The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-03
cio, i'm the City OF NeW.York.
From tie Correspondence efihs Nat Lt'iiigsneer'
NV yosK, Es. Ia, 1885.

vond any precedent The cal OF Inc meeting IN
~. p.,t yesterday. of which ted you an my I
ietcr of last evening, netn outstanding 'he se'etr
~ Of the weather. brought together ten OF hl'eeh
,hopsapd persons, more than hall OF whoui "eie
,o,,i,ners of the very lowest class-Poor IDLE, de-
rrndsd. drunken, and helpless. The cold wealth. /
>, wind and excitement, and the character OF the
,,,nI,;,ude assembled, prevented all order Ihe /
crowd collected in some half dozen groups oil Two
ar three hundred each, and we're each addressed
by some selected leader. The or IN OF the mob
NAV be traced 10 the following paeard which mas
been posted upon all the public places OF The CITY
for several weeks past
BREAD, NEAT, RENT, FUEL!
THEIR PRICES MUST CONE DOWN
The Voice OF the People must be heard and VIII
n,.val, IL The People will meet in the
PARK. Rain or Shine. at o'clock on
MONDAY AFTERNOON
To inouire into the Cause OF the present. unexam.
pled Distress, and to devise suitable Remedy
All Friends o. Humanity, determined TO resist Mo-
nopolisls and EItorloneIs, are invited TO attend
MOSES JACQUES, DANL Goknah'
DaN'L ROBERTSON. ALEXRM MING, Jun.
WARDEN "A AWARD. ELIJAH f.CRANE.
New York, FEB. TO- 1887.
To call populace together al soasos Ike
the prrsent, when the whole poor OF Tie city are
suffering, 90 4 subject OF bread, VAS well eaiculs'
ted to inflame their passions. he meeting was
held and some two or three thousand assembled
What the proceedings were We have MOI heard
As soon as The nleeiing dissolved many OF The
persons present assembled together snd repaired
Ia In, liar, & Cos. store In Washington, neat
CORTLAND street, where they eongrega,ed Into a
formidable mob II Is well known that M HART
although only an agent, has his large stores hied
with several thousand barrels OF n,at, tney soon
den ollsh,d the doors, and began turning the oaf'
rels OF -four INTO the sheet, brca4tng IN The heads
aud scattering its contents 10 the winds Some
we're enga. ed in rolling It away others IN hliing
their bags and boxes and running nth Al Ia every
/ direction. Most OF II, however, was thrown into
the street aud opposite 10 the store tue hour Mas
knee deep.
A great number Of barrels Of flour were rolled
GU, OF the second story windows and dashed to
atoms The mc5 mad entire POSSESSION OF Tie
premises until after I o'clock. The poliea 9th.
GERS 10 The number Of dozen or tao repaired
10 the spo, bot we're driven of with sone injury
The mob were. 50 far as we could observe, Tue
Whole OF them foreigners From atty to one nun
bred we're active athletic men, using their utnos'
exerlions TO destroy property, They acre, how
ever, surrounded BY PefhaP' hive huadfte others
not 80 active, but who rendered eyery aid and a.
slstanec,
In. mob retained eniirc possession OF Harts
store unmolested until they we're satisfied. They
thea raised shout of Mech no doubt intend
Ell FIR Ncssrs A h. Mech N TO, doaf merchants
on this opposite slde Of the town, ' = at tac eor.
ner OF Broad and Wa,cr streets Oa taxing their
-. - a
Ca. on The corner OF W4Gr street and Coeuligs
slip, and seeing sign Of Flour Store, The, oou-
meuced throWlne yuliey OF briek bats through
the second story widows; they then obiA'ued a
lsae ladder, and with the ends broke ~ the s,'fe
and rolled some thirty iory barrels Of tio@. hl
the street. While they we're engaged al this
point, a sufficient number of elsE, ms had started
en- masse from the Hall, with all the Aldrrmeu
and assistants, and touis peace otfsssrs al their
head. went dow 20 HATS stcte were Acy put the
premises under the care OF watchmen.
The me5 at Herrisk's store 60, news Of the
force OF the ciylI authority, aud immediately DIS
oersed A large number OF persons ssre spprc.
hended IN the street, Nih bags aud boxes Of flour,
and lodged IA Dridew ell, but OF the ring lead.
ers, OF very few, acre captured. Al about 7 o.
clock, the military, which n, Mayor had ordered
cot, assembled, but, before the, reached tbs Hall,
the citizens had ctfectually pot dosu the mob
+ We should Judge that, from Nj. Hsrts store some
two 10 three hundred barrels bad been destroyed
We fear this, however, was no, his worst loss
ffis counting room was completely ftddlsd--essf)
book and paper that they could lay their hands o'
was destroyed. We had sn excellent opportunity
OF Witnessing the whole mob, and arc eonv'nce'
that i've musAets at Mr., Harris store would hay'
checked this riot; one ball would probably hav'
dispersed the rioters. We have no doubt that ih'
cell made at the head Of this article has no doob
been the whole cause OF the disturbance aud VI
have not any doubt that had our Police been a
efficient as they ooght to have been, Il would hAS
! been suppressed 10 a few moments.
r A grea, force Of military and peace officers wer
on duty during the night, but the city was Periect
quiet.
Rumors are floating abou, the city today that
second attack i'll be made this evening, upon ID
large Asur establishment OF the city. The rioters
hope and am assured, Will meet With a warm re
cepiIon.