The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-05
Sundays Developments,
TIE RATTLE RENEWED.


CINCINNATI, o., March 3l.-As the day
wore on the excitement grew and ii was
plain more trouble was brewing. The
MAYOR called the council together at noon
and issued the following proclamation:
MAYORS OFFICE, March o0.-MiSguidcd
men alleging Indignation that the criminal
avs are not properly cNccutch, nave thehr
selves been led into the crime u ASSUMING
the public officers of the peace and destroying
public ana private property. therefore, tnc
Mayor OF Cincinnati, do hereby command al
such persons 10 deSlst from their laNlessncHs
and obey the constituted authorities. | call
upon all good citizens to rally torthc prcservn
ton OF the pubic peace. Such rs are Wiling
to enroll themselves as special ponce during
the emergency will please report themselves
AT the police stations nearest their homes,
where the officer IN charge is hereby authors
lied to enroll them and provide means OF as
sembling. 49, :,
The members of the Grand Army of the Re
public are relue ted to assemble with their
officers nj their posts and report themselves
by messenger to me for similar duty. Citihens
are warned to keep the boys ana youth OF
their families at their homes, except those
| organized ana enrolled as above directed.
All persons found on the streets after seven
this evening will be required to show their
| cause for being abroad. The authorities of
this city and state are determined that Order
shall be Immediately and permanently re-
stored, and the consequence or disobcdlencc
ofthis proclamation will be upon those VINO
THOMAS STEPHENS, Mayor.
A dispatch from Columbus states that
Governor II0adly, on adyices from this city,
Sunday, ordered every military organization
in the State to report at this city lllnedl-
ately-seven regiments AMI five batteries i'll
all. 1t is the first general appearance or
war since 1865. The Governor also ordered
all State ammunition to the scene OF the
riot, and borrowed lot of supplies ana
~, T,,it Stnt.a hlr
racks, having exhausted all his military
forces in the field.
TIE first renewal of hostlIities after night
occurred at $780, when the communists ana
troops came together at the Court street
market house Here the mob began the
fight. when they were repulsed with a loss
of five killed and twelve wounded. reg
iment from COluMbu3, guarding the Court
| street approach to the courthouse, was
fired into BY one of the mob from an alley
between Main and Walnut on Court street
/ The troops answere the challenge by
| few shots which were followed by vol
/ lev i,d several shots from the Calling
/ st'tionel there
/ About this time the mob appeared in force
/ in the rear OF Music I'll, and, breaking IN
/ u the armOTE captured SIX cannon, ana
/ were placing them on wheels when the NIL
| itary appeared, fired several y0ileys and DIS
| perScd them viii the loss OF three killed,
| several wounded and number Of prison
| erS
| The force now III the city comprise the
| following: First Regiment, Cincinnati, Col
/ oncl {. Il. Hunt commanding: sixth Regi'
mcnt thiilcothc Colonel Enuelstn com
mandmg; Thirteenth Regiment, llilloboro,
/ Colonel Pickard commanding; Fourteenth
/ Regiment, Columbus, Colonel Freeman com
maudng: Seventeenth Regiment CoShoc-
/ ton, Colonel POcock commanding; Governor
! Guards, Columbus, Captain Kiss command
! ing: Fifth Battery, Springfield, with two
/ guns. Captain HINT commanding; Ninth
/ Battalion, Springfield, Major Harper com
/ manding: First Battery, Cleveland four
guns, Captain Smith Knight commanding.
# is impos,ible to obtain correct list Of
the killed and wounded. The Nc,Cs-JOur-
nal prints list in the morning, which is
believed to he very nearly accurate show
/ Ing that, including Friday night, there have
been thirty-siX deaths eighteen fatally
wounded and siXty-eigh more or less in
| jured.
The courts have been re-established in
the public library BUILDINGS, and copies Of
| peadings will be substituted for originals
/ ON application to tie court. The Grand
Jury will Resume it, sessions ut once, and
arrangement, will be made for the speedy
| trial of criminal cases.
The Municipal Reform Association, com
posed OF citizens OF all parties, have issued
a manifesto to the vt 'rs Of the city stating
that they believe the occurrences of the past
few day, more tl.n ever demand the sever
/ anCe Of party politics and municipal gov
. eminent and also stating that they place IN
/ nomination iOr the various offices to be hlled
at the approaching municipal election men
OF irreprOacliable integrity and undoHbted
qualifications for the positions, who have
/ consented To accept the nominations merely
from considerations of the public duty.
They are selected without regard To political
views, and all good citizens are called upon
to unite with the Association in these at
tempts to place pure and reliable men III
charge Of the city government The Asso-
citation has determined to call a mass meet
ing al the Music Hall soon to ratify their
ticket
CoIUNBUs, o.. April Both branche,
Of the Legislature met Monday afternoon,
and in the House Of Representatives large
number of bills and resolutions bearing
upon the Cincinnati riots were introduced
Among the bills was one by Mr.. Thompson,
authorizing the Issuing Of s5O0,000 in bonds
tn replace the destroyed records and pay
other Indebtedness of the county. Also