Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-08-13

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a man BIZ the name of Taller was no
and killed IN Keokuk county Oh Sasarda,
last. The circumstances, a near NJ
kallsy, shn ~ dlJakod aaS dial
lengedsauae days ago 10 . political die.
eassioh TO take place % Saturday. at
little town called Soush English. Heae
copied the challenge, and a. tbs appoint
ed time weat 20 the place dasigaafad. baI
the opposite party failed 10 appear. Tai
ley made bic spaeuh and the crowd dis.
persed, Talley with six or eight oshel
men gos ID their wagons and States
home. Sasf a. stvy started MB Captain
OF a ssh0me guard company, with 1
squad Of armed men surrounded she va
gon and told Tallsy he was going 30 ar.
rest him. Talley told the driver 10 20 on,
as be thought there was no danger. Al
this the Captain ordered the squad 70
6fe; they did SO but not one of the shoss
took effect. a. this junosare Tallay
drew his revolver and fred asHsas squad
sse shots, bat they did no Ike e5eck.-
Just a. Talley Hred b Il y f4s name OF
Morgan raised . window In hosss near
b and fired at Tallsy the ball taking If
feet in his head killing him instantly
When the news OF the death OF Taller
spread through the dihereas portions Of
the county handrsds ID brave Epsa wsns
aekaxAaaHsa To assnee hsdsashs and sAey
proceeded 10 Sigouraey where they think
tbs plans for the killing Of Taliey wers
natured, and demanded ths surreader Of
Morgan and the Captain of the Home
Guards and foar others who were the
riag-lsaders fn tia assinafioa Of . quiat
and ~peaceable citizen. Ii those men
we're not arrested and given over 70 the
civil authorities they declared the town
OF Sigoarney should be no more. Some
81 Us lsadiag men a S~lgdurngy, to
saws fhe town, agreed Chat the men der
manded should be forthcoming, and an
equal naaabeE of msn on each side went
10 arrest he parties.
This is 3 true statement as told me this
morning By a gentleman who saw the
corpse Of the murdered man, and be got
the circumstances of s man who vas ia
the wagon with Taliey when be was shot.
6od only knows where the trouble now
begun wla end
My Informant tells nae the people of
keokuk county are determined TO svenge
the death Of Yalley. Ii Is to be hoped
that the mardeEers viii be given up to
the civil authorities and dealt with as-
cording 10 Law,
I learn that the difsTe0t companies Of
Home Guards in this county have been
notified to be ready Is q moments call to
60 TO KeOkuk county, The Home Guards
are the cause Of the Disturbances, and ii
they are called into reqnisition, hot times
may be expected. If anything more of
interest should occur, ! will inform you
in due time. W. b.
The Muscatine JourAa of shs 4sh,
contains Oa account Of q collision be-
tween The Democrats and AbolitionisH
~ South English, Keokuk county on last
Saturday, About fifty ahots were exehapg-
ed. A man named Talley Was instantly
killed and two others died of their
wouads shortly afterwards.
Aasser report says that the Sheriff Of
Keo&uk county reached Aascatine this
morning ut day break on q hand car, en-
route to military head quarters At the
State at Davenport. He says the Demo-
Gratis have gathered in the vicinity Of the
late aTSiE to tee number Of some 1850
add ara hoariy Increasing iH numbers
They claim to have 1000 in the county
all are armed and full of agAt. The clti-
gems Of WaaAiagsOns whieh R~laceis abeut
Eve miles from the scene Of difficulty,
are greatly alarmed.