The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-21
AWFUL RIOT-SEVERAL LIVES
LOST.

AWFUL RIOT-SEvERAL LIVES
LOST.
Correspondence of he n. Y. New Era.
Cincinnati, Sept. 4th, 1e4l.
Oar city is at this moment the theatre of
The most terrible excitement have ever wit
messed. The military are patrolling the
streets, and heralds are out, by order Of the
mayor, calling upon the citizens to meet at III
O'Clock, this morning, al the Market House.
10 devise measures fer the preservation oil Inc
peace, and protection Of our citizens. Inc
whites and ncgroes have had terrible battle,
in which several men are reported TO have
Ieo., Killed and number badly wounded. As
have but few minutes 10 write before the
cIose Of the eastern mail, can give but a brief
narration of this dreadful affair. On the eve
ming before last, it appears that quarrel ocur-
red between several negroes and two white
men, in which the latter were badly wounded,
with dirk knives. This occasioned considera-
bic excitement and added fresh fuel TO the an
H-negrO, fame, which has been increasing ra-
I:dly of late.
About O'Clock, last evening, large con-
course Of people, without concert or arms as
sonb!cd at the junction of Sixth street and
broadway, IL the immediate vicinity OF the
give Points of this city, or as called here
Niger town" A few persons in the mob,
(Which consisted Of 3 or l0O) apparently with
oIl aav deliberate design, threw stones against
the bu.l ling Of the negroes. The negroes i'm
mediateiv. uaurcd into the mob a voIley Of
bullets. from lnusllcts and rifles, with which
thov had previously provided themselves In
anticipation of attack.
l., L. Hnd afplX
md were hotIy pursued for nearlya square
IN Ike jiackS, who yelled oat wild shout Of
t~iurn.h and defiance ard then returned to
their houses. DMiue the firing number of
the negroes were stationed Oh the tops of their
own and the adiau7ning houses, from which
they loyclied their price at tie crowd
The mob continued at bay until after mid
right bv which time perhaps, thirty or forty
Of Inc ass;iilaa;s provided themselves with arms
ard sir youR4Pr cannon. Thus equipped
they advanced to the position they occupied
IA tha CARY Part e the cycHing, loaded their
r...z2'o - q building about one hundred
var,la distant, il Which "a large number of re-
croes we're iGid to be stationed.
After f',w iectec:UJl shots from the small
arms Of ;iso n.sal;auts. the cannon was dis
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Core Tsa|cIcr OF tie Ne'o York Herald.
C:>.ci%HATI, Sept. 4,
= clock, p. ".
The excitement atiii continues. Broadway
is moving mass 'poopie, some urging on, ana
some assisting the military The citizens by
4 special meeting have requested the Mayor
and Marshal L. call upon the military IN the
country II a,+is,ance-larthcrnore, that all
thc iir-mon cf The ci:E a?ncar at particular
s7o; tc-aiS..t viii their badges, &c. and be
ready 40 asst al they can.
HaEPgd O'CLOCK, r. NJ.
The mob has Just proceeded to The abolition
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