, 1870-11-09


By the NrEroea-A Ll.t OF the In
5uEed-H-cstc< from Judge Under
wood.
Prem tie lso.tolk ri<uinaa, .so..e.
IA ia known to most OF our readszs, Mr..
l.ohcson, Secretary OF tbs Navy Of the United
States, arrived yentesday, and nas splused, a.
ia utpa', BY the armed vesteis in the harboz.
Of Jsmes H. Flat, cand.data for recollection to
CorgreEs from this tlistrics. e:Qthazsr Of -%hom
1'lAtt mas one. were 4leo e4p4ctcJ, nnj, ly i'll
vita:io,l Of tho latter. c,foncl William E.
Cameron, OF Petersburg. VAS also in the city
fer tho purpose. OF dividing tirno with Ar.
Hall, aad a. crowd Il hundreds of
.li:ts and. negTocs were gathered IN
The sAra, Ms. F. RtCo71y sas called - the
chair. who il few 1erna, X Iatroducod Gov
smat g ro hs ,fsss ii. H. rem .ESI fa
The election Of Pla.t* During biz speech a
torc1'light procession Of negroer. bearing
transpa1enciea and Chinese ]antazns, arrived.
and took. their posttion IN front Of the speak
czs' stand. There was also brass band pres:
CIT, which greeted each speaker with mArtiA
nausde, SeeratasF nobason concluded his
speech. when Colonel Cameron. who WAS in
| the hall OF tho building, approached Vt. Platt
and reminded him Of Bis promise that he (Co1.
/
dresxing the meeting. This, ME, Plat. said,
he was unable 10 grant. refusing svsn to
| allow hisn ono minute On the Rtand. Colonel
Cameron, finding that there waa no oppoEtu-
nity for fair play, With bis fEianda, then took
his learc and retired TO tho National Hotel.
called to the stan3. and ho had been speaking
about hzlf 81 hour when the spirit Of turbu.
lence, which bad evidently been working ia
the uai1ds Of tho negroes. broke forth in this
| wire: A number OF ,Rhites, lookers-on, hAd
galbered On the outskirts OF the assembly
when the CIT Of ''clean them ont" was raiaei
BY tho negroes, numbers OF whom Wer'
armed With sricks. i pressure Was made toy
ard the outside Htites. the negroes brandish
Ing their clubs. Lien&e Dant c. C. Benson ant
private ": J. Mesaick. Of tho police, inter
roeea their authority, and, by displsyint
their arms, made the crowd fecoil. j
negro in the crowd cried out that Ae had !.
rr7olver, aud urged them to fight. An 1t
Tempt WAS made to arrest hin, when All on
elauIht Naa made on tho tHo officers, both 0
ahom were badly beaten. and, in dsfandin,
themselves, they used their pistols. Thi
br1ught out other Weapons, both from th
nens nj Ts2s ill., ;aa %ss e. etc., se!1n s1
out and ran. leaving the grouuds. Tbs r.
} .nlt Of this firing was the wonnding Of job
: T. Daniels who Eas on tho speskers' stant
sltshtfy in the head; negro, named Isaa
: Chester, who vas in tue crowd: seriously i
ihc lookers-on. flesh wound in tho leg. III
l A. J. DaI:on was also badly injured in IL
i head By brick thrown By = nesrs
: The negroes rallied on Bank stree
. oata:de the railing, AID dare
The police to attempt to make an arrss
ten Of the police, charged them, and waa M
= hy yolsey Of pistol.baIls. which was rstur1
Cd, and tho negroes agtin broke In the wilda
: disorder. The whites, hes2ed by Plat
sought safety in tho upper stoftes Of Il
I Court House. We have eince 1sa11ed that
J. white man was cut on the head by negro,
at the Hope Engine -house; and another, vi
4 was at the time coming away from the 0pe
e House, VAS shot in the Sim By negro,
Il tho corner OF Cove and Church str5eta.
d learn that negro Nas ahot in the face
~ Bank street, tut in neither caas could =,
learn namcs. This unfortunate occusren
;. | should be immediately made tho subject
II fThe csuse 81 the riot Is stated By Jud
l. Underwood, Of Virgins, in the following col
.. D. munication to the Washiington caro"isk ]
in "7a tAr Editor ef the caronte1: -.
"Wo had grand torchlight desnonstrasi
T. Eezc. last night, And o4s- 6. 'h" most ABLE =
n scholarly speeches from Sr@:ctasy Robes
- that ever heard. 4ftcg nastorly deser
!
y party In the salvation Of the UuIon, in the
3. clifton OF the baEbArism OF slavery, In
o. elevation Of 20 many millions to diizenal
10 and full outrage, In advancing the cause
ia education, completing the Pacihc RaIlro
~ IN honest collection Of the rovenue, p3y
Is the var debt, and, finally, in tho great
m- ducuon OF our taxes, he HE intotru
ne ed b. Conservative asking,
tr, Republicans haye done 90 mt
les I tor tho sl4Tes, what hare they d,
II. | for the naAsteIa7' To this interruption
" honorable Secretary promptly replied: 'A'
Eictoriously putting Gown tho rebellion Of
rnaster1 In the greatest struggle of the no
H. the Republican party had the magnAEimit.
In ret IN example never beforo recorded In
history Of civil -war4, Of ecotning tho !
IT, geanco Of tho scaf1o1d, content ia its consci
ID power, having destroyed the c4use OF
er;ne. to lat tho crime itself go unpuuiaI
nj, The eject waa whitening, aud produced I
tn. fund impression. am rorEy, however, t
~ compciloa to add that STIR tao Secretary
~ finished and Professor Lug SION had begu
g. g. speaf. the chivn1ry began to aoot. 1hro1 E
tAs fire pistols into tho crowd, sounding sov
an and finally succeeded In breaking mp The n
inR. The prospect Of eleeting mt1ori1
,ck the members Of Congress- in Virginia Is
on for the Republicans. YIurs truly,
Rht II 1ouN c. USDk1Tpo1