Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-16
GREENWOOD MINES.
Night Attack on the Camp.
Special to the Louisville Times


GREENwooD, Ky, March 13.-Last
night was one of intense excitement
and alarm. The troops were kept
under arms all night, and no man or
officer closed his eyes from 7 O'Clock
at night until 7 O'Clock in the morn
ing. The cause and occasion of the
alarm was that Private Dan McKeev-
er, Company d, sentry at post L. was
struck in the head by stone or stick,
thrown from the bushes. II felled
and stunned him for moment. Ris-
ing to his knees, he called the intrud-
er to halt, and no response being
heard he fired his piece and alarmed
the camp. The little guard flew to
their places. The Calling gun was
trained upon the rear of the stockade,
at which the attack was made. Every
man responded promptly and cour-
ageously to the long-roll. A volley
was fired into the hiding-place of the
one or ones who struck the sentry
No return shots were fired, and the
company was ordered to quarters, TO
be ready instantly on the beat OF
the long-roll. During the whole oil
first part OF the night large stones
were flung with great force at the
various sentinels on post, three caus'
ing repeated calls to "fall in" and oc'
casioning the company to lose all resi-
and be in a constant state Of anxiety
and excitement. McKeever was no
wounded seriously. Capt. Veech''
officers and men are to be praised foI
their GOODNESS, however slight thu
cause of alarm may prove to be. Thu
night was black as Erebus, and
drilling, misty, foggy rain fell dur
ing the whole night, chilling the mar
row of even stronger and more 'viS
orous men than the young militia
} At post 3 the sentry's beat makes
. sharp turn almost at right angles
and the southern beat passes with
ten feet of clump of thick bushe
from which the missile that wounde
V McKeevcr was thrown. With so fe'
men it is impossible TO patrol I'll
e the beat in full and therefore no Oh
+ blames the sentry. lie kept his po
!. manfully even, when struck dow
j. Theories as to who were the parti
e concealed and throwing the ston
n differ. A sortie was made and Il
bushes thoroughly searched but
trace of them could be found.
Ie JELLIco MINES.
IL There is some danger of an u
u rising at the Jelico mines in Whitl'
county, where l40 convicts are wor
ed. The correspondent Of the LOU
vile Times went to JelicO Saturd
aud the following extract is TAX
from his special to that paper:
GAIL kinds of rumors about affai
at Greenwood come here. One
~ that the soldiers and miners had
- fight last night. This shows how I
" miners here are interested in atfa
y there, as they are eager for any ne
. from that place and catch up eve
n rumor that comes floating in this
:" rection. Thirty persons here 5
" that the miners at Greenwood Dug
to capture the military camp. "The
are only about thirty soldiers ther'
- said one this morning., Sand t
- miners could whip them easily"
Il have heard of their gatling 81
but it would not be hard to captu
that. BY the time the mountainet
in the woods had fired into the cal
40 with their long-range rifles and Dire
:" ped two or three Of those boys
. others would turn and run. Th
would be easily settled and that
~ the way it ought to be done. Bri
III them down here and we would sh'
NE them how they ought to be serve
- Such talk as this, however, is not
W common rule"
MORE SOLDIERS ORDERED OUT.
~ BOWLING GREEN, March l3.-Co
ed pany A, Third regiment of the st
III, Guard, at this place, has just b.
ose ordered 10 be at the armory this ev
ing at 7 o'clock, with one days
tions. Their destination is Gre
wood.
Company d, of IIopkinsville, un
hor command of Lieut.. John Feland,
ved just arrived, en- route to the seen
;tv action.
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