Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-18


The Detroit rTse Press gives long n.
count of the negrophobist riot in that
city on Friday last. After detailing the at
tempt to seize and lynch the negro Faux
ner, as he was being taken to Jail, and the
firing of some random shots By the mill
tary guard, one of which killed one of the
asssilants, the Free Press says:
"Baf1ed in their attempt to rescue the
criminal, they sought other channels to
give vent to their malice.
1.-THE first house where negro family
resided, one end Of which was used "a a
cooper chop, situated on Beaubiea street
was assaulted with bricks, paving stones
and clubs. About dozen negroes were
at work in the shop or stopping in the
house at the time. The most of them
were armed, and fired several shota INFO
the crowd from the windows, taking eff
feet in several instances, but not fatally
ipjuring any one, as far as could be ascer-
tanned.
"As each shot from the negro howell re-
verbrated through the vicinity, the iend-
ishness of the mob became more mani
fest, and their desperation more dreadful.
The firearms in possession of the negroes
deferred them from entering, for it would
have been almost certain death for any
man to attempt it. Any missile that
could be obtained was hurled at the ren-
devious of the negroes, the windows and
doors burst open, and everything destroyed
which could be seen by those outside.
Finally, finding that they could not be
forced out of their hiding place in any
other manner, the match OF the incendisry
was placed at one end of the building,
and in q very short time the flames spread
so as TO envelop almost the entire building.
The scene at this time was one that utter
ly battles description. With the building
perfect sheen of livid flame, and outside
crowd of blood-thirsty rioters, some of
whom were standing in the doors with re-
volvers il their hands, waiting for their
victims 20 appear, it was a truly pitiable
and sickening sight.
"The poor wretches inside were almost
frantic with fright, undecided whether to
remain and die by means of the devouring
element, or suffer the almost certain ter
rible fate which awaited them at the hands
of the merclless crowd. There was no
more mercy extended TO the suffering
creatures than would have been shown to
q rattlesnake. No tears could move, no
applications assuage the awful frenzy and
demonlacal spirit of revenge which had
taken possession of that mass of people.
One colored woman made her appearance
at the door with little child in her arms,
| and appealed to the mob for mercy. The
monstrous fact must be told her fearful
appeals were met with a shower of bricks,
stones and clubs, driving herself and the
baby in her arms back into the burning
building. At this junoture one man,
moved to mercy at this cowardly and in
human act, rushed to her assistance, brave
ly and nobly protecting her person from
the violence which threatened her. But
the negroes found no such protection
They were driven gradually to the win
dOws and doors, where they were murder
ously assailed with every species Oh weap-
ons, including axes, spades and clubs, and
everything which could be used as means
of attack. The frightened creatures were
almost insane with fright as their perse-
cutors were with madness. As they came
out they were beaten and bruised in a
| terrible manner, their shrieks and groans
| only exciting the mob to further exertions
| in their brutal work. Several of them
| were knocked down with axes and left for
| dead, but who afterwards recovered only
| to be again set upon and cruelty beaten to
| inseffsibility.
II Ne sCeueS WHICH IOilOWeu were or q
similar nature. Old men, eighty years of
age, were not in the least respected, but
knocked down with the same fendish
yindictiveness which characterized all the
other proceedings of the day. After the
| first building had been reduced to ashes,
the appetite for arson had only been
whetted, and not at all appeased. AS
night approached they grew holder, and
did not scruple to commit the worst
crimes upon the calendar with perfect i'm
punity. The houses on Lafayette street,
between Beaubien and st. Antoine, were
literally sacked of their contents, and the
furniture piled in the middle of the street
and burned. Among the articles consti-
tuting the bonfres, a large number OF mu-
steal instruments could be discovered
base vioIs, violins, banjoes, guitars, acoo--
deems, and almost every musical instru-
ment in existence. Feather beds were
ripped open and the contents scattered
over the streets, and everything totally
destroyed. Then, not satisfied with hav-
ing destroyed every vestige of furniture,
the torch was applied to the buildings,
and nearly the whole of the entire block,
on boths sides of the street, was soon lev
eled to the ground. The steamers were
upon the spot promptly, but would only be
~ tulOW WdIcT VI luC HOUSES OI
white men, to prevent the confagration
from becoming general. The MOB threat
ened that the enoInes would be torn to
pieces if they attempted to play upon any
other buildings than those designated. AS
there was no room for doubt that these
threats would be summarily executed, if
necessity compelled that course, it was
deemed proper to cater to the wishes of
the mob in that reenect
The Free Press gives long account of
additional outrages, the flight of the negro
population to Canada and to the woods,
the arrival of military companies, and the
gradual dispersal of the rioters late at
night Of the same day.
This bloody and barbarous riot was
the direct result of the teachings of cop
perhead orators and editors.
Is SORGHUM PROFITABLE ChoP.-A
farmer gives his own experience as aD an
swer to this question, in the Dcdgevlle
Ado0cate as follows:
Let the facts speak for themselves. |