M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-08-07

ner, while no himself entered the ON
nibus, and remarking, 81 make no
between a negro and a
white man." took seat byrthe side o.
his Ethiopian freight The crowd
was still increasing, and the confusion
had reached to iJs utmost, when .the
omnibus started mp streeta The ma
joriiy ofthe crowd tavured the driver,
aud twas easy to see that NEGRO e.
quality WAS decidedly at a discount
Sheriff Hegng, with his three black
colhpanions, proceed as .far up as the
SCitherh cattle yards. whentheomni
bns was halted and tho four got out
At this place Hesing took lis negoes
into saloon and treated them to
whisky aud ale. This proceeding at.
tracted crowd, the Sheriff meanwhile
protecting tho darkoys from violence
Alter spending several minutes in this
vicinity, the party started down Cltrk
street, and halted at Liberty street.
In few minutes the first omnibus,
driven by a new driver, approached q,
having made its trip, and, being now
on its return to the stand at the cor.
ner Of Clark and liaGdolp pin streets,
the Sheriff signnIed tie driver to stop,
which had the desired effect and the
omnibus was baltsd. ilesius have.
ing ordered the negroes to enter, got
in himself, and bado the driver pro-
ceed. The driver was not disposed to
obey, and tod the Sheriff that he
"didn't propose to drive that crowd" F"
The order was repeated, but the
driver again refused to drive unless
tho negroes got out. The Sheriff grew
excited, and became more and more
poremptory, hut each time met with II
decided refusal. The stoppage Of the
omnibus and the angry conversation
between Hesing aud tho driver had
now gathered a crowd Of men, some
Of whom comprehendtd the origin Of
the difficulty, and were quite willing
60 sustain the driver against the mig
gers auI their companion, losing ---
The latter fearing doubtless, the gath
ering of a still larger crowd, and think
ing it unsafe to insist upon further
display of bis folly, deserted his sable
friends snd proceedcd down tie street
Thereupon the crowd interiured, anI
at once compelled the uiggerS to come
out, which they did with prudent
alacrity, taking to their heels and
running away, thoroughly convinced
that negro equality" was a humbug.
During all this time people we're
gathering in MASSES at the corner of
Clark and Randolph strets, bent Oh
venting their anger on the darkcys
and the Sheriff, in case they should
again make their appearance. 1t is
fortunate for all that the Sheriff did
not crown with success his scheme 10
bring the .daakeys down the street in
in the Omnibus. as triumph over the
driver, else there might have b, en- Il
row equal IN dimentions to the never,
to-be, e,torgotten riots Of two or three
years since. There was certainly III
dignation enough at the insolent con,
duct of the darkay to have broken out
in acts OF violence, had he again ap.
peared in the omnibus. Indeed, du-
ring the afternoon, there were several
fights in different parts Of the city, in
all of which negroes were the prOmi.
nent actors and sufferers. The affair
became a fertile and almost universal
topic of conversation throughout the
city, and it Nas some time even before
the excitement of the event had sub
sided.
The negro who caused the row is q
porter for M. D. Walker, on Dear.
born street. After llesing, the SEer.
! iff, had reached the Court House, he
caused warrant to be issued for til,
arrest Of Kelly, the driver, but up t.
the present writing the lattor has no
been taken into custody.
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