Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-04-12
Cincinnati Correspondence.
II. II Cnwrv E.o. Dear Sir:-


wars aud rumors of wac; some hood has been
shed, and the public pulse has ihrobbed ,io-
len'ly.
You must know that moth Of the canal, or
"ovcr the Rhine" the inhabitants are princi-
pnlly Germans; and there were two things
which they aspired TO on election day-io
drink lager-Jier,and vote the Democratic tick
ct. Indeed, almost every second building IN
|"Getmany" contains II bier haus where
Dutch courage' is plenuiully sold
The Eleventh Ward is largely Getman.--
| Their place orvotnJ was near the head Of
} Vine street; and above this, on Jackson's
, fill, they had cannon with which they a
muscd themselves by firing over the city -
! Towards the afternoon, rumor was circula-
ted that boys we're permitted to vote in the
Eleventh Ward, and that an American had
been killed for challenging one of them at
the polls. Several hundred Americans went
to the polls& found the Germans armed with
various wLapDns, ready to resist any lntes-
ference. A ter investig eating the state Of al-
fairs as well as they could, The Americans
seemed satisfied that all was not right, made
II rush for the ballGt-box, which was soon
demolished, and the tickets strewed in the
street They also proceeded to Jackson's
Ii Il, and took the cannon from the Germans,
On Tuesday morning, it was discovered
that there had been fraudulent voting in the
Twelfth Ward, likewise; the bollot.box con-
taned fifty tickets more than the names on
the books. A party Of twenty-five or thirty
persons (unkr own) entered, seized the ballot
box, and destroyed the tickets. BY throw
ing aside the vote Ofthe Eleventh and Twelfth
W ards, the Amorcln candid ltcs would be e.
lected; but these Wards gave large Demo
cratic Or Sag Nicht maj1rties. The decis
ion OF this matter will probably devoke on
the City Council.
But again Tuesday forenoon the Germans,
in some way,got possession ot the iicld-piecc
used the day before. This eXasperatcd the
Americans, and during the day the excite
ment increased. In the evening, Gen. Sar-
gcant went to the Germans and demanded
the surrender of the cannon. 1t was given
up, but the General had no one to usjist him
in bringing it away.
At night, party Of several hundred Amc-
ricun boys, aud a ew men, with flag, drum
and file, paradcp through the streets; they
went up Vine street, and crossed the canal
bridge, into "iermuny." They were fred
into by the Germans; one man was killed, Ga
stranger in the city) another mortally woun-
ded, and several Others injured. They i'm
mediuteiy rctreated, for it was found that the
street, was arricaaed-wagons, drays anl
carts were nterockrd across the street, in
several places, forming cheraut de CriSe; and
behind there were we're about five thousand
Germans, armed with bludgaons, c1rbincs,
sticks, stones, and other weapons. There
was also an Indignation meeting then hold
ing in Freemnn's Hail, where ini immatory
speeches were made. This Ffccm MS Hall
is Il German iniidcl institution, where the
"Turners', congrcgate.
! NJ tiers began 10 assume wariike aspect,
indeed. The Americans met in Fith street
Market space, for the purpose of adopting
! proper course of procedure. They came to
the resolve. that, as the Germans were we'll
armed, (havog b1asted that they had three
pieces ot artillery and nine hundred muskets)
and we're likely to fire from the windows Of
their houses in case Of an attack, they Che
Amcricans) would wait until daylight, then
90 in body, and merely dem md the pcacra-
Bile surrender of the cannon.
Zach went his several way,
Resolved 10 meet another day.
"Wednesday forenoon, several Amcricin
military companies paraded the streetl. They
made fine appearance. and the day was
beautiful About noon, they marched = up
Vine street, accompanied bv the Sheriff and
large number of citizens. cover the
Rhinc," they were met by the Germans,w
whom the Sheriff aud Gen. Sergeant held
cuncUurse, and the cannon-the bone of con-
tentoh-wus delivered up, on condition tLat
the Sheriff would guarantee peace. 1t was
said that the G vernon was on the ground,
but this proved Il hoax. The whole crowd,
military and civic, marched back with THEN
trophy-lhe canROn-and soon after the COM
plexion of affairs began to assume more
cheerful aspect.
Towards evening, however, party of boys
gathered about the Vine street bridge, aud
cheered Tor "pap Taylor" the American cam
didalc for Mayor. This drew out party Of
| armed Germans, who made u sortie upon the
boys, and fired about fifty shots, by which it
was ST id several boys were hurt. About six
! O'Clock, the bel on the Mechanics Institute
was rung, and in a few minutes large num-
Der of Americans were on the ground, to con
fer together. They remained around the In
sttutc until about ten o cluck,when they be-
gan to disperse.
BY midnight, the streets were deserted,
save here and there u small knot Of individu-
ais, who fingered to talk ol affairs known to
themselves. The Germans kept sentiuels
on guard all night long, who piced to and fro
in the streets, watching vigilantly for the ap.
proach of the enemy. But the enemy came
not,
To-day (Thursday) the rain is falling; i:
has probably cooled the ardor olall the belli-
gerenta; there is no excitement visible in the
couutenunces OF men; has been resumed; the
friends OF peace are glad; aud the most heroic
show no partic ulur desire to seek "the bubble
reputation at the cannon's mouth"
James d, Taylor, Editor OF the "Daily
Times" was the American candidate for
Mayor; he is and has been strongly anti. Cath.