The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-16
ANOTHER RIOT IN ST. LOUIS
CONTINUED FIGHTING.
MORE BLOODSHED.

Through The poli,eness Of p Colw.n, Esq
Express Agent, who arrived from ST. Louis last
night at 10 u clock. we are furnished with the
f"teit'g' "cer OF yesterday morning from which
we obtain the following particulars OF a second
riot Tuesday niuht
When the MESSENGERS, arrived by last nights
train, left S. l. uis al o'clock yesterday morn.
lug, the fighting had again cease j, hut the most
intense excitement prevailed, and more serious
encounters were expected To occur last night,
than had previously taken place
Twenty we're reported killed during Tue. day
night The Irish were pouring in from the
sur rounding country. and the general impression
prevail d that sanguinary and horrible scenes
were to be- enacted, when darkness again settled
over The Litr
A ab al IL o'cl ok last night collision took
place on Gr-en, near the corner of Sixth street,
between parry OF Americans and lrish,nen.
resulting III the d. aih If one man and the
w"und'ng Of six ar seven others.
From persons who were on the ground at
the tune, We learn that party IF Americans
were moving cut Green ST. with the apparent
intention vt misc.ief, when they were fired upon
by body of lrlshm' collected at the cnrut of
the ST. number Of shots wered fired in rapid
suc:essl"n, resulting in the death as before
sta ed, OF one man, an Irishman, named Morris
ball fired by his own party. He stated
that he had been in st. Louis hut three days
and was in no way concerned in the Fl yht.
The Wounded were taken to the same drug
store. and to ply sician,s Offices in the neighbour
hood. We saw and conyersed with four. A.
u. lice, American, badly wounded in both legs
and shoulders, besides being shot in the hand
His physician counted twenty-five buck shot
holes ON his person, the wounds, however, not
considered dangerous
Thomas Ferguson, young man Is years of
age, badly wounded in the shoulder, and in the
legs; the wounds in the shoulder tkough,
dangerous; his wounds were inflicted by buck
shot. Ferguson resides on the corner of Ashley
and Collins streets, and w"rks in one Of the ma
chine shops in that vicinity. Mr.. Michel, a
trunk manufacturer, badly wounded, having
three or four shots in the legs and arms, and
one through the thigh; he was suffering great
pain--consdpred dangerous
john Nelson, tobacconist, slightly Injured,
having one or more shots in the shoulder. ar.
Holiday, membrr OF the Continentals, seriously
hurt, having shot in The thigh, and other in
Jnries-he was taken to the house of Dr. Boisli
mere
So tar as could be ascertained there were
seven wounded and killed, as we have
gwen above, although rumnrs current stated
OF the Cun'inentals, and one or two priva,es OF
his company received slight wounds. The mill
tary did not arrive until after the firing ceased,
when, to Tighten off rioters who might be Turk
ing around, they fired voley or two
When we left the ground, at l2 clock, quiet
prevailed in that immediate vicinity, but 9th
er paris OF the city yes and re sorts Of firearms
were to be heard. Squads were collected at
most OF the crossings IN the ne ghborhood of the
Norh Market, and we fear the end is not yet.
LATER.
Oss o'DLocK, A MA report has just
reached oLr Office that the fighting is still going
en- a dense crowd is collected at the corner of
Ninth and Biddlr streets, FIRING has been done
there, and + Violet, we'll known iron Iner.
chant ct this city has been murd red There
Is no d u5t about the death of this gentleman
-eyew,inesses inform us that that he was walk.
ing along The street with another ctizn when
he shot down. Mr. V has been taken to
his hotel a stitf.ned corpse The firing came
from house on the corner of Biddl- and 9 b
streets. Tne man who it is supposed sho, Mr.
Violet was arr sed and taken To the calabuus.,
A large horse pistol was found in his possess On
and about two pounds Of powder and ball II
gave his Fame as Timothy Lydon, an irshuah
At the corner Of Broadway and Ashley -,
two men were sho, down at one O'Clock pnr
&c understand is jonn Falev, Lieut. OF nne
ght Police, aud the other a Mr.. Syder, a C f.
'te house keeper of the o h ward Snyder is
dead, and Faey it Is thought cannot live. Sew
"rai others were badly hur at,hst p"int We
know not here this thing will d. While
we write at halt past one clock, the fire bell,
are telling, aud Tia. streets are filed with excit
ed citizens. Policemen are trapping in every
direction Riot and hioodshed is the order of
The night-whll the day may bling torlh. we
dare Lot say