Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-06
Dsnrh Of General Ban Nelson.

To che Associated Press. North
LOUISVILLE, September % There are many
eonnicung eccounts Of the shooting of General
Nelson by Davis About a week ago Nelson
Piaeed DAVIS In commend of the home guard
/ IoIees OF tne city. AT night Davis reported 70
! Nelson the number Of men working on the
lntrenchmeDts aud enrolled for service Nelson
cursed bin for not having more. Davis reDiisd
/ that he was general Ofice- and demanded tho
| treatment Of gentlemau. Nelson. In s1 iDzuIf-
! ing manner, ordered him to report a. Cincinnati
I and told him be would order provost marshal
/ 10 eject him from the city This morning Coy
I ernOr Morton and General Nelson were standing
in the rear Of tho desk Of the Gait II 1uss. when
! General Davis approached and requested Gov
ernOr Morton TO witness the conversation be-
tween himself and Nelson he demanded Of
Nelson an apology for the rude treatment be had
received last week. Nelson being little deaf
asked him 10 speak louder. Davis demanded
an apology. Nelson denounced him and slapped
him on the face DAVIS stepped back, cl-Uched
his fist and Ggaiu demanded an apology Nielsen
slapped him in she face again and denounced
him as a coward Davis tured aaaV, procured
pistol from a friend and followed Nielsen, who
was going up stairs. Davis told Nelson 90
defend himself and Immediately fed The
oail penetrated The leig breast Nelson died Ia
about twenty minutes. Nielsen reg 4estsd TO see
his old friend Rev. Nr Talbot. rector of Cal
vary Episcopal church, who was there az the
Gait House Talbot administered the saGrs-
laent according to the forms Of ms church. Toe
general repeated the service after the minister
aud refused to talk On any other subject. he
regretted that be had not long agJ turned his
attention TO religion.
We also find the following in relation 20 the
affair in special dispstcbes TO the Chicago
Times
CKCNNATI, September 50.-The shooting Of
Nelson BY Davis is regarded here as unfortunate
Davis has the sympathy of the community, but
1t is thought that, under military lsw, be hiss
sacrificed himself Is will be necessary for the
service & Infict the doatA penalty or dismisz
him from the service. The latter verdict is most
probable. Nelson's fate was not unexpected.
INDIANAPOLIs September JJ.-R-y0Tts rom
Louisville say that tls city is In slz-s Of great
excitement, growing ont Of the Nelson aud Da-
Wis sfzir. Sides are taken, and the citizens and
soldiers are alike excited. 1. Is stated that sew
eral soldiers aud citizens belonging 10 each
party have been shot while dispulng over ths
matter.
Passengers by the Jacksonville train this
morUiag say that Gov. Norton and G=n Boyle
came together on the subject az the G-.t u use.
Boyle Il reported as saying thai Indiana Ulcers
and PTIvaie5 were albe towards. IheIeup0n
his ezcellency knocked him down. Another ac-
count says the pTOvOc2lIOu was a remark llst q
governor VINO indOrssd the Presidents procla-
nation assumed to msdiis too much In Ken
tlcky affsirs, and that Boyle knocked Morton
down. There is no doubt thss s5s gentlemen
had a serious difficulty.
Il is said that Davis reported himself 10 Gen
eral Bueil after killing Nelson, and was told 70
60 on and attend to business as if nothing had
happened
SECOND DISPATCH.
Special to the Chicago TimezI
ISDIASAPOLIs, September 3J.-Ths latest re-
port with regard 70 General Davis IS that Gen