, 1865-06-30

eixt,-t hours, the city has been In a statt
bordering On anarchy james E. Btlate
Esq, who was elected Mayor some fftert
Eonlhs ago. Las had the control Of city az
powers. Mr.. Bclate's brief term has been 8
sto1 ny one. Disturbances between the white
People aId Eeg1oes hare been Of fsequeat oc.
cusrcLce. ~
TILE FIRST RIOT.
Took rlnce on Thursday evening, the I'D, II
originated at The cilcus pavilion, on the cor.
nsr 1Sa q o Main aua G'auly street. Just before
CURED between United States soldier and ,
Legro. The dlHtrtnce between them was oI
trlyial nature. but the euldi=r Haa soou
joined by other companions, attracted by the
angry Mosds. The soldiers at once c3m-
mensed beanr the negio. The blacks came
| Clubs we're freely ussd, and even knives and
| pistols came into Tequlsftion,
. 4oe lattef deadly weapons were m ,stly in
tle hands Of the soldiers. The negroes en-
| plo@ed cayenne pepper and maccaboy smut,
| ts1oNlng pnogent dust Into the faces Of their
| nad Passed un*cathed through showars Of
| bullets, we're placed hors de combat by the
snnH ard pepper. Word was sent to Col.
Howard, and be dispatched gna1d Of fi;ty
hen to dtspeise tbs rioters. The guard exc
cn1ea their duty without Difficulty. -Four
There we're sporadic atreet f1ents during
the entire day on the aSd, generally between
the soldiers and the blacks, but nothing mora
se5sGus occurred TIL at 10 O'Clock on Friday
eTenirg, when terrible eight broke ont on
ne Shcant lot at the corner Of Main and
fiot o. the night before took piace. The com
1ataDta were white men, wearing United
States uniforms their caps aisplayed neither
corps, badees nor spgimenta1 numbers) and
negrots. The fight was abort, sharp and de-
neefs Tfss 45sa snsacd scene s1b bt See
gsaIs cesctiptioa the lying negroes we1o
chased By the victorious soldiers, and beaten
without mercy. Men in citizens clothing
white men running after one negro was the
ofdtr ct pursuit. Main street 1esouuded
with the cries Of *hang him. "klll him.
the Niger" When the negroes were
oyertaken thcy were knocked down and mer-
cl!est1y kicktd and trampled. Some Of The
frightened, dying NJ Eroes attempted to enter
6toles Tor refuge. The proprieto1s generally
llcsed the doors in their faces, featinr that
the pufsness would enter Their Warerooms.
IN some INSTANCES neesofs were truck down
possible to learn If any OF the negroes were
fatally Injured. After their pursuers had
beaten them 10 their hearts content, the
bleeding victims would crawl away to their |
hoFels, no white person daring to tender |
thtm assistance.
At last the streets were cleared OF the Of:
tensirc negroes. The rioters. white soldiers |
a1d citztns, then went 10 a well known and |
respectable restaurant on Wide Water street, |
near Roanoke Square. This establishment |
was kept and ftequented By colorcd people, |
was very we'll furnished and fitted up, aud |
had d fine ball room attached to it. II wns
midnight when the Rioters, now composed Of |
rebel as well as Union soldiers, arrived at |
The restaurant 1t was closed for the night. |
The door was beaten down, the shutters
WFenehed otf, and the rioters enter.d. The
mirrors, deeantczs, glasses and crockery-
ware were smashed to pieces; the COUNTERS
and tables were bEokrn to pieces and thrown /
into the streets; in khort, every thing OF |
value was ruthlessly destroyed. Not ritter
vas r'est&d; no actiye In e,fe1cnce was at !
seen. Acting Mayor Belates' police stood
two s4uaa es eli, epfirgIng their rattles. They
could do nothing else, being too weak IL |
numbers to quell the rio:, Or even make the
attempt. The total demolition OF the res
tantant appsased The lnrY Of the mob, md
election day dawned brightly over the law
lefs riiy.; the Polls wctc o. encd, aud the
election began. The scenes at the polls were
sirIly disgfaceful, broad burlesque. New
eF Gid We see or bear IF such voting. Scores
Of MN voted who wore the rebel uniform,
andtia oath, though theS were in arms sgatnst
the Government as late al last April. Gen
demen who have lived In Norfolk for two
sears, ard served two years in the Union ar
my, were compelled to take the Alexandria
ta b By the secesslonfsts ut the polls, Eve
r tile epithct In the language was bestowed
upsn the Union MN. The old Into1erant ard
defiant spirit of t1ayery, was rampant. The
negro was tho great stalking horse Of tho
.aunestied." AL Northern residents and i
11rtfn at
slippers" It wns loudly th,ea. enid, yes
tt1day, that all white men In favor Of negro
Suffrage would be driven out Of Norfolk With
il six months.