Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-01
PEACE IN CINCINNATI.
THE MOB's SPIRIT BROKEN AND
RIOTING AT AN END.

A Belief that Most of the Records in the
County Clerks Office have been saved
The Mayor and Law biding Citizens
Busy Bringing Order Out of Chaos
Murat HaIstead Reviews the Riot and
Places the Number of Dead at 900
A Rising of Indignant Mechanics.
which Ended in a RabbIe of Viefous
Criminals and Boys.
CINCINNATI, March 81, 2:l5 A. .M.-One.
half of the military on guard at the iail
have been relieved. Since the firing at s
O'Clock last night no one has been shot.
The volleys since that time have been
merely blinds to clear the streets. 1t has
been ascertained that no one was killed
by the firing at 8 O'Clock last night, but
that three persons We're wounded-two
men named Pfeiser and Cooper and an
other man whose name is unknown. By
order of the Secretary of War detach-
mentof United States regulars are held in
readiness to protect United States prop
erty if necessary. DR.. Ransohff reports
that the chances of the recovery Of Briggs
Swift are very remote.
TURNER HALL SACKED.
CINCINNATI, March 81, 3 A. M.-The
facts which gave rise to the rumors about
the Turner's joining the mob were that
the rioters broke into Turner HalLand
took about 40 guns and went back to the
jail and attempted TO club the militia.
The latter turned upon them and cleared
the streets by firing in the air. No one
was hurt so far as is known.
THE TROUBLE FELT TO BE OVER.
CINCINNATI, March 81, 9 A. M.-Eyery-
thing is quiet this morning. But very
few people are about the court house. and
those are there merely from curiosity.
The barricades are still in position around
the jail, but will probably be removed to-
day. The feeling that the trouble is over
peryades the whole city.
THE BARRICADEs STILL UP AT NOON.
CINCINNATI, March 81, 1890 P. M.-At
midday there is no appearance of re-
taxation OF the preparations for defense.
BarrIcades OF barrels and every other sort
OF material still remain across all avenues
OF approach to the county buildings. and
Dehlnd them stand militia with fixed
baYonets. The police have been sent away
TO their regular posts and are obtaining
some rest. Though the general feeling is
that there will be no further outbreak.
there is not lacking men who predict
otherwise.
THE RECORDS SAVED.
1t has been learned with great satisfac-
ton that nearly the entire set of records
OF the Recorders office, containing the
records of deeds, mortgages, etc. are
saved. A person familiar with the offices
says that not more than fifty volumes of
records are gone, covering transactions
of three years, about thirty years ago. It
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ury vaults, and the records in the Probate
Judges vaults are safe, but the safes can
not be opened.
THE MOB SPIRIT QUELLED.
At the Jail and city buildings every
thing is in the most complete stafe
Of defense. Across all streets and
alleys approaching the former scene
of strife the barricades have been
strengthened and reinforced. The mob
spirit seems entirely quelled, and those
formerly imbued with it appear to stand
III such wholesome fear Of the reckless
shooting of the soldiery as to have had an
entire sut1iciency of rushing into the laws
of death. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Regiments, under command respectively
of Coils. Picard and Freeman, from Hills
bOr0 and Columbus, seem to be consid-
cred the most reliable, and are still on
duty guarding the barricades, the main
point OF all the previous attacks. At the
meeting of the citizens committee this
morning, the Mayor was requested to Sc
lect an executive committee of fifteen
from the members at the meeting for ad-
vice and counsel, to whom all matters
should be referred. This committee
was selected, and afterwards met
at the Chamber of Commerce
and resolved to advise the withdrawal of
the troops and the appointment Of a sutfi.
cient special police force, it being the
sense of the meeting that the presence of
the militia appeared to act as a menace to
the now quieJed mob, and that the persons
who composed the latter are in reality
more fearful of a number of resoute,
WelEorganized police than of unframed
militia. the recommendation embracing
this view has been forwarded to GOV.
H0adly, and 1t is almost certain, should
no further outbreak occur, that many of
the State troops will be homeward bound
by Tuesday evening.
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
At a meeting of the citizens commit
tee, appointed by the Mayor, resolutions
were adopted thanking the Governor and
the Ohio National Guard for the efficient
aid rendered to the civil authorities, and
pledging support to the Mayor in the
course he has adopted, and promising to
furnish additional means if, in the opin-
ion of the Mayor, an additional force is
necessary. Resolutions were also adopt
ed appointing subcommittee to provide
rooms for the use of the court and recon-
mending that the Court OF Common Pleas
proceed at once to dispose of criminal
cases.
THE PAPERS SAFE.
CINCINNATI, April 1, A. M.-The
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wills were kept is in excellent condition.
The wounded; with few exceptions, are
doing we'll. At the hospitals two died to-
day.
MURAT HALSTEAD'S REVIEW.
NEW YORK, March 31.-The Tribune
tomorrow will publish the following DIS
patch giving review of the riots at Gin
cinnati by Murat Halstead. editor of the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette:
CINCINNATI, March 81, 1884.
The number Of persons killed and wounded
in the riot thus far is about 200. The last
fatal shot fired in anger uD to this writing
was between 1 and o'clock this morning
though poor soldier boy was instantly killed
this evening by the accidental discharge of
his gun. The court house is not an utter ruin
as it was at first supposed to be. large pro-
portion of the valuable records have
been saved. The money that was
in the Treasury is all safe. The
Ndulbs WHICH were uedNN are mainly R0OU.
We have confidence that there will not be a
repitltlOn OF the terrors of the three nights
that Will be so memorable here but only the
overwhelming force of the State troops pre-
vents further disastrous demonstrations. The
determination to lynch the gang ofmurderers
in the prison and release the crowd of rioters
who have been made prisoners is something
terrific, and secret meetings were held to-day
that would mean mischief if there were not q
thousand rifles and several batteries at hand.
1t IS this display Of power, making assaults by
the mob hopeless, that will prevent fresh out
breaks. The presence of regular soldiers
from Newport barracks at the sub-treas-
ury last night was an element
of confidence. In stormy times blue cloth
works well. 1t happens that the City Comp
troller had a complete list of the names Of the
taxpayers Of the city and county. and their
addresses. The tax bills give the description
and valuation of the property. These are
valuable now. The rIOtlng on the first night
was largely by workingmen of good charac-
ter, who resented the fact that murderers
who have money to set in motion the ma
chinery of criminal lawyers have had free
dom here. On the second night the spirit of
the Commune appeared, and petroleum was
put to use, as by the Parsians when they are
pleased to burn public buildings. The
third night the number of deter
there were swarms of boys. OF the crowd
that was smashing pawnbrokers' shops. three
were grown men, and they were thieves.
They had a rabble of boys, generally from II
to 10 years of age, and one testified in Police
Court to-day that he was l3 going on IA wears
OF age. Out Of sixty rioters gathered in for at
tempting TO seize the battery of cannon at
Music Hall only ten were men. The rest
were boys. Some were very bad ones. while
other seemed to want excitement above an
things. And so the crowds have deprecated
from honest men, misguided, but ami
mated by righteous wrath kin
died against systematized infamy of
the most outrageous character, to a vicions
rabble Of boys in the hands Of the lowest des-
peradoes The excited people had a real
grievance to begin with. The administration
of the criminal law here has been dampabIe
and the Influence OF sheer criminals in nnhlic