The Portland daily press., 1871-08-18
NEW YORK.
Free Speech Denied.
Great Excitement and SeriOuS
Trouble Apprehended,
NE w YORK.
How Twelve Oonvicts got out of Sing Sing
Prison.
The Religious Rioiiug at Ogdensburg Re
newed.

OGDENsRURG, Aug. IA large number Of
| persons, including a formidable riotous ele-
| mest, gathered last evening at the hall in
which Baron de Carmin the anti-Catholic lee.
turer, was mobbed Tuesday evening. The
| doors of the hall were closed, and on the arriv.
| al of the lecturer he was conducted by the pc
lice to the police headquarters for protection,
where large mOb assembled. Subsequently
the authorities called for volunteers and large
| number of citizens were sworn in as special
| police, and together with the regular force sue
| ceeded in clearing the streets, when the lectu-
rer was escorted to his boarding house. An
intense feeling against the mob prevails and
the citizens are organizing to vindicate the
| right of speech, and offers of assistance have
been received from the ne;gbboring towns.
| OGDENsBURG, Aug. 1.-THE rioters at the
Baron De Carmin lecture are still defiant.
| MayOr Proctor to-day issued proclamation
| stating that there have been manifestations Of
tumultuous character in the city for the two
past nights, occasiOned by the interruption of
| puOlc meeting, and public feeling is now in
| sucn state of excitement that further and
| perhaps serious trouble may be apprehended.
| ~ warns an persons to preserve the peace aud
| caiis on all we'll disposed citizens to assist in
| nam aiming order and the liberty of free
speech, assuring the citizens that he will use
| tne power vested in him to protect the rights
=, an. A special meeting of the Common
Oouncii was held this morning, at which it
was resolved that the right OF free speech
snoutu pe maintained at any cost. A large
number of special policemen have been ap-
pointed and the military will be called out if
necessary.
Thomas Daley and a number of the leaders
OF the mob Tuesday night have been arrested.
AT this hour no hall has been seized. The ex-
citement is increasing. The friends of law and
order are determined that the lecture shall be
heard The police headquarters are guarded
by one hundred special policemen in addition
to the regular force The mayor is personally
IN charge Many suspected rioters are in the
streets awaiting the movements.
Admitted 10 BAIL.
New YORK, Aug. 17-Judge Sutherland has
admitted Jacob Vanderbilt, President of the
Staten Island Ferry Co., to bail in $40 900, and
Superintendent Braisted and Engineer Rob-
inson have been bailed IN $4,000 each.
Meeting of the Ring.
The Aldermen will meet next Monday to re-
ceive statement from Mayor Hall in relation
to expenses of the City Government.
An extraordinary affair occurred at Sing
Sing prison to-day. At quarter before IL
tug boat having a canal boat in tow and going
north was observed approaching the prison
dock with considerable rapdity. The guard
warned the pilot to keep off, and the warning
Was needed apparently. Immediately twelve
conviets, as if understanding the whole move
ment, made rush from their work, leaped
aboard the canal boat and ran pell NELL over it
to the tug and iutO the engine room. The en-
gineer was disodged and one of the convicts
dashed into the pilot house and took charge of
the Wheel Immediately the tug was headed
for the west shore. The alarm was given as
soon as possible and many of the regular prison
guards rushed towards the pier. They aimed
their pieces at the convict pilot and shouted for
him to stop, but he crouched down out of sight
and the vessel still kept moving. Word was
sent to Sparta, mile south, where a sailing
vessel was procured and sent in chase. Mr..
Childs of the prison also started up the track to
Sing Sing and got sloop under way filled
with armed men. One of the vessels sent out
to capture the convicts Overhauled the tug near
ROcG land, when the cOnvicts took to small
boats in the vicinity which some boys had, and
rowing quickly to the shore, escaped to the
mountains
Mr. Latin, Inspector, states that the con-
victs are now in the woods near Rockland aud
says they will be re-captured, as they are sur
rounded.
1t is believed that this affair was planned two
weeks ago by persons in New York city. The
tueboat was the Dean Richmoud Captain Nor
ton, and the engineer was Mr.. Farrell. A
boy was also on bOrd named Farrell. Both
are under arrest. The tug boat left New York
at $50 this morning.
The captain says two men hired him to come
to Sing Sing 10 convey load of furniture to
New. York, and was 10 pay him 81 an hour.
They hired the tug fer the same purpose a
fortnight ago and he came, but after landing
the men said the furniture was not ready and
they would go back.
A dispatch has been received from Supt.
Kelso stating that two men had been arrested
at EnglewUOd, N. j :, supposed to belong to the
gang whIchI escaped Before dark o.night
musketry firing was heard in the direction of
ROcklandson the West Shore, and it is thought
an encounter has taken place between the con-
victs and the pursuing guards.