American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-08-02

. SA pPpl 'he nall and the crow
possessed % ythiig bot a serious Ii
flnally shots were fred from the doc
ways down stairs, and it is also state
from the upper windows) and the polic
s ana citizens turned the attack upon III
!, Several wounded were brought nm 4
the main ball. one of whom was sbo
through the shoulder. Va
| Several bricks then broke the windows
and persons inside began to draw the
weapons These were both white an(
black persons. but how many we canpo
say. as the excitement inside BEGAN r.
grow intense. "
Mr. John Henderson THOUGHT that ,bo
best plan would be TO rush out en- masse
and all who were not armed procure
weapons and return to fight it out"
Both Messrs. Cuttler!and Dos,ie were
at this time upon the platform, ORDERING
the doors to be shut and fastened. Tbis
was done. '
One poor frightened darkey attempted
10 pray but being stopped in this, he en-.
deAVored unsuccessfulIy to get hymn
sung. N...
Bullets and bricks now rained THROUGH
The hall, and few were returned, but as
he windows opened to the floor little
protection could be had from behind |
which to shoot ..... ....
The main crowd gathered in the cen.
re OF The room, but we are unable to
I'VE description of the fearlully exciting
Gene.
II was little less than miracle that we
seaped unhurt, as We fell into the hands
the eAssperated crowd upon the stairs
ut our notebook and pencil and The
uo OF friendly policeman who recog. q
zed, turned aside the pistols that were h
e'SIns unhealthy against head and h
east.
We got away, and what followed no h
n can tell. The blood splashed walls. h.
masses of clotted gore, the wrecked a,
nIture, and other evidences of mob
'slons tell fearful story which is sick ~
ng now to think Of. -
RIOT AS 1T OCCURRED IN THE STREETS. tb
As the people well know, the Mechap. an
Institute building stands about the ,
IRE OF the square on Dryades street WI
ween Canal and Common. When the AT
cesslon OF negroes had left the corner csc
lanai and Dryades streets, they mass. Sc,
themselves in a crowd around the
.'co OF The building, listening to the at
tngue OF one of their number. see
IeanIlme the crowd of citizens on IN
corner of Dryades and Canal increas.
until citizens and policemen in dense :
hIIed the whole corner The pro,
ion gathered in strong force in front gen
e building, and were appealed to in ton
lswhlch could scarcely be Distinguish. wh'
ON the rapid manner Of their utter riot
this moment the attention of our re- CAPE
r WAS attracted by loud cries rapidly Fed
lird, and, in looking out of the win. tern
he saw police officer in the uni. reta
OF the force, dragging off a prisoner state
cries arose from tue crowd Of ne 10 ca
top him ~ "No-he's police of esca
" kill the d-n rebel" Take also
M "Let him 60" teeth
CHI were some of the cries which n, open
attracted the attention of our re, OR
=. A
hrst there seemed to be no disposi. $50
u '"e part OF tne negroes 10 interfere of mi
"o po''enah 10 me arrest of the from
er; the negroes. afrighted, packing Mech
elves close together, much AZ a A,
If scared sheep. VA neuir
o"e vi ."o' followed by three and aside
P"''eu ''o'n me outskirts OF the ping
'"u advanced steadily toward the Th
nan, who, with his prisoner, had SEEING
'ched The old fence near the Me. had h
ne excitement be the su
contagious. The negroes scatter Tn,
'''e' iooA'oS Tor missiles and of pts
>. Juced
disposition TO attack the officer an were
manifest. The cries of hostility are results
d and redoubed until a Babel of Tho
% nV"'u' AT thls time negro duced
revolver, large navy, and fred to the
olhcer, or in the direction where for a
moving. Another and another vailed
fired. O'D'' '"''eu'
lGe throng move on towards Cana, 70,
where the crowd of citizens stand 1--WE
e massed police, firing a rafting persons D.
'nois are returned until balls. up a o. p"
'n the space between the Canal Gu;
lde of the building and Canal n.
raveled' both ways. memoe'
egro crowd, scattering wide, run micG
ward the building and disappear, "
"n the Side alleys, others 10 the IGnn
nd door fronts of the opposite MI
DWELLINGS,, while the great body pies;
ge IN the entrance to the Insti. In'r'
OF which they FIRE on the police. 'ney we