The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-16

The following account of the late bloody
collision of races in Memphis appears in the
cincinnati Gazette:
MEMPHIS, May I'd.
The riot was resumed this morning. and
continued with much fury until noon, with
consequences equally as disastrous as those
IF yesterday. -,53.
Before day light crowd of some five hun
lred negroes attempted to gain admission
TO the fort and secure the arms in the Arse
nal, but were dctiantly met by the command
ing officer who threatened them with grape
shot if they did not instantly disperse, when
they Immediately retired. General rioting
commenced about nine o'clock, beginning
by the declaration of negro in q low grog-
! gerry that every damned white man in the
city would he killed before the cessation of
3! ilostilities, which declaration reaching the
ears of several white men, resulted in the vi
olent death of the negro Then the war be-
| gan in earnest. Startling rumors reached
! the business portion of the city, and citizens
/ arming themselves with all sorts Of weapons,
rushed frantically in crowds to the scene of
the riot. breaking into gun and pistol stores
as tlicv went, and appropriating all the arms
! they could find. They were followed by the
! Sheriffs force, the police force, firclnen, and
I: a posse, organized and armed by the Mayor.
/. South street was again the battle ground
4 Here the negroes had collected to the number
l of ut least 1900, bearing aloft black flag
|; as their standard. and hooting, yelling, and
!; firing in every direction. Most of them were
i discharged soldiers, still wearing their uni
!: forms, and were armed with muskets. The
|; citizens charged ON them. pouring in a vol
/ ley of shot at the same time, which caused
|! the negroes to run, leaving some fifteen or
/ twenty of their brethen dead and wounded
!, on the ground. The return fire killed one
! citizen and mortally wounded two Others. -
/ The advantage was pressed and the negroes
!, were driven helter-skeiter beyond the city
|; limits, scattering in every direction. Various
| rumors are afoat as to the number killed,
/ but it cannot he less than fifteen. / have
|; positive knowledge of eight. could not
learn the names OF the white men, Outside
]; the city limits the torch was applied to sew
q eralnegroes' dwellings, which.are now a mass
of smoking ruins. The white troops finally
{ succeeded in stopping the riot. and all is now
| quiet, with the exception of occasional firing
! in the suburbs. Violence to peaceable ne
Il groes has ceased. But very few make their
I appearance on the streets. 4Ist & ! ss.5.T
Most of the black rioters are skulking be-
yond the city limits, and the white troops,
OF whom there are only two companies, are
disarming them as rapidly us possible.
Same fear an outbreak tonight, but
think the riot at an end, ,Ias the negroes
T have been badly wnrsted. and there is not
much disposition to molest them while they
conduct themselves properly, although the
!; tiremen and police are much incensed over
the death of their comrades killed yesterday,
and are prevented with difficulty from
/, wreaking further vengeance ON the blacks
An old citizen, named Ben. Dennis, while
conversing witlra negro barber in front Of
the Bank saloon, on Center alley, to-day,
patted him on the back, and remarked,
/ within the hearing Of some white men, that