Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-09-22

THE FIGHTING, BEGUN.
The people seem to have responded
with aIacity 10 the advice given them
by DR.. Beard, one of the speakers at
the Canal Street meeting. By 3
O'Clock P. NJ. armed men were stationed
at the Intersection of all the streets on
the south side of Canal street, from the
river to Claiborne street. About p.
NJ, body of metropolitans, number
ing about 500. with cavalry aud ar
tilery, appeared at the head of Canal
street and took position. General
LOngstreet, who was commanding,
accompanied by an orderly, then rode
UP and down Canal street, ordering the
armed citizens to disperse. Some des-
ultOry firing soon after occurred along
Canal street, and some few casualties
are reported on both sides. The met
roPolilans are reported to have broken
at the first fire. the citizens capturing
one piece of artillery.
ERECTING BARICADES,
The citizens are now erecting bari
cades along Poydras street, having al
ready captured the City Hall and Ia
ken possession of the fire Alarm Tele-
graph. The police telegraph lines are
worked by a battery from the City
Hall and have been detached there
from, rendering t! useless. There
is one company of United States troops
here, but they remain ut the Custom
House. spectators of the lively scene
being enacted in front of them. The
State authorities seem TO have great
confidence in their ability to deal with
what they term an armed mob. and
say that unless the people disperst
there will be bloody work tonight. :
Barricades are ererted on all the lead
ing streets leading from Canal between
Poydras and Canal, and the people,
party hold ali that portion of the city
above Canal. The metropolitans are
massed in and around Jeckson square
and st. Louis Hotel.
SHARP FIGHT NEAR LEvEE.
There was quite a sharp fight at the
river end of Canal street about
o'clock. The number killed is esti
mated by some as high as fifty, ana
many wounded. Captain NJ. +. West
printer, and well-known newspaper
corr espOmdemt, and Il. a. TOledanC
were killed OIL the citizens side. A
number of metrOpolitans are reported
killed. and General Badger severely
wounded. The negroes. of which the
metropolitan brigade was largely com
posed, broke and ran upon the frs
fire, leaving their white comrades, {
number of whom were killed anC
wounded.
Casualties will be reported rs fast a,
they are ascertained.
THE METROPoLITANS DaMoRALIZED
New ORLEANS. September l4-S p
M.-The streets above Canal street art
well filed with armed citizens. Thu
impression now prevails that no furth
er attempt be made by the metropOli
tans to disperse their opponents, wht
handled them so roughly this after
| noon.
The city is remarkably quie
! throughout, ana no further conflict i
| apprehended before morning. Most o
the barricades are made with stree
railroad cars.
| EIGHT CITIZENS AND THIRTY POLICE
MEN KILLED
Six or eight citizens, and twenty o
| thirty = e rep it u, e-e ell in tin
| fight this atlcrir on, and many woun
| ded on 10th sides.
WHITES KILLED AND WOUNDED.
New ORLEANS, La, September l
| II 30 z M.-The following IS a list o
| the casualties on the side of the citi
Zels, as far as has been IL certainod.
f-- --. err KILLED.
1
f. A. Toledano,
Fred. MOreman,
Dick Lindsey, ~
Captain j. NJ. West,
Major j. X. Gourdain,
And one Magazine street-car driver
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
F. Pallet.
John COnsiGine,
John Kilpatric,
Major Milliam E. Wells, and
Samuel Ii. Newman.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
+. BOZonIer,
Fidel Keller,
w. J. Butler, and
Mr.. McNeleman.
General Fred Ogden's horse wa
killed under hi ~, and the General wa
slightly injured from the fall, but re
manned OH duty.
General A. s. Badger, commandin
the metz OpOlitans, received three buck
shot wounds, one through the arm, All
another through the body. His le
has since been amputated. The Gen
eral besides the gunshhot wounds, re
ceived heavy fall, his horse bein
killed under him.
NORTH LOUISIANA RISING.