Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-12

lslIAeAiaff-, Ian, sept 10
lne parly ARRIVED At this piece a. hall.
ta.t +, and wee iDmediaf y escorted .
tie Bate, house, by torch light PROCESSION
u! III. u l.nson r'tlbs. over mile IA length.
IA ia, Precedent s.,rhiei from hls cairiaee,
h" 50. greeted w the acclanaiions II AZ
least lp.eo, p.opls. .nnposed II bo,h
b,noerni- o. ! Eep,ibcans. cannon were
hrci and exhibinsn. were made all along
ter Ut tom the d. pot to the hsie. shic
many uf he rutlic buinings and pti,a'-
r,.-4.irnc,- wcfe t4stciuNy illuminated
ihs "a Repuh.icsn strpns told. bat a large
tsIfeb,r lcppr in IT, riace--ion fere n.,l
su'53sr-. ). ~ .ase the n.a3e ~ i..- j -'I
en Asa ,4tt, a h--fiy 1elronae \ afe~
i4Ht,. i.r. ts44. raf.Helts a,tc ~ irr pto-
ce-s'on airon, which I noticed Gran, r,d
! .ftsyuf h,s.of t. whom h,rer g. d.e
tf. lena.cs,e.- w. ls Jaet on, ~ X At.
4 .hnson also, 't,.orous veto also. Nv.
honsi H. d..iuai1m ~ lie oin,'.fUt4.n
sis "Nn A'fsoan eqIali,y - Atrran
} ,.tes-no Aftirsn amendments ai-e, -
S,ses or none. and many others u ,n ap.
riopac character.
Tho opponent. 81 President johnson, |
r.,rct 10 say. are resor'ing 10 nurdsrors
n,tacas pom several occaso ns he has
u an made the recipient 81 gross indignities
,,nee leaving Chicago. These indigni,ics
have culmina,ed IN threats Of assa >sination
and lis triends now opns,dcr his lf. IA dan.
..t during the remainder OF his tour. The
drama which has Jus, been cnact-d Ia front
oil the BATES house, IN Christian lndianapo.
liz hegsars eli description.
The President Wa introduced to the
crowd by aol Meredith. =, d: ita npted to
! speak, but the crowd would ut ,et him.
The Ircsidcnt SAID III you will let me
sp,nk five minutes, will shut up you
damucd traitor, or IN shoot you r came
from = voice. ''Shoot tho damned traitor =
shoot him :" "shoo, him" cried several
VOICES. Hang, bang, bang went three
shots
a group Of lrishmen carrying . trans
pa,ency ~ith the notices ''lsishsnen well
come the President" were attacked and
sew. RELY beaten, and ind,sc, iusinate fir,nR
commenced sosnc twelve shots being 0red.
A ter. ,blc scene transpired. in which men
With torches were beaten aud driven of BY
radicals, who were ARMED With clubs and
Iistols.
The Mayor aud police refused 10 assist,
aud there are only 81 soldicrs about aud
they arc three miles from town.
The President, Urans. Farrsgnt, Custsr
AID many others Of the gentlemen compoa>
ing the Presidents party, witnessed the
whole affair.
ten. Grant saw ! dozen shots fired. and
remarked that u was thu most disyracxful
scene he ever ssw.
A large number Of Irishmen were injured.
lncud,ng two who were severely wounded,
An organization called the 10y al league, with
= ts,tcscd flag. eau ed all the trouble which
saS prcmcdiiatcd
Gen. Grant commanded them TO so home,
winch they did. all the while swearing that
the President should not speak in IndianApo-
lis. before the Rad calls dispersed they had
thoroughly cleaned out the Irish clubs and
the johnson men, and had the field To them
selves.
Oar train was also dragged" short dis
lance this side Of Terra II ute. but was
turned in time to keep II on the rails
S.nce my last dispatch there has been
smother fight, in which Andrew Steward an
lrishman. was shot IN the eye; Walter Ruck-
en-, an old man, wounded in the knee, and
John Stay was ahot in the hand
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Notwithstanding the rainy day and n ght,
an immense number Of people assembled 10
front Of the Bates House 10 witness the r..
ceptiou Of the President The house wa
beautifully deceeated eth Chiness lanterns.
The President was received 1t the Terre
Haute depot, and sseostsd = the Bates house,
BY prominent citizens and large torch.
light procession. For On hour there VAS 4
ane display Of FIRE. works from the top o.
the buildings. Each Of the party were in,
troduccd to the crowd from the balcony OF
Washington street. and we're received viii
prolonged cheers.
When Gsn. Meredith commenced the re,
come address to the Pr. sident, it vas eyi
deIt there wss an org ,nized gang Of row.
dies, led by prominent Republicans. detcrru
ined to prevent the President from speak
In. When he commenced returning thanks