The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-19

Twenty.third street, down Broadway
under strong escort, and were cheer
ed in passing. h'
Reports give Is killed and q
wounded on Fifth avenue. Lieut.
Page, of Fisk's regiment, is MORTAL,
wounded. No exact details ootainabl,
! yet.
Miduight.-Captain Spencer, Of
the Ninth regiment, was killed BY
his own men in Twenty-sixth street
! between Seventh and Eighth avenue
Spencer bad given orders to fal
back, because they wero mixed up in
! the crowd, ahd was killed by yolle,
fired into the ri"ters. Thirty or for,
W rioters are killed and Wounded,
Ih" fight i'll twchty-fou,th street
and Eighth avenue was severer thar
| reported. Over one hundred AID
! h'fy "f tho NIB are believed t, have
bo"n kli'ed aud wounded. Two pri,
Yates aud II sergeant Of the Ninth,
ant &C ptAip Of the Eighty fifth are
on their arms, hear the Cooper Tnsti.
tute The latest statement is that
tor'y are killed, aud seventy woun.
dcd, and fifteen mortally. fisk's
auklc Is broken
The Herhldap applied tn Command
ant Smith, of the Navy Yard, f,r d
force of Maj ines to protect the Off &C
to'.ight. Commandant Smith refer.
red the request to Secretary Kobesun
who directed him to hold BIS force
subJectto proper and legal arplica.
ton thereof. Smith replied the
Marines are in readiness. The co,
respohdcnce was referred to Grant.
who directed tho Marines to be placed
at the disposal of tho New York city
authorities.
WASHINGTON, July l2-Miduight.
No indications Of further disturb.
anes in New York.
NEw Ytnk, July l3.-Colonel
Clarke Of the Seventh regiment,
reports that after tho Orange
men had passed, shot was fred,
killing Page, Of the Ninth regiment,
when the Ninth regiment CONNIE nee d
an indiscriminate fire, without orders.
The Ninth fell back, providing the
Seventh on the pavement. The firing
was Kept up some time, although an
Adjntant begged Lieutenant Colonel
BrAin to hold his then in.
W hen the Seventh re lchcd the COR
ner Of Twcnty-sevcnth street, shots
was fred from window. A single
shot was fred at the window by sol.
dier acting under orders. Several
more shots being fired from the same
spot several vo!lcys we're then fired
into the window. This, Colonel CLARK
claims, was all the firing dons by tho
Seventh
The Twenty.sccond did not FIRE.
The members of the Ninth saw thew
tired no shot till young Page was
killed.
There were several futile attempts
at the riot during the hight, but they
we're easily suppressed.
At the close Of the procB ,aion the
Orangemon put their regalia In their
pockets, and leaving their banners
With the police, mixed With the
crowd
Nh~ YunK, July l0.-All Is Quiet
to day. The luborers are at work
and all disquietiug ruhiors proved
unfounucd. Heart:renderiug sc.nrs
occtir at tho dead house. Seven
thousand persons passed the dead
fur the PURPOSES of Identification aud
curiosity. Occasionally *omuu
would throw herself on a coffin con.
taitiing q kin>thah. All the work III q
who left the boulevards ind parks
yesterday; contrary to positive orders
Will be discharged. and Germans aud
Italians employed instead. At time.
call this nuruing, but few laburers
were missing. Two regiments now
remain On duty. The police have
reStimed their regular line duty. but
can concentrate at short notice. All
WHO were arrested with arms have
been committed for examination, aid
the OF hers discharoo6