The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-21

PHILADELPHIA, October ls.-A
special TO the I'imeS gives the fol-
lowing particulars Of a political dis
turbance st Wilmington, Delaware,
saturday night: On ihe route OF the
Democratic parade last night, at toe
southwestern corner OF Ninth aud
Walnut streets. is three-s,ory bnild-
ing, known As The National Hall,
the lower story Of which is occupied
by two colored families. 4 hsrhtr
shop and 3 cigar store, the keepers
Of which arc also colored. In the
second story j. the Higgins celorad
clubs BE dqaartcrs. Here q festi-
val of come kind. gotten up BY two
colored women. was in progress.
Two clubs had passed down Walnut
street and the third club, the Blue
Hens Chickens. were passing this
ball, V~hcn a stoac was thrown from
the Sidewalk into the transparency
which the club carried. Tho club
passed about fifty Yards before
II WAS generally known that this
had been done. When il became
known 10 the club il halted aud the
marshal laid. I'VE have been suit
%, II 'C;'" $50 IA fA,,N's cops IN,
ali who are 10; get out al the waV.'
At this time the Young Mems Dem
ocratic club, neat in line, numbering
eighty five men, bad reached the
hall, when another stone was
thrown, which struck It's lieutenant
colonel, 1ho>. y. Kane, with such
force as 10 stagger him in his
seat, he being mounted. Almost
simultaneously two pistol shots
were fired from the second story OF
the hall into the club, which being
totally unprcpared, there being only
six revolvCrs among the members,
broke and scattered in the midst of
a fier,e vollcy of shots from the
building, by which several of the
members OF this club were wounded.
From the fact that some of them
were buckshot wounds, added To
the direct testimony, il appears that
some of the negroes were armed
with muskets. The Blue Hens
Chickens and Williams club came
rushing up and returned ire, aud
for two or three minutes there was
hot firing on both sides. Then the
negroes broke and lied up Ninth
street. pursued by the paraders,
who kept up a no, lire in their
rear. ana at the same time the
air was filled with flying bricks
and stones which smashed all tho
windows and doors and did some
damage To the interior Of the hall,
and some threats were made Ia
burn it, bnt they were not carried
into effect. Stones were also thrown
through the windows of the col
ured church al the corner Of Ninth
and Frank streets. and several col
orcd houses were bombarded with
stones. The following Is list Of the
wounded who were in the line Of
parade: VIM. Mckinney. shot in
the left check. serious; Thomas \.
Kane. al the Young Mems club,
struck in the breast with a brick: G..
&. Montgomery, Of Young Mems
club, shot twice in the breast, slight
wOund-; VIM. Weir, of Williams
club, wounded in the thigh by re-
Yolver bullet; VIM. Long, Of Young
Mems club, Shot i'll the neck, slight;
VIM. Minis, of Young Mems club,
shot in The neck, slight; Isaac
Pierce shot III the shoulder by
revolver bullet; Norris Pike, knock
ed down by brickbat and injured;
Tho-. Jones, five buckshot wounds,
none serious; Elias c. Reilly, buck
shot wound in arm; John 4. Bow
ers, reporter for the Sunday Mirror,
struck III the abdomen by spent
bail. Only two colored men were
shot. and neither seriously. Anoth-
or Is brought in by the police af-
ter the riot with his face badly
bruised by some missile. 4 colored
woman was struck on the head by
brick; colored woman was badly
hurt by jumping from a second story
window Of the hall; three negro
men were struck by bricks and
slightly injured. Geo. Pike, white
man, was attacked by several ne
groes after the row and badly cut in
several places. For nearly an hour
the clubs surged around the hall and
neighbOrhOOd, exchanging shots
with the scattered negroes and
throwing bricks into the emptied
building. At Length, chiefly through
the persuasion of Ignatus Grubb,
they moved on and soon ar
rived at Tenth and Orange
streets, where they rallied and
turned about, attacking the large
crowd Of negroes, who had rallied
and made a stand at Eleventh and
Orange, but were persuaded 10 de-
sist and disperse. The police, eight
in number, then wentup 10 Eleventh
street TO disperse the negroes. There
were over 100 of the latter, many of
them armed with inushets. which
they leyelled at the approaching po-
lice. and orded them TO halt. They
directed that only one policeman
should come up 10 parley with them,
and having heard what this officer
said they promised To disperse, but
did not do SO for an hour. The
police were powerless 10 coerre
them. Yesterday morning AT 9
o'clock squad of police were sent
down TO disperse body of negroes
gathered at the corner OF Ninth and
Walnut. As the officers came up n
mulatto opened fire on them from an
alley and several shots were fired
BY others in the crowd. Special
Officer iIighshield was shot in the
thumb by the accidental discharge
of revolver he was wrenching from
one Of the negroes; Patroiman Can
non was struck ON the head with a
brick and disabled from duty. The
police grabbed one prisoner and dis
pcrScd the rioters and then guards
were placed on duty.
May or .Altmand has been urged 10
forbid night parades in the future.
but doubts his authority 10 do so.
The city council will be petitioned
10 take some action. a. IL il feared
that any future night parade would
he attended with serious loss Of life.
PHILADELPHIA. PENN. October
l9.-Thc Democrats of the seventh
Pennsylvania district Yesterday nom
mated John Slinslufi for Congress.
Dr.C anbN had been previously nom
mated. but declined
BoSToN. October i9.-Thc Prohi-
bitiouisi- last evening nominated
Henry r. Danfortli, OF Chelsea. for
congressman from The fourth dis-
trict
CINCIHHaIT, October ia -tate-
ment bar hrcn made IN the evening
paper, that Bishop Elder had IN
sirucied the priests 10 announce the
names of Catholic girl who visited
balls or dance house,. unaccompanied
hy their parents, would be- read from
th, tn,ltif. The biehOu's secretary