The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-10
THE LOUISVILLE RIOT.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

| A teleeraphic account from Louhs'l''' dated the
7th, says; ,., a.
The origin Of the riot of Yesterday, IL diricur
live Al with positive certainty, but the gene
Lis credited version IL, that two gentlemen riding
,o carriage ia the First ward were fired al from
housc occupied by foreigners Oae OF the gente-
men was wounded. and the hring being repeated,
| csused crowd 10 fock thlther. Among them was
| Edward Williams, Waterman OF the Second ward,
Joseph Silvsge and John Lstta, oil three of whom
| were wounded by shots fred from the houses
Exaggerated reports Of these occurrences reached
the lower part Of the city, and the crowd continued
to increase rapidly. The house from which the
firing proceeded Yves attacked, and two Germans
saot and 80 dreadfuy beaten that they are not ex,
pec,ed TO survive
proceeded to the houses at the corner OF Shelby
and Madison streets, from which II was reported
that shots had also been fired. Two groceries and
beer houses were riddled, and the Germans found
therein severely Injured.
Another scene of riot occurred Ia Jefferson
street, where party of gentlemen coming into the
city were fired at from large brewery. II Il not
known what provocation was given. The brewe.
~ and adjoining houses wers sacked and the brew.
ely set on dre and totally destroyed. Several Ger.
mans found here were badly beaten; and an Irish.
man who was shot by the mob diedthis morning.
On the street below an American was slightly
wounded by pistol shot, and an Irishman was
shot and beaten II 10 asserted that shots were fred
from all the houses that were attacked.
The mob threatened to sack the Catholic church.
where, II was rumored, arms had been concealed.
but Mayer Barbee and others prevailed on the
crowd to leave without c3mm!lting violence.
The mob then marched TO the engine houses In
the orb ward, With their cannon, and the most
having dispersed ell the difficulty was supposed 10
be over. This unfortunately proved to be q mere
While the above had transpired In the upper
part of the city, other occurrences were aoinr On
10 the 10 YER part. On Main street, two Americans
were wounded by shots fred from house Occupied
BY Irish, for which Il is said there was no provo
cation. An lrishman who was charged with shoot.
Ing Mr.. Rhodes was Immediately hung In the street.
but cut down before he was dead Ia this sffsir
thirty or forty shots were fired. and it s impossible
A row OF houses occupied by Irish, the owner Of
which 1t was asserted bad fred upon the mob was
set on IRE and totally destroyed. Mr. Quinn The
owner, was killed, and eight or ten persons are
said to have perished in the dames The nnmhar
OF lives lost h estimated at from fifteen 10 twsntu
The city ID now quiet aud 1t Il thought there vii
be no further disturbances. The fighting was ali
at distance from the polIs and did not interfere
with the election. The coffee houses have 49,
cioSsd and tho number of drunken men about Tho
streets are few In number. The KEYS of the C.,hao
drsl have been placed In the hands of the Mavor
by Bishop Spalding.
THE RIOT ANTICIPATED.
From the editorials of the leading Jonavi,lo M
itica papers OF Saturday 1t Is evident the RIOT was
anticipated. The Democrat (snti-American A.
the close OF an article In which recouuts what IL
claims to be unus. election arrangements on the
the part 81 the Americans, says We think we have
no reason to expect snytkiog but repetition of
similar seenes OF disorder, riot and bloodshed. To
those which occurred last spring, only much more
aggravated by the importance of the pending con.
test, and consequently increased excitement
The Louisville Journal (Am.) of Saturday saws.
" From all quarters we hear of preparations made
on the anti-American side for resort 10 violence
at the polls we do not deem it necessary to
q q nj A Ill
allow themselves to be deprived of even the least
OF their rights by any array of hostile strength.
fer the bare suggestion of the possibility of t6eir
doing 50 would be an insult that they might We'll
resent"
WRECK OF THE SCHOONER NORTH CAROLINA
On Thursday night last the schooner North Car.
DINA, from New York, laden with 300 barrels of
rosin, went ashore on the bar at Absecom Beach
The captain took the light of the United States no.
tel for the Egg Harbor light and was thus induced
TO approach too near the shore. In spite of all ef
orts 10 get the vessel off she remained firm. The
captain was compelled to abandon her All hands