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THE Mll.ITIA.
Their OiiicerH Defend hem AgntnAt the
tl Charge Of Reckless Killing, aN

Their Oiilcers Defend Them Agninxt the
Charge of Reckless Killing. Ia
CISsINNATL March 3l.-There has been
80 much said about the reckless and un.
necessary shooting done by the militia,
that the men should at iesst have their
side OF the story told. "5 FL
A Commercial Ga:eiie man saw Colonel
Hunt and Colonel freeman, Of Columbus,
standing together behind the barricade at
Ninth and Sycamore streets and accosted
them, asking about the condition Of affairs,
and who was in command. a@9}. I
Colonel Freeman did not care to say
what company tho men belonged 10, or
who the officers in charge were. Lie said
the people were being inctted against the
militia, and 1t could dono good 10 let them
know what men were in the different po-
sitions, for II the fighting at any Que barri-
cado was very bloody, they would be Bit
ter against those men, and watch tor an op-
portnnity for revenge Oh them. He turned
to Colonel Hunt. wko agreed, and said that
one OF his oliicers had been mobbed.
Colonel Freeman thought some OF the
newspapers had done a great wrongin pre-
tending that the mob was harmless, and
that the militia had been guilty OF uunec.
essary murder. q
"rhe repo.te," he said, "would make one
believe that the troops had fired on the mob
without any cause. But tell you that my
Lieutenant Coloael, Leggett, Captain Slack
and six men were wounded before we fired
sshot." 2, ,'-gg 0' E'.S,
'rhey were not shot, were they 2" asked
the reporter, who thought they had proba.
bly, been struck by stones thrown by the
mob. =, ;
III you lad seen how they looked, you'd
think &c" answered the Colonel. .7l
Colonel Hunter said the sau1o was tho
case with his men, whom they shot Friday
night. He said the soldiers had done their
duty brayoly and with coolness for citizen
soldiers. 80 >-51 ,..as-a
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What ,wilrDemo,cf.rncr;y,, 81 Do-

CcLuapus o., March 3l.-h1rs. Mary A.
Woodbridge. President Of the Ohio
Women'a Christian Temperate, Uuior,
spoke in tho Hall Of the H,uss Of R,pre.
sen,afives this evening preparatory to the
presentation to morrow Of petitions for the
:re.snbmission OF the Pfohibi!o.y Constitu.
tional Amendment to a vote nf the cleo.
tors HTin Ostobrr In 1855, If and
ior the enactment Of a stalutxry law re.
qnirirg tia teaching Of physiology con-
taining the lIect Of alcoholics and mar.
cotics upon the human system In ell
schools supported by public money, to
which the Ohio Woman's Christian Tenn
ppranca Union hes secured an aggregate OF
200, $50 signatures! =, - X ). Il;
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him, is also In critical condition with q
wound In tho left temple, from which pro-

| u.
About 5 o'clock this evening o fatal accl-
dent happened In front Of the Jail. A
number Of soldiers OF the Governors
Guard, OF Columbus, were lying against a
stone wall on the sidewalk, asleep, when
one OF the guna lying against the wall wss
knocked down and discharged. The bayo.
net In falling aliyh.ly wounded Pri.
vate Il. !. slockwell. The ball
struck tho wall, knocked Of a piece OF
stone, which wounded Okey Armistead,
the drum corps sergeant. and lthe;ball then
glancing struck Israel s. Gatz In the eye
and lodged In his BRAIN, He was removed
to the hospital, where, atop. NJ, he was
In dying condition. Gatz was a clork in
tho railroad eilice at Columbus. G
"Qniet Gs a grave yard" Ia the bignifi.
cant answer from Court and Walnut streets,
to u telephone inquiry as to the condition
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Ir is very plain now that the Music Hall
msc,nv on Friday nigh. was mistake.
Tho resolutions and most OF tho speeches
were temperate enough, but It might have
been iorraeen that somebody would yield
10 the temptation to give uttersnce to what
,Ie result has shown was in many minds.
There was q crowd-which was bad to
begin with.
The one thought presented and EN-.
phas;z.d even by the coo!eat speakers and
by ,he resolutions, WIS that the machinery
Of jua,ice had Jailed to do justice, not once
or twice only, nor in single State alone
thu. the malady was widespread and deep
roo,ed. DR.. Kemper's speech dwelt on
foul crimes, miscarrlages oi justice, and
lynchnys. We can not know what was in
his heart, but on his lips was "cruciiy
him"
DR.. kemper's speech WAS either care.
fully prepared effort to stir up the mob
spirit, or he blundered into hsrapgue
which aroused the crowd to frenzy and
gave the mob an impetus and al aim. The
running responses to his speech (Which
seemed only 10 encourage him to 20 fur.
the,) SHOW the madness Of the mob from
its birth 10 the full development. Strange
.ha! there was mo head cool enough and
no heart honest enough to leap to
the height Of that supreme mo.
men. and restore the crowd to reason
as That plain negro miner did at Pccahontas
when the maddened crowd assembled over
the burning mine in which were sealed, rs
In roaring furnace, the bodies dear to the
,repzicd men and women OF Pocahontas,
Ono word Of common senso Gained the
tumult and held back the crowd. l
Tia. Indignation meeting was the ham-
Ing torch that fired the train Of Ciucinnati'a
calamity. The meeting we7 held too soon.
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LONDON, March 3l.--The details Of Cor.
don's engagement near IIaliyeh on the
l6:h instant show that the rebels pursued
the Egyptians two miles after the battle.
The cosiraion during the retreat was fea,
iul to behold. The Egyptian regulars and
Bashi Bazouka kept shouting out that their
Generals had betrayed them. The wound.
I'd received no attention for seven hours.
The troops bad been c'amoring Tor thres
weeks before to meet tho enemy. In the
early part OF the encounter the Egyptians
were successful and the enemy were actin.
ally in full retreat when their cavalry made
the dashing charge and put the Egyptians
10 flight. iETl.N7 49, - =
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Mr.. Swift'H Injuries.

