The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-08-18

the corner. and all along the principal s'ree's
appeared TO be in anxious consultation ana
alarm.
In the afternoon ii was reported that the
Irish of Battle Row were forming into
BODY. arnne With pistols bowie knives and
filing their houses with tones and other ms
sics. and their general attacks upon Ameri-
cans were contemplated in different parts OF
The city. 1t was also noiS1d around that the
st. Louis University was to be mobbc.l by tie
Americans, and as an Offset to this, that the
Republican Office was TO be assai!cd by tic
Irish. We heard also that large number Of
:r!s!!mcn had Joined Together on the opposite
SIDE Of the river from the railroad, intending
t. crcaS over in the night when the alarm
should be given, to resist their cOuntrymen.
These thousand and one runners were the oc
casion Of the deepest anxiety among all our
citizens and led to he most efficient prerara-
tons. made by the city officials, fer the pur-
pose Uf Guclng the VERY first indications OF
the anticipated riot. Al the military were
ordered to be il readiness at the first alarm
\ large force Of policemen We're detailed. -
Great crowds collected on the streets where
Disturbances were likely to begin.
, But we &C happy to state that thus far in
tic night III oclccki 30 extraordinary or dam
gcrous demonstrations have been made Oil eli
Their side The crowds on the streets leading
to the river, from second downward appear to
be composed mostly Of spectators, who, rs now
and then an occasional shot is fred by some
one OF the throng, fly away from the scene in
the greatest confusion, and then rally again to
! laugh an shout over it, or to mock the sod
iery who occ;py portions of thc street. At
this hour We anticipate no further riot O..
b!oo'lshcd. though tie very conbust.b!c nature
, OF the p&bic mind would seem to promse
nothing else but anOth her outbreak.
Our city has never before witnessed such
d!sgraccsui scenes as have within day or two
past 50 greatly disturbed her peace and we Of
fer the earnest WISH that lhc like may never
occur again.
l.. s. ANOTHER ATTACK AVD Still. MORE
BIooDsHED.-~iGCc wiring tie above, The
portion Of our city at and near the intcrscc-
ton Of sixth ANA Green streets has been the
scene Of Il continuance Of the riot with the
most fatal effect. From what we can learn
the renewal Of ho>tiIitics was occasioncd by a
squad Of ittlc. tri1nr. vagrant boys. who col
lccting together On the corner OF Fourth an,
/ Green streets. raised !oul cutlery and started
! up TIC street. throwing Il shower Of rocks at
the houses supposed 10 contain the Irish. as
they passed by. The cry drew large num-
Der of people after the boys, and when the
tlrong arrived at Sixth street. they were fred
Into from the windows of a small frame shan
~ standing On tie northeast corner Of Sixth
: and Green.
The military company known as the CONT
ncnta!s. were first upon the spot to prevent
further disturbance. and they, too, received TIE
fire Of the inmates Of the houScS. which w:s
returned, but We learn without any effect upon
the Irish.
Finally the shooting was stopped, and some
dozen or more arrests were made by the police
The result is follows OF the Contincn-
tails We learn that John Holiday received a
severe flesh wound in the thi Oh just above
the knee, from q pistol ball. and also that
/ John i'c!son was badly shot in the leg and
arm, but il was thought no bones were bro
KEN 1t was reported to Us that Lieut. Sporc
was wounded in the arm, and also that Capt
Blackburn was IN some way injured.
! Or the Others, We SAW lying in drug store
on the corner Of Sixth and Morgan streets
Thomas Ferguson, who was shot in the arm
and both legs \. &. Iicc, fju:idryman of
the Missouri Foundry on Min street, who
received about twenty buckshot in his legs.
arms, and in his hody-hc was badly hurt ;
also. Hamilton Mashcttc. who was wounded
IN his right leg, both above and below his
knee. by pistol balls also Thomas Hide who
received shots i'll both legs and in the arm.
Lying in the same place with these men,
was man supposed to be an Irishman, who
was shot dead. through the heart.
This latter took place at the corner of Nor
gan and Sixth. The man was standing in the
crowd Wien pistol report rung out upon the
night, and he was observed to leap about ten
Get in the air all fall dead upon the spot.
p! Nhen We left the scene of disturbance, the
military appeared to he occupying the street
with good effect, although the murmurs of the
crowd were loud and deep. Our citizens of
the American party appear to be excited to
the utmost, and the whole city is ready for the
most violent outbreak. The police and mill
tary seem to have but little control over the
mutitudcs.
MORE OF THE MoB-Wc concluded our &C
count Of this great tumult at II o'clock night
before last, when order was apparently restor-
ed, citizens were seeking their homes and the
wounded all properly cared for, but we had
chroniclcd but half Of the tcrrors of the NIGHT.
About one clock, q large crowd had gather
ed near the intersection of BiddIe and Ninth
streets, and were proceeding to mob some Irish
houses III that vicinity. when they were again
fired upon from the windows and doors of the
hcsie%ed dwellings. In the melee, one of our
widely known and most respected citizens, Ed
win Il. Violet. partner in an extensive iron
store, on Main street, received three sug-shots
shrough his body, which caused his instant
death
! We learn that at the time he was shot he
was engaged i'll arresting an Irishman named
Timothy lydon, who had been one of the lead
ing spirits Of the riot. and who. when caught
hold Of by Mr.. Violet, discharged his pistol
immediately against his breast causing his IN
slant death. as above stated.
AT about the same hour, John Falev, Lien
| tenant of the night police, a,d man by the
name of Sn,ydcr, a cotiec-housc keeper in the
sixth Ward were shot at the corner of Broad