Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-11-04

The Grays, under orders of Mayor Johnston,
are OF duty on the streets, and number Of
volunteers with them; some mounted
Everything now $780, is quiet. The re-
porter, i'll walking from one eud u town u
the other, met only two persons. The No.
.rors here held big meetings several times
recently. and have been addressed by several
OF tac!r orators An address was made
here 10 them last night by W. i. Sims,
which tho whites understood 10 be very
d,.uuuclatory. The South Boston affair has
also u,,,ie some impression here. Ii was
plain this morning that trouble was near by,
auG prudent men were apprehenslve.
MAS. MEETING or TIE CITIZENS.
Al II large meeting Of tho citizens OF Dan
willie held this afternoon at three o'clock
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
L. he$oI,ed, That we, the undersigned,
Residents OF the town of Danvile, in mass
meeting assembled, have examined the cir
cular entitled "Coaliton Rule in Danville,
Va and signed by our fellow-ci!izens, ".
Il. Clark and others, and we certify that it
CONTAINS u substantially true statement Of
the condition Of things in town for the last
eighteen months, the assertion Of the Rich
mond Wig and our Coalition Judge and
Mayor TO the contrary notwithstanding.
2 Resolved, As Law abiding citizens we
denuuuce The speech Of w. E. Sims made i'll
this city last night to large crowd of ne
groes in Danviile in which many of our best
Citizens were abused without stint, as the
most nccndiary and iuiammatory harangue
ever delivered in civilized community, as
calculated aud believed TO have been intend
ed 10 incite riot and bloodshed. At the
same lime the forbearance Of our good ciii
zsus, who have thus far restrained their in
diana,ion, is an evidence Of their desire 10
preserve tho peace in this crisis if it eau b.:
reasonably done.
The committee that prepared it are sornr
Of the host lncn in this city. The siguers
it. 50 far from being 'tho most insolent, most
overbruripg, ANA most lawless people %.
the city, are ,ncu the most pcacea0le and con
se.valivr. and most closely identified with
the best Interests OF the city. They are
warchousemcn. dry.goods merchants, gro
GERS, carpenters house builders, tobacco
Mss, f5undrymen, real estate and insurance
gents. tanuersand ootton-manutacturers,& sc.
{; is rrparte eli that this circular has had a Won
irrlul effect in rousiug up the people
amongst whom it has been distributed.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
DANvlLLE, Va, Nov. 3.-For some time
piss the negroes have heen very hostile aud
much bitterness Of feeling has been engen
dcrsd here by their conduct. A few days
ago circular addressed to the democratic
voters of the State by d number of the bust
ness men of this place, was issued over the
State recitng the hardships under which
they were laboring BY reason Of readjuster
rule aud expressing fears that on or before
election day seriou, trouble would arise on
account of the hostile intents of the negroes.
Ga Thursday purportcd two column In
terview with Mayor johnson, of Dauville,
appeared in the Richmond Wing, In it that
official severely denounced the circular re-
| ferrrd to and declared that there was no
10 uuiatioa in fact for any apprehension Of
violence or disorder, Subsequent events
have proved the tallacy of his declaration.
Last night there was a coalition mass
meeting at which w. e. Sims, candidate
for the legislature, made highly incendia-
~ speech. The negroes already at fever
heat, were fairly beside Themselves. This
afternoon q meeting of the white citizens
was held TO take some action combating
Mayor Johnson's statements in the inter-
view above referred to. Passions already
inlamed i'll the negroes and made worse by
wh;skey preciptated riot, in which pis-
tolls, guns and knives were used with fatal
Effect The result was that Ave negroes were
killed aud number wounded and Of The
whites two were MORALLY wounded, one Of
them a son Of 5. G.. Holland, prominent
tObacccnist of tho town. 4 perfect panic
reigned in The place. Towards evening af-
fairs became somewhat calmer
DANvILLE, Va. Nov. 4-l0 a. m.-All