New-York tribune., 1877-07-27
GENERAL NOTES.
tremendous.

| A tmOrOus young gentleman in Rochester
hs' hired substitute TO take MS place in the National
| Guard AT TlO day
| party of New Yorkers, despairing Of run
ming the railroad blockade at Buffalo chartered tow
boat Tues1ay aud started ior Rochester, the Erie
Cana.
The Detroit newsboys are still on strike.
Their rngeaer. iad - 30 was arrested on Tues
day and fined 81. Tvtniy newsboys contributed five
osnts apiece aud release. i'm.
Capt. f. Y. Breck. who commanded the
Hutchinson Battery dum, go riot Pittsburg. takes
pains contradict what IA ts infamous lies
the Philadelphia troops" ho says that after
into the rOund-houso the guards were mounted and
most yigant watch kept all avenues OF appro ch
Several times during the nigh, attacks made and
quickly repused by the sentiies alone No general
firing permitted at any time, and not a snot
fred from the muchlrcadcd Gsiing guns Saturday.
TIE only demonstration worth inentioni when tho
mob placed Of the guns stolen from the armJry IN
position on LbNrty-t, and endeayored TO hre IL. They
speedily retired when olenei with -ixtyhve Ruskes
They allowed to all the dead and wounded,
excep, dead nenwho such position that under
cover Of removing hem they might have fired the gun
Every who approached that gun was warned by Tie
keep away, and shot AT vho needed
the warning. At every point where attacks we're made
warning keepaway gwen before frin. The
about the Iound-DOuse being bombarded Capt. Breck
pronounces false. Not shot fired at them from
feldpiece would the guns OF the mob, bad they
meuced firing created the least confusion The bi.a
6elpha men, he says soldiers and gentlemen and
simply obeycd the orders given them, regie;tns very
much mat obedience TO tho, orders Saturday caused
bOOlsEed. TBry were steady and precise guars
Tue round house was nOt eFaCuaei ia tao MeI we're
sufOCatlig from The smoke, and retired IN
cecut
zen. Pearson of Pittsburg, who has been
roundly censured for his inediciency during tbs
counter between he Philadelphia soldiers aud tho riot,
egs, denies nat he gave the command TO ire. tie
says that after giving instructions Gen brnton TO
clear tho railroad racks be II the gronad and Huredy
went to teltSe eapA Office at the roinuhOuso 10 send
dispatches While lie there the troops fired On the
crowd He is fully persuaded thai Gea. Bi did not,
old any officer or under hun. give orders to
Are, aud Tat Il first snOt from the cOmmau fired
by excted soldier who had boen shot AZ BY
in the crowd. Finding that the property OF the railroad
in danger, Gen Pearson Ordered the troops TO tako
session OF the rOUldhOsC workshops and trausier
offices. After they had taken their ground,
guards assaulted and after several had een
wounded. Gen Brnton placed his Gatlingguns IN posi-
ton rake Twenty-sxth-st, aid the officer IN charg-
about firing into the crowd when Gen. Pear
son issued pOSiUe orders not 10 fire shot.
fire. It'll long after he left tile round
house. The not having fa'ions and falling 10
get answers from Gen. Latta. who was az the Union
De. Z Gen left the command OF the troops 10
Brinton, who finding his fired upon from every
quarter, responded. ut shot fred by soldier
stationed round house while Cen Pearson
present. aud until he reached the Union Depot jill no
know of The slaughter. These explanations from Gen.
Pearson VIII undoubtedly .estOre MN Ia the couiielce
the Ptt-DurS IiOteis. He proves cOnCnsiyey that
not q shot fred win hts But wbs.
have tho citizens 10 thank hin. for!