The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-09-22
The President In indianapolis.
Dlsgrateful scenes.

'nr ~ the most disgraoriull o.
currenc- that ever took place in an
American city was witnessed nj the
reception Of The President II Indian
apolis. We make some extract. from
The Horoh Of tina, city;
The most d~i.graccGl scene ever
enacted ia this crimc-staincd city, At
tended the reception Of President
johnson La, night.
General Meredith ia the midst Of a
perfect pandcmouium Of yillainou,
noises, succeeded in making his re-
ccption speech, and introduced the
President. The Chief Magistrate of
the nation, with uncovered head. his
white hairs aud the dignity Of his
station appealing in vain for a re-
spcctful hearing, faced a frantic mob,
which greeted him with an over
whelming storm Of groans, Kisses,
bellowings and all sorts of %grotcsquc
noises, interpreted with vile aud in
s%ulting epithets. The friends of the
President, Of whom there were thous-
ands in the streets, were taken bv
surprise, and ovcrawcd by strength
and determined front Of the rioters.
In vain were they appealed to. The
uproar was continued without inter
mission until they had beloved
themselves hoarse. II seemed rs If
all hell had broken loose, and its in
mates were holding high carnival in
front Of the Bates House.
After standing full ten minutes on
the balcony the President turned his
back on the mob, and entered his
room, doubtless strongly impressed
with the dcccncy and good breeding
Of an indianapolis audience, which
refuses the Chief Magistrate of the
nation a hearing. The shutters
were closed, the curtains drawn, and
the mob left to cnioy "thc fruits" Of
their victory. For half an hour or
more the riot was kept up without
cessation of the groaning and below
Ing, and then il assumed A more
serious shape. The torchlight pro-
ccsslon began TO move through the
crowd, when the rioters opened the
ball by striking at the lamps with
their cudgels, aud smashing the
transparcncics. 4 torch -hearrr whose
lamp was knocked oil by a brawny
rullian turned the stanf aud broke
the scoundrcl's head with il. Then
pistols were brought into rcouisition.
Some twenty shots were fired. aus
ing a general scattering of the crowd.
4 citizen named John Trucks was
hit IN the nose, aud a gentleman
named Rocker, from Hamilton coun-
~, rcccived a ball in his knee. II is
said that Mr.. Charles Stagg, a lawyer
and photographic reporter, revived
a stray shot in the hand, and that a
lady was also slightly wounded.
Some time after the first shoot NJ.
Howard Strctchcr, a Young man Of
the city, shot and killed a man named
Stewart. Strctchcr is johnson man.
Stewards politics We do not know.
We did not yet any authentic infor-
nation Of the circumsiarrrs preceding
thcshooting, but under a dthat somt
one struck Strctchcr. lie arcl thrry
shots, one Of which struck Stewart in
the mouth, lodging in the back part
Of his head. lie was carried into
the corner drug store, and o dicl.
During the first melee the riotcr
struck indiscriminatcly ut the mar
shals and torch bearers. Some q
the horses ridden by the marshall
wcrc frightfully cut aud gnshcd.
IL Is evident that the whole thin
was prcconcCrted. Runners Of a lis
turbancc were rife throughout tn,
day, and the presence of a larg
number of prominent Republicans il
the crowd shows that il was coun,c
nauccd aud encouraged by then
The sober, scdate, God-faring, "r
spectacle" and cmincntly loyal patri
OTIS went about through the crow
while President johnson was tryin
to speak, rubbing their hands I
frantic glcc, and chuckling over III
fun" they wcrc having. Their
were A. II. Conner, some of III
I Douglasse-, Glalicr, Unversaw. an
hosts Of others, lending their cour
! sel to the disgnccful procccdiur,
which have Rxcd a damuing stat
upon the fame Of our city.
Q In the meantime the polir-th
virtunus, honest, patriotic cuuscrvs