The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-08

y ne Oay ION JOltflA4 cOAttAtti1 iOIlg
account of the riot in that city on Thurs
day, from which we quote the follow
ing factss 81
About noon yesterday twenty soldiers
of the 44th Ohio regiment collected in
front of the Office of the Dayton Empire
and threw stones against it. They then
entered the building, and mistaking
the composition room Of the Wochen-
blatt for that of the Empire, pied the
types of that paper as well as that of
the one they intended to visit Captain
Badger who led on the soldiers, is said
to have been intoxicated, and his case
has been reported to Gov Brough The
soldiers cheered loudly while at their
work, and a large crowd was attracted
to the place E. S. Young, E. w Da-
Wis. J. w. Dietrich, and other prominent
Union men succeeded in pacifying the
rioters, and persuaded them to disperse
The mayor of the city was also present,
but no official interference was then
necessary. The soldiers then went to
the Court House corner, where Captain
Badger made an inhammatory speech.
By this time the fire-bells sounded, and
a great throng of people had assembled
in the streets. Mr. Young and R. G..
Corwin, Esq, then made pacific speeches,
denouncing the disorder that had taken
place, and quiet seemed about to be re-
sumed, when one Maxwell, notorious
local politician Of the Copperhead party,
standing near the side of the speaker,
to Mr. Corwin' s remark that the soldiers
were organized to sustain the Consti-
tntion and the laws, added and the
niger.
His remark had the effect that seem
ed desirable. 1t fired the soldiers with
fury, and they rushed forward to avenge
the unprovoked insult But whether
they recognized Maxwell as the author,
it is difficult to ascertain At all events
he retreated among others, and was
followed up, when he drew and dis
charged pistol, the shot wounding a
soldier severely in one hand. Another
and another shot followed in quick
succession, and Suddenly a number of
men in citizens clothes-some of them
said to be police officers-spread them
selves like line of skirmishers across
Main, south of Third street, and opened
a reckless and wanton fire with re-
volvers, directly into the helpless, in
offensive and unarmed crowd of citi-
zens-men, women and children-who
fed affrighted in every direction.
The firing lasted but a minute or
two, some fifty shots or more were fired
Of this number it is said that five were
discharged by q soldier, who, upon ex-
hausting his weapon, fell back, his COM
rades (soldiers) being unarmed Dur
ing the firing, bullets whistled fiercely
through the air, or struck sharply in
the streets, knocking up the dust in
little puffs, but the effects, save in the
dispersion of the multitude, were not
Immediately apparent A few minutes
later, however, Daniel Garlic, a peaceful
spectator, staggered into the Journal
office, fell and died. Jules Ogier, a
wounded soldier of the llth Ohio walk
ed up home, when it was discovered
that he was dangerously wounded in
the right lung, and in one of his hands
One Whitcomb, a soldier of the 4th
Ohio Cavalry, was said to be wounded
in the groin. An eyewitness says that
the soldier alluded to above did not
fire in consequence of defective weap-
on, but he stood his ground till badly
wounded
George Kittridge IAN urchin), son of
Mr. Kittridge, of Miami City, was Sc
verely wounded in the left leg, the ball
striking the bone, glanced and lodged
in his foot
P Eicher, a policeman of the 9th
ward, was shot in the right hand. 1t is
said he was associated with the assail-
ing party.
A ball struck James Kelly, the Court
House crier, on the shoulder blade, but
did not penetrate the skin
Several others were struck but not
wounded.
A coroner's jury was called in Carl's
case, and returned a verdict that he
was shot by some person unknown
The drinking houses were all closed
out The companies of volunteer militia
were called out BY sunset all was
quiet. Captain Badger was arrested and
held to bail in the sum of $500 which
he furnished. None of the soldiers or
Copperheads were taken into custody
The Journal remarks:
In this connection we cannot forbear
the reflection that the conduct of
the Union citizens of Dayton, yesterday,
in their earnest efforts to allay the mob
and restore the peace, was strikingly in
contrast with that of the Copperheads
during the Jail mob, and when the Cop
perhead rioters utterly destroyed the
Journal Office
After the mob dispersed from the
front of the Empire office, the response
bility for the peace shifted from the
soldiers to the Copperheads. The sol
diers listened tothe advice of order
loving men and were prepared to dis
perse, when the wanton insults of Max
well, uttered maliciously, and apparent
ly with generalization, goaded them
into fury and reminded them of long
continued series of insults. They rushed
forward for revenge and the affray thus
provoked by Copperheads, who pre-
pared for desperate work, was begun.
The first shot was fired by them. Near
ly all the shots were fred by them