Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-01-29
From the Natchez Coulter.
RIOT IN CINCINNATI.
ATTACK On THE BANKS

''NlIS'
Miami Exporting Company Baak.- Ciaci,
nGtt B0nk-Gredt Excitement, Riot, &c.
The Miami Exporting Company Bank
yesterday refused payment of It's paper,
and closed It's doors before me usual time
OF closing business Tor the day. This
morning he paper Of that aud the Cinein,
nau Bank was refused in market. The
lormer remained closed, and run was
commenced uoon the latter, when no.
uce was posted upon the door IN the fol-.
loving words-"IHiS bank has suspended
for tIceHty days" An etert was sImuIta.
neously made TO close the doors of the
bank, but the crowd which had become by
Ibis time large, prevented and rushed TO-,
demanding redemption of their paper.
The persons in the Bank, fearing for
their own personal safety, and finding it
impossible to Withstand the "run"-run
themselves, leaving the premises atogeh.
er III possession Of the crowd, which was
constantly increasing both IN Numbers &
excitement. The furniture, counters, &c,
OF The coAcern were now Laid bold Of and
thrown Iuto the street, where 'Iiey were
mostly broken up. We saw nuindividual
with the top OF n bookcase on bis shoulder
aod couple Of chars 10 his haud, moving
OIL Being asked it he had got enough to
make him whole, he replied Eyes, be sup.
posed So" Papers, vouchers, blanks,
books, &c, were torn to pieces, aud tram
pied under foot, with degree o! excite.
ment and !udjscretion which rotbin- but
a deep sense Of wrong could have caused.
At this moment, (haIf.pas uiue} an effort
is being made To treak into the vauI, or
safe. The crowd is large aud under greo,
excitement. The Sheriff, Mr.. Avery.
went into The midst and made an effort TO
be heard, but he was picked up aud CARR.
ed into the street. The Miami Export.
ing Company Bank, standing only two
doors above, is barred and boIted, and some
wag has written on the door, "poor old
cow" Lougee, upon tie opposite corner.
has shut up, from appreheDsions, as many
say, of violence others, from Inability TO
pay. The Exchange Bank is open and
paying.
10 o'clock.-The crowd hayiog tow.
Jetely rlddled The Cnclnatu Bank broke |
n The doors Of the Mama Exporting Co..
md took it through similar process |
The mass Of excited people has been s,ea.
Oily increasing. Main street from Third !
half way up to Fourth, is literally blocked
up, and there are many at the corners of
Imrd. The Miami Exporting Company
concern, we presume, had little of value
lett IN 1t by The managers. Its books and
other vauables had most likely been re-. |
moved, OF specie and other bank paper
there was probably DO occasion for reno. |
Val. We saw bIauk checks, &C., thrown |
cat and sent flying through the air; bur
they were all nlank, bubbles merely.
The Exchange Bank Is sill open, and
pa@ng, We leayn that demands have
been made o! Mr.. Bates, at this Bank, for
he redemption Of the West Union paper,
which have been complied with per force,
The police and Constables have made
'oine Efforts to queI the disorder, but whe.
her any persons have been arrested. we
are unable 10 say. We hear no sympathy
IMPRESSED IN behalf Of the sufferers, among
he bystanders. The public mind is 50 :
completely outraged by HE fraud and
'Iunder Ct worthless banks, that even ylo. Il
ence and riot is looked upon the lesser
VII 4hIs Is truly a deplorable state Of
nlngs.
II o'cLocK An effort has been made =
dispere the crowd by reading the rot II
CT, and otherwise inducing them to dis
erse. So great vas the clamor and con-
lsIon, however, that the attempt utterly
'Iied, and those engaged IN it were com =
eiIed to leave the ground, hayiog beer \
'mewhat roughly handled. A portion Of r
he "CItlzen's Guards" Military Compa. n
y, having paraded, were led with a few A
remen TO the place, and took possession n
The buildings after some reslstance.-
lows were freely exchanged with the q,
OVID, and several shots fired by The Nil. p,
'ry. 1t is stated that no man has been nj
OF. 4he alarm Of fire is now being q,
unded, we presume TO bring the whole of
fire corps together. he
Snch are he depIorabIe consequences ne
the fraud and wrong that the whole p ri
immunity have suffered, BY the means Or
In the excitement of loss ~
d suffering, the laws ore tramped under ;et
It, property is destroyed and perhaps 10
lost. We much fear that the end is nm
yet. "
We have penned the above paragraphs ",
great haste. AT this time. o'clock; i, Sn
'scertained that one man has had his w p
broken, and one or two others slightly IN,
pnded; no one killed, II is stated that