ciSclSSArl, March si.-1hs physician
attending Briggs Swift, Gays his condition
Is much improved, though his advanced
aHe, Is, makes his chance Of recovery les,.
Mr. Swift, with Henry Hanna, were walk
Ing up Main street toward the court house,
when st the southeast corner OF Ninth and
Main streets . soldier ordered them to
halt. They obeyed. Immediately alter
Wards gun was discharged ju front Of
them and both fell. Mr.. Swift was shot
through tho Thigh Of the left leg. In his
iall no drew Mr.. Hanna with him, who
tainted from exciiamant. VI. ). -. 3.
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MORNING. AFRIIl. lss4T7TT

Sycamore street barrier during a portion oi
the afternoon was hall composed Of foolish
women, who rlsked their lives TO crafty
their curiosity, and mitch oi tho remainder
was made up OF boys too young 10 compre-
hend the danger. AT one time when Or
ncers Shay and Gaylord arrested noisy in
diyidual and threw him over the barrier to
Police 1.ieutenants Davis and Hammel,
who caugh. him and took him to the jail,
the soldiers leveled their pieces to be ready
for an attempt ut rescue. The effect was lu.
dicrous. The crowd started pell.mell down
the street, the stronger pushing over and
running down the weaker In their efforts
to get away from danger. As soon as the
scare was over the crowd returned, and ev.
cry daughter oil Eve tried 10 push her way
to the front. The crowd on Court street
was made up In measure Of determined
men, but even here women mingled in the
crowd, and one woman with n red feather
In her hat kept her place iu the front ofthe
crowd nearly all the afternoon.
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TELEGRAPH wIREs
Afford Menus Of Escape 10 Men on a
H.. koOf. ....

AHoEa n Menus Oh Esc"pc 10 Men OH n
~ Roof. .,s
CINCINNATI, March 3l.-Before the court
house was fred on Saturday night party
Of five men went on to the roof OF build.
ing to take in the situation from that els.
vated position. Suddenly the place was
ablazs and their descent by the stairway
was suddenly cut oil. Fearing that they
would be burned alive they stood ready to
take all chanc.s for safety. Finally, as
their psedicament became more precarious,
the bravest Of them determined TO iump
for the telegraph wires below. Wrapping
handkerchief about bis hands he made
the leap and succeeded in swinging him.
self into window below.
He was colored man, aud the crowd
cheered Justify at his display OF courage
and strength. From the window IN exit
from the burning building was easily effect.
ed. Alter he had demonstrated the poss;-
bility Of escape he was followed by the
others, all Of whom reached the ground in
10 faiv EH.- - = r.r
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LONDON, March 3i.-The Petit Journal Of
rar!s eays numerous protests have been re-
eeived from Portugal, Holland and the
United States setting forth the danger and
impropriely Of Intervention on the part Of
Great Britain in the matter Of the Congo
treaty, and that the French mbaesador in
London hsa been instructed 10 make rep.
reuentasions on the subject to the british
government d ~ l ris5g, G5lf,sg;Nl.ats
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Glnx.workcrn' Strikc.
s,eeial Di.pa,c. 10 he lnttlliyen,c,er. VA

