, 1864-06-18
A FATAL AFFRAY.
Quarrel between Sold1trs--0ne maj Killed
and Sir Wounded~The Murderer
Under Arrest.

Vne OF the most 1amentable results Of war, dow.
ever righteous be its object IT, that the close con-
tact men are continually brought into with scenes
Of death and b1oodshed, often begets callousness
In their character bunting the finer susceptible.
ty Of their nature. Men who have been accus-
TONED to the horrors Of the battle deld not seldom
lose that hi gh venHatfon for Gods image which
humanity should ever poesese, and being uaed to
count de4the BY thousands. forget the immeasufz-
bic importance Of single human life. Thus We
for tie s}iEhtcst oentc or Insult ia considered to
demand the adjudication Of the knife Or the
bullet.
Lets tban six months ago We we're called to
chronicle the murder Of private In the 12th lli-
rois Cavalry By comrade Of the eth and Last eve
ling an ARRAY occurred near tho Soldiers Rest,
eu1ts. Much excitement prevailed, and many al
Eost Is antaEonisiic 1 iumo.s were floating at the
Early yesterday morning eome diesens1on arose
ct the Rest between members Of the 18th Illinois
Infantry. Ehtch arrived from the front on Thursday
night. and q few priyatea OF the Sd Wisconsin
Cavalry. about $50 Of whom reached the city
yesteroay morning at sl1 O'Clock, from Madison,
q. route for Arkansas. The cause OF the dispute
was but Blight ooe-Eome personal quarrel
between one or Two Of the men, but the speck OF
var WIS foetcTcd and increased during the day till
it resulted il several pugilisuc engagements. At
which Of the regiments should have precedence IN
snter sapl1aneously the decision Th,tevet 4
them il must not BE- inferred, however, that the
qu.trd was between the whu1e regiments. Il was
only II ver1 small nli2ority who were concerned.
= There are scme black eheep In every flock !" 80
IN the best ongartzco regiments wi there be found
dieorEc1Iy and reckless men. So small was the
mine1's % a q dteputants that no dancer was appse-
ont any commissioned officers present.
Ahoct reyeu O'Clock two or three members OF
1hs uaopS 90 s4sst sannF aaS ] sHEshs the % q
group oftlc 1:th came By, one Or whom. p.1ac-
ularized the Wisconsin boys in very ias1lting
iansnae9 81 as being InEsaderz IL the petty strfes
aEd in few moments thu antagonfats were strue-
Cling together in one confused MASS. The fight
speedily attracted the attention Of other men OF
the respective regiments who ran to the spot,
with the intention Of separating the combatanls.
among the 6oys engaged in tails laudable en-
dsa!1e ca'1ef dd4rs PIRATE IN Co. 1sh
eah1y fette the disturbance, receigcd BULLET IN
his breast from the revolver Of John Rose, private
Of Co 9, Sid Mts. Cavalry. Idare fell without
moved him saw that their TREND was dying. Mad
dencd by revenge they doubtless would hare in
ficied summary vengeance on the murderers, but
At that II ,nfla1t the Ensrd cane up and torcibly
Of the inEtsnt the murderer escaped.
The Dying man was carried into the "R Rs t. and
we're uselese, and IN few moments the spirit Of
the Ea11hnt man who for three years had faced the
enemy and brayed the dangers Of Nh n ber1css hat.
tefelds bad passed i1to the presence OF its Maker
Cd in the a1ray, but not dangerously, One Of the
81 had m optic '.gouged" out, and several had 80
riaus cuts and bruises about the face and head
UhttDE the tight Ross WAS accompanied By bis
brother Stephen who refused 10 leave his side and
when the InanslayeE fed, hts brother still rematn-
ca 60 at e. big s.ds They rag t@ronh the freight de-
,'sands, !" tn the North Division. closely pursued
ey oiuSeE Frank Reed, Depot Policeman, Of the
mile tic oieer captured tho pats aad pia:ed IL tism
in the Third Precitct Police Station. About an
hour after the occurrence the I'd Wisconsin were
John Rose, upon whoee head the blood Of the
slaia uan lies, 1e one or The Ch.vairy." He was
SS5.eiina1ly captqtn il the ssbe PEfes b5igade
Wiecouein Cavalry, which WAS then stationed at
Van Buren,. Ark. Ills character is that Of brave
Idare enlisted at the organization Of the 18th,
three years ago. He has been present IN every
engagement IN which the regiment participated,
and IA idolized By his comrades. His character Is
that OF a gentleman, and he possessed all the
cbasac.cs1atics essential to the formation Of good
soldier; He is shot in the breast near the region
Stephen Ross, the brother Of John, WAS also ar
rcsted. He was one Of the participants in the
affray, but 1t is believed did not use his revolver.
@ s hai bu not se1oss 1s ias nad Il i
etatcd thar IN similar fight 1T Madison, the other
day, he either killed or se1ioasly wounded his ad-
fcfEafJs
The affair created much excitement among the
ladies at tic Rest, and this assembled citizens,
though the so3uitrl thcmselrns took tho matter in
a very phlosoph:cal1i light. It wss feared that they
woul1 make Tush for their lif1es and couSt:tute
regular battle hut ecch IVES not thcie intention.
They regarded the occurrence as sort Of neces-
sily, aid one OF them Was heard to fr11xrk in tue
b. airing o! our reporter. Its id sh9me thst
we boys czn't have little ehoot.ns among our.
selves without tkn public interfere and make
be admissible down South. are rc.ardod in 8 more
eczious light here, when they involve the sacrifice
Of human life.
SECOND W1scoEeH R1a1aENr.-One hundred
sud forty-two men and thirteen commissioned Of
fccrs, d past of the tcmnlnt Of the I'd Wisconsin
Volunteers, who h.ve completed their threc years
ofecrvcc, arrived ii the Soldiers Rest last eye-
ming. N route to Madison, Wisconsin, from Bot
tpu,s Bridge On the Chickahom1nT. captain q.
II. Otis, Of Company L ia the onlcer IN command;
accomplished MANY brilliant achievements, p4rtt-
cipatiug in the battles Of Bull Ran, GatnesEtilc,
South Mountain. Apuetam FredeT1cke b1fi;ss. Cna0-
eelorsvflle, Gettysburg, and the recent eampa'gns
20 decimafed that the Held officers were reduced
to two, Col. Mansfield and Major Parsons. In the
recent cngaremeEtB both these officers were
wounded and taken prisoners by the rebels. The
regiment pnsscd through Chicago on the 21sh o.
June, 1866, and at that time numbered 1850. Out
remaining only about twenty veterans Who have
se-enlisted, and some forty.hve who are Woandea
and In the handa Of the enemy.
Tu1TArrna.-Patriek Morse, dilapidated
looking sced, waa yrstcrday sent to the Bridewen
for sixty days On chargo OF disordetly. Hn stole
saS and torne bread tickets from the tni Of .
dnt1 krSut