New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-08
THE MEMPHIS RIOTS.
Origin OF Tuesdays Distarbnnee-The sHna-
ton on wednesday Nerning-Horrib'eo Out
rsgcs on the D~fenseIess NeEroe'-ind'ser'"-
inate sIauahter on the second Day-Ineen-
diary Pires.
FIom Tie Memphi. Post, Msy 3.

Aoor carefrllv String the thousand aud one stories
in circulation reference to the origin OF the disturbance ~
truth Of the matter Some 60 soldiers recently discharged
from the Third United States (coored Heavy Artillery were
ont on South drinking. They got noisy but we're dong no
damage. squad Of police came along ana rusL9d IN aos
them making arrest or two The soldiers made an ouep
several shots from their pistols some sy ut the ponce ana
some al random The police Immediately commenced ming
one policeman and wounding two others
Both sides were reinforced and the action became general
with about the both sides given IN yesterday
issue We learn from trustworthy gentleman VINO was IN
South Memphis early yesterday morning ane a.G rom is
officers In the Fort that nearly all the negroes IN the 'cin
of the disturbance led 10 tie fort FOR protection at ne nat
Tuesday night south st. was perfectly gaea anS
OF them horribly bruised Few negroes were visible
anywhere that locality. This couoboraed by two gen
men who panied the police their first visit 10 that
part Of the town yesterday morning Large numbers OF e
Gems armed with pistols carbines and mushes "en' uo"h
with them
As soon they reached souih they began TO FIRE upon
ery negro in sight f. Dickinson, cooTed. while standing
in front Of bis house and WHO had been promised that il be
manned there he would not be disturbed was ho doNh -
WAIKIKI coloed was cursed and his get
was shot ~ crowd. eol0cd iodier was ke on sifh
Another surrendered and while surrounded by policemen on
three places On raising his bands 70 beg for bis lie be
knock with caTbne After iaing To the ground IN
diving condition he Was shot through and through. boy
was en- out from under bed knocked down with club
and DISPATCHED with ten or twelve ,hois Two cooitu
cldIen were killed A black woman IN grocery
and shot Another the street was killed.
The respectable negro black smith opposite Mrs hardwck
on Mainst Who had not been away nom bis shop shot
down and will probably die. could find and We
inured several policemen and ctlans who went Gown
who had armed SOnbst or IN thai VI
cnlty during the day lai posse called out by TIE
Mayor and Sheriff and armed them from the gun and slo
store Of Henry Fosom Co The Mayor had cOnfereuce
with Kappuer ofthe 81 United States oloTed) Heay
ARTILLERY and the htter assured him there would be no dis
tnrbance II the armed would Gnpere The Mayor
accordingly ordered them to their homes Many re-
tired many remained. The SeTih Kept hundred
men under arms night the Greenlaw Block Early IN
the morning Gen Soneman ordered officer With - men e.
patrol and preserve order between Bead and Sortl " and
That around Fort 90 keep the cOoTcd -n
ders from being connected with the disturbance.
In the afternoon eoored woman while walking along
Mnins the OF Main and Elchange was sioi
nv was shot Of bis horse and lis borsc olen The body OF
conrd soldier who Killed TIE day before Jay during the
forenoon Mulberry ~ 1t repeatedly SPIT uon ki'kcd
and cursed by ruany boys Tbs soldier alter being Killed
shot and several pistol shots lAs been cut IN ile
beast efa times knife Two white lAdIc. made
before Runklc that Cod Pickett tcoloredp -b"
s dragged out OF and Killed Ia south Memphis.
whatever with the disturbance Oiber adasits made
before the General identifying some who had killed peaceabe
negroes lie viii give the whole affair thorough m'esuga
tOu.
the afternoon the rioters set IRE 20 the louse near The
end 81 which has been occupied hy II. v Rank IN
(coored) for cooed school Mr Rankin has lad about 30
pupils attendance. lie himself struck With whip NJ
ihe corner Union and SecOndss The Tuan attempted To
draw revolver shoot him. but prevented by another
during afternoon aud during the whole evening the sky IN
direction urid with flames There inccndary
fires also on Madison and Shelby Early ~ the evening
there DeSoost boy Of -
Is years killed. woman from the country was
deliberately shot on Shellyst IL supposed moraly