The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-10-06

featuring districts. The king has ordered the fac
tories and houses thatwere destroyed by the noters
to be rebuilt at the expense OF government, and
these villages are now occupied by troops and
strong police force 10 prevent any fresh outbreak
In Bohemia there have been riots OF a similar
kind among the working classes They COM
menced at Prague and were directed against some
Jewr h houses, who had large establishments for
printing calicoes. Higher wages being demanded
by the operatives, their employers refused to COM
ply, upon which the men proceeded To destroy the
factories and machines. The first kmeute was,
however, soon put an end to; the sololefs were
called out, and order was restored by hring on the
rioters, who dispersed without much resistance
A few days after these events, a strike took
place among tine laborers on the railroad near
Prague, in consequence OF deduction being
made from their pay for those days when II
raned and no work could be done, whereas tney
expected to receive the stipulated compensation
"rain or shine" as they were ready TO perform heT
part Of the agreement. They collected m masses,
and were joined by the operatives from the manu-
factories, who had turned ont tor higher wages =
This was outside OF the city (Which IS fortlfied)-
the gate being shut, and the military at hand TO
guard II, they attempted to force an entrance by
throwing paving stones and ether missiles against
IL, but volley OF musketry staggered them, and
the sabres OF the Dragons soon sent them Tying
III all directions. Several arrests were made, and
the Railway Company agreeing to investigate
their GLAZING, and 10 allow them II they were rea-
sonable, the men returned TO their work. Since
then everything has remained quiet at Prague, but
several lives were lost in these riots, and the troops
continue to mount guard over all the manufacture
ing establishments. Similar ourageswere attempt,
ed in another Bohemian town near Prague, called
Reichenberg, where there are several large facto-
ries owned by person OF the name OF Liebig.-
The workmen collected to the number OF 600, arm
ed with sticks and clubs. but as they could not get
into the town without passing a bridge, which was
guarded by sixty citizens armed with rifles (who
assemble every year TO fire at target,) this small
body kept the rioters at distance, until military
assistance could be procured from the nearest gar
In fhara q
satisfaction abroad excuses Of various kinds have
been committed at Munich, lngolstadt, Heidelberg,
Giesekc, and other German towns-party against
the government, partly against the Jews, whose
wealth and peculiar character, render them very
obnoxious TO the populace-and although these IN
snrrections have soon been put uown by military
force they lead To the conviction that some Thing
must be "rotlen IN the State Of Denmark" That
the lower classes in many provinces of Germany
particularly the south) are reduced to State Of
great misery, sproved by the continual emigration,
not only TO America, but even 10 Poland, hungary
and Alglers.
Among the signs of the times is the appearance
OF a Russian FieschI, in the person OF man named
Tschech, who attempted TO assassnate the hlng
on Friday last as he was stepping into his carriage
The weapon employed was double barreled pis
toll, from which two shots fired IN succession
one OF them striking ms Majesty on The breast bu
gancing Oft from his cloak, while the other lodged
IN the lining OF the carriage. The assassin "as
seized immediately, and The King and Queen drove
OIL amidst the accamatlons OF the people, who
showed some inclination TO Lynch the offender
on the spot From the little that has transpired
hitherto, he appears TO have been actuded rather
by private revenge than by political motives, his
Chief grievance being his dismissal from some OF.
hcial situation, on what he considered insufficient
grounds. He is now In close confinement and un.
dergoing strict lnvestigatlon, but as the judicial
proceedings IN this country are conducted WIN me
greatest secrecy, II will probably be some time be.
fore any further particulars are made pubic
remain, sir, yours respectfully, A. s.