Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-29
NEW YORK.
The Militia Held in Readiness for Supposed
EmergeHoy---M0re Thefts.
AnOther Whisky Riot in Brooklyn Marines
ard Police 0ut---StiIls Destroyed, Etc.
War Among the Tammsny Democracy.
Great Excitement-Pu Public Peace
Threatened.

New YORK, March 28.-A report is
current at the City Hall park this af-
ternoOn which states that Mayor Hall
had ordered out the 7th, 18th and 22d
regiments for duty tonight, to pre-
serve the peace. 1t is also reported
that the sheriff had directed the 1lth
and 69th regiments to assemble at the
armOries at pm. for same purpose.
On making inquiry of the Mayor, he
denied all knowledge of it, and stated
that, so far from ordering out the
militia, he was well aware he had no
power to do so, The police alone had
the power to Arder, which must be
given to the GajOr- general by the
Board of POlieA -, - N O'Brien was
called unoEa-sT ,rg lated that he had
uQt--sssSivu vu ,rhSi- lilitia, but deemed
= Necessary to be prepared for any
disturbance, -
AT three O'Clock this pm. large
crowd assembled at Tammany Hall,
clamOring for admission, but the
doors were bOlted and barred.
A man this afternoon purchased
$500 worth of five-twenties of Henry
CleWs IL Co. About Rfteen minutes
later he returned and requested the
numbers of the bonds purchased,
showing the breast-pOcket of his coat
from which the thief skillfully re-
moved the bonds. No clue to the
thief The theft is supposed to have
been committed on Broadway or
Wall street.
A messenger boy named McClin-
tOck, employed by l.. Marx d Co, Is
Wall street, was sent Saturday even
ing to the bank to deposit check for
$40, 600. The boy presented the check
for payment, and securing the money
abseonded. lie has not been. seen
since.
The Fifth ward, Brooklyn, Was the
scene this morning of another raiQ by
internal revenue officers on illicitdis-
tilleries in that locality. The Otfi6ers
were protected by battalion Of ma
rines. They first visited l46 Plym-
Outh street, where they destroyed ten
large stills and several barrels OF
whisky. At 1876 Plymouth street an
other Still was discovered and de-
stTOyed. Beyond the destruction of
these, the two officers did nothing,
and the whole force returned about
noon. The appearance Of the military
and revenue men created intense eX-
citement among the people; those re-
siding in that neighbOrhOod assem-
bied in large numbers.
As rOundsman Phelan was endeav-
oring to keep the crowd back be was
struck on the head by stone and Sc
verely injured.
The steamship City of Brooklyn,
from Liverpool, March 18th, arrived
this morning with 500 passengers.
The suits commenced by the United
States against 2O27 barrels of whisky
seized at q. a. FalIOw & Co.'s store,
and against l3, 4O9 gallons of whisky
seized at Tracy & Co.'S store, have
been discontinued Government
having no evidence on which to pro-
ceed. These were some Of Bailey's
cases.
No new disclosures are yet made as
to the whereabouts of the late Col
lector Bailey, of the Thirty-second
District, beyond the receipt. by Gen.
Pleasanton, of a letter from him,
dropped in the New York pOstOtiice,
declaring jerks Innocent Of any
knowledge in the transaction.
The New York Times and other
papers fear that a riot will take
place tonight between the Young
Democrats ana the Tweed party.
The brig JabOOtia, arrived from
Pernam5uco to-day, reports that on
March 22d, at 6 pm, she passed
through a large quantity of wreck
stuff, consisting of panel works,
deck houses; eip., apparently not
long in the water; also, that she
passed a boat bottom up and var
nished; also passed through two miles
of wreck-stutf.
LATER.
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