The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-05-14

day, and was called on by q large
number :of citizens. There is no
guard over his movements. Several
boquets were sent him.. The follow
ing is generally understood to be the
! programme in Court tomorrow: The
prisoner will be produced by Gen.
Burtons and the Judge will discharge
him. He will be Immediately arrest
ed on q bench warrant. to answer an
indictment found against him by the
Grand Jury ut Norfolk. Mr.. O'Co-
nor, his counsel, has stated to his
friends that he will insist on an inn
| mediate trial. Another Of his counsel
states that if the trial is not granted.
o motion for bail will be insisted on.
The general opinion is that no trial
will take place now, and not, per-
haps, until June. Horace Greeley
and Augustus Schell, of New York.
and A. Welch and Gen. Jackman. of
Philadelphia, are here, for the pur-
pose of going bail for Mr.. Davis.
Charles O'Conor, of New York, and
William B. Reed, of Philadelphia,
counsel for Mr.. Davis, are here.
William Evarts, of New York, who
assists the prosecution, and l.. 81.
Chandler, prosecuting attorney, are
rived this afternoon from Washing
ton. 1t is generally believed that
Davis will be held in custody until
his trial.
Another negro riot occurred in the
lower part of the city last night. The
negroes attempted to rescue drunk
en- negro from the police. Bricks,
clubs and pistols were used. Four
policemen were badly beaten, and
one of them severely injured. A
company of soldiers guarding the
Libby Prison were called out, and
captured eighteen of the rioters.
While this was going on, another ne
gro difficulty occurred on First street.
The last mob dispersed upon the
persuasion of q colored juryman.
Twenty mounted soldiers patrolled
the streets to keep order, and squads
of police were placed at NIL the
churches, in view of q threat of the
negroes to force their way in among
the white people.
A large procession of negroes at
tended funeral to-day, accompanied
by an unarmed company of colored
militia, the officers of which carried
swords. There was no disturbance.
Last night, Jedekiah K. Hayward,
of Massachusetts, was arrested for
using language at the negro meeting,
on Friday night, calculated to create
O riot. His language was as follows:
CATER Judge Underwood leaves, you
can hold high carnival, or what You
please. / need not advise you what
to do, for great bodies do rs they
have mind to-" He was arrested
on warrant from the Mayor, and
was bailed in $4,000 to appear to-
morrow. The citizens have been ap-
prehensive of riot all day.
RICHMOND, May 13.-The United
States Court was packed this morn
ing. A military guard was stationed
around it, and strong police force
inside. About twenty ladies were
among the spectators; also fifty ne
groes. At IL o'clock, Mr.. Davis was
brought in and took seat next to
the prisoners box, with Gen. Bur-
ton and the Marshal. A servant nc
companied him. Mr.. Davis, sitting
by M open window, remarked: ''It is
little cold, isn't it?" And he was
then removed to seat hear his coun-
sci, in front of the Judges: Burton's
return to the writ was read, and the
Judge complimented Burton in obey
ing the laws, and relieved him of the
custody of Mr.. Davis; and the Mar
shal Immediately served on him a
bench warrant to answer, at Norfolk,
an Indictment. O'Conor spoke Of
Davis long Imprisonment and feeble
health, and asked that he be bailed.
There being no opposition upon the
part of the prosecution, who fixed
the bail Mt 100000, the Judge an
nounced his readiness to accept the
bail, stating, at the same time, that
the responsibility of the delay in
bringing Mr.. Davis case into Court
rested upon the Government, and
not upon the District Attorney. He
also said half the bail should be
given by persons residing in the State
of Virginia. The sureties then came
forward, Horace Greeley being among
the first, followed by Schell, of New
York, Jackman, of Philadelphia, and
others. A number of gentlemen re-
siding in Virginia offered their names
as'bail. Davis was congratulated by
several friends, but there was no de-
monstration or noise of any kind.
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