ElNeldl Ulspalcf 70 lhc 7nhNyenctr. va v gE ]
Sr.uRrsvtLLE. O., March 3l.-Tha fuish-
ing boys at the Acme Glass works are again
on a strike, going out this afternoon On the
demand ior on advance IRON foriy.tye 10
City cents q turn, the latter figure being
wages paid before the previous s,nke
Thirty.seven shops arc said 10 be out, s3
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lnaepenuen, Republican Confer On &C,

independent Republican Conference.
New YonK, March Sl.-The Conference
Committee :of tho Independent Rspubli-
cans met to-day, General Francis O., Bar
lowpzesiding. Edward G. Mason, Of Chi
cago, gave atme interesting Information iu
regard to the progress Of work in the West
After considerable discueaioa, circular,
descriptive OF the aims and purposes OF the
committee was ordered sent to Republicans
in all parts OF tho country. lrft
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Fill. our YOUR NLAh lkS.
Examinations for civil Service TO be

Examinations for civil Service to be
Held nj Charleston, ". vn.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. March 3l.-An ex-
animation Of applicants for departmental
service in Washington will be held in
Charleston, W. Va, Thursday, May sth.
Those wishing to be examined should at
once apply by letter to the Civil Service
Commission, Washington, ior proper blank
forma on which to make application. Isl
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ApIn,n,lx.nn, n,cn,,,a,r, Avrouu,i.

GALVESTON, TEX, March 3l.-The steam.
snip San Msrcos, OF New York, for Calves.
ION With lS5 passengers, principally Ger.
man immigrants. iB ashore sixteen miles
Weat oil here. Four tugs havo gone to her
assistance. A considerable sea ia running.
u is unknown how high on the beach she
~ but Il is thought she will be floated
without serious damage. fli$'sls,fi fi-,s,I1.
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LINCOLN THEoHOICs OF ILf.IN0Is.

I
The Logan canaidNey Pras.icai,y Abun
| MI, don ed-Old Abe,a Hoy.
Special Hrrnponde,tt Of he lsieuieeaer. 81
CHICAGO, March so.-1t Is cltar that The
hAr. Ocean Is a Lincoln paper, aud all liz
editoriala tend that way. 1t assumes as
ioregone. tconcluslon that Illinois canno,
have two favorite sons In tho National
Convention. and must either drop Lincoln
or Logan. In difference to the general ex.
preston In other; States 1t not unwilipply
concsdes that the candidate to be dropped
Is General Logan. 4 ;gtA IN X II = !.
{ Il is useless to 60 into the explanation Of
the local and personal reasons lor its oppo.
sition 10 Logan, for they could not interest
readers beyond the boundaries Of Chicago.
The Escntng Journal awnings around free
and independent among the candidates,
and giyaa them all n shake in its columns.
The 1r'Saae clings to Lcgan III mild way
that advances his cause NO little that no
one can see 1t. Il !! L aeG u, A .y,V. ~,
lf$lE! y Il !5fss FOR lFiksr PLACE. E&
But among the personal friends OF the
c.andlda4F, among the s;ma-,es Of tha,Rs.
publican voters one tsoon observes that
the t 2 tide is all drifting TO- Lincoln, not, aB
candidate for FNite President merely, for
that they can hayc Without .he asking, but
ior, the 4 old, >chair !of abraham Lincoln.
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson LIFT no
sons. to. inherit their namss aud their
places In the White House. ,,sIt either. OF
them had luit a respectable son nothing on
earth conld have prevented his obtaining
The Presidency. 4 But here is this aon of
man much nearer and dearur to the Amer.
ic7u heart than any son Of Washington,
Jtftrdon or Jackson could have been, and
Dsatlny marks Ills pathway 70 the Pfeal:
dency. J; T : .'2 g
YOUNG ROBERT ON; TIE SECOND . BALLOT
Nc. effort hes been made to force Lincoln
upon the country, It has done itsell. In
deed, Illinois people would naturally prefer
General Logan to; any other man, and II
Lincoln were not their choice Logan GER
tainly would be, IN places one hears even
yet an occasional voice among the soldiers
for Logan Butitisnos hopeful even there.
1t Is confessed by bis friends that Lincoln's
candidacy kills Logan, and they CAN not
help it And the feeling here ior Lincoln
for President is daily increasing. 1t has
passed its first stage-that Of merely bring.
ing him out for the Vice presideucy-aud
advanced 10 9 settled purpose to make him
President No one that have met here
has any Doubt that he will carry the con-
vention like storm on the second ballot.
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Dcstructtve Wiud Storm.

