Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-10
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.


Local Election and Great Riot al ST. Louis
ST.. LOUIS, ArRH 6--The returns OF the election held
in this city yesterday for corporation officers Indicate
far received the election Of the Wing ticket with but
three exceptions The First Ward returns have not yet
been received Mayor KENNETH has been reelected by
from six to seven hundred majority
dsgraceful riot occurred in the First Ward last
night which, regret to add resulted in the death of
six persons and the wounding of FIVE six others
seriously. tMa
After the polls had closed and whilst crowd Of the
friends of the successful candidates were passing Werck
meyers tavern, German coee-house at the corner Of
Seventh street and Park avenue, FIVE or six guns were
fired upon the multitude, fatally wounding six persons
who died in short time thereafter Several others were
carried severely wounded. The excitement occasoned
by the outrage of course intense and the inf
rated crowd rushed into the house completely demo-
shed its contents and then fire the building Two
other buildings adjoining inhabited by Germans were
also fired and destroyed by the mob
The crowd again fired upon at the of Park
and Carondelet avenues, and member Of the ST. Louis
fire company was MORALLY wounded The house from
which the shot had been fired Immediately ridded
and the crowd pursued their way up and dispersed
Later at night crowd collected around the Office of the
I" Anzeager Die Western" the German newspaper when
the military ordered out by the Mayor and having
mustered in force around the block in which the Office
situated kept the crowd at distance throughout the
mgnt Inc once appeared 10 De deserted the
tors having probably anticipated attack The city is
now perfectly quiet and order appears to be restored
Aefa and Terrible Steamboat Disasters
MADISON, IA.) APRIL 3.-The steamer Redstone Capt
TATk hence for Cincinnati with about seventy on
board blew up she backing out from SCOTS land
ing about three miles above Carrolton at half two
o'clock this afternoon The force Of the explosion
terrific and completely shattered the bout which imme-
diatey sunk in twenty feet water Of the passengers
large proportion lost and Of the only the
tain and clerk saved The former is severely if not
fatally injured Up o'clock this evening fifteen
dead bodies had been recovered in horribly mutlated
condition
ST. LOUIS, APRIL 4.-Last evening the steamer Glen
co of New Orleans while making her landing here burst
all her boilers. She had hundred and fifty passen-
gers board, large number Of whom cere killed The
steamers Cataract Georgia and Western lying along
sde and sustained considerable damage They had
raj killed, but the number is known though be-
ieved to be large The Glencoe took FIRE and burnt to
the waters edge.
Wreck Of a iSteamer-Loss Of Life
New ORLEANS, APRIL 2-The steamer independence has
been totally wrecked Matagorda. She was run ashore
rather aground terrible Storm and went to pieces
There number of passengers board, seven Of
whom lost their lives have been able to learn their
names She was bound for port in Texas, and had on
board full and valuable freight, which was lost
We have advices from the city of Mexico to the 18th
ultimo The country generally quiet The news Of
the arrest of Carvajal had caused great rejoicing.
Fire at Elizabeth City, (N CO
NORFOLK, APRIL 4.-Intellgence has been received
here of destructive fire which occurred at Eliza
beth City, IN. c. Friday night, which completely de-
sroyed the Mansion House, post Office Old North State
newspaper Office, and the residence of William E. Manu.
Esq, postmaster The amount Of loss had not been
certained
Movements of Rossath
New ORLEANS APRIL 2.-Kossuth left here yesterday
for Mobile, and will proceed thence to Charleston, and
from there will proceed by to New York. unless
he receives invitation from Richmond. He made a
speech Tuesday night in which he expressed his
prise that his doctrine met with opposition at the South
where he anticipated the warmest support He attrbut-
ed it to the misrepresentation of his sentiments and
speeches-partcuary in Kentucky. He quoted from his
speech at Louisville to show tbat spoke dsre-
Mr.. CLAY, for whom he said he has had the
deepest respect though he did not deem his opinions
infallible.
Great Fire at Pddacoh, (Ry.)
LOUISVILLE APRIL GA large FIRE occurred at Padu-
cab, (Ky) Saturday by which forty buildings were
destroyed The fire originated in the livery stable of
g. Cole and soon communicated to the Hayworth House
the north, and several frames the south The build
QeStrOye0,
the fate of the money in its vaults is Ut known The
whole town is mass Of ruins, with few exceptions
Destructi0c Confagration at Louisville
LOUISVILLE, APRIL 6-The large soap and candle fac
tory Of Cromwell Brothers fired by an incendary
at ten o'clock this morning and completely destroyed
Loss $40, 900.
Defeat Of The Champion cfhe Maine Liquor Lap.
PORTLAND ME- APRIL 6.-ALBroS K PARRrs Dem
to-day elected Mayor of this city over NEAL Dow,
WING and Temperance.) The vote Stood Paris 500,
Dow 496. The Democrats elect four Aldermen to three
Wings, and twelve Councimen to nine Wings. The vote
is the largest ever polled.
Cincinnati Eiection-T The Riper
CINCINNATI, APRIL Cat the municipal election yes
terday the whole Democratic ticket was elected The
Councils are Democratic by FIVE to majority The
last Council was Wing.
The River is rising at the rate Of foot per hour and
the water is already up to the houses Main street
very high food is unprecedented.