The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-14

. any lUrlneT ulSlUrDunCeS. 'Iue TlOL yc
terlay is the chief topic of conversation
and the conduct Of the police and milit
ry is highly praised by all respectable cit
zens, while the killing of some innocsl
persons by tue troops is greatly regretteC
No blame is attached To the latter on n
count Of the occurrence, which, from til
nature Of the case, was perhaps unaVoit
able. The S4tli regiment had orders I
fire before u piece was discharged. On
who witnessed the whole affair stated thu
Capt. Douglas was knocked down with
brick and when he recovered he was dis
llnctly heard to give the order 70 flr'
which resulted in the terrible slaughter
The men had been bit and stoned alon!
the route without once retaliating, unit
the command was given. Then, and OnlI
then, our Informant afIlrms, the first sho
was fired. Immediately the 9th received
a similar command, and the fusilade be
gan. Our informant positively asserte(
that tbis statement vas correct IN aver,
particular and wholly exhonoratcs the
men from the charce If oncnInp fire or
their own ncconnt
The ocIlon oC Govorror Hoffman IN a.
snino his nrocIamation ia utterly do.
nouncoI omonr ,nc IrIoh gomo ot wbou
assert ,hot ho will never livo N 600 an,
o,,o, n,ou.on,o,, r,ooo,,,o, No -
liccmen wore killed An the no,icc who
were inlured bave hem rrmoved n thcir
homea where thew ara attended, NV sur.
Ceonu oC the forcs Auare In rair wov
Of recovering
TMs moTn,D, !, ,ono nj, du.rrv,,sr
numbering 20 tTrned ' ont fron, the FIrst
Avenue and started toward the INNER
mari Of the cilv, with the intention ot IN.
ducinC their brethren emn,ovcI on s,reet
improyenent TO knock off The latter
had however seen The (ollv of ,lninO an
IN Wednesday and rc6,sed nolnt hlanl,
IN C,,low tho odv,ce or ,hooo ,pho u,obo1
IN oroorIor oro,hor hron All Tho
workmen omn,oved unon tho Ronlovards
and tho norLs y,To loi, ,ho n,,hl,o ,rorLo
Yesterday in dlsobedience IN noaltive or.
deFa ara heinz dismlssed tn-dav and
Germans and iiollsnal en,,S,,s,, 4, ,hsir
stoad
A nortion or tLe flat reOiment and
G,s, ca u, ,rv N. ve hoan son, ~ ho ooaro NJ NJ
,ho onnroochirr Ilo,nrhorce orI will pa,
main ihoro far ,ho nrooon, Tho nir,h
reglment remoinaon du,v hut ,ho seventh
twelNh and lhnrth New Joroav regimsn,a
have been disehSFSed 1.-THE seventh rerI.
Ian, mm, ormory d 9oaily ros,oonod will
oronoo aogo Al ,he Tomhs this morn.
inc tho rioiera were examined Each case
,voo sonora,elv evomined and when the
nar,v lad com,nilted M overl act and NO
weapon being found on him. his name
was recalled and he discharged, In all
other cases where weapons were tound
upon their persona the participants were
committed for examination Mfr. Ste.
phen NIeany, one Of the editors of the
Irish american, appeared in behalf Of the
prisoners. He said that most of these
men were ignorant and moor. that for n
week ms, thew had been melted bv n Ger.
tain class TO create this riot. and when
thev got into ,roublc their lenders tlesert.
cd Them. So under the circumstances he
felt II IN be his luiv to offer hia scrviccs
Nrost or 1,e nrtsonprs who werc lis.
were scverelv renrimanded Nv
lho iuslico who cau,toncd them M, horc.
o[,er 10 listen IN their so.collcd Leaders
OHIO ovidon,,v care ro,hiro Cor ,hor on1
o,,,, r.o ,Lo,r nv 4L1t. o,,, 1,,,.,o.Ia
M, nm =" ho ooiI woo nroaori i,oro a.
o". a,U' I'm. % ,G on nonv ric,nooa,o u. ,,o.g y
l,"o,, orro.,od ,ho oo,,y, r,o,,ii ~ L.,,1 ,'.a,s Z
,,,orIoI hv onv r,,,nhor NJ oornaotn !
TI,o e,l, ovorro oI noir,o ,rhO., ,,,0
,roo,,s 6rsG iwIon ma ,,Sh i,,Os.o.toI
wos Visited to!,lay M Iho,.
,ord. or nersoosT onyions ,io ,Sis,v ,ho
,cona or Carnage Almosi oyorv hon.o
IN The east side Of the street, from 23d 10
eth streets, bore marks bfille terrible
discharge of mtlsketry. One house had
III the windows shattered and saslles, and
blinds riddled by bullets, and the pave.
nent clotted with blood. But few peo.
pic living in the neighborhood Of the at.
lack were killed. Many store.kecpers ad.
nit that they received sufficient intima.
Iion oc the desipns'oi Tho troona and hid