Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-04
Maryland Observation-Disclosures in Bali
timOre.

! BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-The State election is now pro-
crossing. There Ia great struggle in all the wards
| of the city. As far heard from the polls of the
! Third ward are blocked by rowdies, and the police
/ force are doing nothing TO hinder them. In the
Tenth ward the reform Judge of election was intm-
dated and compelled to leave his post Hinsley was
appointed by the acting Mayor and rejected by the
4 Councils. He has been re-appointed. The reform
ers have been driventoR James geffers a son of
/ Madison LETTERS, was shot in the side and beaten
over the bead by the reformers, whom he had i'll
/ treated in the Fifth ward. Adam B. Kyle, Jr, a
/ merchant doing business at No IS Hanover street,
reformeF, has beeR shot in the temple, and is in
dvinT edition. HIS brother, George II. KYLE who
came TO his rescue also shot, and is dangerous
| Iy nounucu. a. the Fourteenth ward a desperate
| struggle occurred the retOrmers We're resisted
with arms Johnny White alias James Johnson, a
notorious rOwdy, run an awl into refoFmer and
was shot dead with pistol ball Two other row.
dies named Harris and Duffy were shot in the legs
Hsgry Starr a reformer, also slot in the leg.
! Vim. Stiles Eeformer. was shot in the arm and
leg. Theodore Woodsii E%s badly beaten
! the Captain OF the Thunder Bolt Club with drawn
sword He took refuge in store and the r'owdies,
l pursuing broke the windows Richardson, however,
/ managed to make bis escape.
Judge Giles of the United States DISTRICT Court
met Sheriff Creamer in the street and told him in
decided terms that he was to be held accountable
for all the blood shed today. He also told him as
Judge and lawyer that he had the authority and il
was his duty to interfere in the Eighteenth ward.
The rowdies took possession Of the polls and gave
the RefOrmers notice to quit. Felix. McCurly was
severely beaten. .
IL the Fifth ward the Reformers were driven Off
at an early how. The son of Hon. Joshua Vansant
was beaten while attempting g vote. Several shots
were fired, but no person was injured The First
Second and Fourth wards also in possession VI
the rowdies to the total exclusion of all who oppose
them In the Twentieth ward the rowdies are
knocking dOYn and maltreating whom they please
The police QfeV 40 protection to citizens. The
rowdies brought syiyei gH the ground in the
Twelfth and Sixteenth wards, H EEE
gang of rowdes from Washington, fully armed,
are aiding the Baltimore Roughs. The Indications
now are that the Reformers as general thing have
abandoned the contest finding it impossible to vote
without riskiRg their lives. In the Fifteenth ward,
boy has been mePtaLy wounded by shot IN the
breast There is much talk in the streets among
the citizens of the propriety of establishing yigi-
lance committee
BALTIMORE, O'Clock, P. NJ, Nov. 2--Wm F. Pres
ton, Democratic candidate for Congress in the third
district, is lying at Barnum's Hotel badly beat
en- about the head with billy. The outrage Is
said to have committed in the seventh Wapdi
In the Eleventh ward which is the stronghold of
the Reformers, Mr.. Geo. MeGill prominent Re
former, made speech and announced the with
drswal of Mr.. Thomas, the candidate for Attorney.
General. The Reforwers then all withdrew, ind
ing it impossible to accomplish anything.
Mr. Adam B. Kyle, who received q pistol pau IN
his tekae this morning at the election poll in the
Fifteenth ward, was reported dead at two O'Clock,
lint he was still alive an hour since. His case, how
ever is homeless as the ball is buried in his brain
At o'clock DIR. Robinson, of the Central Reform
Committee, visited the polls in the Eleventh ward
and announced that the Retormers had been dflveI
from every ward except mat ana ne fAghlh, anu
he therefore, cuuns eled the Reformers 70 TtbdraS
~ avoid further bloodshed. DR.. Thomas, the Re
forvs Judge petiged and the contest was abandoned
The Ref6rners throughout the Oily t9qk The same
course leaving the polls in the hands OF the dqn'
nant marty Numerous reports are atloat with re-
gard 10 minor outrages on the rights of citizens IN
he seyeref wards In the Second ward Charles
Rarkard a German was shot in the hip In the
Fifth ward man, whose name Is unknown, was
dreadfully beaten.
In relation 10 the assault upon Mr. Preston, the
most reliable report Is, that it occurred at Gevans-
town, in the Ninth district BaltRoPe County: One
account saws that the assaant was an Flshnlan but
i is difficult TO arrive at the truth WIN 50 many
conflicting reports
This evening the streets are nearly deserted, ex-
cept by The victorious party. The stores We're
generrlly closed at dark
The proprietor of the Exchange, having been
Threatened with an assanltnHp9 his Office, has made
demand upon the city authorities f9T Protection:
BALTpI0RE, 10 y. M.-The Americans are reJoic-
ing over their victory in the city. The Referners,
however, deny that anything that can be called an
election bad taken place. Il viii be late before any
returns Of the vote can be obtainsd, as there were
large number Of officers voted for, and all on one
ticket In II wards it is reported that tho average
vote for the American ticket is $50. The highest
vote on the Reform ticket was only "a,