The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-16
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

EIoT-CADET APPOlNTMENT-THE POSThAS-
TEESHlP-CUTTING ARRAY.
fCorr7,pondepc &c OF the Richmond Dispatchl
MARCH Is, 1877.
Quite serious attray occurred here on
Tuesday night. The accounts OF 1t are so
variable that, not being an eyewitness, |
have been ut considerable trouble to get at
the facts. 1t appears that the Hayes and
Wheeler Club, composed OF the most dis
affected OF the colored people in this COM
munitv. determined to have torch-light
PROCESSION On Tuesday night to celebrate
the fraud nv which 4 President has recently
been seated. They obtained permission
from the Mayor to have the process
sion on the condition that it should
be an orderly affair. The thing was kept
profound secret, and until about 81 O'Clock
our people knew nothing OF the celebra-
ton. The procession formed at DelaYan
church and marched down in good order to
Court street; thence diverging from Main
street, they marched to the residences OF
some from whom they expected orations,
but being disappointed in this they became
very disorderly; and this being brought to
the attention Of the Mayor, he sent an order
for them TO disperSe. They refused to 90
this. even upon second demand, when the
Mayor and Alderman Kellar appeared on
the scene and commanded them to put out
their lights and disperse. Some one In the
procession then declared that they "be
id II they would disperse"; upon
which the Mayor ordered a policeman to
arrest the speaker, when he (thc Mayor
and Alderman Kellar were set upon by
some dozen roughs with clubs, and in q
few minutes they were knocked senSeless.
Policemen Worth and Johnston were also
severely beaten. Not anticipating any dis
turbancc, none OF these officers were armed
Many of the white people were assembling
at this iuucture, and the Monticello Guard,
having been ordered out, were IN line OF
battle in q few minutes, with guns charged
and bayonets fixed, ready to pour de-
struction into the ranks OF the rioters.
Fortunately they were not called upon to
move upon them, for just about this time
some one fired of pistol in the crowd. and
such q stampede rs followed has not been
seen since the memorable Bull Run affair.
Mr.. E. j. Houchens was struck also i'll the
mcise The negroes who made the assault
are being spotted, and will be brought to
trial. One Parker, negro, who was stand
Ing on the street after the stampede, was set
upon by student and badly beaten. Par
ker is a leader amongst the negroes. The
Mayor promptly ordered the arrest OF the
student. ne hOntlceilO HuaTu patioiicu
the town during the night, and By y O'Clock
everything was quiet. Yesterday the affair
had gotten to be commonplace, and to-day
IS barely mentioned.
Mr.. J. Adam Patterson, Of this town. re-
ceived the appointment as cadet to West
Point from this district, having passed the
competitive examination at Staunton. Mr..
Patterson ia. a young man of fine attain
mentS, and will no doubt do credit to the
appointment,
There are no new developments in rela-
ton to the broken bank. A statement OF
its condition has not yet been rendered. 1t
is thought to be hopelessly insolvent.
The appointment OF Mrs. General Long
as postmaster OF this place has been officially
confirmed and the order given for the trans
fer Of the Office to her hands. 1t is under
stood that the present efficient clerk, Frank
Keblinger. will be retained.
A party OF negroes attacked the colored
Conservative, John Barbour, last night,
when in self-deience he cut one OF them
named Winston Williams very severely.
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