Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-08-09
Terrible Riot in louisville!

Kentucky has probably gone *. n. Mar
shall. X. N, for Congress, ,664 majority
in this city. The rest of the X. N ticket is
about the same. Riots are commencing in
the lst and 9th wards. Several killed, and
the lower end of the city on fire.
LOUISVILLE, August 6.
All the news from the different parts oil
the State is favorable tn the X. Ms but the
election it still uncertain.
8P. M.-The majority for the American
ticket in this city is 1860
Rioting is going on in the 9th and 9th
wards. Several have been killed, and a
greatmany wounded. Two blocks of build
ings have been fired, and are still burning
The most intense exciteme Mt prevails, and
there will probably be more fighting The
Irish fired from the windows, and killed
three Americans.
One Irishman was hung by the Ameri-
cans, several killed, and others taken pris-
oners.
9P. M.-The mob having fired several
blocks in tie 9th ward, are now moving
up town with cannon. There were runners
that they were going to attack the Times
and Courier Offices The returns indicate
the success of the K Ms throughout the
State;
August 7, 8 P. NJ.
The mob finally dispersed last night after
some violent emonstraions in front of the
Tines office. burning signs &c. About 20
persons were killed and many wounded
Twelve buildings were also fired, The
first shot it is said was fired by some for.
eigners some distance from the police.
The accounts from the scene of the riot
are terrible. Parts of human bodies are to
be seen among the charred ruins of the
burned buildings. A large crowd is now
collecting about the Court House where
many of the dead bodies are lying.
1t is conceded that Leandcr NJ. Cox, X.
N, is elected from the 9th Congressional
District by good majority. In the towns
opposite this city the election passed off qui-
city, resulting in the favor OF the X. Ms.
August II p. NJ.
The mob is now in front of the Tines of.
fee but its violent demonstrations have
somewhat subsidized by reason of speeches
from Prentice and Purcell of the Journal
The fires are subsiding.
DETAILS OF THE RIOT.
While the election was passing off quiet
| ly yesterday, at 9 P. NJ. in the first ard
VIM. Burge, an American, was assaulted
at some distance from the polls, and beat
en- till supposed to be dead by party oil
lrishmen. The assailants were arrested
and lodged in Jail. In the afternoon
three Ameicans were fired on while passing
German brewery. One gentleman with
his wife in carriage was fired on, while
at the same time several squares below, a
shower of shot and bullets was rained from
the windows of some German houses-ma-
ny were wounded. Foreigners were seen
IN the whole vicinity armed indiscriminate-
| ly. The firing drew an immense crowd OF
Infatuated Americans who were fired on
from the windows, when they Immediately
burned the brewery and sacked several
| houses.
| The most serious affair, however, occur
red IN the 9Th ward at 6 P. NJ. Three
Americans passing on Main street were set
on BY 10 Irishmen. Some fifteen shots
were fired, and one American named
Rhodes killed. Both of the other Amerl-
cans were wounded. The Irishmen took
refuge in house on the corner OF Chapel
and Market streets, from whence several
shots were fred, wounding several Amer
| leans, and killing man named Graham and