The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-05

Those negroes killed on Tuesday, wer
| still lying IN the streets ct 1870 yesterday
| The fireman MIR. DUNN and the two police
/ men (names unknown, were buried yester
| day with much ceremony. The other whit
men who were killed, we suppose wer'
| taken by their friends the wounded haYI
/ been well cared for.
It is estimated that IA or Is negroes weri
killed yesterday and one or two wounded
| The total in killed and wounded is as fol
lows, from the best iniormati0n We ear
gather: Whites-killed, 3; wounded, A
Negroes-killed. near 20; wounded, 3 cap
tured, 6 missing-we wish it could be said
all.
A great many interesting incidents could
be given if time and space would allow.
All has been quiet ever since the regulars
arrived and took possession of the field, but
it is evident that any overt act on the part
of either party, will bring trouble.
There was fire in that part of town yes
terday evening, supposed to have grown
out Of the riot. The negro church and
school house were said TO have been
burned.
In our report of Tuesdays riot we did NOT
mention the names Of the gentlemen who
first were fired upon by the negroes. They
D. -
Capt. p. G. Creighton, who lately arrived in
our city from San Francisco, California, C.
U. Martin and Pat. Sullivan. Also, we used
the name of Lieut.. Riley, when it should
have been Lieut.. Hickey. Hickey took an
active part, and demeaned himself gal
lantly.
At half past ten o'clock last night Cap
tain Winters, our very efficient Sheriff,
came up from South street, and informed
us that when he left everything was quiet
No negroes were to be seen. He raised q
posse of forty men, had them armed with
double barreled shotguns, and repaired TO
the scene of the days fighting These
men, commanded by Captain Winters, were
to patrol that portion ofthe city throughout
the entire night. Those who know Captain
Winters need not be told that he will do
everything in his power to preserve the
peace.
The riots almost wholly monopoIized
public attention yesterday, and in the
southern portion of the city many of the
business houses were closed. No riotiug oc-
CURED farther up than Beale street-Iittie
in that locality.
FIRE IN SOUTH MEMPHIS.
Between and 10 o'clock last night, the
sky was lighted up by fire in South Mem
engines were run out to the eastern extrem-
ity of Beale street but before they reached
the place-the little board shanty-it was
burned down. They returned to their
houses; but before housing, the alarm was
again given, and the whole southern hori-
zon was again lighted by fire. We went to
see this. 1t wac a small dOuble-f framed
board building on the south corner of the
fernando Plank-road and POntotOc street
used sometimes as a school house, and at
other times as a ballroom or theatre. When
we arrived, it was burned to the ground.
About this time another fire broke out in
that filthy nest to the left of the Memphis
and Tennessee depot, burning several shan
ties of the flthiest character.
Sheriff Winters summoned about45 select
men of town and armed them with double
barreled shOt-guns, and started to patrol
the city. They were the best behaved gen
tlemen that he could find to engage in this
business they were truly the eonservators
of the peace. Our worthy Sheriff deserves
much praise for the noble manner in which
he has conducted the public a1fairs during
this awful crisis. We left him at midnight
on Union street, going the rounds. just
then we heard the sound of two or three
guns, which he thought proceeded from
thoughtless men, who do not feel the ne
cessity of caution in such times.
A reliable gentleman has just informed
US that the negroes had broken into Messrs.
Taylor & Co.'s powder magazine, situated be-
yOnd the corporate limits, and had taken as
much powder as they wanted, and tnat Mr..
Taylor and Gen. Morgan had Just started to
Gen. StOneman's headquarters to try and
get some assistance in getting it back and
securing it against molestatiOu.