New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11
KNOw-NOTHING OUTRAGEs.


LOUISVILLE, Nv, Monday Aug 6, 1855.
The election has attended by figutful scenes of
outrage. The telegraph will have given you the re-
sus to the Oss VI life and property "a they
cen be ascertaned and before this rea hes you.
note hastily some of the particular incidents which
have to my knowledge either by credible report
or by observation.
Tie MAYOR and police of the city are Know-No,h-
il CO, and although there was reason 10 anOrehend
violence, s., pc to prevent it. TIE day
was usbered III by all the iuham natOry appeals TO the
passions of The respective parties which are usually
tmpO, ed by hot headed partisan leaders 1 arrived
AT 5 r. NJ. from CDciuratI and heard rumors of sev-
eral having been killed. the military called out,
&c. large open wagon drove up to the Louisville
Hotel with eight or ten nall drunken outlaws armsi
wnh c'uns AID branGlshng the with fierce gestures
and savage wells. Each had yellow election ticket
stuck In bis hat-band the distinctive badge of NDOw
NoiLinesm. After drink they wen of shouting aud
cmeiDg.
Took walk with friend. Saw knots of people
standing round the and onaly running IN
ore or another di ecdOn. We stopped and gathecei
whaI Information we could. a brewery was broked open
and lie ballels distributed among the crowd An tn
ene company loitered along half drunk, with two
casks OH their machine" The brewery was fired
aud burnt.
S'opred at the Post Office dreadful doings,"
ssid gentleman mar us. "They have killed five
"men, end pstOshois aye heard everv few minutes.
We tun ed to the vicinity Of the Court-tiouse aud
saw q stream OF men and bows roaming, one with
gun and many with clubs Well rown boys, OF 10
neet an lrisbmsr and push him with their clubs,
crying Move him, move him" until the poor fellow
WOULD TuL escape, which was the signal Tor all TO
pursue ara beat him. In this way they literally beat
out the brains of q harmless man who was quietly
going lis own wey.
AT We heard an alarm of fire and returned 10 the
Louisville liolel, from the balcony of which
lie iuning buildings about half mile distant In the
same street. And Low most syn guar ate of thsgs
,lOs aitd. The streets az quie funeral pro-
,e,slOn. The fire re- Ell aud sseeping dOwn a
ToN five houses, the panti of which were Irish.
Ii wac soid tfnt shot from the burning buildings
stru,s down Gn America but one knew from
which house Il came, or in fat whether II was really
20; but aNouug freshman sen 10 cross the street
escal ing from the hie, aud the crowd se zed him,
Luae LIN, &c hre 10 the bulldog which he hal
sous al lcfu. . and bun his holy A man aud his
elfe out OF eof tie houses the former was in
staity eho' Gown woman killed by another
shO. W gie Gli ilis wac going We could hear the
val of tie blInlAl houses fall with crash, but
nose OF human vocts IL vas the outlines II Sun
JUy. People waikeo up aud down rZiy, listening 10
AID repeating q most exaggerated tales OF what
Doing GBo - b. dOat There small Gro sd al
iht flrf. The ines there but lot used.
10, fr,ntn were mostly Know-Noihiays aDd we're
ready 10 quer ei among hem elves. complete pane
existed ~ engine drawn by boys, each with yell
lou nok6t Az his hat, ana cluo N ms hand, passed.
tie hOti TOW tTd the fire, and IN a e whle returned.
Every man aus hoy you has n-volge- or a
tUwe sile alcd On bis peIg ~, said M friend.
"l6s' adCtu anOtie =" ths jews shOs cases 9ero
all Dc0t 81 Oal cj-nn OF TIE pt"ncd weapons.
To get better vie. W. walked a. near 70 the
fire o. We thought prudent. There stood the lines
uDus,1 TIE hre rseet an, cracked and the fuuersl-
ike sue &c was broken Ouly'b, pistol shot, or SIN
gle NC c, 81 Outl Z i0i a lost con-aIe |, was now
ha-pssi me, and he re burnt ferrely for three
1onis. fOrune'cly, re aiI calm. strong
weary Nino would Lave d.siroye, half Lou sviile
Sitting low n H., balcony OF the D,tel a lOl p NJ,
th' Ire Is yc' formidable, lboogh | Judge II Iu have
reached ts limits, having eigrt or ton some
say iw,n,y lous,s.
lieIe hos not been an attempt made 10 arrest this
hitrrs oUtiuse or % restore order. Ap. rehensOas
the runors Gre iesy expressed ibal eveG sreaier de-
sAGCr"D Is tltpa-e, Lei the nj hr, aud there Is no
An- 10 mitIitr There Ii no cIv power, 40 prOisc-
ton ~.tlnst the rage of he klOw Su'hin.s This ia
sla'' OF Thugs worthy OF rcoor h-in part VI our
icAt'a. History have lola yoa the fourth of
Nbai have beard seen, n,r painted This hurr.si
iSvio. via he hi co!ors of tue re- III !. NJ de
scIp'ioI i taue.
lr.ro ere sboI $4,000 Iish and German in the
qopnlsiinn "a Iisvile Mary Oi ,te iOcer reulite
'id Its,oei;s and ar very wealthy Tacy pay a large
uesTtssie Tax 70 tee ciX
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