The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-04-02

The railroad officials have been call
ea Oh II ram special trains for then
transportation. Troops have been
run into this city during the day or
orders to rendezvous here. and this
evening they were dispatched to Gin
cinnatl. The governors office has
. been crowded all dav with counsel
/ orS and those who were helping issue
/ orders and answer hundreds OF dis
patches. There is the first general
/ appearance OF war here since 1863.
The governor also ordered all state
| ammunition to the seat of the riot. and
bofoWed 4 lot OF supplies and equip
sncnte from the United States bar
racks, having exhausted all his mlll-
tary forces in the field. He has his
headquarters III the office OF General
Manager McCrea of the Pittsburg.
CInClnnttti and St. Louis railway.
where Il Wire IS kept tree for hlm to
communicate with the moving troops
and those IN command at Cincinnati.
With the troops called from this and
other points there is tes r of contagI-
Gus outbreaks, owing to unprece-
dented excitement reported from diff
ferent quarters. All railroads are
giving military trans precedence in
the right of way. Berner has been
resting quietly i'll prison all day.
The gates had to be closed against
the public for chapel, owing to the
multitude OF curIosoty seekers that
appeared. No violence is probable
here. 1t is very quiet, but Tonight
the guard at thc prison IS small, and
there has been some talk of easy ac-
cess to HIM.
ARRIVAL OF TROUPs.
This morning the Thirteenth regi-
ment, under command of Col. +.
Picard, with unattached second troop
OF cavalry, Scott dragons Of Hills
horo, under command of Captain
Ed. L. Mullinix, arrived by special
train, ard in the evening the Seven
tccnth from COshoctOn arrived by
the way of the Panhandle route, and
were m2rched to the CITY park to be
held as reinforccmcnts to the sol
diery on duty at the jail: besides
there are en- route and to arrive to-
night one section of the fifth battery
Of DAYTON, the Eleventh battery of
Cleveland. and Third regiment OF
Covington. Q. This makes in all
six regiments, two batteries and one
troop Of cavalry to arrive here dur
ing the night.
THE CAUSE OF TIE TROUBLE.
BEENER's CRIME.
William Berner's CRIME was the
killing OF William Kirk. Zoe Pal
mer. colored. and Berner were work
ing for Kirk. and killed him for
money last Christmas eve. On the
morning OF the 27th OF last Decem-
hcr The body OF a man was found ly-
ing among some willows on the
marshv bank OF a creek that borders
the town of Cummingsville, which is
suburb Of Cincinnati. The head
OF the man was badly battered, and
4 rope with Il running moose was
tightly drawn around his neck. fore
ing his tongue to protrude two
inches ont OF the mouth and distort-
ing and dlscoloring the tace in a
frightfui degree. Late in the after
noon the BODY was identified as that
of William H. Kirk. dealer IN sand.
who lived in an humble way on
Elizabeth street. Cincinnati.
RESTORING ORDER. APRIL Ist. NO
FEAR OF ANOTHER OUTBREAK.
AT the Jail and CITY buildings
everything is IN most complete
state Of defense. Across all streets
and all railroads approaching the for
mer seat of war barricades have
been strengthened and reinforced.
Commanding officers are sanguine
in their expressions as to no tear of
a further outbreak. and indeed ap-
pearances IN the CITY would lead one
t. think them perfectly right. The
mob seems entitelv quellcd and to
stand in such fear of reckless shoot
ing OF soldierv and the terrible effects
of gatlIne guns as to have had entire
" sufficiencv of rushing into the
Jaws OF death.
TROOPS ORDERED HOME.
AT noon the following was sent TO
Governor HoadIy.
Governor Hoadlv:
Stop all troops en- route for Cincinnati
There is no organized mob in tie CITY.
COLONEL SAMUEL Court FRIGHT.
Accordingly several companies
were ordered to return home who