Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1865-08-25
OUR SAsHEIbLR CORRESPONDENCE.



NASHVILLE, TENN, Aug. ~, 1855.
Editors Chronicle: I had nearly completed a let
ter to you to-day, when was interrupted by a
CALL and laid it aside to be finished tonight; but
unfortunately II was locked up this evening, and
the friend who bias the key to It's receptacle isn't
eeme-atable, SO am under the necessity either of
doing il all over again." or of disappointing your
expectation Of communication from me this
week. This latter, it wont do to think of Not
for moment; so here goes--not to reproduce my
already written letter, but to write another, and
save that for the next time.
The assault yesterday upon Gen. Wheeler, late of
the Confederate army, by Col. Blackburn and Capt
Quinn, now or late Of the U. 5. army, was late
last evening, and has been to-day, subject of
much comment, and the occasion Of much bitter
feeling. -. ., .rsi, = - ...4. : ~.
Gen. Wheeler was stopping at the City Hotel
being here, as one account has II, on his way home
nom northern imprisonment; and, as another say s.
here witness for the defense in the Champ Fer
guson tria-at any rate here the guest of the City
Hotel and, as j have been told, sick. ATT
Yesterday afternoon, Col. Blackburn, accompa-
MED by Capt Quinn, proceeded to Gep. Wheeler's
room, and on entering found him lying on the bed
He arose, and when Col. B. announced himself ad-
yanoed and extended hh hand after friendly or
at least polite greeting. This was met by Black
burn with blow from heavy cane, followed by
others, fast and furious. Wheeler retreated from
the room as well as he could, crying for help and
followed up by black burn still dealing him heavy
blows while Capt. Quinn, armed with a couple Of
pistols brought up the rear Of attack; ready sup
pose, to disable or kill Wheeler IT, by any means, be
should prove able to defend himself successfully or
should get the better of the valorous Colonel
Whceler's outcries, and the noise of the ARRAY,
soon brought others to the scene, and Wheeler was
rescued from his Infatuated assailant
Gen. Wheeler was found to be very severely
beaten about the head, face, and arms, insomuch
that he required at the service of physician,
though his injuries are not of dangerous cbarac-
ter
The cause Of this assault upon an unarmed, de-
fencclcss man / do not know, except upon the
statement of a morning paper, which, in matter
of the kind, would make the very best case for
Blackburn it could and all the provocation it al
eges is that 't was said that Wheeler had threat
ened Blackburn's life, and applied to him opprobi-
Gus epthets.
large crowd collected at the City Hotel soon
after the occurrence, and intense indignation, I
learn, manifested by Gen. WIS friends, and for
a little while geaeral melee between them and
COL BIS friends was imminent but it was fortu-
nately prevented by the timely arrival of a mill
tary guard.
Gen. Thomas am told, says that Col. Black
burn is not row in the U. s. service, having been
recently mustered out; and this suppose, means
that he (Gen. Thouas) win take no action in the
matttr. The papers Of this morning do not repre-
sent the city authorities having taken any eogn-
znnce of it either so suppose II will be allowed to
pass into the chronicles of these chivalrous times
unadjudicated by any recognized authority.
What Gen. Wheeler will do about it, remains to
be seen; though, in other days, it would not be
hard to predict his in the matter with GER
tainty. Now, however, things have wofully
changed; or, to express it classcally: Te,npora
mutdnter, ct nos, eunlhs, mutamer. | make this
lick at the classics without looking at dictionary
oooh Vi Suotstiohs HoAo " "Nt"tyi nhu pS-
lievc IT Is at least good Latin "pog-o, bitch
ere, fci puptum 70
The doors of the Old Theatre were thrown open
last Friday night, and the season initiated by the
zanfretta Pantomime troupe. They have played
now three nights, aud on each occasion drawn a
crowded house-a better patronage than am led
by witnessing one representation, to believe they
4 deserve
The New Theatre will soon open its portals, and
thus, with Polands, which never closes, and the
hundred and one minor shows the full whiri OF
Nashville gayety will be remaugurated.
Champ FergusonS trial still goes on, tie prosccu-
ton not even having gotten through with their
witnesses, though twenty eight days have been
given to the case. The local of the Dispatch pub
shed last week the details of an interview he had
with Champ, in which the pretty story that wrote
you, of monstrous indignites to Fergusons family
is efeetually exploded He says that no outrage Of
that kind, or any other, was ever offered them
gave it to you had often leard t-thats all
Yours truly, YIDEO.
4 WHAr THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT Do.-In April
1862, Judge Sprague of the United States District
: Court in Boston, rendered a decision in the AmI
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