The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-06

SPEECH IN WILMINGTON, pEL., TUESDAY
SOUTHERN OUrRAGEs DfscrssED--HooTRD
AND JgERED AND PURSUED TO THE TRAIN
BY CROWD OF BLACKS AID WHITES.
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| Wilmington Every Evening.l
John ii. Harris, the coiored Democrat
haiIing from virginia, spoke 10 a mixed
crowd at the City HalIsTuesday evening.
| He showed how Republican tricksters In
the South made colored men their tools, and
when they met with Injury the rush was
made 10 the telegraph Office and new out
rage was born. lie spoke OF the threats
/ made against him in case he should speak,
and said be had been told that there was
party OF 800 In town who proposed to mob
him in case he took the platform. "Ain't
that nice ?" said he, and the crowd ieered.
He then touched on other threats and re-
turned TO an arraIgnment OF the Republi.
can party in several particulars. and closed
the whole speech with an appeal for help
financially. getting little hard money.
His speech, while il contained a number Of
truths, was a rambling. disconnected affair.
1t lasted for about an hour. At the close
he proposed three cheers for Hancock and
English, but received no response. AS the
crowd turned TO 90 out some one proposed
three cheers for Garfield, which were given,
but were nearly drowned at the close by
the succeeding boots. Bailif Daley turned
out the lights, and thus the meeting ended.
During the speech such remarks were
made as "We'll put you in the harness."
Wen bride you," &C., and loud laughing
was frequently INDUCED in.
ON THE OUTSIDE,
while the meeting was in progress, party
OF white men, among whom were some
members OF the Young Mems Republican
Club. had an animated conversation about
the speaker, some OF them saying he ought
TO be rotien-egged, and being seemingly in.
cined to do il. When Harris came out OF
the hall he was Immediately surrounded, so
that he was almost unable to make any pro-
gress. He took drink OF water at the
fountain. and then went up toward Sixth
street, but was followed so closely that he
turned into Captain Sbaw's restaurant,
where he remained for about ten minutes.
TIE MARCH DOWN TOWN.
At the end OF that time he came out OF
the restaurant and started down town, but
had not gotten half square before he was
surrounded again. Being on Market street.
the crowd was not very noisy, but hugged
the long orator close. He proceeded down
TO Fourth street, where Ned Leary, who
did not want TO see him hurt, did him
good turn by taking him into the swan
Hotel. The crowd then stopped for mo-
ment, not penetrating the plan. while Harris
MADE A FLANK MOVEMENT,
going through the bar-room and ont the
stable-yard on Shipley street. He thus
got start OF half square on his pur-
suers, who soon struck the scent and start
ed down Shipley street on run, getting
louder in their talk. having reached more
secluded part Of the town. Some OF the
crowd carried heavy sticks, which they
seemed TO be ready 10 use; and such cries
as AFTER him." "Eun him out" Hnock
him on the head" were the fayorites for
the time. The crowd was composed OF
whites and blacks, among the former being
members OF the Lincoln Republican Club.
HARRIS REINFORCED.
After rattling down Shipey street to 4
little below Third, Harris had the good for
tune TO fall in with Sergeant Whelan aud
Officers Farraday, Bernbardt, Cannon, and
Bowling, who formed a body-guard and
escorted him calmly to the depot, the crowd
following all the way but becoming less de-
monstrafive. The chief object OF the mob
was TO run him out OF town, but the temp
tation to "tap" the fugitive was so strong
that had he gone in the direction OF the out
skirts he would undoubtedly have been in
iured, perhaps severely.
FOu.ED! FOILED!
In the language OF Dick Deadeye the mob
was "foiIed" " in its attempt, though it did
not know it until to-day. Ii was thought
at the time that Harris would leave on the
next train, an impression with which be
was satisfied; but, after lingering about the
deI0t for some time be slipped away in
company with white friend, and success
fully eluded the mob for the night. This
morning, however. he came up smiling,
and had not yet "shaken the dust OF the
city from his feet.' Harris is not easily
bulldoZed whatever else NAV be said OF