The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-01-17
From tie Cincinnati Commercial oGthe o6th.
BLOODY RIOT AT CINCINNATI
Attempt 10 Hang he .N'ancio!! Policeman
Shof!!. Fourteen cfthe Rioters badly Voum-
ed!U Orer so Arrests Made!

-fffmpf 10 Hang he .NHnci0!! Policeman
Shot!!! Fourteen cfthe Rioters badly Woum-
ed!!! Orer so Arrests Made!
BfsiYSp ScuYni.. .rfs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Popc Of Rome, oiiciaied in tho Religious ccre-
monies at the Catholic Cathedral, Sunday
morning and Afternoon. The most violent an
imosty is entertained Wy II 9 German Society
of Frcomen, against this divine. and the iiem-
befs of that association assembled, about 10
o'clock, last night. TO the number of fivo Or
six hundred, at Freemens Hail, on Vino st.,
above Twelfth; and after organizing and choo-
sing their leaders, marched i'm a body down
Vine ST., to Sth, and out to 9th to Pym, being
in the vicinity of the rosdenco of Arch Bishap
Purcell, whore the Pope's Nuncio is so-jeurn-
ing. as is supposed, with the intention of mob
bing the house, and doing violence to tho Nun
cious person, or mt least 10 burn him in. eaigy,
An intmaiion of what was to DO done was
received oarly in tho evening by Capt. Luksii.
Chief of tho Police and after tho o'clock roll
call he requested oil tho police both day and
night, to remaiH and wait orders. Not man
| among them knew tho purpose for which they
were detained, but silently obeyod the sbiii-
mand. :,
Word Il length reached tho Watch-housc
that tho rioters were approaching, and by tho
Captains orders tho mon were all stationed in
front of the Watch house, on eithor pavement.
AS tho Froemen approached they set up dis
nal groan accompanied with tho clangings Of
u most disordant music, and at tho word OF
command each policeman rushed forward and
grabbed his man.
The scone which followed battles description
many pistol shots were fired and shouts and
execrations filled the air. .,
Tho rioters soon fled but werc pursued by tho
police and cyor sixty captured and secured -
tIn IL. Fill
standing upright, many of them badly injured.
Henry Carroll, policeman of The I'd Ward, was
shot through the leg. Our reporter could hear
of no others Of the police being badly wound
cd.
The riot was Immediately quelled, and at tho
time of writing this article, all was quiet, al
| though further violence was anticipated.
The cause of tho existing animosity agaiiis.
the Nuncio, is said to be in consequence of q be-
lief that he ostensby favored the liberty of It.
ally, but really only for tho botrayng them, and
that on ono occasion he caused ono of them 10
| bo layod alive We understand that several in
flamatory articles have recently appeared in a
German paper, published in this city, and that
the following is very fair translation of one
paragraph: >,
"If Hungarian butcher, Haynau, met with
so warm q reception III ,MoharchiGi England,
what shall tho Popos Nunco oxpoct in Re-
publican America
The following is tho version given in the
Unionst:
Last night about ii O'Clock, the watchmeh
on duty at the 9th st Station house having re-
ceivcd information that tho Ereemons Society
wers on their way 10 Bishop PufselIs residenca
for the purpose of committing somo act of ,yio,
lonce OH Nj. Bedini, the Nupcio of Rope They
repaired 10 tho corner of 9th and Plum, and
met body of some 1000 mon armed with
clubs, swords, knives, pistols, otc., and carry
| ing torchos-to burn the church and ropes TO
hang tho Nuncio, all in great state Of excite
ment.
Thoy wero promptly mot by the police, and
after short meloe, were finally dispersed, tho
police succoedod in making some fifty or sixty
aarests.
Henry Crrrof, .watchman in the. I'd Ward
shot through tho thigh, by one of the rioters
and many others mado narrow escapes.
From those arrested it was learned that they
had met. organized, armed, and formed into n
procession, for the express purpose Of hanging
NJ. Bodini, the Nuncio of tho Pope burning tho
Cathedral, &o
If it had not boon stopped at tho time il was
the consequences might have boon indeed fear
full. ~,
In the confusion attending it, it was almost inn
possible to CLEAN any reliable information from
any ono. The general opinion, however, was
that they would roturn and mako an attack on
tho watch house, for tho purpose of rescuing
those arrested. In the event of such an Mt
Tempt the bloodshed must bo great, as tbs po-
lice woro all armed and waiting tho attack.
Tho cause of tho riot is unknown, but 10 sup
posed to be offense at some remarks of Bedni,
from the pulpit, Sunday morning. What thcy
were wo could not learn. >,
The Columbian has tho following account
Last night tho members of the German Tur-
ners' and Freomans Association held large
and enthusiastic meeting at tho Freeman y
Hall on Vine ST., over tho canal-tho object
being as wo learn, to give All expression of tho
feeling of tho Societies relative to tho conduct
of Cardinal Bedin, the Pope's Nuncio, while
in Italy during tho revolution Of lS4S.
Cardinea Bedini being in this city ut Arch
Bishop PurcelPs residences procession num-
bering from four TO five hundred, with bands
of music, transparcncies, eiigies, &C., was form
cd, and moved down Vine to 9th St., and thence
out 9th TO plum ST., whero Capt. Lukens, learn
ing that they contemplated mobbng the Ca
, thedral, met them at Plum ST., with force OF
one hundred watchmen, and promptly order
cd their arrest. A shot was fired at tho po.
lice, whom they rushed upon them, capturing
forty Of tho Turner'S and Froemen, who were
lodged in tho station house.
As near as we could learn, about fifteen
men were slightly, and four or five serious y
wounded. Watchman Carroll was the only
policeman wounded. Ho was shot in tho leg
Ninth ST. from Elm to Plum, was strewod with
, hats, cloaks, firearms, swords, &c., left by tn"
, retreating party. Tho affair took place at 10
O'Clock. AT IL o'clock all was quict in tho vi
Ecinity of tho station house.
! On Monday morning tho parties arrested
: sixty-threo in number, were brought before the
, Police Court. On application Of counsel for
, tho defence, the cosc was continued until Fri
+ day, the bail being fixed at 500 each THO
EEnquirer says that some of the oldest and
most respectable German citizens were among
those arrested, and that they disclam any in
tention to injure any person, but say their OBJ
iect 10 express thoir feelings of contempt and
hatred for Bcdin, who they assert, is an enc
my of liberty, and who had faycd alive prom
inent friend of freedom in Italy.
D VoYAGINa ExTRAoRDrNARY.--Mr. ID. OakeI
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