Demoine courier., 1855-08-16
Terrible Riot nj Louisville.
Twenty Persons Killed!
Firing From the Windows and Nreets!
BLOCK OF BUILDINGS BURNING!
N MAN
LouIsyILLE. August @.

AouiSSiLLbp duRuSt ".
Rioting 10 going on in the First and
Eighth Wards. Several have been kill.
ed and a great many wounded. Two
blocks Of buildings have been fred and
are still burning. The mos, intense OK
element prevails; and there will proba.
bly, be more fighting. This Irish fired
from the windows and killed three A.
meiicans.
Auaus, 6-l P. M.
The mob is now in front Of the Times
office, bnt its violen, demonstrations have
somewhat subsidized by reaIon Of speech
es from Prentice and Purcell of the Jour.
nal. The fires are subsiding.
Meanwhile the "Fusilade Rifles"
fired guns from arow Of Irish houses on
the corner Of llth and Main streets, on
all passing Americans, several Of whom
were wounded. A crowd of Americana
assembled, and falling 10 dislodge them.
fred the houses and sent for reinforce
ments. They soon arrived with musks.s
and cannon. Several Of the Irish were
shot in the burning buildings. No at
tempt was made TO put out The ire
Two or ;hree blocks were burned. On
leaving The 9th Ward, the mob, now in
furiated, marched TO the Times Office.
which was only saved by Spears, Prem
tice and other Americans.
This morning there were rumors Of
more disturbance. and large crowds col
lected about III o'clock. The mob start.
ed to the levee and attacked q row OF Irish
houses. and !, 10 reported several shots
were fred. Every effort 10 now being
made to restore peace.
One Irishman was hung by the Amer
leans, several killed and Others taken
prisoners.
9P. Mite mob having fred sew
sral blocks in the Eig,h Ward are now
moving up town with me There
were rumors that they were going to at
tack the Times and Courier Offices.
Angus, Z, 8 A. N.
The mob finally dispersed las, nigh,
after some violent demonstrations in
front Of the Times Office, burning signs,
&c. About 20 persons were killed and
many wounded. Twelve buildings were
also fred. The frs. shot. il 10 said, was
fired by some foreigners some distance
from the polls.
The accounts from the scene of the
riot are terrible. Parts Of human bodies
are 10 be seen among the charred ruins
Of the burning buildings. A large crowd
10 nov colieeting about the Court House
where many Of the dead bodies are
Icing.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Louisville Aug. Z.
While the election was passing of
quietly yesterday a, Q A.. NJ. in tho first
ward, MI. Burge, an American, was a.,
saulied at some distance from The polls
and beaten till he was supposed to %
dead, by . party OF lrishman. The a.
s~auilera we're arrested and lodged in Jail.
In the ate moon also, three Americans
were fred on while passing a German
brewery.
One gentleman riding with his wife in
a carriage. wat fred on while a,the same
time several squares below a shower Of
sho, and bullets were rained from the
windows of some German houses, and
many were wounded. Foreigners were
seen in the immediate vicinity armed in
Discriminatory. The firing drew an i'm.
mense crowd of infuriated Americans.
who were fired on from the windows,
when they Immediately burned The brew.
cry and sacked several houses.
The Wost serious affair, however. oc-
CURED in the Eighth Ward, ats N.
Three Americans passing on Main street
we're set on by ter Irishmen. Some 6c.
teen shots were fred, and one American,
ramed Rhode, killed. Both Of the others
were wounded. The Irish took refuge
in . house on the corner Of Chapel a1d
Market streets, whence several shets
were fred, wounding several Americans,
and killing twouamed Graham and Hale.
son. The 6risg from the house son.
Gnued for half an hour. until the Ameri.
cane procured arms and achievements,
aud broke open the house. They Gap.
tured the murderer Of Graham and hung
him. A policeman cut him down while
hanging. and he VAS afterward shot,
He died this morning.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Louisville, Aus; Ia p. =.
The city remains quiet. Fifty extra
policemen have been sworn in. Judge
Bullock and others have made speeches
10 the mob a. the Court House which
have tended 10 calm the excitement. Ii
10 rumoreC that two or three have been
killed to-day.
s n.
Another oe,break 10 feared to-nigha ia
consequences ef q large quantity Of gum
powder in possession Of the Irish in eth
watd. Large numbers Of Irish are leax.
ing the city.
Baltimore. Aug. Z.
The Southern mail brings New Or
leans papers to Wednesday. Accounts
from Galveston stale that Western Texas
10 flooded BY heavy rains and great anx.
isty was felt Tor The eotlon crop, which
was fully 3 weeks behind hand.
The fever 10 on the incrsass at Porla-
mouth. Over one half the Inhabitants
have fad. Only two cases n Norioll