The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-10
THE LOUISVILLE ELECTION RIOTS.
WHO WE'RE THE iNSTi0ATORS I?
The Irish and Germans Firing on Peaeeable
Citizens
lErorn the LonisyiIle Rniletin. Aug. al

On Hancock street named Geo. Birch, or Burke,
attacked ly a number Of Iisilmen and danger
ously injured 1t is feared that his skull Is broken The
Irisiinan who inflicted the blow was arrested
In the Third ward man named Henry Glass atacked
German Know Nothing in which the former was
worsted.
At the Court House, several fights have occurred and
during o them, Pat 1ansey an lrshman leaped from
the door IN second story of the west end TO the pave
ment below, without sustaining any injury
The police in the Eighth ward have been very ehcient,
and but very few slight disturbances very serious
cident occurred there about one o'clock man who j.
watcman in the Nashville Railroad depot was show
ing pistol to james Jones driver for Mr Graham,
lumber merchant when went OIL the bah entering the
groin Of ,ones and passing through him and also enter
ing the groin Of boy about nine years OF age named
Henry Young. who was standing Immediately behind
Jones. Young taken TO Dr. Grfiths's office. His
wound mortal, but very painful There is but lit
lie fapy chance for Jones's recovery Ills wound was
dressed by DR.. Brewer.
lTrom the Louisville journal, (American) Aug. II
We deeply regret ITO have TO record the scenes Of o
leoce bloodshed and houseburnng which occurred in
city yesterday. We cannot nov express our great
adherence uf such things; find spaccin which
to say "ha We would wish to say upon this subject
terrible responsibility rests upon those who have melted
the foreign population Of the city 70 the deeds of violence
which the of the riots in the First
and Eighth wards We confident that these riots
not occasoned by anything that happened at any OF
city far learn, had passed off with unusual
quiet with The exception Of brutal outrage in the First
ward and fighting at the Eighth ward polls in which
much hurt The RIOS Occasioned by in
discriminate and murderous assaults committed by TO-
rcgners, chiefly Irish, upon inofensige citizens,
distance from any of the voting places, All the
circumstances connected with these assaults strongly in
lcate That they were premedifated and instigated by
other parties then those by whom they actually
committed We are not now prepared to say that they
the consequences only Of the incendary appeals,
for some time past. publicly made TO our foreign popula-
ion by Of the leaders of the anti American party
that they insti0ated by direct instructions Of
with nendis hearts who control in great
the passions and able To dictate actions 10 the Ger
and Irish who made these attacks. All the facts
viii probably be sscertancd judicaly and then the
nv1fb az yrilI rhn ~ t.ar
cmsances detailed to and the confessions ol
at the nserah he wretcher who made the victims Of
their insane folly and murderous violence, show that
these assaults upon unocnding and Innocent native born
citizens premedated, and that the blame attaches
10 others, Who as yet unnamed.
We have not time TO give details. We assert,
however aud sure, that it win be proved by rcspeca
bic witnesses that every act Of boodscd begun by
6reianers. That in every instance where mortal Vio-
hnce ensue the beginning Of the riots wac nm nnpr"-
voked slaughter by foreigners Of peaceabie Americans
While quietly passing in the street. at distance from
the polls. This nrurlated the pcpuiacc and prompt
sud terrible resort to mob violence by which many
hrcigners killed and much property destroyed, was
ibe sequencc
III the First ward about nine O'Clock in the morning
ahile the election proceeding quietly at the polls
Mr.. George Burge respectable and quiet American
citizen was brutaily assaulted BY Il party Of Irish
Jackson street between Jefferson and Greene
without having given any pruyocafion He knocked
down and horribly beaten with stones and clubs.
HI attempted 70 escape from the hends by whom
he attacked, and ran into the alley of an adilning
house where he followed by his booi-thrsty assaI-
ants. ana cut stabbed and beaten until he supposed
TO be- when Of these inhnmnn brntes deliberately
opened his knife and proceeded to cut the throat OF @
murdered When this act If violence made
known party OF Americans started In pursuit OF the
muricrers who subsequently arrested and lodged in
ia by tho Mayor aud City Marshal.
