Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-08-14

Kentucky Electien-Riots !. Louisville-Many Killed
Dine o. tive hsns-rwelvs Houses Burnsd-Pfin'-
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6.
Marshall 800 ahead. Americans in possession
Of the polls, and will carry the city largely, nm
less Germans rally and fight. Apparently quiet
now. Colonel Preston took his stand at First
Ward polls this morning, but is reported 70 have
left.
| LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6, 2r.M.
1t is reported that the Germans have taken pos
session of the polls in the first ward, and that 500
| low tickets in hats, have gone up to about it.
AL interest in the result in the District is over.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. G, 1-2P.M.
All shut up on Sixth street. Check shirt with
yellow tickets in hat Court House steps, invi-
| ting not one, but all at time, to come.
Marshall 400 ahead, and will carry the dis
trict by 500. Trouble aPprehended tonight.
Returns from the State Indicate that old party
lines have been pretty closely drawn.
| VOTE AT BARDsTOwN.-For Governor, Clark,
1873 Morehead, tx. ny 255.
CovINGToN.-Clarkc, 10; Morehead los.
| FAYErTE COUNTY.-All but two precincts, Know
Nothings ahead PA.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6, Am.
The Germans firing from the houses. Two
Americans in the Street, dead. Drug stores full
| of wounded. The Americans now pulling
down the German houses. Terrible times are
anticipated to night.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6, 6P. NJ.
Most terrible excitement in the lower part of
| the city. A tremendous conhagration is going
Men equipped for duck hunting, with game bags
and shot pouches, are waiting for the Irish
they are smoked out. Probably fifteen already
killed, and many wounded. One certainly, an.
probably two, hung by mob. An Irishman is
said to have escaped from house in woman's
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refuge in Jail. In the upper part of the city,
brewery burnt and some adjoining houses Quilted.
| Cannon taken up, but not used.
The central part of the city is quiet.
Returns do not come in on account of the ex-
citcment. Election forgotten.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6, 9P.M.
| In Nelson county, the American ticket is badly
beaten. Many Catholics in this county.
| The fire is still raging in the city. No new
items. Shots are heard frequently. So much
excitement that it was impossible to get the cleo
| ton return.
HENDERSON, Aug. 6, Jpn.
| City of Henderson gives Morehead lis maj
| About same for Campbell. Several other pre-
cincts indicate 800 to 400 aiority for American
ticket. Worsham, K. n, elected Representative
by large ma ority.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6, IA I'm.
| A mob, said to be partially organized, has
| made up its mind, after five more little brick
houses arc in ashes that they will protect other
property. DupOnt's paper mill is said to be in
danger.
There is some apprehension about printing of.
| fees.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6, p. NJ.
The Regulators, with their cannon, are now
moving up town. The confagration is subsding,
and there hopes of the riot terminating now,
but still there some apprehensions felt for the
printing offices.
At least twelve buildings are said to be in ash
es they generally small ones.
dispatch little later says: The mob is now
at the printing Offices of the Courier and Times.
| LATEST NEWS.
| August IL p. NJ.
| The mob is now in front of tn, Times Office but
| its violent demonstrations have somewhat subs.
ded by reason of speeches from Prentice and
| Purcell of the Journal The fires are subsdng.
! DETAILS THE RIOT.
| While the election passing of quietly yes
terday, at p. NJ, in the first ward, VIM. Bu~ge,
an American, was assaulted ut some distance
from the polls, and beaten till supposed to be
dead, by u party of Irshmen. The assailants
were arrested and lodged in jail. In the after
noon also, three Americans were fired on while
passing a German brewery. One gentleman ri
ding with his wife in carriage was fred on,
| while at the same time several squares below, q
shower Of shot and bullets was raned from the
windows of some German houses-many were
wounded. Foreigners seen in the whole Vi
| cinity armed unfortunately. The firing drew
an immense crowd of Infatuated Americans who
were fired on from the windows, when they i'm
mediately burned the brewery and sacked several
houses. -.-
The most serious affair, however, occurred in
the 9Th ward at 2. Nj. Three Americans passing
on Man-st., were set on by ten lrshmen. Some
| fifteen shots were fired, and one American named
Rhodes killed. Both of the other Americans
were wounded. The Irishmen took refuge in
| house on the corner of Chapel and Market-sts.,
| from whence several shots were fired, wounding
several Americans, and killing two named Ora.
ham and Hobson. The firing continued for half
| an hour, until the Americans procured arms and
reinforcements and broke open the house. They
secured the murderer of Graham and hung him.
A policeman cut him down while hanging, and he
was afterwards shot. He died this morning.
Meanwhile the s'Fuslade Rifles fired guns from
a row of Irish houses on the corner of Eleventh
and Main streets, on all passing Americans, sew
| eral of whom were wounded.
| On leaving the 18th ward the mob, now infuri-
| ated, marched to the Times Office which was only
saved by Spears, Prentice and other Americans.
| This morning there were rumOrs of more disturb
| ance, and large crowds collected about III O'Clock.
| The mob started to the scene and attacked row
of Irish houses, and it is reported that several
shots were fired. Every effort is now being made
| to restore peace.
| crowd of Americans assembled and failing
to dslodgc them, fired the house and sent for re-
| Inducements. They soon arrived with muskets
and cannon. Several of the Irish were shot in the
burning buildings. No attempt was made to put
| out the fire. Two or three blocks were burned.
LOUISVILLE, P. NJ.
The city remains quiet; so extra Policemen
have been sworn in. Judge Bullock and others
have made speeches to the mob at the Court House,
which tended to allay the excitement. 1t is ru-
mOred that two three have been killed to-day.
p. M.-Another outbreak is feared tonight in
consequence of large quantity of gunpowder
having been fonnd in p ,ssession of the Irish in
the Sth ward. Large numbers of the Irish are
leaving the city.
Fire In Baltimore.
| 20 20 BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.
| A Ere occurred this morning in the store of
Popplein & Thompson, wholesale druggists. on
Baltimore street, near st. Paul's. The building
was entirely destroyed, together with its contents.
Loss $4,000. Insurance $75y 900.
| BALTIMORE, Angst z.
Paine, K. N, is elected to Congress in the
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