Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-04-11
NUaBER 1868
RIOT IN CINCINNATI

s.s RIOT IN CINCINNATI - -. -, (
Terrible commotion in Ciseinaati- Rsnieipal H.
eetion-B Bloody Riot 6etresn Foreigners and Aser-i
tcans-.Sererat Men reported Killed axd otle,s'
G1dfy 6edten-A Cannon Captured from fAss
Dutch, and turned upon thens-7Ae Rallos Bones.
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CTNclSNATI, April 2--The result of to-day,s elee.s
tion is not determined, but the Know Nothines are
probably ahead, Several serious riots have takens
place during the afternoon, and it is reported that
one American and two or three Germans have been
killed. In the melee, the ballot boxes were de-
stroyed --r5-- --.- . = -.
DR.. Brown was assaulted at the polls in ths-
Eleventh Ward by foreigners, and severely beatsn.r
The Know Nothings turned out naassc, and-
took cannon from the Dutch and Irish, turned it
upon them, and fired, and afterward seized and
broke up the ballot boxes. -.
The number Of killed during the melee ID not
ment intense The Know Nothings are marching in
procession through the streets with cannon, and.
have ordered . rendezvous in the Eleventh Ward
to-HsiSht. - a. ~
The Eleventh Ward contains q large majority Of
Germans. and it having been charged that parties
were prevented from voting American tickets at the
polls in that ward, large party of Americans took
possession Of the ballot boxes and destroyed the
tickets. Several were wounded in the struggle,
which ensued, but no was killed, Dr. Brown be-
ing Yet alive and likely recover though badly in.
Jured. The Eleventh Ward is supposed to havs's
gwen majority of six seven hundred for the
Sagnicht ticket, but the vote now be counted
CNcrSATf, Tuesday night, April 3.-The fighting
has recommended, but it is not general It is sre-
ported that the Germans are mostly armed and
barricaded in houses.-The Americans are fully
prepared for any attack. Wednesddy April g.
Nothing OF special Importance occurred last night.
Early this morning largc~crowd re-assembled.-s
The military are under arms and Germans have
agreed to deliver up their cannon at 10. sra
Connecticut Election. sal
New YORK, APRIL 3.-The latest returns from
Connecticut indicate that the State has gone anti.
Administration although there is no election o: Gov
ernor 6y the people lngham apparently leads, hard
pressed by Minor.
HARTFORD, APRIL 8.-The returns are not all in
yet The result, it is supposed, will be nearly as
follows: 'lT
For Governor, Ingham has 81 900. Minor. Know
Nothing, %, 900, and Dutton 5000. The Know.
Nothings and Wings have 10 or 20 out Of the 81
Senator'S and probably 130 out of 2S4 Representa-
tvcs. They have also carried all four of the Con.
gressmen.
Kansas Election.
ISDEpESDExcE, No. April 1-Returns from Kan
sas show the election of ths pro slavery ticket In
the Bull, Greek, Lawrence, Douglas Donaphin TIE.
cumseh. Shawnee, Missouri, Leavenworth and Hook
ey precincts, the majorities varying from 200
| to 800.
| The election was conducted with quietude The
editor of the Kansas Free State was ducked in the
| Kansas river by mob in consequence Of q speech.
Probably no anti-slavery men elected to the leg
| islature
| The Beale Cdse-Nesc Decision. -
PHILADELPHIA, April I'm the Supreme Court
| this morning. Chief Justice Lewis gave a decision
| granting writ of error in the Beale case the
ground that the jury who tried the case instead Of
being sworn to render verdict according to evi--
the prisoner also nat Ehs geId 1r
ing sentenced to solitary confinement at hard labor
was sentenced to Imprisonment at hard labor. --
| Nuneipal Elections IN Ohio. e.s
| CLrvELASD, April 8, 1s55.-Enough returns from
the city election nave been received this morning to
indicate the election of Castley, the candidate for
| Mayor on the peoples Know Nothing ticket by .
majority of about 500, over Ex-Governor Wood,
6em)
The Know Nothings were victorious in Columbus.
| TOLEDO, April 8, 1855.
At the election here yesterday the anti Know No
things elected all their candidates -i.-.
Nell Dop Reelected Nayor of Portland
PORTLAND, Me-, April 8, 1855.
Neil Dow was elected Mayor to-day. The vote
stood:-Dow, 1904 McCobb, 1880. The Know
Nothing vote was thrown for bow. Four Dow and
three opposition Aldermen elected. The Council
stanus.-I Dow, y oppositioh, Naca-cies. z-f
/ IIUN. 0Un., :. .lu.-iA.-n ihat our Represen
tative in the last Congress, the Hon. John Kerr;
made public speech at Asheboro, the early par,
of this week, and announced himself canaidat,
for reelection to Congress. We heard rcmari
made by one present that Mr.. KS speech was very
long, able and eloquent and that the Know Moth
ings received full share of his sarcastic invectivc
According to reports Sam caught it strong
The grounds Of Mr.. KS opposition to the new party
we have not learned-G Greensboro Patriot.
A CANDID ADxIssIoN.-In the following paragraph
which we copy from the South Side Vrginia) Dem
ocrat the reader will not fail to notice and remem
Der the very candid admission of ex-senator Hale
5 ."Col. Fayette McMullen, the representative !
Congress from the Washington district in this State
ID stated in public speech few days since. that i
; reply to an interrogatory which he propounded
: the noted New Hampshire know-nothing and fres
soiler, John p Hale, as to the object Of the know
d nothing organization, Hale remarked that We mea
to abolit:onize the South, and we intend to do II
S Mr. Hale was subsequently waited upon by sever,
gentleman, and to all he made the same declaration
It At the late election in New Hampshire the TOW