The Howard union. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-29

the rebels kept constantly changing their
position getting nearer to the Notifications,
violating every rule of honourable warfare,
with the intention 1t is supposed Of making
a charge, acting in the same cowardly and
dishonourable manner Of Forrest at Fort
Pillow.
In the fight, on the federal side the loss
was about ten killed and about fifteen
wounded, many of them slight. The killed
and mortallY wounded amounted ID about
sixteen in all, including the three citizens.
1t is not known how many were killed on
the confederate side. It is supposed to be
about eighty and at least two hundred
wounded, All the rebels that were buried
here, were strangers from Arkansas and
Texas. The Missourians that were killed,
were carried off for interment amongst their
friends. They carried all of their wounded
off except about thirty that was mortally or
very severely wounded.
THE BURNING OF THE ToWg.
About 8 o'clock in the day, Maj John R.
More, post Commissary, and acting Quar-
ter-master, having used the basement and
second story Of the City Hall for storage,
fred the building to prevent the ammunition
and stores falling into the hands Of the reb-
els. The FIRE from the City Hall commu-
nicated 10 several adjacent buildings, they
to others; the wind blowing q strong breeze
at the time it was thought at one time that
the whole town would burn up as there
were but few men in town TO save it from
destruction, as the rebels under Shelby
kept up constant fire from the south side
Of the river on the citizens, whenever they
were seen on the streets, with grspe-shot
shell, and small arms. Two buildings were
fired near the Notifications by orders Of
Capt. Mayo, that were near the ontrenoh.
ments. Fifteen houses in all were burnt
including one store, one jowclIcr store, on.
shoe shop, one sOddlcr shop and dwelling
one church, one cabinet shop and min
dwelIings, It was o terrific time for oil
heretofore quiet town Of Glasgow. Til
firing of cannon, the bursting Of shell, III
rafting Of thousands Of small arms, toge!he
with cracking Of timbers and smoke Of th.
burning buildings and burning shingles Hnt
sparks of fire flying in all directions mingled
with the groans of The wounded and dying
was q sad thing to contemplate. But such
is wnr.
WHO Is aEsPoZsIBLE ron BURNING Tur
CITY.
II ia q we'll known fact that for several Days
before the fight, Maj More had all things
arranged to fire the City Hall if IN case
there was any danger of its being taken BY
the rebels or if the federal forces would bC
compelled 10 eyOcuato the post. It was
suggested to him "that it would be a better
plan to take all the ammunition and store:
out of the Hall and put them in some isOla
ted building, or on some vacant lot, covered
by tarpoloOns, with a proper guard PLACED
over them, so as to not destroy the flint
building and adjacent property" but tina
was not the programme. It is SAID the Maj
did not even try to save has books befor'
he fired the building. Well it IS suppose,
that was in accordance TO military usages
It Is sometimes troublesome 10 settle witt
the government. The few words "burn
by military necessity" IS certainly yer,
short way ofmaking a report, and final set
tlement. And as Uncle Sam has Ion;
purse with loose strings, it is presumed
is all right. But there is one fact that som
men cannot see into, that is, the gyco
loss Of private property 10 many individ
uals; if there was any military necessity (
burn their property, they and the publ
t have failed to see the point. 1t is true thu
, the two isolated buildings burnt By Cap
Mayo's orders, were Of a military necessity
r (although one of them was burnt by mis-
take,) in burning the other it doubtlei
saved The lives of many Of the men in III
) entrenchments. Maj. More estimated th
stores and ammunition at about $4,000
) value; to keep that amount from falling int
. rebel hands, he burnt over 100000 wort
: Of individual property, many Of those ind
t viduals badly able TO lose it,when it
e well known that there was OF least $lOO
t 900 worth Of Government property on II
f leyee that was not burnt, but fell into Il
t rebel hands, amongst the lot was lively
q hundred suits Of cavalry uniform and se'
Y eral bales Of blankets, together with larl
9 amount Of other stores and arms, taken c
9 of the eam-boat West Wind, This pro-
/. erty it is supposed was not under the charl
it Of Maj. More. But some person was r
IS sponsible for leaving that amount of pro
d erty, (,hs very things the rebels wanted
/ viz: clothing, blankets, medical stores, al
1t arms, to fall into their hands.