Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-10

LIE DETROIT RIUT, Ith.-lAc mos
lntense excitement has prevailed il The
city to-day over the late bloody riot, aud
crowds oi rioters have been paraiing the
streets, only kept it subsection by the
large milltaly force here.
The negro Faulkner was sent To the
State Prison AZ Jackson by il spec al train,
before day light this morning, and no
attempt 70 lynch him was made.
telegram has been received in this
city from Chatham, G. w, stating that
the nlgger- IN that place are greatly oX.
cIted over the riot in Detroit, and are
armng themselves to come here II help
the authorities take care Of the CITY,
There are no sigus of the arrival ol this
crowd AS vet visible.
\ public meeting was held at the
Court House this afternoon, at which
resolutions were passed, urging the or
ganlzat!on Of IA powerful patro force to
protect the cit, ; that the rio. might
have been prevented by proper action on
the part OF the authorities. that tho
Common Council be requested to insti
tutc measures to arrest and punish every
man guilty Of murder or arson aso to
call home the Mayor il order to efficient
~ organize against future demonstrations;
also, 10 authorize tie Aldermcn to ap-
point police guards in their respective
wards; that fund oc raised 10 prosecute
the offenders that. tie Mayor be re-
guessed 70 issue a proclamation directing
the citizens to keep Iii doors after 0 p IN.
that the conduct u the Actin, Mayor,
in calling out the military, Was prorer
tIat the Common Council lie requested
10 ascertain the losses Of the sufferers.
and reinbNr,e them by taxat on.
NO further demonstrations have occer-
red thus far, but the mob vow vengeance
against the negroes, and threaten to clean
them out They say that the negroes
are ahead SO far, as more VI hitc men than
Africans have been killed. The loss Of
properly falls heaviest on the whites, who
also VIII have TO suffer punishment for
the crimes committed b. both parties =
The negroes arc VERY much frightened,
and have mostly fed to Canada, bat de-
clare that they will come back IN a few
DAYS.
Fifty Of the supposed rioters were ar
rested to-day, but, Oh examination, were
discharged.
Thirtytwo houses were DESTROYED, and !
two hundred people rendered homeless
The city is virtually unac. MARTA. law.
AS much as Memphis or Na,hyil2, and no
citizen dare 60 out after dark without be
ing armed. Troops with loaded muskets
and fixed hayonets patrol the streets. and
it is rumorcd that a battery OF steel 10
FOUNDER Parrott guns at Fort Wavne
stands ready to come 10 The city at "a
moments notice.
a brisk trade has been going on to-
day in pistols, bowic-kniycs, and iiris.
1t is believed that there viii be an.
other terrific riot in a few days, as a sol
dir, sympathiling with the citizens, de-
clarcd that they did not come here 10
hurt hair Of white mans head, bat, If
the ni-gers don't kcap cool, they will
cxtermlnate the entire black population
The volunteers cannot be depended upon,
bnt the gu'ars are trustworthy.
DEs MulNEs News, 1th.-A man was
arrested here last night, by the [. 5.
Marshal. as "A desertcr, WHO had in his
possession and exhibited certificate Of
the 2d Lieutenant OF the company TO
which it IS claimed he belonged, that lie
mover was mustered into the service or
took the oath, being regarded as pllvsi-
caliy unfit for dn,y. He left the 39th
Regiment when it was in barracks here,
by consent of the Colonel, and has re-
manned here ever since, with his family
lie has asked for tmo to furnish other
proof, il ifrequired bn. | apprchcnd that
he will be run of tonight. It NAV be
that the Marshal has no discretion in the
matter; but the case certainly looks
like a hard one.
A number OF officers connected with
frontier service in this State are now here
on business relating TO that service. The
apprchenslons Of Indian INVASION have
not abatcd along the border, nor have
the savagcs, from all accounts. ceased
Their work Of preparation. A vigorous
concentration Of troops at different points
along the border would have tho effect to
relieve the settlers TO some extent ofthcir
fears, and might prevent the threatened
outbreak. The agent OF the Ponca In
dians has left the Agency, and has, for
sometim, past, been stopping with
hi. family at Council Bluffs.
ST. LOUIS News, .th.-Gcorge J.
Jones, periodical dealer, was arrested to I
day for selling the Columbus Crisis and
other anti-abolition papers, and sent TO !
thc Myrtle Street Prison. His store was
cl osed By the Provost Guard. Il