The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-05-14
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE E. W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
Sundays Dispatches.


of Home Guards entered the city through
9TH street from the Arsenal, where they haC
been enlisted during the day, and furnished
with arms.
On reaching Walnut street, the troop;
turned westward, large crowd lining the
pavements to witness their progress.
At the corner of 9TH street some parties
among the spectators began hooting, hiss
ing, and otherwise abusing the companies
as they passed, and a boy about fourteen
yeas Of age, discharged pistol in the ranks
I Part of the rear company Immediately turn
ed and fred upon the crowd, and the whole
column was instantly in confusion breaking
their ranks and discharging their nuskets
! down their own line and among the people
/ on the side walks. The shower of balls for
a few minutes was terrible-the bullets fly
I ing in every direction entering the doors
and windows of private residences, breaking
shutters, tearing ratings, and even smashing
the bricks in the third story.
The utmost CONSERVATION prevailed. The
spectators fled in all directions, and but
for the random firing of the troops, scores
of people must have been killed, as most of
the firing was directed down their own
ranks. The troops suffered most severely,
four of their number being instantly killed,
y
Jno. Garvin, and VIM. Cody, all citizens,
were killed Chas. H. Woodward was
wounded in the shoulder. His entire arm
will have TO be amputated, jeremiah
Godfrey, who was walking in the garden of
Mr.. COZzeus, received three Minnie balls in
his body; Michael Davy, ankle shattered
james f. Welsh badly shot in the foot, and
several others were severely wounded. Tl,a
house of Mr.. Matthews received three bull
let's. One of his daughters was struck
with a spent ball. Only one of the SOL
diers, John Dick, German, has been rec
ognized.
Immense crowds of people filed the
streets after the occurrence, and most in
tense indignation is expressed against the
Germans
Mayor Taylor addressed the excited crowd
and induced them to dispense under prom
Use that no further violence should be done.
The city was comparatively quiet during
the evening and night. heavy rain pre-
venting the assembling of large crowds
The State troops released from the Arsenal
last evening" came to the city on steamer,
fearing to trust themselves among the Ger
meas in the lower wards, even under es-
coFt. All complain bitterly of bad treat
ment during their confinement in the Ar
senal. Gen. Frost and his officers gave
their parols under protest. and his men
were allowed to avail themselves of the
anne when taking an oath not to bear arms
against the United States.
Heavy rains have fallen nearly all day
notwithstanding which, the streets have
been thronged with excited people, large
of whom loudly censured those
in authority for putting loaded arms in the
hands of inexperienced volunteers to shoot |
down inoffensive citizens for inoffensive |
causes. All good citizens deprecate the ac-
ton Of the lawless parties, and justly blame |
the troops for their indiscrminate firing |
upon crowds ofinnocent people without or
ders, and cry out against the unnecessary
of soldiers through the city.
In order to allay the excitement and re-
store confidence to the people, Gen. Harvey
has issued a proclamation to the people of |
the city and the State of Missouri, which |
has been posted throughout the city, ex-
pressing deep regret at the state of things /
existing here, pledging himself to do all in
his power TO preserve its peace, calling on
the people and the public authorities to aid
him in the discharge of his duties. He says
the military force under his command will /
only be used as last extremity and he
hopes he will not be compelled to resort to
martial law out emphatcally states that
the public peace must be preserved and the
lives and property of the people protected.
He says he has no authority to change the
locations of the Home Guards quartered in
the city, but, to aviod all cause of irritation
and excitement, if called upon to aid the
local authorities, will use the regular army
in preference. In accordance with this
proclamation battalion of regulars have
been sent to the city and placed under the
command Of the Police Commissioners to
act as military police corps. Considerable
has prevailed in the last two days
and several innocent Germans have been
shot in the streets.
The feeling against the Germans is most
intense. The regular volunteers and Home
Guards are composed mainly OF that class of
and it is through -their acts so
many innocent people have been killed.
Several persons charged with firing on
the troops and shooting on the streets, have
been arrested.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
WAsHINGToY May IA negro trader |
says it is the intention of the rebels to be-
gin the conflict Immediately. They COM
plain that the Montgomery government is |
too slow. JEFF. Davis had been expected at |
Richmond for the last eight days. Gov. |