Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-13
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OranSemen to be Protected.
GOV. MoFFMAN's PROCLAMATION

Oransemen TO be Protected.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Prof. Noah Port
er is elected President of Yale University.
Governor Hoffman issued a proclama-
ton, declaring that the Orange procession
should be protected; whereupOn the Police
Superintendent, Kelso, withdrew the or
der forbidding the procession.
Deaths from lightning are freely report
ed. r. p Morris & Co.'S Iron Works ut
Richmond, Va, were burned by lightning.
Up to midnight there had not been a
single fight in New York. The Orange
men appeal to the old Know NOthings to
reorganiZe.
The Pennsylvania Central road has leased
the JeffersOnville and Indianapolis road
including the Madison branch, paying six
per cent. Oh the capital stock.
EX-GOv. Chamberlain is elected Presi-
dent of BOwden College.
4 supercedeaS for Mrs. Fair has been
issued, which respites her till October.
New YORK, July 12.-It is understood
that Gen. Mcdowell will cooperate with
the State authorities.
Circulars have been issued for the forma-
tion of the Protestant League of America,
wherein it is asserted that the claims of
Roman Catholicism are incompatible with
civil and religious liberty. 1t is under
stood that six thousand were enrolled for
this organization yesterday.
Batteries have been placed at several
points where an attack on the procession
is apprehended. Superintendent Kelso is
more hopeful this morning of a peaceful
issue. The police and military arrange
ments are complete. .--. ..... .-.
New YORK, July I2.-The procession
commences at two o'clock. Firing has
been heard for the last hour, but no cas-
ualties have been reported. \ number of
persons, armed with pistols, knives and
hatchets, were arrested. They had been
drinking freely.
New YORK, July 12.-The streets in the
uptown districts have the appearance OF
holiday. Groups of loungers are to be seen
on nearly every corner. Gangs of men,
five and six in number, may be noticed
going in the direction of the western part
of the city. Altogether, affairs look very
threatening. The men in the marble and
stone yards along the east side of the Tivel
have all left their work for the purpose, il
is supposed, of opposing the Orangeparade
LATER.-RumOrs are rife that nothing
is now going on in the upper part of ninth
avenue. -.
NooN-The much talked of aud long
looked for riot commenced about q quarter
before eleven o'clock this morning.
After the reports commenced coming in
the first report was from the 23rd precinct
and was to the effect that the mob had
colIided in the vicinity of S3rd street and
3rd avenue, and we're driving the people
from the streets Two hundred and twenty
five policemen were immediately picked
out, and, under command of Capt He'd
den, of the 10Th precinct, were ordered tC
the above point to disperse the mob.
The second dispatch was from the $40
precinct and stated that the rioters >wert
marching through the boulevards and haC
attacked the Italian and Swiss labOrers il
the vicinity of l43d street and 9th avenue
The superintendent and Gen. Shaler i'm
mediately held a consultation and conclu
ded to send regiment to that point Gen
Shaler Immediately ordered seven compa
nies of the list regiment, Col. Rockafele
commanding, to proceed to and guard tha
point.
The last order had hardly been given
when another report was received. Several
FenanS collected about the Fenian heaC
quarters on 10Th and 21St avenues, where
large quantity of arms are stored, anC
clamOred loudly to be given their arms
This was refused, and they threatened tC
pull down the place. ~
About 25O officers were put on stages i'm
mediately and sent there. At the 9Th reg
iment armory in Hester street. a large
crowd had collected and signified their in.
tention of taking arms. There were about
one thousand men of the regiment in the
armory, to each of whom were dealt out
forty rounds of cartridges this morning
Seeing that the regiment were prepared fol
hem, one brawny individual said, tCom,
hovs let's go down to the eth ward and
Cof Tho las. and we'll clear out the damn.
A majority of he mob then started of
under the leadership of this man, to ge
the lads.
Prince street is alive with men, speaking
III whispers, who, when they see any
stranger coming, keep silent.
Ihere was a report of fight at Hiber
man HAIL. but before the police reaches
there 1t was stopped, and all is quiet.
Inc latest gives Is killed and 20 wound
ed on 9th avenue. Lieut.. Page, of Fiske'
regiment, was mortally wounded. No eX
act details obtainable vet. TtT UTTT
JERSEY CRY, July i2.-No disturbance
as yet but the indications favor riot ant
bloodshed this evening. The street corner
and saloons are crowded with Hihernians
who maintain sulen silence. IIT n TTT
BALTIMORE, Md, July 12.-The widow
of Major Henri Worsham, II. S5A. ha
been arrested, charged with poisoning tw,
men. -, - - 7..-. rI-,:ro5 e ~
NEW YORK, July 12,-4The Orange n.n
eession formed between two regiments O
soldiers and four hundred policemen OnI,
about two hundred werei in line. with tw,