M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-04-13

AT lntervdlS OF ABOUT i've minutes.
stones and brckbats few briskly, caus.
ing uncomloriable sensations in the
spectators. -......-.
Fights were occurring continually. A
cry would be raised, a rush made, and
presently some poor German. who had
impruden,ly ven,ured into the crowd.
or some friend Of German. who, had
not been sufficiently discreet to hold
his tongue. would slagger from, the
Ihrong covered with dust, aud bleeding.
About the angle formed by Vine
street and the Hamilton Road, the row
was incessaht. A number Of individuals
evidently engaged TO do the rough work.
charged around with fiery faces, dusty
aud bloody clothes, looking ferociouS
as mad dogs. tfFF
We stood on pile OF sand opposite
the engine house. and overlooked the
scene. We saw one gray headed man.
dressed, run for his life down Vine ST.,
pLrsued by half dozen furious boys,
who recklessly hurled stones after him.
A stout, rough looking man, in an ex-
press wagon, Nho shouted "Hurrah for
Fdruu, was terribly beaten. A young
man Of German descent, described by
BY stander as ga very fine fellow. quiet
and hard working" was whipped un.
mercifully, and as he reeled homeward.
blind with blood and dust. the blood
running copiously from his face, and
ore eye swollen dreafully from a blow
with a stone, an acquantanc3 OF his
family remarked: There, now, that is
a shame. His mother will faint when
she sees him 0ne sturdy German we
saw struck fairly in Iho head with
stone, aud remaining on his feet. He
was struck repeatedly with colts, bu.
did not secomb, and made his escape. .
Mayor Snelbiker looked on very at
tentively. The streets were filed with
thousands Of persons, and the constant
hurried trampling, and the passing Of
carriages stirred up thick dust. Every
window that commanded vie " OF the
scene of action was filled with specta.
tors, yet the ground Immediately in
! front Of the engine house was not dense.
ly crowded, being considered, we pre- r
sumo, as it certainly was, dangerous ter.
riIory. t
About fye o'clock rush was made
BY about thirty men, closely followed
Dy perhaps three hundred more, for the
ballot. box. Mdyot Snel baker had taken
his position in front of the box, and wa
saw him for some time struggling to
check the moh, and heard his voice
commanding the peace. But he was
Roughly handled, his ciOthe ssbeingstorn
and several rude blows inflicted on his
person. A dense crowd pressed about
the dOOr-a tall man made several des.
perate efforts TO pass those who were
endeavoriug 10 protect the box, and FIN
ally leuped upon the table where the
box was placed, when there was a great
sound OF splitting wood, oecasioned by
crushing Of the chairs aud tables-a gem
cral shouts, aud some fifty persons rush
ed or were forced into the engine room.
In moment the balot-bux was thrown
out with considerable force, striking
man on the shoulder, who stood one third
OF the distance across The street. 1t then
reached the ground, and was Immediate
ly assaulted by large number, who
stamp jed it to fragments and scattered
the tickets far ana wide. This act was
erpetraIed under the very folds of the
banner inscribed, James D. Taylor and
The whole Ticket aud the cry of the
mob, as the work was done, was "Har.
rah for Pap Taylor" ,
1t Is slidthe box contained near thir.
teen hundred ballots, at least one thou.
sand Of which were for Mr.. Faran. Per.
sons who undertook to justify the afro.
city of destroying the box, stated that
Ihefe had been cheating permitted BY
the Germans, and that the Dutch bull
lies refused, during the early part of the
day, to permit auy ballots 10 be depos-
ited in the box that were not of the De.
moCrdtic stamp
One man with a severe cut on his
head, said that he had been knocked
down because he had stationed himself
at the polls to challenge German votes.
The excitement was terrible, and tho
$ Pap TapIor flag, and the cannon captur-
ed on Jackson Hill, which had been
E oaded with brick bats, were followed
d dow the street by multitude ripe for
d any outrageous performance whatever.
6 The leaders of the crowd seemed TO be
drunk, and if they were not, were GER.
n tainly raving maniacs. Warning was
given "a the ninth ward polls that mob
was coming, aud the polls were closed
e some minutes before o'clock.
h The Pap Taylor flag and the cannon
were next taken TO the Thirteenth Ward
e where savage fighting ensued, with what
h result we did not learn. The mob then
proceeded 10 groan in front OF the En-.
$ quirer Office, aud thence TO the Times
. office, where, we presume Benediction
:, was pronounced BY Pap, though we
D were not informed precisely what tras.
+ pired.
EFrEcTUAL METHOD FOR DEsroYIao
RArs.-A correspondent of the Genessee
Farmer gives the following method for
:, destroying rats. He says:
'0ne day a stranger came to the house
TO buy some barley, and hearing my faith.
d er mention the difficulty he had in Free
inc the house of ihesa isarreeab bile ten.