Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
tuISPATCIIEs TO THE GAZETTE.
,rssE; NEW YORK TROUBLES.

New YonK. July Ex-Governor Hoffman
said Yesterday II became thoroughly salts
| fled it was necessary not only for the present,
but for the future. that whatever lawless Gle
vt there was in the city Of New York should
me- lie TO understand at once And finally there
Dc NIL ~ the city, military and civil, to as.
was force :. Of the authorities and Of the
Sert inc power , re peace and order, and to
law anu to-, !" yss and "roperty of the people,
pr"'Ict tt ,i:o" i',' I',ro,, W 10 issue procla
ILL.," "rt''" nr Thc nroc, >sSion and assem-
h'"r for ~ onv lawful purposes >ond be pro,
cctcd to the full extent of the law L.; .o" a 'I he
civil and military power at command "2uia! NC
sufi;ccnt There is no safety for il CITIZEN
whether rich or poor, foreign or native '!othi
Protestant or Catholic, or for his wife and
children except in the maintenance OF the Ia"
at all times. and the people, whatever may eS
thcl nationality, or religion or sympathics VIII
he sure it is their common interest to sustain the
authorities in preserving order at all hazards
This is not the question OF to-day procession
but it is question which applies to all future
gatherings. Men who choose to gather Tor
= ,,,, ,,,rposc, personal, religious, or pohtlcai'
any - tir,.. ten no interference with the rights
Of "' ncrsons or the property OF others nave Inc
mrht to do 50 AMI they must not he in5erlcf Ell
with. aud under all circumstances n.lu ~ I i'
huZarls they must. ana :Shaii DC pto.eeleu W
the civil. and military authority n'le .s'ot "
and maintenance of this .prnclpai 'uGi! " an
parties and of all crceds have I'D equ!l NJ 90
lrLn oitcmnt to make the issue to-day one OF
rnj;r;on or politics is wicked, miscellaneous
md malicious and every good citizen whatever
liz creed or politics, is bound to sustain the
nnthnr;ties in their determination to preserve
,,ip1irotp the law,
I,u] Clark Oh the seventh regiment says !
.eThc 7th had the rightnl the line, the lett wing
lr;nSiu front. Gen. Yarion had slspH, orders to
stnt;on the right wing on the west OF Sth avenue
hntwcrn o5th and 10Th streets, while the pro
ncsson WIS passing. Their duty was to
watch suspected houses across the way, and
y; ""' '.,sc ,nv shots were fired from any. OF
tham to return the fire. The Orangemcnl had
'r,I Ly il .afety and the lett wing OF the
SEVENTH was marching By tours on the street,
INST the Ninth, for the purpose or rGjoilIm,lng
tho other portion OF the regiment. Ihey
Ind n,ssed the second company when sudden
w. l,auc was killed and the Ninth began an IN,
discriminate fire without orders. These Tell
Lark nt the same TINS and crowded the Sev-
ontL nnou the sidewalk. The firing was kept
w, far some time, although Adjutant tltzger,,
MD dashed up to Lieut.: Colonel bralne anu
hcpynd him for Gods sake to hold MS men H.
nc lett Wing pushed on and when they reach,
cd the corner Of 27th street sonic shots were nreu
IT them from the window of a frame house on
the southeast corner. Captain 'anodeh TURN
cd to his men and inquired lfany one knew MhGle
flint came from. Twenty voices replica IN the
affirmative an! the Captain ordered one OF his
men TO return tic tire. a slqgio SNoi Was
G t into the window from whence, the bullet
had come and the company were ABOUT 70 re-
sume their march when several IT, more shot
we're fired from the same spot, Inc Gaptaln,
W his onllevud q halt and told his soldiers to
G q, .i IN souads into the building Two or three
S So,.,, marched away This, the Colone
J.;,,s !. oil the firing done By his regiment
during the day -, c a;,,,,,, .bo,
IN INV direction mt anytime during the day. 4
ranortcr visited the armopy OF the S4th reSl
,, .t and ascertained from The members ina
tLn only orders they received to lire on the MOI
. snu those issued by General Vanon before
st.rt;nr They say the orders OF the Genera
,rora ;n case any one should open on the MN
t mr,.' from the house tops OF. windows they
s ,I1nld whit no further orders, but pour a. VoI
l,U into the mob. The members of the Nlntl
r ls assert that they received she same o;
aSrs The Ninth say not member o. o. 'i VEL
W. ,I;;,,.nt Grad il shot until Young Page wa
fe ~ ,;rrrcant Mccullough and private
kill u.orc subsequently, injured. the latte
OBrync ,,3;ur .hn dcad body Of Page. ,
sSe sua'? with the H:ansemen tnFO t5ei
ont s{ !hc city last night IN terror ." safety
Ti e ' rcdspcc Of John 1%"ns 4 i" on 81
man, on goth street; between mo I', who thre,
avenues u was y the n %G threatened ~u
hurn They we're DISPERSED by Sn thc s pu'd dc
At II o'clock Captain ry!1 3S a street. station
lecliyes drove to west o. .a,re S ont tine mi:
TLeir avowed object was to ierfft oI houSe tor
in .nts who discharged from lAe "o">