The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-09-01

section 10 consequence. l The eanp. mn TO last
evening, was very orderly and u ieSmsd 10 anita.
ipate . successful close, but this Occurrence has
hllsd al with sorrow. There ars q many conflict.
ing report. IN relation to Ne o.isn q ihs affair,
impossible to give correct statsmsht. From tho
best accounts Il appears that there va tremen.
dous crowd on the ground last evening, whites and
blacks, and while the latter were having meeting
In the rear Of tho stand, some young white men
throw watermelon rinds into their midst which 90.
cssionsd row. and some Of The bisois taking
the matter In hand, drove the whites Oh, several
shots being fred 1t the time on each ode.
The excitement oocasioned wss intense, and In .
short time numbers Of young white mon lsft the
ground and joined the Others, who had just been
driven on. This crowd Is said TO have numbered
several hundred, and they. few minutes past ~,
made oharse. on the colorsd portion Of the camp
when the blacks sssaysd to make q stand, but were
overwhelmed. and the most Of them started to the
woods, while others who could not get away were
stacked with olubs stones, DO, lome Of them be-
Ing badly bruised The tents Of the colored people
were set ere to and destroyed whils the reports Of
pistols and, II IL ssid in one or two instances mus
kss, with the cries Of the parties added 10 tbs sx
citement. In short time.sll wAs confusion, the
different meetings about the ground being broken
named Benson, who resides near the camp ground,
4 ahot the bali 'passino th,ouvh ana ~. ~ M.
mouth. He u mortally wounded, and IL now 70.
ported to DO dying Besides those injured on the
vsre ovsrt.Lsn IN ~. voo5. al h.s.. S-s
Of them Killed. Ths mini,t.rs snd rnsr.hs..h,,
ala sysrvthins i, tha;, nn~ar ~ ,n ~ ewSs,snP
Int ws,s un.soos.sfni Ps.s.,si ~ ~. ss nv no.,
entered the tents Of the whites. In consequence
Of this affair, the usual closing exercises did not
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tanned, the following Arc The fats. vh;.s ssmn.
meeting, ended By many Methodist mipist.rs az
the North BaItimore Dstrict N vh,ch r. ~.
Lsushsn IL Elder. was beins bsid Al III. ni... -
fore named, and connected with which Va ! All.
orsd camp. About midnisbt, vbilst tbs coio,.a
people were conducting their rslieious sxsroi.ss
they were set upon BY . gang Of men who attsoksd
a negro man. Tia nsoros. a. ono. ros. ~ 80
great excitement sn.usd. Shots were nr.d iv he
posed 70 have taken effect. The oolorsd men raj.
lied and turned upon their sssaiIants and d,ox.
them OF two or three times, whilst the women Ssd
towards the white camp, Mspv oolored naomi.
were wounded with clubs and some received assb
wounds from pistol ,hots, Some Of ths colorsd
men had pistols and used them freely. FINALE
through tbe nsr,u. sior ~ III. vhtt. r,;n,.... ~
other, the CONFLICT ended by the eoiorsd n.onis
leaving the ground and retiring TO their homes
The despcradoes plod the effects Of tbe neoyosa
including trunks and bundles. In a heap. and al
fire to them.
Tho vbits man shot m ar.t ,r.rt,o,.a -. =,
prayer in the white osmp. whsr, Rev M. sne,ss
vas conducting the essrcise. n H. not L,oPPu NJ
whom the shot was 6red but N vas nroh.hiv =
stray shot. r'' :"
There ara manv sxaoosrst.d .tor;o. aao.. .ho,,
the affair, Int The Above a. far =. c.n \. go,
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