The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-04-08

will be saved. All day the engines kept
PLAYING water on the ruins, thus preven.
ting the flames from breaking out anew,
though very little more damage could
be done except in the recorders Office.
The law library, as stated in yesterday s
News Journal, is total loss.
In and around The Jail the scene re.
mained unchanged, except perhaps the
increased force Of men on hand. No
repairs had been made since the first
nights work The doors were strongly
barricaded and large force of guards
was on duty throughout the Jail to watch
as well as protect the prisoners.
MILITARY HEADQUARTERS.
The city buildings have been trans
posed into veritable military headquar
ters, and the soldiers and their officers
have accepted the rooms of the city au'
thorities, and are dividing honors will
the police. General E B Finley, adju
iant general Of the State National Guard
arrived yesterday morning, and. in &C
cordance with the instructions Of Gov.
ernor Hoadly, assumed command of tht
military forces in the city and those tc
come. He at once made his beadq1ar
ters in the mayors city Office. His hon
or, although he did not leave for HON,
until o'clock yesterday morning, and
Notwithstanding the fact that he hat
been confined to his house for severa
days, put in an appearance at 9 O'Clock
and "reported for duty" He had Ions
talk with General Finlev, and directed
him to take immediate steps to suppress.
all disorder, and requested him to make
the proper distribution of troops subjec
to order. The two officials continued
in constant consultation during the day
and night.
After General Finley hal made bis
tour of inspection he issued the follow.
ing order:
OFFICE OF ApJUrANT GENERAL, CIN.
c1NNArr, March Colonel C. B. Hunt
Colonel G.. D. freeman, Captain Ha,ok.
ins: The mayor has requested that troops
be stationed at the following points
namely: Detachments at the armory,
Music Hall, Hammond Street Police
Station, city buildings, Jail, and gas
works. have ordered Colonel Entre
kin to repor, at the city buildings. You
will please make such disposition of your
men as to comply as near as possible
with the request of the mayor. The
military are here In aid Of the civil au.
thorities, acting under the orders Of the
mayor. In case of disturbance please
direct the officers in charge to use for.
bearance as long as there is virtue in
forbaarance. and not be the sggressors,
but in the event that force is required
use it effectively in defense OF life and
property. K. b. FINLEY,
Adjutant General.
To News Journal reporter General
Finley said he regretted to see any such
but when lie and prop
erty were being threatened he believed
thatCimmediste action should he-tskeu
He further stated that he was dispatch
ing troops only at the request Of the
mayor, and would send none nor use
any except on his order in support oi
the city authorities The militia have
been called here by the city authorities
and have from the beginning been under
their orde. !, and are not here, as some
would have it believed, to shoot down
citizens, but simply to aud the officials
The following are the regiments and
companies in the city:
First Regiment, Cincinnati, Colonel C
B. Hunt commanding.
Sixth Regiment. Cbillicothe, Colone1
Entrekin commanding.
Thirteenth Regiment, Hillsboro, Col
Picard commanding.
Fourteenth Regiment, Columbus, Col
Freeman commanding.
S venteenth Regiment, Coshocton
Col. Pccock commanding.
Governors Guards, Columbus, Capt
Bliss commanding.
Fifth Battery, Springfield, with two
guns Capt. Hin'z commanding.
FIRST Battery. Cleveland, with -four
guns, Capt. Smithnight commanding.
Fourth Regiment, Dayton, Col. Mot
commanding.
Duffy Guards, colored, Columbus
Capt Ed Brown commanding.
Palmer Guards, colored, Columbus
Capt. Psyne commanding
o. these the Veteran Guards, OF this
city, l4,h, 4'h, and S,h regiments. the
Governors GuaSds, and the colored
troops are at the barrlcades, where they
have Calling guns and the brass pieces
captured from the mob Saturday night
There are about l,0C0 men behind the
barriers, all well supplied with ammuni.
tion.
The 9th Regiment arrived at 4 O'Clock
with $50 men and. 500 rounds of ammu-
nition. They came ny special train. A
portion of the l7;h came in at9 o'clock
and the remainder at midnight. The 9th
Springfield Bittery came in at noon. and
the Cleveland Battery at an early hour
this morning. The 17th, 9th Battery
and 9th reported to the city buildings
and during the evening were stationed
as follows:
Company F, 9Th Regiment, at the gas
works
One COMPANY OF The 14th Regimen,
to protect powder magazines on Walnut
Hills.
Company F, l7Ih Regiment, at Ham.
nond Street Station.
Companies D and f, 9th Regiment, al
Music Hall After the mob bad been
'lrlven awav. Company E Wa, trans
ierred to the Hammond Street Station
The remaining soldiers were at the city
buildings. Sen'ines patrolled in fronl
and in rear. and all al preaching streets
we're guarded. In The park there was
Calling gun. which was in
charge of L eutensnt OF Police Gardner
and manned bv Police Officers Mersch
Perry. Tom Conroy, Sam Smallwood
the two Tom Duffys, Hazankamp, Bren.
nan, Thomas, Luckert, Davis, Eide
Keegan, Kelly, and Mitchell
The adjutant generals aide de camps
are Colonel S. Fl. Chusel, Columbus
Colonel c. S. Golfer, Columbus; Col
Harper. Cincinnati; Col D. C. Ballen
tine, Springfield; Col. Samuel W Court
right, Circleville.
At midnight 10000 rounds Of ammu
nition arrived by the Little Miami Rail
road from Columbus, and we're taken ,e