Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-02

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busincss-likc manner, uiterlng no shouts md
making no violent demonstrations, except occa.
sionally biandishng their murderous-lookinr
clubs. They wero evidently thoroughly IN earn
est, and bloodshcd would undoubtedly have re-
suited had they been opposed by any of the work.
men In the stoneyards. The majority did not
appear TO be intoxicated. Tho runians were not
lnterfered with by tho police, and none of the
latter appeared in sight whlo the former worc
engaged In their rotous proceedings.
Work In the stonc-yards, on sewers, and new
buildings, and other work In which largo num-
bers OF 1rlshmcn are usually employed, is al
most wholly suspended to-day in the upper part
OF the east side: Noat Of the workTon stopped
labor voluntarily.
A description Of tho appearance Of tho Paris
Communists has often been given by teicgra pll
from across the watcr, but any ono who wished
TO SEQ q perfect likeness OF the men who ruined
Paris In n fcw short weeks, by burning her mag
nifcent buildings and committing murders OF
| an indescrlbaLle character, could have done 30
by visiting New York to day. The different ,nobs
which wont through tho streets would beat any
person who had tho curiosity and bravery to
stare at thom. Il might DO thought that they
| had come from como caunibalstic island, so
bloodthrsty was their appearance.
SHARP WORK or THIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rBR-
SONS KILLED.
NEW YORK, July 12--5.45 p. N.--A despatch
from tho operator at the Fith-aycnuc Hotel says
that about r. NJ, rs the troops wcro passing
a%%n @ taa aSSan0s streets tho mob red tbrca
| shots ut them. Tho military returned the fire
killing oght nnd wounding thirteen. Two boys
| and lady were shot. SXtccn cltzons In nil
were killed. Three soldiers were killed. Three
hundred Ornngeincn passed bore about half an
hour ago through Twcnty-third street down
\ Broadway, under strong escort. They woro
checred In passing.
BIGurH AvESUB ~ pLooD-FIprRBx NOM VIC
! TINS.
Tho llno Of tho Orange procession was guarded
by part OF tho 9th and . detachment OF the 9th
Regiment. Shortly after the procession started
| hootings wcro hoard from side Streets The cx-
citenicnt Increased, and missiles were flung from
some windows Into tho procession. The officers
OF inc National Guard ordered tho men TO fire
They did so, and about fifteen persons were kill
ed and twenty wounded. This occurred In Eighth
avenue.
Tho utmost oXcltomcnt over tho affair stl pro-
walls.
Lieut.: Page, OF tho 9th (Flsk's) Regiment, Is
| reported mortaly wounded.
TnB FIGHT on TwBNTY-FoURru erunRr-oyan
l5O KILLED AND woUSDBD.
SP N.-Tho fight Mt Twcnty-fourth strcot md
Elghth Gv'nue was more severe than at fret re-
ported. Over $50 OF the mob are believed to bc
Killed and wounded. Among the troops known
70 ne klilei, besides those already reported, aro
n captain OF the Sith, and two prlyatcs nnd
sergeant of tho 9th. Five regiments arc resting
on their arms near the Cooper Institute
REMOVING rn' DEAD-A WOMAN AND i CHILD
MONO TIIR NUMBER
10 L. H.-Alout forty persons worc killed du-
ring the riot today. The total number wounded
Is unknown, bu fifteen are known to be mortally
iust' Az thc sixteenth precinct there were six
teen dead bodiAs this evening. They were re-
moved to the Morrue
AZ inc iWenty-ninth precinct thero wcro four
eeau pou,s' Az the Morgue thore arc at present !
I1pry Ir oSdgs, The only ones SO far idegtl,.s arc
aren't of to Grand Opera House Charles Pr,,i,s
Charles Iucklin, and Mr.. Archibald. Anon,
the kilcdat the Sixteenth prec''c' 'ro u woman
and child. ~
All the other dead nre supposed 70 We '2ters.
Colonel Fisk, of the 9th Regimcnt' was md
ed in the fight at Twenty-tourth s'ee.; d.; Ts
RaElmsht, was Struck Ut the same ,!mS and ser.
ousy injured.
scRsBs OF TnB WAR RRvIvgD-A cArTAIs KILLED
BY HIS own MEN.
Captain Spencer, OF the 9th Regiment, was
killed by his own men, In Twenty fourth street.
between Seventh and Eighth avenues. Ho had
given orders to fall back, became mixed In tho
crowd, and was killed by volley fired iuto tho
rioters. An officer Of the 9th Regiment wns
wounded, one man killed, and several wounded.
Thirty or forty rioters were killed.
stone yard in SiXty-flrst street was also
scene OF excitement, the lnborcrs there being
compelled to stop work by tho mob, who, after
doing this, started down First avenue, being re-
inforccd IN great numbers, especially at Fifty
sixth street, where large party of rioters Joined
them.
BY the time this gang had rer chcd Fort y-ninth
street II had swelled TO between one and two
hundred men and boys, all armed with clubs or
large sticks, and many with rcyOlvcrs. At the
corner of First avenue and forty-ninth street Is
| stone yard where about twcuty-i workmcn
were employed. The mob rushed into the yard
ard ordered the mon TO leave work, threatening
| them with violence II they did not. As 1t was
useless to resist, the foreman gave orders to stop
work.
| None, or at least very few, of the work men IN
! this yard were Irishmen, nearly all being Ger
| mans, but tho rioters refused to listen to any ex-
cuse on tho ground of nationality. Tho mob
here split Into several parties, somo of which
visited stone yard In Forty eighth street, near
First avenue, and n stone yard In Fort seventh
| street, between First and Second avenues. At
both these yards they compelled the workmcn to
desist.
rnn PROCESSION ovHR.
| Tho Orange procession ended In Fourth ave-
nue., opposite Cooper Institute. The Orangemon
| put their badges and regula I'm their pockets,
| and mngling with the crowd quietly dispersed.
The police took charge Of tho Orange banners.
TnB LATEST FROM TuB FIELD.
NEW YORK, July l3-l A. M.-Tho following
s the latest report of the cagunlitcs; Total kill.
! cd as reported NJ the Marguc, 81 total wound
| cd, l75. Total number of rioters arrested up
to midnight, ZOO The city continues perfectly
quiet.
The Religious Press on tlic ksiOt.
| EXTRACTS FROM RELIGIOUS PAPERS
OF ALL PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS
The outrage attempted in Now York TO
trample on the rights of Protestants, has
aroused the fears and called into action the
best men Of the nation. And tho Religious
Press speaks in thunder tones.
| The Rev. w. U. Boolc, an eloquent ni-
vine of the Methodist Church, speaks tho
common sentiment in that respectable
branch of the Christian Church. lie said !:
l think the present condition Of affairs in
this city furnishes at least q partial illustra-
tion Of tho force of this provorb. 1t is high
ly probable that We havo reached crisis
in our history as city. l think it Is soon
TO be determined whether small gang of
corrupt men, whose average intellect !;
social status, and moral choractcr are not
fairy up to the average Of tho respectable
portion Of the community, shall rulo in this
great city, or whether the respectable citi-
zens shall break the yoke which thoy have
l nj liz