The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-08-20
The "Irrepressible Conflict" in New
York-Riot Between Whites and
Blacks.

BLACKS.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 4th inst, a
serious riot occurred between a number
Of Irish. laborers aud the negro workmen
in the tobacco factories. The negroes
had been very insoent for several days.
The Herald says:
On Saturday last hosliilies assumed
the first practical shape. On the after
noon Of that day one Of the negroes EN-.
ployed in Lorilard's tobacco factory WAS
standing in The doorway Of Grady's liquor
store, on the opposite coruer Of the street,
when white man, who wanted to pass
in, asked him quietly to get ou, Of the
way. The negro said he would not, MS
he had as good a right there as "any
other man." The white man again
asked the negro 10 step one side, which
the latter gruff1y refused to do, upon
which the former kicked him ou, Of his
way. On seeing this, another colored
man ran across from LoriIlard's with a
knife in his band TO stab the white man,
bun WAS prevented from doing any injury
10y policeman who came up. This en-.
ded the difficulty on Saturday.
Yesterday morning delegation Of
white men went into Mr.. LoriIIard's fac.
tory and insisted that negroes should not
be allowed to work there. Mr.. Lorillard
said he would comply with the request,
and stopped bis colored la6orers from
working. About one o'clock in the af
ternoon over a thousand white laborers,
women and children, assembled in front
o: Mr.. Watson's facory, armed with
clubs, brickbsts, stones, aud other miss
lies, and commenced a headlong assault
on the windows. Several policemen had
been previously secre,ed in the building
20 protect The negro workmen in case of
the threatened attack. As soon, there
fore, as the rioters entered the door, they
endeasored to rush up 10 the second
story, where the negroes were. uers
they were met hy the policemen, who
succeeded in preventing their ascent
One OF the assaiIanis ,hen set FIRE to
pan OF tar on the frs, floor, aud in An in.
s,"nt all the wooden ~o5S about that
par, Of the building was in flames. Tie
hire was, however. speedily checked by
the police before much damage was done.
Finally, while few policemen were hold.
ing the rioters at bay, large reinforce
ment arrived from the 42d 43d 44tb,
and 50lh precincts, and those in tn.
building were elected, when a genera!
row occurred between them and the po.
lice. A negro attacked officer John Don.
nelly, OF tue 43d precinct, thinking he
was going to arrest him, ard inflicted
serious wound on his head with the side
OF box. Sergeant Wrigh. got badly
cut during the melee IN the shoulder With
a pi'cbfork.
At this juncture voice out, "Boys,
set the bloody building on fire and burn
the damn niggers." This was received
with the wildes, shouts Of approval by
the crowd, who again surged toward the
premises with the intention Of carving
oct the advice ,hs, had been given them;
but, notwithstanding the showers OF
stones, bnteha,s, DC, the police piled
their clubs vigorously, and the intention
was frustrated. Some one or two of the
negroes got badly bit in the row bu, all
the re't were we'll protected by the po
lice, who sent them away in all directions
10 avoid fnv.hav t,ouhIa