New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-23
WASHINGTON.
COHEN PARADEs FOR A WHOLE DAY.
HIS MOB INTERVIEWS GREATLY WITH PUBLIC WORK
AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY. AND is FINALLY SCAT

COHEN PAhAlJES FOH A WHILE DAI'
HIS MOB IHTERFEREs GREATLY WITH PUBLIC WORK
AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY. AND is FINALLY SCAT
TERED BY THE POLICE.
IGENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHt
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Yesterday morning
gang of Cohens colored followers visited the brick
yards of Chids and the Washington Company,
and prevented those employed there from going to
work. The mob was reinforced shortly afterward
by about fifty others. The police reserves were
soon on the scene, and succeeded in dispensing
the crowd and arresting the ringleader,
negro named George Washington. a number
of the workmen of the yards resumed work,
while others joined the mob. which started for
other parts of the city, but driven back by the
police. The entire reserve force was collected at
Police Headquarters, and the troops at the Arsenal
were held in readiness to move at a moments
notice.
The managers of the brick yards stated that the
majority of the men in their employ already re-
ceived 81 so per day more, and many Of the
men had been in their employ for yeas. Work at
Childs's yard was suspended at noon. On Monday
the force will be reorganized, and other wOrkmen
put in place of those who joined the strikers.
At $50 p. m. Cohen started on a general tour
with mob of 100 negroes, and visited " Halls
Bottom Thence proceeding to FOurteenth-st.,
WDeTb MI. w. y. muIuOCn was ldyluk u pdfclutub,
and had about 100 men at work, Cohen addressed
the men, and succeeded in causing about twenty of
them to join the mob. He next proceeded to
seyenth-st., his gang being increased along the
route 10 about 400 men. The next point visited
was where contractors are laying a pavement at
Seventh and M-sts., where fifty men are en-
ployed. Another speech was made by Cohen,
and several Of the men left their work and
fell into line. The mob then started off,
yelling and behaving in a dsorderly manner When
the crowd reached the corner of Seventh and E-sts.
the police of the Fifth Precinct, under the com
mand of Lieutenant Austin, made a charge. For
few minutes resistance offered, but the deter
mnation of the officers caused the crowd to scatter
in all directions. One negro was arrested for strIk-
ing Officer Oliver with q stick, infctng q severe
cut on the neck. Cohen, finding that his mob had
been scattered, beat a hasty retreat toward his
headquarters on New-Jesey-ave.
Additional United States troops have now arrived
here and are quartered at the Arsenal. 10 IS be-
heyed that the police are able TO quell any disturb
ance promptly. All the members of the force have
been armed, aud plenty OF ammunition has been dis
The various Journals of the city comment with
some severity upon the action of the authorities in
allowing Cohen to parade the streets OF the city
with a mob, disturbing business and producing I'M
easiness to the public mind. Some of the papers
this morning intimate that unless the proper au-
thorties put an end to these proceedings it will be
necessary for citizens to take the matter in their
own hands. Frederick Douglass, Marshal Of this
DlstTlCt, VINO mas charge OF tue lily nan DullulDR
and is responsible for the public property there last
night announced 10 Cohen's crowd that they could
hold the meeting then in progress, but no further
assemblage would be permitted in front OF the
building where they have been meeting nightly for
the past week.
No disturbance occurred to-day.
The Sunday Gdsette says: IL is currently reported
on the streets that Ben. Butler is furnishing money
70 aid the labor agitatOrs here, believing that a
strong case OF Labor against Capital at the seat OF
the Government will be Of service TO him connec-
ton with his Massachusetts, campaign, and after
ward the Presidency"