The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-06
niss aal DlssasAsa ct tAs National capital.
coLLIsios nErwERH tins BALTIMORE "rLuo
uoLiEs" AND THE u o. MAEIsEs.
rax PLYING AarrLLERY ORDERED on,


Special pspatch 10 th~ N. Y. Times
WAssisoroS, Monday, June /.
Our city to-day has been the scene OF
The most intense exciteme Mt, riot and blood.
she'd
gang Of organised desperate rp~dies,
'o'ne tir'y IN number. called the Plug Ug-
Les. arrived here this morning irom Balti.
more, Tor the purpose Of de .sling the Dem
crate ticket. and keeping na,ursiis@d eli
Gems from the polls. They divided their
'orcss; and part OF them made demonstra.
ION At the First Precinct Of the Fourth
Ward. and another st the Second Police
Al the latter place their interference soon
caused row. snd some le or 40 sho,s
were nreo. A yourg man named John
Ougeley ~ss shot ~ the knee. The r'Ii
se"s Of this Ward ,hen turned out with
arms. and drove the ri,sers Cd.
Al this time "a DESPERATE row had com
aenced at the Fus, Pfecinc, OF the fourt..
Wsrd. The Plugs being reinfor ed by
the Rip Rape and 'Chunkers' Of the City,
terrible attack was made on the anu.
KHow.No,h.ng vot - with pistols, bowie
tnives and stones, and the, we're driven
rom the lis.
y. u. Owens, one Of the Cotnmi ssioners,
'sd h. hand shattered By pistol shat.
A. klofer received a spent ball In his
OrerrAd,
An Ifshmsn was dreadfully beaten, &c
hat his Gestures could not be recognized
~ reserai others received slight plstol
,hot wuunIs.
Capt Gvddard, had q strong force or %.
nc. ON th- ground. but were driven back.
The Mayor called ON the President for
military force.
The Plug Ualies' repaired to the engine
house Of the Annscostia Company nes,
he Navy Yard, procured a small cannon j,
awel, and marched 10 the battle ground
They were passed by Two companies o
Marines, under Capt Tyler, also marching
~ the scene OF rv', who were hsi ed viii
nools and yeiis
The 'Plug.Usiies' drew up with ,hei,
cannon IN front Vt the Make, house On K
'trcet. fronting seventh street The Ma
ines formed on Seventh street.
The Mayor addressed the crowd, end or
dsred IL to d,srer.e. Word wss sent I,
MIN that If thu Marnes did not leave tn,
groun..s dihculty would take place. A,
rder wss then given to charge, aud the Ma
hhes took the cannon, AMID a volley o
pistol shots from the plug y giles
The Marines returned the lire. principal
" directed 10 the northwest corner ol 'hs
Market house. Five were killed and l.
were wounded.
Mr.. Aston q grocer, was shot dead,
Thos Wills. Of Maryland, WAS mortali
wounded
| A colored man, name unknown, was sLo
dead.
| y. +. Yell was shot badly In the leg.
Col. Williams, OF the Land Oaice wa
mortality wounded.
Col. Deems, Of the Land Office, was NOR
tally wounded.
| An Ir,sbman, name unknown, was sho
through the head, and fell dead.
| An lfishman, nare unknown, was NOR
Tally wounded in the ab omen.
TIE cannon was captured, ana the Ma
tines then marched To the City Hall.
| Some 81 mnsket shots vt buck and al
were counted On the northeast corner OF IN.
building. and on the dry good store adj1n
ing. some ~ high as the second story. In
stores were ali Closed ON seventh street ~
Xix 50 ares.
T~en,y or thirty ofthc Plug Uglies' 20
capped ON the . p. d. train Tor Baltimore
and quiet was restored,
u was then run orsd that the Plug U 2
lies' had tele -raphed to their chief TO seat
achievements, when Colonel Cooper, the
Asju,sn, General. telcgraphed ior the Fly
ing Artillery 81 Ior,. NJ Henry.
/ Eiosr o'cLocK p. n -Tne Daliimor,
ram 10 IN. The Marines match, 10 III,
iepot to receive The Pug Cg i.s.' when i
was uscer,a,ned that filIy had start d, bu
none had arrived. osing 10 a want VI hosn
| .. The Msrles returned. and w,ll 70
naln under guard ali nignl. Iae clty j.
| row Qulet.