Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-01-27
ANOTHER HOB In CINCINNATI.


From the Cincinnati Republican, January I2.
TERRIBLE EXCTrEMENT.-OU CITY
AGAIN DISGRACED!
During the tehole day ycs.crday a portion
j oar city ,cas in The possession of a mob.
brought on by the failure of some of our small |
,ote shops. As the whole scene was in the |
Of our Office, we noted the facts |
IS they occurred, as accurately as we could in |
such state OF excitement and confusion.
On Monday evening it was announced that
The MIAMI BANK had made an assignment and
would be closed on Tuesday. Early in the
morning OF Tuesday, an immense crowd as
sembled in front Of the bank, which is very
near the room occupied by the CINcINNArI
BANK. Upon the door of the latter was a no.
tce that 1t would be closed for twenty DAYS,
after which time it would redeem it's paper
Tins caused great eXcitement-the eXaspera-
ted crowd increased, and about nine O'Clock a
mob broke open the doors and found that eve
ry thing had been removed except the desks
and counters-these were broken and thrown
into the street.
After they had done all the damage they
could there, they broke into the Miami Bank,
and, while we are writing, (at hali-past eleven,)
are destroying its contents. There are thous-
ands IN the streets spectators. The run upon
Bates, whose Office joins the Miami Bank. is
immense. Every man who has dollar of the
Exchange Bank paper is crowting in with it.
Thus far he continues to redeem. The crowd
are endeavoring to compel him to redeem the
West Union issues, and several have succeed
ed. II this is continued, OF course he must
suspend, and in the present state of excitement
there Is no telling what would be the consc-
quence. Lougee's Office is on the opposite
frOtn md - oil
sumo he has escaped only because attention
has not yet been directed towards him.
The mob is d;sg.acc!ul to our city. Such
scenes and such transactions bring il lasting
disgrace on our city, and every recurrence of
them renders the law less effective in the pro-
lection life and property.
Quarter past l2.-The riot still continues.
The sheriff is out on horseback irving to dis
perse the crowd Some of the fremcn are
out in uniform for the same purpose. The
mob are still trying to break open the vault of
the Miami Bank.
Half past l2.-Thcy have succeeded and
scattered the books and papers in the streets.
Some twelve or fifteen of the Citizens Guards
made their appearance at the mayors office i'm
uniform. They were formed and marched
with fixed bayonets through the crowd in front
OF the banks and Bates Exchange Office. The
mob rctreated short distance, but commenc-
cd an assault upon the military, and the few
members of the Protection Fire Company who
had followed them, with brickbats and clubs.
The captain fired pistol, and we understand
wounded very severely in the leg one who had
assailed him.
This caused an increase of the violence of
the mob-brickbats and clubs flew more ra-
pldly at the military and firemen several of
the firemen stood their ground maniully for a
short time. We one of them break his
stall over the head of an assailant. The mill
tary were ordered to fire, which many of them
oid as they were retreatng in order towards
the Mayors Office. The guns must have
been charged with blank cartridges, because
they were fired directly into the crowd, and
we have not been able to learn certainly that
any one was injured by them We did hear
that one man was wounded in the head and a.
mother in the face, with shot, bat could not
learn certainly that this was the case
The military and firemen rctreated to the
Mayors office, where, upon consultation with
the sheriff, it was determined to be most pru
dentfor them to retire, because very few of the
citizens seemed disposed to lend them any aid
ana their numbers were too small to accom-
plish any thing eilectual.
The Mayor had been very sick for a day or
two, and it was with difficulty he was able to
get to his office; he only remained short
time, and returned home.
II little after one o'clock the mob commence
ed breaking the windows and furniture of
Bates's Office, we presume because he did not
redeem West Union. He continued to redeem
Exchange Bank notes very promptly up to
this time, but when the breaking commenced
he gathered up what he could and retreated.
The interior of his Office was soon demolish-
Ell and the contents thrown into the street
books, papers, and all that could be found.
The doors, windows, and counters were COM
pletely demolshed-thc signs torn down and
split to pieces.
Aitertbls the attack commenced ,ouoee's
Office on the opposite corner of Main and third
streets 1t had not been opened during the
day. The doors and windows were soon
broken the crowd rushed in, and this office
soon shared the same fate with Bates's. Lou
gee issued the notes called the Saving Bank
OF Louisville" After the crowd had comDle
ted the work OF destruction here they went to
Bfewster's and Easton's Offices but at half
past three they had done no other DAMAGE to
them than to pull down the signs and destroy
them. The crowd in the streets is still I'M
mensa. There mnst be three or four tlous-
and people assembled, but the great majority
are mere spectators. They are pleased at the
prospect OF banishing the shinplaster trash, but
they do notapprove Of the means We doubt
whether more than fifty persons were active
Iy engaged, and many of I!ege were bows Of ~