Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-13

Iish COOPER shops on Main street. There wel
several German cooper shops in the same vicinity,
hut none OF them were burnett. We sIe credibly
informed that the mob had nothing to do with this
fire.
There were some Warlike demonstrations this
morning on Fifth street, near Main, but better
counsel prevailed, and the crowd gradually DIS
psrsed.
We have given the above hastily and obtained
the particulars from sources which we consider
most reliable.
FuRrAER PARTICULARS OF THE Rlor.-we stated
yesterday, the particulars OF the brutal attack by
a party Of Irishmen upon GIr. Geo. BuIge an Ans
erican born citizen, OH Jackson street, between
jefferson and Green sts, and also the firing by
Germans upon American citizens, fom the Es'n-
dowS of the brewery on Jefferson ST., and various
houses GU Clay, Madison aud Shelby Streets.
After this firing from windows and behind rails
the Germans, aimed with guns and rifles, began
to assemble in large numbers at the Intersection OF
Campbell aud Green SIS. While thus assembled
they attacked wagon coming down Green Street,
Containing four Americans. At this period, fhoS.
Sewage and Ed. Williams, poilceulen, accOmpa
MED by George Letta, Charles Jones, and u tew
others, all Amercaus, went from the corner of
| GIeen aid Shelby towerd the crowd of Germans,
tor the purpose of commanding the peace. As
they approached some twelve or thirteen gus and
pistols were fred at then by the Germans. Sci.
wage wounted in The face and breast, vii.
hams in the back and legs; Latta had leg crushed
by the shot, and Jones was wounded i'll the legs.
About the same time Mr. William Richardson,
teacher IN the public schools, was passing on Shell
by st. and found a party of Catholic Germans
dragging German from house, the door ofwhch
they had broken open, and beating lin cruelty for
voting the American ticket. MIR. r. and the per-
sons with him attempted TO interfere and were fir
cd on and wounded. DIR. r. then got a hack and
placsd the wounded men init. While passing the
corner Of Madison and jackson stsr, the hack was
attacked by IRISH fEUm Irish Row on JackSon 81. A
number OF shots Were Tired, The driver aud boy
sitting beside him were wounded, and the wound
ed men in the hack shut in several places. The
l'lsh followed the hack, firing at it, TOT whoe
square.
Soon after this the crowd OF incensed and inf,I-
rated Americans went 10 look alter the aggGesSurs
and the riot eEsued in which the brewery was
burned, several houses mobbed, and a number OF
PERSONS both Americans and Germans, were
wounded.
About 81 O'clock, on Preston street, near Main,
John Sutherland, an American, was shot at from
across the street, and wounded in the head. The
lriShman who fired at him pursued aud Sc
verely beaten,
The disturbance in the Eigth Ward occurred We
~ nearly in the manner stated in the Journal yes
teriay morning.
Nr. Rhodes and Mr.. Dougherty, Americans,
were just leaving an acquaintance on Nam street,
near Eleventh. They were fired at from the win
dowS of QuiMn'S house; both fell, one Of tleITish
h Nut w 1''N stNSei! "SPS IA SSu'HH HOuSe kept
by Catholic lriShman named Kennedy, and shot
Rhodes, who was lying OH tile opposite pavement.
An American nam, Il Wilson, coming up Main III
buggy, was fired at by an Inslnan. Two Other
Americans in wagon were also shot at 10y the
same patty. THIS was the beginning OF the riot
there. Graham aud HobsOn, Americans, were
Kill led soon after.
We have the names of 80 witnesses by whom it
it eau be proved, that in every act OF violence,
which tended 10 produce these riots, foreigners
were The oggresors, anu peaceabIe Americans the
first victims.