, 1859-06-18
Attack on llse Germ TurneFH--Forty
shots Ffred-.Scyera1 Persons " ouh-
laN

Attack on tie Gcrm'n II TurnerH--Forty
shots Fired.-Scyera1 Persona Noun-
ded.
Thu Ger1nun Turner's celebrated Whitsuntide !
Yesterday, III the grove in the rear Of tile Blind
Asyluul, on the ShelbysilIe Turnpike. The |
members of other German societies, aud also
number Of females, participated III the festivities
peculiar to that people. In the course Of the
day Il number of reckless young men from tus
Point and Butchertnwn, who were in liquor,
visited the grounds and disturbed the Germans;
but the latter were lnciucl to FcAce, amt se7e-
r1l watchtnen, who were enga.ed to n'1intain
order, induced the outsiders to leave the PIC
ncers to the rural enjoyment, but they lctt "it!.
threats to assail them. Is some Of these Ger
mans returned to the city, about O'Clock, and
lrfure tue l,lain body had left. one Of them was
pulled down from omnibus and beaten ~
some If the crowd who disturbed them in the
morning, aud who luil III wait to atsack them.
lie made his way back tu his friends, VIII" then
srut iurward reconaoitcring party, who cline
in collision with thr butcher and Point boys, tie
latter using tricks anil stones, and the io7n1cr
the SAME wtaI,'ns, and also short swords, Which
il IL part of 1Erir Etsal, In this affair." "ns
| lis budv cut. aud several III both SIDES were
hurt by the missiles. The policemen ila$tcnrti
tu the scene ot thu riot, and prcvai'cd "n the
Germans to return to the grove.
| In tile meantime. the butcher boys and F",nt-
or, grew more wrathy that Of their humber
| should b. hors dc sumbdf, and raj yins ! Large
| force. posted themselves in the vicinity ut y
! bridge, to attack the Turner's Us they marched
| in Il line duwn Main street. The Inter were on
their guard, Us they anticipated sklrt1!ish, aud
they crossed ,he M.n street bridge and march
| "a i'll u line n"wn Nam <trecr. They were nol
nlolesrsi until they reached the starch factory
| when salute Of stones greeted them. The
commander Of the Turner's lied halt, and
the crowd in waiting, who we're armed with
shotgun and pistols, fred vol!cy, which
| wour,sei several Turner's. Some If the latter
who were armed. returned the fire, nud tile
| whole buly then beat hasty but successful,
though rather disurderly retreat They were
| pursued thruuyh lsutchcr1own BY the victorious
pointers uul their crowd, who rained rocks on
| their foe, aud also fired few single shots In
ail, it Is estimated that forty shots were fred
| Of thu Turner's party, Mr.. lelsicin, painter,
was sho, in the side; Lenard, .unsmlth
pl,,ye.i 1T J. Gr,.lilh's, WIS knocked senseless
,y ball which took effect in the forehead, u
| dangerous wuun,l; Mr.. SchAd received ball III
his hand. which vas extracted by nr. Piles:
Mr. SteatIer, and hall dozen others. wrEe
struck by shot, which did no particular larnl,-,
Dn the other side, Sp"tts. mid man named
Best, were badly beaten, but arr not supposed
10 be iu u dangerous condition. \ stray ball
struck l. child i'll the foot. und it went hume
owling, aud Jos. Zimmerman, = by>tanler,
had his hand touched by ball, WHICH just cut
the tesll, but did no particular hnrt.
The riot was most disEraceful, and had its Of
icin in the young men disturb NJ those who
| were enjoying themselves in their own peculiar
way. as il was their right, 1t is certainly strange
but fortunate, that number were not killet
| outright. No arrests were tnlte to a late hour.
| that we heard of-LoatsfHt Courier, lsM Inst.
Further OF tho Frost.
sfaj. Cary Of this city has returned from Del
cvare county and thcrcabouts. and reports i
.iiscouraging state Of things far is the Wheat
crop il concerned \ few days sun is exposing
the injury from the action Of the frost and mS'y
Of thu fields supposed to have escaped injury
are shewins the fu,a ssmptom-n premature
riprnins II the >trAw.
'Mr. o. F. Dodge has handed in a handful Of
apples, pears. goosebcr1ics, &c, pucked in thr
township Of Aurora which show that the frost
did its perfect work there. In that ownsh1p
The frost WIS 30 thick two hours after sun ri>,.
the morning, after its visitation .tsat suow halls
were made from, it C2<st!I"d HsI4eqA l5M t"<:,