Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-17
NUMBER 81

RIoT AT LoUIsvILLE-A ADDITIONAL PAp.
T'cuLARs.-- LonisriHe. Aag. THE
riot commenced thus: In tile fra ward
as two gentlemen were riding in a car
rage, they were fred upon from Lou. =
containing Germans or Irish. One ees,.
Ieman was wounded, and the firing was
repeated, when Edward Williams, Of tho
second ward. Joseph Selyage, and J.,hr
Latia, Americans, went 10 The scene If
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musket ball, aud Williams was also
! wounded
Exaggerated reports then spread to the
lower part "f the city in regard to the
affair, causing large crowd to assemble.
thrst'ns for revenge. They gathered
around the house from which the firing
commenced, took two Germans from it.
| and beat them 80 badly ,ha, their re.
covery is considered very doubtful The
house was ihen.completel, sacked.
The crowd then proceeded to tho
houses on the corner Of Shelby and Mad
lson streets, from whence Germans had
been seen firing, riddled two groceries, q
beer house, and two houses, cwned aud
occupied by Germans, and severely i,,-
jured several Of their inhabitants.
They then went TO Jefferson street,
where party Of gentlemen coming in,o
the city had been fred upon from lager
brewery, sacked the houses around il,
burned the brewery, beat number Of
Germans whom they caueh, terribly aud
also shot an Irishman, who died this
morning.
In the street below. m American was
slightly injured by shot, when the Irish.
man who fred it was captured, beaten
and shot. Shots had been Hred from all
the houses which were attacked. The
crowd now talked Of sacking the Catholic
chcfch, where il was runored firearms
had been secre,ed, but Mayer Barbee
and others prevailed upon them to let it
alone.
The disturbances vere now supposed
TO be over, as the crowd had marched 10
an engine house in the fifth ward, with
their cannon, aud were beginning to dis
. perse, but after while Il was learned
9 that while the trouble had been going on
in the upper part Of the city, several per-
, sons had cen fred upon in the lower
+, part Main street, and that at about five
4 O'Clock P.M.two Americans had been fir
cd al from an Irish house on the corner of
. Main and Chapel streets. and this with.
o out The slightest provoca,ion being given
. on their part, as far as could BE- learned.
This intelligence started The disturb.
!, ances afesh. The Irishman who sho,
). Rhodes was then taken and Immediately
hung, but was cut down before life was
# extinct.
i Thirty or more shots were Cred from
i the Irish houses on the corner Of Maia
/. and Chapel streets. and it is impossible
IS to ascertain the number that were woun,!
n ed. The inmates Of row Of houses
h owned by man named Quinn, fired U,
: on patty passing BY. when they turned
2 on their nssaults, burned their hou sos
!. and killed several, all lrishmen.
e Some Of the Irishmen were burned Ia
c death in their houses. A woman and 1
d man named Quinn are among these tlm,
d were killed. Eight to ten houses we're
it destroyed. and the number Of killed j.
n said to be from Is 10 20. To-day the
e excitement was very great, aud warllke
:. movements were observable, but the
l. crowd finally dispersed, aud i, is hoped
= peace has at length been obiained. A
4 large extra police has been put on duty
; and the Mayor has issued his. usual prn.
g clamation. Bishop SpaudiHg has pub.
), lished card disclaimilg any connection
II with the rio,e,s. and calling upon hi.
: flock TO be peaceab'e, orderly and quie,
ID and it Is thought there will be no more
:, disturbance. The fighting was all at d
H. distance from the polls. No cause ca,
e be assigned for the assaults aud Me,
Of originated IN ,hexirst place with a few
drunken men. The keys of the X omar
'e Catholic cathedral had been placed III
/" The hands Of the Mayor BY Bishop spauIl
I'd ing
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