The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-08-06

WAR IN KEoKuK CouNrY.-We have re-
ports from Keokuk county which represent
. fearful state Of things existing there
The faets'are somewhat as follows The
Un ion men held meeting at or near Mar
tinsburg on Saturday, the Copperheads
also he Id meeting near the same place on
the same day. When the copperheads got
through with their mac ting, which they
did before the Union men had concluded
theirs. they came over in body to the
Union meeting most Of them armed. and
wearing copperhead pins and emblems. one
man having a string Of thew around
his neck. A soldier took occasion, in a
mild way to expostulate with one Of the
copperheads upon the practice Of wearing
these emblems, expressive Of disloyalty and
treason, and while so engaged. man nam.
ed Tally, living at Ioka, and captain of a
copperbead company of K. G. o.. drew
his pistol, and shot the soldier, inflicting a
wound Of which he has since died. The
same individual also hot two or three 9th
er Union men standing in the crowd. See
ing how things were working, and reason
ably apprehensive of indiscrimina te slaugh-
ter of OF the Union men by these careless
and desperate ruffians, a Missou,ia ian belong
ing to the militia of that State, who hap
pened to be present, drew 4 pistol and shot
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the desperate through the head twice, kill.
ing him instantly. The copperheads then
withdrew, but it is reported reassemb'ed in
large numbers at some place in the vicinity
of Martinsburg. some say to the number of
one Thousand or thereabouts. and demand.
ed the surrender of twelve citizens Of Mar
'tinshurg. This was the condition Of things
at the time our informant left on Monday.
Both parties were concentrating their for
ces. and fight seemed to be unavoidable.
We have other accounts of the AFFAIR."
which represent it as taking place at South
English, in the northeast part of Keokuk
county. We clip the following from the
Hasck-eye Of Tuesday
TALLy-REv, TALLY-the Infamous Con.
perhead brawler, who hsd mixed himself
rather freely with the business and polite al
matters Of Keokuk and Jefferson, came sud.
detlly to grief last Saturday, at South Eng.
fish, in the former country. He drew his
revolver on Union man. and snapped it
twice when the assa;led man drew up his
muSket and shot him through the head
The world is we'll rid of nuisan ce.
MuscATrNE, Iowa, August 4.
The Journal of this city this morning
has the following
"a collision occurred between copperheads
and Union men at South English, Keokuk
county, Iowa, last Saturday. About fifty
shots were fred. A man named Talley. a
leader of the copperheads, who commenced
the firing, was killed instantly, and two
others died of their wounds shortly after.
The copperheads were driven out of the
place.
"Later.-Thc Sheriff Of Keokuk county
reached thisp place this morning at daybreak,
on hand-car, en- route to the military head
quarters of the State, at Davenport, for
military assistance. He reports that the
insurgents have gathered to the number of
1000, and were hourly increasing in NUM-
Der. They claim to be 4 1000 strong in the
county all armed and full Of fight
"The citizens of Washington. about Is
miles from the scene of the difficulties, are
much alarmed for the safety OF their
town.