The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-04-19

land without anything pertentous in events
! Immediately transpiring. There were ru
fmors of evacuation, but very few supp osed
zthe event was upon us and at hand .ne
Echurch bells rang as usual, with notnlngt
3of alarm In their tone, and wersnipperst
{ were as prompt and devout as was thelrE
Ewont. But by the hour of noon neryeus}
Speople began to snuff danger IN the air,
Aand ones ears were filled with the mostE
8terrible rumors. Then there came an I
increase In the number Of wagonsl
Eon the street, boxes and trunks were beingi
chastity loaded at the departments andI
Edriven to the Danville depot. Those who;
chad determined to eyacuate with the fugl-,
Etiye government looked on with amaze
Ement; then, convinced of the fact, rushed,
Hto follow the governments exampie.-
EVehicles with two horses, one horse, or
keven no horse at all, suddenly rose to a
Epremium value that was astounding and
Eten fifteen, and even hundred dollars Ia
Egold or Federal currency was offered for
Ia conveyance. Suddenly, as if by magic,
8the streets became flled with men work
ling as though fer wager, and behind
Sthem excited negroes toting trunks, bum
Ndles, and luggage of every description
aAll over the city it was the salne-wag5-
ions, trunks, bandboxes and their owners,
a mass OF hurrying fugitiyes, filing the
,Estreets. The banks were all open, and
Edepositors we're as busy as bees removing
Etheir specie deposits; and the directors
kwere equally active in getting Oft their
tEbullion. Hundreds of thousands OF dol
Elars were destroyed, both Stateeand Con-
Efederate. Night came, and with it con-
Illusion worse confounded. There was no
-Tsleep for. human eyes in Richmond Sun
Eday night. The rapid tramp of men upon
j ethe streets, the rattle and roar of wagons,
j Sthe shouts Of soldiers retreating through
} Fthe city to the south side, went on the
sXwhole long, long weary night. q
u PILLAaER KILLED.
ID One of the pillaging soldiers engaged
Gin robbing the stores on Main street on
II HMonday mering, was shot from tho inside
Ebv the proprietor while he was knocking
lin the shows glass. A charge of buckshot
Conferred his stomach, and it was believed
Ehe died in short time, but We could moi
Elearn what become of the body. At thu
I SSgoyernmen clothing store, corner of Cary
tfand Peral streets, a man, while pillagins
!, sclothing, fell through the hatchway ant
r Ebroke his neck.
THE CoMMIssARYz STORE HOUSE.
n At daybreak, Monday morning, tht
Escene at the commissary depot, at the
Ebead of the dock, beggared description
: Hundreds of government wagons were
. eEloaded with bacon, flour, and whisky, ant
Edriven off in hot haste to jcin the retreat
Ting army. Negroes with their peculiar
E"heave oh r. sweated and worked like
Ebeavers, but the immense piles of store,
l kdid not seem to diminish in the least
HThronged about the depot were hundred
Eof men, women and children, black an.
Ewhite, provided with capacicus bags, bas
Ekets, tubs, buckets, tin pans, and aprons
Hcrushing, pushing, and crowding, awaiting
Sthe throwing open of the doors, and til,
tNorder for each to help himself Whel
: Ethe government wagons had gotten off al
yEthe stores possible, twas found that sey
yReral hundred barrels of whisky remaines
osin the upper story. s.
N wHIsKEY scATERAcT.
III One after another, in hasty procession
q ekthe barrels were rolled to the hatchway
: Ethe heads knocked out, and miniatur,
e eKwhisky Niagara poured continuously dewl
eHpouring into the dock in a current aimos
$ Hstrong enough to have swept man IF his
Meet. Between two hundred and three
Ehundred barrels were thus poured out--
n Ia big drink to the 6nny inhabitants o.
n q the river. About sunrise the doors wer,
-Sopened to the populace, and rush tha
,fSalmost seemed to carry the building of
, Eits foundations, was made, and hundred
Eof thousands of pounds of splendid bacon
Efour. &C.. went into The capacious NAV
Eof the public. And here we may remark
s kthat while the Confederate Governmen
Z Ewas making such poor mouth over tn
/ -&reported failure of supplies-while th'
Epeople were being starved that tho arm,
yhmight be fed, this immense storehous
'egwas bursting with fullhess and plenty, t.
3Ecome finally to utter wreck and waste.
n SUDDEN WEALTH.
"a While hundreds of families have bee
;, grendered homeless and houseless by th
:, d aconfagratioD, great many persons wh
: live in sections spared by the flames hay
Accumulated small fortunes by reseuin
Elarge quantities of goods from the burn
ling buildings. Clothing; shoes, dry good
yS of every description were saved in larg
d quantities, and are now stored away in th
4 houses of those who saved them. Par
., restitution would be the proper thing il
II eases whore the owners were known.
i.H Va JOIIification.
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n CLEVELAND, April ia salute o