The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-06

TuF CINCINNATI ELECTION Rrors-FurI PAn-
rtcv1 ARs.-The Cincinnati papers of Tuesday con-
In full particulars OF the riot there on Monday
The Gazette (Whig and Know Nothine) has the
following version
The election yesterday was deeply exciting one
aud WAS characterized by scenes which all good
citizens must regret. The fights In some instances
beg an in the morning with the opening Of the polls
81 the fourth ward there fight, in which Sc
ycrs persons participated but believe no par
irular injury was inflicted any one In the six
tcruth ward American judges were chosen; this led
la some hard words snd fight. IN which three or
tour persons wore pretty severely beaten. In the
eleventh a diff -ulty arose early in the afternoon
twas rumored that the Germans would not permit
Americans vote, and in consequence of this ru.
NOR party ct seven or eight Americans went no
to what the state o things and 10 help their
friends to get in their votes 4 German was ar.
rested by the police officers, and as they were ia
kug him away he was rescued, and off ,er Carey
severely hesteu on the ground. The Americans
were soon informed. and towards six O'Clock the
ashtinc WAS resumed, ia the course of which a man
named George Re"der wasseverely, and it is sup.
posed fatally, stabbed. nr. Brown was hit on the
hesa with colt aud much hurt aud Mr. IIirdon
" lillian Smith and l0hn leonsrd were alec beaten
more az less severely, Soon alter this rush was
made at the polls. the ballot box seized, taken out
the house broken in pieces and the tickets scat
tered about the streets.
4 party then went up to Jacksou's Hill to seize
YESTERDAY
minute guns In honor OF Ieitersons birth day The
gun was captured. The sword was taken from the
csp'siu Of the gun squad and the az which be-
loncad To- Il, WAS carried off and planted the en-
Ane house, where the polls were The crowd soon
st.cT went down town, ppssing by the ninth ward
J. ls, where another fight got up but tn polls
having been closed, they proceeded to the thir-
tasnth ward polls, on Sycamore, between seventh
sud eighth As the party was passing with the
cannon, they were assaulted by lrishmcn there as
semhlcd, who threw boulde AZ them A general
scrjmmage then ansued in which boulders flew
like bail, aud pistol shots were heard on every sdL.
Inc irish gave way when they saw the Americans
loading thelr cannon with h0uldcVs. The windows
1T the houses Ia the neiphborhond into which the
ir;sh rotrrsied, were riddIed with boulders One
Of the bouiders shot from the cannon struck a man
not engaged in the fight, and inflicted n severe
sound on the head. The others went through the
'su OF the Mechanics and Traders Hall
The Commercial, (anti Know Nothing) after Civ
ing brief account OF the various rumors and small
-h's early in the day, thus reports the subsequent
events Of the day:
In thu fgbt that occurred about noon a Mr.
Brown was wounded, and the foreman of Frank
Links brewery stabbed in the lungs. The wounds
~ these individuals were thought to be dangerous
Nsny other persons were severely hurt.
The Germans had q large car non on Jackson's Hill
sud we're amusing themselves by firing over the town
OCCASIONALLY. The X. Ms having whipped the Ger
mans st the polls, despatched detachment to cap
:uIe the artillery, which was done without much
s s. 6" "'d ana the trophy OF victory drawn to the
eleventh ward polls.
About the polls, when arrived. was = great
crowd cheering vociterously for Taylor, the K N.
candidate for Mayor Msny OF them had little star
srsusied banner with Pap Taylor" printed IN it
tHed about their hats, and nearly all had the X N
oket pinned to tLeir breasts The muItituda seemed
rally round Il large bsnner inscribed flames D.
lJp5rrnHd tie Whole Ticker
From urtU five O'Clock but few Germans could be
sAen except upOu the outskirts of the crowd, and
they were very quiet.
Fights we're occurring continually. CRY would
h. raised, rush made, ana presently some poor
German who had imprudently ventured into the
crowd, or some friend of q German who he'd not
hsen sufficiently discreet to hold his tongue would
stsgser from the throng covered with dus: and
bleeding
About five O'Clock rush made bv about 80 men
closely followed by perhaps 500 for the ballot
box Mayor SnebakeT had taken his position in front
pt the box ana we saw him for some time Cling
TO check the mob and heard his voice commanding
the peace. But he was roughly handled, his clothes
helng torn, and several rude blows inflicted on his
person dense crowd pressed about the door-a tall
man made several desperate efforts to those who
were endesvoTing to protect the box and finally
iesped upon the table where the box was placed,
when there was a general sound of splitting wood,
occssoned by the crushing ofthe chairs ard tables
general shout and some fifty persons rushed in or
were forced into the engine room
Tue excitement was terrible, and the Pap Taylor
nag an0 the cannon captured sckson Hill which
hsd been loaded with brick bats, were followed
DOWN the street by multitude ripe for any outIa-
crowd seemed to be drunk, and if they not,
were certainly raVing maniscs. Warning given
at The ninth ward pells that a mob coming, and
the poIIs were closed rome minutes before O'Clock
Ihe Taylor flag and the cannon next taken
1" the thitteenth ward, where savage fighting
toeot with what result we did not learn. The mob
thsn proceeded to sroan in front of the Enquirer
once and thence to the Times office.