Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

etly, and such, we believe would have been the !
case had Westinghouse alone participated In !
H. but they have not been permitted to manage
their own affairs.
gang Of hired rufnans and bulIies, "Plug Up-
les and other unhung worthless from Baltimore
have been imported by the Know Nothinps to
take violent possession of the polls, and armed
with TevOlvers, billies and slung-shOt to prevent
our own citizens from depositing their votes
In the name of all that Is dear to us as Ameri-
cans how long is this state Of things to be tole-
rated
In the first precinct of the Fourth Ward. this
morning general fight occurred, in which seve
raj hundred men and boys were engaged. indis-
criminately IL seems that FORTY or fifty Pine
Uglies came down from Baltimore this morninf1
TO assist our citizens in the election to-day After
floating around for sometime without effecting
anything OF note, they pitched upon the Fourth
Ward first precinct, as being the most eligible
scene for their operations. A long line of voters
were standing in the street, extending for some
distance from the polls, and composed principal
ly of Ant-Know Nothing voters The Plugs
assisted by several large squads of Chunkers and
Rip RaPs Of our own city, endeavored to break
into this line by crowding, but not succeeding in
this they left the Of action TO concert more
hostile measures.
After short time they returned largely REIN
forced In numbers and with reyolvers, stones,
billys, brckbats, etc, they made a concerted on
siaught upon the voters. terrible scene now
snsned, In which the entire crowd participated.
Stones and pistols were rapidly discharged and
men were trampled to the earth, beaten, stamped
on. and severity wounded. Among those injured
was n D. owens, 1OoTfh~ ward commissioner,
who had his wrist badly shattered by pistol ball;
A klofeT received spent ball i'm his forehead
which stunned him, but Inflicted no serious in
jury. Captain Goddard was, with several officers
on the ground, and the captain did good service
with his iong arms and heavy fines in quelliny
the af,ay. He was severely struck several times
but got OF without any serious damage.
An Irishman was 80 dreadfully mutilated that
his features were entirely undistinguishable, and
his head and shoulders were covered with blood
The polls were torn down by this imported gam
Baltimore were frey
with stones, clubs and other missiles.
Several Of the ringleaders Were arrested and
taken to the guard hOuse, amongst others, young
man by the name of Johnson. q.
The buildings in the neighborhood were dam
aged, the doors and windows being broken in on
all sides. In the skirmish Mr. Geo. D. Spencer
received i severe blow in the face
An old man named Cassidy, a granite cutter
received bullet wound the left ear; the ball
fortunately, however, glanced, and did not penr-
trate the skull. He was taken to the residence of
DR.. Palmer. who attended to the wound
MI Matthew Emery was severely injured by
blow from stone. In consequence Of the dis
turbances there was general closing up Of stores
and places Of business quite early in the morning.
At the first precinct of the Fourth Ward, the
officers did all in their power to prevent the riot
placing themselves between the belligerents and
the voters In the line, with Captain Goddard at
the head who demanded the peace. when they
rushed on en- mass, and with an impetuosty
which nothing short Of a military force could
have withstood, and although the police fought
like heroes. they Were forced to abandon the field
to the possession Of these hired miscreaHts.
Such an exhibition of murderous instruments as
the party carried was sufficient to cause the peace
ably disposed to keep as far from them posi-
BILE. One man was armed with large black
smiths sledge; another with d horse pistol Of
Gus assortment of revolvers, bowie knives, billies
an iron bar; while fourth carried, besides side
pocket filed with convenient stones brckbats,
&c. large billet of oak wood of sufficient weight
TO fell an OK. These weapons were rs thick
mulberries In season. the parties bTandishino
them about in menacing manner. to the horror
OF al those who Were not, like themselves, parti
cipants in these dis2 raceful scenes.
Mayor Magruder Immediately sent the follow
ing communicated (ac ;omPaned by certiticates)
10 the President, asking that company Of United
states Marines should be ordered out for the pur-
pose Of maintaining the peace.
Mayors OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. jun |, 1857
To the President Of the United States:
SIR: Upon the representation of creditable citi-
ZPns that 4 band of lawleSs persons. most Of them
not residents of this CITY have attacked one of the
polls AT which the annual election is progress
and after maiming some twenty good and peace
a6ls citizens, have driven the remainder from the
polls, have dispersed the commissioners OF cleo
lion. and threaten further violence on any attempt
TO carry on the election. ! respectfully request
YOU to order out the company of United states
marines, now in this CITY. to maintain the peace
thereof, the civil authorities finding themselves
unable TO do with the means at their disposal and
their being no other United States soldiers at your
command in this city. ! have instituted per-
sOnal inquiry into the matter. and find that the
weapons used were various kinds Of firearms
clubs, knives, and stones, and the facts stated
In the enclosed certificate are Just and true.
W. Il MAGRCDER. Mayor.
The President forthwith gave the requisite
ders.
Our Baltimore visitors were, about IL O'Clock
GOOD enough To PaT visit TO the Second Ward
l0lls, wearing the X. Y. ticket a badge, and
IEOuting for . Dixon n raIlying cry.
In a few minutes their inevitable TevoIvers were
out. and some thirty or forty shots were fired in
quick succession, in the neighborhood of Eley-
enth street and the Avenue.
In this afsay, young man, residing on Thir-
tenth street, between ii and i, named John
Ouzely, was shot in the knee. About this time
some Of the - solid men, Of the ward were seen
emerging from their residences armed with muA
kets, "a II they had some notion Of going upon q
cunning expedition The Plug Uglies seemed
TO think the Second Ward air was getting insalu-
briOus, and they left in body, probably with the
design Of ''regulating' some Of the other pre-
cincts.
Soon after the ARRAY at the Second Ward de-
tachment Of the delectable Plug Uglies made
their appearance at the second precinct of Fourth
Ward and succeeded for a while in driving away
the voters from the polls. They were finally
driven on by the officers Of the police in attend
ance, and they then rallied undo: the cry Of - TO
The Seventh Ward, in which direction they pro-
At one O'Clock, noisy crowd Of boys and men
passed up Pennsylvania avenue from the direction
Of the Fifth WaTd, dragging after them small
brass gun Where they got it we are unable to
say. but IL said they Intended to il TO de-
fend themselves. Immediately after two compa-
MES Of L. :. Marines commanded by Captain
Tyler went To the CITY Hall and reported for
service TO the Mayor.
THE BLOODY END.
shortly after I O'Clock, =. NJ. the marines two
companies, no men in ALL arrived on the nIound
hrst precinct Of the fourth ward, under charge of
Captain Tyler, and accompanied by MavOr Ma
gruder- The opposition had, in the meantime,
Procured a bFass cannon, and stationed il at the
Northern market-hOuse, which they made their
Eeadqu arters.
After the Mayor had addressed the crowd, sta
ting that the soldiers were brought there solely TO
maintain the public peace Of the city which had
been hagrantly violated, the marines moved upon
the market house to take possession of the can
non. amidst every species OF taunt and Opprobri-
um. ending finally in the poSsessors Of the cannon
firing pistols at marines. The lattsr, however,
moved steadily on, seized the cannon, and then
due warning having been given, replied to the
pistol shots upon them by Volley Of ball
The Plug Cglies then scattered, firing shots as
They did so from behind corners.