The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-11

stafc OF Feeling In the City-zlist Of The Killed
Gard or the Catholic Blshop &c.

nearly the entire reading portion Of tne paper whc was
issued ON the morning Of the sth- ,.,t-.t
Az we stated yesterday there several 6. fghs NJ
the different polls on Monday morning. lmueaiatlr
after dinner matters assumed ,ioent aspect. The
frat serious difficulty in tile upr utrt al the
Guy. couple OF gentlemen we're riding along in car
rage when they were hrcd at FROM house by Germans
or Irish, and Of them wounded The firing was re.
Ieated I'd. Williams, u watchman in the Second ward
Joseph Seyage and John iAa tAnercans, went tnere
iatta had his leg shattered by musket ball. Sci, agc
ceyed several bnckshos about bis body, and Williams
uas slightly injured.
The report reached the part the city that ak
Americans had been shot and lying in Dr. fyess
ofhcc 1his caused the assembling of = large crowd
which proceeded up town The first attac. made nv the
crowd was on German named John yog,. in d house
from which shots had been fired upon the
corner Of Clay and Madison He was shot stables, and
beaten Another German, named Jacob. who Ait
ting On staircase dragged out, stabbed, and
beaten. His recovery il doubtful, Everything i, he
lower part Of the house was broken TO pieces
The crowd proceeded TO tho corner OF Madison and
Shelby where firing from the houses had taken place
named Helm who was walking along the street wa.
bc-ei by the crowd and terribly beaten.
The crowd then ransacked a German beer hoGse.
per OF Walnut and shelby kept oy q ki-xier and two
houses occupied by Germans the OF shelby and
Marshall. German named John Teller, was stabbed
seven times, but not dangerously injured
The next Of the riot Jefferson street
Beagrasr creek Here party of gentlemen coming into
the city wa. fired upon by foreigners from the houses and
OF them seriously wounded Armbru brewery
and several houses from which the shots fired
attacked and the conents demolished The brewery
houses. number Of window -panes in other houses
were broken Several Germans very badly beaten
and Irshman. named Patrick Murphy WAS shot; he
died this morning On Preston street below Main John
Sutherland American shot, but not dangerously
injured; and an Irishman vas shot and beaten.
All the German houses attacked those from which
shots had been fred by the occupants
While this was going on in the upper part OF the citg
several persons fred upon lower part al Man
street About O'Clock two Americans were sfo, from
nm Irish house while going along on Chapel street This
once brought the excitement 70 the highest pitch The
4sr Lat
fired, and several persons killed and burned
large number were wounded, The IFishmau who -ho,
Graham while he was taking of Rhoads American
who had been shot ~as hung. but cut down before he
died At least thirty shots fired from houses on
thapei street = impossible 80 ascertain al that were
wounded Navlp II. scott American, had his arm badly
shattered by ball.
Seven eight houses the north side Of Main
above Eleventh and two the south side were burned
man named Richard Blackburn who had hold Of TIE
pipe Of the American Eagle Company, shot about :.
O'Clock this morning The houses we're nearly all owned
later NJ night Of the groceries ransa cked Mali
son street was burned down and also two Irish cooper
shops Main street There several German cooper
shops in the vicinity, but Of them
cd We are crcdbly informed that the mob had nothing
10 do with this ERE.
There we're some warixe demonstrations this morning
on FIFTH street, Main, hut better couas, preyae
and The crowd finally dispersed
We have given the above hastily, and obtained
liable
The coroner has held inquest. IN the following
William Graham, an American and founafy man vas
killed on Chapel street 10y being shot in tc stomach
Mondny evening and dird immediately. The shooting
vas done by an lrshman, who was shot ana hung but
before life was extinct mi down. IT, died fey
afterwards. He wa buricd but tue coroner VIII have
his body taken up
Theodore Ehoaas, an American n9pd thirty, residing
on Main street. below Eleventh. shot aud stabbed -
t,ie street In the Eighth ward. Ne leaves u family.
John Hudson, nm American. residing Oh Gfcen .tte.t
near Preston, shot in the back Of the head il the
Eighth ward.
4 III II mt
schardenr Precinct lied Ia abeu' eight hours atter
wards. Leaves q family.
Joseph Allison. Irish Protestant shot an the
corner II Market and Cha pei streets. he ana nj. sne
han seeTcied themselves nner bed hWt wele dragged
out.
