Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-06-13
Riot and RlO0dshed at the Nation
al Capitol.
ssir or Eight Persons Allied, and Tacen
|ty or TAirty Wonndsd- The Flying DR.
tHery Ordered Out.
WASHINGTON. June l.

tMery Ordered Out.
Washington, June I.
Our city to-day has been the scene Of
The most intense excitment, riot and blood
shed.
A gang of organized desperate rowdies,
some so IN. number, called s.Plug Uglies, I
arrived here this morning from Baltimore,
for the purpose of defeating theDemocratic
| licket,and keeping naturalized citizens from
the polls. They divided their forces; and
part Of them made demonstration at the
First Precinct of the Fourth Ward and an
other at the Second Police. At the latter
place their interference soon caused row,
and some l8 or 20 sIlsta were fred A
young man named John Ougeley was shot
in the knee. The citizens of thisWard then
turned out with arms, and drove the riot
ers Off
At this time desperate row had COM
meneed at the First Precinct of the Fourth
Ward. The "pugs" being enforced by
the "Rip-raps" and 'sChunkers" Of the ci-
ty;a terrible attack was made on the Anti
kuowNothing voters with pistols bowie
knives and stones, and they were driven
from the polls.
E. B. Owens one of the commission
ers had his hand shattered by a pistol
shot.
A. Elofar received spent ball in his
forehead.
An Irishman was dreadfnlly beaten, so
that his features could not be recognized,
and several others received slight pistol
shot wounds.
Captain Goddard, had strong force
of police on the ground but was driven
back.
The Mayor called on the President for
military force.
The "Plug- Uglies" repaired to the en-
CINE house Of the Annacoslia Company,
near the Navy Yard, procured small cam
non or swivel, and marched to the battle
ground. They were passed by two com
panies of Marines, under Capt. Tyler, also
marched to the scene Of riot, who were
hailed with boots and yells
The "Plug Ugies' drew up with their
cannon in front of the Market house on K
street, fronting Seventh street. The Ma
rines formed on Seventh St.
The Mayor addressed the crowd, and or
dered il to disperse. Word was sent to
him that if the Marines did not leave the
ground difficutity would take place.
An order was then given to charge, and The
Marines took the cannon, amid solley of
pistol shots from the plug Uglies." The
Marines returned the fire, principally di-
reeted to the north west corner Of the Mar
ket house. Five were killed and 17wound-
ed.
The cannon was captured, and the Ma
rlnes then marched to the City Hall.
Some IS musket shots Of buck and ball
were counted on the northeast corner of
the building,and on the dry goods store adj
joining, some rs high as the second story
The stores were all closed on seventh street
for six squares.
Twenty Or thirty Of the "pIug UeIies"
escaped on the PM train for Baltimore,
and quiet was restored.
II was then runhored that the ''Plue Ug-
hes had telegraphed ito their chief to
send reinforcements when Colonel Coop
er, the Adjautant General, telegraphed
for the Flying Artillery at Fort Mclieu-
~.
Eight o'clock p M.-Tlfe Baltimore
train is in. The Marines marched to the
depot to receie the Plug Uglies," when it
was ascertained that fifty had started but
none had arFised,owine to- a want of fnan-
ces. The Marines returned, and will re-
main under guard all night, The city is
now quiet Is
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