The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-13
WHEELING w. VA. THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 13, 1871

Last evening the captains of Police were
required to make \ schedule Oftheiravaila
BILE force, from which were selected three
iourths Of the aggregate complement
The captains were then ordered to repOr
OF the Police Headquarters at six O'Clock
this morning with two sergeants, a
rOundsman and three.fourths OF the pa
trolmen under their command. This viii
bring to tho Police Headquarters 33 cap
tains, w sergeants, CO roundsmen, and
between 400 and l 800 patrOlmen. This
force will be formed into three battalli0nE
of ten companies each, the battRlions tc
be commanded by Inspectors Dilks
Walling and Jameson, The supreme
command will be vested in Sup't KelsO
besides large number of the police pre-
Cincts. Detectives have been ordered to
report to Capt, Irving, Of the detective
force, and with the central office detec.
tives, will act rs sklrmishers to note the
movements of the cOntending parties, the
OrangemGn and Hibernians, and when
anything worthy Of note occurs to report
to the nearest station house, whence It will
be transmitted by telegraph to the central
office, Besides instructions in thegeneral
order, which has been glvOntothe public,
the police have received from Supt.
Keso secret Instructions in regard to the
disposition Of forces to-day, and the ut.
most secrecy is preserved in relation
thereto, A battery Of U. $. light artillery
has been brought over from Governors
Island and landed In the Park, near Cas-.
To Garden. Several batteries Of mount.
ed lOwit2ers from the Navy Yard, have
been placed upon the police tugs OF the
harbor, and. arc now lying opposite 9th
street, East River. A detachment Of U.
8 marines has been placed on tug and
Is now waiting orders from the arsenal,
corner 35th street and 7tl avenue, Col.
Jas, G. Renyer in COmmamt; 100000
rounds ol ammunition for small
arms have been issued, aud hundred
sixty rounds Of canister Tor 12 H. field
pieces. Large amounts Of ammunition also
have been issued at the arsenAls Each
soldier will be furnished with forty ball
cartridges and will carry ono days rationsi
with knapsack, Cannon will be planted
at different places along the route Of the
procession and they will be guarded by
heavy detachmentS of troops. One bat.
terry will he stationed nj the corner Of 9Th
Avenue and 23d street, but the location
Of the others is not asCertained. The
police will be almost exclusively used In
protecting individuals and preserving
order on the streets before and after the
parade.
At this hour, o a, NJ, everything is quiet
and all feel assured that the action of Gov.
Hoffman will preserve the peace. The
militia to day are under arms and tho po.
lice are fully instructed. The appliances
Of the police electric telegraph brings the
whole city's breadth within the reach Of
one ruling arm at police headquarters,and
all are at the Governors bidding. Every.
Thing promises To be serene and peaceful,
and II the Orangemen choose to parade,
there seems To be no reasonable doubt
That they will parade undistnrbed.
NEw YORK, July 12,-iO A.. NJ.
In the vicinity Of police headquarters
al ls hustle and excitement The police
Under command Of various captains rs.
'embled, upward Of fifteen hundred strong.
Three hundred have been ordered to the
10Th precinct Under command Of Capt.
Barrett, and fifty more sent to the 4tI pre-.
CinCt for the purpose Of guarding Harpers'
Among the personages who
visited the Central station this morning
were Gov. Hoffman, Mayor fall, Sheriff
Brennan, Asst District Atty Fellow and
several other leading politicians. There
has been no disturbances.
Mounted police were kept busy all NOR.
ming carrying orders from one point TO
another. There are about 20 stages kept
In readiness TO convey police to any point
soon as possible. The building Is nearly
hllcd with reporters from all papers. In
the vicinity Of Hibernia Hall very few
persons have made their appearance. In
front of No. ID Spring Street an efllgy Of
n man trimmed with Orange colors was
suspended to high pole and was cut
down by order Of Capt. Walch ofthe 10th
precinct
ia. M-The Irish Catholic laborers
on the Boulevards have suspended work,
and are marching down In q body. In.
spector Jameson with $50 men have been
sent up to 42d street and 9Th avenue to
intercept them The national Guard Is
out in full force, each regiment being sta.
toned at It's respective armory ready for
any development that may arise. A bat.
terry from Castle Garden Park Is gone up
town on the east side of the city. An.
other battery of light l9 FOUNDERS Is now
crossing from Brooklyn, supposed to be
from Fort Hamilton. All the marines In
the Brooklyn Navy Yard are placed I'm.
der arms.
1t:30 A. M-The streets In the uptown
districts have the appearance Of holiday.
Groups of loungers are to be seen on
nearly every corner. Gangs Ofmen five
and six in number may be seen going In
the direction Of the western part Of the
city. The aspect Of affairs looks very
The men in the marble and
stone yards along East River have nearly
all left their work, II Is supposed for the
purpose Of opposing the Orange parade.
M.-Rumors are rie that rioting Is
now going on In the upper part OF 9th
avenue. The tnmors create great excite.
ment down town.
12tj p, M,-The riot has commenced at