Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-25

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Wednesday Evening, Is.
A Beer and Whiskey Insurrection.
In Chicago Whiskey and Beer house pro-
prietors and their customers, and the May
or and Police have been having terrible
row, resulting in blood-shed and Death
These dealers in, and imbibers Of, bad spir-
it,, in the Garden City, comprised mostly Of
the worst portion Of the German popula-
ton, in the first place, do not like the new
police and Mayor Of that city, elected by the
Native and temperance parties. They do
not like the prohibitory law which is to be
submittedto the People of Illinois in June.
The Chicago authorities have put up the
license, only granted until the first of July,
to $500 per annum and required the clio
sing Of drinking houses on Sundays, nei-
Their Of which the drinking house proprie-
tors were willing to submit to. They con-
tinued to sell without license and refused
to close on Sundays, and were arraigned be-
fore Judge Rucker.
While the matter was undergoing the
necessary legal investigation on Saturday
last, the ring-leaders drummed up large
mob, who were told that the American par
~ were making slaves Of them, invading
their rights and destroying their liberties.
This mob assembled at the Court House,
blocking up the streets, calling together an
inaammable mass with fife and drum and
attempting to overawc the Court and dis
turb its proceedings by noise and confu-
sion. The drummer refused to desist and
the crowd when required to disperse and
clear the streets refused. Ihepolice in at
tempting to open the streets were attacked
by the mob with bludgeons, knives and fire
arms. A fight ensuedin which many were
wounded on both sides, Of which several
have since died. Many arrests were made,
and Notwithstanding the attempts Of the
mob to rescue their comrades, the offenders
were for the most part marched to safe
place Of confinement. The mob was sue
ccssfully dispersed, but ra-assembled at
other points, armed with muskets, pistols,
knives and clubs, determined, it is said,
upon burning the Court House, killing the
Mayor and liberating their comrades.
During Saturday, additional police force
was sworn in, and several collisions occur
red in which many shots were fred between
the authorities and the rowdies, wounding
severely several persons on both sides and
slightly others not engaged.
In the mean time three Military compa-
MES were called out and the city declared
under martial law.
The Chicago Democrat of Tuesday, re-
ceived this morning, says that no death had
occurred up to the time of going to press
that the mob was composed of drum
ken Frenchmen, Germans and few Ame-
rican loafers Since their dispersion all
has been quiet. That the Germans and
Foreigners generally had rendered their
services and were disposed to stand by the
authorities in preserving the peace Of
the city. All had been quiet since Sat.
urday.
In the cases before Judge Rucker, in
volving the right to grant license for three
months, on the part Of the city authori-
ties, and to overawe whose decision this
mob was assembled, he has decided in IA
vor Of the city. Judgments rendered for
the city, in each Of the cases, being apen-
atty against each defendent, of s25 and
costs Of suit.
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