The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-21
BLOODSllED IN RICHMOND.
COLLISION BETHEEN ELLISON'S
POLICE AND THE NEGROES.

sanguirary Riot in the Jefferson street
observation-disclosures and n Policeman
Al td-Mnyor Nahoon Intrr pched-tsov-
ernor " aikrr's Reply 20 Gen. Candy.
RicnnoSD, March 20.--The city 10 quiet 70.
night Mayor Ellisons police are in possession OF
the city. Mayor Cahoon's force OF forty men are
slil in their police station, around which large
crowd OF blacks has been gathered ali day. Gov.
Walker has sent reply to Gen. Canby's letter, in
which tie Governor quotes NIL the acts OF Congress
on the subject. to show that Gen. Candy had no
shadow OF authority for interfering in tho municipal
oiairs, unlcss called by the Legislature State
authorities, nor hns he any authority in the orders
issued by the President or the Secretary Of War.
He says II Is clenr, from n letter written BY Gen.
Candy to Mayor Cahoon on tho 18th inst
that Gen. Candy had determined to protect
Cahoon in exercising the functions Of an
once which, under tho laws OF the State
lie did not and could not hold. Gov. Walker says
that the chief executive officer Of the State, he
will see its laws faithfully performed, and when he
finds the power Of the STATE inadequate, he will call
in the aid OF the United States lie contends tina. in
4 municipal difference In New York neither Gen
Candy any military officer would have interfered
should 1t be done In Virginia. State that stand
on the snme footing In the Uuion with any other.
An appended letter rom Mayor Ellison says that
Gen. Candy, the night OF the 9Th inst, said lie
would get Cahoon's friends TO advise him to with.
draw his men from the police station, and Ellison
should discharge his special police AMI take posses.
sion. The neat day Gen. Candy himself took pos.
session
LATER DEsPATcu-rHE COLLISION.
RicuNoSp, March Miduight.-A dense
crowd OF blacks, standing all day around Cahoon :
headquarters, at tie Third station house. blocked
up tue streets that tonight Mayor Ellison deter.
mined to clear them away. Al II O'Clock he sent
force OF men there, who proceeded to clear Jefer.
son street. They were fred upon by the negroes.
aud Richard Bush. member OF the special force,
was instantly KILLED and Capt William Knox wound
ed. Tie Ellison police then fred on the crowd, who
after resisting tie attack were driven OF. The ne.
groes carried their dead aud wounded, II there were
any, with them. Tie olice ueceeded In clearing
| the streets, and nt this tine all is quiet Bushs
| body was taken to the Ci.y Hail.
ruK vEEr LATEST.
RICHMOND, March 9O-Midn!eht.- attack upon
Mayor g. sons roliee to night proved to bo more
formidable than ras st first supposed. The negroes
ass1iled thom with bricks at the same time they
opened Gro, and wounded several. Detective Knox
was struck with brick after hs was wounded, and
he supposes be shot and killed the negro who
threw H.
From all sources OF Information II is positively
sscertaned tat three negroes were killed In Tie
encounter and several wounded.
In the early portion Of the night the negroe, in
the vicinity OF Ceboon's fort stoned the Ellison
police wren they began to light the easlamps OF the
CIV and nom inst time they were riotous In their
visit to the scene OF the encoun'er nj midnight
found AL still and quiet, and not y living could
be seen. ant lights had generally been eXtingushed
| In TIE residences,