Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-04-11

HA v As u u !. u A Y.
KnOW-NothlDg Mob 1t Cincinnati,
l From the ,.cIncinnasi ooInmetcIal., o. Apri
j ard-nentrai paper
The Election Ysstsrday.
The proceedings Of yesterday will
will do no credit to the city Of Gin.
cinnati. For the first time in It'd
history, mob violence has interposed
to defeat the will Of the people as
expressed at the ballot box. Blind
fanatacism, calling itself by the So
cred titles Of Americanism, Repub-
licism and professionalism, has ragged
through our streets, filing them with
terror and confusion. That palladi-
UNI, as 1t has been called Of our civil
tliberty--the ballot box-has proven
itself insufficient 10. stay the excited
passions Of a rabble--kept in coun-
tenance-it Is said-by men whose
position, professions and reputation
were supposed to be- guarantees 81
better things. There il much iii the
doings Of yesterday TO awaken seri-
Gus apprehension. The public safety
will not admit of a repetition Of such
scenes. We cannot cultivate amob
spirit without in the end becoming
sufferers under its prevalence if not
its victims.
Our returns will show all that il
known Of the result Of the election
at the hour Of going to press. What
ever may be the exact result, il can
not be denied that the know-Noth-
ings are substantially and severely
defeated. By the presentation Of
Of uniting candidates it lost its
chance for a victory, and comes out
Of the contest severely chastised II
anliihilated. E6 n
From the "Cincinnati Gazette,p of April 3rd--
Know Nothing and Aboitionis list paper.
The Fiction = Fights - Riots and DlOOdshed,
The election yesterday W as a deep
ly exciting one, and was character
lied by scenes which all good citizens
must regret. The fights in some
instances beganin the morning with
the opening of the polls, At. the.
Fourth Ward there was~a fight, in
which several persons participated,
but we believe no particular injury
was inflicted on any one. IN the.
Ward, American Judges
were chosen. This led to some hard
words and a fight, in which three OF
persons were pretty severely beaten.
Ia the Eleventh a difficulty arose
early in the afternoon. Il was ru-
no,'ed that the Germans would notI
permit Americans to vote, and in l
consequence Of this rumor a party
Of seven or, eight Americans went
up to see what was the state Of things
and to help their friends to get in |
Iheir votes. A German was arrested |
BY the police officers, and as they
we're taking him away he was res
,ued, and officer Carey severely
beaten on the ground. The Ameri-
cans were soon informed, and to-
ward six o'clock the fighting was re-
in the course Of which a man
named George Reeder was severely,
and it il supposed fatally, stabbed.
DR.. Brown was hit on the head with
q colt aud much hurt, and Mr.. Hig-
Ion, William Smith and John Leon
ard were also beaten more or less
severely. Soon after this a rush was
made at the polls, the ballot-box
seized taken out of>the house, bro
Ken in pieces and the tickets scatter
ed about the streets. ~ If = |
A party then went up to Jaekson's
nil to seize the cannon, which had
been used yesterday to fire minute
guns in honor of JeGerson's birth
day, The gun was captured. The
sword was taken from tho captain
Of the gun squad, and the flag which
belonged to it, was carried off and |
planted on the Engine House, where |
the polls were. The crowd soon af- \
ter went down town, passing by the |
Ninth Ward polls, when another
fight was got up, but the polls hav-
ing been closed, they proceeded to |
The Thirteenth Ward polls, on Syca-
more, between Seventh and Eighth. I
As the party was passing with the. !
cannon, they were assaulted by Irish
men there assembled, who threw
ooulders at them. A general scrim-l
mage then ensued, in which boulders
few like hail, and pistol shots were
heard on every side. The Irish gave
waylwhen they saw the Americans
loading their cannon with boulders.
The windows Of the houses in the
into which the Irish
were riddled withboulders. |
A shot from the cannon struck a man
not engaged in the fight, and inflic-
q severe wound on the head. The
others went through the sign Of the
Mechanics and Traders Hall.
From the "Cincinnati Commercials Of the
Ard Of ApIil-neutral paper.
Another Outrage upon the Polls Burning