The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-23

ton, bnt stood his ground firmly, smoking L
cigar stump with great n0nchaldncs.
The crowd beginning TO press around, how
ever, and TO make more violent demcnstra
tlons. Uncle Beall retreated toward the sta
tion house, and his first step in that direction
was the signal for pursuit. The rabble of
colored men, women, and boys gave chase
through the uarket-house and on either side,
with the police following at rapid rate. Un-
Gle Beall halted at the door Of the station
house and faced his pursuers, who were then,
with much difficulty, driven back by the po-
lice. a number of white men also rushed
forward to protect their brave colored fellow
citizen. Al about this time the polls were
closed, with the crowd in n very irritable
state. Colonel Hartwell being called upon,
the infan try were again brought in requisi-7
tion, and by 4 series of we'll execut ted march
ings, countermarchngs, and flank move
rnents, the streets we're cleared, except OF
few stragglers, and order once more reigned.
SECOND WARD.
In this ward the voting commenced at the
appointed hour. The voters, of all facial hues,
came in full force from the opening of the
polls, and from the beginning votes were
put in as fast as could be received The whites
and blacks, both with view to expedite mat
ters, formed themselves in line and proceeded
TO the ballot-box, each one in his turn. During
the entire day the lines were we'll preserved,
and at no time could any one vote without
very peaceably in this ward. although the
blacks, who filled the eastern yard of the City
Hall, kept up q considerable yah. hah-i ing
and loud talking, which at times would
lead one to believe that there was row
on hand. Darkies of all stamps and oc-
were amid the throng, and here
and there one could hear such expressions
rs How dye Mr.. Jones How did you
leave de familyf" "Well, thank ye. Say,
gentle,m men. how is de things gwine? Well, L
hnp w, 1,,, l,r
does" "Well. does you knows him -
" Yes does" " He's spotted, he is lis
any Conservative niggers about?" Say,
Johnson, gi' me chaw tabaccer and vote de
votin de rebil ticket, I is. Yah ha! ha! You
fool, who knock you over de eye, nun? Yah
ha. ha. TIE Lor,' Among The whites one
could hear: "Hello, Jim, votin Hunnicutt
ticket?" 81 am that, ole hoss." .'Wel,
grab Il root, then" 81 wonder if de nickers
is all yotin on der Honeygud diget? BY Cor.
rah, bys, an iist show me the Irishman thatll
vote for thin nagurs. That scoundrel
wants to make n dollar or two. One
mans good as another; yis, an Id sight
better, too"
AT about Ii o'clock Colonel Ben Scott, Of the
" colured perlice," marched TO the poll with
an African citizen in tow, who he said had
TO raise a "furss." This man
hood " was conveyed to the Libby amid some
discontented expressions, which threatened
At about clock quite rush was made
toward the Square, and the rapih falling in oil
troops gave rise TO animpression that = some
thing was up" 1t was soon discovered, how
ever, that the dist bancc arose from 4 sllSht
difference between a soldier and man
hood The latter, it appears, gave his en-
phatic opinion that the soldier was partly OF
the human and partly of the canine species
which opinion reflected seriously upon the
soldiers female parent. The man Of war,
raising his arms, bestowed upon the impetuous
Sambo Il blow which laid him fiat upon the
ground like unto 4 slaughtered beef. lhe
troops were ordered to fall in line in order
that the man who had i" batted the manhood
brought TO condign. The offender could not
be- found however, and the affair was smooth
ed over.
At sunset the polls were closed, and the
crowd dispersed gr
MONROE THIRD WARD.
Shortly after O'Clock the polls in this
ward, at the southeast corner of Grace and
Second streets, We're opeEed, and the voting
bv both whites and blacks commenced Every
had been made for preserving
order Company ID, Eleventh infantry,
under the command Of Lieutenant G. NJ.
Love, was under arms, with 4 squad OF the
city police stationed in the vicinity OF
the polls, while squad of cavalry
patroled the ward. The whites had their
poll on Grace, and the negroes theirs on
Second street. AT each poll both tho Con-
sprvative and Radical party had parties sta
toned to keep a list of those who voted.
From the time of the opening Of the polls to
about half-past 2 O'Clock everything passed
oil i'll Il most orderly manner-there being IL
constant stream of both white and black per-
sons pressing onward TO their respective polls
TO vote. The white persons, as soon rs their
votes were recorded, quietly left the ground.
Not with the negroes. They loitered
around throughout the day, congregating III
squads OF twenty or more, ana discussing the
- affairs of the nation - i'll 4 most boisterous
The efforts of the " colorcd police
were mainly devotedt TO dispensing these par
ties, but they would re-congregate lmmedl-
ately after being dispersed.
Almost a Bloody Riot.
The first disturbance of any kind that oc-
CURED in this ward took place about halt-past
> o'clock, and but for the timely appearance
of a squad of cavalry would have resulted in
Il bloody riot.
1t appears that a respectable negro named
Ed Kennedy voted for Mr.. Franklin Stearns
the moderate Republican candidate from
Henrico) at the Bacon's Q uarter precint. Al
terwurds he came into the city, wentgto me
polls of this ward, and mentioned the
fact Of his having voted for Mr.. Stearns.
Immediately the negroes commenced TO
heap upon him such abusive epithets rs
- D-d Conservative traitor etc, ana maae
Il threatening moustrations. Kennedy then
walked OF up Grace street, followed by
crowd of negro boys from seven TO fourteen
wears of age, who made use of the most abu-
siye epithets, such rs Odd rebel, " White
mans boot. licker,h and now and then Threw
stones and dirt Ut him. a short distance III
rear of the boys came 4 number of negro men,
who encouraged the boys 10 insult Kennedy.
He paid no attention To the roWdyism OF the
brats, but walked on to Foushee street, down
which he turned towards Broad street. Halt
way down this street he was met by two OF
d, h.. lis.4 w NO
without making an arrest, they being 100
fleet footed. The negro men who had fol-
lowed the boys, seeing this, kept on
up Grace street 10 Jefferson street, anu
turned down, in order TO meet henneoy ~ the
inIersec:i lion OF Broad street and Brook ave
nue. knowing that was the route he would
have to take 10 reach his home. Kennedy walk.
ed quietly to Broad street, and then diago-
nully across il to Brook avenue. BY this time
the negroes had alSo reached Broad street, and
on seeing him yelled out, "There is the traitor
now; ~ Kill him - " Seize him and
rushed toward him. A negro named winston
Jackson was the first TO reach KENNEDY 2nd,
il is asserted, drew slung. shot 10 strike MN.
At this moment Captain Epps and Mr.. hen,
nedy, of the city police, came up and arrested
Jackson, while Kennedy (the colored man
WAS taken charge Of by Il number OF white
men, who placed him in a wagon and rapidly
drove him out OF danger.
Jackson, OH being arrested, made the most
desperate efforts TO escape, Mt the same time
appealing III the most frantic manner 70 the
negroes 10 rescue him. The negroes at first
did not seem disposed 10 interfere, but when
number of negro women rushed out of the
houses in the vicinity ard urged them on by
cries of Z" Rescue him. The police are
killing him They will murder him
=. My God, they will murder him Go
lored men, TO the rescue ! = &C., q general rush
was made by them, and the prisoner would
have been taken from the police
and they badly beaten, perhaps slaughtered,
but at this critical moment Il squad OF cavalry
dashed up Broad street from the direction Oh
Buchanan Spring, whirled around into Brook
avenue, and charged through the shrlehlhg,
i, fnrin ad M. .ss of npurn men and women at 4