New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11
THE VILE RIOTS.
KNOW-NOTHING ACCOUNTS.
Pros Tie Lsvi,r,1s JosraaI tx. NJ Aug.

Fro. The I0uirrslle JoEraal TX NJ dza =
FrRTHER Particulars OF THG RiOI.-Ne stated
yestertay the particulars of the brutal attack by
tary Of Irishrnen upon Mr.. George Bn'se, an Anen-
can born citizen on Jacks0n-st. between Jeierson aad
Greer-sis., and also the firing by Germ ans u2oa
Ameri an citizens from The Windows OF the ORE sery
on Jefer-Onsi., and valOUs LOlses on Gay aA hail
son AID Shelb ats.
After this firing from windows and bean' walls, tue
Gcrmsns armed Elfh guns and ufts be-al 20 ass7il-
be IN srge numbers at the Intersection OF camp oi
NJ d en- STE While thus assembled t1ei an BED
wagon coming down Greeu-st. c)ulsiAing io1r
Americans. At this peroi Ihos. >elyaSe aad ~
Williams. pocer-en, accompanied by tIto. Latls,
chas. Jores, ana a few Others al Americans. went
ron tie corner Of Green "a Sneioy tO"ard me
crowd ~ Germans for TIE purpose OF conn ing tle
Ieoos. As they approached. some twe,ye o. thirteen
gus pistols vsra fred q, them by the Gernals.
Selvnge wounded the face ana breast Wiz
liams IN tie be and legs, Laira fad leg crushed
by the shot, ana JOles wOun1c1 Ia the les.
About the same tine Mr. Wm. Richardson, teach
or IL one of TIE public schools passing Shelby
81, aud foDnd party OF Catholic Gernans dragging
out a German from house, TIE door Of which they
had brusen olen. and beating him cruelty for having
voted the American ticket. Mr. K. AMI the persJns
with him attempted TO interfere aud were fired upon
and severely wounded. Mr. Il. then procured a hack
ard Iiaced the wounded men IN II. While proceeding
IN tie hack 10 the 10 passing the corner OF
Madison and ,aoAsonSts., the hack was attacked by
Iuu.ler of llshuen from lrish-rOw, on JacksOn-st.
4 lumber of sh0s were fired. the criver aud boy
siftlrx beside hun were WO'nucl, aud the NOunied
men in the Ia k were shot in several places. The
irish followed the hack, firing al it, for a whole
squ-re.
Soon after this the crowd Of incensei and Infatuated
Americans 10 looS after the aEgress0Ts, and the
riot sued in which the bre very burned several
bouser mobbed, and number OF persons, Amen ans
and Germans, were wounded
About O. O'Clock on PrestOa-st., near Main, John
Sutherland, an American shot az fion across the
street and wounded in the head. The Irishman who
fred at him was subsequently pursued and severely
beaten.
The disturbances in the Eighth Ward occurred very
nearly in the manner stated IN The Journal of yesser
day morning
MIR. Rhodes and Mr.. Dougherty, Americans, were
lust leaving an acquaintance on MaiD-st., near
Eleventh They were fired ar from tue windows of
0uiuns house. both fell, one OF the rishmen out
OF the grocery 10 Qunb's house, kept by Catholic
lrshman named Keune iy and shot Rhodes, who was
Ling on the opposite pavement. An American
nau.ed Wilson. coming up Maia-st. in buggy, was
fred at by lrishmen 10 the same neighbOrhoot. Two
otter Americans in on were also shot AZ by the
same party. This the beginning OF the riot there.
Young Graham aud Hobson, Americans, were killed
soon attergad.
We have the names of over thirty witnesses, by
whom il can be proved that in every act of violence
which TEL ded to Iroduce these riots, foreigners were
the aggressors, aud peaceable, unaImed Americans
were the first victims.
The result, as far learn, is that fourteen
men have been killed. six Of whom were Americans.
Three Others are expected 10 Die We have not been
able 10 ascertain how many have beea woundedi we
have heard Of about thirty more or less wounded.