New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-10
THE LOUISVILLE RIOT.

Fro~ TIE Louisrlzs Courier, tAna K. NJ Al
We parsed yesterday through the forms Of a, u.
ton. IA provided by the statute, the pol,s .e.
opened, and privilege granted 10 such az were . - -,
upon The goose, with a lew exceptions, to exers.
tleu elective franchise Never perhaps was -.
farce, or, as we should term IT, tragedy ensc,.J H.
dreds End thousands were deferred from vo,;r. -
direct acts of intimidation, Others through fear Of ~
sequences, and multitude from the lack OF pro-s
facilities The city indeed was during The daxS -
possession of an armed mob. the base passo,s -
which were Infatuated 10 the hishes; pitch BY he ~
ceIdierv appeals Of the newspaI srgsn eld hepos-
lar leaders Of the Know Nothing party.
On Sunday night large attachments Of men we-
sent to the First aud Sec,nl Wards 20 see that IS.
polls were properly opened. These men The Amer
scsn Executive Committee" Supplied with reQuis,,
r,treshmeais; and. as may be imagined, they were 4
very nj condition yesterday morning 10 see ha, IL
rights Of tIeemen were respected Indeed they q.
charged the important trusts commi ted 70 then
such manner ne to comf1end them forever 10 .hsI
miraiion Of outlaws! They opened the polls they IA
yded ways and means for their own party 20 va.
they buffed and bullied ell who eeCld not show IA
SIS n thew in fact converted the eeciionin into psrs.
farce, without enc redeeming or qualifying Phss
We DO not know when or how tbeir plan Of ogera.
tons was dev-od. Indeed we do not care 20 know
when such a system OF OUTRAGE, such perfdy, sael
dastardy, wHs conceived. We only blush for Ken.
lucky hlat her soil was the scene of sach outrage
and that some OF her sons were PARTICIPANTS n u
nefaIious swnole
IL would re imposs bic 10 know when or bow u,
riot commenced. BY DAY break the polls were take
recession of by the American party, aud IN pun
snce OF the ir prsconctr red game they used every s
cgem or 6eyce 20 hinder the voc of every maa vht
could Lot manifest 10 the "guariians OF the poka
be sounGness on the X. y question. We were PEI
sonally witnesses 10 the prOce lur ut tho par Ger
tam Wnrcs and of these we I, ell authonz 70 meal
At the Seventh Ward Uncovered thas for thns
hours in the outset in the morning II WIS Impossible
for thOse not posted 10 vote without the creates
Cif.Cultv. In the Sixth Ward party of DULLES ven
mas;,i of the polls. We saw two foreigners iryes
from the polls forced to a gauntlet, beat IN nerk
fully. sionCo ana stabbed In the OF one fellow
tue Hon. William rh0masson, formerly member q
Coueress from this District, inierfered and while a.
peatg 10 tie maddenec crOSd 10 cease their acts q
disorder end violence, Mr. Ihonasson was STRUCK
from bel ni and beat. His gray hairs, his lons pubic
service his manly presence, aud his thorough Amer.
capism avai'ed rOlhing with the crazed mob. 0he
nnd serious fights Occlrrsdin the Six Ward, OF whd
we have no time TO make m nj on now.
The more serious and disgraceful dsurtGne o.
CURED in the upper wards The vote ccst was ba, q
partial one and nearly altogether on one 81 ie. No
show was given to the friends of Preston, who weN
sIgey in the majority bur who in the ace of cannoa
musktts and revolve,s could not, being an unarmw
a. d OMIT pOpulace, confront he mad mob. so ds
vote was cast ole way, and the result stands be.oR
/ the public
In the morning as we stated elsewhere George Berg
carpenter living'on the corner of Ninth and Mirke
was kl0G near IidIfDth-si 4 Nu htA rNA
formerly partner at the Gait House, severely 4
not fatally beaten.
In the afternoon 8 ger eral row occurred on shelby
ST., extending from Main to Broadway. We are an.
able 10 ascertain the facts concerning the disturbance
Some j. or 5 men wee shot, including officer WI.
hams Joe Sewage and Others Two OF three were
killed and number of houses, chiefly German cot
feehOuses, broken into and pilaged. Aoout o'clock
wien he vest crowd, augmented by accessous from
every psri of the city, and armed with sho.gun mus
.ft,.,,t offa fian fholfa
church on Shelb, st., Mayor Barbee arrested them
with s. ech, and the mob returned TO the FiEst Ward
Polls. Presently large party arrived with piece o.
brass ordnance, followed by number Of men aOd
boys with muskets. In an hour aitorgard the large
brewery on Jefferson st.. the junction Of Greer,
was set fire 10.
In the lower part Of the city the disturbances wen
| characterized by greater degree of bloody work
Late in tie afternoon, three lrishmen sOiug dow
Man.st near Eleventh, we're attacked and 0us
Knocked down. Then ensued a terrible ece1e-ds
Irish firing from the Windows of their houses on Man
ST. repeated volleys. Mr.. Rhodes river man, va.
hot ina hill, by one in the upper story, and a M.
! Gral am net with similar fate. An lrishman who
discharged pistol at the back of mans head we,
bot and then hung. He, however, survived both
/ Iunishments. John Hudson, carpenter, was shot
/ cead during the facas.
After dusk. row Of frame houses on Main st., be
tween Tenth anO Eleventh, the property of Mr. Quinn
u el-knowp IrishmaD, set on fire. The famo'
ext ndtd tcToss The street and twelve buildings
/ destroyed These houses we're chiefly tenai ted By
Irish, ana upon any Of the tenants yeD'ufng out e
/ es,ope the flames, they Immediately shot down
40 icea could be formed Of the number killed. We ore
advised that fee men Uere roasted 10 deata-haying
bten go badly wounded by guu-sh0t wounds that they
could not escape from The burning buildings
OF all the enOrmites and 0ltrages committed by the
American ar'y srerday and ast night, we have not
time Low ~ write. The mob having satisfied s Ape
tiie for blood repaired fnird-st aud uut midnight
made demonstrations against The Times aud Demo.
crat Offices The furious crowd satisfied itself how
ever, y breaking few window panes, and burning
The fign o. Ihe 4 mes Office.
Ali ocl, Ok this morning large fire is raging in b
upper part Of the iiy.
GIon tie proceedings Of yesterday and last night
We nave 10 tine nor BE- art now TO comment. We aN
fickoned win the very bought Of the men murdered,
ard houses burned AID rillaged, that signalIzef ne
American victory ytsi rdoy. Not less than twerg
corpsez form the trophies of this wonderful achieve
MCLt.
T5aa Tie Louisrale Journal TX. NJ Aag7.
We 1e,rIv regret To have TO rec1fd the scenes d