Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-06-09
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From the formal Of comrncree Of Jans s.
The Brool<lyn Riot.
Our reporter visited Brook lyn this morning and
called upon the city authorities 10 obtain accurate
information ns to the killed and wounded butt Isl
satisfactory 70 learn TINT no life has been lust
About thirty individuals were wounded by pistols
and clubs. n hicl were lfeey used By the Irishmen
around Main Street, whu commenced The attnck
upon The young men from new York. as they mss.
ed down Main street on their way to the Cafhatine
ferry. The latter had conducted themselves in
every way peaceable, but 1t appears that reporls
had been Q .rcnlated round the porter houses on
Saturday evening that tie ak now Nothinps,, con
templa;ed visiting the Irish Yesterday 10 give Them
a whipping. The chief cause of this faise tenort
was, certain Roman Catholic polieelnen in the 2d
aist1ct who exposed orders issued by the Chief Of
10 the irish IN the district Who during the
enure Saturday, were busily engaged giii carrying
stones and missiles into their houses for defence.
sfhey also possessed themselves of an immense
Quantity OF dry wood from The spoton Fulton street
Where Is constructing railroad. From this large
supply ot wood weighing about - tons, they con-
sirueted telfitic shlelahs, each hing at least
three times an ordinary policemans club. Ses et-
al oil these deadly sticks were welded during the
attack by The Isish with unfortunate effects, and
AMONGST the injured the Chief of Police and
many officers who were the special victims OF the
entage riotefs, ns the latter considered That the
police shielded their antagonists. Fifty gIrshmen
are IN arrest and being examined this afternoon bee
Rn.nst. 81 III. Ts;ai IL es
suit will probably be their eomn1ittal for trial be-
fSreths Grand Jury. To enter into very detailed
particulars of the affair isunnecessary suficeit
RrnniiSns1 soni,n IN, i,
manner from The moment they LEFT the boat on the
Brooklyn side nptl the time they were attacked
are declared 10 have heen ,nr active even than
the men IN sba,ssa1 stons, n nj
brick bats from ftf II the hn,ses mn In ihs
Police and New Workers. Ali. .passers by, without
erctsnis,n & sra <
day. won. 1 .a,yie nyvnr. bstsss,f fb. ynf
'fafs srom tbe. ,,s n
which the attack bystbe IfisIi ,yasi I,atl ,y rs
eyeident ibat they. were induced n, tak yerv nc
i've stems from tl. yasai,
neceSssry at aeafly period 10 fe sorganze The de-
baItment m The oplinon eI the Mayor and Chlef Of
ess.s - ~
&c 90 - ,,5,;;i, ls,t
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tS N Gun sus s9ontl ana siassIS
.o lISe 2 ales 10 eaeeu slases ~ lnal nsnIet
= '.tSSss - .,osits zft5s ssfsis5 81 lS
e AS nearlyzthes wholeof the "s4O, 600" in the
case mentioned hns to be paid by the State of Mas
socb,settey ,;,,tT ths t,hs,o,,s s,ha
'..s,tfY y - r..
i'shlte a boslon .white
MANS life we rather think that title South anu
sIayery' can afford to- 10 free States at that
4; - - M : 3, a.
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allotu 70 oe come INTO AZ Inc same
Jour. slsi. sa -ssyS sae Il
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thEee times large portion q the citizens
o. bosson osen 70 aimea epposiaon 70 tue exec,-
lion OF the Iggiti slave law 81 pom the inst oc
casion, Shadfach, aingitiye slave, was taken, af-
ter great ados from the court-tonse yattby an
Al aimed mob and run of TO Canada; On the second
occasion, SIMS, a iuglive slave alter struggle Of
l:WO WeEkS 1etween the mob and Tie authorities.
was rstnrned 70 his master and agieat many citi
Gems Were indicted and. tired for their attempts 70
rescue him. On the third occasions that is the
nense Of ,be life c,izen - Roson
outlay of money and fi,e k,seninp of tbe ,o bos
i,I aissss :,
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