The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

pot to the courthouse. They charged the
mon, nring upon them with Calling gun,
siil'ng over one hundred. The dead are
lylng IN The streets on all sides OF the
co =, The crowd are running in
CHAOTIC CONDITION or AFFAIRS.
CINCINNATI, March $3.50 4. M-It l.
Impossible TO ascertain the true situatlon.
ven nave been killed several squares from
.he scene OF the riot. One man was shot
IN FOUNTAIN square, six blocks from the
eoUI1-house. The Ere was started by roll
ing IN barrel Of coal-oll. setting Il on Ere.
ara keeping everybody ont. Lieutenant
desmond entered 10 subdue the flames
ana was instantly killed. The flames had
'helr own way because the mob would
NOT let the firemen use their engines.
ne IRE proceeded unchecked, though
slowly. as the great structure was strongly
built AZ cost Of proItSiy quarter OF a
million dollars. and was made 20 withstand
hre As FAR a possible. The destruction Of
the building means irreparable loss in val
liable Troublesome Of them Of great his
t6Tical interest and value. In the present
chaotic condHOn Il affair there j. nothing
. ~ AAANlA At-N AlNAI EUE IAf tAAfHA
lack OF material 10 give # start.
When the mob had robbed Powell's gun
store 1t was fred. The patrol-wagOn re-
sponded 10 the alarm and the mob fred,
killing one man and wOundins others.
lhls IRE was, however. eXiingulshed. The
mob j. under 10 control and seems bound
on destruction. pure and simple. The
burning o. the courthouse gives no aid in
the original purpose Of lynchng the muir
cereTS and il destruction only adds loss u
disgrace.
The firing upon the mob has been merci-
less. Whether il was BY the Calling gun
or By the soldiers cannot De row told. az
nothing has been heard from inside Of the
Jail fer the past hour. No enc can estimate
the los Of life or injury by wounds.
1t was nearly midnight when the Four
tcenth regiment reached the jail. after
fighting their way from the depot. The
Fourth regiment arrived at the other side
Of the CITY. and after marching part % the
way TO the scene Of the riot turned and
went back 10 the depot.
Colonel John W. Harper. aide-de-camp
10 the Governor. who T. here. ielecraphed
this action 10 Governor Hoadley, and has
received a reply ordering the Fourth regi-
ment 10 report to the jail forthwith and
join the Others.
Colonel Harper sent an order 10 'be
Fourth 10 join Colonel Hawkins at the Jail
by direct or indirect route. That order
was given at l2:4j \. NJ. hut being in
formed that the mob was still is force and
the streets in the vicinity 81 the
courthouse, though not apparently accom-
phshing anything. Colonel Harper modified
the order with the view Of ayertiug further
IloOdshed.
MOB OF MADNEN C0UETTSG DEATH.
CINCINNATI, March 30-l:30 4. M-Tbe
mob stands in the streets 10 the range Of
The soldiers guns apparently counting
death. There i no method Or purpose APP
parent in their actions. II Is typical mob
)f madmen. At this hour there Is no ces-
.ation OF the firing: indeed. il has grown
heavier and is accounted for by the state
nent that the mob have procured
,annon. Colonel Harper's order TO
he Fourth regiment has just been
given. 1t directs the colonel to
march his men quietly up Fourth street TO
sycamore. thence Up Sycamore 10 the jail.
o dispcrse whatever mob that may be in
be way; but at all events TO join the
roops now iu the jail. Il tells BIN that
be troops there viii BE- looking for him.
l. will be nearly an hour neiore this order
an be carried into eject. and the results
re alXiOusiy awaited.