New-York tribune., 1867-07-29
THE TENNESSEE RIOT.

Rogersvlle Hawkins Co.. Tenn. on the 23d. Etheridge
was hercely denOuncng the Radicals when of them
cried out "Thats iew Etheridge turned 10 the
man who had spoken, with profane and indie
cent expression. Instantly shot fred which
quickly followed by numerous shots from the Radicals
and Conservatives. One man was killed. and ten or
twelve wounded two moraly Etherdge left the stand
when the firing commenced and drew his revolver. but
did not fire, The gentleman who brings the particulars
says that when the train which he left
the AFFAIR did not seem to be over, and he
heard frequent discharges OF arms In the town.
Another version of the affair IS that Maynard proposed
division of time which EtheTdgc refused and that after
Maynard had spoken, and the crowd was returning to
the village the Eheridge waited for Them and fired
upon them from the rear The Radicals returned the fire
One cOlorcd Radical killed and n white Rebel named
County. The of this State the present fran
chsc law, will is estimated, reach 10000 and pos
sDy 10000 The whole vote in 1850 only $4,000 The
Mipor OF Nashville has ordered all saloons closed on
etSQn day and win enroll three hundred SPECIAL police
EtheIldge ana Maynard had sharp ight at Grcenyle
As Etherdse entered the hotel Maynard spoke to him.
Eheridge stopped and asked Did You speak TO me r.
Maynard replied that he did, when Etherdge said,
don't speak to id rascal" % do" retorted Maynard,
Etherdge then struck him with umbrella when May
ard fel on him and would have thTashed him severely
had not Etherdge's friends come TO his relief.
special to The Cincinnati Commercial says:
Additional particulars from Rogersve render il quite
certain that the Radicals commenced the firing Tho
parties engaged were nearly all Unionsts The killed
After the death Of Ross couple Of Federal officers,
named Wolf and Thurman, excited by the death Of their
fendaicd the Conservatives and, going 80 their head,
charged the hill where the coOrod Loyal Leaguers were
arrayed for battle. driving them off In confusion Affairs
are worse IN East Tennessee than In other portion OF
the State The feeling between the whites and blacks is
getting every day Here in Nashville a sorts Of
collisions preceding aud on election day. The Radical
ton, looking 10 having the town patroned by Federal
troops and 70 have the services Of both the police and
militia dispensed with.
The Nashville Union Conservative gives the following
account Of the riot:
on a branch Of the East Tennessee and Virginia Rail
road leading from RogersVlle Junction. Is the littc
County has about 700 inhabitants and is distant Ga
miles from Knoxville, the home of Brownow. Like
Radical tme-serycrs, who are bitter and relent-
less in their hatred OF everything Conservative,
Satan is n his hatred Of everything good IL had
been announced through the newspapers that
tive candidate for Governor Of Tennessee, would address
reached tbe village the Radicals swor iat ne sboud
mount the stand to speak to crowd there long
fonnd. These threats Of repeated outrage. however
failed 10 the great Conservative chief iot and
he determined upon iing his appointment come what
may. Every body anticipated trouble. and when the
day arrived the people poured IN from all quarters,
armed with muskets, shotguns, rcvoycrs, aud other
weapOnsthe Radicals bent riot and blood, and the Con-
scrvatiycs determined defend themselves the last
should they be assaed With o'clock came Ethcridge.
orcd, gathered about the House the square
listen to his speech As he proceeded hi terrible denun
cation and thorough exposition OF Brownlow corruption
fired tho Radical heart TO such degree, that ne bad
spoken but hour when Of his sentences picked
by Tom King notorious partisan who shoGed back
That's id ie!" Not knowing who had flung the cow
II, a
whitening cplthe which he scarce had uttered ere
whi,tling bullet cut the air In dangerous prUN-
This shot was quickly followed 10y Others IN all pars qf
the assembagc The crowd at once broke the Radicals
su' LUZ gS' oing in an opposite direction botb parties
az lys t Tbey soon DIRE Is up n poeiton. and
the work OF death began ln earnest Vole al Io'y %
MIME bas large and small shot, ana tc contents uI
nmm6rres, TrSolvcrs being poured IN u rapid sucocs-
nun -, rcnnd CARVING wounds aud dcath into the
ranks OF the combaants until they began 10 NaN' pi'l,
into squads and move from the square keeping az scai
f.4riuu 10 fire
ING Ina his hands revolver stood nrl uIoubh"u' H't
moving an inch from the position hc had at hIs lAA'h
mo hattie lasted about 20 muutcs by when uihc
the square was cleared ana only fdudoh hn9,7 ~
being fired lu other portions of Inc NllIaEe ln ~.
man 10 fan was "a white Conservative, nuue 'iaHnS
through h- brain and killing him instantly a h-uC"t -
negro wac the next ball entering me- slut l'u
nearly through him lie died In few minutes 3llct o
fell Seven other persons were mortay Nouhn'" WIZ %
25 or 30 received wounds more or ices -,lIou, g., ~
wounded were conveyed 10 hotel where they Ie-
manned until other means cond be lHSiueu l'i iJ lred
II said the Radicals suffered most but We ,e
nothing trustworthy IN regard TO Their los A. spo ~ & @
firing ceased MI Ethenqge st & W. H fbs nigbt ifain
Tor SucedSyiC, % hl an appointment theIe. IIou' ~
anticipated In other portions Of last Iehcs,e, ~ ~
many places ;hc Bownowites have hMoin tnHo ,i .rti
Etheridgc shall not speak, nut ne WIZ he LOT ii M
shrink from the duy peiVte nun ,r a,tay by their
inundated by Their threats nor uI5ner wT, M y ,y,tn
bulets No such measures Of the broWiioW i l, lted
bv ali The ragged militia In his dcsplcahe service mere
were yesterday OF more trouble AZ hos'i y, i
ut Se could gather trustworthy Information 10 h"i
effect
REGISTRATION-THE ESTIMATED NolL IN HE
COMING ELECTION.
The Hon. A. j. Fletcher Secretary OF State
Of Tennessee IN answer TO inquiry Of Nashville ed
itor, has written the following letter
OFFICE or THE SECRETARY OF STATE
NASHVILLE, July 2i, 1867
In answer 70 your inquiry 10 me state o the regis
tfton in the state, send you table oi an the counties
whose registers reported MP 70 tins date the report
for Davidson County being uuOicl1 nut correct iou
will see from this table that sixty min counties report
registered voters 10 r. proper observe that te
registers in most Of the counties dd not cease 10
issur certificates with the sending up OF theF
reports but are sti az work. From the lh
fomafion iu my possession have no doubt the regis
trrd voters i'm these sXty-cght counties viii reach
100 COO The counties Of Benton, Dyer Greene cknah
UarleIuau. Henderson, johnson, Montgomery, ODlon
Stewart sullivan. TiutOu, WARREN Fcnrces, uhu rerTy
will average about 1000 each The grand result VIII Ger
tauiv reach $4,000 voters ana may amount 10 5oOO
which s little more than the state ever voted lha
curious fact that the number OF newly nade cIns IN
tbe state Is about equal 10 the number dsIiahchsed
Respectfully, a. o. ,r,, = td.ir ,,flS ~ siato
r,utr or VOTERS REGISTERED UNDER THE ACI Oi iEB-
RUARY %. 1901. 40,