The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-04-11
From sac Cincinnati Enquirer.I
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In another part Of this paper we have
alluded to the fghtthat took place in
the Eleventh Ward, occasioned by some
outsiders from other wards going there
to raise a riot. Wc.learn that a man
named Pace, from Covington, was the
first n engaged, and came off second
best. A squad was gathered to retrieve
the lost ballot, and another discontinue
was the consequence The proclamation
Immediately went forth that ssthe Dutch
must be whipped" and a vast throng
poured out Of the Eighth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Wards, and took ep their
line of march for tho Eleventh Wards,
gathering in madness, numbers and reck-
lessness as they proceeded. a -
Some Germans hadtaken q cannon to
the summit of Jackson Hill, which they
had been firing through the day in hon
or as they thought, of Jefferson's birth
day, toward which q portion of the mob
rushed with headlong speed-fnding but
little opposition, they quickly took the
piece of ordnance, and loaded it with
powders, but not before a man named
Lee Petit, mailing also, we believe from
Kentucky, had d~angcrouly, if not fatal
~ wounded a German, who was foreman
of Il. Linck's brewery. Il was report
ed that the wouded man wrested the
murderous knife from his adversary, and
plunged it into him, killing him instant
IL; but we are inclined to believe it a
mistake. So :
Hauling the cannon down opposite
the polls, an evident determination was
exhibited to fire it off, when Mayor
Snelbaker appealed to them to take it
down to the river, and do there "a they
liked. One of the leaders called out,
f'Dont let's take it; the crowd will fol
low US let's take the ballot-box.r-
This was received with a demoniac yell
of appreciation. The Maycr sprang up
on a table and entreatcd them to refrain
from the sacrilege, but all in vain. He
received a blow in the side from abrick-
bat, which Frustrated him his coat was
torn in shreds from his back, and he
was considerably injured. They her
seized the ballot box and smashed it to
pieces, destroying the ballots. An eff
fort was made to seize the township
ballot box; but it is said they did not
succeed in obtaining it.
From the Eleventh Ward-the K. n.
mob determined to proceed to the Thir-
teenth Ward, and destroy its ballots.
They hauled the cannon down, loaded as
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direction of the house where the Yo-
ting had taken place, expecting to drive
every n away, when the ballot box
would fall an easy prey. They were
foiled, however, the polls having been
closed a few minutes previously, and the
ballot-box secured. They then hauled
the gun to the corner of the street, and,
Notwithstanding men, women and chill
dren, in great alarm and CONSERVATION,
were fleeing in every direction, they
fred it off, horrible wounding a laborer
at some distance, who was quietly and
peacible vending his way home, and
who, it was thought, could not survive.
A squad of this same mob paraded
through the streets, and stopped with
their gun ii front of our Office, alternate
ly ~groaning and yelling, and showing
calculated to guard the safe-
ty of the ballot box, and the peace and
quiet of the community. Bowlders and
bricks were thrown at the building, but
only one of the former found
entrance through thu glass 'front.'
other outrages wero commit.
but we have not received such par
t~iculars as we deemed authentic, and re-
serve a furthe- account for a more con,
.venient time.
Some K. N. rowdies having gone In
to the Eleventh Ward for the purpose
of raising a fuss generally, found them
rather roughly handled. They
repaired to the Fifteenth for recruits,
and having some thirty or fifty, return
ed to the scene of discontinue. The
freeman" and sTurners's are up in
neighborhood, and, if assaulted, can
defend themselves manfully.
In the Fourth Ward several Irishmen
we're very much abused, and one or two
more or less injured TheNK. Ms de.
termincd at one time to bully evary irish
uen, if uet Democrat, off the ground,
and a motion to. that effect was made
They succeeded in scattering a few unre-
individuals, and Indicted blows
and kicks on others, who maintained
their ground. ~za r 5HTsa Ei zH
In tho Thirteenth Ward our foreign
exhibited a spirit of conciliation
we would advise our X. n. adver-
sarics to follow. In everything they
a disposition highly commenda-
BILE, and if the contest IN other wards had
been conducted with the same principle,
would hayeSbeen saved the sad recital
ofcrime nj our paper this morning. The
done her duty nobly, and
up a majority of over thrco hun
dred for the Democrat ticket.
In tho It. elfth Ward, VIC understand
the butchers were particular bellicose'
and not only maltreated many of the
peacably. disposed Germans, but deferred
l number from the polls. In the fourth
Ward the Democrats lost a large vote,
BY many of their voters being threaten
I'd, if they ventered to the polls or at
to vote.
THREE O'CLOCK A. M.-Suficiently
have been received to assure us
hat j. J. Faran has been elected May
or by a handsome majority, and that the
whole Democratic ticket has been car
led by decided majorities notwithstand-
the rape of the ballot box in the
Eleventh Ward.
From the Wayne Count NDemoerat
The Scarlet Degree.
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