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

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How Fillmore carried Maryland.
Yesterday we gave the particulars of
some of the antecedents of the rioting in
Baltimore on election day. Our readers
have observed that the Know Nothing
Mayor of the town scorned the proffered aid
of the Governor because he was Demo
crat, and insisted that his arrangements
were ample for the preservation of tile
peace. The facts point strongly to the
conclusion that the municipal arrange
ments had been made for rioting on the
most extensive scale. The Baltimore
American, of "Wednesday has the following:
THE RIOT AT THE SECOND WARD.
During the morning there was consider
able i'll feeling displayed at the second ward
polls, but up to three O'Clock no serious
disturbance occurred. AT that hour fu-
rious fight broke out, said to have origina-
ted from a stone being thrown into the
crowd surrounding the window. Pistols
were Immediately drawn and fred by both
parties. The Democrats, headed by Geo.
Konig, drove the Americans from the polls
and up High street. The alarm was car
ried to the fourth ward polls, and a strong
body of Americans started from there. In
the vicinity of the second ward polls they
were met and driven back Further rein
forcements were then received and the war
renewed. A good proportion of both par
ties by this time were provided with mus
kets, while others used pistols, and others
skirmished with knives and clubs Both
parties fought with determination, and il
many instances exposed themselves witt
the most reckless disregard of danger
The battle ground was spread over portions
of Fawn, Stiles, Exeter and High streets
and Eastern avenue, and the spectacle pie
sented was terrible and revolving one
As either party gained temporary advan
tage, men would be seen running with 9th
ers shooting at them; the wounded wer
limping off and being carried away by thei
companions, whilst others begrimmed will
smoke and powder, and in some cases coy
cred with blood, still kept up the fight, nov
firing singly and then again in voleys. Ii
the surrounding neighborhood the utmos
degree of excitementand CONSERVATION pre-
; vailed. Children were hastily gathered
, the houses closed, and the occupants i
many instances sought their garrets an
cellars to be out of harms way.
The Democrats were finally overpowered
: driven away from the polls, and retreated
still fighting, down Eastern avenue. l
the neighborhood of the Causeway the
: again made stand, and there a guel
lila warefare, carried on from the alleys an
2 street corners, continued for more than a
hour. Of the number wounded in this ric
it is almost impossible to give full or CO..
y rect list. They were generally carrie
away by their friends, and even when til
! ced, every effort was made to conceal the
/, names. The following were gathered /
our reporters:
Officer Hand, of the Police, was shot
# the mouth at the beginning of the affra
t, receiving an ugly but not dangerous woun
: John Anderson, American, was shot
:. the groin. Attended by DR.. Cunningham
ut Doing we'll
pit A man in Exeter street was shot in Il
= side-badly wounded.
" A man whose name we could not lear
er was shot in the forehead and mortal
wounded. He was removed to Eastern A
= enue where he was shot, up Exeter sire
~ 81 to near Fawn, where medical assistan
ih was called He was subsequently, reno
:, ed to the upper part of the city where
on is said to reside.
g A girl of about twelve years nam
= Bridget McCadden, whose parents resi-
aFt in Bank street, near Exeter, was shot
- the foot while entering the house. +
- - wound though painful, is not dangero
lrt, n A woman on Eastern Avenue had
. eye completely driven out of the sock
0p by ball fired from the Democratic ran
= Heck Quinn, living on President sire
,es, was shot in the side, but the wound is
sS; To- dangerous.
A young man whose name we could
s. learn, was shot in the leg, but not dang
loer' ously.
: Mrs. Mount, residing in Caroline strt
,ry, near Eastern avenue, while standing
ptls front of her residence, received a ball
- - her leg, producing a flesh wound only.
law, inv James Wilson, boy twelve years {
ma; "a was shot in the head just behind the ri
hort ear. The wound was not sesious.
: Two Germans, residing in Bank str
PSiii near Caroline, were shot, one in the ri
Ice Ice, eye, the ball penetrating the brain. HI
q, a. mortally wounded The other was sho