The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-06
4:,,itilmond 1lspatth
II OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 6. 1878
.n,h.ncc OF the Richmond DiSpatch.l

Petersburg.
,,.,-,csr4>nt&ncc OF the Richmond Dispatch.)
rErrRSsuRG, November 8, 1873.
4. was tclccrHphcd to you in brief last
~, the close OF the election was attended
49,, season ot great excitement and really
,::.u,,) danger. Naturally enough. the out
,,...,s committed by the mob on Monday
.,;,1t made the white people very sensitive
''a,y renewed insults. and. although the re.
..,,;,n or those injuries did not lead them
y, lin any ko>tilities or to provoke any
.,,.;on. il made them very prompt to re-
... md rrN,l assault. So it happened last
....Et g, crowd ot insolcnt blacks having
'.'.-'~,Srd mn lombard street, pushing against
"-..'.,,,rr Of " h:;c men, mostly quite young,
49,, wore ;,aaeahv collected about the
....r oc sycamore and Bank streets, the
,,. ,,rn no: willing 10 raise \ row. en-.
,..,n~,d - ct the colorcd police to check
-, aj.orG,rl, proceedings: but TO the IT,
......,,-Incr> Of these the negro rioters
.'..,n!,,4 with oathS and stones, continuing
;, ,:,vd uGain>, the party o! white men nj
...,1rnor. These. seeing that their modeEl-
49, had accomplished nothing, drew their
.......nnd fired. the negroes rapidly retreat
&c. 4!rr u feeble resistance, in which they
-, +.ct. few pi>tol-shots. Fortunately no
anal Anown 20 have been seriously hurt.
.....wirdS = n"mhcr "i negroes appeared
W. -i:n>. Insisting that they had As much
t1 march through The streets rs any
n..H csc. Th" weapons oil these iei'o">
,,..s,. :aNya away ana broken. ana some OF
.i.,.,.. we're ha4iv hcct'n. The ponce were
..'.t, unable 10 enforce any Kind
~. .-.r and some @! tnrih. considering
.I,., m. better rayt OF Hator VA, discretion,
,,.,,r,3 10 other portions OF the city, ana iet'
.1,. disorder - adjust itself. 1t Is SAID that
,,~.,.o, :hrla went 10 the armory and asked
$50. military % take care Of them. The
N...-. rxrrtrd himself also to ailaS the trou.
III. BIZ rtturtru refusal TO interfere
49,, ne rioiuir negroes on the night before
~. indifference to their di>ordcrly pro
=. Is. prevented his lpving much inilu'
g.. with the excited white people. mere
.. REPORTS ,tpsav that Mayor Wood h;E
'... r,uo,rd. al least suspended, by thu
.,.,r on account OF alleged derclicticI
.. ;.,,y:an,i il j. more than probable thI
D.. .A;.1tl conduct will undergo inSestlga
,..y ,,.lr that the cXcitement> of the lsis
ga. .,ty. have 3ad such an effect upon Mayo
N..i ,ha: to-day he is reported quite sick
, man named DR.. George w. Rushing, ;
l.4.r Of he Philadelphia Medical tol
g. ,ss.I rn.Iuy in The city Jail. An iEqucS
lAny,r. .n remains bv Or. II. q. Leigh
,,.,,'.,,,r N the verdict that the de
i .s,,,.. IA l,i> death from Inflammation
..f .,.,,e.S Or. Rushing applied tt
-, ,.f'.-, trw nights ago for 4 place Il
'.'. 80, IL. va. very sick. He came to thi
r;.;. ,.,ry,ti4t..'v from Memphis. but his orr
,,,,.f nome J. not known.
Th,r. WAS a curious shooting case thu
r,rr,,;nl, on the upper App0lnattoX cana
~, ,a,;>:d, Of the corporation limits, IL
winch -ho> "c-c exchanged between Mt
.Llv ". WINNIE formerly, believe, resi-
t.,. # Richmond and negro nance
peotiy'lic Brown. II seems there hat
}...r -onc difficulty between the parties
month ago, growing out Of the loss OF SOM
small article Is Mr.. Wynne on the boat 0
E-uwu.
III, morning the boat of which Mr.
ykrr,.i j. owner and Browns boat We're TO
...:l,.r in the canal. and the quarrel was re
-.u.I ~ The latter. who claimed tina
W,nnr Wa cudcavoriny TO block his way
III. nero 90: possession OF Mr.. Wynnc'
~r, and ouencd on him. Wynne drew hi
Ii,,.; and returned the fire, and then threw
h:u,rj; under the side Of the boat to escap
tn. ire of The NEGRO, 80 that neither one O
th,m VA, hurt. l should have snd that be
FIRE tie nero made capture Of MI
Wyo1,', yun he drew on him stretcher
loi- hv which means he kept Mr.. Wynn
1; .,.y t!l he got the weapon. Brown WI
D.. arrested.
!, j propo>ct. By the Conservatives to hay
= .raud tGrchlight procession on Frlda
ri,ht II celebration OF their victory.