Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-11-18
PoMERoY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1856.

the back, producing only slight flesh
wound. 1re, I1m
Martin Haley received shot in the left
ear, which was extracted without pro-
ducing any injury.
Daniel White was shot in the face, legs
and ear with small buck shot, but the
wounds were all slight. q
There was also city watohman slightly
wounded. The firing was continued at in
teryals until dark, and there were probably
many more wounded whose names we
could not learn because of the excitement
that prevailed.
THE RIOT AT THE BELAIR MARKET.
About 8 o'clock in the afternoon a re-
port was brought to the police, stationed
+at the eighth ward, that there was fighting
at the sixth ward, and assistance was asked
to quell it. The police started, and with
them several hundred of the crowd assem-
bled around the polls, who in a few mo-
ments were armed with muskets, and ac-
companied by two gangs of boys each drag
ging a small brass cannon on wheels.
They passed along the side of Belair mar
ket, and towards Orleans street, where
they were met by concourse of equally
as wild and infuriatcd men and youths,
armed with muskets and pistols. A fight
then commenced, the eigth ward Demo
Gratis taking shelter in the market house,
and the sixth and seven ward Americans
firing from the fish market and the cor
ners of Orleans street. They finally raj
lied on the eighth ward party and drove
them up through the market accompanied
by perfect volleys of musketry and the oc-
casional discharge of a swivel. The fight
ing through the market was continued with
but little intermission up to dark, when
both parties retired.
During the time of the battle the follow
ing persons were carried to the apothecary
shop of Mr.. Joseph Roberts, corner of Hart
ford Avenue and the York Road, where
they were attended to by DR.. P. McGary,
their wounds dressed, and taken home by
their friends:
Phillip Dagner, an Irshman, received a
ball in the back, on the left side, Just be-
low the shoulder blade, which it is thought
will result fatally.
Charley Smith, one of the Eighth Ward
party was shot through the left arm, tear
ing out considerable of the flesh. He is
one of the hands in Tobacco Warehouse,
No. 2.
John Kinsey, an Irishman, received a
ball through his thigh and one in his back
Badly wounded.
Henry Shutter was badly wounded in the
forehead. and the ball could not be found
John Meter, who resides on Constitu
ton street, received bad wound in the arm
John Ryan was slightly wounded, bal
carrying away his toe, A man named
Willis, residing in French street, received
a ball in his left leg.
William Williams, one of the 9th Ware
party, received spike shot from a swivel
tearing away the flesh and bone of his righ
leg below the knee.
Albert B Clark, residing in Exete
: street, near Necessity alley, was shot nea
Orleans street, the ball entering his thigl
and rupturing the femoral artery. He wa
taken to the drug store Of Mr.. Robert
where the hemorrhage was checked, bu
D he died while being carried to his home
= Samuel Smith, residing in Eutaw an
' keeping q dressing saloon at the HOwar
House, was shot in the leg above the kne
It the bone being badly broken.
: Hyde Mitchell received shot in his sid
J. and had the little finger of his right han
Il shot off,
Holbrook was shot in the bacl
but his wound is not considered dangerous
J. Joseph Brown, residing in Britton stree
l. near Monument, was shot in the knee, an
Il though painfully is not seriously wounded
y A German whose name we could ne
+, learn living at No. 27 McElderry stree
ID was shot through the knee He is bad
N wounded.
ot Samuel Jackson, living in Momumel
r, street, near Gay, received slug in tt
u thigh. His condition is dangerous.
D. A boy was brought in wounded in Il
lr breast it was thought fatally. The abo'
~ were all parties engaged in the Democrat
. fighting gang from the Eighth Ward.
In Among those wounded on the side of L
y American rioters in this battle were 1
u following:
IN - Hitzelberger, genteely dress
H. young man, was shot in Orleans stree
supposed to have had no part in the fgl
he He fell with ball in his right breast, j.
above the nipple, AT his request he W
n, taken to the truck house of the Phone
ly Hook and Ladder Company. Dr. Her
" Yeates dressed his wound, and express
Ell, his fears that it was mortal, the ball havi
ice entered his lungs.
W. John Haupt was carried 10 his ho
he badly wounded in Caroline, near Nc
dery street.
ed Calender Patterson, boy, was 81
ide through the arm.
in Thomas Partlett was shot in the ia
Ter the ball lodging in the back of his head
us. dangerously wounded. He was taken
an his residence in Fayette street, near Ja'
let, son square.
ks. Washington DAILY was shot through
'et, body, and died in few moments.
not - Norris, boy residing at 40 f
land street, was shot in the leg, produc
not flesh wound.
er- - Woods, boy, living in orle
street, was shot through the chest. H