Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-13

Orehgemen pnt tneir badges AEd regalia IN
Eheir pockets and mingling with the crowd
quietly dispersed. The police took charge
of the Orange banners.
LATER--MIDNIaHT.- city is. quiet j;
heavy bodies Of police are pstrolling the city,
The troops in the armoriss are ready to
leave at q moments notice.
An Orangeman's house was stoned to-
night, bot the mob fed before the police.
Several false alarms of fights have been
made. 7 y
Advices from the principal oities in Can
ada state that the Orsngemen parsded
without being disturbed, but intense an xiety
was felt at the proceedings in this city.
RESOLUTIONS on THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
An adjourned meeting of the merchants
was held At the Produce Exchange this
afternoon. Resolutions were adopted con
demning and protesting against the action
of Mayor Hall and Supt. Kelso in issuing
the order forbidding the Orange parade, as
an arbitrary assumption of power, and a
wrong, unjust discrimination between swo
classes of citizens and between differeHt
political and religious organizations, and
thanking Gov. Hoffman for the prompt
manner in which he has relieved the Empire
City from the odium of being governed BY a
rabble.
NEW SOCIETY.
The following is said to be in circulation n
for signatures
"Iu view of recent and probable future
events, the immediate organization of a
society to be known as The Protestant
League of America headquarters at New
York City, with affiliated societies through
out the United States, is recommended. For
this purpose, and properly to consider the
immediate event that gives rise to this sug
gestion, let public meetiRgs be called q,
once, in this city and elsewhere. The claims
of the Roman Catholics are incompatible
With civilization and religious liberty"
M.-Immense crowds have assembled
in Avenues A and D, where the Irish Cath
ohc element is strongest. Large bodies OF
police have been sent up there. Firing has
been heard for the past hour. but no casual
ties are yet reported.
I-a TRIBUNE ACCOUNT.
The Tribune of this morning (l3thl givcl
the following:
when the 0rangemen were opposite 24tt
street, the column halted for 6 moment, anC
Immediately after the halt a shot was fired
from the upper story of q brick building g
the northeast corner; simultaneously shot
we're fred at the 9th regiment from nea
25th street, at the same side of the street
The S4th regiment received the frst shot
and, in the confusion of the moment, man,
men aimed at the windows, as if expecting
orders TO FIRE. In an instant one gun va
discharged, and then followed on, in a regu
lar volley along the line, the 9th, 9th, at
S4th regiments, q few men loading ant
firing a second time. So sudden was tn
occurrence that the officers were taken b
surprise, but as soon as possible they rushe'
among their men to stop the firing. TIT
! firing of the S4th regiment was chiefly d
rected at the upper part of the house whe
| the attack commenced, but the sidewalk wa
swept also. AS soon as the smoke cleared
nine bodies, one OF them that of q woman
were seen lying extended and still, upon th
pavement in front of the house. The rigi
| wing of the regiment being advanced aboI
25 yards beyond 24th street. the men in tbs
| part Of the line fred across the sidewalk 4
the southeast corner of that street and a
enue here were groups of about twenty p,
hcemen and q few citizens ell of these di
covering that the troops were aiming io'
threw themselves by common impul'
PROSTATE upon their bellies and scramble
away. At the fret FIRE, however, q We
dressed man who was afterwards asce
tanned to be G. J. LAttimer was il
stantly killed, and after him Polioema
John O'Connor fell dangerously wonnde
The firing over, there Was pause Of sever
minutes, and further attack of the Hibe
mans was awaited, willis the troops we
oroLxh ht 10 all attention, Gt,er reiosdlu
their guns. No regard was paid to &
wounded for several minutes. The terrlh
citizens we're afraid to venture out OF the
houses, and none escorslng the Orang
men could advance beyond the lines TO gi
relief, on account of the imminent dang
that other shots would be red by the tresC
erous and iufurIsted mob, and that t
militia would renew their wilt yolleys.
THE situation st the crossin g of Twent
fourth street, where the writer stood, v
terrible. Before the eyes of all thsre
eleven PROSTATE bodies, two or three W
piled together as they had fallen. A cs
woman was stretched across q dead man
man with fearful wound In the hei
, which covered his face with blood wflth
r in agony for some moments, and then sio'
crept to door step and feebiy Strove
e raise himself upon 1t, presen ting, ms be
e 80, q full view of his ghastly injuries.
J, aged working man, evidently an 1rishm
, had received shot in the arm, and
down upon 9 step and desperately faced
s troops. in the midst of the firing, VT
holding his bleeding arm extended hef
y him he remained until relief came, hxs
OlarinR in silence at the Orangemen.
lad crouch ed against q cart wheel just
=, vond the corner of Twenty fourth strt
n lsppesripg 10 have received some hurt. !
2 women sppe red ct the windows sbo
making signs of anguish and bswilderme
looking alter aately down at the DOC
and then at the troops and pohce me
D presently one then another oil
n friends of the victims stole ont
1t touched them, to see if they were
. alive. but soon FASTENED within. One 20
at Irishman, however. remained, walked TO
fro wringing his haad aud making plte
y and incohersnt cries OF grief from tltn
10 time he clenched his fists, and seemed Il
making desperate resolves OF vengeaI
and then would stop and look at one
another of the bodies. The surgeon OF
n. of the regiments came With commend
Id promptitude to attend 20 the wounded.
hast, when the mob had been driven far
,ll on q side street, the work OF moving
e. dead and wounded bagan, as the column
re msined at hsult. e..
D. "The riot was suppressed by thls 81
TO- volley. The most drunken and oespe
of the mob could not be induced TO res
raj the fight. General Varian ia lndignan
ro- the action of 84th regiment in hring wi'
orders, and ordered it TO she rear
brought up one half of the 9th to t&k
place at the left of the Orangetnsn.
~ procession then moved on; the passlc
20 the mob appeared to have greatly subsl'
:. the sidewalks we're lined with people.
=. windows of many houses were crowded
- ct many points working men in large n
"a bers suspended their labors to witness
:. procession, but they we're all silent.
'e1 1T is doubtful if any case OF the day
compare with that of Mr.. Lattimer, n
80 80 Der of stationery firm on Nassau st
W near Liberty. He was walking o