Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-08-18

As we stated yesterday, there were scv-
eral fst-fghts at the different polls on
Monday morning, Immediately after din
ncr matters assumed a more violent as
pect. The first serious difficulty occurred
in the upper part OF the city. y couple
Of gentlemen were riding along in car
riage. when they weretirel atlrom house
by Germans or Irish, and one OF them III
jorod. Tho fring was repeated. Ed. vii.
liams, walchman in tha Second Ward,
Joseph Selvage and John Latta, Amerl-
can, went there. Latta had his leg shat
tered by mrsIet ball, Sclyagcc received
several huckshot about his body, and VIII
liams slightly injured.
The report reached tho lower part of the
city that six Americans had hcen shot and
were lying at DR.. PyIes' office. This
caused the assembling of a large crowd
which proceeded up town. The first at
tack made by the crowd was on German
named John Nogt, in house from which
shots had been fired upon Americans, or
the corner of Clay and Madison-sts. He
was shot, stabbed and beaten; anothcl
German named Jacob, who was sitting or
staircase, was dragged ont, stabbed anc
beaten. Everything in the lower part o
the house was broken to pieces.
The crowd proceeded to the corner o
Madison and Shelby streets, where the fir
ing from houses had taken place, and they
riddlel two groceries. y German rope
maker named Helm, who was walking
the streets, was bcset by the cra wi ant
terribly beaten.
The crowd then ransackeI German
beer-housc, corner Walnut and Shelby-st
and two houses occupied by Germans OF
the corner Of Shelby and Marshal-sts. 4
German named John Elder was stabbed
seven times, but not dangerously injured
The next scene of riot was on jefferson
; ct. Here party of gentlemen coming
into the city were fired upon by foreign
ers from the houses, and some of them Sc
} riouslv wounded. Armbruster's brewer.
\ and several houses from which the shot
were fred were attacked, and the content
: demolished. The brewery was atterward
: fred and burned down, with several othe
: houses. A number Of window-pancs i
$ other houses were broken. Several Gel
: mans were badly beaten, and An irlshma
: named Patrick Murphy was shot: he die
G this morning. On Preston street, bclo'
e Main street, John Sutherland, an Amer
7 can, was shot, but not dangerously inju
d ed, and an Irishman was shot and beatel
: While this was Soing on in the upp'
o part of the city, several persons were fire
upon in the lower part CT Maln-street:-
! About 5 o'clock two Ameicans were sh
:, from an Irish house while going along {
r, Chapel street. This at once brought II
oi excitement to the highest pitch. The lri
'e row on Main street, above Eleventh, W
, attacked and fired, aud several perso
Y, were killel, and some burned. a lar
number were wounded. The lrishm
who shot Graham while he was taki1
care of Rhoades, an American who HI
oe been shot, was hung, but cut down befc
~, W he die1. At leas:. thirty shots were fir
~ ~ from houses on Chapel street. 1t is II
-, ~ possible to ascertain all that were woun
ha ed. hlalvin II. Scott, american. has
Il. arm badly shattered by ball.
~ Seven or eight houses on the north 81
~ ~ Of Main street, above eleventh, and two
" the south side, were burned. A mamma
rs ed Richard Blackburn, who had hold
~ ns the pipe Of the American Eagle Compar
n ns was shot about 8 o'clock this morning.
nd The houses were nearly all owned by FRI
ey els Quinn, who was killed.
st. Later at night, one Of the grocerieer II
oe- sacked on Madison street. was burr
70. down, and also two Irish cooper shops
Ia, Main street. There were several Germ