In the afternoon between three and four O'Clock
raj Americans fred upon and severely wounded
while quietly riding walking by the German brewery
Jefferson street, the Bcargass bridge. Among
these some gentlemen from Jefferson county and
several respectable citizens One gentleman Who
fired mt riding in buggy, with his wife sea ed rs his
lrdc About the same time perfect shower Of shM aud
bullets raned upon every American passerby, from
the windows Of some houses occupied BY Germans upon
shelby street in the neighborhood of Madison
AZ soon ~ these occurrences were made known Is
ascertanrd that large bodies of Foreigners with
shot guns and rifles had assembled in the negbboFhood
of the brewery and also Shelby street An indscr
inmate slaughter Of American citizens was appehendcd
An immcpse crowd Of excited, maddened, jniariaied
Americans assembled They fred AZ from the win
.ows Of the brewery and the houses on Shelby street
and in seeking arrest these offenders
badly wounded; and the incensed and nfuriated mob
burned the brewery and sacked the houses from which
the shots 6red.
In the Eighth ward the most serious disturbances oc.
CURED about O'Clock in the afternoon. Mr.. Rhodes
in company with two friends, all American citizens were
quietly passing upon Main street near Chapel when they
ret upon by party of ten lrishmen Who With
rbe oa'hs swore they would clean the streets Of every
American. Fifteen shots fred upon them Rhodes
was killed, and both his companions badly wounded
at them seriously.
The Irishyen then ran up Chapel street and on beina
pursued toos refuge in house AZ the Of Chapel
and Market streets, whence several shots fred by
the inmates. by which several American citizens we're
Y
Hobson. The firing from this house continued for
half hour The hisb were armed 70 the teeth with re-
arms 81 every description, while the Americans al
most entirely unsrmed and obliged 10 60 to their
homes 70 procure arms to defend themselves and their
friends from the murderous fire Of the insane wretbes
who had made this attack upon them Between and
O'Clock sufficient force had assembled To captyre the
murderer 81 young Graham attempt was made Ia
Il hang him hut we learn that he Il still living
In the meantime fusilade Of guns and riaes was
kept up against any American passing the houses
At the Of Eleventh and Main streets belonging 10
All Irshmsn named QUINN brother Of Father Quinn a
Roman Catholic priest several Americans were wounded
By shots fired from these premises aud the attenon of
the crowd was given to them. They were ded With
Irisbmen and with loaded arms the sequel proved
beyond a doubt. An attempt was made to drive them
out, and the houses fred whether the Inside or
outside we do not know. While burning the frequent
reports showed that they well provided with fire
arms and the confessions Of poor miserable devil who
was rescued oy capt stone proves that they dled
Nth arms and contained thirteen kegs of powder pro
vided for tho occasion. The houses s burning a.
We write, aud the riot has not yet subsided
We have neither space time to into any par
ticahrs We win attempt to do tomorrow. A nu,a.
bcr OF Americans were slain by the Foreigners and
number OF foreigners met heavy retribntion We d.
not know how mssy have been killed bat have ALREADY
heard ot eome twelve fifteen in all and some twelve
or thirty have been less dangerously wounded
The Journal also contains the following
Who is responsible for the rot This j. o question
which must he answered There is terrible re- pons.
biiy ehee, and the proper parties let them h.
sho they may bear IL One thing At least il now
hnown The foreigners In this city, especially the
houses behind barriers and from their sulking place.
nave sho' down, remorselcSsy, unoffending czcns a.
fbey passed an The streets. OF the terrible tho horrible
@onselnene.. OF tLeee assaults, have the bcar
% speak iherf l. no languag, too strons-bsre l. no
language sroDr enough Tor It's condemnation II viii be
the duty ana The duty must be- .ernly performed of hc
Coroner 10 Thoroughly investigate The acs and sbep bc
inquest Is made we shail have moro 10 Say -
(froua tic louisville Courier lan,i. .Kno,. xo.htn.
August 7.
We pa ,sed Yesterday through the form. az N els.t;
A. provided ~ The statute, tho polls we're onansJ IA
privilege granted t. such - we're right unon ~,
goose with lew exceptions, % exercise their elcct,,e
frlncbiS Never, perhaps greater frc or =. %
should torn II tragedy, enacted Hundreds and tbou
sand deferred from voting by direct IL mimi
dation, others through fear Of consequence and ,n
tiude irsn the lack Of proper facilities The city In
deed during tho dsy in posseson ~ armed mob
the base passions Of which Infatuated 10 the highest
pitch BY s ncendsry appeals q the newspaper organ
and the popular leaders OF the kno- Nothing party.
ON SUNDAY night large detacbn bnents ~ men son.
10 ihe First and Second wards 10 see that The polls
properly opcncd. These the American Executive
Committee supplied with requisite refreshments, aud
may 10 imagined they IA = f condition yea