South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-25

MORRISON niHiSSti1 W soy thrs Mtg "'s
position Of bis name is made wishon!
his consent, and that he is firmly re-
solved not 10 permit his name to De
run as Vie< President, on that fseAss,
or any other.
RIOTS In PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia was the scene of exten.
tsive riots on Monday night last. %
the preceding day, Sunday, an afro
|cious attempt was made to murder Ro6'
lett r. Siewart, Esq. while he lay up.
lon his bed enjoying an afternoon nap,
|by his negro servant, who approached
| him with an axe, and with the but.end
OF /, struck severe blow over the fore
head, fraciuring some Of the bones, q
producing confusion pronounced Ia
| tal by some OF the physicians, though
a, The last accounts he was still living,
MIR. Stewart is gentleman OF gteat re-
spectabiiity, and held the post OF Amer
|ican Consul at Trinidad in Cuba, sew
eral years ago, from which place he
brought the negro, as slave, but man>
|umi,ted him and retained him, upon
wages, in his family, as a confidential
servant. The culprit was shortly Of.
| Ter apprehended and lodged in jail,
The family Of INF. Stewart we're absent
at the time.
The excitement consequent upon
this diabolical attempt to kill, became
very great, and threatened the most
.sarians results to the black population.
evening, but the next night an enrcgeo
multitude, numbering about 1900 boys,
apprentices and some men, paraded,
and excessively visited many of the
t1aunts of The blacks, broke into their
houses, and beat such OF them as they
could lay their hands upon. One tene.
|ment was fired, & the fire companies re-
sisted in their attempt to extinguish the
flames. No lives were lost, but eyi.
deniIy many of the delenceless negroes
must have been braially and shame.
fully treated and mangled. 1t seems
Fthe Police either could not or chose
not to interfere; for the mob had undis.
|puted sway from Otto 2 O'Clock, when
lit voluntarily dispersed.
Wilkamsport Ban. July Is.
PHILADELPHIA, July ID.
RroTs.--lt seems that the riotous spi-
|rit recently manifested has not yet been
|sufficiently chastised. On Thursday night
lit was again manifested in several outra-
|ges. These lawless outbreaklngs, or
|seditious and riotous disposition, cannot
be too severely reprehended. 1t must
mot be supposed that these mobs cherish
Tor express what is termed popular fec
ling, or that they are excited by patriotic
or misguided prejudices. Nor must it be
Imagined that they meet the assent OF
single respectable citizen in the com
|munity. The mobs are composed wholly
of ruffians their object is the mere graf
|ification of an innate love of violence, &
|punder. After they have. by their law
less and almost unopposed violence, dri-
|vsn the blacks from Moyamensing, the
Esame spirit will seek fresh subjects for
Outrage; and the respectable white citi-
gems ofthe district will be forced to fly
before the mob or protect themselves
from their violence, by the aid of the
|miIjtary. The evil has already attained
a fearful height. 1t should be ins!anta-
|peously suppressed at whatever cost. If
necessary, every able bodied citizen
10 fn
peace; every one concerned in the re-
cent riots should be arrested and punish
ed to the full extent of the law.---GA-
|zEETE.
AGE OF IMPROVEMENT 800 Care for
broken Neck !!-Doctor Harrison OF
london, has published letter in the
Lancet, ia which he states that "more
than 80 years since on taking my eve
ming walk, ] heard cries for help at
short distance. | Tan to the spot and
saw man lying on The ground. A
horse was standing near &the by'stand.
ess said The man had just fallen and bro.
ken his neck. He vas. apparently, quite
dead. I placed MY knees against his
Shoulders, and gsaspiog his chin and
the back OF the head firmly between my
hands, proceeded to stretch his neck
with all my strength. The patient i'm.
medistely moved his limbs, in two OF
three minutes raised himself from the
ground, stared vacanily, remounted his