Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-08-17
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From the Phil Ere. JearEai. jss. INST.
RIOT AMONG THE BLACKS.

From the Phil Ere. JsarEai. 5ss. inst.
RIOT AMONG THE BLACKS.
Riot and Sfabbfng-Great Excitement
in The City.-This morning, sotie Tenn
pcrarcc Societies met in The lower par, OF
The city. for the purpose OF aIeeiebralion.
They proposed TO march through some OF
the streets, and had gone as far as Shippen
street market, when The colnrcd portion
were attacked. offals thrown az them, and
the marshals dragged from lts5r horses.
Very soon alter this. as the procession with
tanners attempted 10 proceed. 8 general
fight took place, and the sorislies were
broken up. the particulars Of ghieh have
been furnished below hy the repnr,ers.
We visited Lombard aud Segenih str's,,
and llia, region. about noon. Thousands
of people were collected there, e2ilspera-
ZION was everywhere seen, the shops aud
houses were all closed, and The streets
slrewn with clubs aud hfick Bats. Our
apprehensions are excited torthc late OF
this section of the city ihiseveuirg. Thou
sands of men, ready Tor every kind OF ex-
cess. ure uuoccupied, aud lhe old hnie be-
tween the whites and blacks in ihni quar-
ter was by no means abatcd.
This evening, convention Of colorcd
men assembled in ihcir chapel. in lombard
street. We fear, from what We have heard
,nut,ercd among the crowd to-day, thai
thar building viii be the oi5eci Of assault,
aud unless Tbs police is maintaiaed by The
military, fatal aud disgracefuiexcecses wil!
be committed. "A number OF arsssis have
been made. The mayors ol6se IS SUR
rounded by crowds, and the lower portion
of the city is'in state OF great eIIi,eneni.
Outrageous Fight Riot & Bloodshsd.
This morning abou,ieno'clock ! 2 serious
rio, took place 10 the vicinity ol ShipPon
and Fourth streets, IN wbicha isrgc num-
Der Of white aud black persoas were en-
gagged. and extended 10 all agesA sexes.
The ntfray IL said 10 have originated
from, M interference by scversfloys sinh
a procession uE colofed men usli boys who
we're marching through The Sserts, pre-
-vious "a j Ienperanrr-irs J 5-rhr Ss,rsr
sid. of he river Schuylkill. u. q few mo-
men,s The fghl became genera and fright,
fully aiarmine-nissiles Of every kind
were thrown, and bludseons uscd with the
utmost violence. The crowd increasing
every Instant, tue processioniiecame di,-
pcrsed aud the assailanis proceeded to St.
Mary street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets. which were crowded. Here The
riot commenced with great fury, aud stones
were thrown among the eumbaiants, many
of whom. on each side, were severely hurt.
The houses of The colored people IN the
vicinity we're stoned. The c0Igted people
in ST. slary-strccr, rallied in greai iorce.
rcpuIsed The whites, who 10 turn, were
beaten back.
In The mrlee. a large uumberwere struck
with srnncs aud brickbats, aud sere taken
ou, Of The crowd, the blood streaming in
tho mos, irishful manner.
During the s1vcresl nf the contest. Two
white men were stabbed. one in The abdo
men, another under The eye and his arm
broken. The latter was sirurk by deaf
and dumb negro. who IS represented as
being "a most desperate character. He
was Immediately arrested by officer Wits
uer, and put in The Moyamensieg watch
house /; soou after, The Sheriff : pnssec and
the Mayors police officers arrived upon the
ground and succeeded in arrcsiins several
of The ringleadcrs, nlcn and women.
The stores aud dwellings, in the neigh
horhood. and Tor several squares around,
were closed and The inmates locked in
A, attack was made upon the eolorcd
Presbyterian Church 10 ST. Mary y.stree,.
aud d number of pancs OF glass broken.
II was reported that coloaed inianI was
killed. Of which fac. we are not certain.
a white sailor was taken into house.
and most cruelty beaten and maimcd by a
number OF blacks.
We have learned since that one Of tho
white men stabbed. will not survive The
injuries received. Several Gf iI,e neg groes
taken into custody arc also severely GU,
and bruised.
The coIorcd procession, We understand.
independent, of The temperance festival,
were celebrating The anniversary Of the
liberation of slaves in tho Island Of Jamai-
Gu, and had one or two banners which il is
alleged gave offence aud caused The diff
Guilty.