Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-10
DEFIANT NEGROES.
rury CAUSE APPREHENSION IN TEE
SUBURBS or PORTSMOUTH
s,so,sl Poliesmen Placed on Duty-Ine
Wounded in the Late Biot-
other Notes.
,co--o,,oraooco Of The Rl.hmOnd Dlspstch.l
NORFOLK, VA, November 0. 1858.


NORFOLK. VA, November o, JSsS.
IT. ,oorocs On the suburbs OF Ports
,oon,h were again defiant snd threatening
i,st nIght. and MaTor Baird received num-
ber 81 complaints from nervous ana ap-
nrebensiye people, and ne mater OF pre-
c,ni,on enrolled and placed on duty thuy'
tive special policemen. NO demonsualou
occurred. however. and the extra men were
,.lsn off to-day. The negroes hNd AIolilh>
os,ion IN Bergley last night. nrlng sAlute7
and uorading the streets until late hour,
a,d While very boster0us no whites were
r,olest.d by them. The negro women seem
10 lose their heads completely over The turn
affairs have taken. aud push again't anu ln'
sult ladies' wherever they meet THIN on the
streets after dark. In the county, near
Cburchland. the white people have bad 10
orranze aud arm themselves with NlHches-
ter rifles. ,,,.,...,
riot on "wednesday night by pi'tol,Snots are
not All doing well. Mr.. Lon. WOOD, OF
Newtogn. who was assaulted and brutally
beaten on Union bridge, II Is thought VIII
die from bis injuries.
The CITY Council OF Norfolk is contem-
mating an Increase Of the poiice-force ten
more men.
william p. Brown (coored), steward on
the Washington steamer Lady u the Lake,
has been convicted in the United states
Court OF robblng the state>rocn OF II. NJ.
Spiegsl, passenger, OF tl29.1j, and his
mother. Kate Brown. OF receiving the stolen
property. ,,-.,,..
contemplated celebration OF the victory here
is OF because the colored men insist on
marching at the head OF the procession The
white Republicans have their own Harrison
and Morton clubs In Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
The United States Court was engaged TO-
day with the cases Of the Italian counter.
letters arrested In Portsmouth. Their tFial
was postponed until Tomorrow. All were
brought into court.
This morning Mr. William Small, one OF
the Judges OF the Third Ward, was arrested
! nv the United states Commissioner on the
| charge OF obslructing the election last Iues-
day. OF course the negroes who failed TO
/ get in their votes viii appear against MN:
The Commemorative Attorney OF This cry
70 Of the opInion that il will be Impossible 10
/ get Jury in Norfolk competent to try Jonn
/ z. Evans. who Killed Peter Mclean.
All the Winchester rifles that could ne
/ purchased here to-day were sent to FRANK
/ i'm. Va. on orders from the dealers there.
| The blacks Of southampton county are
| Threatening violence, aud the people are
alarmed.
/ The three-masted schooner Eleanora Van
/ Du.en, Captain Parsons, arrived here leak-
/ ing. Captain Parsons noted protest lie
| states that his vessel was from Richmond,
/ bound 10 New Haven with cargo OF pig
ron. on her way down James river she
sprung aleak At the rae Of 900 strokes per
hour, and ne put into Norfolk 70 await or
/ d,rs from his owners and 10 be repaired.
Surgeon.Genoral John NJ. Brown arrived
/ a. the nay7-yard to-day aud was 'aluied win
/ eleven guns from the Franklin. lie in-
| specteG his department and left this alter
noon.
/ Pursuant to adjournment the Commission.
/ ers Of Election met to>day and canyassed the
/ vote. the figures published beng found 10
/ be absolutely correct
/ II ia stated That orders have been received
al the navy.yard to stop certain work aud
reduce expenses. IL