Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-07-15

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great institution, as enjoyed in the city
of New York. While one sect is left
without let or hindrance in the exercise
of Il, another is forbidden to assemble
and march in peaceful and orderly pro-
cession. Wednesday, the 18th, was des-
ignated for parade of the Orangemen,
or Irish Protestants. Between the se
and the Catholic Irish, there is a deadly
hostility, and the latter gave out that
the parade should not be permitted
threatening violence and blood if at
tempted. Superintendent Of Police, Kill
so-hinsct said to be Cat holic-for
the ostensible reason of preserving the
public peace, forbid the parade, and the
Catholics chuckled over their triumph,
and the disappointed Orangemen were
driven to cast about for some other place
for their tarnout, beyond the jurisdiction
of New York city. 1t was proposed to
cross the ferry to Jersey territory, and
Gov. Randolph offered his protection, to
the extent of the power of the State
This manly position of the Governor of
New Jersey, met the case, aud placed
the municipal authorities of New York
in s. uniavorable a light, that Governor
Hoffman deemed it polite to come to
the rescue, and therefore issued procla-
nation revoking the police order, and
offering the same guarantee oC protec-
tIO1 TO the Orangemen,n their own city,
as the Governor of New Jersey bad
proifered upon the soil of that State
The Orangemen, therefore, concluded to
do their parading at home. Cow Hoff-
man established his head quarters at the
police quarters, and a thorough arrange
ment of the military and police was car
ried into effect. The Orangemen assem-
bled and formed in line and began their
march at z. NJ. The following is the
associated press report:
II M.-Rumors are rife that rioting is
now going on i'll the upper part of Ninth
Avenue. About ii this morning, re-
ports began to come in. The first was
from the 18th precinct. and to the effect
that the mob in the vicinity of 83d street
and Fifth avenue, were driving the peo-
Pile from the streets Two hundred and
twenty-five men were Immediately placed
under command and ordered to proceed
to the above point and dispense the mob
The second was from the thirty-second
precinct, and stated that the rioters
were marching through the boulevard,
and had attacked Italian and Swiss la
borers in the vicinity Of l43d street and
9th avenue. Superintendent Kelso and
General Shaler held n consultation, and
Gen. Shaler ordered seven companies of
the list regiment to proceed TO, and
guard that point. The last order had
barely been given when another report
was received that several Fenians had
collected about the Fenan headquarters
on 18th aud 2lst avenue, where a guam
tity of arms were stored, and clamored
to be given their arms. This was refused
and they threatened to pull down the
place. About $50 officers were put in
stages and Immediately sent over there.
AT the 5th regiment armory in Hous-
ton ST., large crowd had collected and
signiied their intention Of taking the
arms. There were about 100 men in the
armory, each Of whom had 40 rounds of
cartridges. Seeing that the regiment
were prepared for them, one brawny tel-
low said
"Come byes, let's go down to the 7th
Ward and get the lads, and we'll clean
out the damn Dutch"
A majority of the mob then started
off to "get the lads.'
There was report of a fight at HI
bernian Hall, but before the police reach
ed here it was stopped and all quiet.
1890 p. M.-An immense mob is col
leeted on Sd Avenue near 33d street and
arc driving all men from their work.
The mob is coming down town. The
police headquarters is being prepared to
meet an attack. Two companies of
soldiers are just quartered on the upper
floors. The .waterworks men, one thou
sand, are all off, and not working. The
men in the Central Park are all ut work.
Information has just been received that
n body of men from the boulevard are
now engaged in battle with the Italian
and Spanish laborcrs, at 9th Avenue.
Colonel Conkling's regiment is hurrying
to the scene OF the ail'ray.
l2:45 p. M.-Fighting is now going
on in the Tenth ard Eleventh Precincts,
and along Rleeker street. The militia
has been ordered to Eighth avenue and
Forty-second street, whore an attack
has been made upon Judge Heiser's
= house. Large bodies of police have left
in stages.