Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-06-11
r., From From the Union Of ruesday,l
The Riot in Washington n n

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CrT ELEcrIoS YEsrERDAY-R,o7,xo ~
THE RLIs-SEVERAL MEN KILLED AND Wo,,rn or Al
Ed NE otizens OF Washington were callaa
upo1estfoay to elect members of the two
poaf OF councils and other municipal officers
ana fthfpiace OF their being allowed free
ana eercise OF the privileges of the elec.
tVefaneise, armed gangs of bullies and doc
Peffes lefe imported from Baltimore with
the fw 4 lntimidating all from voting far
the Fti klow nothing candidates through the
per$sIvdlnfiuepee of .bludgeons, slung-sbots
pistb AMI bowie. knives. The Star of last
evedE i its account of yesterdays bloodv
pro&diIgs, says O'
Ahng of hired ruffians and bn,liaS n,.u
ugliF aid othG worthless from Baitimotss ps
werdnpfted by the -notbines fo totn
viola pdsessionIef the polls, and armed witS vtb
revoIr ,bliies ind slung-shots, to prevent
our " citizens rom depositing their votes
InRe lrst precinct of the Fourth Wal
this arrng g'heral fight occurred in which
sever Kindred nen and boys were engaged
indistniately. 1t seems that some forty or
fifty Pguglies eame down from Baltimore
this rnrng to assist our citizens in the elec.
tion ttdE. Af'er floating around for some
time Vt lut effeeting anything of note, they
pitched ION the Fourth Ward first precipcf
as beinae most eligible scene for their opera.
tions. hong line of voters were stapdino in
the streIextenGDg for some distance fron,
the poll ind composed principally of anti.
know-hqns Vo'rS' The plugs, assisted by
several BE squads of chunkers and rip rams
of our ol city, eideavored to break into this
line by Fding, 'ut not succeeding in this
they lefee sceneof action to concert more
hostile Isures. g.
After fhort the they returned largely
REINFORCED in lunbers and with revolTers
stones, Yes, Hici cibatS, &c, they made con-
certed qHaugbupon the voters A terrible
scene NJ ensue, in which the entire crowd
participe ed. Sdes and pistols were readily
dischar9, and len were trampled to the
earth, Aten, slipped on, and severely woun-
ded. Aong tl4 injured was r. B. Owens,
Fourth Fard cOhissioner, who had his wrist
badly slittered 7h pistol ball. A KlopfeL.
receivedh spentd dll in his forehead, VIZ
stunned PIN, bud dlicted no serious iniul
Captain Poddartas, with several off y
on the gohd, a hhe captain did good SER
vice withhI lonarms and heavy fists in quell-
ing the fffr,y. eiwas severely struck sever
al times bt go'ff without any serious dam
age.
Several q the lgleaders were arrested and
taken to til gu1 1.house among others o
young man Iy thaame of johnson.
The buil lingS the Hcighborhood were
damaged, tie dos and windows being bro
ken in on kll ses In the skrmish Mr.,
George D. penc received a severe blow in
the face
At the if prentt of the Fourth Ward
the officers id alhtheir power to prevent
the riot plalng tlnbelves between the bellig-
erents and te voti in the line with Capt.
Goddard at the lad, who demanded the
peace when hey sled on en- masse, and with
an impetuosE whhpothing short of a mil
itary force (4ld hseTithstood and, although
the police fight kaheroes, they were forced
to abandonae fel % the possession of these
hired miscralts.
Our BaInpre vsitrs were, about | o'clock
good enoua 10 pyh visit to the Second
Ward weans theklw nothing ticke; as
badge, andihOutingf + Dixon" as rallylng
cry.
In fewninutes dir inevitable revolers
were out, al some tEty or forty shots Tre
fired, in quk successor, in the neighborhpd
of Eeventktreet aathe aYenne