The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-08-13
Dreadful Riot al Mobile-Three Men
Killed and Twelve Wounded.

NOZZLE, August Last night 1erious
riot occurred ia this city beginning at an
out door Republican meeting to celebrate
triumph of the Republican candidate for
this Congressional Diatrict. The meeting
was large one. and composed exclusively
of negroes, except few white leaders. Dur
ing 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 Con-
gress, Colonel Mann, in efigy. Several
citizens called on the Mayor and some of
the leaders, and advised them that it would
be better to postpone the meeting, for if the
efigy threat was carried out the white peO-
pie could not be restrained from an attempt
TO resent the indignity by force. 1t was
thought these representations had the de-
sired effect, and there would be no meeting.
At eight o'clock however, the tar barrels
were lighted, and the negroes began 10 flock
in until they sWelled into a crowd of 900
to l, 500 Many came with guns, and nearly
all with concealed arms, PISTOLS, knives and
razors. Nothing occurred except the inARm-
matory talk of some Of the speakers, until
shout ten, when q iOcose dispute between
two citizens, on a subject entirely foreign to
politics or the meetings, attracted some at
h.lu DloooiA4k W 5OC nav ~ q
about, a white accidentally trod on the
foot of a negro. Just as the alterca-
ton about this vas settled, pistol shot was
heard. This was the signal for general FIR
ing, and the whole crowd dispersed imme-
diately. The fire was continued few mo-
meuts. as the crowd scattered, and IN ten
MINUTES dead quiet 1eigned, broken only
BY the tread of white patrols. A detach-
,,,-A' r. TT,;eoJ States krOOpa waa afzft0na1
at the guard house, at the request of the
Mayor, i'm anticipation Of trouble. They
took no part in the ARRAY, except to march
up town to look after and put stop to the
firing. 1t is not known who fred the first
shot. There were not over one hundred
men as lockers on at the meeting, The
casualties were small. considering the
number of shots fred and close quarters.
Many shots must have been fred in the air.
Three negroes were killed outright aud i've
wounded, and four police officers and two
other white men wounded.
The reporter of the Associated Press,
at Mobile is evidently a liar of no mean ca
pacity. Yet his lies do not hang well to-
gether. If the 800 negroes got up a riot
with the 100 lockers on, how does 1t happen
the nsgrOt only suffered when. as he says,
they were armed with "guns. pistols knives,
rszors, ,"i and none of the looke1 on we're
injured. Did the negroes fight among them
selves. Weventure the assertion that. when
the facts are known the assault was made
upoA unarmed negroes, by the ''pinks of
Southern OhivalFy." r
LATEs-THE FACTS.
MoBtLE, August 7.-The Republicans ad.
vertised a meeting for Thursday night to
celedrate the election of Col. Buck 70 Con-
Rress, On Wednesday night and Thursday
the Conservatives were organizing, aud
threatening to break up the meeting, but
the Republicans knew nothing Of this until
about noon on Thursday. In spite of The
threats, however, the meeting was organ
lied in the evening and about 5000 persons
we're present. of whom over 1000 we're
whites. SPEECHES were delivered by Albert
Griffin, DR.. R. N. Barr, Col. A; &. Buck.
and Il. Ray Myers, and the Conservatives
themselves admit that nothing vas said 70
which exception could be ssken. About 10
O'clock, @Bot0riOusly euafFBlsone nan
named David Reed, foreman of the Merch-
ants Fire Company, who had been using
boisterOus aud insulting language, fred a
pistol in the outskirts Of the crowd, and in
few seeonds the firing BECAME general.
The crowd Immediately dispersed; but II
q few minutes, the eOlOred people rallied
and returned to the estahd, where they were
called to order by Albert Griffin and Col.
Wickersham, but the news coming that the
Conservatives we're massing to attack them
again, they moved off in a body, the rsbble
following and firing into them as they went.
One white man and three eolqred men ass
known 10 have been Killed, anda 4 dozen OF
more wounded. The city has been very
much excited since but it is believed that
all danger is now past The ReGtster and
Tribune have for some time been filed with
inhammatory articles chiefly melting to
murder, aud are unquestiOnably responsible
for the riot. A large class Of our best citi-
Gems are really indignant at the course Of
the Rebel leaders and their followers, and
strong hopes are entertained that the effect
will in the end be good.