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


Ne houses Of any of her friends for fear of their being
ssebbed.
The bakey Of Charles Beckers was attacked and
stoned; and the windows In Chas. Drouts barber shop
broken These houses belong ~ Mr.. Raymond, who
Ewes in the country.
The grocery store of Fred Burehold was completely
Quilted Of It's contents, hs damages being fully 81 0J0
Adjoining, the shoe-sore Of Joseph HOOK similarly
treated. These houses are the property OF Jacob
Stealer.
While the mob was at it's highest pitch Of excite
ment, engaged in this WORK OF destruction, TIE mott
psinfd tights were witnessed. Poor women we're
heeing with their children, and little mementoes OF
home that were brought rom the father'oadi men were
covering before the mad multitude, and hiding them
selves wherever opportunity offered; while, most pam
fa Of all sights The starr and stripes waved at the
head Of sacTeeious mobiles Nlsi ing yesterday the
Of these outrages we were sckened ct me ram
that bad been wrought, the homes deVasatSd, iuIh
ture broken and burned AMI the poor inhabitants
gabered about the remnants of their property terrified
al every step lest might be the signal oil another at
tack. Whatever may have been the provocation OF
.py one man in any one house, there can be no ex
cuse no pallianon for the indiscrmnate burnns and
pluudeIinz of houses in wise connec ed VI "a the
property OF the sa,d-tO-be azgressng parties.
About ~ o'clock az nj ht frame grocery on the
corner OF Madison and Sbelby-s,s. burned.
On Main-st., Just above the Woodland Garden.
eooperi0g establishment belonging TO Thos Garrety
was set Oh FIRE betHeen IL and o'clock, yesterday
morning, aud burned 10 the ground. Mr.. Gurety was
sick in bed at the time and had been confined for sew
erai DAYS His loss, though smal-soine SJOO-leayes
him and bis family destitute.
On Man-st. a iule furher above, on the opposite
side OF the street, the coOperng shop OF Edward Prm
was burned to the ground. Lcss about $500.
During the trouble on Mooday afternoon q German
was shot and killed. His wife was cut across the
breast and her young Child injured. German
named Kei.er, living on Marshall-st, was killed.
Walter Murphy, an lri-hmsn, was cbasei by a large
party and shot on Monday evening near O~sly Ain
nard g. Co. & pork house. He died Yesterday morn
ing having previously stated that Chas. Geaet was
his murderer.
George Edgerton, while conversing with some ladies
ON Green St, received shot Jus, below the chin.
John Teller a German, was stabbel seven lines in
the fieh GU The corner Of Shelby aud Marshall, and
Helm, German rope.maker, while walking aloog the
street was attacked by crowd and terribly beaten.
The above, we believe, comprises an account OF
the occurrences ia the east end of the city, as full
could be ga hered. great many whose Names we
could not ascertain were more or less Injured.
In tie Fifth Ward, between and o'clock on Mon
day astsrdly ATTACK made on Henry Nj. Smith,
awortby gentleman who has resioed IN that ward and
whose residence is next to the engine house where the
polls were held. For no Oiense whatever he was
grossly Insued by those who wished 10 create dh-
Guilty and without resentIDg it, he was pursued in his
own ward and had II not been for the efficient exec
tons of Messrs. rkpatnck and Bacon he would
doubtless have been murdered, despite the ttct nat
his fanDg wife threw hereof with her children be-
tween him and his assaianis.
Late in the afternoon, in the Sixth ward an IRISH
man " as pea eably walking along the pavement IN
front OF the Court House, when he was assaulted by
gang Of men standing by. He attempted 70 escape,
but was pursued by some thirty men who had Goa.
cesed on their persons short sticks, with one end
loaded with lead He was Knocked down aud bra-
tally bea en-, and mau actually thrus' a large
pitcbfork into bis person. tie vas then taken up aud
dragged " Jail, the man marching along with tue
pitchfork on his shoulder, blood running from its
propge. While the victim was placed in ja the
numerous dssaaots we're permitted to go along un-
disturbed in search of other subjects.
