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in the action of one McLaughlin, editor of our Monitor who stepped up behind Mr Sherbrooke Comr of Registration, all unawares to the old man and knocked him down and kicked him in the face, bruising him in a shocking manner. The rebels rushed for their arms, some cursed and hissed and most of them spoke lightly of the personal difficulty, as they were pleased to term it, that had just occurred between Sherbrooke and McLaughlin. In a few moments the streets were filled with colored people, talking seriously and determined that the next blow should be resented. Genl Parker and Genl Parlin were telegraphed to for troops. Twenty five of the Co that had just left us soon arrived by Special train, for a few days the feeling continued very better, but in a week or two everybody seemed to be in a better humor and the soldiers returned to Nashville. 

In Cannon Co twelve miles north east from Woodbury the County seat, near the mouth of Canal Creek on the 2d day of July

Transcription Notes:
Perhaps toward the end it should read: the feeling continued very "bitter" rather than "better" but it is difficult to tell.