, 1861-05-14
CHICAGO, TUESDAY MAY: IA, Is


:parfleulaFe 1E4dee H. LoNf4 Affair."
~ f41fs; s;.hfay5 1SG-Au official statement,
published this morning says the first firing at:
Camp jackson fdds4 ssening, was some half,
the flTst regiment oecasioned by volley of:
stones end pistol sheea from the crowd. No;
s1eaa Nss hurt at thf&Rn2nt. The second firing:
occurred from tts-rasrpf the column guard;
Ing tie prfsonefa- i fhh eruWd here vss very
1arge, and very abu6ye1 1fand one man disehazg-
ed three barrels oG a1evptVer st leut eason;
Of the regular sFsviAte f.nany OF the mob cheer
f1a ht4a on draxinExhis revolver and firing ati
fke trflnY4: The m1hc who commeneed the IT.!
fseE then laid ptst1A hcr0ss; hiB a71n anif Has;
taking deliberate ainE mt Lieut. eslxbn when he
WA thrust through with Ab4yunet and fred.
upon at tAe:same thze and Instantly killed :; :;
& The column, th moved on, having received:
orders tomsEch, aaa the rear company being,
assaiIed By the crowd, several Of them halted
and fred; Causiug tbs deaths already reported:
Tie order Was thea given by Capt. Lyon to:
cease aring, which W. promptly obeyed.
=: The principal 4Ian9 taken from Camp
jackson wers fusir :lsrge size howitzen,
ten. inch shells Tesd7sEhazged, some i've thou
gand United States mHakets,, supposed to be q
portion Of those takaa from tha Raton Rouge
Arsenal; - = .-:s = =.
Thousanas Of peasAe left the city yesterday
afternoon IN conseqarnce Of the reports ot N,
their threats to burn samd aack the-cfty, bat
the appearance Of Hsfhey's procla In a
great measure restored confidence, and many
of those who left wifi probably return to-day
The city Is now 41tst aud the highest hopes
entertained that no further disturbances will
have been killed atIAmp Jackson. The fol:
lowing, eighteen of4hom have BEEN identified:
John sHerkhardt, Casper H Glencoe, John
Waters, Thos.. A. HHEen, VIM JenhoweE, J. J!
Jones, P. Doane, Eda Wright, Henry Jungle;
JAS. Mcdonald, Waiter Mcdowell, Nicholas
Kuoblaehs Francis Wheeler, LOB Carter, jas.
Bodsen, Emma 8onrass, Mrs. hcADlif Three
of these were eoldia1s belonging to the South
west expedition aadzHere going as prisoners;
captured ut Camp Jackson.
8EcoRuApIsPATGE : -;
ST. LOUIS, May rk-Tha report ii the city
Saturday and yesterday that Gen. Hamey dis;
app owed Of the action Of Capt Lyon In refer.
ence to the capture:M Camp jackson is au;
thoritatiyely dents4 this morning. he not
eos eonpl'%ents appeugt list daos fhe pfomPt and
admirable manner III which he executed the
| orders Of the Government. -
Reliable information from Jenerson Cit1
| says nearly an the objectionable features tc
the Military bill, which his been debated du
| amended, but Whe44he news Of the capture
| Of Camp jackson rea2hed the city, the Rtnend
mentg were Imraedia4ely reconsidefed and tht
| original bill passed both Houses By large ma
/ iori1ies. Also, M eeessim ordinance has
been brought bet3m either House, nor wa.
such an act contemplated.
| -4The Legislature kas passed and the Govern
or aigaed the bill, providing Military Fund
| to arm the State. This fund will include the
receipts from assessments for the years 0
sixty and sixty oneii after regular expenses o
the Government have been paid war loa1
from Banks or individuals special tax Of iii
sesn een ~, s.t,a,saa ~ ~ nnMa1na- ~ .atah
liah an armory In the Penitentiary for Thu
manufacture Of aEMa and munitions Of Ear.