The New York herald., 1869-06-08


avoid the shots and stones nying about freely II
Is miracle really, that after all 30 little damage
was sustained. Men, women and children were in
the streets the stOops and In the windows. look
ing on as usual at the scenes OF danger The shots
fired by the police struck many Of the windows and
house doors along the street, but as good Providence
would have 1t none OF the innocent spectators were
injured. The police perhaps had something to do
with this for from the results 1t is hardly likely that
they tried to do much injury TO the crowd.
In the meantime policeman had started of with
Stuart and managed to get him far out of the way
that he succeeded in secreting himself. The
mob broke into detachments Of several hundred
each, and set about to scour the neighborhood for
Stuart Every alley and corner for squares around
was visited, the negroes threatening vengeance upon
any one who attempted to conceal him.
Mayor Bowen arrived upon the scene Of action
during the melee, and exhorted the negroes TO de-
sist. His presence, however, seemed rather to en-
courage them in their lawnessness. "Here's our
Mayor" they shouted; "now let US kill the id
son Of b-h who ran Stuart off," referring to the
police officer. Major Richards urged Mayor
Bowen to request the naval authorities to
order out the marines, bat the Mayor
declined and shortly after went away.
The disturbance gradually subsidized, but the police
did not succeed In arrestlng the ringleaders and
only few were taken in custody. The hunt for
Stuart kept up to late hour the crowd threat
enng to kill him and to burn his house. Stuart be-
came satisfied that his life in peril and left at
the earliest moment for Baltimore The negroes say
that If he undertakes to return here he Will be killed.
Later IN the day, short time before the closing OF
the polls another disturbance occurred, but OF
such serious character as that earlier IN the day.
1t took place in the Seventh ward, in street SOUTH
A H.
who voted the democratic ticket last year, made his
appearance in Seventh street. vending his way the
polling place. Immediately crowd Of darkies rushed
for him, shouting, "Kill the son OF a b-!r shoot
him p' "Hang him !" Break his neck" &C. Hooper
seeing danger ahead began rapid movement
towards the police. The latter hallooed to the
crowd to keep back and not mOlest the man. The
crowd, however was deaf to such advice, and con-
tinued to rush towards their intended victim. The
police thereupon drew themselves up across the
street and displayed their rev0lvers. The crowd,
not dismayed, continued to press forward The
word was therefore given and the police fred,
but took aim over the heads OF the mob
The moment the pistols were discharged the mob
turned and rushed away. The police then took
charge Of Hooper, conducted him to the polls and
enabled him to vote. The names Of the wounded
police officers are Boreman, King and Brenahan. The
names Of the negroes wounded with the exception OF
the man Smith, who is supposed to be mortally
wounded, could not be ascertaned, as their friends
took them away
Tonight the city is in O blaze from bonfres burn.
ing in every ward. Crowds Of darkies at every con-
venient spot have piled barrels upon barrels and,
having set fire to them, are dancing about them,
bowling triumphantly.
The negroes adopted the same strategy to-day as
IN mol hrl0 n nd aar
Hundreds Of them supplied with their overcoats
and huge sticks, crowded about the dine-
rent polling places at four O'Clock in the
morning and there remained sitting or stretched
on the stoops sidewalks rolled up in their great
coats waiting for the moment when the voting
should commence. Among these anxious voters
were many who, according to democratic state
ments, were not legal citizens at ALL but mere COLO
nizers imported from various places outside the
CITY, some Of them having come distance Of
twenty miles. 1t Is said that not less than 200
illegal colored voters thus procured to render
the success OF the radical ticket doubly II was
amusing to see some Of the darkies, who had re-
NAMED up oil night, todde away triumphantly
after depositing their votes, carrying their
coats and sticks with them perhaps to the nearest
grocery where rum could be procured surrep-
tltiously.
The republicans elect their entire city ticket In
cluding the Collector, Register and Surveyor, by o
large majority, probably over 5000. Nine colored
men are elected, namely, the Register, one Alder
man and seven members OF the Common Council.
Negroes Mt the Theatre-Trouble Antic ipatcd.
Trouble was anticipated tonight at the National
theatre on account Of the negro also. 1t feared
some colored people would endeavor to force ad-
mission TO the orchestra and dress circle, but
nothing of the kind occurred, and the performance
went OF quietly.
The Macon Post Once-A Disappointed Afri.
can-Turner, the Colored App0intec, TO be
superseded-The Macon Collectorship.
Samuel F. Cove and George Edwards. members OF
Congress elect, but kept out In the cold, from Geor
gia, accompanied by Judge O. b. Cole, OF the
Superior Court OF Macon, In that State, made up
another delegation that waited upon President Grant
to-day in relation to the case Of Turner the colored
man recently appointed to succeed Mr. Washington
as Postmaster of Macon They went to the President
to protest against Turner's appointment and Judge
Cole acted as spokesman or the delegation. He told
the President that he expressed the feeling OF all the
white republicans OF the city OF Macon, which, he
said, was the second In commercial importance In
the State OF Georgia, when he declared that
Turner's appointment was not only dstaseful to the
people OF that place. but that 1t would actually nave
the effect Of running their business. No decent
white republican would tolerate such O man as
Turner In onlcial position in Macon "If," said
Cole, 'dt be true that you, Mr.. President,
have appointed this man Turner to be Postmaster OF
Macon as rebuke for the outrages and disorders
that have occurred in that state you have selected
the wrong place for punishment. There has not been
any outrage or disorder in that district and 1t
extremely unjust that one place should be punished
for the sins OF another" Judge Cole went TO ex-
plain that Turner was such an offensive character
that his appointment would have the effect
OF driving all decent white republicans from
Macon. President Grant heard the Judge to the
close of his remarks with the utmost attention and
respect and then said that since the appointment
had been made he had reviewed the whole case, re.
nected upon the charges that had been made against
Turner duly weighed the reasons urged by the white
republicans OF Macon against Turner's appointment,
and had finally come to the conclusion that change
should be made. He had already informed Post