Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-10

The lales, news, however, shows a majority
of al least sepen thousand against TIA. par
,y. The returns ayelpota al In, bur the vote
will be a6ou, as follows; Ingham, Locofoco,
$1,000; Miner, K. NJ, 25, 600; Dm.on, Wing,
5000.
The following Congfessmen have been
elected. al on The AeIiNebraska ticket
lsl. Dist, Ezra ClarkEJrS Cd, John Wood.
ruff; Sd, Sydney Ded Alb, VIM. w. Welsh
The X. NJ, and Wings have elected 10
or 90 Of The 81 Senator'S. and 1870 of the
234 Representatives, This will give them
the election Of Governor and State officers
as we'll as United States Senator for six
years. That will do S. Journal
CINcINNA I'll ELECTION .--RloTs .-REsULTs
III gives us great pain TO record the dis
graceful occurrences Of the past week in
Cincinnati; but we shall endeayor TO do so
imoar.iolly and candidly.
!. There were bks two lickc,s in The
feld--,he "American Reform" and The
Democratic Republican," Tie frs,.nam-
ed was nominated and supported by the
Know Nolhings, and the lauer by The Anil
Know Nc,hings, including the Sag Nichts,
Old Liners, Foreigners, Catholics, Rumsel.
lers, &c. Ii is a notorious fact, and one TO
be deeply regretted, that the American ticket
was miserable, weak, discredi,able one.
We know what we say--we know the men
whose names were on lha, ticket; aud, with
but two or three exceptions, they were total
ly unqualified for The Offices TO which they
aspired; and, furthermore, many of them
were professional office-seekers- -dema-
gOgues. True, they STOOD pledged TO carry
oul many salulary relorms--Ike Sundt v
Ordinance. Liquor Law, &C.. and on this
account, we desired iheir election; ye
knowing their former course, in opposition
10 these ard similar measures. we fell a(rait
Of them. The opposition ticket, in point o
strength and character. was, al least, re-
spec,uble, and the best ever nominated by
that party in Cincinnati. Ii was composed
Of men belonging 10 every faction of .he
Locofoco parry, and The candidates general
y were men oI great personal popularity
rney made no pledges, but were understood
10 favor the Liquor interest.
2. The riots on election day we're dis
credilable 10 both parties, and disgrace ,c
The city. Alter reading all we could oblair
on both sides, we have concluded the fact
are abcu, as follows; In The Eleventh ward
which is composed principally Of German
Catholics and Liquor sellers, some Ameri
cans stood al tho polls 10 challenge those
they suspected as not legal volers. Thi
reused The ire ofihe Germans, who abou
IL O'Clock, rallied and drove them from
their posts, and in their undue e&cilemen
endeayored TO prevent Other American
from voting. Exaggerated accounts OF .hes
proceedings reaching The lower wards, lb
Americans rallied 10 The number Of seyera
hundred, and marching to The scene engage,
ir fight, driving the Germans away iron
the polls. While the fight was going on il
the street, some half dozen OF The mos
highly excited entered the room where Ih
poll books we're, and destroyed the ballo
box, poll book and tickets. The German
fled 10 Jackson Hill, where they had place.
a car non, and fired toward The crowd. Tn
Americans ran up The hill and caplui ed i.,-
not, however. without the loss Of one or ,w
lives and many wounds. From lha, pero
until Wednesday morning, the riots con
tnued wl,hou, cessation. We have bee
unable TO learn the extent Of damage done
or ,he number Of persons injured; but il
certain that many gross ouWages and Law
less acts were committed on both sides. o
Tuesday, about fifty Americans entered III
place where The l2h ward poll books wer
kept, and destroyed the tickets and book
without serious opposition, alleging as Ihei
reason for so doing lha. frauds had been pei
pelraled in Thai ward.
3. The result 10 that, exclusive Of III
lllh and 12.h wards, The American tickt
had mojprlies ranging from 200 TO 1000
and as .he votes in these wards was suppos
ed to be entirely lost, the American cand
dates claimed certificates Of election; inlenC
: ing, as was stated, 70 resign their offices
and pe.mi, the 'Ci,y Council 10 elec, mon ,
fill their places, Bu. as !. was known ,b'
The vote IN these wards would change III
result, and give the o.her ticket majority I
over 1000, they we're refused certificates
and, after three OF four days delay, The judge
and clerks made ooihs 10 The returns froI
these wards, notwithstanding the desruc,ic
which had laken place, and certificates wei
given 10 ,he Opposition candidates, wh
I were sworn in. and have entered upon .h