Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
DANVILLE'S BLOODY RIOT.
THE UPRISING LAID AT THE
DOOR OF MAHONE.

Furtherance of His Political Aspira-
tiOns in Tuesdays Election His OBJ
ject in Inciting the Conhict-FOur
Lives and Possibly More LOst-Ouiet
Prevailing, but Apprehension Wide
spread.
DANvILLE, VA, Nov. 4.-Besides the
five negroes reported killed last night it
is said that two others have since died.
The names Of only four can be obtained,
however, and these are probably all.
They are: Junius Hall and Ned Davis,
servants in the Arlington Hotel, and Jere
Smith and Peter Walters. The colored
people on the street appear to know
nothing. The bodies of those found dead
on the street were handed over to friends
and taken away.
Charles Adams, Edward Balsist and
Thomas Keene were slightly wounded.
Walter Holland, who was shot in the
head, and who is a son of c. G. Holland,
Chairman of the Democratic Congress
siOnal Campaign Committee, reste3 well
and hopes are entertained of his recovery.
j. +. Seward, who was shot in the alb
dOmen, Will recover, he being a fleshy
man and the ball not having entered the
abdominal cavity.
Richard Valentine was shot in the hand
accidentally.
About II O'Clock last night, while r. NJ.
Hubbard, George Coleman and p. b.
Grayely, on duty as mounted police, were
passing house occupied by colored peO-
pie in the outskirts of the city, they were
fired on. About twenty shots were given
and returned. Hubbard received several
shot wounds In the leg and hand, and his
horse was wounded in several places.
The party entered the building and cap
tured one negro, William Coleman, on
whose person was found, though he had
denied having any, weapon. 1t was a
''siX-shOOter," three barrels of which had
been discharged, and some powder and a
fuse. He was lodged in Jail. Hubbard
was suffering greatly this morning.
By agreement no services were held in
the churches to-day. The city is under
the supervision of the Town Sergeant,
The Greys," the white company, and
the volunteers, who were accepted by the
advice of Hon. &. G. Cabell, member of
Congress, and other leading citizens.
Town Sergeant James Wood did not call
out the cOlOred military company. After
the delivery of the mails this morning,
which was largely attended by whites
and blacks, the Town Sergeant pro-
claimed that no assemblies on
the streets would be allowed,
and he requested the people
to 20 home and remain quiet. Hon. Mr..
CabelI and Judge Aiken Joined in the re-
quest. All is now quiet, but the people
of the city are not without apprehension
of further trouble. About twenty per-
sons in all are reported to have been
wounded.
HARRISONBURG, VA, Nov. 4.-Great
excitement was caused here by the re-
ception of the news of the riots in Dan
vile. 1t is believed that it Will have a
decided effect in the valley counties on
Tuesdays election.
RICHMOND, Nov. An immense mass
meeting of citizens of Richmond was held
in the First Regiment Armory this even
ing to express their sentiments concern
ing the riot at Danville yesterday. Pre-
ambles setting forth that the conflict be-
tween the races at Danville was the re-
suit of conspiracy to force an issue upon
the white people by the leaders of the
coalition movement was adopted, together
with the following resolutions:
First. That in the conflict which took
place in Danville yesterday, the white
people sympathiZe freely with their own
race.
Second. That we have the fullest conf
dence in the truthfulness of the address
sent out by the citizens of Danyille, with
whom one or more of us are personally
acquainted.
Third. That whenever or wherever this
conflict shall take place in the State of
Virginia all whites are afectionately,
earnestly and sOlemnly entreated to take
the part of their own race.
Fourth. That the whole history of Vir-
ginia, up to and including the present
time, shows that they have never raised a
race issue, but that in every case it has
been forced upon white men against their
protest and in an offensive form.
Fifth. That in this particular canvass
the race issue has been forced upon the
white men, and its irritatiOns planned
and sedulouSly cultivated by William
Malone and by his cO-cOnspiratOrs for
their own wicked and selfish ends, and
that upon their heads must rest all re-
sponsibiIity for the blood that may be
shed or spilled by the men who are driven
to conflict in the best interests of civil
hzation.
The meeting was presided over by Col.
James b. Purcell.
DANVILLE, VA, Nov. 4, II 80 p. NJ
Physicians report as wounded only those
named in the previous dispatches. A
ball has been extracted from Walter
Hallard's skull. Pete Walter, cOlored,
who was shot, is not dead, as reported.
The Coroner has summoned a jury, but
the bodies Of two of the men had been
taken away. In the case of the
third, verdict was rendered to the
effect that he was killed by some
unknown person. A circular was
issued this evening signed bv Mayor
Johnson, Judge Blackwell, Judge Aiken,
Hon. George G. Cabell and number of
other citizens, in which they say that
they desire to have the peace preserved
and fair election held on the 9th inst.
The law requiring the closing of all liquor
stores at sunset on the day preceding the
election, an order has been issued requir-
ing that they be closed during tomorrow
and till the morning of the 7th inst.