Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-27
An Irrepressible Conflict.
WAR BETWEEN me CELTIC AND ETHIOPIAN RACE.

From the Salem On. j. Stanard, Goth inst.
A disturUaace occurred in our streets on Satur
day night about ten o'clock between party Of
whites and some colored people. II first com
menced at the Jail corner. As is quite common,
a large number OF people were standing talking
on the sidewalk, making the passage somewhat
tedious and difficult. Among the crowd were
several cOlorel persona. Two ladies were passing
through when one of them accidentally trod upon
the extended trail OF cOlOIed woman. The
Young lady remarked that it was accidental and
difficult to avoid in such crowd. She passed oil
with her friend but in few moments returned
by herself, when without any other wores, the
colored woman struck the young lady across the
mouth with considerable force. young man
present witnessed the operation, and knocked
CHARITY" down. Other cOiored PERSONS took her
part and general pitching in" followed when
the blacks, finding themselves overp0wered, took
TO this heels and sought safety in flight. The ex.
element ran high. Business IN the neighborhood
was entirely suspended. The crowd commenced
ieering and hoCting and chasing indscriminate.
ly every colored persoa that came In sight.
Several took refuge in stores and shops, and
were let out of back doors, and one or two were
arrested by the police and placed in jail as mea-
sure of security, A few brickbats were thrown,
one of which grazed the Mayor, and another
passed near the head of one Of the policemen
One or two unotiendiDg colored persons weIe hit
aud slightly wounded, not we believe seriously
BY eleven o'clock not negro was 10 be seen in
the street. The police were not in sufficient force
TO arrest the proceedings, and the mob for a VIII lie
had it all Their own way. By midnight the
streets had reslmed their accustomed quiet, and
matter seemed TO ha re passed over. On Sunday
afternoon Ia viewer, an ARRAY took place q short
distance above KeDts corner between an Irish
man and party of colored persons. The Irish
man is said to have pushed some coloIed women
of the sidewalk throwing one down meeting
with another party the same thing was again ct
tempted, when the husband OF one of the women,
Hiram Cuff and some other colored men took the
part Of t1e women, when fight ensced Three
or four scots were fired one OF them taking effect
in the shoulder of the Irishman, inhcting an
ugly, but II Is thought, not dangerous wound
The other parties implicated we're arrested and
lodged jail. The usual evening meeting at ,he
African church was dispensed with. The Irish
were much excited and Rev. Mr. Cannon, the
Priest used all his influence to allsy the angry
feeling created, and urged his members to pre-
serve the peace and use no violence towards the
blacks. The efforts of this gentleman il is hoped
will be the means of preventing any further out
break.
From the (Norfolk) Old Dominion, Oath inst.
Early last evening, this city was thr wn into
great commotion and excitement on account oil
a fis lit between party of soldiers and negroes
From what we could gather Of the affair, We
learn that the disturbance grew out Of difficulty
that occurred last Thursday mig ht. On that eve
ming, row took place between the soldiers and
negroes, in the vicinity of the circus pavilion,
just before the conclusion OF the perlormance-
We could not learn anything definite as To its
origin but understand that the colored individuals
drew revolvers and knives and sh wed other EVIL
dences Of promulgating a bloody aiirav. Fire.
arms were discharged knives brandished, and
cluUs freely used. cayenne pepper and hacca'
boy snuff also came into play. Report says one
person was severely, and two or three Others
81 all
and the comb ,tants dispersed. They came to-
gether again later In the evening, but not much
damage was done as they retired tor the night,
on the approach of the guard feN arrests
were made.
Everything remained quiet until last evening.
when the fight was rene Sed 1t commenced at
the identical place that it did on the previous
night. We learn that party OF thirty or forty
negroes marched down CRANKY Il eet in body,
and in passing the circus tent came in conflict
Wilh the soldiers, who we've on the spot in consd
cradle numbers. The darkies were put TO rout
and then commenced chase up and down the
streets. Here he goes" There lie is" X IL
him I" were frequent ordinations; and the ex
cited crowd would rush bf,er all colored men
they saw Number of negroes were stopped, but
we heard Of no violence offered them, owing, no
doubt u the proximity of the guard. Every ne
gro seen on the street was placed in the guard
house whether for their persona safety, or for
some Otner purpose We CduHOl say we heheu
one of the soldiers the cause of the row. He re-
piled that they (the negroes had boosted that
they would drive us (the white sOders) out OF
the city; and party of Us boys came around to
see if they would do it," We do not know that
this is so or not II they did MAZE threat Of the
kind, 1t was very unwise and impolitic on their
part.
About halfpsst eleven o'clock, the soldiers
went around on Wide Water street, between the
ferry slip and Roanoke square, and completely
Quilted an establishment kept by colored persons,
az a restaurant and ballroom. The door was
torn open, furniture broken, window sashes
knocked out, crockery ware, decanters, glasses,
and everything else of value ruth.essly destroyed
Some of the mob were arr, stel, bat most Of them
escaped.
From the Petersburg Express 25th.l
fight between a negro and some soldiers took
place in the vicinity Of Bells Stables yesterday
afternoon, in which the darkey was severely
handled wounded in two or three places, and
made 20 beat precpit.ts retreat. The difficulty,
we understand, originated in some action Of the
negro towards one OF thu discharged soldiers OF
the 10th New York Artillery, which was resisted,
and, as shown by the sequel, severely punished.