Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
DREADFUL Ri0TLvPHILaDELpIH.
HOUSES BURNED.
Strcrdl Persons Killed and Uoumded.

on tho southern borders Of our city proper during the
pas, night. Tho rowdics Of Moyarrnslng were the az
gIessors, and the colorrd population The sufferers. The
lsteness oi the hour gives no opportunity for comment
upon the lamontablc condition Of affairs which arc suffer
ed 10 ex's, among us. but will a. once proceed to = simlls
narration of facts.
About s o'clock. n gang Of rowdies, in possession OF
n furniture wagon. which they had stolen in Moyamen-
sing, with n blazing tar barrel In il. came up Seventh
street, and crossing South. turned into St. Mary street.
Reports Ind prevailed throughout The day that Tho Cal
iornia House was 10 be burned by these towdics. aud
their formidable appearance naturally caused much arpre
hension among the blacks living in the vicinity. While
rapidly passing dawn ~. Mary street stones were thrown
and n couele of pistols discharged by which party cannot
be ascer,ained, but n report being spread hat n white
man had been shot caused much excitement. On Tho other
side.
The California House. Mt tho corner Of St. Mary and
sixth streets. had loug hecn m object of hostility To the
whites. ono ccuso oi this wnsn report that the pro.
ptle'or OF II, u mnlatlo man, had living with him n white
woman ms hls wife. Soon after tho rowdlcs with Their
blazing wagon reached the cufner, an attack was made
upon tho Iousc. The widows were pelted in with
stonos. and after n desperate struggle the blacks inside
were loreed 1" retreat from the house by Tho back way
ne active Iioers were at This time comparatively few.
pnd half an hour AT least elapsed before they gained an
entrance into The bar ROOM. The blacks during this were
mol idle, and made several sallits down ST. Mary and
Seventh streets with bucks iui III, purpose Of driving I'll
The whites. Pistols and guns we've occasionally dscln,g-
I'd on both sides. II was about 9 O'Clock when the not
mos ~ ~, b." '"'''".o Nv" We muse, u '"en 'o ny.
inside the house.
Tho police had arrived in large numbers at Sixth aud
Lombard streets. nbsu, half past s o'olock. and thee
IN ,,,h cns, unta J,i,a" iaa, w. n''',h :" wv "
from below an occ,si;n,l Iisch.un, .r G,na..' ai,3...
them warning Of what might be- expected il ihry persist,
ed. A large crowd Of blacks were conpregaied nj Lon.
hard s,rce, wboo, ,,,,i,i,,,I,n i, ,a ~, .aa
I'd bv ,be nolic. IA hi, I.raa, -. ~ ~
commenced marin, mn ,ha sa,, y, ~ Wv ." aI
thus sunnl,,J viii ,n, ~, ,ha, r. Nv l". NV
,o,ued in IN, ,ss,ul, nnon ,h, ,ia,o,s ' ''"" NV
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soon IN , I,h, Mao No ha',Ia ,h,a ,."n -" w. wac
or fury ,b,n ove, md H.. ,;s,a1 .h H., -" "n"B'a'
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Tho flames msanvhii. sn,,,d r, Wv s ,'," VI ,e ',""i
the whole hu,ldin, IGu, a,.,ios hinl\ ,,. III 49,. w.
welcomed. pteyious IN tbis howevcr s,v,,,l H.. = y,n.
mica had arrived IN ,ho .,,, hm, uo,al,i... 1T T.. -
lies of stones fur ,be riois,s '"
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stree, ,l,ey nm ,G sufnc;.n, hoo. ~ Lad ,, 'a,a, ;" ln -"
ST. Nlntv 81, a n a IN NAV una, ,La ,.'cs ., d. , -
ives, Of Tho bu,lJion nn 6a H. Wv " ~
hands If Tho co,o,,J mon ,nJ ,l., .aa, ,Lm, '" " "
Effect. bnt ,be fra snn snroaJ =, ,,n ,an'a J.,iit"a@.
accent Ia III, C,liC,rnia In. ,hioh ., ,.,n .ta
pl,t,lv dos,,,ved '
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nen,e,,s slo, I,cL M Loa, Iml = a. - " !"
frame tavern - tho law, cnrma Ia., H., A.. Nil
md thence fire co,nnnnic,,ai - H., ~ u'a"
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It'll ~ .i."" " VIZ" WV" ''"'i
80 -, ~ y 81 ',J'aa ''o""se'" "fe arms eei'"u'o as
Amona ,ha 6.amo, A., .o. -
n"p"e wv "''"o"' "" repaired u, 'ne scene III me
r." "'. " a, ~ oo'e s''o"'"as u 90" :" III Engine
" III ~ ms 'onPa'y y" o"wn 10 inc ho Along
:, c ~ ' WAN, rv nun. 'na SINE o'hef companies,
~ ''"" ', " ''eiaot ''"s'nes were "Ie,ooS' ana
a 'e'e.tu a. mem" w ""'c" ohaiies 'iim'ne'wfgh,'
= '"p. er' "o = ~ "r'' 'e near, causing a.a'n
WI "'"' w ~ "ass "e'hofi VI Tue "oo'
WIN 'ohh iiol,c., aisoa mflnher Of maj company,
was STUCK ny a PAN on inc forehead. lnnlcl'ng a most
arai'"' """u. ~ consequences q ms outrage '"e ife-
ius. in consequences Of BEING wltlnu, firearms
The following is a lisi Of the wonnded taken Ia the
Hospital. as far as could he nscert,incJ. The whites
wore - William C.lam,, eb., /, ,Lo dill, ,,J L.