In the evening a large mob gathered in the "disreputable" district of St. Louis, Missouri, along Third Street, and proceeded to smash up known houses of prostitution and bars that catered to prostitutes.  Despite the efforts of the police and the fire department, more than twenty "houses of ill-repute" were completely ransacked while others were damaged by rock throwing.  (By John Osborne)

The U.S.S. Crusader, under the command of  Lieutenant John N. Maffitt, surprised and captured the New Orleans, Louisiana owned slave brig William R. Kibby off the coast of Cuba.  The 190 ton slaver was believed to have just unloaded its human cargo of around 400 Africans on the island.  Three young Africans were found aboard and they and the ship were sailed into New York Harbor.  (By John Osborne)

Alexander Hatch's Ranch in New Mexico had been leased to the Army in 1859 as a supply stop.  Two companies of the 8th Infantry under Lieutenant Lafayette Peck were at the camp when 100 Comanche Indians approached claiming to want to buy supplies and ammunition.  Peck refused them but they persisted and a sharp fire fight broke out.  The Comanches were driven off with several dead; the infantry suffered no casualties.  (By John Osborne)

George Errington had been consecrated as coadjutor, or deputy, to the Catholic Cardinal of Westminster, with the rank of Archbishop, in 1855.  Over the following five years he fell out with the rising and ambitious Henry Edward Manning, then the Provost of Westminster.  Affairs in the diocese became so serious that Errington was called to Rome.  When he refused to be reassigned,  Pope Pius IX was forced  to make a decree of deposition.  (By John Osborne) 

The Brooklyn Excelsior Club had been hosted in Maryland by the Baltimore Excelsior Club two days before and now visited Philadelphia on their long weekend tour.   Excelsior played an all-Philadelphia nine made up of men selected from the Athletic, Olympic, Benedict, Winona, Equity, and United clubs.  Brooklyn  won the game, played at the Camac Woods ground in the city, by a score of 15 runs to 4, in nine innings.  (By John Osborne) 

The Brooklyn Excelsior Club were hosted in Maryland by the Baltimore Excelsior Club.  The Brooklyn team won by a score of 51 runs to 6, in nine innings.  After the game the hosts stood the winners to an elaborate dinner at Guy's Monument Hotel in the city.  The Brooklyn Excelsior then went on to play in Philadelphia two days later. (By John Osborne) 

The R.M.S. Connaught, a new sidewheel steamship of the Galway Line completed its maiden voyage from Ireland to Boston in July.  The first of four ships built for the company, the 2599 ton Connaught, on the return leg of only its second voyage, sprung a leak and caught fire 144 miles out of Boston. The ill-starred liner sank within hours but fortunately all 457 passengers and 124 crew were taken off safely.  (By John Osborne)  

Almost a full day late, the R.M.S. Connaught, the brand new sidewheel steamship of the Galway Line arrived in Boston to complete its maiden voyage.  The first of four ships built for the company, the 2599 ton Connaught had suffered engine damage soon after sailing from Ireland.  On its return leg of only its second voyage, on October 6, 1860, the ill-starred vessel sprung a leak and caught fire 144 miles out of Boston. She sank but all 457 passengers and 124 crew were taken off safely.  (By John Osborne)