The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-22

refused to attack the rioters, saying thaI
he was an Irishman and Roman Catho
lie, and felt that his conscience would moi
allow him to attack his own countrymen
In defence, Logan denied that there was
either aCrOwd or riot, and brought hal
dozen witnesses to swear to that effect
Tho case was referred to the Board, when
Logan got up and made u rambling, inCO
herent speech about being q Catholic and
his religion being assailGd The Com
miSsiOners thGreupOn dismissed him from
the force, and took his shield, wreath and
buttons from him. Forty delegates OF
the different Roman Catholic temperance
societies, representing, it is said, 80, 900
voters, last evening held 0 meeting in st.
Columbus Hail. on West 25th street, TO
take action to influence the Commission.
ers to retain Logan on the force.
Major General Shaler, who commanded
all the troops on the day of the riot of July
l2th, has made report. lie states that
the total number on duty was 6,332 rank
and file, Alter detailing the position Of
the regiments during the day aud repeat
ing the circumstances of the riot, which
ditlcr little from tho previous reports,
the General sums up by praising the mi
litia for the prOmplltude with which they
turned ont and the numbers that appeared
In the ranks, in some regiments the in.
crease being so per cent more than usual
on parade He continues their conduct
during "a successive hours of service was
In the highest degree commendable. A
very small portion Ofthe public press and u
lew persons with biased and prejudiced
minds endCaYOred to create tho impression
that some Of the regiments acted hastily
in firing on Eighth avenue, but by care
iul perusal oi the official reports Of all
tho principal commanding officers en-.
gagged, and the citizens residing in the
neighbOrhOod, rs to the circumstances at.
tending them, have failed TO discover
sufficient cause for the statement made.
The testimony is abundant to show that
long before the troops retalialed firearms
were discharged, missiles of oil kinds
were thrown at them from the sidewalks,
windows and h0usetops, and II was not
until mn officer Of the 94th had been struck |
down by missile thrown from q house.
top, one Of the men had been shot,
and another had received flesh wound,
two men Of the 9th had been killed out.
right and n number wounded, and three
OF the 9th wounded, that u fire was
opened on the mob. II is tho opinion of
the most experlenced:ohlCers Of the police
force and military present, that the
troops did not fire any too soon, but that
In n very few minutes more It would
have been difficult, If not impossible, to
overpower the mob, and that the lives
lost at the 9Th Avenue and Gath Street,
9 saved greater number at other points.
The extremely delicate service OF Gen.
Varien In commanding the escort to tue
was performed in II highly
,reditable manner, and 70 my entire salts.
action. The reglmental commanders OF
Inc escort acted with coolness and disCre.
lion. The officers and men In the dis.
charge of their duties, under crcumstan.
,ce calculated to excite and agravate the
most experienced troops, are entitled not
Dnly to the respect Of their superiors but
o the confidence Of tho public at large.
zen. Varien In his report, which nc.
this, states that he gave the
roops specific orders to fire II fired upon