The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-09

reached the business portion Of tho CITY, ena
citizens armilg thepselves with y. o0 :. ~.
weapons, rushed frantically In oro"us5 1891
scene of tho rloe breaking into gun anu P,1 -.
stores 40 theytwsnt, and ApproPriat'mns ~ ' ~
arms they. could 6pd. They were to'i" $3.50 -
Tho Sherff"s force, the police foiee,, n hr ,bs
and a posse. organized and armeu = Kill
MAYOR. South street was again inc oI'' 80
ground. Here the negroes had co'Ieet.u :"
the number Of at least 500, bearing ..o;s
black Gag as their standard, ana "'o;nS'
yelling, md firing in every direction, Mcs.
Of them were discharged soldiers oI'Ii " 81
ing their uniforms, and were armeu ~. ~
muskets. The citizens charged on 'ncm'
pouring in volley Of shot Vt inc s"no .."s
which caused the negroes to run, leN,ns
some fifteen or twenty of their brethren ~
and wounded on the ground. The return nc
killed one citizen aud MORALLY wounded .no
others. The advantage was pressea Ihu .u1
negroes were driven heller SHELTER oeyoho
the city limits, scattering in every direction;
Outside tho city limits tho torch was aPp''ou
to several negroes Dwellings,, which are noH
mass Of smoking ruins Tho "n'.o u1oi, IN
finally succeeded in stopping The riot, anu "''
is now quiet, with the exception OF occas'oan'
firing in the suburbs. Violence to peaccno:.o
negroes has ceasel. But very &c" make '"e''
appearance on the streets.
Most Of the black rioters are sEn:K'hg DE-
youd the city limits, mud the whi!c troops 81
whom there arc only two companies NC u'''
arinins them H rapidly NJ possible. ,,
An old citizen, named Ben. Dennis "h''s
conrersing with a negro barber III front OF lhe
! Bank snloon,, on Center alley, to-day, p"'Le"
! him on the bnck, and remarked, within tue
hearing of some whit. men, that here was
negro us we'll disposed US d white man, OF
cords 10 that effect. a man stepped up, anu
Bked Mr. Dennis if he meant what ne S"ia'
shot him through the henrt, killing him H.
stantly. In the confusion, the murderer Is
capped. o.
About thirty houses, occupied by col
orcl people, aud all the school houses IN
South Memphis were pnled down or burned
las, night. Ten negroes were killed during
the day and night. Every thing is quiet TINS
morning, aud il is hoped that order will D.,
fully restored. This ncgroes ncnrly all He'd
to the woods lust night, but are returning TIM
morning.
Later.-The excitement over the riots OF TIT
past two days has subsidized somewhat today
The origin OF the riot, NJ given by M eye VII
ness, and relinhle mnn, IL M follows;
On Tuesday afternoon, OH South street, .
negro c1prrssmnn collidcd with white hhcF
driver. The white man cursed the negro to
it, who apologizrJ by saying he could not hell
it. The hickman continued his abuse ah'
finally fight ensUed Policemen came Il
help the white man. and negroes 10 the hell
of the negro. Then tho riot began.
The city Of Memphis is in deplorahle con
dition. The Mayor has been drunk ever since
the riot commenced.
The following order from General Slonema'
MAS issued:
"MEMrnls, Tenn, May 3, lSOb.
ITO the Mayor, Aldermen, &C.:
circumstances compel the undersigned Il
interfere with III" CIVIL affairs Of Memphis
It is Forbidden for any person, without nu
lh0rily from thcse hcaLq Quarters, 10 assrmbl
together my posse OF nrIned or nnnrmeI men
white or coorrl. This does not include th
police, mud will not ~ long ny they can be ~
lied upon us prrscr'rrs Of the pence.
"GEO. STINEMAS,
"Nnjor General Commanding.
During the incrndiarism lust night, e'eh
negro churches aud school houses were burn
ed, besides thirty five negro 'cnenirn,s. On
negro woman was roasted alive. This even
ing, nbout- seven o'clock, as number o
drunken men were returning through Chelsea
from pic nlc, they became. involved in
difficulty with somo negroes, killing two nm
severely ~ounding one. An ia o
was slso ha.ly tSSS.Ss haryr hold nm inquest ovc
some bodies Of negroes killed in the late Riot
MEMPHIS, Mny 1.
A negro Was brutally murdered by beiu
shot, near the Gayoss House, last nj ht.
The rcisu of terror and horror is at m end
every thing is peaceful Hnl quiet now.
TO dny another shooting nifair occurred Of
Shelby 81 rect, between policemen and nrgr, &C
but luckily it was boollcts, aud ended wit
no general disturbance.