New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11


The RroTs.-As we stated yesterday, there were
several fsi.6shi a. the different polls on Monday
morning. Immediately after dinner mattors assumed
more violent aspect. The first serious iculty oc
carred IN the upper pGft Oh the city. couple OF gen
tlemen were riding alo 3 in carriage, when they
were free at from a house 10y Germans or Irish aud
OF of then wounded. The firing was repeated: I'd
Williams, a watchr an in the Second Ndri, Joseph
Selya.e and John Lata Americans, went there. Lata
had lis leg shattered By muske' ball, Sewage re-
ceived several buckshots about his body and Williams
whs slightly injured
The report reached the lower part Of the city that
six Americans had been shot and were lying IN DR..
P,less Office This caused the Assem- bling of large
crowd which proceeded up town. TIE first attack
II ade by the crowd was on German named John
logt in house from which shots had heen med lon
Americans, on the corner OF Clay and Madison. lie
waa shot stabbed and beaten. Another German,
named Jacob. who was sitting staircase, was
dragged out stabbed and beaten. Ills recovery Is
doubtful Everything in the lower part OF the house
wac broken to pieces.
The crowd proceeded to the corner Of VI ADDISON aud
Shelby where firing from the houses had taken place,
ana they ridded two groceries. German roPelnaker
named Helm who was walking along the street, was
beset by the crowd and terri bly, beaten
Tie crowd then Iansacked German beer house, cor
ner of Walnut and Shelby kept by c. klszler and two
louses occupied BY Germans on the corner OF Shelby
and Marshall. German named John feller was
siabs ed ,even times but not dangerously iejurcd.
The next scene Of the not on JeersOn-st., near
Bearerass creek Here party of gentlemen coming
INTO the city was fired pom by foreigners from the
houses and some of them seriously wounded. An
brewsers brewery aud several houses from which the
shots were fired were attacked, and the contents de-
molished The brewery was aterward hired and
burned down. with several other houses. A number
of window panes in other houses were broken Several
Germans were very badly beaten, and an freshman,
nan ed Patrick Murphy, was shot be died this morn
ing On Preston-st., below Main, John Sutherland,
an American. was shot but not dangerously injured
and an Irisbman shot and beaten.
All the German houses attacked were those from
which shots had been fired by the occu yabts
While this was going in the upper part OF the
cty several parties were fired upon IN the lower part
of Main.st. About clock two Americans were sho,
from On Irish house, while going along on Caapel-st
This al once brought the excitement % the highest
titch. The Irish-row on Main-st., above Eleventh,
was attacked and fired, and several persons were
killed ana some burned. large numoer were
wounded. The lrishman who shot Graham WINE ne
Was taking care of khOadcs, an Aneuc an, VINO MA
been shot was bung but cut down before he died.
At least thirty shots fired from houses on Chapel
a. IL il Impossible 10 ascertain all that were wounded
Malyin II. Scott, American, had his arm Daily shat
tered by ball.
Seven or eight houses on the north side Of Mainst.
above Eleventh, and t@O on the south side, were
burned. man named Richard Blackburn, who hal
hold Of the pipe of the American Eagle Com ANY,
was shot about clock this morning. Inc houses
were nearly all owned by Francis Quinn, VINO was
killed.
Later at night, one of the groceries ransackod on
Maoson-st. was burned down, and also 40 lfish
cooperstOps on Main-st There were several Herman
coop. r.shops in the same vicinity, but none OF them
were burned. We are crediby Informed that the mop
had nothing TO do WI this fire.
There we're some warlike Representations this morn
ipg on Fith-st, near Main, but better counsel pre-
vailed anc the crowd finally dispersed.
We have given the above hastily and obtained
The particulars from sources which we consider most
reliable.
The coroner has held inquests on the following
bodies.
Wm. Graham an American and folndery man was
killed on ChspelsL by beiog shot m the stoma,h on
on Monday evening arc died lam dla;ely The shoot
ng was cone by al lrishman, who was shot and hung
bui Ia fore life was extinct cut down. lie dsd m
NV houls afterwari He was buried, but the coroner
will have hi bOdy taken up.
Theodore Rhosdes az American, aged 30, m 90
Maiu-sL below Eleventh, shot AMI stabbed IN the
-tr.et Ia the Eigh Ware He caves family.
Jchu Hudson. IN Ame ican, residing on bfeei-st
nesr Preston WIS shot IN the back Of tho head Ia the
f. Ecbih Ward.
Powell Rothbsupf, German wacol.maker. stabbed
at Sciarl Gins preci1ct Died IN about elsnt houn
lit,lward. leaves icm.y.
J0eub Aii.Ou an Irish Protestant, was $40. on ths
corner of Market and Cnane-sis He ami hs VIII
rad sece.ed themselves under bed bGtgcrs drsggcc
The BODY OF Francis Quinn. an hishmen, Is de2os
lied IN Ire Court House The coroner mas not yetnell
an inquest On l.. he was shot IN the groin
Tie bodies OF q man and woman burned both irii
ard residens Oh Main-st above Eleventh, are also
! de,0si cd in the Court House.
ih,re is one man dead in tie hospital, and two 0's
| not expected TO recover
There Is also an IIshmau dead in toe a. -, .,1
A German named Jacob, corner OF ha'-'"' 0-'
/ shelby sts is not expected 10 recover. hill q, IN
The coroner was nmoeed at poo a - Pa Pat Mar
/ uuesf on the body of lrisnm "a jan
/ lhv. near the brewery that "ss ouiN0'
! r.,r The journal, -isg. g.
EVENT. OF THIS FonrseOs-Ai an early .I hour
Lave c-n,sd Of people, anxious ana eAci'ed hlita tn