The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-27

In tI1lo$ or NmGI%IA C"IoKEn MEE j.
\.W LtHly.-lt was stated Yesterday that
n.aiiy MI the large nnmhCr Of coInrcd men
ur had left AlcXlndrm, Va. u month or two
$50 lo work on railroad in New jersey
h,, returned, having been driven away by
the Irish luEorrr> Oh the saline read. The
Alexandria gazette Of Wcdne.d day adds:
Nt!s%gI"Is. howcvcr. are still arriving. and
uom Two WHO reached here this morning tie
r1I"wu- lnl"imrlIGn is obtained. hey
N'ic employed III the construction nl the
t,,''lu and Alnioy railroad, nunrcrcd
about one hundred. and Mere at work in
Nunt"rdnn county. On SATURDAY night last
TIE IRISH laburerS attacked three of their
SAlntr :, N"-. |, =. and ., and after Il >hoit
H.l with stones. picks. and ShOvrl> drove
'lt nj or, ami burnt the rbnntic~. with all
'h'lr clothing and provisions. and came with
~ IN acr q! burning up sick culOied man
WI" was lying III one OF them. The inmates
u the burn, >hanlics then moved up and
l"iurd The others ing at shantv No. 4 When
they were startled irum their slumb"Is about
daylight on sunday morning by yell. and
"'r" almost Immediately afterwards attacked
'l Itc Irish Iahcrer>. armed with gunsand piS-
tot, and driven in the greatest alarm and
"nl'i>ion. and with nothing but the few
'Iolhc> they wore, to ii body of woods some
distance oil. in which they scattered In every
dtreli"n-aiI, however, with the intention
= lr,urning to Virginia. Before they got
al three OF them Benjamin Dishmmm OF
ihls city, Oscar Bruce OF Fredericksburg,
'nd Dennis Powell of Petersburg were
-Ir"' and killed, and Joe " arrcn, of this city,
WAS shot and badly wounded in the hand.
.'"hn joucS. 1850 of this city, was taken pr-
>"ncr. and was 10 have been hung, but mall
tg'd /" escape. Some Of those who have re-
burned walked iorty-1iye miles before they
reached Il railroad station, and most Of them
htd not been paid of for the months labor
du" them, but they rclinquished all idea OF
Wages III The desire to reach Virginia once
more. General Grant is in had luck. II
tins bad occurred in q southern State the cry
"I kukluX would have been raised. and
would have gained him thousands of votes.
The New York San gives the following
details of the trouble:
nne hundred and fifty black, mostly from
'Tginia, and over three hundred white
Tunnel on the new railroad from Perth AM
''i 10 the coal mines. On saturday night 4
parry OF the whites, who were drunk, hay
ihS heen paid of the day before, assailed a
party oi the negroes, who had been out
'rFcnadm., and were rcpulsed. They pro-
cured endorsements and renewed the at
u X, only 10 be rcpulScd Il second time.
Ah"ut midnight the whites rallied in con-
,id"rahlc numbers and attacked the negroes.
turning their buildings. Both sides were
'rn"d with piekaxcs and other implements.
' aries Coil, white laborer, was killed
"'uin.; the fight
ca discovering the dead body Of their com
'.hc the next day the Irish laborers were
"''d with madness. aud raised cry of re-
''h%r. They organized mt 4 O'Clock in the
morning. armed with pistols, guns, &c., and
'''fi'd III pursuit OF the negroes. Coming
oP'h the latter suddenly they fred II volley,
h'hhs Dennis Powell, negro. The negroes
"trrcd III all directions, taking refuge in
wee mouse and out.buildngs of Mrs. Carter.
h'ilaihln Dishuian was found secreted under
-" scoop. lie was shot aud dragged forth,
'' III, brains beaten out. a third negro,
"'h'h Oscar Brtte, WAS shot while running
way, ana his body Was stamped almost to a
"hN. The liiShnen then returned to their
Quarters.
~" sheriff of the county with posse is
l''"hnoifering the region, and has made two
arrest" ~ far. Nearly all The Irish riDgIeaders
nave run away. Most of the negroes have
""nd"ncd The reserved WAGES due them and
"'ared out in terror. The 5ccne of the
,n''y was ut l's'tembur@, Union township,
Ham, ID