, 1865-03-14
OUR PADUCAn LETTER.
ACNUIJTAL OF GENERAL PAINE.

The General Is Assaulted in tht
| Streets Of Paducah--Another
| Fight Growing out OF the
Triai--Guerilla In
telligence.
Correspondence of the Chicago Trlhunc,1
PADucAH, KY. March 8, 1876,
The acquittal If Gen. Paine by the M,litar,
Cou,t has already been made known TO ron
This result WAS not unexpected, and g,yet
general satisfaction to Union men, On Tncs
day the General had sspassagc-at-arms'
with one Of our citizens, Of character not
taught at Vest Point, MOI: provided for In the
"Reyised q. 8. Army Regulations" In the
morning Gen. Paine met Dr.. Alexander. =
citizen, strongly prejndfced against him, and
whose testimony be strongly ciitlclsed. The
Doctor said but little in reply; In the affer.
noon, however he again encountered the
General. when drawing pistol made toward
Elm rs Il intending to use the weapon. The
General told the Doctor that ho was uparn1-
"a, when the latter dropped his pistol upon
| the sidewalk, and struck the General Win
bis fist. Ascuf1lc ensued. Gen. Pasne uslne
h1s cane and The Doctor his fists, when the
dtnernl was thrown, Lila antagonist filling
on Top ol him, but d soldier pulled him OF bc.
tore the General sustained any injury. At
thih )unclnre the provost guard arrived and
1908 the Doctor into custody and conveyed
active, healthy, ablc-bodied man. much
younger than The General, who ia somewhat
advanced in years, and for years has been H.
boring under disease. Had he been armed be
Would hare made short work Of h.s assallaut,
~, a RW minutes after this occurrence, rGIa-
llse Of Aiexander's, beng inccnsed At arg
mark made by Capt. Chapman, District Pro-
xost Marshal respecting tie fracas, struck The
captain blow In the face. The blow was
returned with Interest, and soldier standing
near, rushed in to the Captains assistauce.
During the melee Gen. Meredith and soma Of
1is .tad rode up and quieted the disturbance.
An Investigation has been called and both
these unpleasa ant affairs will be Thoroughly
EQfed. The public feeling Is intense. nnd
sympathy geuetuify Oh the su1 of THIS uiilcers.
THO CANT ulgnt the stable of DR.. Henry
W. DAVIS, Medical Director, WAS fired and de-
stroyed with all Its con; ;cnts, including two
splendid horses belonging to Dr. Davis and
two horses belonging TO the Governments. It
" beyleved the fire WAS tue worx Of rebels, a5
Dr.. Davis orderly occupied room In the
stable, and he being the eo1dicr who struck
Captain Chatman's assa,lant. It Was desir-
Able to put him out Of the way,
Nothing has occur ed lately to disturb the
quiet Of the country in this immediate yIcini-
ty<although other parts u the district have
not been. 50 fortunate. On Monday three
1nmers, who had been to Columbus to sell
their cotten, we're ~aylatd BY some scoun.
amount Of s., 500. The robbers had their
faces and hands blackened, like negroes.
1hey had probably been prowling around
Columbus, and, learning the business OF the
farmers, passed the pickets but 4 short time
lefore Their victims and robbed them on Their
Nt7Hn TkAen L.
now cease. Gen. Meredith, after constantly
importunsng his superiOrs, mas ut length re-
ceiIcd 4 detachment Of cavalry, one hundred
Of whom viii be stationed 1T BIandsilic, in
oder to protect the citizens. The country
between Green and Cumberland rivers and
the Slate line lernaiu6 open to guerilla raids.
no force having been lately furnished that
district. Had not this detachment OF cayai-
ry been sent to us more ttian half the furm4
in the district OF Western Kentucky would
have renamed uncultivated. So daring had
the gueriltas become that they had deter
ply the garrison Of this city with wood, sup
losing they were unguaided; bnt. learning
that sufficient force to protect the wagons
always accompanied them, the gentlemen of
OF the road wisely threw up the job IN dis
gust. !
i few days since 100 men Of the 4th U. 9.
heavy artillcy, {colored) under Capt. Moss,
Lieut.. Putnam and other of1icrrs left Cojum-
h,,e <r u n HSrtsnou rt,a So ..t.t.a
thnv .ncnynned At iit,ia s,o+,an ~, - s;,
rosJ Nnscaw hs-a tt,ar ata.., g' a. sas ran
+oat,, ! ~. a no,s;da.e,ia "e.S uelee1f A.
g. ata.,t, ~ -.a-e +has- ,J " .uc snemy
sn,s.ass 4hat t,'sx raS auu ,s:ttt ~ "
81 avs os,,., arS a.,,s. - .h "nn len nest
,rasa a.,ra1 ntr ,,. stsS suJn LIS. An.y
low M Ill ~ 49, ~. - uto,,a NJ was
cssns1t, a. .1,ns,,, +,;. a,11ona ane only
s1;nht,Gy xnnrdSd ~ r.. ngtoea ~ mas une man
ds7 = s.sses,.,,,ed +h.t ~ tne asht
~ cnn.,dsrah1x n1rah.- Nc 80 .essls = saae5-
md o,non1 4hs ri,,.a .naa ae Icy moaaoeo,
thton1S the he'd Ths "as "f1;,sns "ne a?or, s1ot
hehest firms of The vaitr NJ tbei, e - troaaa ~ se
ana # x.s ~fth d;f1icn'tx ~ ,h.l fus .toops,
,inei e. fieiermine1 ~ara ~ so~.u os
hard.toshsnd conhat LIN th.,- .4! f,!np upon
n,es.oys Eors o9nsa I. r.@,~.nh.-45 a.J ~, ",
yet he AVENGED. ~N' ''D" " A1'
Hirtmsn E rirtnsl1v commended hv. ,o+.a
rehrI named Harrfx' :. IL issn-s n,.s:s r-snts
Dermifs. and will allow M r,ods r. ha
hrourht into town or nasx fntn ,hr comntrr
without his authority. Thc RASCAL IL dn:np q
~l-x-1.es L-4:.a.as, a.,d e.4th~.;..r IL. nast7
The expense Of the people. No Federal troops |
are stationed there. Harris has . few men |
under his command, ostensibly to keen onr |
gue1llas, and prevent ruids from regular
rebel soldierJ who have been stationed in the |
vicinity but 1t is believed that he Is little
better than 2 spy for the rebel forces and
leader Of tic guerilla bands. At ali events, |
since he assumed control Hickman has been
visited By both rebels and gue1tltas, her citi-
zens abused and robbed, and three valuable !