In she lower part of the cry as stated yesterday
fhe difficulties originated near the corner OF Chapel
and Main sits. About O'Clock man named Rhoades
pursued An lrishnan III o house ON MaIn-st., was
fired al killed John Hudson, residing on Green-st
the corner of Preston, was shot In the Eighth
Ward about the came tune. William Graham, a
founoeTyman, while assisting Rnoades was shoti1 the
back Of the bead by Barrett, al IrKhman. Barrett
was Immediately seized shot and hung but no: dying
he was taken to jail where he expired during the night
About o'clock the block OF brick buildings on the
corner of Main and Eleventh-ss was surrounded by
very large, excited and well armed mob. The can
non stationed in the streets, and the corner build
ing, occupied grocery store by MIR. Long, an rlsh
mau was fired. His three were IN the house al
the time one Of whom escaped with the stance OF
e.. W. Field while the other two were consumed ia
the flames The fire Immediately extended, burning the
adjoining threesory bncS house, occupied by d. kor-
dan an Irshman, a feedstore. frame building,
oecupied as boarding house oy Charles X yan, was
nex consumed. Two vacant houses then caught end /
were burned. Next came brick house, occupied by /
Mckinney d German gar-naker aud saddier A1lon- |
ing was brick house in which Patrick Fiynn lived |
also enaited In part by Mrs Henry MIS- Wheeler, Mn
Notsinty and Mrs. Dowd. The next house wac oecu-
pied by Dennis O'Brien, Mrs. hauery and M dc /
l,rath Farther up The street two brick stores usel
by JDo. McDona d, grocer wee nearly demo. s1s1. 1
OH Eleventh-st the IRE destroyed two houses o,cu-
pied by Dennis Higgins james Weich aud Mrs. Mon
ohap. All the above twelve houses were che property
Of Patrick Quinn, brother OF an lrSh CathOhc priest
Mr. Q. had room la one of his houses, Wac shot aud
beaten and then burned last night. On the opposite
aide OF MaiL-s two houses, occupied by Jno. tltz-
gerald and Mrs. Trainer, were buried.
The acts incendiarism that we have Just recorded
while outrageous in themselves 90 not compare ln
airocity with tie dreadful murders To at were commit
bed at the time. Seeking to escape death fom
the flames the wretcned Inhabitants reached the street
only TO meet death in another FORM A soon "a one
appeared al door he tired at aud, generally, Killed
number were taken of badly wounded, aud others
shot TO p ces returned to the burning houses prefer
ring ratier TO toe burned than To meet the miuuaed
mob. One man escap ping in womans clothes, wac DE
tec'od aud shot, Another, who came out covered win
a blanket, aud leaning upon the arm of his wife, was
torn asay and deliberately shot. To escape from
within Tie street without ueiug killed was almost
matter Of impossibility. How many OF these miser-
able people, thus Gagged In thcif own houses, were
busLeo alive, there be no compu au0n. lne
baekened and chared remains OF some have been ds-
covered while hear OF wives aud children whose
husbands and fathe.s are not 10 be found.
but we have neither the time nor the heart nov 20
comment wish aud intended Ia do Oh toe terrible
occurrences OF Monday, of the deep aOd damning dts
grace they have inflicted upon city, aud of the sc
we're blow to,y have gwen to her pro5nss aud pros
pefify All these Otr ample material Tor deep reutc-
ZION, and leave tie reader ~ pc 4der over .hem.
Capt. Thomas, a highly respectable aud Intelligent
citizen of Madison, desires to state tht; bcOre any
dftie uIty had commenced he passing dOwa Mar
ket-s,, and saw ahead of him three decent gcnieel
appearing freshmen, who turned OF at Ieutn-st
keachin. hain-st, he observed man rush out ani
knock one OF the lnthnen down, While the otlers
wue chased be strot mt a house, and thea
the firing commenced from wludoSs. TINS, Capt.