Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-22

MutrsnY Anarsrs-sakAT ConnorloS ~
rur Cry YrsrrspAr The quiet OF the city
Yesterday. the holy Sabbath. was somewhat dis
turbed by crowds upon the streets. gathered in
consequences Of alleged military arrests of we'll
known citizens There were a thousand exsgger-
ated rumors aaost among these gatherings, and
I, was hard. for long time. TO tell what vas Up
-vha, had been done and what IL was intended
TO do After a WHILE visiting several ofthe an-
tborites. our reporter ascertsined that on S2tur-
dav about . + NJ some Eve hundred revolyers
aud thirty five thousand rounds OF cartridges had
arrived at the job printing establishment Of II II.
Dodd 4 Co East Washington street. Mr.. Dodd
himself being absent in New York, il sup
posed that he had made tue shipment. a. one Of
the officials Of an organization known in our
public prints rs the Sons Of Liberty The boxes
were marked -. J. Parsons" the name OF
business partner Of Mr. Dodd's They arrived at an
hour when all were absent from the Office except
the engineer, who, knowing nothing about the
matter, took them il charge and stored them ia
the engine room. Almost Immediately a squad
of soldiers, acting under official direction, ap-
petred and took possession of the arms and am
munition and removed them. The revolvers are
from the house OF W j. Symes, No 800, Broad
vay. New York. agents for the Savage revolving
irearm, manufactured At Middleton. Connect
cut
Between one and two clock at night. guard
detailed for the purpose visited the residence of
Vim. NJ. Harrison, on Massachusetts, avenue,
who is said TO be the Secretary of the organiza
ton published az the Sons Of Liberty, and ar
rested him. Mr. Harrison's premises were thor
oughiy searched, without, however, fnding any
thing to connect him with the firearms.
Yesterday morning Mr. Parsons and Charles
p. Hutchinson, another of Dir. Dodd's business
partners. were also arrested.
AlLtbese parties were taken to the guard house
at Soldiers Home. In the afternoon Nr. Hutch
inson and Mr., Parsons were released upon taking
the oath of alleeisnce. Mr. Harrison still re
mains in custody
Ii was reported on the street that M. Dodd.
by means of telegraph. bad been arrested in New
York, but the authorities say that, officially, no
dispatches passed either 10 or from that city yes
terday.
Throughout The day, az ne have said, there
were excited crowds at the corners along Wash
ington stree discussing the matter in various
views aud moods. Once. in front Of Yohn's
Block, the military ordered the crowd 10 dis
perse and two persons, being dilatory in obeying,
were bayoueted. one of them in the back quite
severely. il is said.
On the night of the seizure Saturday sol
/ ders were stationed along the entire half square
4 between Washington street and the alley run
ming north and up and Gown Pennsylvania and
/ Meridian streets
Several business houses in The vicinity had
to forego all trade.
/ We will say, whether this procedure on he
on the part Of the United States military author
tiles was necessary or not. that what was done
sas done quietly and in a manner looking to the
preservation Of the peace of the city. Colonel
Jones at present acting as cOmmandant OF the
district .in the absence Of General Darlington,
managed the whole aiiair, in the performance OF
what he conceived to be his duty. with infinite
discretion.
We have detailed the facts We could sei
them. The thousand other stories OF arrests
&c, readers may have heard, they may sci
down for nothing.
The establishment of Ii II Dodd X Co. as
we'll the entire building, placed under
charge OF the military all Saturday night and ~
to , o'clock yesterday afternoon. No property
was destroyed, strict orders having been given tC
protect il at all hazards. We suppose that a:
Messrs Parsons and Hutchinson again FIRE,
men business viii go on with them and the pub
lie to -day az usual We conclude by repeating
that order was maintained under all the excite
ment There an entire absence OF the spiri
: Of mobocracy In is not likely that further ar
rests either here elsewhere will grow ont o
this matter.