The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-05-02

steady fire was poured into the rctrcating
crowd by the fcnds, who were seemingly
actuated by an insane desire to kill as
many as possible. The scene was fear.
full one. The air was filed with oaths
and shouts Of Kill the id niggers ~
Kill the ID Ralicals!" and the pan
ic was increased by the discovery that the
police force was in full sympathy with
the murdcrcrs, and were themselves emp
tying their rcvovcrs into the terrified and
struggling mass Of human beings who
were franticaly striving to get beyond
their range.
Mr.. Speaker, am repeating no idle
tale for political effect | am giving no
newspaper or sensational report. | am
describing II fearful scene of which | was
an eyewitness and upon my honor, it is
true literally and to the letter. Mr..
Daniels, an old and respected citizen, a
native, a white man, and Republican,
was shot down by my side, the bullet en-
tering his left temple and emerging near
the left ear. Mr.. Thayer, respected
white citizen of Nanscmond county, was
shot through the hand. Mr.. Coles, Il
white citizen Of Portsmouth, was shot
through the neck, and lay for many days
at the point Of death, though finally re-
covering. Two colored men were killed
outright, and two others SO severely
wounded that they died from their wounds
and fourteen persons are known to have
been wounded besides. These men were
shot down like dogs in the very portals,
of the temple of justice without provoca-
ton, yet from that day to this no steps
have been taken to punish or even discov-
er the murdcrcrs. No inquest was ever
held on the bodies of the murdered men.
No arrests were ever made. No inves-
tgation was ever ordered by the Demo-
cratic city authorities, who are charged
with the maintenance Of peace and the
enforcement of the laws in that city and
all this occurred in Virginia, the quietest
of all the Southern States, less than six
months ago.
Adit.-Gcn. Davidson, Of Texas, reports
that there have been over fifty murders
committed in that State since Jan. !, and
that there are innumerable gangs of horse
thieves, who steal horses in one locality
and forward them to accompliccs in an
other for sale One gang Of horse-thieves,
he asserts, is headed by pretended min
lister Of the Gospel, who is in the habit Of
holding protracted meetings in certain
localities While the congregation is en-
gagged in worship, at given signal from
the minister the horse-thievcs make a
descent, steal all the horses. and are off
before their presence is discovered
The Ncw.Orlcaus RepuJlicon writes
forcibly against the carrying Of concealed
weapons, and to enforce its objections
that it was but a short time be-
fore the late civil war that ply sican of
New Orleans, ON visit to Newly ork,
Il fellow lodger while in n
frenzy of MEDITATION For this crime he
was sentenced to Il few years imprison-
mcnt, and Il portion of the Press in New
Orleans raycd about the conviction as if
the cuprit ranked with the noble army Of
He was pardoncd after some
time, and returning to Ncw.Orcans, was,
within time to which his sentence would
have reached killed in an attempt to COM
NIT another murder.
DRiNKIxG AMONG Business MEN.--Thc
London journal which lately made an on
slaughter on drinking among ladies, now
make a similar charge, with increased en-
phasis, upon the business community. 1t
declares that the use Of spirituous liquors
among merchants, bankers. and brokers
has increased of late in the most alarming
mancr. "Thc American bar system" it
informs us, (which in Ncw-Y ork and else
where has been carried to height at
which, being so hagrantly scandaous and
it has almost begun to cure it.
self, has, unfortunately taken root in Lon
DON" Secret drinking among the mer-
camille classes sis free and uncontrolled :"
and "the potations of city men are terrib-
Iy on the increase
The number of Cinnamon in California |
is decreasing, many departing thence to
other States and the Territories, and COM
few coming from China The
San Francisco Baleiin, abiding to this
subject, says: Oregon, Montana, Idaho,
Nevada and Utah have received liberal I
supply Of ablc-bodied Cclestials from
California, and the Southern and Eastern
States have also been sprinked with
queues and almond-eyes. Within thirty
days ship, with 400 Cinnamon on board,
will arrive in this port. The whole in
voice will be forwarded to the Southern
States to fulfill contract. So far as
known, there is only one other ship un-
der charter to bring Chinese TO this coun-
try. An attempt to contract for several
hundred Cinnamon to fill contract in /
Peru resulted in a failure. Peru bears
a hard name among the Celcstias and
even the tempting offer Of SIS per month
six months wages to be paid in ad-
vance could not induce the China
men to go there.
The Mississippi Crcvasses.
NEw YoRK, April %.
\ despatch from New Orleans, at a
late hour last evening, says the whole city
is filled with rumOrs Of crevasscs and
probable inundatons Careful inquiry
and personal investigation reduced the
number of crevasses, from which imminent
danger is anticipated, to four-at Poverty
Point, Wallace plantation, Bonnet Care,
above the city, and Moraro plantation be-
low Tonight three Of them are report
cd under control, leaving the break at