Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-27

IREL AND.-FsartiI Excitement Proqress of
the Elections, Con Monday and Tuesday
nights the parish priest, acconipaniedby large
crowd, armed with sticks, and discharging fire.
arms, canyassed tile electors In Market street,
the windows of Martin Feenarty3s house were
broken, In Radcliffe street, the windows of
Charles Tiernan's shop and house resmashed.
Parties of police, which were placed at each end
of Radcliffe street, so as to prevent the COM
bined movements of the mob, were ordered to
quit their position by the Mayor, who also
threatened 10 commit the worthy officer in COM
mdnd for adhering to the directions of county
magistrate, who thought these precautionary
measures. necessary to the preservation of the
peace. The night of Monday was spent by the
inhabitants in a state of fearful excitement. On
Tuesday the mob visited the houses of some
electors in Rusheen, which they entered, de-
stroying IN most wanton manner the furniture,
&c. On the morning of Wednesday, the mob
gave early intimation Of tho course they intended
topursue throughout the day. The Messrs. Dnd-
gcon, Knox street chambers, having votcdf0r Mr..
Wynne, were pursued to their residence, which
they gained after receiving some severe blows.
The mob then commenced the work of des.
truction. The shutters were torn down, every
window in the house smashed, and the valuable
goods scattered through the streets twas on
~ by the exercise OF what we would call too
great leniency that the police succeeded in stay
ing the work of destruction. The next attack
made was upon the house Of a man by the name
of O'Brien. The mob seemed to be melted by
a demoniacal feeling against this person; for,
up IN front, Immense stones were hurled into
the house, some of the soldiers struck, and the
valuable furniture carried into the street and
smashed against the market cross. The Riot
Actwas read on three occasions, but all in vain.
The Provincial Bank of Ireland, Mr.. Vernon
Davy's, Sir Robert Gore Booths Office, the In
dependent Chapel, Mr. Whittaker's, DR.. Arm
strongS, all in Stephen street, were more or
less injured. Mr.. AIiddleton's, Quay street,
BIr. Hunts and Mr.. Cunninghann's Gate
Ramsay's) also suffered severely. In Castle
street the police were brntally assailcd. Head
Constable Lowe was knocked down, and
when on his hands and knees was about to be
murdered but for the interference Of Catholic
clergyman. One of the soldiers Of the 4th Regi-
mcnt was severely assaulted; in fact, it would
fill large space to recount the wanton brutality
and the lawless acts of the mob which yictori-
ously parRded the streets Of Sligo on Wednesday
last brick was thrown at one of our county
magistrates while walking down Castle street,
which struck him on the head, and cut him Sc
vercly. As slightieYidence Of the hostility of
the mob toward all constituted authority, we
may here mention an incident which occurred
at about four o'clock on Wednesday,. A MEM
Der Of the constabulatory force, sub-constablc
Clark, having been separated from his COM
panions, was brntally sci upon by the mob,
knocked down, his cnrbine broken, his clothes
torn, and when about to be deliberately MUIR
dered sub-constable Charles Little, forgetting
everything but the imminent danger of q coul-
rade, rushed forward and CALAMITY succeeded in
saving poor Clark, who sustained some serious
injuries.-SligO Journal