Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-08-18
VOL. XIII, NO. aS....WHOLE NUMBER, 67S.


the State House was carried by
storm. That event alarmed them.
Judge Howell, the President disap-
pcarcd. Little Michael Hahn, oX-
Governor, was pulled out Of n chin
noy, covered with SCOT and was
wounded besides. X. King Cutler
was found cnsconced on the root,
hidden behind q stack OF ehimneys.
DR.. Dostc was carried of by tho
police to the station; yno Hcndcr
son, also; DIR. Hinc, also; Rev. Mr..
Horton, also-and other members
of the Convention or its satellites
the police having tho greatest diili:
Guilty in preventing tho infnriated
crowd from snatching the prisoners
from their hands and killing them
on the spot. As it waa, in tho me-
lee, DR.. Dostic and Mr.. Henderson
received several shots, and both arc
since dead; !, Hahn was cut iff tho
back and received spent ball IN
the head; ex-shcritf y. Shaw-an
old merchant here, who commenced
rs q Confederate, and then turned
over, early, to the Fcderals-was
shot in the shoulders; DR.. Hinc was
badly wounded; Rev. Mr.. Horton
had his hcad 'cavcd in" and some
other whites of the Radicals were
hurt. A great mary of tho police
were wounded, several mortally;
several citizens were hurt, some be-
ing lCokcrs-on only. To close this
list of sad events, fine young man,
Just on the verge of manhood-poor
Edgar Cenas-the last son and last
child of our old and univcrsally-es-
tccmcd fellow citizen, DR.. Ccnas,
was wounded by stray ball in the
throat while he was looking, with
other medical students, at the riot
from the upper windows Of the old
Medical College near by, and hedied
in three hours. Dr. Ccnas lost two
young married daughters by con-
sumption, in the last few years, each
Just after her marriage. His talent
cd and amiable elder son, Biilse, ar
old friend of mine in days Of yore,
was killed at the battle Of Murirees-
boro, as Adjutant of the lst Loulsl-
ana, in q desperate chargeacross an
open field, agrainst Rosencranzs
batteries. Ills remains were brought
home and re-interrcd only Il few
days ago; and now the tomb opens
again to receive the last child or
these heart-broken parents. May
heaven give them courage to bear
the heavy blow
1t was feared THAT the regiment
of negro troops would break out of
shcir quarters up towr, (disagreca-
bly, near my home,) and hasten to-
take part in the fray. 1t is stated
that three companies had to be dis
armed. l cannot say how true this
is, at all events, the Mayor, hear.
ing of rioting down town, and fear
ing what troubles tho night might
bring, and the highly excited and
feverish condition of the public mind
deemed it better to call on the lnlli-
tary for assistance. Gen. Baird, it
would appear, had determined to
forestall the Mayor, for he called out
nearly all his troops-two regiments
of infantry, several batteries OF ar
tillcry, and q number Of cavalry
proclaimed the city under martial
law; took possession Of thcCity Hall
the telegraph lines, the squares, tho
principal streets, and established
patrols and guards in all directions:
1t is perhaps we'll he did so, as !
am satisfied this did much towards
restraining any further riotous De
monstrations by whites and blacks.
How far the General can connect his
course with the Presidents dispatch
10 the Attorney General, remains TO
be seen. lie will find it u difficult
task.
/ ffr. Dallmory, one of The mem
bcrs of the Convention, after being
taken to the police station, informed
the efticer in immediate command
of the city, that he was aware that
pr. Dosiio had planned a general
uprising of the negroes in the city
last night, in case, the Convention
was intcrferrcd with. DR.. Dostic
was desperate, and have no doubt
he was ready to burn the whole city,
and murder every person in it, ifhc
could, and so doing, carry out his
plans.
The most alarming rumors pi't
vail rs to the effect this deplorabie
affair has had among the negroes in
the country. l am well aware that
many of them were prepared for an
armed demonstration here, to be as
sisted by themselves. 1t may bo
they quickly got possession of the
real facts and of the disastrous fate
of their desperate leaders, and at all
events concluded to wait. All is
quiet here and in the country. Ev-
cry one thinks this is but the begin.
ming, however, of a widespread and
fearful contest, and in consequence,
the gnnshops arc doing a rushing
business. ANON.
BY the San Antonio ledger We
learn that detachmcnts Of regular
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