The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-30

The Attack bv Pike On Magiuni>. ut
Hutshore- On the Z6th inst.

. From fnH Cnrirna.I lH'l.ilIHlal
The Attack by Pike On Maginnis. at
nlusboro, on thc I6th inst.
[ Thc sts.rs vsrefru.y Democrats tcIi
mCeuu-. ana Nr Long address q 30 taroVer
T On hour. gitboui tcirs later uPicf, or Tsr-
cenuE l1y IA nt ill-uiif among The au-
I dieucs. he ie1 thc ground q .es niinuzss
I with o. FRIEND
I AI-. Narinnis. the candidate OF che stsfe
I sovcra. raiv rsstv Dor Lieaieuout Governr-.
I allowed ID q rral argument on the 1ug.n
ana nature dl tht- feIleral tgs clu- I=e had
only rEocreiei p en- miuilics areout %.
G riertucc or marks % dn seut. when sgi-
Z icaiv Carrorsl Fake. iats u. che army. brIsn
I Ia uHon the speaker u.ta question
lo you saV aIatc has ths ught Il &C.
cs,ie
Ma-iun.s rcrl sd be IVES coni ug i' Thar
rreseu U.s.. Pike rcncstc,l zoe gucsti'u- Sta
g.luIs then said iast snct wa 'hc trit 10
what be- bad So g and he exte.ied 10 de-
alausfrltc 20 'srhra.7 er.sa l'sks bon a load
yoicc. "wc soldiers thai .oufht Che South OH
iir Ugh ih war arc set ai mur1crcrs .u
n ur opinion" Naginnis replied mildly
that ne had not said 81. To which Pike re-
loiura. very exc tesIif. "lou are Iamurd
secess,eU 50. at1 90 viii nos l'F any such
,ilk here. Asu must come DOVE De sa-t,
lfs7vilE out auaVN revolver n1't tour-shIu-
81. uc commauies h.ui Oh eoule aoau sew
erai times. and "a Narinnis arcei sou, Do
hr,a h.s rs,al,er hat wish bel aim. ara
pulled q heavy tab oI tha platform t0 tho
srouud, smashing the pitcher and tumoier7.
ana upsettine with it Mag unis hat aa.
can b. which were e lcrUar,ss b oleu- tiud-
Jog Maginuis could u1t Pee scared hy these
outrage, Pike scramhled upon che platform
B m-c.t pistol IN hand, where Che President
ana several other. were standing ou lle'r
tec, aud eudcay ring to cet sway When
Dc got Up be iound Nagruia con
Honulg him, aud ~ De- ap5roaehc.i-
tir latter drew has pistol ana hrrl
close to Pixies head, when on Oh
NAB, euteavorug CAB leave nrucS Ma
Einnis elbow and throw Up tnr pistol, 81
chat The hail h.t ahovc tac brow. and only
cut the scalp Cor couple I'D inches. Ma
glnnis ssirei Pixies pistol then with his len
huud % divert Dis aim, and Pike ired at his
eo'iy and struck MaC.unis iust below fHe
stomach, anil made flesh wound oi small
sac, bot iu a mot dang ro1s D act---1 near
the bowels. Aagiuuis could nos cDck Dis
pistol but ailer FIko Cred, hc used che bar
rci I'D % Ca his head. cutting several gashrs,
shieh bls,l ursHls-i,-. and stunned Pike.
who krcd another Intellectual shot between
Magnuis' legs, end Cen o. The platform.
bleeding and ovcrpoworci, and Magiuu,-
hurled aim OF 10 the ground. about three
feet, where he lay hu h's o ends took him
up Aaginnis never 'cit she PLATFORM end
fought DO ont tll his adversary went lu gfus1
ior scod The weapons were very unequal.
Nas.uuis had "a small one, but Pixies was 90
large sirc, and b. had boosted of iia cxccH-
uou- The friends Of both parties seem 90
have ict them to 6ght Do out, and nobody
attempted 10 stop &C. some soldiers cucuur-
aged Pike % kiil che speaker on che plat.
form, aud seemed OBJ enjoy thc aggression
upon bis rights aud safety. The mass oi
The people were indignant, and exprcssei
themselves freely aitergard. The PARTIES
were both arrested, but bot bound ovori hla-
ginnis saying that q hc could not protect
himscll. on "a p 'atlorm in "a ruhlic meeting.
from one mau, he would 1c uuutihus OBJ
prcsccute him. and chat any rute Pike has
got thc worst OF Be-. aud De was not viudict
ave. Mr.. Magiuuis' conduct is as much OLE
mired as Pixies Is Condemned. and rude
ness end ruiGan.sm have mct with timely
cheek. for which WE an thank the bravery
aad caa'ncss of SCR. Nariuu.s. Tie speaks
this evening Of the state Soverclr niv heal
quarters, nemrcratic Exchange Both per-
ties are Democrats. Magiun.s ha.oug.uE i1
The long wing and Pike Oh the shoot,