|
THE
ARREST OF VALLANDIGHAM
Great Excitement at Dayton,
Ohio— The Telegraph Wires Cut—
The Bridge at Xenia
Destroyed— The Military Finally Put Down the Rioters
Cincinnati, Wednesday, May 6.
Great excitement existed at Dayton, Ohio,
yesterday, in regard to the arrest of Hon. Clement L. Vallandigham by
order of the military authorities.
At dark a crowd of from five to six
hundred proceeded to the Journal Office, took
possession of it, completely gutted the building, set it on fire and
burned it to the ground.
The fire communicated to the adjoining
buildings, and all the property from the south end of the Phillips
House to the middle of the square was destroyed.
All the telegraph lines in the city were
cut down and destroyed.
The bridge on the Xenia road is reported to be
destroyed.
At 10 o'clock at night Federal troops
from Cincinnati and Columbus
succeeded in putting down the rioters, and at half-past 11 o'clock
quiet was again restored.
Cincinnati. Wednesday, May 6 - P. M.
Telegraphic
communication being interrupted, we have no advices as to the condition
of affairs at Dayton,
Ohio, this morning.
Cincinnati, Wednesday, May 6 -Evening
All is quiet. There are no signs of any
disturbance whatever.
Dayton
has been comparatively quiet today. About thirty ringleaders in last
night's riot have been arrested without resistance, and placed in jail.
The Empire newspaper
has been suppressed. Its editor has been arrested and brought here.
The soldiers removed a swivel from the Empire office, and also took possession of two wagon
loads of muskets, stored in the Light Guard Armory.
Every precaution has been taken to
prevent a renewal of the outbreak. The liquor shops have been closed,
and the telegraphs have been repaired so that communication with the
East is reestablished.
Published:
May 7, 1863 The New York Times
The First Marriage in Dayton.
From The Dayton
(Ohio) Herald, Aug. 28, 1800, is
noted as the date of the first wedding in Dayton. On that day Benjamin Van
Cleve was married to Mary Whitten at her father's house on his farm a
short distance from town. Mr. Van Cleve makes this characteristic
record of the event In his diary: " This year I raised a crop of corn
and determined on settling myself, and having a home; I accordingly
on the 28th of August married Mary Whitten, daughter of John Whitten,
near Dayton.
She was young, lively, and ingenuous. My property was a horse creature and a few farming
utensils, and her father gave her a few household or kitchen utensils, so that we could make
shift to cook our provisions; a bed, a
cow and heifer, a ewe and two lambs, a sow and pigs and a saddle and
spinning wheel. I had corn and vegetables growing, so that if we
were not rich, we had sufficient for our immediate wants, and we were
contented and happy."
Ohio
was a new and unknown country at the beginning of the nineteenth
century, and travelers and land prospectors were unable to obtain from
books or newspapers the facts they desired in regard to soil, climate,
population, and business. It was therefore greatly to the advantage of
a recently settled town and county to have within their borders one
like Mr. Van Cleve, who was not only a good talker, but a perfect mine
of information, (he had while surveying traveled over nearly every foot
of ground in this neighborhood,) and also willing to take the time and
trouble to instruct inquiring visitors, who, if properly approached,
might be induced to become permanent settlers.
Published:
April 5, 1896 The New York Times
Submitted by Nancy Hannah |
