M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-08-17

After dusk, a row OF frame houses on
Main street, between Tenth and Elev-
Een,h, the property of Mr.. Quinn, we'll
known Irishman, were set on FIRE. The
flames extended across the street. and
twelve buildings were destroyed. These
houses were chiefly tenanted By Irish,
and upon any Of the tenants ventuting
out to escape the flames. they were i'm.
mediately shot down, No idea could
be formed of the number killed. We
are advised that five men mere roasted
10 death. having been so badly injured
by gunshot wounds that thsy could not
escape from the burning building.
ofall the enormities and outroges
committed by the American party yes.
terd ay and last night, we have not time
now TO write. The mob having satisfied
its appetite for blood, repaired to Third
street. and until midnight made demon.
STATIONS against the Times and Dem.
ocrat' Offices. The furious ctUwd salts
fed ITSELF however, with breaking
few window panes, and burning the
sign of the Times office.
A! one o'clock this morning a large
lre is raging in the upper part Of the
city
Upon the proceedings of yesterday
and last night we have no time, nor
heart now to comment. We are sick
ened with the very thought Of :he men
murdered, and houses burned and pill
LACED, that signalized the A merican VIC
tory yesterday. Not less :han twenty
corpses form the trophies of this won
derlul achievement,
The Election, Riot aud BIOOdshed.
The elections doings yesterday was
as near as could be all One.sided; the
most unfair means being resorted to by
the Know Nothings TO crowd other vO-
ters from the polls.
In the Fifth Ward the most intense
Excitement prevailed for sUme time and
the polls were surrounded by large
crowd. Whenever Know Nothing
voter approached the crowd he was
hoisted right over the heads of all and
landed at the door, ready TO deposit his
vote. Several dsgraceful fights occur
red, and one man of the name of Burch,
who had, with others, chased an Irish.
man from the polls, was in turn beset,
beaten nearly TO death, and knocked
senseless by the man he had been chas-
ing. Marshal Kidd. we learn, subSe.
quently arrested the Irishman.
In the Sixth Ward several disgrace.
full scenes occurred, such as six, eight,
or a dozen men pitching into one poor
lrishshman and driving him from the
polls.
In the 9TH Ward everything appeared
to go on fairly and quietly. but in the
( Eighth it was one sided matter, none
but yellow ticket chaps having aEy
chance to get to the polls throughout
the day.
There were rumors of serious di fiji
Guilty at the Oakland precinct, and Mar
shal Kidd dispatched wagon load of
special police 10 establish order, or
bigger mus,
Ia the seventh Ward four men were
walking along the street when ;hey
were by crowd, ran off; one of them
taking refuge in house, corner of
, Ninth and Magazine streets. The house
: was stoned, woman hurt, and finally
one or twoof them were shot, one Of
: them dangerously. One of the pursued
party was the first TO shoot, firing pis-
tol at the crowd, who were stoning him
! and his companions. Some one came
= out from a house with a shot gun, and
let drive at the fugitive. The Marshal
subsequently arrested two of them.
The Courier has the following para
. graphs.
Vote Of the City.
| The election yesterday in this city