Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-11
LATE NEWS By THE NAILS.
THE LOUISVILLE RIOT.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

A telcoraphic account from Louisville, dated
the 9TH, says:
The origin of the riot Of yesterdayit is diff.
emit TO arrive at with positive certainty. but the
generally credited verson is. that two gentlemen
riding in a carriage in the First ward were fired
at from house occupied by foreigners One of
the gentlemen was wounded. and the firing being
repeated, caused crowd to flock thither. Among
them was Edward Williams, Waterman of the
Second ward Joseph Silvage and John Latta,
all three of whom wounded by shots fired
from the houses. Exaggerated reports Of these
occurrences reached the lower part of the city,
and the crowd continued 70 increase rapidly
The house from which the firing proceeded
attacked, and two Germans shot and so dreadful.
ly beaten that there not expected TO survive.
The house was completely sacked and the
mob proceeded to the honses at the corner of
Shelby and Madison streets, from which it was
reported that shots had also been fired Two
groceries and beer houses Were rlddled and the
Germans found therein were severly injured.
Another scene of riot occurred in jefferson
street. where party of gentlemen coming into
the city, fired at from large brewery. 1t
is not known what provoCution was given. The
brewery and adjoining houses were sacked and
the brewery set on fire and totally Destroyed
Several Germans found here were badly beaten;
aud an Irishman who was shot by the mob died
this morning.
wounded by pistol shot, and an Irishman
shot and beaten. It's asserted that shots were
fired from all the houses that were attacked.
The mob threatened to sack the Catholic
church, where, it was rumored, arms had been
concealed, but Mayor Barbee and others prevail
ed on the crowd to leave without committing
violence.
The mob then marched to the engine houses in
the Fifth ward, with their cannon, and the most
having Dispersed. all the difficulty supposed
I 8, be over This unfortunately proved to be a
mere lu in the storm.
While the above had transpired in the upper
part of the city. other occurrences were going on
in the lower part. On Main street, two Americans
were wounded by shots fired from Il house eccu
pied by Irish, for which it is said there was no
provocation An lrshman who charged with
shooting Mr. Rhodes was Immediately hung in
the street but cut down before he was dead. In
this affair thirty or forty shots fred, and it
is impossible to ascertain the number OF killed
and wounded.
A row Of houses occupied by Irish. the owner
of which it was assorted had fred upon the mob,
was set on fire, and totally destroyed. Mr.. Quinn.
the owner, was killed. and eight or ten person
nre said to have persisted in the flames. The mum
bar of lives lost is estimated at from fifteen to
twenty.
This city is now quiet, and it is thought there
will be further disturbances. he lighting
interfere with the election. The coffee houses
have been closed, and the number of drunken men
about the streets are few in number. The keys
of the Cathedral have been placed in the hands Of
the Mayor, by Bishop Spaldng.
THE RIOT ANTICIPATED.
From the editorials of the leading Louisville
political papers of Saturday, it is evident the riot
was anticipated. The Democrat, (anti- Ameri-
can at the close of an article III which il reoouns
what it claims to be uni ust election arrangements
on the part of the Americans, says: 1--WE think we
have no reason to expect anything but repesi-
ton of similar scenes of disorder, riot and blood
shed, to those which occurred last spring, only
much more aggravated by the Importance OF the
pending contest, and consequently increased ex-
oitement."
The Louisville journal, (Am.) of Saturday,
says: From all quarters we hear appropriations
made on the anti American side for resort TO
violence at the polls. We do not deem it neces-
sary to exhort the native born American citizens,
not to allow themselves to be deprived Of even
the beast IF their rights by any array Of hostile
strength. ior the bare suggestion Of the POSSIBLE
ty of their doing so would be an insult that they
might well resent"