Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-17

Congressman Kelley Attempts 10
Speak and Is Prevented by MOb-In-
discriminate Firing by the MOb-The
City Taken Possession of by the MILL
tary and the Mob Dispersed.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial
MOBILE, ALA, May 14.-Judge Kelley
arrived here this morning from New Or
leans, and preparations were made for him
to speak to- night in the open air, at the
corner of Government and Royal streets.
The meeting commenced at half-past
o'clock, and Mr.. Kelley had spoken some
frequently interrupted by disloyal parties
on the outskirts Of the meeting, which was
large, three or four thousand being present
He said free speech and free press must be
maintained, whe.i he was again interrupted;
but said he was determined to be heard,
that the fifteenth United States infantry
were at his back, and they would protect
him in the right of free speech, and If they
could not the whole United States army
could.
He then resumed his remarks, when a
rush was made for the stand, and dozen
pistol shots were fired at Kelley and those
on the stand. The armed mob outside
then commenced indiscriminately firing at
| those in front, and scene of the widest
confusion ensued, and the meeting broke
up The assailants advanced, firing regu-
| larly as a skirmish line of Infantry, till the
whole space was cleared. Fortunately, Mr.
Kelly escaped tunharmed.
It's impossible to tell how many are shot,
or whether any are killed. ! saw three
men shot within a few feet of the stand,
two of them colored, and boy was shot on
| the outside of the crowd. As shots were
| fired directly into the crowd, where people
stood closely packed, considerable num-
| Der must have been hit Ii is impossible,
at this late hour, to get further particulars.
| Colonel Shepherd, commanding a battal-
lion of the fifteenth United States infan-
| try, Immediately ordered out his troops and
stationed a company in front of the Battle
| House, where Judge Kelley is staying, to
protect him from further violence.
The city will probably be put under
martial law tomorrow. The attack was
evidently premeditated, for at a given sig
nal, the ringing Of the iire-bell, the rush
and firing commenced.
Senator Wilson passed through here yes
terday but did not speak, as expected. He
| went directly 10 new orleans. ME on a
boat coming down the river from Texas
the colored hands on the boat we're insti-
gated to annoy him and demand a speech
which he declined TO give, and kept in his
state room. He evidently expected such a
reception as Kelley received.
Kelley will leave to morrow for Mont
gomery.
! All quiet at II P NJ. The United States
troops are in possession Of the city.
LATER
NOBLE, ALA, May l4-Colonel Shep.
herd has requested Kelley to speak agair
tomorrow night, and he will protect hin
with all the force at his command, but Kel
ley declines, and will 60 to Montgomery
where he will speak again.
MOBILE, May l5.--During the melee las
night the following persons were killed an,
wounded
Killed-whites Tabnel Alsen colored
Saml Britton. Wounded-whites, Thos
Taylor, D. II. Hord aud David Parsons, 0
the police, two boys and james Barnes
colored, 5. Bedburg, 4. Goldsmith, J
Cough, since reported dead, d. 5. Nichol
son and Pierce Mitchell. An additiona