Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-16

the most malignant vindictfveness could
devise Nvefe tkrtSt upoe the troops, kh6
bore as duty required with uncom bin
ing hrbearance. The mob grew larger.
fierce. and began h@ling rocks. btichbats
AMI other missiles At the soldiers. This
STYLE of treatment was taken as patiently
q. possible the victims having nc. mode
odd h@ bud tie dfese and awful lone Of
bnllets-only to be used in dire EXTERN:
ffty. But the rocks fell heavier and thick
ler2stHashing snuskets. breakihg limbs aud
1issfiously and dangerously iwppading' a
nmIbcr OF the troops q 9f aiot -n0li
tws9he sssailants began to ,iischarge pis-
tolls. daring ofhe soliicts 20 fire. anil them.
selves blazing away in ,le6ance The
companies in the vicinity had been brobght
into. the firing order. but the attacking
fnadrhen persisted. q Finally. a soldier Of
corps II was shot deal. Others were wounl-
ell. and the captain received a ball in the
firg = He was hesitaiing at the word fire,
hoping against hope that the command
might be dispensed with, hut on seeing
his men fail and fnding himself going
down he gave the order-and it was obey
fed.o The volley was discharged level int o
the crowd, and persons fell in every direc-
ton The multitude fell back with a
desperate rush. by which many were troa.
den down and much injured When the
fell was. cleared. some, twenty dead and
dying were stretched ont upon the grass
and in tho road. About fifteen died almost
Immediately. and several others scarcely
survived an hour. 7N q"
"A dragoop's horse was shot dead. 1T
Several men of Gen. Sigeps regiment
were dangerously wounded. and two fatal.
ly. One died Immediately.
In the camp. prior to its surrender.
there was an immense amount of cheering.
sail TO have been derisive of the assailing
party, and in honor, Of Jeff. Davis.
Cheers for JEFF. Davis were not uncom-
mon among the outsiders. some of whom
were hen arrested for defiant interference
with the soliiery. ~ iolrI
On one occasion an attempt was made
to rescne the person TINS arrested. The
company Mt hand fired upon the assaulters.
creating an immense stampede Of specta-
tors. carriages and wagons -. "A carriage
was upset and several persons hurt amid
the rush. We were told that lady was
dangerously hurt by a fall from ca rage
on the occasion. re' ,fol Ta9
In this instance the rioters who fired.
some six in number. were severely reprov.
cd and degraded from the rank.
We learn that Commandant Lyon has
taken steps for thorough investigation
OF the fatal firing by certain Of the troops.
IL II shall prove unwarranted. it will meet
severe reprobation and punishment.
80 -- iilis v4of.sI.r Ell
Account Of Saturdays Riot.-Geu. Har-
ncy's Prociamation.-Grcat Fright Of
tho Peopie.--Thousand,sL Leaving. n
From the St. Louis Democrat. l3,h.l
ANOTHER DREADFUL SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Wholly to the recklessness and folly OF
some six or eight young men. whose con-
duet we personally observed, must he at
iribuieJ the dreadful slaughter which .oc-
CURED Saturday evening at Fifth and
Walnut streets.
We were passing mp on the west side
OF Fifth street. ut Elm. when our atten.
was arrested by eecing persons on FOnrth
street gazing mp the streets: and others on
Walnut street looking towards Fourth
We were abort crossing to Fourth when
the cry Of Here they come from per-
sons on Walnut street. led us to move to-
ward Walnut. The advance Of body Of
U. s. Reserve Guards soon appeared
marching up Walnut from Fourth. AZ
the same time a small Gro wi rnsbe;l ahead
of the troops. and ran upon the porch of
the Presbyterian Chnreh at the northwest
corner of Fifth and Walnut streets. A.
the head the column approached. pass
ing not far from the pavement on the
church si,le. and going towards, Sixth
street. these Young men on the church
porch gathered upon its southern extremi-
~. overlooking the troops. and began to
do the utmost Of which they were capable
in the way ofinsulting. -goading. harrow
ing. anil heapingl diseracefnl reproaches
npon the troops. Others rapidly Joined
these young men, and, aided them in Yell
ing, frightfully cursing. hooting. screech-
ing. grpaning. shaking fists, and uttering
the most infamous. and obscene language
Of contempt in insult to the troops
Company after company of the latter
passed quietly along. almost Immediately
beneath the derisive throng. some Of whom
tried hard TO spit in the faces Of the soldiers.
and othsrsof whom threw missiles at them,
while the most continued. with increasing
zeal. the almost deafening yells Of bias
phemous exrcration and foulest contumely.
The column marched in fours. and proved
a regiment from the Ninth and Tenth
Wards. who were returning from the Ar.
senal. where they had just been sworn into
the service Of the American government.
and had been. provided with. muskets as
Uniicd States Reserve Guards. They bore
the obliqny and insult pilel upon them
with calmncss and. forhearance Mean
time, where were the police. that so ont.
rageous andiimminently perilous scene
Of dasiardly disturbance, was permitted to
proceed unchecked. AMI to be eonsrmatefl
by acts Of assassination? We looked anil
waited anxiously for the police, who might
readily have arrested the few leaders in
this monstrous outrage. and thus have pre-
vented, much trouble. 90 sdi - aei,slssil
when the rear of the troops approach.
ell. TO sreceive their worse possion Of abuse.
il wxsevi,lent thatsfhe inshgnants on the
porchs1could venturs. upon q still sharsher
ON rages ~ Scarre had tho rear pasxed oryf