The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-05-03
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s0.oOo,oooOF TYDEsrEzoYED
Bloody Rio,s in Memphis


SEw YoxE. MAY l.-valpsraiso was be rnsa rted
by the spapiartls. rte ta~n had $50 $50 zoe worth
OF property destroyed. Great bIaroe s attached to
the British and AEaersss ea-sis- tor not interfering
with their SHIPS TO prevent such wholesale asstrac-
tion. instead of leaving Tie .arlor.
ihe Panama Stars cGr-zsPon lent, after comments
upon the barb-rity OF the bound "a q iparai-
81 witch was dstencses-, without gun 20 reply OF
vsssei 70 staad ,sas form fteen TWEEN
~ millions Of pTafsrty vas destroyed, nearly all be-
longing 10 British American and 9th foreign mcr
chaats ine'uiin all tie eommereiaI parts Of town.
custom h6hses, Government buildings &c.
At 9 a. IL. the Blaqco opened IRE on Il Custom
Bouss 20 the cry OF Yea Ia Reiaa. The others fol-
iowed. each selecting some point on which pour is
share OF the destructiSn For nearly three honrs the
fire was kept rp without interinsson. Al 10 p ",
the Numanca signale,i desis aud the vessels OF tie
squadron drew of. Tie people OF the town who had
crowded tie surrounding Hills a, once rushed into
the town u exits goisi tie sanles
PEHu.--fhe isewa bresnght from Chill has excited
the Perdyaus 10 the highest pitch. NJ, seiisper IS
breatiied OF yielding u s. AN. and thos. WHOSE inter
the largest a stake would not tor a NO.
ment listen o any peace proposals in the three da
past An n,"vabts er'perty Is being conveyed -
places efslety. Tie fore On onIlereiAi houses have
taken secure rlier property from the cus-
tom house . C.sil4e. 2
The british res e,ts Of Valparaiso held meeting
the 2sth Of Ma. h. aad appointed COMMITTEE who
drafted series of resolutions. adopted 1t an ther
meeting, yeaes ting severely the vaeiliatiug
Of Aimirai D-su ,...d enadenIaing ms plea oil
want % snhctent toFce % oppose the opauiards, as
Illuminating his corn men ANA inextusable con
sldering that tIe co-operati6n OF powerful United
ers Thev r69ma 5s paa.i ~ . II, If
Brtsli Charge a. Afsirs aud appointed a d.pu-
tati'.n to sxFrcss totem fitzpatrick aud Commodore
Il gers, tier gb appreciation of tesr efforts pre-
vent by co-op3rftou wiki the British forces, the bonn
bardmeni OF The city. e1>
a senous riot broke ont in Mem
piiis on Ines lay. arising from quarrel
betw cen a white and colored man
Other persons of both colors Joined in
and the hight soon became general AT
last accounts quiet had not been restor-
ed, but 1T woald seem from latest dis
patches thar the negroes were now be
ing hunted down by the whites as they
are seeking Uoncealment. Ten of the
blacks aud three OF the whites are re-
ported killed = A numb Der of persons
were also wounded f.
ON the I'd, the riot was resumed. and
the result was about fifteen of the neg
roes were killed, and three white men.
The negroes were charged on Ivy the
whites and scattered i'll every direction
Several degrees dwellings on the outside
Of the city limits, were burned Great
excitement prevails in Memphis-little
or no BUSINESS being transacted, many
of the stores being closed The FIRE
men and police are much incensed over
the death OF their com adcs Killed yes
terday, anel are prevented with difficulty
from wreakin9 further vengeance on the
blacks. t
During the riots in Memphis Tuesday evening, the
Mayor druni.4,nd ,iDit iof tn eInerg ercy.