Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-29


We have received from tbs best authority the
facts Of the encounter at Lowell, alluded 70 in,
our paper 0f yesterday. We conceive Is proper
shat they shsuld be laid before The public, be-
cause very important c1nsaq qasncss nay be de-
peHdent uPou the relations to the public Of 3
Iaaa Wk0 might aZain be called 20 birh Gem
maHd, and who is put forward already In Fa-i-
GUS quarters for aulaeut politicai STATEN. We
have several communications upon rhs subject,
entering much more into detail ihao we propose
to do f; but we prefer to giYs the more important
parts Of the narrative as We 0b.sinit from the
lips ef the rslator. As We learn the facts, taey
are as follows: bIr Russell, who IS q mason ia
Lowell, was employed BY Ar. Eastman, the
sgsEs Of Gen. Butlsr, to lay the pipes in drain
which Eastman had dag on Bltlsris premises
The laying of the pipes was nearly c3mPlet-
81, one only Of the sections lying by ths side Of
the trench At this fine Gen. B. came toward
Mr.. Russell, and ordered him TO remove large
stone within the side Of the drain, and some
distance beneath the surfacs Of the ground
saying it would interfere with the plow. To
this Ar. Rassell objected, stating that It was his
business to lay the pipes and not 20 dig tie
drain, which bad been prepared for MS Work
By Eastman Thereup1u, Gen B. with violent
and BTofaas laDgHsgs. ordered hiu % leave his
premises. Mr.. Russell told hius be was en-
plsyed by another psrs0n, and did not look 70
him for his pay, and should finish his work
Gen. B. then kicked the section Of pipe into the
drain, which AIf Russell picked up and placed
in It's former position.
Repeating the offensive language, Genaral b
kicked the pipe over again, and as Mr.. Russell
was attempting TO replace it, he received We
lnnt blew ia the facs. We understand that sub
ssquaRtly, Gen B. alleged this to have been an
accident; but the statements upon the ether SIDE
do not correspond with that view Of tRs ease
Mr. Russell Immediately Jumped from the ditch &,
and ss quickly Gsrersl p was tat upoR the
ground, aud 3Ir. Russell had him By the throat
and held him tasre, Gen B. is alleged 10 have
made no rssiztanesi but after h7ldIag MIN as
long a7 he Thought necessary, NJ. Russell al
loved him 30 rise AMI accompanied him hun
dre5 or two hundred rods cut Of the field.
We learn that Mr. Russell toid the general
that ka was an olj r1s1. over sixty wears Of sEe,
and had never before been assaI,od in this waTi
that tho FeaeraI nuss rc1-m5sr thss ha vas ia
Massachusstts, not IN NssT Orleans; and that
such conduct as his would not be tolerated on
New England soil. Ha also told him it was no
wonder we were beaten BY The rebels, when such
efiezrs led eur msu; lbst, for bis 0wa part. he
was the grand soH of q r-v1l0houary patr-os-
who was killed BY the Bfi.ish in bis own hose,
ct Lexington and be himself and tho other de-
sceadants Of that msn, had been trua to tbeif
Dsneerstic principles Reminding the general
of his sctis1 At the Charleston convention, and
Of his political tsrgivorsat0ns in general, Mr.
Russell then left him. We give the tacts So they
were detailed 20 us, and as we are informed,
tie affair was Witnessed by 6 number Gf perGOEs.