Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-22

accompanied the squad cried out "Firel
t1rel" -Four Of the soldiers obeyed; yet.
strange, bat one ball took effect, and
proved fatal. Trestsr lsaped in the air,
uttered g piercing shrek. and fell dead on
the deck. The balance of the crew took
refuge In their cabins, while Capt. Ruth
took charge Of the boat, manned the oars.
and landed them ct the foot Of Beals street.
The difficulty was not over. In fact, 1t
appeared to have barely commenced.
Full two thousand excited bOatmen were
seen crossing hastily down to meet
the captured boats. Quite a number
OF them we're armed with guns. While
on the bluff the citizens rushed en-
mGSSe to the fray. Our male adult popu-
latlon did nOt then exceed one-half that
OF the bostmen, yet q far larger number
OF them were armed. Ruth ordered bis
men TO load and form In line, notWith-
standing which the bOstmen made a bel
Hgerent demonstration, just at which
time several Of the Blues went rushing
down the bluff. ARREST those men,
cried Ruth. Immediately the bayonets
OF the Blues were at the breasts Of some
half dozen of the most demonstrativs.
who were marched into the ferry fat as
prisoners. One Of the citizens attempted
70 address the bORtmen, but Ruth forbade
II. bobn companies were oOn full and
and In line, as were also the armed
citizens, For q few minutes breathless
suspense reigned, and the slightest hostile
demonstration on the part of the boat
men would have emptied one hundred
IRE locks into their midst. Gradually
the boRtmen gave way and returned to
their boats, while the military quietly
marched their prisoners, soon after re-
leased, up town. The Mayor forbade the
slightest display of triumph. A strong
guard was deemed necessary for two or
three days, During the time most of the
boats left. A board Of magistrates from
the country were requested to investigate
the matter. The bOatmsn were invited
to be present and bring forward such
witnesses as they desired, but they de-
clined to take any part in it. The court
fully justified everything done on the
part OF the city and citizens in the mat
ter. Among the bOstmen was an uncle
of Trester's, who stated that he had
done everything in his power to
persuade his nephew to obey the law,
but to no purpose. The Whsrfmaster
continued his duties without molestRtiOn,
although threats were said to be made
against his life; but no more Of whipping
the town or resisting the payment Of
wharfage. The newspapers throughout
the country, as has happened since, repre-
sented the affair In a manner terribly pre-
judicial to Memphis. They alleged that
the man was pursued and shot down for
simply refusing TO pay M dollar uujustly
demanded o fhim. The Legislature of In
diana passed some TERRIBLY wsrlike reso-
l%utions, and poor little Fort Pickering
thought she saw the certain downfall Of
Memphis and herself going up. After
keeping up q ferment for about a month,
she commenced moving up, and
stopped until everything in the way Of
business, worth moving, had "gone up"
Memphis rose with flying colors, and
from that time until the commencement
Of the war her growth and prosperity
were unequsled by any other city in the
South. OLD TIMES,