Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-04

derby character the fallen secession banner 7Siiinv
in the dust behind them, and their entry into the
city being greeted with loud and continued cheer
ing. We eSrn Of only TIVE persons st all seriously
hurt az Stepney We were unable 70 obtain their
names Both were Ct the tory p.rfy, and both were
carried from the ground BY n friends. One WA
struck very heavy blow upon the head with q
club BY Union man whom ne ives pursuing, and
who retreated backward some distance before he
struck the other attacked the rear wagon of the
hemeWard procession, when he was kicked in the
face by man IN the wagon, aud when last seen Was
apparently insenslble.l
TIE DESTRUCTION or THE FAR,f-R OFFICE.
Upon tie arrival home Of the Rridgeport parfv
with the white flag as trophy, sn excited con.
course Of people surrounded them in front of the
Sterling House, on Main street. rending the air with
shouts and apparently ready for any desperate en-
terprise. Directly in front of the hotel Wall street
runs 10 Water street, and at the corner Of Water
and Wall streets stands the four story brick build
ing owned BY Mrs. Ferris Hurd. and occupied (sbove
the lower s;Ory) by POmeroy & Morse, prepretors
OF the Advertiser and FIrner newspaper and Of
quEe ahexIensive job printing establishment Il was
but few steps, therefore the mob were OBLIGED to
take when Voices in the crowd shouted STo the
FdYmer 0ficen
A body Of four or Eve hundred persons. followed
by thousands Of spectators, Immediately moved
down the street The affair was apparently. ell
lberate one, there being little Of the hurry that
would be ordinarily manifested on such an occasion
Il was known that the office had been guarded for
several nights and days, and, as it was supposed
that armed men were at the time within the build
ing, vigorous resistance was anticipated. Il vas
even believed that preparad Ins had been made some
time before for throwing dood Of hot water RON
the boiler, situated in the second story upon any
body of men who might sssaIl the builiug, but no
found within to resist the rioters after they
had forced the doors.
Once within the walls scene Of destruction oc-
CURED that almost passes description. The lava
ders. maddened by the obstinately and unnatursliy
disloysl and traitorOus course of the doomed sheet
left nothing whole that could be disposed Of Type
job presses, INK psper. books all the paFapherDas
of printing establishment were thrown into the
street. and two presses too large to get through the
windows were broken in pieces By aid of large
and heavy lever. The crowd even assembled to the
roof, and tore off such Of the signs as they could
reach. The only arms found in the building were
loaded rifle and some two hundred and fifty heavy
clubs, turned from shovel handles and fitted with
cord to go about the wrist. A room was found con-
taiping number of hunks arranged IKE berths,
one above tho other, which Contained Bedding, and
had evidently been recently used The appearance
of the building on Sunday morning, " indOWless and
riled, was dreary in the extreme.
The active riot ended on Saturday night but the
streets were thronged on Sunday byexcited groups
of men, and Nathan F. Morse, the junior partner in
the concern, was vigorously groaned when he ap-
peared on the street.
FIGHT AT NEW FAIRFIELD.
On Saturday afternoon, an even more fearful
riot than those at Stepuey and Bridgeport was I'M
der way. Il seems that number of tories at New
Fairfield had white flag up, which certain Union
men, in DaLbury, determined 10 take down. Soma
thirty or forty Of them therefore, repaired to the
location Of the obnoxious rag, taking an American
flag with them to put in lis place. They surround
ed the pole for this purpos,, when they were at
tackled by party of TOMS, some two hundred
strong and general fight ensued, the weapons be-
ing spades. axes and elubs, Being soon oYerpOw-
cred, though Lot till aftera hard fight the Union
men fed, carrying away with them Andrew Knox,
John Allen and Thomas Kinney, of their party, all
very badly cut about the he'd with spades. The
first blow struck was by T'pesee7 man. who m
hicted fearful blow upon one Of the above. Of
the tories two were probably fatally wounded, |
Zone report, and apparently authenticated, states /
that the first one named isdead, and the other be-
yond recovery named Abraham Wildman and
Gerham. The Union man of COURSE returned home /
70 Danbury, and the peace flag stu waves
II may be remembered as Of interst, in eOnnec-
tiou with the trouble n Fairfield bounty, that a
peace" flag was taken down in Eaton on Thurs
day Of last week and brought into BidgepOrt; and /
that preparations were making in bridgeport %
sunday, TO proceed to HstterstOWn "a Aonroe) 70 /
day, (MOndsy) to take down another
Our reporter was informed that aoody Of hun
dred man was being rapidly orgaus2d in Bridge
port, to take charge Of the putting down Of the
public display of any flag save the Ntional ensign.