Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
RIoT ATLoUIsvlLLE.

"a last night after barning the sign o: the
Times. There vas no issue OF the Times
this morning. About 2opensons were kill
ell anl many wounded. Twelve buildings
psrs burned. The first shot was fred by
foreigners. at distance from the polls.
Second DispaicA.-Aecounts from the
riot arc horrible. Parts Of human bodies
are seen charring in the runis. A large
crowd is assembled at the Court House
where the bodies are.
Third DispateA.-City is now quiet: 90
extra police are on duty. Judge Bullock
and others made speeches at the Couit
House, AMI the mob has Gained. 1t is ru-
mored that two or three were killed to day
Th anti Know Nothings are eyictorious
at Florence. Alabama, by 300 majority.
Fourth Dispa,A.-Another outbreak is
feared to night, in consequence of large
quantity of powder having been found in
possession Of the Irish in the Eighth warG.
Large numbers OF the Irish are leaving
the city.
Fifth DispatA.-We have not many
additional particulars, except OF the cause
or commencement of the riot. In the first
ward two gentlemen were riding In car
rage. and were fired at from house occu-
pied bv Irish and Germans. One gentle
man was wounded. The firing was re-
peated. Edward Williams. watchman.
Of the Second Ward. and Joseph Savage
and John Latta, Americans, went to the
same place and were fired: the latter'S leg
was shattered by musket ball. Sllvage
and Williams were also wounded. Exag-
gersted reports reached the lower part OF
the city, causing large crowd to go up.
Two Germans in the hous from which the
firing come were shot and beaten so that
their recovery is doubtful. The house was
sacked, and the crowd then proceeded to
the houses on the corner Of Shelby and
Madison streets, from whence some Ger
mans hal fired, and riddled two groceries,
. beer house. and two other houses, all
occupied by. Germans, and injured several
The next scene was at the head of JET
fsrson street. A party Of gentlemen COM
ing into the city were fired upon from a
brewery. The crowd proceeded up, sack,
ed the houses and brewery, and afterwards
burned the brewery. Several Germans
were Lesten. An lrishmen was shot who
died this morning. On the street below
an American was shot, and another wa'
shot and beaten. Shots were filed from
all the houses which were attacked. Th
crowd talked Of sacking the Catholic
Church, where, it is rumored, arms wer
stored. Mayor Barber and others prevail
cd on the crowd to leave.
The crowd marched to the engine hous
in the Fifth ward with their cannon. Al
was supposed to be over, as the crow
dispersed.
While this was going on in the uppe
part of the city, several persons were fire.
upon in the lower part of Main street.
About 5 O'Clock P. M. two American
were shot from Irish houses. This wa
done without the slightest provocation, 81
far as we can learn. The lrishman VIII
fired the shot, named Rhodes, was imme
diately hung, but was cut down before h
was dead. Thirty or more shot
were frel from this house. 1t is i'm
possible to tell the number wounded.
A row of Irish honsea. whose inhahi
tants had fired on psssers by, was attack
ed and burned, and several Irish were kill
cd and some burned. About 10 or 2
were killed, and 8 or 10 houses wer
burneI
There was much excitement to day, an
some warlike movements, but the crow
dispersed. Bishop spaulding has pull
lished ? card dis:laiming any connectio
with the riots and calling his flock t
peace. The city is now quiet The fight
ing was at distance from the polls. n
cause is assigned for the assaults. Th
coffee houses were closed and there WEI
but few drunken men.
Later-Two componies of armed volur
teers are marching to the Eighth Ware
and it is feared there will be more distrul
ances.
CALIFORNIA ARRIVAL.
Nhw YoRK, Aug. 6. The Norther
Light arrived here last night from Sa
Juan, after the remarkably short passa9
of 20 days. She brings S94O, 900
gold.
Col. Walker is at Realijo, where he r
treated from San Juan Del Sud. Car
French came down in the steamer fro
San Francisco to join the Governme
party.
Col. Kinney arrived at San Juan with
party of "A, on the 10th ult. They a
engaged in putting up a building in )
Juan. There is much dissatisfacti'
among them.
The mines in California are yieldi
better than for several years past. CT
had been discovered in great quantities
Puget's Sound.
The Steamers Pacific, J. S. Stevens s
Sierra Nevada had arrived up. The la
had cholera on board. and 81 deaths
Cured between Nicaragua and San Fr
cisco. She had the passengers which
New York June 10th.
Messrs. A. A. Cohen, late receive
Adams g. Co., and j. G. Woo Is, a m
ber of that firm, had been charged ,
fraud to the amount of s400 600. by Ju
Chambers. of the late firm Of Page, Ba
d. Co. In an affidavit of Judge G
allegas that the firm Of Adams d Co.
been engaged, for the last four year
palming off inferior dust of p. B. Dc
that regular organized band of disg,
accomplices had been maintained in