From the Cincinnati Centinel Of Aug, 90.
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RIoT.-Some six or eight eeks since
the trustees of the township of Cincinnati,
gave notice. that they should soon enforce
the law cf the State, requiring blacks and
mulatoes, to give bonds of five hundred
dollars or be sent to the state from whence
they came. Such was the terror of the
unfortunate wfetches, who during the last
twenty years had clustered in the suburbs
to this city, that some three or four hun:
dred left the city and started with their
property and families for Canada. A great
many however preferred staying and run
ming the risk of a forcible removal. Dear
ly have they paid for their temerity. A
considerable part of the blacks resided in
cluster OF houses. near the corner ofCo
lunbia-street and Westel n-ROw. For four
or five evenings this part Of the city was
the scene of the most disgracetnl riots
Some two or three hundred of the lowest
| can0UiHe of our city animated by tie pros
pect of high wages, which the sudden re-
movaI of some fifteen hundred laborers
from the city. might occasion, thinking
the law not rapid enough in It's movements
IN getting rid of the blacks during three
several nights made the most violent as
saults, in great numbers upon the blacks
who reside in Columbia-street. throwing
stones, demolishing houses, aud doing
very other act of riotous violence. On
Sunday evening, the blacks who had hith-
erto remained in their houses despairlng
Of receiving the protection "fthe law, fired
upon the mob, Killed one man and severe
ly wounded two others. This operated as
a quietus Several of the blacks were al
rested and examined before his Honor, the
Mayor, bot nothing criminal being proved
against them they were discharged. The
Mayor was of opinion that the guns were
fired in selt-detcnce. ight white mcn,
WHO proved 10 have been concerned in the
attack, were tried on Monday, and fined
six ofthem SlOO, and two $50, each. Il
appears from these facts that our city