Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-08-17

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suil v ~ ma.s deEd Aetkan s..esi, ehs'H t.e
mob were ,n1E 81 humbEr u liiosrniint u'lo tAy1
babe by hroNiog STONES a4d ifing pistols sqt sne
crond 81 rioters increasing they gave way md ~
frolted her houses (4tyt1a Main ard -. lNNee
"a N0tkaiL Here, fer While ne mob vs. s.sl'e
II The widest Excitement The Irish i-ea e macy
pesha,s Il huAart1 pistols ihots Into ne Teud,
nho mtre hreakiaG il The doors ard nIndenA slths
houses Is showers 81 stones iru ihe sifxee A. tet
the sh06ilsg uas silsacsd and lhe M, Htoseedet
doun 10 HE levee and 4l0nE a . Lcknst street, ~
rsiliae every cote housN o. tenement supposed %
coatan f0rei snefs ~i,h continual stesn q ml.-
Aer shss he lrisl, nude another ssand On Second
street hut w.s ds.ssn down rss. vs Is, .es ss ny
windows. They then rsoceeded ~ AerrNn ana
Green strQes above Forth and nsaAaled nnnioer
!. Of house, eomgielely Kidding the doors and WIZ
dcns with slones ard otickoAis parsns w 49,. ].
iux siirft assault bad been made on the omee q
lie AnrsIzer Dss Nesicns, but the party were dis
: i rerscd Without much Injury. In the meantime the
: military aud police were out 10 roll krce scattering
the excited cofnbatans here and there and qoinR
much 10 restore quiet % The city. About 10 O'Clock
Al night however company Of the rioters nuinhef-
! Ing ierhaps 30 came marching dcnn Third street
loni he sccte ii assault up to Morgan With stone:
4 " Ia hand nndfshoutin9 IN the widest 'nannef kna
4 upoa afrisnH n front Of the Ap1eieef Qee eknin
y e,namenecd AZ assault upon the windows and door
= 81 the house Al this jancture he military eAm'
9. charming uuon the crowd again and dispersed "
moh. When We len he scene quiet stenied y 2
2, n very fair way Of being restored, tbs military
y having complete possession q The street. ana sssn
2 Ing determined % enlosce order.
e II Il utterly impossible 10 estimate the number
8, persons wounded Ia the Whole affair OF eren y e.
y how many have been killed. Wesaw 81 lsasl ~
2 men living bleeding and wounded 50 severely ina
OF thew were rerfettly insensible--their iaces g
= ,nosi horribly and skulls Mashed and some aplcafe
AZ neffecily dad ard then we have learned Of shfs
'a- men rcrtalnly killed. and Of dse Or SIX more w
70 are thought 10 be dead Il this time from wounds
q "a ceiyed.
"a. Il, 4 wonder 10 rs whsa we remember the nun
81 Ter Of shofs re and The exposed position Of the mo
s' that there were not double the persons killed 81
wounded A man by the name Of Shannon "
On s,shbed ii the back Of the neck from which he We
,hs probably died last night. hand from the steam
al henry Ch0uieau was killed instantly. ana = M
: hv the name OF Zoo or Frank Freeman was sh
IA through the heart and fell dead without utterinq
nks word He was Standing near q lumber pie az
M foot of Morgan street. on the levee, with ms arms
ne ded Watching the ARRAY without ut all participant
sta when he Received the fatal shot from wiad0w
'ah house on Battle Row.
avs Ne hear Of enc man being shot in the leg anot
y In the hand one in the abdoman and another IN
Ah- shoulder Necannot pretend 10 giyea correct 50
ron. ment either Of the number killed and wounded
y u ire ,rue Origin and continuance OF the mob
~. imn,ense excitement throughout the whole city
sh vented ne procurement Of any reliable account q
,fsN disturbances.
Tie ST. Louis Intelligencer says the riot orieina
from an Irshman stahbing an American 81 the
The ward polls us,was pursued for several squares
= q arrested and TO prevent rescue BY the mob was
ss@ mediately conveyed 10 jail During the riot jack
me Fowler and James Russell one mate and the Q
ahc pilot, was shoi, the former in the side and the
aihy Ter in the arm Ten arrests made. Everyi
grocery on Morgan and Green streets, extent
thst / from Broadway torn 70 pieces Some M
her sixty houses in all mostly low groggeries were
Is il damaged aud their contents entirely dcs'roys
!, !, The euire loss is estimated at $4,000. For
some hours the mob bad full sway, having set the
{ en- at defiance Finally at late hour IN the moi
male exh. military ckmpanies being under arms the
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