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

The left collar bone. His wound is consid-
cred mortal.
Columbus johnson, living in High
street, received ball in the left arm, near
the shoulder. The ball was extracted, and
the wound is not dangerous. ~
John Hops, living at No, 81 Jefferson
street, was shot in the left arm near the ell
bow, the ball passing up to near the shoul
der, whence it was extracted,
George Benjamin, residing IN Aisquith
street near Douglass, received a ball in
the left arm, near the elbow, which passed
down towards the wrist. The ball could
not be extracted. -
Samuel Benjamin, residing in Douglas
street, received ball in tbetchest which
it is supposed will prores1nor (.
There were many others whose names
we could not learn, some Of whom were Sc
riously injured.
Peter Havener was shot at Ashland
Square, the whole of his lower jaw having
been torn off. 1t is impossible that he can
recover
John G. Owings, lad of about fourteen
years, living on Broadway, near Thames
street, received slug weighing over two
ounces, and two inches long, in his right
arm, shattering the bone badly. His arm
will have to come off.
- Stansbury, residing at l22 East
Fayette street, was shot in the side, though
not dangerously.
Thomas Mcdonald, residing in Thomp-
son street, was shot in the side and head,
His wound is supposed to be mortal.
- Jones, livingin Fayette street, near
Broadway, was also shot in the head and
side and mortaly wounded.
Owen Mcdonald, residing in Orleans
street, received three shots in the breast,
none of which are serious.
William Chambers, living at No 33
Poppleton street, was shot in the leg pro-
ducing bad flesh wound.
William Sproule, boy living in Eager
street, Broadway, was shot in the right
lung and right hip. He is mortally woun-
ded.
There were others wounded, but they
were put in carriages by their friends and
carried home, so it was impossible to obtain
their names. ...
The scene in the vicinity of the Belail
market was of the most sanguinary char
acter throughout the afternoon, both par
ties fighting with a reckless daring worthy
of better cause. At times one party
would apparently obtain the better of the
other, and they continued to drive each
other back and forward through the mar.
ket house. An Irishman was observed
by those at distance to crawl upon his
hands and knees and level musket on {
bench az tie head or the market facing th,
fish market, and taking aim, the flash o
the musket was followed by fall Of mar
at whom he had aimed it. In his excite
ment he Jumped on the bench and danced
with his musket in one hand and his ha
in the other, cheering at his success, whel
voley of balls ratified around him, an(
he was carried off wounded.
The sixth ward party was reinforced
shortly after the battle commenced by
detachment of tie seventh ward American
clubs, who brought with thema small can
non on wheels. The Democrats got pos
session OF this cannon at one time, and wer
about carrying it off, when it upset and tn
cannon fell off of the wheels. They ran Of
with the wheels, and a man who attempte
to pick up the cannon was shot, and com
PEELED to dropit, limping off with bulle
in his leg.
At dusk We left them still shooting q
each other, with an occasionalhit, and bot
parties apparently considering it fine spor
Several of the police officers were ais
shot in endeavoring to quell the riot at tn
commencement, among whom was office
Stevens, who received a ball in his sldC
causing a serious wound.
, Whilst the fight was going on in the b
Air market word was sent to the centr
police station for aid. High Constab
t Herring, Deputy Brashears, and Sergeal
e Tayman, with squad Of twenty men, T.
paired to the scene. On arriving at Il
Q market they found the eighth warders vii
e a cannon in position, preparing to fir
C They attempted to take possession of Il
piece, but were Immediately surrounded
e an infuriated crowd, armed with musket
e They attempted to make arrests, b
were foiled by the number and fiercene
d of the assailants, who succeeded in carr
u ing off the cannon. Sergeant Taym
t. pursued an Irishman to the house at Il
st corner of Foundry and French stree
IS where he captured two loaded muske
'r both United States arms with stained bi
y rels. The police were in dangerous I
ID sition during the encounter, the riott
g largely outnumbering them, and showi
determination to shoot them down.
he Last night between seven and eig
j. o'clock, a brisk encounter took place in b
timore and Holiday streets, but witho
OF so far as we could learn, serious injury
any one. Who were the aggressors it
e, difficult to say, but small swivel v
= brought into the street by party of n
to from Country Thompson's house, and v
k fired several times. The Americans
piled with muskets, and a rapid but b
he fusilade ensued.