The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-14
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT or THE ELECTION RIOTS IN
LOUISVILLE


ANOTHER ACCOUNT or THE ELECTION RIOTS IN
LOUISVILLE.
LoUsvn1E, (Ky,) August 9, 1855.
The election has been attended BY frghifu scenes Of
outrage The telegraph win have given you tie results as
% the loss fife and property they can he ascer
nod and before this reaches YOU note hastily some Of
the particular incidents which have come to my knowledge
ether BY credible report BY observation.
The mayor and police Of the city know-nothings;
aud although there 10 appehend violence no
steps taken to prevent it, The day was ushered in
81 IN the infammatory appeals the passions Of the re-
ssve parties which usually employed BY hoi-headed
partisan leaders. arrived al p M, from Cincinnati and
heard rumors Of several having been killed the
military called out &c A large open wagon drove
Up 10 the Louisville Hoiel with eight or ten half
drunken outlaws armed with clubs and brandshng them
with fierce gestures and savage yells. Each had yellow
election ticket stuck in his hat-hand the distinctive badge
Of know-ncthingism. After drink they went off shout
ing and cursing
Took walk with friend Saw knots Of people stand
ing round the and occasionally running
another direction We stopped gathered what inor
nation we could. brewery broken open, and lis
barrels distributed among the crowd. An engine COM
rGuy lotered along half drunk with casks their
machine" The brewery fired aud burnt
Stopped at the post office Dreadful dongs,p said
gentleman "They have killed five men, and pis
5hots heard every few minutes" We turned to tie
boys running, one with gun and many with clubs
Wel-grown boys Of Is to 10 years seemed take the
lead They would meet Irishuaan and push him with
their clubs crying, "Mose him, binT until the poor
felowwould escape which the signal for all 10
pursue and beat him. In this way they literally beat
the brains Of harmless man who was quietly going
bio own way.
AT we heard an alerm Of FIRE and returned 10 the
Louisville Hotel from the balcony of which the
burning buildings, about bali mile distant in the
street And most Singular stae Of things prevailed
The streets quiet funeral procession The fire
ragged and sweeping down Of FIVE houses the
cupSnts Of which Irish II said that shot from
the Burning building struck down American but no
knew from which house came in fact whether it
was really SOL but young lrishman 10 cross
the street escaping from the fire. and the crowd seized him.
hung him. set fire 10 the building in which be had sought
refuge and burnt his body. and his wife out
Of one Of the houses the former instantly shot down
woman killed by another shot While all this was
going on, could hear the walls Of the burning houses
fall with crash, but noise of human voices. Ii
the quetness Of Sunday People walked up and down
ls1ly listening and repeating the most exaggerated
tales of what was doing and TO be done There
small crowd at the fire The engines there, but
not used. The frenen mostly know-nothings and
were ready to quarrel among themselves. complete
panic existed An engine drawn by boys each with yell
low ticket in his hat and club in his hand passed The
Every and boy you see has revolver or a bowie
knife concealed on his person. said my friend
Yes added another the Jews showcases ali
bought out clean Of the pawned weapons
To get better view, walked the fire as we
thought prudent There stood the engines unused the
fire ragged and cracked, and the iGneFake silence
broken only by pisto-shot single voice shouting
For lost comrade. II now ha-past nine and the
FIRE burnt ercey for three hours Fortunately the dir WAS
calm strong westerly wind would have destroyed
half Louisville
Sitting in the balcony of the hotel at LOB, p. m,
the fire yet formidable though Judge it have reached
its limits having consumed eight say twenty
houses.
There has not been attempt made to arrest this in
fernal outrage to restore order Apprehensons and
freely expressed that greater destruction is
prepared for the night and there is hand interfere
There is no civil power protection against the rage of
the know-nothings This is state OF things worthy OF
record, being part of political history ! have not
told you the fourth Of what have heard and SEEN nor
painted this hurried sketch with the high coors of tie
reality, Ny description is tame.