NEw, Yonx, March 3l.-A violent wind
storm took place here to-day. The grand
saloon on the race track at the Sleeps.
beads Bay Jockey Clnb, and some un-
flashed cottages we're demolished. james
Leonard, carpenter, was blown into Coney
Island creek and drowned. z,Ii.s~
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Tho Quarters' Bus,ne,. failures.

Nkw YoRK, March sl.-For the first
quarter oithe year ended to-day, tho busi.
ness failures Of the United States reported
by r. G. Dun 4 Co.'S mercantile agency
n arc to the number Of 3.G96, es against 9, 500
u Ihe corresponding quarter OF last year.
The Liabilities amount to $40, 900, 900, com.
pared are with s37,0Oo,Oo0 tho first quarter ol
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,T- H--..
Sufferers in n Storm,

KINGSTON, osr. March 3l.-The suffer.
era from Wolf Island suffered terriblyllast
night, both from intense cold and severe
gale. The partyjs much frost. bitten and
narrowly: escaped drowning. =, i.
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Ghe 5ntdlt9s'utr,, ,
..n-,.,, ,u,. ~, inh II Fourteenth street.
Os.xnyg,hst the Lewis county Democ'
,.rv I, solId Tor harmony. Mr.. Chaliant
wjli have 10 be fquelched. Men who talk
on, NJ IN mecIinr ern no, to be encouraged.

THERE ara Democrats in Wcet Virginia
uho dpsirc the sweet privilege Of selecling
N ,heir own dislric,s delegates to the Ma
,ior,l Convention. Well, Why don't they
h.ya then, and give the ring whirl?
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AT THE HAKAICADES.
The Hfttnh on Dusy and tie Eager
Crowd or Sight. .SCerB. N II

The Militia On Duty and the Eager
Crowd Of sight.scers. 4,
CISclSNArl, March 3l.-The soldiers at
the barricades we're vigiIant and cheerful.
At Ninth and Main streets The barricade
was built like fence OF strong plank, and
strengthened within by other plank. at
Main streat bridge it wf1 built Of pork bar.
rels, and the barrier extended across South
Canal street. Behind each OF these the SOL
diely !etood, with their rifles showing over
the top at "ready.", The barrier on West
Court street was composed Of timbers,
ladders and iron joists. The mouth OF
the gasliDg gun showed over the bar
rier in the south half, looking like a
huge piece OF "; breas IN jewelry
glarcing 3 in the ytsun rather I; than a
magazine Of pain and death. / The soldiers
s,t on pienks, or reciined on the sides OF
the barrier, but always with the guns at a
ready. Drawnup in line at the intersection
Of the west line Of Main street with Court
was smother body Of soldiers, for this was
regarded as the. most dangerous point.
The police kept tho crowd on Vert Court.
street at q greater distance from the bar.
rier than at any other place. During Sun
day afternoon the barricade on South Syca.
more street WIS removed from Court street
TO Ninth street. 1t was built OF planks
laid face down and strengthened by two
broad wagons The crowd cheered and
hooted as the barrier was rebuilt, 51
5s55'-..} kELlEyING THE GUARDS. : - +-,.,-r--,
Z Between this and the other barrier on
Sycamore street wero six brass field pieces.
One Of these later in the daJ was brought
around to Main street Tor use, II need be,
ut the other barriers. The soldiers who
wore not on duty rested themselves on the
sidewalk Of Sycamore street or South Court
street. The guards at tho ba,ricades were
relieved about every halfhour. Those
who were in reserve seemed full OF spirits.
The colored troos at the north barricade
on Sycamore street looked more serious,
but not less brave. Tho police were with.
out the barriers, keeping back the crowds.
Moving around within were peIaons con.
nected with the Courthouse, who were
removing property not otirretrieyably ruined
by the fire, military officers, newspaper
men and few Prominent citizens. But
except the police, Jail officials and soldiers
there were not at at any time more than {
dozen men within the whole inclosurs. &
| i5 TIE crown OF SIG anr.sgERs, u;
The crowds at The barriers were mos.l,
| mo do ,,n al nioht,uooru 81 That ~ IL c...u
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Chick0as. cows. hogs And laiaR
( Torn and lIy. Sir and rnpH

