Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-25
RIOTOUs CONDUCT.
Exciting Scenes at the EXP position
Building Among the COIored
Population Yesteriay-Dis-
graceful Conduct.

Quite commotiOn was created at the
Exposition building yesterday. 1t seems
that while the colored military company
was going through the maneuvers incl
dental to drill, several negro boys, in
their anxiety to initiate their elders,
Knocked the captain in each of his com.
mands. This so irritated the sword
bearer, that he detailed four men to GUST
the unruly. When the four ap-
preached the boys, the latter showed
fight, and objected to being
thrown out Of the door, and this being
the signal for victory on the part OF the
company, that body Of grown men sud-
denly stopped in the midst of drilling,
and Joined with the fous men to put
down the unruly boys. At this, one OF
the boys scRmpered out OF the building,
and ran up Fourth to Adams street, out
Adams to the bayou bridge, the whole
mob of negroes around the building fol-
lowing In pursuit. The mob stopped at
the corner Of Adams and Fourth, and
delivered themselves Of auathemas, re-
gardIess of the whites in the neighbor-
hood, the ladies especially. One negro
exclaimed, "You come back here, yen
s-n of BIB, and we will fix you"
Another proposed to follow and catch
him. AT this proposition the mob start
ed and ran to the bridge, covering the
sidewalks and streets on their way. T g
pursued boy, seeing that matters were
getting hot, pulled off his shoes, picked
up brick, and ran at good speed, turn
ing now and then to look at his pursu-
ers, and bantering them on for q fight.
and waved his hand to "come on" The
crowd ran to the bridge, but stopped at
the crossing, the boy holding his own
and defying anyone to come. Whether
The brick had ils effect, or better rasson
prevailed, it is hard to say, but never
theless the mob halted and re.
turned, engaging in loud and desfening
language, aud acting in the man
Der characteristic Of the Mary Burton
affair. Right here it is proper to ask,
"Where were the police?" Again, at
the Exposition building the mob stopped,
and the excitement that previously en-
sued Of course gathered crowd that re-
manned at the building, anxiOusly await
ing to hear results, or what was the mat
ter. In discussing the causes there were
two sides TO participate, and for time
fight seemed inevitable. At last two
men got overheated, and one of them
was asked to "come long wild me, and
We'll see the best man" The other pro-
posed to leone on aid me, you'N see
the man." The latter meant business.
At last the former didn't want to 90,
" because Of the latter's crowd doubling
on him." The second party said, ''shut
up or put up" The first party, who
bantered the fight, backed out, but got
up his courage to say, "He's one Of
them fellers what pse bsen feeding all
the time, and that's the treatment / get.u
At this the reporter left the swelling
crowd, and what occurred afterward is
unknown. 1t is sufficient to say that
these occurrences on the part OF the ne
groes are to be deplored, and in this in
stance the disturbance, we believe, was
by negroes unfriendly to the
colored company, whose commander,
Captain Jim Glass, endeavors, in so far
as he is able, to have only men Of good
character in the organization. The po-
lice should try to be present at places
where crowds assemble, in order to pre-
vent any outburst of passionate excite
ment like that Of yesterday. We hope
the cOlOred people will have better re.
gard for their own race than to induce
these public disturbances, for they
should be the last ones to do anything
as an impeachment in the way of perfect |
ing military company, composed of
their CWn race.