The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-24

lice in Nassau street rushed forward in
charge, baton in hand, some of the for
ward men raising the cheering cry of eli,
Iii, (which was as cheeringly answered by
numbers of people on the sidewalks and
door fronts, and by clapping of hands as
they rushed past. Two bodies of police
on the same instant charged from two
other points conyerging on the very centre
Of the crowd through whom they dashed,
scattering them like chaff before the wind.
Down they fell by dozens in the street
the fellows who had got into the office of
the Tribune tumbling over each otllerlike
merry Andrews as they hurried to escape
from the scene of their own depredations,
often stricken down as they rose by the
torches of the inevitable baton-Ne1nisses,
which mercilessly descended upon them,
an avater they had at first not the slight
est idea of. Instantly the streets were
cleared. '."
TwoshOts were fired, after the first of
which one man was seen to fall, but none
stayed to pick him up, and he was carried
off by the police '~i% o. i'-'
Several were injured, and many persons
this morning have reason to grieve for the
idle and culpable curiosity which leads
men to give countenance to popular gath
erings upon such occasions as we have to
state in connection with yesterday. In
little time after the first clearance of the
streets police squads cleared the streets
for some distance leading to the Tribune
office, and to the hour of going to press
nor furter demonstrations were made
against it. "--4 70
f.'.+ -.' > A NEGRO HANGED.
Intense excitement prevailed on the
vest side of the town yesterday afternoon.
News had reached the people that their
fellow citizens up town were in open re-
sistance to the draft, and in consequence
intense excitement everywhere prevailed
The feeling was, as in all other sections,
very severe against the negroes, and sew
eral were badly beaten At last, towards
night, one negro got into difficulty with
white man; loud words followed, and
finally the crowd set upon the black man.
lie retreated allttle ways and finally drew
a pistol and discharged the contents into
the crowd. The ball took effect in the
breast of one of the assailants, who fell
forward as if killed
his legs and ran with all possible speed TO-
wards Hudson street, the affray having
taken place in Cornela street, where he
lived. When near Hudson street he was
overtaken and severely beaten. He was
then stripped Of all his clothing exception
the shirt, and a rope was loudly deman-
ded. One was procured from store near
by-a stout clothesline-and in the most
artistic fashion it was attached to the ne
eros neck. The other end was then slung
over tree, and, amid the piteous cries of
the unfortunate wretch, he was drawn up
Tor several feet. Some one then set his
shirt on fire, and the sight presented was
a frightful one.
Tne body remained hanging until late
last night, surrounded by dense crowd
of people, who shouted and yelled, pursu-
ing every negro who made his appearance.
Mr.. Action, hearing of the affair, gave Or
ders to have the body cut down, and this
was done late, a large force being detailed
for the purpose