M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-04-13
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
Bloody Riot in the Eleventh Ward
Destruction of 4 Ballot Box.

Yesterday afternoon tremendous eS
element was stirred up by the news
that there had been desperate fighting
and several men killed in the Eleventh
Ward, We hurried TO the scene Of ac
tion, aud on the way met a gentleman,
calling himself an American who had
sCartChed Pap Taylor and J. J. Dennis
form his ticket, aud who, therefore, is
moderate and sensible man. He inform
e,l us thar there had been savage fght
ing in the Eleventh Ward. but n6bod,
killed. lie said that early in the day
the Germans had taken possession OF
the polls aud were decidedly insolent to
"Americans." but that every quiet man
Of both sides ichO attempted to UOte and
pa0 qualified to do so, met with no dD
Gc"lty. There was some fighting early
in the day, in which the Germans were
most numerous. and came out yictori-
Gus. But" said our informant, "the
American boys were the best fighters,
there was no mistake about thal-they
shocked the Dutch right and left
We passed on. and overlook a Know
Nothing friend on the way to the
blLody Eleventh. Hundreds of men, in
express wagons aud buggies, and on
horse buck, passed iuriously along the
street toward the Mo4awk Engine House
where the disturbance was taking place
aud the sidewalks were lined. When
near the polls, we met a well known
X. n. who paused to converse with the
friend we were walking with, and stated
that the Dutch had Gcen cheating in the
Elevehth--that more votes were already 8
polIed than there were male residents
in the Word--that the ballot. boz qcould
be destroyed in consequence of the fraud
ulent uOting.
In the fight that occurred about noon
d Mr.. Brown was wounded, and the fore
mah u! Frank Links brewery stabbed il
the luHgs The wounds OF these indi
viduals were thought to be dangerous
Many other persons are severely hurt.
Rumors of all descriptions were fly
ing th;ckly. The X. N. said that ther,
had been fraudulent voting. The Demo
crats denied it, The judges and clerks
of the election protested that e,erythin
had been done on the square. Will
sundry excited Know Nothiugs asserte
that little Dutch boys had been allowe
to go up and thrust handful of ticke t
into the hallot.box
The Germans had large cannon ol
Jackson's Hill, and were amusing them
selves by hriug over the town occasion
ally. The X. Ms having whipped IN
Germans at the polls dispatched detac
, ment to capture the artillery, which wa
done without much loss oiblood ard tn
trophy of victor, draw n to the Eevent
Ward polls. The sword of the Com
mauder of the German gun squad wa
also taken, and one of the most fla amin!
of the v!ctors hourished it continually
and shouted until only a hoarse gas
answered The most resoIute efforts o
his lungs.
About the polls, when we arrived, wa
a great crowd, cheeing vociferously 70
Taylor. Many OF them had little Sta
Spangled Banner with Pap Taylor
printed on it fixed about their hats, an
nearly all had the X. N. ticket pinne
to tfeir breast. The multitude SCENE
to rally around large banner inscribe
"Jdmes d. Taylor aud The uhols TICK
: Ct"
From four to five o'clock but few Gel
mans could be seen except upon tn
outskirts Of the crowd. and they wei
very quier. All Of them who had man
tested excitement had left the grount
being earnestly advised TO do SO b
American friends. 1t was evident thi
O The polls were in possession of X. NJ
The judges were urged to close the dol
taud secure the ballot-b box, but they :,
!, :, fused to do 80. considering that. the
u was no danger. The Mayor was upo
the ground, but he did not seem to vi
- derstand that the danger was imminen n