Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-06
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
srECIALDIsPATCHEsTo THE GAZETTE
Riot in Mobile.

| MOBILE, August 6.-Last night serious
riot occurred in this place, 5renning at an out
door radical meeting to eltbrate the triumph
ct the Radical candida tc for this Concressinnal
District
The meeting was large one nd A.. lie
grnrs except lew white leaders
During the whole Of yesterday rumors were
IN circulation that the negroes were very much
| excited, defiant and threatening and meant TO
burn the Democratic candidate for Congress,
| Col. Mann, IN cfficy. Several CITIZEN, ca ed
on the Mayor AMI some of the Radical leaders
and advised them that it would be better to
postpone the meeting, for if the effigy threat
was carried out, the white people could not he
restrained from an attempt to resent the in
dignity by force. 1t was thought that these
| representations had desired effect ard that
| there would be no meeting. At eight o'clock,
however, the tar barrels were lighted and the
| negroes began TO block in until they sweied
into O crowd OF one thousand or fifteen hun
dred. Many came with guns and most all
with concealed arms, pistols, knives and RAJ.
Ors.
Nothing occurred to disturb the harmony
of the meeting except the lnhamatory talk OF
the carpet BAG speakers, until about ten o'clock
when jocosc dispute between two citiysns on
subject entirely foreign TO politics or the
meeting attracted some attention, and in pass
ing up to. see what it was about, white man
accidentally rod o on The ,1"t Of
pistol shot was heard, and this was the signal
for a general firing
The whole crowd dispersed Immediately, and |
the firing was continued a few moments as the |
crowd scattered, and in ten minutes a dead |
quiet reigned, broken only By the tread ct the |
white patrols.
A detachment Of L. S. troops were station.
ed at the guard house at the request Of the
Mayor, in anticipation OF trouble
They took no part in the iracas except to
march up town to look after, and put stop to
some firing. 1t is not known who fired the
first shot. 1t was the natural result OF the
There were not over 100 white
men as lockers on at the meeting.
The casualties were small, considering the
number Of shots fired and the close quarters.
Many shots must have been fred in the air
Three negroes were killed outright. Four po.
ice officers we're wounded, and five negroes and
three white men were wounded
The Mobile Register Of this morning COM
nents on the riot as follows: Last nights work
Vas done after our editorial of this morning
vas in print. 1t is sharp and quick common
airy on the dangers We forecasted from the
present aspect OF affairs. 1t is q burning shame
hat this community should be exposed to out
ages like this, and the community owes it to
tself to take measures to protect itself against
repetition of them. As to where the blame
les. there is no room for question. These
leeds are the direct outflow OF the maddened
PASSIONS of the negroes, infamed and lashcd
nto fury BY the public harangues and private
nstigations OF the foreign Radicals in our
nidst. 1t is question for the public to decide
ow long these incendiarcs shall be allowed to ,
xpose the peace OF society and the safety oil y
7omen and children. We hope that public 9
Meeting will be held to answer this question. r