The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-09

or forty shots were fred IN quick success
sion in the neighborhood of Eleventh street
and the avenue.
In the affray. young man. residing on
Thirteenth street, between III and I, named
John 0ouzely, was shot in the knee. About
this time some of the .'solid men" of the
ward were.seen emerging from their resi-
dences armed With muskets as if they had
some notion of going upon a cunning expe-
dition., 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 precincts.
Soon after the affray at the second ward,
detachment of the delectable Plug Uglies
made their appearance at the second pre-
cinct of the fourth ward, and succeeded for
while in driving away the voters from the
polls. They were finally driven off by the
officers of the police in attendance, and
they then rallied under the cry of ito the
seventh ward !" in which direction they
proceeded.
At one o'clock noisy crowd of boys and
men passed up Pennsylvania avenue from
the direction of the fifth ward. dragging
after them small brass gun. Where they
got it we are unable to say. but it was said
they intended to use it to defend themselves.
Immediately after two companies of United
States marines, commanded by Captain
7 Al. ILL
for service to the mayer.
Shortly after l O'Clock. p. NJ. the ma
rines 1.-TWO companies, ITO men in ally ar
rived on the ground. first precinct of the
fourth ward. under charge of Captain Tyler.
and accompanied by Magruder. The OPP
position had in the meantime procured a
brass cannon, and stationed it at the North
ern market-house, which they made their
headquarters.
After the Mayor had addressed the crowd,
stating that the soldiers were brought there
solely to maintain the public peace of the
city, which had been fagrantly violated,
the marines moved upon the market-house
to take possession of the cannon, amidst
| every species of taunt and epprobium, end
| ing finally in the possessors of the cannon
| firing pistols at the marines. The latter,
however. moved steadily on, seized the can
pom. and then due warning having been
| given, replied to the pistol shot upon them
by volley of ball. The Plug Uglies then
scattered, firing shots as they did SO from
behind corners.
After the smoke cleared away the terrible
sight was presented of four Or five persons
in the agonies of death, and several others
fearfully wounded
The names of those killed and wounded,
for 70
are: .,.---r
Aston. grocery keeper. shot through the
head, dead. Thomas Willis, of Anne Arun-
del county, Nd, shot in the back-fatally,
it is thought. A colored man shot dead.
name not known. p. F. Bell. seventh ward,
knee terribly fractured. Colonel Williams,
Of the Land Office, shot in the left arm.
while standing at his window in the second
story of his house. Colonel Deans, also of
the Land Office, was shot but how seriously
injured we did not learn.
An old man lay dead near Hyatts store,
shot through the head and breast.
Another man, shot in the abdomen, near
the market house, dropped apparently fatal
ly wounded, and was carried away by his
friends. -e--
The groans of the wounded and dying
filled the air, with the sight of pools of clot
ted olood upon the sidewalks and streets,
made up scene such as we trust, our city
will never again be called upon to exper
fence.
WASHINGTON, June "A company of
Artillery from Fort MeHenry was ordered
out to relieve the Marines and arrived at
ten O'Clock, and placed as guard over the
Mayors house and other threatened places.
No other disturbances have been ascertain
ed. Eight persons were killed and fifteen
wounded.