New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-03
MOBILE On THE MUSCLE.
gr.erruutiOn Of Railroad Work.


There is !. class Of iUg4cs in Mobile VIII,
do Lot believe III progress or through rail
roads. They desire to exact tribute from
everything and everybody that comes there
and this is why the Mobile Tritune OF tn.
frs. instant. was compelled to make tn,
following report:
| We have in previous issue announce,
tha: the work of laying track along Com
mercc street waS commenced on Monday
morning. and also that the New Orleans
Mobile and Chattanoog:s railroad contem
| plated having the connection with the Mo-
BIKE and Chic road completed within five
| days :cOnl starting. and that it was q part O1
| the plan to run train through in further
:,ncc OF this idea, on Sunday morning. 70
attain this end Il large force was employed
and worked iligently all Monday nj ght,
digging up the street to near midway be-
! tween Cont and Dauphn. and layin" their
| iron 70 a little north OF the corner of Cont
| street.
This progress. this night work, excited
| The ire Of some Of our citizens who opposed
;he measure. and all yesterday morning
| Commerce street. in the immediate neig
horhood OF where the work was goinn ON,
was flied with people determined to stay
further proceedings Meanwhile Mayor
| lfOrSu gave Oftiti- 10 Ndi.itiu SfUlIlll, MS
| chief of police. to take steps to have the
| work stopped. ,lis action being in ac
| col,lancc with d r.ty ordinance rcvokng
| the right OF W., through Commerce street,
extended by the previous administration.
The police detailed Ior this duty were Op-
posed by the officers and employees OF the
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga rail
road and !: process was subsequently issued
by ESQUIRE koulston. upon the complaint of
the railroad officers. charging Mayor Horst.
CAPTAIN Quinn. Chief of Police, Assistant
Ciei OF Police 5. A. Leonard, and others,
with an assault.
Tie circumstance naturally drew Il large
crowd 70 the scene OF disturbance, and the
riot alarm bell was rang from the bell tower
nh> abou, ,hrer o'clock p. NJ. which only
seemed t. swell the crowd Arrests fol
lowed. first on one side, and then on the
other: Il great deal of excitement prevailed:
those ii charge of the work attempted to
prosecute it, and We're resisted in their et-
forts hy the crowd. Finally, after IA great
deal had been said, many threats of tearing
up the road expressed by the pOpnlacr etc.
Captain Stewart, representing the railroad
company, called President Mcguire, of the
Comlnan Council. Mayor Horst being under
alrest) aside. and told him that, if the city
authorities would d:sperse the crowd. not
another stroke of work would be done until
ten q CLOCK tO-1nOtTOW, which tllllc II WaS
thought /, decision in the case would be
rendered.
Upon This assurance of Captain Stewart
acting Mayor Nagnire mounted a hand car
loaded with crOss-ties, announced the com
I,anys pledge. and requested the crowd to
,iisperse and go to their homes. Gradually,
but somewhat murmuringly. they did so,
and here and there !; shout Watch 'cm to-
night. boys" indicated IA lack of confidence
on tie part OF the retiring oNllacc that
tire pledge would be held invioI~le.
While these scenes We're being enacted
on Commerce street, the natural excite
.neu. inciden; to it prevailed in the neigh
horh0od OF Squire kuulSton's office. Mayor
Horst Chief OF Police Quinn and Assistant
Chic. :. 4. Leonard were each under arrest.
and their retention in custody caused the
collection OF a large crowd around Squire
Hous;on's $ office. on Cont street
The arI.davits and writ- relating to this
feature OF the enieu.e appear above. At sun
down the crowd had cleared away, and ali
was quiet along the front"
Twenty arrests OF employees of the road.
white ard black. We're made and the par
ties gave bonds for their appearance before
the Mayor this morning.
The matter undcrgoes Il preliminary hear
ing before Esquire Rou!ston this morning.
and comes before Judge Elliott under IL writ
OF prohibition. on Thursday a. twelve
o'clock.