-i./>tiI ChickoaS. cows. hogs and hAnR = Z q, 4 I.
x. Corn and hLy. Slr.w and Inus
may give hiano peace by day as we'll 4
as by night" - e i'{s5@ S}55 ,gi.J9i.
"But aren't you little harl on the Gov. y
ernor2 Why don't you take some Of tho 3!
blame yourself ?" Fsir SO .:gi, {, MI Nj
t.l':Well, you nee, We arc going tc-.", S
But just then he WAS called away and II
mlased the chance Of learning some Of the :
secrets Of the party. t$39i s44i ;43sS] n.
Bt IN FAVOR or FUSION. l5f Il
Since beginning this letter I have talked
with gentleman just from the country.
lie informs me that the rank and lilc Of tho
Greenbeek party in tho country are in
favor Of 4 fusion, even II the l.cnd OF tho
ticket and all Of the electors have 10 be-
given to the Republicans. That the oppo. (
sition to the fusion is headed by few,
Greenbackers $50 called) in this city, who
posses, strong Dam ocra,ic proclivities, and /
that the secret Of the strong demand for /,
Ha1bee Is the Sfact that he hsB already
promised to certain of his tollowers tho
pcsitions which the Governor LAS to give
away. ~ iI> ~ ~ ~ J, L. 4. lFg
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say The least, moral manner Of expressing
harmony and good will. Two more such
conventions will give. the Republican, 500
majority In Lewis county. ~ j,G9 n.
! had intended to inquire among the
Democracy hero somewhat as to their
presidential preferences, but Il Is unnecea.
aary. !Ninety-nine out Of one hundred are
ior Tllden hrst, last and all .hetime, and
II they can't get him or his ghost, they are
Willing 70 stuff his Sunday clothes and
vote for his dummy. ~ EfgI.l1-. ~
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Ar rHE C0uKr HOUSE.
The Property Loss From the MOb'a Ter.
" rtble Vengeance. IE

ans fFopcfty LOkN From the MODS Ter.
Z" rible Vengeance. GU
CINCINNATI, March 3l.-The scene at the
Court House was appalling, and viewed
from West Court street q iull sense Of the
terrible work Of the mob otssturdsy night
was at once apparent. The front, with its
thick walls and massive pillars, stood in.
tact, but everything but the walls was in
runs. OF course the windows were all
broken, and the wood work burnt out OF
place in the sills; the roof was gone, as
were all the Aoors, and up through the
windows was the beautiful blue sky, in
such striking contrast 10 the terrible desc
iation all about. In front OF the building
are the charred remains Of books and pa.
pers, soaked in water, but In many places
still smoking. From the rooi hung the iron
cross beam, bent and warped by the heat,
and tle tin roofing In great sheets doubled
up in every imaginable direction. 1t is,
indeed, terrible evidence OF the fury OF
the mob which had forced is way up a
stairway, in opposition to regimen. OF
guards.
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TEE REIGNs OF THE MOB
IN THE "pARls OF AM1RlcAp OVER.
The Military 0usfdIns Every Point Of Vantage.
The CisIns Ak ThAt lhs nilliiA DO
"ishdrAua--Soms Excerpts OF the
Commune Of The rast Two Days. I'd

ClSctSSATi, o., March 3l.-At midday
there wa1 no appearance Of relaxtion Of
the Preparations Tor the defense. Bari.
cadcs and every other eort Of material still
resna'aod across all avenues Of approach
to the county building, and behind them
stood tho militia with guns with fixed bay.
onetH everywhere brsting. Tho police
was all sent away to regular posts to OBJ
tain SOME rest. The general feel.
ing was that there would be no further
outbreak. AT a meeting Of the Citizens
Committee appointed by the Mayor, q res
olution was adopted, thanking the Cover.
nor and the Ohio National Guards for the
efficient aid rendered the civil authorities
aud pledging support TO the Mayor in the
course adopted, promising to furnish addi.
tiona! means II In the opinion OF the May.
or, additional to'ce was neceesary.
Reports were received that shot, fired
by the militia entered the Second Inter.
mediate School lIouss, on Ninth street, be.
tween Main and Walnut, also that two
men we're shot this morning, but this was
not verified. . - NJ, ''.-}''-
lt.was ascertained with great satisfaction
that nearly the entire set Of records OF the
Recorders Office, containing the records Of
deeds, mortgages, etc., that not more than
MY volumes OF records are gone, cover.
ing tho trausactions Of about three years.
Ihis vii! be OF immense value, considering
what else Is lost. 1t Is supposed the money
IN the Treasury vaults and records in the
Probate Judges vaults are sale, but the
safes cannot yet be opened. g. =. -.
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(: Rini"c bel+x"tes Elected,
$sP7Tspuson, March 33l,-:'rhe Republic
can Conventions in Armstrong. Warren
and Y Greene J. cnuntiee, to.dny, elected
Blaine delegates to tho State Convention,