Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-10
The Recent Political Riot in Washington
The Republican WiGwam Destroyed
nisnrnrefnI. Cnnhnct of the Mobiles.

The Recent Political h1Ot IN washington
The Republican WiEwam Destroyed
Dissraceful Conduct of the MObites.
Wednesday evenings Washington Star
gives the particulars of the recent mob in
that city, mentioned by telegraph:
About half-past twelve o'clock, a large
body of men were formed in line on Penn
sylvania-avenue, near the Breckinridge
Headquarters assuming the name and claim
ing to be members of the National Volunteer
Association. They marched by way of
Four-and,a-half and Sixth streets, to the Re-
publican Wigwam, corner of Indiana'avenue
and Second-street, on reaching which
they were drawn upin line on Second
street, Immediately facing the building, when
three loud cheers were given for the Volun-
teers. Fortunately for all parties, the Re
publicans having received sufficient intelli-
pence to satisfy them as to the general result
! of the election, had, a few minutes previous,
! adjourned the meeting, and all left the build
! ing, with the exception of the proprietor of
the establishment aud FIVE or six others, who
were in the upper story quietly engaged IN
conversation relative to the result ot the
| election. At the approach of the crowd, the
doors were securely fastened, and the lights
extinguished. The order having been given
to attack the building, rush was made to
the main door, breaking the same open, sim
ultaneously with which, and a general rush
up the steps, pistols were fired and stones
thrown, instantly demolishing all the win
+ dows on the east side, and many Others on
the north and south. Those gentlemen who
had remained in the building in the upper
story were compelled, as their only hope OF
safety, to take to the roof. The rioters forced
their way into the main hall, where desks,
tables, banners, transparencies, engrayings
and pictures, the property of private indiyid-
uals, were either demolished or taken away.
A Al, ~ 7 the
police, having received information of this
outrageous and unwarranted attack, arrived
with two or three policemen, when he or
dered his men to Immediately close the
doors. They did so, and the party inside
began to make every effort to escape. Man.
of the rioters escaped by jumping from tn
windows One man who was accosted b,
the officers on the stairs, in order to escap,
arrest, threw himself over the balusters ant
down two flights of steps, and got of. IN.
following named persons were arrested
George Glare, John Alcorn, James E. John
8 son, Richard Hampton, Ringold W. Brown
ing, William Ogden, E. L. Burley, Sila
n Daley and John Wells. -,
e The rioters, after the attack on the build
ing: were called together and briefly &C
: dressed by their leader, who claimed that
. was disgrace to the city to have such q
: organization in the city of Washington, an
Il Il ought to be broken up. After VarioI
Z threats to fire the building, and further &C
,se of violence, the crowd was again ranged
u line. Cheers were then given for the M
y o. tional Volunteers" and Breckenridge an
y Lane, when the order to march was give
n' They proceeded up Indiana-ayenue to Il
City Hall, thence to Sixth.street, and doV
l. Sixth to Pennsylvania-avenue, where tn
y, finally dispersed, shouting Justify for
in "National Volunteers" ..l
ID The Star gives this account of another OF
y rage: r.I .a.. -.
p On Monday night an elderly man, belor
e. ing to the Republican Association, ylsl'
w the Democratic Jackson Association ROOF
ne by invitation of party there, to arrar
'r- The terms of a bet. On entering the h
zee and being recognized as one of the wigw
folks. he was assailed and hustled towi
the door, and was then pitched and kicB
down the stairscase. On reaehing the lal
inc he was again maltrested by chairs
nd ing thrown upon him, and he got away "
ld- seriously injured. l