The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-06

; R1or IN WILLIAMSBURG New YoRK.-About
, two o'clock, on Tuesday afternoon week, "a fear
full riot occurred between the special deputy
sheriffs and Irish, at the poll of the first dis
trict, fourteenth ward, corner of second and
: north sixth streets, in which pistol shots were
, exchanged, and clubs, and stones and other
5 missiles were freely used. The deputies were
badly beaten, and three men are, it is feared in
, jured beyond recovery.
The riot commenced, as near as could be as
j, certained, in the following manner: An Irish
man was challenged by deputy sheriff Silkworth
| a fight ensued, when some eight or ten deputies
who were on the other side Of the street, rushed
into the room and commenced using their clubs
: freely. The Irishmen, numbering some hum
!. dreds, tore down fences and secured clubs,
stones, etc, and general fight ensued, which
lasted over half an hour The news of the riot
spread like wild6re. The fire alarm bells were
rung, and hundreds of the citizens gathered in
the streets, but few were inclined to 60 to the
scene, where it was reported that many persons
flying in every direction.
The eGcitement was still further increased by
seeing persons who had been injured, carried
along by their friends, some apparently dead.
The following is a list of the injured as far as
could be ascertained:
VIA. Henry Harrison, member of engine
No. 3, residing in eighth street, near south sec
ond street. received a number of seal p wounds,
was not expected to live from one hour to
another
John II. Smith, a member of engine Co. No.
3, badly bruised and skull supposed to be frac-
tured. Not expected to recover, Residingin
eighth street, near north second street.
Charles Silkworth, deputy sheriff, residing'a at
79 Grand street. Recovery doubtful.
Deputy sheriff Alanson Hays, received a
scalF wound. Attended by dr. Smith, and was
able to be about
Edward Wade, deputy, received severe
sea wound over the left temple another on the
back of the head, and had his left ear cut in two
BY shot Was attended by DR.. Smith
Lewis Russell, deputy, received several blows
on the head with stones
John Rappeljee received severe cut across
the nose.
VIM. Wright was badly beaten about the
head.
Mr.. Francis Harrison, an aged and respecta-
Bile citizen. was badly beaten.
Several shots were exchanged, but no one
injured. A number of Irshwomen were seen
} furnishing bludgeons to their friends.
: We have not learned of any Irishmen being
seriously injured. Great excitement prevailed
among the Americans, and many persons were
arriving from Brooklyn and New York-many
thoroughly armed.
Respectable American citizens were not al
lowed to vote at this poll, and instances oc-
Cured where they had their coats torn from
their backs in attempting toexercise their right
of suffrage.
: A RIVER BoArMAN's SroRY-We have small
f confidence in the cold Ohio pilots" they tell
, such awfuy large Stories. We remember a
: bear story of ones telling. He seemed to be.
S lievei it himself for he told it with gravity o.
: face that would i'll comport with its falsity. We
90 not 1ouch for Its verify, we simply tell 1T as
the cold pilot told it to us, one pleasant after
noon, as we were gliding along quietly down
t the Ohio, fighting mosquitoes, and watching
5 the sun as he was sinking down in the western
: wilderness, casting the dark shadows of the
woods far out over the waters.
Twenty years ago." said the s'old pilot, -
as he lighted his stump Of pipe and seated
himself on whiskey keg, 'there warn't great
many people along the banks of the Ohio, ex-
cept Ingins and bears, and we didn't like to
cultivate a very close friendship with either of
them. | came out for some people over on the
east side of the mountains, lookin' land with a
company of four men who had hunted over the
co,a1uy. Wecame down the Allegheny in two
canoes and shanteed on the Ohio, just below
where the Allegheny enters it. Early one
morning, while my comrades were asleep, I
rose and w@1t across the river after deer. for
we wanted venison for breakfast. got a buck
and was returning, when what should | see but
a bear swimming the Ohio, and put after him
in chase. soon overhauled the critter, and
picked up my rife to give him settler, when
found that in padding I had spattered water
) into the canoe, wetting the priming and making
the thing of no more use than stick. didn't
understand much about the nature of the beast
then, and thought I'D run him down and drown
him, or knock him on the head So I put the
canoe right head on towards him, but when the
bow touched him what did he do but reach his
great paws up over the side of the boat and
began to climb in hadn't bargained for that
and felt mighty unpleasant, you may swear, at
the prospect Of having such a passenger l
hadn't time to getat him with my rifle until Ae
came tumblin into the bow of the dug out, and
as he seated himself on hisstern, showing as fine
set of ivoryo as a body would wish to see.
There we sat, he in one end of the dug out and
| in the other, eyeing one another in mighty
suspicious sort Of way. He didn't seem in
clined to come to my end Of the canoe, and l
was principed agin going towards his. Imade
ready to take to the water on short notice, but
at the same time concluded to paddle him ashore
if he'd let me do it quietly. Well, padded
away, the bear every now and then grinning at
me, sknning his face till every tooth in his head
stood right out, and grumbng to himself in a
way that seemed to say, Il wonder if that chap
is good to eat" didn't say word to him,
treating him all the time like a gentleman, but
kept pullin' for the shore. When the canoe
touched the ground he clambered over the side
and climbed up the bank, and giving me anextra
grin, started off into the woods. pushed the
dug-out back suddenly and gave him, as felt
safe, an extra warwhoop, which seemed to as
tonsh him, for he quickened his pace nightly,
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