The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-14

Lowry and 8 band of negroes upon q
sheriff posse having in charge Lowry's
wife several other prisoners, who had
been aiding and abetting the negroes
were ambuscaded near Burns store on
the Wilmington, Charlotte Il Ruther-
ford Railroad. Three of the sheriff7s
party were killed and three wounded.
The fight took the form of q regular bat
tie and lasted some time. The sheriffs
posse followed the negroes into the
sWamps but do not know If any of them
were killed. The whole county is
aroused and it is believed that a cam
paign will be inaugurated that will re-
suit In the determination of the band.
A committee of citizens of Robson
county came to this city to-day to Sc
cure arms and ammunition.
NEW YORK, July u.-Gov. Hoffman
arrived in the city last night and has is
sued the following proclamation:
The order heretofore issued by the
Police authorities in reference to said
procession, having been duly revoked.
hereby give notice that any and all
bodies of men desiring to assemble and
march in peaceable procession in the
city tomorrow, the 18th inst, will be
permitted to do so. They will be pro-
tected to the fullest extent possible by
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military or police escort will be furn-
ished to any body of men desiring it, on
application to me at my head quarters
in this city at any time during the day.
warn all persons to abstain from in
| reference with any such assemblage or
procession, except by authority from
me and give notice that all civil and
military powers at my command will be
used to preserve public peace and to
put down at ell hazards every attempt
at disturbance, and call upon every
citizen of every race and religion to
unite with me and the local authorities
in this determination to preserve the
peace and honor of the city and State.
| (Signed.) j. T. HOFFMAN.
/ Orangemen having been notified OF
the action of the Governor, the Conven.
| ton of Irish Societies tonight adopted
| an address to the people of Americs
] repudiating the charge of intolerance
made against them for opposition to the
Orange parade. They claim to be law
abiding citizens who never parade OF
carry banners to insult any portion OF
the citizens.
New YORK, j uly 12.-At this hour
a. m. everything is quiet and all feel GER
tain that the action of Governor Hof.
Imam assured peace. Everything prom
Uses serene and peaceful day and il
| Orangemen choose to parade there
seems to be no reasonable doubt they
will do so undisturbed.
NEW YORK, July n.-Primary elec-
tons were held this evening through
out the city under the new organization
of the Republican party, for officers OF
the various Assembly districts, and as
sociations and delegates to the Republi-
can general Committee. The utmost
harmony prevailed. There was only
one ticket in each district, and but little
scratching was INDUCED in.
CHEYENNE, W. T., July ia tele-
gram was received here to-day from
Acknowledgement Alderman, reinsta.
ting Church Howe as Marshal of Wy
oming Territory.
PITTsBUG, Pa, July fitzpatrick Bar
ry, sixty-five years old, residing in Mon
ongahela borough, killed his wife aged
60, this morning, by beating her head
to q jelly while she was asleep. The
| old man had saved considerable money,
/ part of which she had given to her
brother, which so incensed Barry that
he determined to kill her. He deliver
ed himself to the authorities immediate
lY afterward
New York, July II, 10 A. MIN
| the vicinity of the Police head quarters
all is hustle and excitement. The po-
] lice under the command of the various
captains number upwards of 1,50O
strong. Three hundred have been order
ed to the Goth precinct, under the COM
mand of Captain Barrett, and fifty more
have been sent to the 4th precinct, for
the purpose of guarding Harper's build
ing. Among the persons who visited
the central Office this morning are Gov.
Hoffman, Mayor Hail, Sheriff Brennan,
Assistant District Attorney Fellows,
and several leading politicians. There
has yet been no disturbance. Mounted
police were kept busy all morning car
rying orders from one point to anoth-
or. There are about twenty stages kept
in readiness to convey the police to
| any point as soon as possible. In front
gy of man trimmed in Orange colors
was suspended to telegraph pole and
was cut down.
IL A. M..The Irish Catholic labor
ers on the Boulevards have suspended
work, and are marching down in a
body. Inspector Jameson, with $50
| men, has been sent up to Forty-second
street and are sure to intercept them. A
| battery from Castle Garden has gone
up town, on the east side of the city.
Another battery of light twelve pound
ers is now crossing from Brooklyn, sup
posed to be from Fort Hamilton. All
the marines from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard have been placed under arms.
The aspect of affairs looks very threat
ening. The men in the marble and
stone yards along the East river have
most all left their work, it is supposed
for the purpose Of opposing the Orange
parade.
II: Tsp. M.-The riot has commenced
at last. About . quarter before IL the
reports commenced to come in. The
first report was from the 23d precinct,
to the effect that q mob had commenced
in the vicinity of Eighty-third street
and Third avenue, and were driving
the people from the streets. Two hun
dred and twenty-five men were imme-
diately picked out and placed under
the command of Captain Heddin, OF the
18th precinct, who was ordered to pro-
coed to the above point to dispense the
mob. The second was from the 32d
precinct. and stated that rioters were
marching through the Boulevards and
had attacked the Italian and Swiss Ia
borers in the vicinity of 143d street and
Ninth avenue. Superintendent Kelso
and General Shaler Immediately held
consultation, and General Shaler order
ed several companies of the list Regi-
ment, Colonel Rockefeller command
ing, to proceed to guard that point.
The last order had hardly been given
when another report was received that
several Fenians had collected about Fee
MAN headquarters on 18th avenue,
where q large quantity OF arms were
stored, and clamored loudly to be Civ
en- their arms. This was refused and
they threatened to pull down the place.
About $50 police officers were put in
stages and Immediately sent over there.
At the 9Th regiment armory, Houston
street, 9 large crowd collected and sig
nified their intention of taking the
arms. There were about one hundred
man of the regiment in the armory.
Seeing the regiment was prepared for |
them, one braWny man said, "come,
boys: let's go down to the seventh |
ward and get the lads, and wen clean |
cut the id Dutch" A majority of |
the mob then started on under the |
leadership of this man, to get the ''lads." |
There was report of o fight at Hiber- |
uisn Hall, but before the police reached |
there it wac stopped, and all was quiet.
II: 80 P. Man immense mob is
collected on Sd avenue, near SD street /
and are driving all men there from
their work. The mob is coming down
town. The police headquarters is be-
inn DraEArod tn meat an attach The