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Show GENERAL. XEH TORH KIGS. A RmMi Rot ween Kuleli er bnekcr Youllis nuil Alrie's New York, 4. Officer John Budds, the only policeman present when the fight was begun cariy this morning Ixitweeu the colored hoys in bine and members of the William J. Aikman democratic association, gives this version ver-sion ol its origin: When the negroes had reached tirpenwich street on their way down Desbroasea street to the ! terry, the members of tho association ; heard the beaiine of drum, rushed out and began pelting tho negroeB with bricks and paving stones. Some ascended to the roof of a stable and hurled their missiles at the returning processionists. An officer found two members heating a negro lying prostrate, pros-trate, ruid arrested them. By this lime the black men hud become enraged. en-raged. They had been marching quiet y and peacefully, but when ihey felt the blows ot their assailants they determined to stand up for their rights. The torches served as clubs, but some of their pistols were brought into requi aitioti. Ihey fired into tho midst ot their assai'ants and chased them up the street to the room of the irsocia- tion, on the second floor of a corner building, the first floor being occupied by a drinking saloon. Tho negroet ,lid nut go up stairH, but contented themselves with a few parting shots in the hall-way, anddeparted far the terry, on reaching which they received re-ceived some shots in return from the democrats who had pursued them .here and who fired at them through the gratine; of the ferry gates. The results of ttie nfiray are serious, but the wounded, so far as reported belong be-long to the democratic fido. Win. J. Merrimau, aged years, of 20 Dt's-oio.-si.fl street, waa 6 tabbed in the breast. The weapon penetrated hi? ttt lung. He also received a scalp wound. There is no hope that ho will recover. Thomas J. Fisher, aged 21, of 18 Detbro.-ses street, was badly cut m the nyht leg. James Norton, lyed 21 , of 46-1 Caual street, was in-lured in-lured by ft ball which grazed hit nreaat. How many of the negroes Tere hurt is not yet known. Fmm auothersource of information is to tho origin of the at fray, it is as ollows : Tne colored men on their .tturn from the procession hasted in est street, and several ot their members left tho ranks ami visited i liquor saloon on the corner ol Desbroaaes and Greenwich streets, ivhere a number of youne men were innkmg. The wh.te men began to , insult tno colored men by calling 'hem appronrious nanus, and push hem Irom the bar. This culminated y a white man knocking the cap from a colored man's head. The aller struck the white man, and a general melee ensued. |