New-York tribune., 1877-07-25

rne Uo0DLUMs MAKE RAID INTO THE CHINESE
oyAEitK AND ARE DEFEATED ~ TIL Police.
san FRAXC 500, July pa w0rdns-men's
maeiiu aa LeiI here yesterday. THESE present mum
bcrea about 10000 The j., eAg bro"c up at 10 0ctcA
without 4.aa.ng any violent demonstrations as body.
short ybelo.c Adjournment portion If uccOGd wrecked
Il Chinese wasi-lou,e iu.n- n'l-'b'rho3' TIC minority
OF tie tblou. Dispersed t,"rs t"c aoe,; bu several
hundred oil tAe banded ehcr and proceeded 10
tbc corrc OF Geary md Icsyenvorhts., which occu-
,i hv t8o-stoIy fame building containing Chinese
laundry and fruit store OH ,hc rrouut floor ana
form. me residence Of the family above ine crowd at
lacked tie place. broke the streetamp-. and By
il, "a Kerosene lamp inside set tne buiiug fire. 4
,yijtc woman was saved aiFe with difficulty from
upncY story. Tc mob nnpcde TIE hremcn and cut the
hose and the building destroyed. Tie mob then
came down Grary-st 10 DupOnsi, with the evident IN
;eution Of yidug the Chinese quarter on their way
they attacked and closed up number Of CAuese
houses By the time they reached DuUOntst they were
300 or 600 strong Here they were met by force Of
police who formed ia line across the street The "tcrs
attempted TO break through tie line, bat c police stoUd
firm. and promptly reinforced rom tHe Guy Hul'
BY q flec use of clubs they bcat back Tie crowd
Tie poioe he'd Dap0nst 40 the corner OF Pinest all
night against Tie main body OF the mob, w!Iie auong
squads were posted The intersection Of st crossing DI
pon tie object being 20 seep a." mob Jut oi China
Town" The rioters evidently lacked Leaders ADD tlcr
movements we're without concert Tncy made htue
show 0f resisting the police Otl'T tIau cfOWhg upuu
Them yelling ana derdIng them The general impression
among the authorities that by VieilEt aul dcier
nirc, ac ou on the part Of The polio, the crowd eoud
De held u check during tle nigh though ther slogan OF
g. "Chna-Towu;" at a. m was omnOus. The rltia re-
aa,ned al their svmcfies al night not having been
called upon for service The u front presented by
authorities fnaly had it, effect. and the mob finally Dis
perscd and police remained masters Of the situation.
Al the streots leading the Chinese quarter
strongly guarded, and no allowed 10 pass along
Duogtst inns far no use of firearms lss occurred.
s,c.n IN the ease Of the shot fred n0 the crowd 1T
tbo meeting Tee person who fred 20 was arrested and
locked rp This acou vas prompted by plro love Of
mischief Neither OF the Int seriously III
iD~cd During The contest several thrown al
ibeu hi ring one or two OF the force bu doing injury
IA concentrate While The disturbance was in progress
IN The south end II DupDnst another mob numbering
500 or 600 gabcred al Tie northern extremity Of that
t.oronehfare. wrecked few Chinese houses and AZ
temped 70 penetrate into thc Chinese quarter. They
were finally forced back BY ~ police and Aspersed
During these attempts - AL Their quarters The CA-
nese mauifsted much alarm. and early IN the evening
every door and shutior closed fast auA not China
man was 10 DC seen on the streets.
Tne police and military authorities are fully alive to
the gravity OF the occasion and vigilance will not for
moment br relaxed The prompt and courageous action
OF The police prevented bloody riot FOR had the mob
gained the heart OF the Chinese quarter the result would
have been serious well Understood that not only
present but at all tmes there deep ana widespread
feeling among both ab0Tng and hoodum classes against
tho Chinese which only lacks favorable opportunity 20
break out into open hostility It quite probable that IN
view ~ the present possible future disturbance efforts
Will b. made effect organized act on among the