The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-07-20
RIOT NEW WORK.

vac o1Ntlc VI luc noync, tHu lot NnN
celebration Of which event extensive
Preparations bal beon made by the
orausemcn Of New York City, con.
siderable htSicty was iolt lest ther,
,hould be q serious riot ss it wns
>novn ,hat the Hiternisns catho-
l'c o7ean,satioal also intended to pa
r'dc The Oraosemen are pro,cs-
'Gn' organ .tr'i2n, composed mostly il,
30; entirely, Of lrishmcn, nni they
have been IN the habit OF celebrating
the l2tL o. July 10 commcmoration o!
the battle OF Aughrim. which was
fought on tbc II, 1890, wherein Pro.
icstsnt King William III. Formerly
Prince Of Orange, from whence the
nbovo organization derives its nnmc, 3
routed Catholic King James H., dri.
wing him from ireland into perpetual
cNilc Some Of laeir banners. mot
toes badccs, toas,s, &c, have given
ohense TO Irish Catholics hence. col
iisions and brawls. last ycar.
the ornnccmen Of New York city,
while penccful'y crjoviug picnic,
were sct upon by q mob of Catholic
Irish mud shamclully abused.
For several weeks previous to the
12lh the Irish Catholics threatened to
mot the Orangemcn if they nttcmpl-
cd to celebrate the dny Fears there
fore. q! Il serious disturbance on the
present occasion were well founded
and he authorities OF New York
were appealed to for protection, but in d.
stoaG OF promising protection, the ST
perIntendent OF Police issued au order
iorbidding the demonstrations This,
however, called forth such torreI 1T
OF indignation from the press and the
people Of New York, that the order
was revoked, and Gov. Hoffman is
suad = proclamation, OF Tuesday, an-
nouneIng that the parade should take
place, and that the Orangemen should
be protected by the military and pc
lice.
On Wednesday morniug Governor
lieflman arrived 10 the city and csta.
Dllsned his headquarters rs Governor
and Commandcr-iR-chle 10 the Office
OF the Superintendent Two squad.
oi mounted policemen and GOO OF
loot paradcd IN frint Of Headquarters
whiic 500 occupied the corridors apt
Yapi.
While the Orange lodges wero IN
hing preparations Tor their march, the
IIibcrnians and their sympaibissr
were busy ID there arrangements {,
prevent any demonstrations by theii
ancient enemies
AZ precisely O'Clock the process
.ion formed. IL consisted OF $50 DO.
Jlce Commanded by inspector Walling
tSU companies Of the Sevealh Rrgi
nes;, ,hg Twcnty-secoud Regiment
G.leon Lodge OF OringeWsn, the
Eighty .iourlh, Sixth and Ninth Regi
Ihents aad a battalion OF police com
Ioanded by Inspector Jameson, Tn
Orangemen numt cred about oDe hue
drel tue troops and police over tw
thousand Afler many false starts
th' column proceeded abou. { bloc
and halt down Eighth avenue, whe
several stones were thrown from th,
Ivofs Of lue tenement houses on TIA
cas, side OF the avenue, but no a
temp. was made at arrest. Whs
keiwean wenty-seyenth sad Twenty
eighth streets. temporary halt ".
rendered DsoeS,sry by the iumens
lhroog which blocked the avenue iro
roe side 10 the other, aud report "a
IRON front to rear tha. a mau hal bee
shot from the roof OF one of the hoI
ses
The crowd ssayod lso sHi lro +
a moment and than firing began
eASEest. II proved to be large boz
-of H.beTDisns who had entrenehe
themselves 10 row Of tonement hO
fes between TSenty seventh az
Twenty eighth streets. and arme
with rifles, were 6rng on the y
auzemen aud their eseort AT dr
the National q Gaard appeared psrslyj
ed. They wsyered, and one cOmpau
boesms doyelailsd xill lllsDotber, bl
ps though ty = PTeeoDeerisd Nssni
~khost any word Of command, or o
dor. they lurHod toward the hous
wbsOee prOsesdsd tbs firing, sad !,
ysllDg their pieces 4bsy frsd. Tt
rsssl, MAS fatal TO st lsast twsnl
persess.
AtsP.b. 40 0rgaalrsd mob Of 50