The Arizona sentinel., 1877-07-28
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 26th.-The anti Coolie meeting assembled in front of the new City Hall early last evening. About 800 people were present. Speeches of most incendiary nature were wildly cheered, any one who attempted to talk reason to the crowd being hootcd from the stand No police were in attendance, and after brief session the crowd broke up and started toward Chinese houses in the southern portion of the city. Mean time an incendiary fire was started among the lumber yards on the wharf adjoining the Pacific Mail wharf. Thousands flock ed to the scene, filling the streets in the vicinity, hooting, stoning. and otherwise interfering with tiremen and endeavoring to increase the spread of the flames. The police in attendance were unable to pre- serve order, and in response to call one hundred members of the Committee of Safety, just being organized at Horticul- tural Hall, marched to the scene. They were soon followed by other attachments, until nearly 400 good citizens, armed with clubs and pistols, were on the ground. Soon after their arrival, charge was made on the mob, who were driven back so as to allow the firemen to work freely. They assembled, however, in great numbers on the brow of the hill on which St. Mary's Hospital stands, and continued their riot ous demonstrations, throwing volleys Of stones at the force below. About ten o'clock the disorder was at its height, and a charge was ordered. The police and vigilantes pushed forward gallantly. They met them with stones and pistol shots A volley o1 one hundred shots was poured into the mob, and on reaching close quar- ters clubs were used with such striking effect that after brief tuss'e the hood lums were routed and many severely and effectually wounded. Crowds of hoodlums were smashing Chinese houses on Howard and Folsom streets. On Kearny street mob of five hundred was charged by the vigilantes and driven back to Market street The police used their clubs with terrible effect and there are at least two hundred sore heads in town to-day.
 H. Giudewell, note teller of the Lon don and San Francisco Bank, was shot in the abdomen during the charge on the hill and died soon after. 4,000 stand of arms, 1000 revolvers and plenty of ammunition received from U. s. Arsenal at Benicia During the day the available force of citi- zens at the disposal of the Committee has trebled. Admiral Murray says he can land a force of marines and blue jackets, with Gatllng guns, in case of riot. Ex- soldiers of the Union and of the Confed- eracy meet this afternoon to organize into companies and regiments.
 Strikes continue at the East. Citizens Committees formed in principal eastern railroad cities, which are patroled day and night Fighting has occurred i'll many of them At Chicago the fighting was bloody. European capitalists getting afraid of American railroad securities. Nick Bich- ard is said to have lost 5000 tons of coal on wharf burned by hoodlums in San Fracisco.
 Nicsic still holds out, though Montene- grins have captured all outlying forts. Russians thoroughly whipped in Asia, but making up for it on the Danube.
 Indians getting worsted in Idaho.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 27th.-The citizens have completely overawed the hoodlums, and perfect order is restored.