Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-02
KENTTrKY IN AN,ncHY-
The GovcTn"r ends rroops 10 Nv,
sUtiuIies.

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'"tiuties.
We have published the accouu, VI
the riot and violence mt Lancaster,
Kentucky, Gov. Leslie sent some State
troops to Lancaster. The spirit and
animus is given very plainly in the
following to the Courier journal:
Many Of the young men in the ranks,
thinking they had come especislly to fight
rlOtous negroes, were almost bursting with
lmpatience, so anxious were they to draw u
bead and pull trigger.
When the skirmisEers had advanced to a
proper distance the column ofsolders. with
gittering guns and bristing bayonets,
moved forward,
MARCHING TO THE TUNE OF DIXIE.
The music and the heavy tramp of feet
were the only sounds that broke the still
ness of the early Sunday morning.
The troops got peacable possession of
the city and when order was restored
The origin Of the murders and violence
was hunted up. The same correspond
ent says:
As to the true nature and aspect Of the
case, it would be hard for an impartial man
90 decide without holding both whites and
blacks blamable almost to an equal degree
The whole affair is purely personal, or was
at least OF such "a nature in the beginning,
and the dissension which has led to such
disastrous results arose between two very
lnimportant perspu9gCs in the community.
Their hackers and friends are men of "a still
less important class, and it would not be
going very far wrong to say they are dis
grace to the respective political parties TO
which they claim allegiance.
LAwLEssNEss IN OWEN COUNTY.
No sooner had this trouble been
ended than the Governor called for
troops for another county. The Cou-
rier.JOurndPS account of this trouble
is as follows:
FRANKFoRT, KY, Aug. 23.-This morn
ing at II o. clock, Governor Leslie received
dispatch from J. w. Perry, County At
torney of Owen county, detailing the fol-
lowing facts;
On the day of the election Willis Russell
James Russell, and others, attacked Green
Barr, shooting at him several times They
were subsequently arrested by the county
authorities, and the time for their prclimi-
nary examination fixed for the oath, at
Monterey, Owen county.
THE sHERIFF's POSSE FIRED On.
Threats having been mace against the
life of the County Attorney if he should 60
there to prosecute them, the deputy sheriff
summoned "A guard to protect him. Upon
arrival they were attacked by the Russells
and their friends, and George Mefiord one
of the guard was killed. Perry and the re-
mainder of the guard narrowly escaped
with their lives,
THE STATE GUARD ORDERED FORWARD
Perry closes his dispatch by an urgent
request to send troops or arms to enable
him to arrest the parties. In accordance
with this request, Governor Leslie tee-
graphed to Capt d. L. Donovan, COM
manding q company of the State Guard at
Louisville, to proceed ut once to Sparta
with sixty men, and report to the County
Attorney, A special train was ordered NJ
once from Louisville and, arriving, left at
4 p. N. with guns, ammunition, &c., iOI
Captain Donovan, who will meet il at La
grange at six o'clock, and proceed q. once
to Sparta by the Short Line.
Willis Russell has been acting for some
time rs "a Deputy United States Marshal
and detective, and has a squad of armed
men about Monterey, supposed to be for the
purpose Of arresting VIM. SmoOt, who
killed Walker in Owentown some month:
ago.
Residents seem 20 think this is q com.
meucoment Of series of troubles that Wi.
not soon be ended, as the number engaged
is constantly increasing. The foundation
of the difficulty is n family fued of ter
years standing, which broke out aIrcsh or
the day of election, one party asserting that
if the other attempted to vote or even pu
in an appearance at the polls they wou,,
be killed.