The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-08-15

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pfe'ai'S' and there will prot ably be more
hgh''ng' The Irish fred from the v in
oo"s aud KILLED III ee Americans.
August 6-i PM.
ne mob Is now in front of the Time,
once but It's violent demonstrations h,vs
somewhat subsidized by reason of speecbes
rom Prentice and Purcell o! the JON nal
The fires are subsidinr
Meanwhile the 'Fustlade Rifles frad
guns from row of lr 81 houses on the
corner OF ilth and Nam streets q, all
passing Americans, several of whom
were wounded. A croud of Americans
assembled, aud falling to d,sIodge them
nred houses and sent for reipforcemen,s
they soon arrived with musket and can.
non several OF the Irish were shot IN the.
billing buildings. No attempt was made
TO put out the fire. Two or tbr,e block
were burned. On leaving the ST. Ward
Inc mob now Inlurlatd marched to The
Times office, which was only saved hv
spears, Prentice and other Americans
ms morning there were rumors of more
disturbance, and large crowds collected
about Ii o'clock. The mob stated n
to the levee and attacked a row ofJrisb
houses, and 1t is reported several shots
were fired. Every effort is now being
made 10 restore peace.
One lrlshman was hung by the Amer
lcans seveari killed and others taken pris.
oBers.
8 T. NJ. The mob having fred sew
efa blocks in the Eighth Ward are now
moving up town with cannon. There
were rumors that they were going to at.
tack the TIM and Co.4 Ter office.
August 2, S A.. NJ:
The mob finally dispersed last night
after some vioIen, demonstrations in iron,
OF the Times ofice, burning signs, SC.
About 90 person were killed and many
wounded. Twelve buildings were also f.
red. The first shot, it is said, vas fred
by some foreigners some distance from
the police.
The accounts from the riot are terrible.
Parts oil human bodies are 10 be seen a.
moog the charred runs OF the burning
buildings. A large crowd is collsc ing
about the Cour, House, where many oil
the dead BODIES are lying.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Louisville. Tuesday, August 7tA.
While the election was passing off
quietly yesterday at nine A. NJ. in the
trs, Ward, Mr.. Burge, all American,
was assaulted at some distance from the
polls and beaten TIL he was supposed to
be dead, by party of lrishmen. The
assaulters were arrested aud lodged III
Jail. In the afternoon also three Amer.
cans were fired on while passing Ger
man Brewery.
One gentleman riding with his wife in
a carriage, was fred on while al the
same time several squares below a show
er Of shot and bullets we're RAND from the
windows OF s7me German houses, aud
many we're wounded. Foreigners were
seen IN the lIn4 edlate vicinity armed
Unfortunately. The firing DIRE. lm-
mence crowd Of Infatuated 4 nerlcans.
who we're fired on from the wlndoAes,
when they Immediately burned the
Brewery and sacked several houses.
The most serious affair however, occurred
IN the Eight Ward, At 8 PM, Three
Americans passing on Maln-sueet were
sci or by ten Irlshmen Some fifteen
shots were fired, aud one American,
named Rhode, killed. Both o: the
others were wounded The Irish took
refuge in house on the corner Of Chapel
and Market streets, whence several shots
were fired, wolading several Americans
and killing two named Graham aud
Haleson, Ihe firing from the houses
continued for hall an our, until The
Americans procured arms aud reinforce
ments and bfoak open the house. they
caputerd the murderer OF Graham and
hung him. A policeman cut hlm down
while hanging, and he was ater"afo
shot. He died TINS morning.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Louisville, Tuesday Aug. ID Pm
The CITY remains quiet. Fifty extra
pollece linen have been sworn IN. Judge
Bullock and others have made speeches
ia the mob at the Court House which
have tended 10 calm the excitement. IL
IS runored that two OF three have been
killed to day. -,.
Another outbreak is feard tong ht in
consequence Of large quantity oil gun
pow der in possession Of the Irish OF the
s.h ward. Large numbers OF IRISH are
eavlng the dliy.