Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-06
From the Union of Tuesday.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

from the Union OF TUESDAY.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The CRY ELECTION Observation-Disclosures AT THE
PolLs-SEvERAL MEN KILLED AND WouNDED.-The
citizens Of Washington were called upon yesterday
to elect members of the two boards of councils and
other municipal officers, and in the place of their
being allowed free and full exercise Of the prvi-
leges of the elective franchise armed gangs of bull
with the view of intimdating all from voting for the
anti.know nothing candidates through the persua-
sve influence of bludgeons slung Shots pistols and
BOWEL knives. The Star, of last evening in its &C.
count of yesterdays bloody proceedings, says:
A gang of hired ruffians and DULLES, "plug ug
lies" and other worthless from Baltimore have been
imported by the Know Nothings to take violent pos
session of the polls, and armed with revovers bill
lies, and slung shots to prevent our own citizens
from deposting their votes.
In the first precinct of the Fourth ward this
morning general fight occurred, in which several
hundred men and boys were engaged, indscrim-
nately. 1t seems that some forty OF fifty plug ug
lies came down from Baltimore this morning to as
sst citizens in the election to-day. After float
ing around for some time without efectng anything
of note, they pitched upon the fourth ward first pre-
cnct the most eligible for their operations
A long line of voters were standing in the street
extending for some distance from the polls and COM
posed principally of anti-know nothing voters The
plugs assisted by several squads oarge chunkers and
rip raps ofour city, endeavored to break into this
line Oy GROWING, OUT not succeeding IN THIS Lney
left the of action to concert hostile
ures
After short time they returned largely reinforced
in numbers, and with revolvers, stones, billies,
brckbats, &C., they made concerted onslaught up
the voters. A terrible scene now ensued, in
which the entire crowd participated: Stones and
pistols were rapidly discharged and men were tram
pied to the EARTH beaten, stamped on, and severely
wounded Among those injured was T. B. Owens,
Fourth Ward commissioner, who had his wrist bad
ly shattered by pistol ball. A. Kopfer received
spent ball in his forehead which stunned him, but
inflicted no serious injury Capt. Goddard was.
with several officers, the ground and the captain
did good service with his long arms and heavy fists
in quelling the ARRAY. He severely struck sew
eral times, but got off without any serious damage.
Several of the ringleaders arrested and taken
to the guard-house; amongst others, a young man
by the name of johnson.
The buildings in the neghborhood were damaged,
the doors and windows being broken in on all sides.
In the skirmsh Mr.. George d. Spencer received
severe blow in the face.
At the first precinct of the 18th Ward the officers did
all in their power 10 prevent the riot, placing them
selves between the bellgercnts and the voters in the
line, with Captain Goddard at the head who de-
manded the peace, when they rushed masse,
and with an impetuosity which nothing short of
military force could have withstood; and, although
the police fought like heroes. they forced to
abandon the field to the possession of these hired
mscreants
Our Baltimore visitors were, about IL o'clock,
good enough to pay visitto the Second Ward polls,
wearing the know nothing ticket badge, and
shouting for " Dixon" as ralyng cry.
In few minutes their inevitable revolyers were
out and some thirty or forty shots were fired, in
quick succession, in the neighborhood of Eleventh
street and the avenue.
In this affray, a young man, residing on Thir-
teenth street, between H and I, named John Oazey,
was shot in the knee. About this time OF the
0off
their residences armed with muskets. as if they had
some notion of going on cunning expedition. The
plug uglies seemed to think the Second Ward air
was getting insalubrious, and they left in body
probably with the design of regulating some of
the other precincts.
At one O'Clock, a noisy crowd of boys and men
passed up Pennsylvania Avenue from the direction
of the Fifth Ward dragging after them small brass
gum Where they got it we are unable to say, but
it was said they intended to use it to defend them
selves Immediately after two companies of United
States Marines commanded by Captain Tyler, went
to the City Hall, and reported for service to the
mayor"
At noon it became evident that nothing short of
military interposition could save the city from al.
most universal riot. A letter was addressed by
Mayor Magruder to the President of the United
States, asking for company of marines in order to
maintain the peace of the city. The request was
promptly complied with. We continue our extracts
from the Star:
'Shortly after o'clock, p m, the marines (two
companies 10 in ally arrived on the ground first pre-
cnct of the Fourth ward under charge Of Capt. Ty-
Ter, and accompanied by Mayor Magruder. The OPP
position had in the meantime, procured brass can
non and stationed it at the Northern market-house,
which they made their headquarters.
After the mayor had addressed the crowd stating
that the soldiers brought there solely to main
tain the public peace of the city, which had been a
GRAVITY violated the marines moved upon the market
house to take possession Of the cannon, amidst eve
~ species of taunt and opprobrum, ending finally
in the possessors of the cannon firing pistols at the
parinessA The latter, however, moved steadily on,
{ seized tho cannon. and then, due warning having
been given replied to the pistol shots upon them by
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