The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-06-04
The Riot i'm Harrisburg.

The riot which broke out in Harrisburg,
on Monday evening. between the soldiers
from Camp Curtin, and the negroes OF
the "Bull Run" quarter, renewed some
of its violence on Tuesday night. The
riot grew originally from quarrel between
a colored Liquor dealer and some soldiers,
whom he alleged refused to pay him after
drinking, though the soldiers assert the
contrary. a collision occurred, and the
negro had some of the party arrested
The news reached Camp Curtin, aud soon
whole regiment appeared, who commen-
ced savage attack upon the residence OF
the liquor dealer, Toop. An exasperated
negro, says correspondent of the Inquirer,
firing at the soldiers from a concealed
place, shot one Of them, member of the
l36th Regiment, through the hand. liz
returning the fire, the soldier, by accident,
hit comrade of the 134th, the bali
passing through his left side, inhicting a
painful though not dangerous wound
The scene then became wild and
tumultuous. Still more infUriated, the
soldiers proceeded to the centre of the
negro quarters, and, with yells and shouts,
battered the windows, and gutted houses
for squares.
On Tuesday evening, says the Harris
burg Telegraph, disturbances recommended
by an unearthly shrieking and screaming
in the locality known as "Buli Run,
formerly called "Judystown," at the lower
end OF Third street. The soldiers hal
commenced an attack on the dwellings,
occupied By the colnred people in this
vicinity, ana made sad havoc while their
sport lasted, compelling the inmates OF the
houses to fy to another locality, and
breaking the windows, doors, and furni-
ture in reckless and dastardly manner.
Their triumph was exceedingly short
lived after the police heard the distur-
bance, and their early arrival on the
ground slackened the operations of the
mob, and compelled them to retreat to
the alleys in the vicinity, by which all OF
them, except one, effected their escape
Nine shots were fired at the fugitives
without effect, causing them to retreat
and scatter in every direction. Barney
Campbell conveyed his prisoner to the
Mayors Office, where he was committed
to prison and Immediately locked up.
This victory by the police had the
effect of quieting the lower section of the
city for the night, but only increased the
depredations of the soldiers elsewhere,
until squad of fourteen were arrested OF
Ridge road by the provost guard, who
were patroling the vicinity. The prison
ers had am escort assigned to them, and
were marched down to the jail, in Walnut
street, in which the provost guard thought
the prisoners would surely be confined
What was their surprise, however, when
the Mayor appeared, addressed few
remarks to the prisoners and ordered
their release Some of the guard protest
cd against this command, stating it was
no encouragement to march through the
streets until midnight after unlawful and
rowing depredators, and then, when these
same depredators are caught, TO release
them without even a hearing. This bad
no effect on the Mayor, however; he per-
sisted in his order, and the men, were
released.
From that time until morning no
further disturbance was noticed, and to-day
there is but one person under arrest to
answer. the call of justice for the numer-
Gus and devilish deeds done in this city
the past two days by lawiess mob.