The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-08-12
Foreigners Read ! Election Riots !
Dreadful Loss of I.iGe!!i

citizens Of louisville for many years 10 come. +
Such hellish and diabolcai acts as those COM 1
mitted in our midst, in a civilized and en-
lightened community, are without parallel
The following incidents and loss Of life and
property without comment or note, is as near as
We could ge; at the outrages committed. 1t will
satisfy those living at distance that the great
est, the most vile outrages ever known IN any
country have been pprprtrated IN the free city
of Louisville, Kentucky.
Before the polls were open hall an hour the
know-nothngs took possession OF them, preven-
ting all democrats and foreigners from voting.
The first fight took place between aniAmerl-
can and an Irishman in the vicinity ol the
Kentucky engine-hous which resulted IN the
death OF the Irishman, who died in Jail. The
American we believe was badly hurt.
A man named Townsend was shot and
stabbed on Jefferson street, while walking from
his store to his residence. He will probably de
A German shoemaker was killed while
harmIessly walking home, in the second ward.
crowd OF know-nothIngs attacked two
Germans. who were standing in front OF their
shop, and would have naltreated them had
thev not made good their escape.
We heard OF five Germans who were lying
in a drug store, IN dying condition, on Jetier-
son, above Preston street
gang OF buIes infested the upper part OF
the iowa, and tore down several tenements
near the bridge. on Jefferson street, and cruelty
beat several Germans, robbed them OF the
vaIuableS in their possession, and broke every
article of furniture in their houses
/ Late in the evening a brewery was set on
fire, on jefferson street, and burned 10 the
/ ground.
! The Shelbg street Catholic Chvrct was bro
! ken open, searched and many things broken.
The mob then proceeded to the courthouse,
/ and got possession of cannon and several guns,
with which they marched through the Second
and First wards Later in the evening We
saw them marching down Jefferson, we sup
pose 10 the Seventh and Eighth, carrying
banner with the motto, ".7merica for .7meri-
cans"
! At the first ward we heard Of the Germans
who with bloody heads, made their escape 10
their dwellings, on Main street, but were
/ followed bv the mob, fired on in the midst of
women and children, and afterwards dragged
out, numerically beaten until they fell sense
less
Jesse Hughes, good democrat, was beat on,
cut, and shot so badly, al the corner Of Jefirr-
son and Jackson streets, that he died shortly
/ after.
At the FIRST ward there was a continual
row. in which several men I'VE could not
learn how many, or what side) were killed and
mortally wounded. During the ,chole might
| TINT part { form acas illuminated from the
con Fagrafion ofthe houses Of poor nnd peocen-
/ bic Germans, sci afrG By the base incendirjeS'
match. We heard Of two cooper-shops, in
which nobody was. that were set on fire ; they
were opposite Atkinson's pork house, on
! Main street. ---.... w. -,
| flames German leaped from the house, tried
TO escape The blows aimed at his head, and
nearly succeeded, when man whom he was
passing in his flight knocked him down with
monster club the crowd gathered around him
and oeat him till he lay inSensible AT the
Sixth ward at the courthouse, the know
nothingS were determined none but one Of their
order should vote not a democrat, but
particularly foreigner, dare 60 up the steps.
( Several IriShmgn were attacked on the corner
Of Fifth ~ the know-nothing builes as they
passed from me poll 10 another W. saw an
unlucky lrisbman who got m, but finding the
place too hot for him, jumped out of the second
story on the ground, for which he was taken
TO Jail.
A an.'we believe named Kelly, was shot in
the courthouse square through the heart, and
then taken to iail-to die we suppose.
Two others were lying in the yard all night
who had been shot and brutalIy cut during the
fight in the evening.
The Eighth ward was the crowninr scene
ofall here death and destruction went hand
in hand The Irish were driven from the polls
thev r-iaIiated in which we heard an American
was shot. To revenge their brother, they
attacked whole row of frame buildings be-
longing to Mr.. Quinn shot in among women
and children. then broke in and took ont two
men and tried to kill them succeeded with
one and hung the other, amid tantalizing gibes
and ribad jestS unbpcoming even to cannibals
or vampires. 4 WOMAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO
SAVE HER HUSBAND WAS PITCHED DOWN STAIRS,
BREAKING HER NECK AND LIMBS, THAT SHE
DIED. Several other men were killed, the
exact number cannot learn.
The mob, finding their game becoming scarce,
set the torch to the houses the women fed !
ONE WE HEARD or, WHO WAS FLYING WITH \
YOUNG INFANT IN HER ARMS, WAS FOLLOWED BY
. A uARD-HEAETED WRETCH, VINO COMING VI, PUT
THE MUZzLE OF THE WEAPON TO THE CuLD's
HEAD, FIRED, AND DASHED ITS BRAINS OVER ITS /
MOTHERS ARMS"
Up TO a iafe hour the hor,7on m1s'diuminated |
with the flames Of burned dwellings,, an Which
mang poor homes! :corking man, ardh his ,C,fe |
and dear little ones, persisted in preference 10 !
10 coming out TO meet death from pistols and J
6owje-hniDes IN the hands of freemen.
A Oakland mob from the 7th and Sth (
wards, led on by - Wix and George Jones'
made sortie on the polls, badlm beat several .
Germans, who retreaed as quick as possible
One of the Germans died al O'Clock yeser-