Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-08-16

stTlpeS waved al Tie hedu OF Inc sacfilegl0uS
mobiles. Visiting yesterday the scene oil
these oui:sges, we were sickened at the ruin
that had been wrought, The homes devastated,
furniture broken and burned, sud the poor in
habiisnts gathered about she remnants OF their
property terrified OF every sound lest il might
be the signal Of another attack. Whatever
may have been the p~royocstion OF any one
man in any one house, there csn be no excuse,
no palliation for the indiscriminats burning
aud plunderiEg Of Eoases,in nowise connected
with the property of,the said-to DO aggressive
parties. -
About twelve O'clock at night a frame gro
Gerry on the corner OF Msdisop aud Shelby
streets was hutMd. rv >
On Main street, Just above the Woodland
Garden, a coopering establishment belonging
10 Thomas Ganety was set on Gre between 10
AMI | o'clock yesterday morning, and burned
to the ground. Mr.. Gatrety was sick in bel
at the time, and had been confined for several
days. His loss, though ~small-scme $500,
leaves his fsmiiy destitute.
On Main street a little further above, on
The opposite side Of The street, the coopering
Shop oil EDWARD rim was burned 10 the ground.
Loss about $500.
during the trouble Monday afternoon a Ger.
man named John Vogt, residing on Clay street
near Madison, was shot and killed. His wifi.
was cut across the breast, and her young child
Injured. A German named Keiser, living GU
Marshall street, was killed.
Waller Murphy, an iriShman, was chased by
q large party and shot, Monday evening, uear
Owsley, kinnard & Co.'s pork house. Ho
died yesterday morning, having p.ey iously sta
ted that Charles Genet was his murderer,
Charles Edger,on, while converting with
some ladies' on Green aiTeet, received 0 shot
just below the chin.
John Teller, q German, was stabbed sewn
times in the fight on the corner Of Shelby and
MARSHALL +; and Helm, o German rope maker,
while walking along the street, was attacked
by o crowd and terribly beaten. '.
The above, We believe, comprises an 40
count OF The occurrences in the east end CT the
city, as full os could be gathered. A great
many, whose names we could not asceiisin,
were more or less injured.
In the Fifth Ward, between one and two
O'Clock, Monday, a dastardly attack was made
Henry NJ. smith, o worthy gentleman, who
resides in that ward, and whose residence 10
next 10 The engine house where the polls were
held. For no offence whatever. he was gros,iv
lnsuited by those who wished 10 create a an.
ficulty, aud, without resen,ing il, he was Dur.
IN his W ward ; aud had i, not been g.
Tor The efficient e%xertions OF Messg Kirkpat.
rick and Bacon, he would, doubtless, hive
been murdered, despite the fact that bis faint.
ing wife threw herself with her children bs..
tween him and his assailants.
Late IL The afternoon, ia the Sixth Ward.
on lrishman was peacably walking along ,bs
in front Of the coun house. when
ne was assaulted by q gang Of men standing
'y' lie attempted escape, but was pursusd
BY some thirty men, who had Concealed an
heir persons short sticks, with one end Io,d.
ID with lead. He was Knocked down and bru.
ally beaten, and one man actually thu., n
arge pitchfork INTO his person. lie " as then
AIKEN up and dragged TO jail, the man
marching along with the pitchfork on biz
blood running from its pronss.-
v h!le the victim was placed in jail, the Of.
murderers were permittedto 20 along
in search of other subjects.
In The owe part of the city. as stated yes.
'rday' The difficulties originated near the cor
ei OF Chnpei anu Main streets. About i've
CLOCK q man named Rhodes pursued an Irish
lan mo 0 mouse on Main street, and he wss
leu al anu Killed. John Hudson, residing on .
Teen street, near the corner of Preston st,s.
rs shot in The Eighth Ward about the anme
me. William Graham, o foundrynan. whilo
'sisling Rhodes was shot in the back of tLe
ead by barrel, an lrishman. Barrett was inn.
seized, shot and hung. but NOT DIV.
6 ne was taken to Jail, where lie expired du.
ng the night,
About y o'clock the block Of brick build.
Is on the corner OF Main and Eleventh streets
ere surrounded by a very large, excited, and
mob. The cannon was Stationed
lne Streets and the corner building occu.
ed as a grocery store by Mr.. Long, an Irish,
in' was fired. His three sons were in IA,
use al the time, one OF whom escaped with
E assistance OF G W. Field, while The otbsr
o were consumed in the fsmes. The 6r,,
medlately extened, burning the three stow
house occupied as a boarding hons. h,
hlordan, an lrisLmnn, as o feed slore. 4
me building occupied as a boarding house
Charles Ryan was neat consumed. Two
cant houses then caught and were burned
xl came a brick, occupied by Mckinney.
IMAM, cigar maker and saddler. Adioinin,
s a brick in which Patrick Flynn lived. also
anted in part by Mrs. Henry, Mrs. WbeeIer
$. McGinty and Mrs. Dowd. The neI;
Use was occupied by Dennis O'Brien, Mn.
merry and Mrs. McGrath. Further IN The
'e: Two brck Stores. one used by John Me-.
'aid, grocer, were nearly demolished. On
ventn street the fire destroyed two houses
upled by Dennis Higgins, James WEIGH ami
L. Monahan. All the above tweIys. hon.".
70 The property Of Patrich Quinn, brotherof
IRISH Catholic priest. Mr.. Quinn, who bsd
'oln IN one OF his houses, was shot and
Ten, and then burned last night. On The
'oslle side OF Main two houses occupied h,
n Fitzgerald and Mrs. Trainer were burn.
he acis OF incendiarism that we have j,,,
fdeu' while outrageous in themselves. do
IN atrocity with the dreadful NM,
winch were committed at the same time.
KING 10 escape death from the flames. me
lched inhabitants reached the street onlv
neet death IN another fofm. As soon A.
appeared al the door he was fred AZ and
;rnlly killed. A number was taken IN
y wounded. and oihers shot 10 peiees. n.
ed to the burning houses, prefefrine nth
Oe burned than to meet the infuristed
one man, escaping in woman's clothes
and shot. Another, who Game
covered with a blanket, and leaning unon
nm OF his wife, was tyrn way. snd deiib-
ny shot. To escape from within 10 The
without being killed was almost a mai.
! lmposslbility. How many of thesr ms.
le people, thus cuged in their own bouseS
Dnrned alive. there can be no oomputa.
The blackened and chaued remains oS
have been discovered. while we hear ~
s ana children whose husbands and fair.
re not to be found. ''
The Washington Union saws that ysc.,,