge OF carrying a
concealed weapon. The revolver found upon bis
person was subsequently identified as being one
II those stolen from the store of Mr.. Zidyk,
corner of Old Levee and st. Louis streets, a few
days since.
U. S. COMMISSIONER WARREN's C0URT.-The
examination Of The Terrebonne prisoners was re.
sumed at noon yesterday before the commissioner,
and was again continued over.
Josiah Fisk has made affidavit against eight
prominent resident of st. Mary, charging them
with the killing Of Messrs. Pope and Chase on
the 18th inst.
FIREs.-A fire, occasioned BY the carelessness