Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-31

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and Adiutant General in their action.
After expressing confidence in the man.
agement of affairs, the committee ad-
! journed to meet at 9 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
MILITARY FROM ALL QUARTERS.
This morning the Thirteenth Regiment,
under command of Col. Fred Picard, with
the unattached Second Troop of Cavalry,
Scott Dragons of Hillsboro. under COM
mand of Captain MulliuX, arrived bv a
| special train and this evening the Seven
teenth Regiment from Coshocton arrived
/ by way of the Panhandle route and were
marched to the city park to be held as a
reinforcement. Besides these there are
en- route and to arrive one section of the
! Fifth Battery of Dayton, the Eleventh
Battery from Cleveland and the Third
Regiment of COyington, Ohio. This
makes in all six regiments, two batteries
and one troop Of cavalry to be here during
the night.
AN EXCHANGE OF VOLLEYs.
CINCINNATI, March 80, 11P.M-AbOut
| ) O'Clock tonight the regiment from Co
lumbus, guarding the Court street ap-
! proach, was fired into by one of the mob
| from an alley, between Main and Walnut
streets, on Court street. The troops an
! swered the challenge by few shots, which
were followed by volley and several shots
L
number OF injured at this hour cannot be
ascertained. The firing is now continuing
at intervals in all directions. 1t is the
purpose OF the militia to clear the streets.
One yOlley was fired down Main street
| and resulted in the wOundng of Briggs
! Swift, prominent pork packer who was
standing at the corner of Seventh and
Main streets, three squares from the
| court house, in conversation with Henry
Hanna, Third street broker. Mr.. Swift
was most seriously wounded and had to
be conveyed to his house in a carriage
ADJT. GEN. FINLEY'S PROCLAMATION.
Adjt. Gen. Finley issued an order to-
night to the troops, assigning them to
positions IN various parts of the city, and
closing with the following words: EThe
military are here in aid of the civil
authorities, acting under the orders of
the Mayor. In case Ofdisturbance please
direct the officers in charge to use for
bearance as long as there is virtue in for
bearance, and not to be the aggressors.
but in the event that force is required use
it effectively in defense of life and pro-
perty."
A CANNON SAVED FROM THE MOB.
AT 9:25 p. m. word was received at the
general headquarters that large mob
had broken into Music Hall by forcing
the door, and were trying to man a can
panies ID and of the Sixth Regiment
were sent to drive them out, and sue
ceeded without blOOdshed in recapturing
the cannon and taking possession of the
hall.
THE OPPOSITION TO THE MOB DEPRE-
GATED.
1t IS common expression that the re-
ceptiOn of the gang of determined men
who composed the mob of Friday night
was gross mistake. People say openly
that it would have been better to give up
the criminals who are being so carefully
guarded and let them receive the well
merited punishment, which it appears
cannot be accorded by proper process in
this country. The presence of military
and constantly arriving reintOrcements
seems to add to the mob's determination
to hold their ground rather than to ex-
ercise an intimidating effect. 1t is now
said, with degree of foundation, that the
killing Of Capt. Desmond was due to the
awkwardness of the militia. He was shot
by one of his men in one of their charges
upon the mob.
CONSIDERED ENCOURAGING.
CINCINNATI, March 30, 11:3OP. .M-Tbe
situation is most encouraging. The brief
attack on Music Hall to get the cannon
there was the only thing of any magni-
tude in the shape OF an organized effort
Ilfe0
INTO Court street and down Main street
at O'Clock tonight were merciful after
all, as they seem to have prevented
the gathering of any large crowd at any
point. subsequently, at about I0:3O
! O'Clock, crowd was breaking into pawn
shop on Central avenue and stealing
pistols. A detachment of police soon set
tied this party, and arrested number of
thieves without bloodshed
At 10: 80 O'Clock Col s II Church Snnt
the following dispatch to James McCrea,
manager of the Panhandle Railway:
There is a much quieter spirit pre-
Valllng among the people in the streets,
and we think that the demonstrations for
the restoration of law have broken the
backbone of the mob. The crowds are
small in number, and while they are
bitter in their opposition they are afraid
to provoke a conflict. There is much wild
rumor as to their intentions, but a sober
study of the situation impresses me with
the view l have expressed"
SOME OF THE RUMORs.
Among the rumOrs referred to was one
that large force was organizing in Cow
ingtOn and Newport to come here and
render assistance, and also that the
Western Union Telegraph office was to be
destroyed in order to interrupt the call
for troops; that Hunts Hotel was to be
burned and that a quiet reorganization
was taking place that would astOnish
everybody. The only one of these
that seemed to be seriously considered
was the one with reference to Hunts
Hotel. The owner OF this hotel is Colonel
of the First Regiment of Militia. He had
the establishment closed early tonight,
and it has not been reopened but there
has been no sign of any intention to dis
turb the place.
EFFECT OF THE OPENING VOLLEY.
At the opening fire at about O'Clock
four or five persons were killed and as
many wounded. including, as reported
two women on Court street. Only one
man is reported to have been Shot in the
Main street firing.
ALL THE TROOPS IN OHIO ORDERED TO
CINCINNATI.
COLUMBUS, March 80, II p. M.-Cioy.
HOadly's official advices tonight from
the members ofhis staff in Cincinnati are
such that he has ordered every military
organization in the State to report to Gin
cinnatI quickly. They number in all sew
enteen regiments and five batteries.
THE GOVERNORS HEADQUARTERS.
The Governors office has been crowded
all day with cOunsellOrs and those help
ing to issue orders and answer the hun
dreds of dispatches coming in. 1t is the
first general appearance OF war times
The Governor has also ordered all the
State ammunition to the scene of the riot,
and borrowed supplies and equipments
from the United States barracks. having
exhausted his military chest on the forces
in the field. He has his headquarters in
the office of General Manager McCrea, of
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and st, Louis
Railway, where a wire is kept free for
him to communicate with the moving
troops and those in command at Cincin-
natl of the troops called from this and
| other points.
There is fear Of contagious outbreaks
owing to the unprecedented excitement
reported from different quarters.
All the railroads are giving
the military trains precedence.
TROOPS OFF FROM TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, March 30.-The Sixteenth Regi-
ment of the Ohio National Guard and the
| Toledo Cadets, 400 in all, left Tor Gin
cinnati by a special train at 10 o'clock to-
night.