Evening star., 1869-08-06
SERIOUS RIOT IN MoRILr


NoniLn Ala, Angus, 6.-Last u,sht 4,
serious riot oeearred m THIS city. eeginnins At
an outdoor Radical meeting 10 cei,brnre an.
triumph ofthe Radical candidate for tnIs Cen
one, and all The negroes. except a few white
leaders. During the whole OF yesterday
rumors were In circulation that the negroes
were very much excited, defiant and threaten-
ing, and meant 70 burn the Democratic caudi-
GATE Tor Congress. Colonel VI am, IN efigy
Several citizens called on the Mayor, ana soma
OF the Radical leaders advised them that %
would oe better 10 postpone the meeting. for az
the efngy threat was carried out the white peo-
PIE could not Be ed from an attempt
TO resent me indignity oy force. AZ was though
that these representations had the desired effect
and that there would he no meeting. Al eight
o'clock. however, the tar barrels were lighted
ana the negroes began 10 nock an unui they
swelled into crowd OF one thousand 70 n feen
hundred. Many came with guns aud most ali
Win concealed arms, pistols, knives aud
razors. Nothing occurred TO disturb the har-
mony OF the meeting, except the infiamatory
Talk OF the cerpet-oag speakers. until about ten
o'clock wheE a iocose dispute bet geea two
cltizens on SUBJECT entirely foreign 20 politics
or the meeting attracted some attention, and IN
passing up TO see what n was about. a white
man accidentally trod on the foo<. OF Q negro
Juet as the alter cation about tnls was settled a
pistol shot was heard, and this was the signal
Tor general firing. The whole crowd DIS
perseo immediately, and the firing was con-
unued a few moments a. the crowd scattered
and in ten n IN al ties dead uet r-ig ned, broken
OhiS oy the ueau OF the Whlte patrols. de-
tachment OF United States troops were sta
TONED Al the euardhouse at the req uest OF the
Mayor, IN anticipation OF trouble. They TOOK
no part IN the fracas except 10 march up town
TO look after and put a stop TO some firing. lt
IS not Known who fired the FIRST shot n was
the natural result Of the excitement. rher.
were not over one hundred white men as look
ers on at the meeting. The casualties were
small considering the number OF shots fired
ana the close quarters. Many shots must hay-
been shot IN the air. Three negroes wer.
killed outright -Four police officers were
were wounded.
The Mobile Register OF this morning COM
ments on the riot as follows: Last nights
work was done after our editorial OF tnis morn
ing was IN print Ii Is sharp aad quick
commentary ON the danger we force asied
from tue present aspect OF affairs. IL ~ a burn
ing shame that this community should be ex-
posed 70 outrages like this and the com N unity
owes " 10 itself 20 take meas ures 10 protect At
self against repetition of them. As 20 where
the blame lies, there 10 room 20 O question
These deeds are the direct outflow OF IN.
maddened passions of the negroes innamed
ana lasned into fury by the publ harangues
and private instigations OF the forelgn Radi-
Gals IN our midst. IL is a question for the
public 10 decideShow long these incend iaries
shall be allowed 20 expose the peace of socIety
and the safety OF women and children. We
nope that public meeting will be held 70 an
swer this question
The election IN the First Congressional
District Is uncertain. Ii Will take an oficiaI
count 20 decide.
I'VE give the above dispatch iust as It comes
70 US by Associated Press. lts evidently from
partisan sources, ana the other sIde, when
heard from, will probably state the case some
what lfterpntlyl