Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-09-29

ed Palmes of Preston. "Yes," he an
swered, with powder and balln " Are
they going to fire upon the inhabitants?"
asked Theodore Bliss. "They cannot,
without my orders" replied Preston !;
while the town-born" called out, Come
on, you rascals, you bloody backs, you
lobster scoundrels, fire if you dare. We
know you dare not, Just then Mont
gomery received a blow from a stick
thrown, which hit his musket;- and the
word Fire." being given, he stepped a
little on one side, and shot Attacks, who
at the time, was quietly leaning on long
stick. The people Immediately began to
move off. Don't fire." said Langford,
the Waterman, to Kilroi, looking him full
in the face; but yet he did so, and Sam
uel Gray, who was standing next to Lang
ford, with his hands in his bosom, fell
lifcless. The rest fired slowly and in sue
cession on the people, who were dispers-
ing. One aimed dc lIberately at a boy,
who was running for safety. Montgom-
cry then pushed at Palmes to stab him
on which the latter knocked his gun out
of his hand, and leyeling blow at him
hit Preston. Three persons were killed,
amony them Attacks, the mulatto; eight
were wounded, two of them MORALLY.
Of all the eleven not more than one had
had any share in the disturbance.
SO Infatuated were the soldiers that.
when the men returned to take up the
dead they prepared to fire again, but were
checked by Preston, while the Twenty
ninth Regiment appeared under arms in
klng-st., as if bent on further massacre.
This is our time" cried soldiers of the
Fourteenth; and dogs were never seen
more greedy for their prey.
The bells rung in all the churches; the
town drums beat. $40 arms, to arms, u
was the cry. And now was to be test
ed the true character of Boston. All its
sons came forth excited almost to mad
ness; many were absolutely distracted 10y
the sight of the dead bodies and of the
blood which ran plentfully in the street,
and was imprinted in all directions by the
foot tracks on the snow. Our hearts,
says Warren, beat to arms almost re-
solved by one stroke to ayenge the death
of our slaughtered brethren" But they
stood self-poSsessed and irresistible, de-
handing justice according to the law.
Did you not know that YOU should not
have fired without the order Of civil
magistratc?" asked Hutchinson on meet
ing Preston. 81 did il" answered Pres
ton, ito save my men,"
The people would not be pacified till
/ the regiment was confined to the guard
room and the barracks; and Hutchinson
himself gave assurances that instant in
quiries should be made by the County
Magistrates. The body of them then re-
tired, leaving about one hundred persons
to keep watch on the examination, which
lasted till three hours after midnight.
\ warrant was issued against Preston,
who surrendered himself TO the Sheriff
and the soldiers who composed the par
ty were delivered up and committeh to
PRISON"
y HARD MISTER CoMING.-We regret
to state that the most indHbitabie signs of Il
hard winter are apparent and prevalent.
Some of our oldest widowerS have perfected
the preliminary arrangements for entering
anew the matrimonial relation. This class
of our population feel the future g in their
bones, and connecting their prcmonitions
with the high price of coal, have taken steps
accordingly. -.Sprinqfeid ReplJhcdn.