Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-12-08

@Wc had a peep at the new dress
of the Ladies' Repository, last week
We like the. cut Of it. We hope the
color won't be red all the time.
EEBRo. House, you can get good
oysters Mt Golfers, for dollar can;
or a half can, which is big enough for
Iyou, for half dollar. Don't there
fore envy US our good luck.
RE- DoUonrr, il Swiggett ever
makes another visit to your bank,
serve him as you served that other
Broker. Don't be afraid Of his whis-
kers. Thcyaro.not whit. .uglier than
your own.
EEWe have v on the Laurel
Bank, with which we intend to make
an ascent on the "institution" some
time when Doughty is away. We got
it Of Swiggett. Wonder if he was
afraid to run ON that bank again7
| ETIs it true that when Swigget.
entered a certain Bank and blandly
Iasked for gold that the officer began TO
sing.
Here swlggcss comes down like wolf on the
And ii: pockets arc yearnins for silver and
ETFriend Goodwin, can't you
send us Shanghai, with a "voice like
seven peals of loud thunder?"-Rush-
vile Republican.
If you want Shank-high, take
Swiggett. He is full six feet.
The US. Circuit Court ofWisconsin
has decided that free negro is not a
citizen of the United States, nor entitled
to maintain suit before that Court.
The decision was maide by Judge Drum
mond, and is said to be supported by
Judge Mclean.
Qxery.-Ifa free negro is not citi-
zen enough to bring suit, is a slave?
AMERICANS KILLED AT THE ELECTION!
We have not, heretofore, published
any account of the riot at twilliamsburgh,
on the day election, as the statements
were contradictory. The following is |
reliable.
The main riot occurred early in the
morning at the poll of Ist District,
fourteenth Ward, in consequence Of an |
attempt to arresaa man who was chal-
lenged, and refused to swear,in his |
vote. Another disturbance occurred
at noon at the same poll, from similar
causes, when the man who had chal- |
lenged the obnoxious votes was set
upon and severely beaten. The as
sailants were evidently all Irishmen.
The Deputy-Sheriffs at once interfered
and then the Irishmen got hoes, clubs,
barrels slaves and other weapons, and
in the course of the fight large num-
Der of personswere badly beaten, some
of whom have since died of their
wounds.
The first onset was upon Mr.. Silk
worth. the challenger who had incur
red the displeasure of the noting party
by objecting to some Of their votes.-
In reply to the question if he was
voter, one Of the rioters cried, "Down
with thei"d-d heretics, "sand they as
sisted to drag Silkworth out of the
room. 1t is also testified, that the
Irishmen armed themselves by!tearing
down fences and splitting the boards
for clubs. Various incendiary ex-
pressions were used by the assailants,
such as saying that they would like to
"spill the blood of the "Protestants
and id Know-Nothings." Itis,also
said that the women in the house next
to the pull threw stones from the
window upon the crowd, and clubs for
the rioters tofght with. Some on both |
sides wero armed with pistols, but there
was little or no firing. According to
the evidence, one 70 the Aldermen
Linsky) appears to have been in
terested on the side Of the rioters, say
ing that he did not think the Deputy
Sheriffs had n right to arrest any one,
and that he would knife them IL they
attempted to seize him. The tcstimo-
ny is mostly such as restates or cor
roborates the above points, and the
main facts proved are, that while the
Deputy Sheriffs were at the polls in dis
charg Of duty, they were assaulted
by the mob. and. together with other
citizens, were beaten. William Hen
Try Harrison was killed there by blow
given by Oliver Lee, and John II.
Smith was also killedsby blows from
clubs in the hands of Newman and a
person unknown.
Let Americans read these facts and
ponder them. Is it not time that's
thing should be done to protect the
lives Of Americans
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