The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-18
Last Nights Dispatches.
POLITICAL.
A CROWD OF REPUBLICANS FIRE
INTO A DEMOCRATIC Pre-
cESSIoN At WHINING
TON, DEL.
Shots Exchanged and Many Wounded
OTHER POLITICAL. NOTES,

COLUMBUS, Oct. 1.-THE Democratic
| state committee issues an address. setting
| forth that the Republican victory last
Tuesday. though Disappointing to the
Democrats. should not dishearten them.
but stimulate the whole country; that the
entire power of the Republican party was
brought to bear official patronage, fraud,
coercion, intimidation, lavish and corrupt
use OF money. repeaters, imported negroes,
etc.. making the vote far greater than the
census would warrant, Despite these
| frauds, the Democrats polled the heaviest
vote ever cast 10 the state. nearly $50, 900
| They were not defeated, and might feel
encouraged to stand steadfastly and again
combat the corrupt Republican party.
They appeal to soldiers, business meu, aud
all classes CT workiBgmen, TO rally to the
support of Hancock and save the country
from centralized power.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct ia Times
special gives the particulars of the politi-
| cal disturbances at Wilmington, Del.
Saturday night: On the route OF the
Democratic parade, Ninth and Walnut
streets. is a three story brick building
known as the National Hall. The lower
story is occupied by two colored families.
barber shop and cigar store kept by colored
people. In the second story is the Hig-
gins colorod clubs headquarters. Here a
festival of some kind gotten up by two
women was in progress Two clubs had
passed down Walnut street. and third
club of Blue Hens Chickens, was passing
this hall. when stone was thrown from
the sidewalk into a transparency which
the club carried. The club passed on about
so yards before it was generally known
that this had been done. W hen it became
known the club halted. the marshal said:
We have been lnsulted; all who are
ready to follow me come on. and all who
are not get out of the way" At this time
the \ Iouug Mems Democratic Club, next
IN line, nun beriog IS men had reached
the hall. when another stone was thrown
which struck it's Lieut.. Coloucl Thos, 4.
kain with such force as 10 stagger him in
his saddle. Almost simultaneously two
pistols were fred from the second story OF
the hall into the club. which being totally
unprepared, there being only six re-
volvers among the eighty four members,
broke and scattered in the midst of
fierce yolIey of shots from the building by
which several members of the club were
slightly wounded. From the fact that
some of them were buckshot wounds
added to diret testimony. it appears that
some of the negroes were armed with musk
Williams club came rushing up and re-
turned the fire. and for two or three
minutes there was hot firing on both
sides. The negroes broke and fed up
Ninth Street pursed by the paraders who
kept up hot fire in the rear. At tbs
same time the air was filled with flying
bricks and stones which smashed all win
dows and doors ard did some damage
10 the interior Of the hall. The following
is the list of wounded; VIM. Mckinney
shot iu the l5it cheek, serious: Thomas
4. Kane, struck il the breast With brick:
u. u. Montgomery, shot twice in breast;
VIM s, Wicr. wounded in the thigh, by Il
revolver bullet. Long shot in neck. slight
Frank McGinness shot in the. neck. slight
Isaac Pearce shot in the shoulder. Norey
Pike knocked down by brick, Thomas
Jones sbuckshot wound, Elias 0. Riley
buckshot swouud, John O'DonneIl. re-
porter for the Sunday -Eifror, struck 10
the abdomen by a spent bullet, Only two,
coiored men were shot, neither seriously.
Temple. another negro, was brought in by
the police after the riot. with
his face badly bruised. George Pike,
white was attacked by negro after the
row and badly cut and many others were
hurt, For nearly an hour the clubs surg
ed around the hall and neighborhood, ex-
changing shots with the scattered negroes
and throwing bricks into the emptied
buildings At length the clubs moved on
Arriving at Tenth a1d Orange streets they
halted aud talked about attacking large
crowd of negroes who made a stand at
Eleventh and Orange streets. but were
pursuaded by the police to dlsperso. The
police. eight 10 number, then went up to
Eleventh street 10 dieperse the negroes.
~
Only one policeman should come up to the
party Having heard what this officer
said they promised to disperse and did SO
| in about an hour, the police being power
| less to enforce their ommands. This
morning o squad OF police were sent down
| to disperse a large crowd of negroes gath
cred at 9th and Walnut streets. AS the
officers came up, u mu!atto opened IRE
upon then from an alley aud several shots
| were fred by others IN the crowd. Special
oGsoer Hugh Shield, was sbo. in the
thumb by the accidental discharge Of a
revolver he was wsenchiGg from one OF
the negroes. Patrolman Cannon was
struck on the head by brick aud disabled.
Guards were placed Oh duty and Mayor
Aiianond has been urged to forbid night
par&aea - tne future. bEt doubts bis aue
thority to do so. The city council viii Dc
RetitlDutI 10 take some ACTIONS Is luftatE
violence is feared, aud any future night
lparades will be attended alth serious loss
of life.
4 SAN FRANCISCO. Oct I6.-A Portland
dispatch Gays: The Oregon Senate and
House have apesed the constitutional
amendment in favor OF woman suffra ge
Senate q to 10; House. % to q.
II WILMINGTON. DEL Oct I6 Daring
the passage of Democratic parade at II
lo'c clock To Deht it was ired upon from the
thouseto and sig persona were sesIuasly
wounded. Two are now reported dying.
The Gre was returned, and building quit
ed. aud several Of the first assailants
. wounded
T RICHMOND. Va. Oct. I6.-A. NJ Kee.
II. cbairman of the executive committee ol
the Conservative party OF Virginia pro
pounces as absurd the theory that there il
anv purpose of withdrawal of the regular
/ if1onservatiye Democratic electoral ticket
from the field.
PoRTI.aND Ne. DC, I6.-The chaii man
the greeubackS.atee committee says there
will be ns Fusion State coaTentiou 10 nom :
Innate new electors, but the Fusienists will
sunnort Soion Chase and ]. E. Turner
notwithstanding their advocacy OF
Iafrsiabt Greenback ticket.
II Nrw sYoRK Ger. 16 6-CongressioaaI
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