Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-12

NAtur3u2e0 .C1tISousi
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED!
UPWARDS or FIFTY HOUSES Quilted!
) In cur selsgrapbic column, on Thursday last,
brief mention was made of an election riot
which occurred at St. Louis, on the preceding
Monday. The St. Louis papers, Of the follow.
ing morning, furnish as with the fun partic-
ulars of this terrible afffay-shis war Of races
and Of religion. Although the number Of
killed fall short Of the number of lives lost ut
the Astor Place Riot Of New York, the bitter
and sanguinary feeling displayed BY the COM
batants exceeds anything Of the kind ever be-
fore known in the United States, except at tho
Philadelphia riots Of 1874. a..- = ss*7sa-
The following account Of this deplorabls
riot is copied from the St Louis lateAigsncer-
the leading organ of the Wing and Native
american party Of Missouri > ~-s -
Our CITY has again been disgraced by one or
those shameful tumults which bring dishonor
upon the community in which they occur. Ono
disturbance which has resulted in considerable
destruction of property, and the loss Of at
least one life, has already occurred, and, at
the time of writing, the streets ring with the
yells of disorderly crowds, and military com.
paniss are marching to the scene Of new
combat. 2Is ace
We have Just returned from surveying the
scene of the disturbance of this evening AS
nearly as we can get at the facts, they are these:
About five O'Clock, quarrel occurred at or
near the Fifth Ward polls, in which an Irish
man stabbed an American; this was the Gig.
nal for q general attack. ,--i--s-
Pistols were freely used, stones few in every
direction. The drinking houses on Morgan
and Green streets and " ashi1gton avenue,
and on the whole front Of tho Lsvee, from
Cherry street below Locust. were moro or less
injured. In tho whole block on Morgan street
between Main and the Levee, there is not, on
either side, drinking house of which the
front is not entirely destroyed, as far as it is
capable Of destruction, and, in many instances.
the houses are riddled and the furniture broke
to atoms.
The crowd supplied themselves with axes
and other implements Of the sort, from the
steamboats, at the wharf; and with them beat
in the shutters and smashed the counters and
everything that would yield 10 blows. On the
Levee. between Cherry and Locust, there are
only one or two houses, at most, that do not
bear disastrous marks Of the conflict; at Lo-
Gust street the damage stopped.
We could only learn with certainty Of one
death. 1t is rumored that there are four or
Eve killed The number Of the wounded we
have no means Of estimating. From the re-
ports rife on the spot, and from the fact that
hundreds of discharge we're heard during the
course Of the row, which ragged 9 good two
hours in all its fury, and has continued at it,.
tervals thus far during the night, it ig fair to
presume that the number is large.
| a.. L~r Ia 70 he
to obtain with certainty, only tho following
names: ---' :
Joseph Arnot or Arnold, a Frenchman, work
ing on the canal boat " Burlington" and just
arrived from Chicago; killed. He was not in
the ARRAY, and was shot down almost imme
diately on leaving the boat to see what was
going on.
jackson Fowler; Mate; shot in the left side
James Russell, pilot; shot in the arm
A man whose name We did not learn. re-
ceived stab in the back, under the left arm,
the point Of the weapon coming out of the left
breast.
Wounded men were constantly borne up
from the Levee to Broadway, during the time
of the fight, and such terror reigned in the
neighborhood that the stores on Broadway and
on Fourth for some distance down. were closed,
and remained closed during the afternoon and
evening. .s
Inc greatest e1c1tement prevails at the tlupe
Of writing. There is Q talk on the streets of q
project to attack the College. which probably
has its origin in the heated Imagination OF
some terrified Irishmen. The Office of the An
zeiger has already been once attacked with
stones, and, we write, crowds are rushing
down Third street, in that direction, shouting
" Bernstein ! bernstein 20 The military are,
however, under arms, and on the alert, and we
anticipate no further damage to life OK proper
~
Eight companies Of militia are in readiness,
of which three have just passed our Office In
ane order, marching towards the point now
threatened-the Continentals. the Washing ton
Guards, and the National Guarda.
We found the Levee, at 10 o'clock, almost
entirely deserted, except for knots of Irish
men, who certainly manifested no riotoas dis
position. Whilst We were engaged in survey
ing the scene of destruction, q shot or two
fired at the distance of square from whore we
stood, sent these men flying along the leyee
like frightened hares.
The Latest Report-Supprsss;ep Ct the Riot
the Military out in full forceLIn: ftcienc7
Of the Police, SO.
At later hour on Monday, the reporter of
the Imteiligencer furnishes the following ai.
ditional particulars:
The militia companies have formed q double
line In such manner as effectually' to protect
the Office of the Anzeiger, stretching across
Third near the mouth of Ca esnut and Market
streets and the alley back of the Anzeiger Of
tee In such D way as to prevent all access