Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-05-23
Tremendous Riots. Destruction of
Property. and Loss of Life.

The Northern Liberties for some days past
has been the scene Of one of be most ssnguIna-
ry riots that ever dlsgraced this country. There
had been some i'll feeling in that district, for
some lime, between The Catholics and Protest.
ants. concerning the use Of The bible in Common
Schools. There had also been an effort 10
break up e Native American" meeting On Fri
day last But the Immediate cause Of blood--
shed was Native American" meeting which
assembled in that neighborhood on Monday al
,ernoon. A, this meeting fight arose between
two men, which soon extended To others, and
finally led to the contest between the Irish and
Native Americans. Firearms were SOON
brought into use, and 2 or 3 were killed and a
number wounded The disturbance continued
until after midnight.
Continuation of the RiotS-Twenty-Nine HOu-
ses Bmned--Seuen Persons Killed and Many
| Wounded
| From the United States Gazette Of Wrdnes-
day, we extract the following: A meeting Of
the Native Americans was held in the afternoon
of Tuesday, in independence Square. A prop
ostion 10 adjourn till Thursday afternoon was
voted down. Most Of those present, moved in
a body To Remington, (ai the corne. of Sec
ond and Mastery and proceeded to organize
meeting, but they had scarcely nailed up their
| flag, when 4 number of boys made an attack
upon the HibeInia Hose House number of
shot were then fired from houses in the viclnl-
", towards the meeting. and the Native Amer
leans, after dispensing for momeuI, rallied,
and attacked the Hose House, took OUT The car
riage, ran The hose of the reel, and then broke.
the apparatus up. An old TENDER the property
of the Washington Hose Company, which wa'
also in the house, was broken up likewise. The
Naive Americans then between four and five
O'clock took possession of the Market House.
and for the next three hours. the shots were lre
queni from the houses in lis western viciniiy.
Men were seen lying upon The roofs Of row
of houses fronting The Market; and in every
place OF concealment near the same place,
Others were occasionally discovered. We
give below The lis, Of killed and wounded, 50
far could be asceIlained
Ab0nl five O'Clock, another Attack vas made
upon The hose house, and large new bell found
I'M II, was brought into the open square and
shattered 10 pieces. Shortly after this, frame
dwelling honse next tho hose house WAS fred
and from thai time up TO nine O'Clock in lbs
evening, the flames continued to spread without
stay until TwENTY-NINE houses ere consumed
the greater part of them being upon Cad ala.
der.slreei, and four upon The street facing Ihs
, market. About seven o'clock the market huuss
itself caught FIRE, and al nine o'clock lay ip q
} heap Of ruins.
Al seven o'clock, the First Brigade, and Iwa
companies of the third Brigade, came On Iha
ground, under the command Of General Cad
wsllader, and formed on Master-slreei, facing
north. Cannon were stationsd sn A. IN TanUs
on the street fronting OH The Market, and on
MoSter-slreei westward. A detachment oi Two 4
companies under the command of Cnnnel Muir
ray, marched 10 The north end of the Markrh
and formed Gordon across the street The
Military had previously been formed in hk'
manner on Master street.
The Sheriff lhsn detached numbes al h'
canslahAlary force (Which had preceded Ihs