Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-13
IN OHIO.
Censla .. Il p ef War Talk aud
Par.ss .iIiA--The Strikers
Victorious.
The " COIOred Forces" Deserving Their
Cause and 6oiBg Over to the
Strikers.
The Negroes ExhOrted TO "Jine de
Union" with "RaIiy R0und tie
Flag, Boys" and Other "Re-
ligiOus Pieces"

COLUMBUS, o., June ia special
dispatch TO the Ohio State Journal from
Nelsonville Lhis evening, among other
things, says that at daylight this morn
ing the picket-line Of the union miners
was not visible, but soon after party
of about one hundred men collected near
the c0lOred forces. Care was taken to
keep the main body Of negroes out OF
hearing distance, but the strikers sat
down near by, and held q conversation
with the negroes, urging them to join
the miners union. The guard was
doubled, but still three negroes walked
up to the guards, and, presenting their
revOlveTs, walked over TO the enemy.
Whenever the guard eDdeavOred to press
back the negroes, the strikers urged the
more heartily to desert, demanding to
know If they were still slaves, fearing 10
do as they pleased. Secretary Putnam
aud Sheriff Warren were on the ground
and advised putting the main body TO
work, leaving only a small party for
guard duty. Arrangements were at
once made to put sixty men in the mines
TO work. At that time word came that
a large body were marching toward the
mines. Secretary Putnam and the sher-
if advanced TO meet this party, and
found them eight hundred ssToDg, head
ed by brass band. Putnam addressed
tie party, and succeeded in restraining
them from proceeding further. After
establishing guard line of union mi
ners to prevent this party from advane-
ing toward the mines, Putnam returned
to the mines and communicated to the
operators his thorough confidence that
he could control the strikers, and there
was no danger of violence. In the
meantime the band and miners COM
mittee bad arrived, and the crowd out
side the line had increased to several
hundred men aud women. The band
struck up familiar tunes, after which
Thomas Piert, One of the union miners,
com meneed q speech. A crowd of COL
o'ed men approached the guard line,
apparently undecided what to do. The
guard endeavored to persuade the men
to stand firm, while Piert begged them
to come over to the strikers. Occasion
ally a squad OF negroes would leave the
operators, and then Piert would break
out with such exclamations as
Nov men, make general rush
this way" Come ahead and
bring your arms with you; we will be
kind 70 you aud send you home TO your
flmilies." Other speakers Joined the
president and soon the excitement
among the negroes was very great.
They crowded down to the lines and
general stampede seemed imminent.
The operators, police and faithful ones
among the negroes, did their utmost to
restore confidence; but Notwithstanding
their efforts several squads pressed
through the lines sud were received by
the strikers with ID cheering. Squads
continued to q. 3, out until thirty or
forty had srted. The operators
tried vsrio. devices to prevent
the eNodt the most successful
of which rss in urging the
negroes tu % IN singing Rally Round
the Flag sIa yIous pieces familiar in
the sou rlt5 es. When Piert would
CONNIE speak, the operators would
have theic -Ien 70 drown his voice with
songs. The scene was very exciting.
At half-past ten o'clock PieTt Withdrew
his forces, but at eleven O'Clock was seen
returning to the attack with large body
of miners, who were not far Off seeming
ly awaiting orders, but Piert insisted
that there was no danger of violence,
and that no miner would open fire. The
plan Of the miners is to coax off as many
negroes as possible, hoping to make such
AhIOdub luEiI Eauh6 ludl l1c DlONC-
ment of the operators will be practically
failure. The operators say they are
far from being discouraged; that they
have more men coming, and, II neces-
saTy, they will bring a thousand men for
the miners to take care of. AT two
O'Clock some of the negroes who desert
ed had returned TO their first love, and
squads were seen on the road moving
both to and from the camp.
sRCoND DISPATCH.
An evening special TO the State Jour
nal says there has been no special excite
ment during this evening. Part of the
negroes have been mining coal, and part
at work on the earthworks. During the
! day about sixty negroes have deserted,
| and some have returned to camp very
drunk. An order has been sent to Mem
/ phis for one hundred negroes, and to
/ Columbus for one hundred and fifty
more; still Others are expected to-mor-
row, The Lytle guards aud Sill guards
| have been ordered of duty, but with in
structiOns to be ready to come TO Nell
sonville, if needed. The military COM
paDy at Athens is to be increased to one
hundred, and ordered to be ready TO
move on short notice, If needed.