Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-11-07

THE RIOTS AIaSTERDA - FsS-
PERAfrE AND EA'FsAIs Use If
. Eli E-AlsAIS


TIE RIOTS y ESTERDAY ID E.S
JeEsISAfrE AND E'AsFAIs Use t3E'
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Our city yesterday was made the tlleater Of
the mast prolonged and desperate fioting Arm
Cd and organized associations belonging % both
political parties, resorted 10 the firearms with
which, they weze literally provided and fought
With fcrocious and daring reekesspess. lndi-
vifiial coInbats and minor asffays occurred at a
number OF tlie polls but the most serious took
place in tho vicinity OF The second and giith
! warsl polls. In both these riots : large number
were wounded, one ct least killed ontlight; and
! it may be presumed that many OF the injured
viii hardly survive their wounds, which are in
some instances of very serious character
The particulars and results &c these dissracesul
encounters were with gseat difficulty gathered
last night but we give sic details IS our re
Epcrters were able 70 collect
TIE rioz At THE sEcosD wSRS1
During the morning there WAS eeHsiderablc
III feeling displayed ~ the second ward polls but
up 70 three oei no serious tur5aIlce occur
J red. At that hour furious fight broke ont,
sid to have fro.fia stone Eil thrown
into the crowd surrounding the windew Pts
| tolls were Immediately drawn and fired By both
parties. The Democrats headed BIZ George
KONG. drove the Americans from the polls and
up High street. The alarm was carried toithe
fourth ward polls, aud a stroag body of igneri-
cans started from there. In tile vicinity OF the
second ward polls they were met and driven
back. Further reinforc enents we're then receiv-
cd and the war renewed 4 good proportion Of
both parties by this time were provided with
nlllsSetss whilst others used pistols, and others
fsklrmIshed with knives and clubs Both par
ties fought with discrimination, and in many IN
stances exposed themselves with the mos recl-
less disregard OF danger. The battle ground was
spread over portions of favn, Stiles, Exeter and
High streets, and Eastern avenue, and the spec
tacle presented was q tern lie and revolving one.
As either party gained temporary advantage,
men would be seen running with others shoot
1 ing At them; the wounded were Iimping off and
being carried away by their coinpahions, whilst
Oilers begrirned with smoke and powder and IN
some cases covered with blood still kept IN the
fight now firing singly ard then again In sollcys
In the surrounding neigh borhood the utmost de-
gree Of excitement and CONSERVATION prevailed
Children were hastily gathered the houses clos
ed and the occupants IN many instances sought
their garrets and cellars 10 be out ofharms way.
The Democrats We're finally oyerpowcr cred
driyed away from the polls, aud and retreated
still fighting down Eastern avenue. In the
Ineighhorhood Of the Causeway they again made
stand. and there guerilla warfare, carried on
from the alleys and street corners, continued for
more than an hour. OF the number wounded
in this riot It is almost impossible to give full
or correct list They were generally carried
away by their friendS, and even when traced
every effort was made to conceal their names
THE RIOT AT THE BELAIR MARgET.
About o'clock IN the afternoon a report 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 assembled around the polls, who in q few
moments were armed with mlskefs accompan-
led by two gangs of boys each dragging small
brass cannon on wheels. They passed along
..tefs1r ,ft -.
leans street, when they were met by n concoursc
OF equally as wild and infatuated men and youths,
armed with muskets and pistols. A fight then
ieommenced, the eighth ward Democrats taking
shelter in the market house, and the sixth and
seventh ward americans firing from the fish
market and the corners Of Orleans street They
finally rallied ON the eighth ward party aud drove
them up through the market accompanied by
perfect yollcys of muske.ry and the occasional
discharge of q swivel The fighting through
the market was continued with but little inter
mission mp 10 dark, when both parties retired.
The scene in the vicinity Of the Belair market
was OF the most sangninary character through
out the afternoon, both parties fighting with q
RECKLESS daring worthy of a better cause. AT
times one party would apparently obtain the
better of the other, and they continued 10 drive
each other back and forth through the market
house. An freshman was observed by those at
a distance TO erawl.u on his hands l2nd knees
on = ~ sne mean OF .ne
the fash Of the musket was followed by the fall
man ~ ne lias ai,ss IN ms ex
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"., iS ~ que i.a ana nus nat IN the
Iii Nv heh yolley o.
n,a, around nun ana ne was carried on
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after the battle commenced by detachment Of
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anu W., mefe aoous srisin to Mheh ~ upset
T .s .h ie,. on ~ Tue wnee,s. lhey ran
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l, an Sssona es ana ooth pares