Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-02
A special to the st. Louis Democrat nom
Cole County IN. under date OF the 29th, says

Cole County III. under date Of the 29lh, says !:
Copperbeads came into that town to st.
tend Court yesterday, with guus concealed
10 wagons and armed with pistols
Some soldiers in the Court House yard
we're drawn into an affrsy. and general
fight ensuvd. The County Sheriff sprang
from the Judges staud and commenced hr'
ing bis pistol at Union men.
Maj York, Surgeon of the 54ih Illinois
Regt., was one Of the first victims. Tue
Union men being ouinnmbered nj the Court
Ii ouSe, ran 10 houses and stores for arms
aud we're fred upon from the windows
Ten or twelve were wounded
Col. Mitchell, Of the 81 h, was badly
wounded. Oliver Saler was killed. james
Goodrich, VIM. Hart, II. c. JrGreys and
several soldiers belonging to the "a b were
severely wounded
The 81, Regt.. arrived in the afternoon.
aud formed on the Square. Nelson Wels'
the man who e ed the first shot was in'
staLtly killed.
Col. Brooks with squad Of men went ID
pursuit of a gang Of CopperbeadS about
seven miles distant
Can't. Williams has some 20 prominent
Secesh implicated in the affair, under guard
at the Court House.
The insurgents, by later dispatch from
Nation, are threatening both Charleston
and Nation. AT Midnight on the 80 b
Col Mitchell started on reconnaissance
from Cha lesion with one hundred mounted
men. lie captured o number Of prisoners
amung them two who had been wounded II
the Charleston uffray. He learned tina
the insurgents, commanded by Sberit
O'Hair, were fortified about twelve mile
from Charleston awaiting his attack
Col Jones in command here, has nulheDt
Information that the einsurgents are in force
An attack is expected on that place TO
night, rs the Copperbeads have sworn L
release the thirtyiive prisoners who ar
corfn,d here. Steps have Leeu taken t
insure the safety OF The place. The Ais
Illinois has been ordered from Camp Yate
and five huudrcd men f. ON indianapolis
General Helm zelman is expected this eve
ming. Sheriff O'Hair, at his RENDEZVOUS
has been joined by his brother, the Sherii
of Edgar Couusy, with baud of despera
does. A sly, sent out by the insurgent
was csp'uted in the afternoon He confes:
es that there ole large bands OF boh plG
ecs.
Auolhe dispatch Of the 80 b says: "
have reliable authority that there are fou
bundled rebel Copperheads en- route for th
place, from the wssf, and three hundre
aud City more coming from the south
Great excitement prevails, aud the town
puder martial law.
A special TO the Chicago Tribune fro1
Mattoun, says, that 400 men ef the Sal
. Illinois regiment leave for Charleston tc
eight to attack the rebels who are said t
be 300 strong and nnder the command {
Sheriff John S. THAR, and entrencbed a
Holl days Mills, ten miles Northeast G
Charleston A portion of the 54th is o
Ms,us;ovH, iist place 1vitig threatened fror
Shelby aud Montoon counties. Two cou
panies Of the Invalid corps, enroutc 70
Spring field, have been stopped at Charles
ton for gArris isop duty. Plckcfs are on a
, the roads. In the fight on Monday, fou
If the SAL aud one Union citizen wer
! killed and Colonel AlitcMl, Eve private
and two Union men wounded. Two col
pc heads were killed and several wounded