The daily gazette., 1874-10-30
FIRST EDITION
RIOT AND DISORDER.
A ROW IN THE TENTH WARD.
Armed Negroes on the
War Path.
Then Fire Pistols Prom NiiScaOHS-
ly on the Streets.
AN NEaRo RABBLE CHASED FROM THE WARD

no ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Last night there was Republican
meeting jackson and Elm streets,
Tenth Ward, which ended in serious
riot, and though no one was severely in
jured, there were plenty OF narrow ed
capes, as pistols were fired promiscuously
and stones thrown regardless of where or
whom they struck. an
This morning the streets were filled
with rumors as to the origin, rise and
progress of the affair, but scarcely any
of the accounts Tailed. Republicans
cried Ku-Klux, and declared that un-
provoked as saults had been made on
the noiiensive colored men, while Demo-
Gratis maintained that the negroes had IN
cit ed and conducted the riot until they
were completely routee.,
By giving wide berth to the sensa-
tional rumors, and making diligent in
uuiry among calm, impartial persons,
who had witnessed the riot, in part or in
whole, u GAZETTE reporter was enabled
to gather the following details.
Soon after the Republican meeting
began to assemble, the business meet
ing of the Tenth Ward Cochran Il Will
| liams club, in the Weccacoc engine
house, adjourned, and the members
dispersed. AS three or four OF them
were proceeding down Jackson street,
| they passed an alley, in which num-
bcr of negroes had collected. The
negroes hooted and finally threw stones
at them.
The boys retrcated but by spreading
| the news of the assault they soon col
lectcd large crowd, and started back
to rctaiatc. They soon came up with
the negroes whom they vigorously as
saultcd and drove to Front street, where
they met the colorcd band coming out
to the meeting. Here the fleeing ne
grocs made II stand, but their pursuers
continued thciradvanec, and the whole
crowd of negroes, including the band
| rctreated inFront street at tdoublequick
and soon left their pursuers far be-
hind.
Affairs then Quilted down and the
Republican meeting organized Geo.
lW. Roberts being the first speaker =
Meanwhile the negro band and the
crowd following it had proceeded to
the Sixth Ward, where the news OF the
quarrel was rapidly circulated. In q
short time the band started on the re
turn, followed by about 800 negroes
armed with razors, pistols, clubs and
stones, nearly all of them being hal
drunk aud crazy for fight.
In this manner they proceeded dowT
Market street to Front, and out From
| to Jackson ard thence to the place o.
| meeting. In front of his residence No
aO0 West Front street, Mr.. Philip G.
Plunket had during the afternoon
placed large pile of stones, which ht
intended to pave his garden with; bu
when that negro mob passed by many
| of the stones had disappeared
Arrived at the meeting the Negroes
| hourished their clubs, and made threat
. | of firing their pistols ut the whites, wh'
were collected near by. One of the lat
| ter threatened to rctaliate by throwing
| IL stone, in case II pistol was fired. Thi
was about nine o'clock.
Scarcely had these words been passed
| when one of the negroes fired pistol
This was the signal for general melee
] | and instantly the air resounded with pis
tol shots and the cries of angry men
while stones flew about i'll every direction
7 Mr.. Roberts, the speaker, was struck ol
the wrist with stone, and young maj
| nomed John Hehir received severe blo'
10 | on the back. Various other persons wer
struck with stones, but none were serl
ously injured. The negroes blazed ava
with their pistols but as good luck woul
have it, the bullets did not strike an
persons. :,
The negroes soon gave way before tn
whites, and then q running fight wa
kept up through the Tenth, First ar
Third Wards. Pursurers and pursue
separated into squads, and fought cac
l other with varying effect, victory tavol
ing first one party and then another
This system of warfare was continued III
), til after ten O'clock.
The only arrest made was at flfth an
Orange sire cts, where oficer Bel nhart
arresteda negro named Andrew Butche
who had q club raised and was IN IL
: very net of striking white man with
officer O'Neill, chased crowd from tn
on neiphborhood, but they all escaped.
IN The houses in the neighborhood OF Il
a afTray were bat .ered considerable by I'll
a. flying stones, and several windows we
RI broken.
gn Mr.. James plunkett was Knocked dow
nd by brick, while standing in front OF h
Sil residence on Second street. near Mac
rs, son. of .,
whole affair, as given by crcdltab
t. and respectable men.
The reason for the conduct OF Il
negroes last night is plain cnoug
,ss Recognizing the hopclessness of The
A'' corsc, the leaders of the Republics
- party have determined to get the Il
fit rrocs to incitc riots, in order that th
IDS may cry out 'intimidaiion of neg
voters" and thus have Deputy Ma
g shals sent to this city and State
. the day of election. In this way alo
can they hope to wrcst the State frd
Ei the honest men who have ruled it
well, and they hope to secure tn
ends by polluting the ballotboX wi
the presence of the bayonet.
We hope this thing will not oco
again. But we warn the brutal
% groes who were so soundly thrash
last night that if they persist in sl'
conduct, il will only result in tn
getting completely whipped at eve
n attempt. The white people OF
N city will not tameiy submit to tn
n. insolence and brutality.
!" As to having Marshals here on q
. tion day no sane man will say there
oard a particle necessity for their prcsen