The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-02
AN UGLY MOB.
TRaEa ATTEMPT It'd STRIKE RUT ARE
PREVENTED BY THE POLICE,

1s oav ohWned yesterday the leyee began tc
wear an air OF excitement so far as the negro eIe-
1neht ana some few white men were coneerned
1he Hesroes gathered In small aroups and
Wete discovered to be discussing .ome ones-
ton That was agitating their interest The no.
lice noticed this, and Immediately set to work
to find out the cause. Alter listening to their
conversation for awhile they came tothe con.
clusion that the blacks were going to strike for
higher wages.
They were then confirmed In this belief nv
noticing the levee posted with written bill post
ers, Of which the following are samples:
FRIDAY, the 1st of Now 1875
a e99gea NJ US p Eea XII be held this day
Judge B. smith and several other prominent
speakers VII be pres nj who have promised to
are interestet. in the advance OF WAGES ages are
warmly 'n'sa }e }2ah III HAkh1s President
NOVEMBER /, 1878.
A colored mass meeting will be held In the
Blue Light Hall at 70 o'clock to-day, and some
Of tie y, b oat oFatorg Of the city yl speak
all. JOSEPH HARRIS, President. b.
AS soon as these notices were discovered Ser
geant Rourke notified Chief Boylan Of the fact.
who ordered Capt Manning to take E detach-
ment Of police and go to the Blue Light Hall,
which is negro barrel house situated on Delta
street. between Poydras and Lafayette, and run
by one John Williams. and TO preserve the
peace at oil hazards-nOt to allow the meeting to
go On II 1t Was r1otous one and not to permit
PROFESSIONS Of iaborers on the lrvee.
~ 10 oclock the negroes hecame very. dem
the foot III B1snvile street and the mate Mr.
VIM. Whitlow employed seven gangs Of ne
groes to go 70 work to unload her. A negro by
/ NTH yfoIt 4r,
Woik III one OF the gangs, The mate told him
that ne did not belong to the gang and to 90
Thinking that he would obey the order the
mate turned to go on tbs wharf himself, and as
ne ne 6. dld SO the negro Brown struck him on the
PACK r., Of the head Wh cotton hook nfiieting
stick thAt was near at hand. laid Brown out
He had no sooner done SO than he was pnyi
in all probability, murdered him save for the
toliee anu ctiz MS who came to bis rescue
Brown was taken to the station and from
his wound which is in the head, was pro
nnunced severe, though not dangerous. Mr.
Whitlow also repaired to the station with his
friends.
rs soon as this excitement was over the NO.
ggroes. TO the mum Der Of go, repaired to the
Blue Light Hall, barrelI house. where they
. tiently waited the advent of Recorder s. j. N.
Smltn and the other Speakers. who. it is al
iegsd: had promised to protect them in their
seph Harris, the negro who had called the
m citing. was seem and he stated to the reporter
that he had invited Judge Smith, and oil the
cand dates on the Workihgmen's ticket, to ad-
dress them, and they had promised 10 com;
put it looked TO him, that they like bis coored
At o'clock Harris cal d his meeting to order
and told them that he police had not only tp-
timidattd his friend, but also the speakers, and
hat BIS W bound to adjourn the nA citing. so
ne aoloarned it. but Motif ID the men to assem-
PIG to day at DC ock ON Peters street. between
Ihalih and EratO
The N, citing had hardly ADJOURNED when
Judge B, j. N Smith put in an appearance at
the barrel house but the sons Of Africa had de-
parted, 10 these many moments.
The Candidates on the WOrkingmen's ticket
Weht back on the crowd; not even one put ia
40 appearance. Some Of them were afterwards
seen. and they stated that hey did not care to
nave anything to do with such mob