New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-06
THE CINCINNATI RIOTS.
From The Da IN Commercial April J.

From The Da " Commercial Arvi3
Yesterday afternoon a tremendous excitement was
stirred no by the that there bad been desperate
fehiing ar d sever, men killed in the Eleventh W. ard
". LuIried 10 the scene Of action and Oh the Ssy met
a gentleman calling himselt al American, who bad
scratched Pap Tsy Tor and j. Dennis !rOm bis ticket
and no Therefore, We may coD,ider a moderate aud
tens re man. He informed us that there had been
savage fighting in the Eleventh WARD, bu, NOBODY
killed he teid that early in the day tue Germans had
taken possessiop Of the polls aud we're decidedly in
sol.Lt 10 Americans" but that every quiet N Al Of
both sides who attempted to vote, ana was iaided %
60 60 net siih difficulty. There was some hshting
carly i'll the day, i'll which the Germans were most
numerous and came out victorious But sad our
informant, the American boys were the best tight
"sTr, there was no mistake about that-tney Knocked
"ite Dutch right and let
We psseed on and overlook Know Nothing friend
on the way to the bloody Eleventh. Hundreds OF
men, in express wagons and buggIes, and on horse.
back pas ed fnrourly along the street toSard the
Mohawk Engine House, where the disturbance vas
ling place, and the sidewalks we're lined When
near the polls, We u.et well known know-No;hins
WHO paused 10 converse with the friend We we're Ak
III with, and stated that the "Ddtca" had been
cheating in the Eleyenth-ihst more votes we're al
ready polled than there were male residents in the
Werd-hat the ballot box would be destroyed 10 con-
seQuer ce Of the fraudulent voting.
in The fight that occurred about noon, MI Brown
VAS wouDted, and the foreman Of Frank Link 9
brewery stabbed in the lungs. The wounds OF tn sse
individuals were thought 10 be dangerous. Many
other persons wers severely hut.
kuu-ors of all descriptions we're flying thickly Tbs
X. IS saiJ that there had been fraudulent voting.
a be Den ocrsts denied it. The judges and clerks OF
The election protected that everything had been done
on the squsre while sundry excited knoS Nothlngs
asserted ihst little Dutch boys hsd been allowed - 90
Up srd ihru.t sldfus Of tickets into the bso boz.
The Germans bad large cannon OF Jsck,ons
Hill, and OH usIg Themselves by fling over tue
town occasionally. Inc X. Ne, having whipped the
Germ al the polls di-prched deta ,hmen, to esp
ture The artillery. which done without much oss
Of blood ana the trophy of vctory drawn TO the
Eleventh WsId pole The sword of the commander
of the German gun squad wss aso taken, and one OF
the ct flaming # The yic'ois lourshed il continu
ally arc shouted until OILY hOGrse gasp answered
the nest resolute Efforts OF bic lungs
About the pOl,s, WIEN we arrived, w5s eres,
GROVE, cheering vociierously for Taylor. Msnv Of
them had little Star Spspgied BsnGer win u Pap
Taylor printed on /, hxed abo1t their bats, and
DesIy Gil had the y. ticket pinued 10 th-r breasts
The multitude seened to rally round large banner
inscribed james d. Taylor sud the Whole Ticket"
: From 10 o'clock bat lev Germans could be
sen, except upon the outskirs Of the crowd, and
they we're very quiet All Of them who had msni-
tested excite h.d left The ground being irnesty
sdvsd 10 do 20 by American friends. II WAS evil
dent that the polls we're IN possessi)n of e. Tie
Judges were urged 10 coee the door and secure the
ballot box but they refused % 30 So cOn.idsrny that
there Danger The Mayor was upon the
ground but be did not seem 10 understani I'd II the
dsrger was imminent At intervals Of about d We
inmates stones and brick bath flew bri-kly causing
uncomfortable sensations in the Spectators.
Fights were occurring continually. 4 cry would
be rsised rush made, and presently some poor Ger
usn WHO hsd inpruden'ly ven'ured INTO tina Gro ~,
or some friend Of German who ID not been cuff.
GENTLY oiscrtet 10 hold bis tongue, would at. ger
from the - ropg covered with dust and bleeding
About the angle formed oy Vine st. and the Hanil-
ton Roso the row incessaDt. \ nj nber OF midi
vic usls, evic,Lily engaged 20 do the rough work,
charged about with fiery faces, dusty ald blood :
clothes, L okipg fsrocioss as mad dogs.