Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-14

The Election Riots at Baltimore.
The Baltimore Patriot of Tuesday evening, the
day on which the election took place, has the fol-
lowing:
High Hdnded OYirage.-7ico americans Shot,
one Supposed MortGLiy.-A most disgraceful scene
occurred at the Sixth Ward polls about 10 o'clock
this morning, the particulars Of which, so far we
could ascertain them in the excitement attending
the transaction, are as follows: Although the
wooden barricade had been removed from the win
dow at an early hour in the morning, the voting
proceeded quietly until the hour above named
when slight difficulty occurred in consequence of
a supposed illegal vote being challenged; words led
to blows when a notorious Democratic bully, named
Charles Harrigan, drew a revolver and deliberately
fred into the crowd. The ball passed through the
feshy part of the hand, near the thumb, of Mr.
VIM. Bright, an inoffensive American and thence
into the abdomen of Mr.. Richard Pryor one of the
most estimable members of the patriotic Ashland
Club. The ball entered Pryor just below the ns-
val, iDficting a most severe, end it is supposed,
fatal wound He was Immediately carried into the
Office of DR.. Edwin S Thomas, who with DR.. Mil
ton n. Taylor, and several other medical gente-
men, did all in their power to relieve him. We
looked in upon the wounded man about / O'Clock,
at which time he appeared TO be in dying state
and regret to say that it was the opinion OF the
medical gentlemen present that the wound was
mortal Harrigan was shortly after arrested and
committed 10 await an examination. The wounded
man, MIR. Pryor, we happened to know personally,
and more inofensiVe gentleman it is not our prov
nce to be acquainted with-his only fuut in the
present case being the fact that be was most zeal
Gus adherent of the principles of the American
party. he is a married man, and is the father Of
several children.
P. S.-We are glad to learn that Mr.. Pryor re-
vived considerably about noon, and was then con-
veyed to his residence on the York road. Whilst
being carried thther on q litter outrage was
committed which for atrocity goes far beyond any
act Of vandalism Of modern times On going to
his residence, and when in the vicinity of the
Eighth ward polls the party Of friends carrylDgthe
wounded man was ruthlessly attacked with bricks,
stones, and other missiles, by lawless Democrats,
who rushed upon them like so many maniacs, and
it was with the greatest difficulty the sufferer was
carried TO the residence OF his afflicted wife and
almost orphaned children. We further learn that
Harrigan is again at large, having already been res
leased by Justice Morrison in $4,000 bail, Mr
VIM. Burns going bis security.
A MAXSERIoUsLY INJURED AT rHE EIGHTHWARD
PoLLs.-Whist Mr. Edward Elicit, a well known
and highly esteemed American voter at the Eighth
ward, was attempting to exercise his right Of suf
frsge this morning, he was very severely injured
by q stone thrown by drunken Irish Democrat.
The stone hit him on the hip, which was dsloca-
ted, and most painful wound inflicted He was
| Immediately conveyed to his residence North
| street. aud medical aid summoned. When last
heard from he suffering the most cxcrucating
pain.
AN OFFICER SHOT IN THE FOURTH WARD.-Dur-
! ing melee at the Fourth ward polls this morning,
and while officer McGafferty endeavoring to
geton of the combattants out of the way of harm,
he was shot by pistol in the band Of some person
unknown. The ball entered his body just above
| the hip, indcting painful, but it is hoped, not
! dangerous wound. He was at once taken to hi
residence, and medical aid summoned to his relief