The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
From the Democratic Press.
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On Monday last, some three four hundred
iaborers on the Milwaukee and La Or, sse rail-
road, who had been disappointed in not re ceiv-
ing their pay the previous Saturday night from.
the sub. contractor who had employed them,
made riotous demonstration before the office
of the Company in Milwaukee. Several address.
SEES were made them by prominent citizens, but
they csuld doaalay the excitement, and the
Company Was taken possession of by the crowd.
During the melee the sheriff and his posse sue
ceeded in arrestng ten of the rioters and lodged
them in Jail. Between three and four o'clock
in the afternoon the whole body of rioters
marched to the Court House square for the pur.
pose OF rescuing their comrades. The fire bells
were rung, and large numbers of citizens, toge,
ther with the fire companies, repaired to the
ground. What followed we copy from the
Ners of yesterday morning.
Engine Company No. l. here commenced
playing upon the rioters, in order to disperse
them, when the latter Immediately moved their
position further south TO the other side of the
jail Mayor Walker ordered the company to
stop playing (Which had been done without his
orders) and went to the standard bearer and took
away his flag. This was the signal for gen.
eral riot. The Mayor was struck several times,
hit in the face with brick, and struck heavily
with shovel upon the head. He was not,
however, so badly hurt but that he was able to
attend his officiai duties till the termination of
the riot The rioters brandished their weapons,
consisting of pickaxes, shovels, clubs, &C..
and rushed upon the crowd OF citizens, striking
right and left The latter defended themselves
valiantly, using for defence fists and paving
stones quite freely.
The citizens repelled their adversaries in less
than Eve minutes, and put them to flight down
Oneida street towards The bridge, and then re-
turned to the defence of the Jail. About one
hundred of the rioters gathered again on tho
south west corner OF Oneida street, where they
again commenced the attack by throwing stones
at the citzens.-They were, however, driven
down Oneida street at the first onset. Sheriff
Page then called upon about one hundred citi.
gems who formed posse and proceeded to scour
the city in search Of the rioters, who had assem-.
bled in knots on the street corners, and seemed
to be preparing for another rally BY this
means they were dispersed, and thus ended the
row, fortunately without any fatal results.
though several were struck with missives, but
escaped without serious injury.
The blow given TO the Mayor with shovel
would have resulted fatally had not q citizen
succeeded in partially breaking its force.--Mr.
Gridley, of the firm of Luddington g. Gridley,
was also badly, though not dangerously, hurt
by blow on his head from shovel. Mr.. Ro.
gers, clothing merchant, was also injured. An
oIucI was gwen " lie u1itotys Al TIC evening"
to be in readiness at moment. About 10 o.
clock at night the rioters again assembled in
full force and marched through the streets, pre-.
ceded by band Of music, armed with clubs,
&c. They stopped opposite the residence Of
the Mayor, but proceeded to no further violence
than denunciation of that functionary. The
Ncws was apprehensive, from what it could
learn of the intention of the rioters that, unless
they were paid off, little more serious out
break would take place next day (yesterday.)
Tuesday.
II A middle aged man and youngstcr
about eighteen or twenty years Of age, were ar.
ested on Friday about twelve miles from town
IN the Marengo road, by Messrs. Taylor and
Asmussen Of Davenport. They had in their
horse and buggy belonging to Mr..
Taylor who is proprietor of stable at Daven-
,ort which he alleges they hired for few hours
,nly, and were then feloniously and without the
ear of God before their eyes removing in the
Erection of Council Bluffs
An examination was instituted here on Satur
lay before Justice Ewing, but continuance
until tomorrow was finally granted on the ground
f absence of material Witnesses and the pris-
ners committed to the calaboose
These interesting individuals may be az inno-
ept as newborn babies but, "thiDgs' look deci-
eddy black on their side. The young man purl
orted to be in search Of one Britton, in pursuit
whom his father had been engaged for many
ears. His researches we fear have come to an
ntimely end.-Cap Rep.