Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1858 — Further from New Orlcans. [ARTICLE]

Further from New Orlcans.

Excitement Increasing—Editor of Picayune Arrested—Mayor at Vigilance Head-quarters — Recorders Appointed Eight Hundred, Special Police—lmmense Street Excitement. New Orleans, June 5. The Vigilance Committee arrestpd Lumsden, editor of the Picayune, and kdpt'him in confinement several hours. He was drunk and disorderly around the Vigilance Committee’s camp. The Mayor is still at the Vigilance Committee’s head-quarters, afraid of his life if he leaves there. Affairs look squally—don’t expect an election on Monday. The-Mayor issued a proclamation revoking tiie power of the Recorders to appoint a special police. The citizens arc disgusted with the Mayor's viscilatio i. The Vigil nee Committee are still fortifying their position, Lafayette Square is still in possession of a mob. Cannon loaded with grape commanding all approaches to the Square. The Recorders have appointed eight hundred special police:—arn-ng them some of the worst men in the city. They, refuse to give up authority, although revoked by the Mayor. They have .arrested several men known to belong to the Vigilance Committee Tlfe Mayor is at the Vigilflr oc Committee’s rooms, and has placed' himself under tlieir protection. No attack has been made by the mob yet. Col. Christy has withdrawn as leader of the movement. The Recorders are engaged swearing in Special police. All tbe citizens are invited to join. New Orleans, June 7: On Saturday the A-ayor, having bis lifeguarantied, proceeded to the St. Charles Hotel where lie met the City Council and was impeached, and 11. M. Summers, President of'the Hoard of Aldermen, was elected in bis place. Col. Torno, ex-Chief of the police was dismissed and Col. Jacques appointed in his place. The old police was re-organized under Jacques. A. T. Turner and C. R. Muzzy,reporters, were arrested this morning by the special police of the city as dangerous characters and liberated on parole. Turner was rearrested. The streets are seemingly quiet, but no man’s life is safe outside of tbe different, barricades. An attack was made upon the Vigilance Committee on Saturday night. The Vigilance Committee lost four killed and twelve wounded by accidental discharge of a cannon during the confusion.