American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-25

Freedmen.
From the Crescent Of Friday 18th
Yesterday morning, about half past
seven O'Clock, crowd OF negro ste
velores, say five hundred III number,
assembled on the lcvee, between Ca
nal and poydras streets, and an
! nounced their determination to pre-
vent the further discharging of any
boat. as we'll rs their intention to
seize the contractors, both white and
black, under whom they have been
working. The preteXt for this action
was their assertion that they had
only been paid half of the amount
Justly due them by these contractors,
and that only portion Of the money
paid by the boats to the contractor
ever cot to the StcvedoreS themselves
Acting upon this, the mob block
AIDED the various boats, among which
were the Clara Dolsen and the Olive
Branch, and catching sight of col
ored contractor Nose, they attempt
ed TO lynch him. Sergeant Stewart
Of the river police, came to the res
cue, with the police who were i'll the
vicinity, and taking Nose i'll charf,
started with him for the station lGlse
for safc-keeping. They we're follow
cd, - ..Ho6, hrandishing clubs
moving every description Of
missile, op2.~N, ,0Ich, Il piece Of pay
l,n99 .,ca 70 Y officer Mooney on
u pen. ga paipul wound.
% LLC"nU -.5te"a>C, alter crossing
the lcvce, passed through some ware
houses rs far as Tchoupitoulas street
and thence over to the station house
on st. Charles street, the mob follow
ing him thithcr, making riOtous de
mOnstrat ions, and threatening to
take The object Of their attack out Of
the hands of tho police. He was,
however, placed safely in the station,
and the crowd, after awhile, dispcIS-
cd. Nose was then allowed to de
part.
The negro contractor employed in
diSchargi1g the Red river packet
Irene, vas also set uTou and chased
by a mob Of negroes who threw oyS-
ter shells and cotton hooks after him,
but failed to overtalie him. Mayor
Heath visited the scene in company
with Col. Adams. the chi, f of police,
and addressed the crowd collected
there. His remarks were met by
the assurance on the part Of the rio
tiers that his remarks were not the
kind they wanted to hear.
Upon returning to the City Hall he
dispatched word to military head
quarters, asking that the troops in
the city lie in readiness to quell any
outbreak in ease the civil authorities
should not prove sufficient to do SO.
4Iai. Gen. IIartsuh, in command Of
the district (during Gen. Sheridan's
absence in Texas at once according
II notified Gen. Mower, commanding
the city. Two OrthrCc squads Of po- !
lice have moved down towards the .
lcyce to prevent any renewal Of the
and small squads of
cavalry are ouy. We learn further
more, that crowd Of colOred men,
going mp Julia toward Gen. Movers |
Office we're turned about by the or
ii, IiIr1 80 ",','t, I,'.''Ntt' - "OlI'"i's.-l
Of the general.
During the progress Of the crowd
up Camp ST., one Of the fine glasses
in the front window Of L. G. Palmer
X Co., opposite the Crescent Office,
was broken in.
Later the chief of police arrested
)n the leyCc four negroes, all prOhi-
nently concerned in the Disturbances.
They were all safely lodged in the
First District station.
At one time 4 large number of per-
SOILS collected about the corner Of La
taycttc and St. Charles streets, but
were compelled to stand back aud
he street was cleared. Licutcnants
Johnson, of the Third, and Sheenan,
If the Fourth Districts, were both at
hand, with a force from their com
nands. The troops in the city are
III under arms, \ platoon Of the
list. Infantry is stationed in Lafayette
square, and comparative quicteXists.
About / o'clock yesterday after
noon, Il number Of negrors-say one
Iundrcd and iitty-appearcd Oh La
aycttc Square, with an apparent
lesirr to renew the mornings dis.
UrlnHccs. The Lieutenant in com
uaud Of the platoon Of the LIST Intan-
ry, stationed in the square, seeing
he negroes appearing, and having
lOubts as to their intentions, ordered
lis men to load at will" The pro
csS of biting cartridges did not
,royc u welcome sight to the crowd.
md it aUidly dispersed.
One or two disturbances at the
Sew Basin were reported yesterday,
nut resulted in nothing serious. We
rear it rumored that a negro who
nsultcd lady in street car, yes
erday, was mortally wounded by a
,aYonet in TIE hands OF Il svidicr,
Who saw the insult, and ordered the
lcgrO out of the car. The most
lapraut case that had come tn orr
IS that Of burly negro
Who violently rang the door bell of
private residence IN the First Dis
rict, and requested permission to see
hc lady OF the house.
Upon the servant In colorcd
yoman) refusing to admit him, and
pcaking of him as a Colorcd man,
c said in loud tone, I'm no d-n
olorcd man, I'm a gentleman" and ,