The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-27
The Late Riot 1T Milwaukee.
OUR MILWAUKEE, CORRESPONDENCE.

MnwAuKK, June 2-l2XP. NJ
Our Correspondents Account Of the Afdtr-What Gave
Rise 10 the RsH-D4asls Of tie Diswbancs--zne CAarg
Of the ZouaeS- Attempt 70 Fire the Preparations to
Ps0au @sy NrtRer R;otin0 &c. II Z. "A.
On Saturday ast, at fifteen minutes past eleven A. II
the city bans threw out Che bulls ten Of the banks they
hadasreedto sustain until the LIST Of December next
when our new banking goes into effect For an hour
and quarter prevousto this they had been showing out
the currency then repudiated An intense excitement
Of course was the result This morning ten O'Clock
mob of laboring peope-mostly Communicated by
band OF music, marched to the Second Ward
Bank The officers OF this institution pledged themselves
to redeem every dollar paid out by them of the discre
dited money. The mob were paciHed, and marched
down through Esat Water street the OF Michi
gan street. on one Of which stands the Wisconsin
Marine ana Fire Insurance Company Bank, Alexander
Mitchell. PRESIDENT on the other, the fine marble
structure of the Wisconsin State Bank An
attack was a. made UPON tho Marine Bank, with
paving stones, clubs, &c large number Of business
men were in the bank at the time. The Mayor pre-
aent and from the steps attempted to make himself
neard N vain After little desultory work the doors
were broken open, the banking Office rdded the books
furniture, &c tumbed into the street. and bonfire built
OF the ruins AT this STAGE the Montgomery Guard with
ixcd payonets but without ammunition, were marched
into the crowd, and for a time. preserved order al.
though several of the company injured by flying
ssohes-(ne met1lnC currency 0y tue way,
which the citizens OF this State have for many
day.
For some unaccountabe reason the NongS sery Guard
were marched from the ground about ha past eleven A.
when the mob at once proceeded to riddle the state
Bank The offices Of that institution were quickly
riodled and the contents in flames in the street.
AT this stage Of proceedings tho zouaves, Captain
Hibbaro strengthened by about dozen Of citizens,
appeared on the ground. armed, and charged At the
present moment they with the help of the Guard have
cleared several blocks and stationed p:skes the
corners OF the streets Arrests are constantly being
made, but the danger Of cols On between the military
and the people is imminent The excitement Ia fearful
There Is not man, high tr low rich or poor but what
suerer oy inc aet~ Of the banks, and they ten
o'd me victims OF our infamous legislation The damage
cone 50 ia ABOUT 81 900 The fre companies are On
no Soh sly wounded and one@ two escaping 70
,ora ~ nat hotel leading 70 the destruction Of
eSx SIS glass.
49, pany Of our principal business men have Just de-
in front Of the building, in which am now re-
W. &C. armed with Mimic rifles and are loading. ID ap
ehended that the coming night VIII witness fearful
Genes in our city. enclose you circular issued by
our bankers on the 9th Of April last with their agree
mept 10 sustain tho list there published. Our publt
officers riomEherf down, entirely inefficient anf
worthless excepting always Chief Of Police Beck and
few Of his subordiDatea. General Rufus King is DOW J.
command OF the troops and doing I'll be can 70 sapp
disturbance.
On9P. MA detachment Of Guards and citizen vour
teers have just marched past with twenty 10 wcntyfv
prisoners y tAe police station;