The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-07
.,,i,. of tho Riot im Memphis be-
',ccu The Whites and Blacks.

Who sold liquor III South MehpiS.
M ,,,,rn soldiers who were yesterday
n ',,r.l an, of service, and had been pa
n :rr ,hc drinking saloon, charged the
Il l;D. killing one. The other collected
IA sftrru of his comrades, who went
n g., rc>cuc their companion, but were
. renrISca hy the negro force. The
81 ,1r, sent back 10 the >tation-houSc
IA ..-..t the police force Of the city. Captain
III :. --,.,, took all the force and proceeded
Il ~. >nulh street. There the melee began
IL ,,vr,>t. Some five or six policemen
III 81 .it;yap> were shut--two or three SAID
4 r,, Killed and several wounded. About
.. hundred or one hundred and fifty ne
n .r., >,,1li,rS and white men from tins part
4 tlr city-mo,tly of the lowest class
{ were scattered in every direction, behind
3 l.r>s>. fences, and rayincS, and opened an
4 ;~rrgIlar bat destructive fire upon the
,gli.r and citizens iudiScrminatcly. The
,,,,icc and those of the citizens who were
.-,ard returned the fire, but were for
d time forced 10 retire before the hot ire
ID. the negroes. After some time they
r.'lird. and charged the bridge about two
SQUARES cast of Main, on South street
This they carried, and forced the negroes
and their white allies 10 fall back beyond
;an MiSSiSSippi.and Tennessee Railroad de-
! pot. The police here made stand, but
tl" negroes fiankcd them and came very
near cutting them of from town. The
1 ,..l.,r hv this time, under the command of
: Cetain Garrett and Lieutenant Riley, had
4 ,>'.u>tcd all their ammunition, and see
7 Ing the armed force thanking them, started
,t .rtrcat up Main street, but just as they
4 arrived opposite Morris Cemetery, there
'riug an cmbankmcnt and a hedge on the
] vest side of Main--the negroes having sue
r,rdcd in making their flank movement
fred u vullcy into the rctrcating force OF
police and citizens, several men falling at
thc shot of the negroes, but one of our
rrportcrS, who was on the ground, having
been slightly wounded at the South-Strcct
bridge, took no time To sec how many
were able to get away. The police
raarg"d again. and the few shotstook effect,
SOME dozen falling at the fire. Two negroes
vino had been captured III attempting to
/ make their escape not far from the inter-
section Of Shelby and Union streets We're
>ha, down. but il was hard 10 tell who shot
i 'nvu ~ they were between friends and
4 na>. The negroes pressed the rctrcating
...mu oi policemen and citizens as far as
l r.- second Presbyterian Church, on Bcalc
.ui Main streets.
I'm this melee there were some three or
n"rrolirrmcu wounded, among them were
4 James Flrn and Mr.. Slattcrly. The last
& #mrd gentleman and our reporter were
4 n.rudrd hv the same shot Ill the charge
uE,y >orth-strcct bridge. Mr.. Slattcrly
i u.> shot through the thigh-only Il flesh
wound. IIcury Damn, engineer on fire
,..inc No. =, was mortaliy wounded, and
has since died. 1t is thought Mr.. Finn
vG}' die. some six or eight negroes were
killed and several wounded. Two of the
Killed. are now ut the police Stati"n-h"n>e.
As oar reporter was passing down CauScy
>rs,,l there appeared 10 be much excite
ltw. IL we'll as at all other parts of the
city from Adams down, but in passing
through Cau>cy there was much sympathy
manifested Tor the negroes. Some oi the
lower class went 50 far rs 10 curse the posse
u.ut,lS WHO were following the police,
aui wished them, with the policemen, in
,lr internal REGIONS. Many of the white
rtiarn>-hut none that could BE- called re-
~pnctahlc-ioined with the negroes and as
sisted them i'll their mannurrinT. Some
al ,hrm conducted the flank movement
gom the fort to the ambu>cadc on Main,
oproNite the Morris Cemetery.
After the stampede Of the policemen on
Main street, they rallied again ut GayoSo,
and stopped the fugitiveS, making Il stand.
The negroes advanced AZ far as the next
street below Bcalc, and fired several shots,
bat hurt no one. There the pOlicArwcre
ALTERED to cover Front, Main, anftse ond
streets, about ten to each street, the re-
u,!nng force retiring to arm and equip
Themselves. This they did as soon as pos
>.h.c. and returned to the scene of action.
>,,uc reports say that several negroes
We're Killed in town rs far up as Jefferson
street.
iu:i5P. M.-Thc regular troops stationed
AT the fort were called out to quell the
lol. Some reports say that this was re-
fused hv General Stoneman; others, that
Hey cJuc at the time, and the negroes
aaI their white accompliccS were forced
tn retreat 10 the forts. No further particu-
lars since our reporter left, at the time OF
,tatioung troops and police on the three
streets mentioned above. There are still
o.ra>jonaI shots being fired as we 60 to
press.
About II o'clock there were several
shots lircd but the results have not been
obtained.
The whole number of casualties up to
Tire time oi going To press are two white
mcH killed and several wounded; about
SIX or eight negroes killed and several
wounded.
Very naturally the riot created the
most Intense excitement throughout the
southern portion Of the city. As soon as
Il became known that the difficulty was
between negroes and policemen, and not
"ac ot the scores of ordinary negro brawls
HAT almost daily and nightly disgrace the
vicinity Of South street, curiosity TO see
Tie melee oyercame discretion. Hundreds
emerged from houses, and Streamcd TO the
scene of the firing, from alleys and streets,
all eager To witness the conflict. Quite
"Unhcr otncgroes-non- n-participants-wh
chanccd To be in the ncighborhood and did
not incline to aid their black brethren,
we're seized with a terrible panic, and their
night III every direction added not little
10 the excitement. On Shelby street,
about o'clock, probably fifty of this class
we're seen fastening towards the river rs
i"pldty rs their legs could carry them, evil
GENTLY rs much alarmed Mt the negro
holers as the policemen. AT this time the
,A"jorlty ofthe residences Oh Shelby street,
ielWccn Irrelevant and Vance, were emp
.ed oi their occupants, who were clustered
ia positions favorable for view of the con
Mct, which by this time was carried on in
Il desultory manner as far up as Vance |
street M, Mi, The tppit iva n.urn.a oo. i