Tho body of Francis Quinn 40 Irishmsa /, depoted
in the Court house The coroner Las yet hed in
quest ON II. He MS shot in the grsin
The bodies Of u ana burned. both Irish
and residents Main street above tlcvcuth ~,
deposited in the court .house
iheie Is dead 10 the hospital aaI tso not
expected 10
there is also an lislroan dead "a the jail.
A Ger man named Jacob corner ~ Madison ami >hel.
by Is net expected 10 recover.
The coroner vas summoned 81 noon 10 hold is,ue,
on The body 81 an ri.hman named Pat. Murphg nei
The brewery that was burned.
We stated yesterday tie particulars the brutal
tack by party 81 ir-hncn upon Mr. Gcorue Bufge
american born citizen on jackson street between jet
rson and Green streets and also the firing BY Germans
upen American citizens iro the ndows a the brewery
on Jefferson street, and various houses On Clay Madison
After the firing from epJpas md behind w,lls. the
Germans aimed with guns and rifles begsa 10 ass'rnls'
in large numbers at Tho fn,erserton Of Campbell and
Green streets. While thus assembled they attacked
wagon coming down Green street containing four Aneri
A. this period Thos. selyage and FL Williams.
policemen accompanied by tep. D,iia Charles joins
and few others. all America went from the corner 81
Green and Shelby toward the crowd e Germans for the
purpo.e of commanding the peaee AZ they approached
fcme IL IL guns and pistols hr~ a. them By the
Ge selvage wounded in the fare and breast
Williams in the back and leg jatta had leg crushed By
the shof. and Jones vas wounded IN the legs
About the time Mr.. Richardson, teacher
in az the public schools, passing shelby
street, md found party Of Catholic Germans dfsgging
out German from house, the door ~ which they had
broken open and beating him cruelty for having voted
the American ticket. Mr. r. and the persons with him
attempted 10 interfere and fired upon amt severely
wounded. Mr. L. then procured hack ont piacesi the
wounded men in II. While proceeding IN the hack 70
tie sugcofs in passing The corner 81 Madison ami Jses
streets the hack attacked by number at Irish
Fl, N Irish Row Jackson street. number 81
shots Were fired the dryer and bos sitting beside
him wounded and The wounded mcn In the hack
stot in several place.. Ihs Irish iolose the hacs
6riuq at Il, for whole squarc.
Americans went 10 look after The s0rs AMI thr riot
ensued in which the brewery burned SEVERAL houses
mobhcd aud number ~ persons. Americans and ter.
About hsltrast sir. on Preston street. ncar Main
John snth.rand an American -hot ~ ta'a arro-
he street, and wounded in The head. The rshmnn who
id'd u him was subsequently parsued ant severely
Leaien.
fhe disturbance u tie Eighth aarl occurte, sery
nearly in the manner stated ~ The Jrooi q yesterday
morning
Mr.. Ehoads and Mr. Dougheriy Americsns. ~ere jusi
leaving acquaintance Main street near Eleventh.
They fired 81 from tho windows q VnpD's bouse,
both fell of the lisineu out ot the grocery IN
Quinns house, kept by Catholic irhman named Ken
n,dy ana sho' Ehoads who lying upon he opposite
pavement. An American named WILSON. coming up
Main street in buggy, cred At hy lrhmen 70 ne
same ncighbohoo Two other Americans, IN vagea,
we're siso tho, by the party. This sas he y
cinuing ~ tho riot there Young treham and Hab>"nt
Americans were killed afterward.
We have the names ~ thirty Witnesses, ~ shon
II be proven, that IN every act al violence which
tended 10 produce these riots foreigner we're the agsre
sors md leaceable, unarmet Americans wcSe thu hsi
victims.
Tho result ~ ar can learn Il that fourteen men
have been kiflcd sis 81 whom Americans, Three
others capecsd "a de We have not beeu able 20 -
certain how many have been sounded have heard "
about thirty less wounded.
We have taken pains 10 ascertain the correct version
The origin II the riots Monday. We have converted
with number Of persons who sire witnesses oi ibe BE-
ginning Il fbe anfsys 10 both The fltst and Bghth
vsIds We have been yell assured that those Of
violence altogether disconnected with the election.
and that all this bloodshed and destruction ot III. and
property oceasicped in every instance hy unpna
voked spd murderpus sssaIitr 81 foreigner upon native
born eisi,eps In every instance where death Ia oc