The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-13

The body of Francis Quinn, an Irshrnau. IA de-
| PORTED 10 the Court house. The coroner has not
| groin.
The bodies of man and woman burned; both
isn and residents on Main street, above Eleventh,
are also deposited 10 the Court house
not expected 70 recover
mere ID also an Irishman dead In the iail
| o, herman, named Jacob. corner of Madison and
sncioy, is not expected to recover.
/ The coroner was summoned AZ moon IN hnld an
Inquest on the body of an Irishman named Patrick
murphy near the brewey that was burned
We have The names of over thirty witnesses by
whom 1t can be proven, that In every act of vio-
ence, which tended to produce these riots foreign.
ners were the aggressors, and peaceeble, unarned
Americans were the first victims
Inc result as far We learn is that fourteen
| men have been killed, six of whom were Ameri
| not been able to ascertain how many have been
wounded; we have heard of about thirty more or
| less wounded.
CARD OF BISHOP spAuLprNG
tH!oao Cftizens.-In the Louisville journal of this
morning find the following passage: I'VE are NOT
no ow prepared TO say that they (as:Auts committed
instructions Of men with fendsh hsasss who control
In great measure the passions and are able to dic.
.sts actions to the Germans and Irish, who made
H-as ssme have understood it--this passage was
meant to refer to the Catholic Bishop and Priests Of
tion convey ed BY this language. have mysslfbeen
~o Ds vss. .as ,sss sv d1y .. swS confined IL to
Information that none Of the Catholic clergy of this
city nsve had. mad any agency. direct or indirect, in
which NO one more deeply dspiores than we do.
Our voice has been uniformly for peace. We
tlon, being overwhelmsd with iaborious duties in
different sphere altogether. venture also to appeal
to the sense OF justice and fairness manifested FOR
many years by the editor of the Journal and to ask
him to correct this impression Injurious to us IL
such was the meaning of the ssage-whch would
To ell W hom the influence OF my voice can in any
way reach, beg to say that entreat them, in the
name OF Jesus Christ the God of Peacs. to abstain
tending 60 teir business to ksep away from all ex.
cited assemblies and If they think they have bsen
who have wrongsd them. appaa! to them and to
the wosid whether this has net been always the
tenor of my Instructions TO them, both public and
private, and also that of all tho Catholic clergy
havb too high sn opinion CT ny fellow citizens
OF every o.ass TO believe fCr moment that the
threats hch have been made ry some will be car.
ried cut enreat all to pause and ref ect to CON-
NIT no siolence which they would regret in their
cooler moments, to believe idle rumors, and to
cultivate that peace and love which are the charac
teristcs OF the religion of Christ We to remain
on esrth but few years; let not add to the ne.
feuds and bloody strife. Ne. J. SpAuLpING
Louisville, August 7, 1855.
The Journal publishes this cara, accompanying il
with the following remarks:
We publish with pleasure Bishop Soauldns'e card
to the public We have not, in aught we have writ.
ten intended to make any i'm putation upon him We
have not for moment suspected him of in sti ga
ting men to riot and boodshed We have felt CRATE
tut TO hlm for the services rende red upwards of
year ago In aaying public excitement to the extent
Of his influence, when our own property thought
TO be in danger fIom a mob, and we have never
thought him otherwise than the friend of law and
order.
From the Louisville Courier.
AT none OF the places of voting, save the SIKH
ward, was there any unusual degree of disorder
In fact, there was but little opportunity for fighting
as the polls In every ward had been taken posses
slon of by Know Nothings, and though with the
exception of the Sixth they used violence to
hinder any In the exercise OF the right of suf-
trage, they did that which was worse. Every DOS
sibie obstruction was thrown in the way of those
voting who were not recognised as Know Nothdngs.
Large crowds were stationed at the eAtrance to
shove back Preston voters. while aide and back
doors provided for Marshall men. In this way
usual facilities were extended to the American par
ty, being In Itself an outrageous course of action
with full completely Ia which we charge the Know
Nothing officers of the election.
In the Sixth ward, one of the most quiet and re-
spectacle In the city, foreigners were driven from
the polls and then beaten for presuming TO do that
which the Constitution grants them. About the
Court house. there was stationed during the day
party of worthless bues. who disgraced the city
by cir demoniac yells and acts of ruftianism
The first severe fighting occurred near the cor-
ner OF Shelby and Green streets, about II clock
leans actively participated. The foreigners were
worsted, and several OF them, taking refuge Ia
house, had to escape the rear way with broken
bones and bruised bodies. This partly subsiding
a German fired his gun at a carriage In which a
lady and gentleman were riding. Another man
wa also shot while driving along in his buggy.
Intelligence was Immediately communicated to
the Lafayette and Kentucky engine houses, and in
stantiy force was armed and marching toward
the scene of the reputed outrages Going up TO
Shelby street this body of men and boys became
wild with excitement, and when they reached
Green street were painting for blood Here 1t was
that while the relinioares of battle were being
arranged the Americans received volley of shot,
and To en- the engagement followed In this first
shot officer Williams was peppered with small shot;
Joe Sewage received ten shots; Frank Stout was
shot sghtiy In the arm and eide; William Rich
ards received charge of small shot indiscrini.
netely over his body; Ward. Morris was slightly
injured, and William Atkinson received several
bad wounds
At this point fight occurred Ia the street, n
which q German, residing on Shelby and Madison
streets, was killed and several Injured E. nj
Ssatksmp German baker on Walnut street, re-
ceived several cuts in the head.
Peace was but partially restored when a cannon
fully manned tor action, followed by fifty men
| armed with muskets and bayonets, came up the
street at furious rate. This party, under the
command of Captain ID. C.. Stone, proceeded up
Main street, crossed over to the head of Jefferson,
and while in that vicinity the following property
was destroyed viz:
Ambrewster's large brewery was fired, workmen
severely Injured, stock and machinery totally
burned. Loss over Sc 900. Mr.. A. was out of tn e
city at the time. The pretext for destroying bis
properly Is that some person had shot from Que of
his brewery windows at a crowd who was pursu
ing German.
Adoiph Peters brewery, adjoining, was fired
three times, but unsuccessfully
Charles Heyback's establishment was complete
ly riddled, aud a man named Fritz shot in the
breast
The confectionery of Daniel Smook was attack
ed, and the females driven to the garrett, where
they nearly suffocated by the smoke from the
burning brewery.
Bakers house, next door, was stoned and other
wise injured.
In the attack on the brewery, Saddler, the cart
driver, was badly wounded, and his wife, being
driven over the bridge, fhe could net gain any
admission into the houses Of any Of her friends,
| Tor fear Of their being mobbed
| The bakery of Charles Beckers was attacked
| aud stoned, and the windows OF Charles Drout's
| barber shop broken. These houses belonged 10
| Mr.. Raymond, who lives 10 the country.
The grocery store OF Fred Burghold was COM
pietely guited of ts euntents, his damages being
fully $1,000. Adjoining the shoe store OF Joseph
Book was similarly treated. These houses are the