The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-31
The Levee the Scene of Riot.
The Police and Citizens Attacked
by the Negroes with Stones
and Hooks.
The Negroes Repulsed.

men who were working under the price tn
they (the strikers) thought proper compens
+ ton for their days labor. 1t appears that tt
poorer class of men needing work were pa
ting in their labor at 50 cents per day, but IL
price demanded by the rioters was 35 cen
per hour.
The strikers numbering ubout five or 81
hundred, proceeded down the levee to the "
+. Curtis, lying at the head of Customhous
street, where gang Of laborers was working
The strikers Immediately ordered them I
stop work, or abide by the consequences. III
mob being too large either for the police {
men at work, the latter were obliged to desis
until the Captain of the Curtis compromise
on twenty-five cents per hour, wien the rio
ers were satisfied as far as that boat was cor
cerned, but determined to put an entire sto]
to work on the levee.
They then proceeded to the steamboat st
John, where they threatened the men a
work, preventing the discharge of the boat
and driving away all contractors whom the,
found on the levee. One of the contractors
mulatto man, known as Contractor Bill, wa:
chased through the sugar sheds, and barrel,
escaped with his life.
The excitement among the negroes was
very great, and was considerably increased by
the incendiary speech Of one Of their number.
This man, mounted on cotton BALE ha-
rangued them for some time, and advised them
to ''drive off every niger that worked for
less than the regulation price.
When he had concluded, the men began
tearing up the ballast which Administrator
Burke has used in his repairs to the levee
This ballast was made up of stones ranging
from cobble stone to a pebble, and with the
larger size the negroes
ARMED THEMSELVES
and in squads moved along the levee
number of fruit vendors We're attacked
and robbed, and, for a time, the rioters were
masters of the situation. Finally a large
crowd congregated about the steamer
Natchez, and compelled the men engaged in
loading to knock off work. Capt. feathers
made application at the Police Station for a
force to protect his mer, stating that those
employed were part of the crew of the boat.
Sergt. Moore, with four men, proceeded to
the boat
After detailing his men to assist the officers
already on duty, the Sergeant ordered the
crowd to dispense, telling them at the same
lime that the laborers engaged in loading the
BOAT were not employed by contractor, but
~ the boat. The negroes treated his CON-
nand with derision, and he then instructed
lis men to put the crowd back, so as to clear
passage way for the freight. The negroes
esisted and jeered, and some three or four |
Who made threatening display of rocks were
dubbed.
In short time space was cleared, but the |
egroes kept encroaching upon it, and finally
urrounded Officer Horrigan with very threat
ming demonstrations. Horrigan drew his
evolver, and the negroes assailed him. His
rother officers rushed to the rescue and
THE RIOT OPENED.
Horrigan was released and the police formal
4 line, and, on the call of Sergt Moore for
were joined by about dozen citi-
ems. The negroes opened with rocks and
ne citizens and police with their revolvers.
The rioters did not like the smell of gun
owder, and in about two minutes and half
ley were fleeing over the levee in all direc-
ons.
One negro is reported to have been hit in
lie back. The report came from other me-
lends, and it is probably correct. The
ature OF the wound could not be ascertained,
Or could the whereabouts of the wounded
an, ''his friend" refusing to give any in {
rmation on the matter. /
Sergt Moore and Officer Horrgan were both :
t by rocks, the former in the right side, and j
e latter in the left arm, but only slightly '
jured
After matters had quoted down, the police
lcceeded in arresting the ringleader of the :
oters, Moses johnson. He was taken to the !
lrst Precinct Station and locked up. charged q
7 Officer Horrigan with melting a riot. "
The police acted with great gallantry, and h
r their GOODNESS and bravery deserve gerat o
aise. a
An account of the affair was telegraphed to 7
g Central Police Station, and Superintend- !.
It Badger ordered a detachment af men to "
e assistance of the Harbor force, and in a n
he everything was quiet. o
The negroes complain that their wages are O
", and that the contractors cheat them in Y
cir settlements. This complaint is made !.
ainst the negro contractors, the men stating q
at "mars Tom Hastings, and mars Reilly O
d men like dem always do de right thing" IL
I those contractors in whom they have con- b
ence cannot furnish work for all and hence tt
2 trouble.
YOUTHFUL DIPLoMAcY.-A little six-year cl
girl in Monroe went into a store where her u
her was the other day, and slyly approach e.
!; him, said: Papa, won't you buy me " "
" dress?' "What, buy you new dress, h r.
sy?' Yes, papa, won't your well, "
see; I'll speak to your mother about it. =" m
to an alarming extent rapidly pl
,ead over that little countenance, but g
,ught suddenly struck her, and with
lie she looked up into her fathers face and Pc
d: well. papa, if you do speak to n
NINA about it, do it easy, or she may want 81
new dress herself" The father at once G,
: the point and the new dress was pur- TO
lass. Republic. TO
tic
. man entered ticket office in San Fran ur
% recently. and asked for ticket for n n
estimation. To prove that he was not g Rc
taken, he pointed to notice which read : a.,
assengers who intend going farther than su