The Portland daily press., 1867-12-28
VIRGINIA.
RIOT AT HAMPTON.


FORTRESS MONROE, Dec 25-About one
o'clock this afternoon Thomas Lattimer, Dep
uty Sheriff OF Elizabeth City county, who re-
sides in Hampton bad some difficulty with a
colored boy some 10 or II years old, and col
ored man came along and took the boys part.
Lattimer was considerably under the infu-
ence of liquor at the time, ard after abusing
the negro few minutes, deliberately pulled
out revolver and shot him through the head
His wounds were dressed by DR.. Mclaughlin,
and although he still lives, but little hobes are
entertained for his recovery.
As soon as Lattimer shot the negro he went
into his house aud locked himself in The
news spread rapidly among the freedmen, and
soon crowd of them began to assemble about
Lattimcf's house. Some of the citizens fear
ing riot, .endeavored to quell the excitement,
OUT seemingly to DO purpose. The riot act
was then read, but before it was finished stones
were hurled through the windows, and rush
was made for Lattimer's house. He endeav-
ored to escape by Jumping through window,
but was met by the mob ard beaten almost to
death. He was saved by the interference of
three colOred men, who carried him through
the crowd to the jail
The riot lasted about half an hour, during
which time the excitement was intense. Guns,
pistols and stones were used freely, and seve-
raj persons, non-combatants, were injured.
DIR. Hope is reported to have been shot while
dressing the wounds of a colored man, but his
wound is not serious.
As soon as the riot commenced messenger
was Immediately sent to the military post
about a mile distant, and guard was at once
sent to quell the disturbance. .....,
NAVAL.
The u S. steamer Gettysburg, from Wash
lngton, passed yesterday to the Gosport Navy
Yard for repairs and supplies. The U. S.
steamer De Soto came out of the dock yester-
day and will soon be ready to SAIL a
REMOVAL OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE LUNAT1c
,r.-.t tar.. .rlsr< ASYLUM. - r
RICHMOND, Dec. 27-Gen. Schofield. at the
request of Governor Pierpont, has issued an
order removing the Board of Directors of the
Eastern lunatic asylum for violating the State
law in the disbursement of money, and has an.
pointed board of army officers in their stead
.f LOUISIANA. t1@ ID 40
New YORK, Dec ga morning paper has
the following special dispatch from New Or
leans, Dec. 26: 1r-E@
THE LEvEE.
Christmas day passed off here unprecedent-
edly quiet Two serious breaks have occurred
in the levee, one below Plaquemine and the
other below Bayou Manchoe, threatening to
overflow the lands and submerge the country
to Lake Pontchartrain and jackson Railroad
A large force of men has been placed upon the
latter break to repair damages and prevent a
further destruction of property. Gen. Han.
COCK has telegraphed for authority to place the
starving negroes at work upon the levees gen.
orally and to issue to them rations.
THE NEGROES.
Accounts from parishes in the inter state
that negro depredations continue in an alarm
ing manner. A large military force will be
needed, it is added, to prevent a rising of the
loyal leaguers. The military forces have quiz
city disbanded large assemblies of armed ne
grOes at jackson and Feliciana. ~
RECONSTRUCTION CONVENTION.
The State Convention is drawing to close
Bills have been passed to raise money for the
State by laying a tax of one mill per cent. on
real and personal property. Resistance to theil
enforcement has been threatened
r.r TEXAS RUMoRS. 49,. SD
Advices from Texas state that Indian depre
dations continue on the frontier, notwithstand
ing Gen. McCook's disposition of troops.
i a 4v THE CONVENTION ~ 14t
New ORLEANS, Dec. 81 The Constitution
al Convention adjourned at 2 o'clock and re
assembled at B, and is still 70 o'clock) in ses
sion. The report repudiates nominations by
self constituted political Convention. u1 10
REPUTATION OF THE ACTION OF RADICAL
.rr DIR es MEETINGS. Be- ra4i
The Huntsville Advocate repnGiates the ac
ton OF the radical meetings in North Alaba
ma, and says that the white Unionists are ig
nored and rejected as unsound.