Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-08-16
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riots al Louisville, KY, from the New Y ork
Times !. is eviden, that the statement.
ere not impartial. bu, i. is impossible q, the
present time 10 &c! correc, version Of this
h''e'aceful and s.rocious sffair; and not
until Judicial investigation 10 h.d shall We
be able to judge which Of the parties is re-
sponsible for having ins,igated the rio,s.-
Every good citizen denounces them, end
deplores the excited state Of political feel
ing ou,sof which grew the tragic scenes OF
the 9Th Of Angus, ., Louisville.
THE LOUISVILLE ELECTION RIOTS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Tuesday, Aug. 7.
In the First Word, about 9 O'Clock YES
'e,tlsy morning, while the election was 90
ing quietly on, some disturbance arose ct
the polls. Mr.. Burge, an American, was in
'nsulled, stabbed snd beaten until j. was
supposed he Was dead, by psr.y Of Irish.
men. The ssssul,ers were Immediately ar
rested and lodged in jill. In the afternoon,
three Americans were fred upon while quiz
ely passing a German Brewery, several
squares ffcm the polls. One gentleman,
Who ives riding quietly along with his wife,
WIS fred on ii the same lime, several squares
below. A perfect shower Of sho, and buI.
lets was rained from The windows of Ger.
man houses, and many people were woun-
vled. The foreigners seen in the whole Vi
emit, were armed, and attempted the indis.
crimina,e slaughter Of Americans. An i'm.
mense crowd Of infuris,ej Americans o.
sembled and were fred ., from the windows.
when they burned the German Brewery and
sscked several houses.
The most eerious rio,ing occurred in The
Eighth Ward. Abou, 6 P. M as three
Americans were quietly passing along Main
street, they were set on by ten lfishmen,
end fifteen shots were fred by the latter
One American, named Rhodes, was killed,
and both the others wounded. The Irish
then took refuge in house on the corner
# Cheppell and Msrke. streets, whence
they fred and wounded several Americans,
and killed two, named Graham end Hobson.
The firing from the houses IVES continued
for half an hour, until The Americans pro-
cured arms end reinforcements, and broke
open The house. Thoy succeeded in cap
turing the murderer Of Graham, and imme-
dia.eIy hung him. A policeman cut him
down while still living, bu, he died this
morning.
10 the meantime, there was pe,fec, fus-
ilsde from rifles end guns from . row Of
Irish houses on The corner Of Eleventh and
Main streets on ell passing Americans, sew
rral Of whom were badly wounded The
whole row was filled with Irish, oil armed.
A crowd Of Americans assembled, and, fail
ing to dislodge them, fred one Of the houses,
and sent for reinforcemenis, which coon ar
rived with muskets and cannon. Several
lrishmen in The burning building were sho,
Rthsss- captured. Reports were heard
ID The burning buildings, bu, no s,,emp, was
made 10 pu, out the FIRE, aud two or three
blocks were burned down. Several other
fiies slso occurred las, night.
On leaving the Eigh. Ward, the infatuated
mob marched TO The Times office, which
was only saved from demolition by the eff
forts Of Mr.. Prentice, and others of the A.
ineriesn party.
This morning there were rumors Of mole
disturbance, and large crowds were essen.
bled in the streets. About IL o'clock
mob started 10 The levee and attacked a row
Of Irish houses. whence II YVES reported
shots wers fred this morning. The crowd,
however, were restrained, and every effor.
10 being made to restore peace.
The accounts Of the scene of the rio, are
mos, horrible. There were in all twenty
persons killed, besides great many badly
wounded.
Twelve buildings were burned, and feve-
rsl cbarred human bodies were taken from
the ruins.
The mob finally dispersed last night, sfier
burning the signboard Of The Times Office.
There has been no issue Of the Times this
morning.
A later dispatch says: We have not been
sble 10 procure msny additional particulars
in regard TO the commencement, of The riot,
SC. 1t was caused thus In the FRS.
Ward, as two gentlemen were riding in q
csrrisge, they were fred al from house
containing Germans or Irish. One gentle
man ives wounded, and The firing was re-
pesied, when Edward Willism., wstchmsn
Of the Second Ward, Joseph Sewage, and
John Ls,ts, Americans, wen. 10 The scene
Of The trouble, end they also were fred s,.
Ls,.a. bad bis leg badly shattered by mus
Ike, ball, and Selvsge and Willisms were also
wounded. Exaggerated reports then spread
10 the lower par. Of the city in regard TO
TO The affair, causing q large crowd 10 as
semble ,birs,ing for revenge. They gath
cred around Gbe house from where the firing
had commenced, took two Germsns from i.
and bes, them so badly thu. their recovery
is considered very doubtful. The house
was then completely sacked.
The crowd then proceeded TO the house
on The corner Of Shelby and Madison streets
h.I 6vin