Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-08-06
From the philadelnhia Chronicle.

The city was disturbed and tisgraced, yes ter day afternoon, by one of the most outra- geous riots that ever took place within it's li- mits The members of a society, composed, we understand, of IRIsHMEN, and calling themselves GIDEoNITEs, but generally called ORANGEM by their adversaries, undertook to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of the BOVINE, by procession and dinner. Af- ter paradng through several streets, they en- tered the Odd Fellows Hall, where they were to dine. About half past three, a citizen call ed at tic Mayors Office, with information that there were strong signs of tumult in the street near the Hall. The Mayor being ab- sent, his clerk, MT CASH, proceeded to the spot, with several officers. ALBRIGHT, the constable, seized a man who was f1ourishing a drawn bayonet, and, afteran active resistance, secured him, with the assistance If LARGER, the captain of the city watch, and another watchman. This was near the corner of Prune and Fifth streets. As the officers were taking their prisoner along, they were sud- denly attacked by the mob about them, and the man was rescured. MT Cash was knock ed down, u ampled upon, and beaten. After he got up, he was obliged to seek safety in a neighboring house. At this time, we under stand, the procession had not yet reached the hall. What took place while the party was inside, we cannot say; except that one oftheir leaders assured the Mayor, who called on them, that there was no danger of a dstur 6ance, and that they would leave the place in three quarters of an hour, not in procession, but as quietly as possible. The Mayer went again, before the expiration of the period mentioned, but found that they had already departed. A considerable number of them, it seems, did go away in procession, four or more of their leaders carrying swords. As they marched down Fifth street, skirmshing went on, we cannot pretend to say how it com menced, between them and number of their countrymen whom we hear called the Catho- lie party. At the corner of Fifth and Pine streets the parties halted, about five o'clock, and had a regular fight, with swords, clubs, brickbats. coal, S1c. They showed no mercy to each other, nor to the police officers who attempted to qucll the riot. The high con stable Blayney was knocked down, and very roughly handled. Three men lying, at one time, two on the pavement and one in the gut ter, apparently unable to move. The stones flew in such vollics that several of the neigh bors found it necessary to close the front win dows of their houses and stores. The May or arrived on horseback; but about this time the Gideonite party gave up the contest and lCu III tluCItHl uiICClNHIo. lISnl IhSu were arrested; of whom seven gave bail last eve ming, and the other was committed.
 This morning, Brtton Evans, magistrate of Southwark, and one of the leaders of the procession, though not, we understand, an Irishman, was brought before the Mayor, charged with having stabbed one of the par ty, who now lies wounded, but not danger ously, at the hospital. The fact being posi- lively sworn to, the accused was required to find bail in the sum of three thousand dollars. He declared that Che never drew his sword upon any man." and stated, also, that his house was pelted with stones from ten o'clock last night till this morning.
 In this statement we have paid no attention to the numerous stories current respecting the, particular provocations received by each par ty from the other Among the men bound over, there are some of each side. Justice will be impartially dealt to them, and should any of them be proved to have been active promoters of the riot we hope to see them se- verely punished.
 Besides Britton Evans, the Southwark ma gistrate, we learn from another source that James Carreck and Robert Elliott were bound over in the sum of S1, 500 each: and that the following persons were bound over for Ge- neral Riof:-Michael Cornell, Patrick Brea- dy, Patrick Riley, Wm. Nelson, Jas. Docher- ty, Patrick Docherty, Edwin Schooly, And'w M'Carren, Thos. Neway, and Barnet Hoffy.