The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-29


, THE MILWAUKEE, RIOT-THE CAUSE
t we Puolisned In our edition of Wednesday Iast q
snort account OF the bank riot at the above nIac
> A"0 'o'ioM'n8 particulars are taken from the Mil
! waukie NeroS of the 25th:
riot and instance of mob rioIoroa ,,,. ;..--
Fa'eo IN TINS city yesterday forenoon which far e.
ceeoeu IN extent and exhibitions of FRENZY anytbin
before witnessed in the hitherto usually peace
Inc currency question has been durinr tb
pESt week the exciting topic of conversation smono
an tiaSses OF people On Saturday last the bankrS
/ oi this city Issued the following card: Aei'
owing to the action of the railroad comnan ile
5ae, ana some country bankers, throwing oUt tb
Northern Bank Ror,, - C
Dodge County Bank, Rank 1f GoIiy' cGun pay
Wisconsin Pinery Bank RI I r 66"Iuthnns n
City Bank of Kenosha n a,,,, " l u oi iS"Se
E. R. Hnkley & Co.'S Bank of Grant Grant, eonntn' nank'
-, La Crosse County Bank,
@ de umdersSned @ banks and bankers of this cv are nm
After t6i SS OF saying 10 their dealers that on and
80 t uate, ana tllI further notice, they can onIv re-
ot!e the notes of the above list Of banks on ssy
P's't' We would also state that there is now m ,r
ment on foot and likely to be consummate5 a. b -, ]
M e southern securities of the banks now current anI
renId Nv WIN m the Comptroller will be disposed Of and
soi, .u ~ uy our own state bonds, thus pacng upon
SQUAD basis the whole circulation of the current , "a
nahRs' on this being carried out and we know No soi
reason why it cannot be the benefit to ali tte h,;
interests OF our State will be incaculable and fIt b
Immediately there commenced revolrti, :;
| business transactions and c0uSe0uart tbroyioa. ~
ni the Issues of the banks discrtdited in The a6o
cited a. no lug c'1sses Immediately became ex-
their hands and ry ny uJptec'ated thus suddenly
the street corners, eagerly discussing the one grt
| - """ growing as each moment passed mora
'il0 0o III S;g Sa,pSSl1c p%gaeo.
were htd In various places, and band - as nr
! '~eo win tae avowed purpose of destroying the
used for athhis CITY rno3as ms a. - '"e
ieSteTdaE matters reached their cunin.ti,r
Hooked 70
al ieast four hundred, headed by a band oC ,n,,i
u ""u Dearing banner, on which was inscriheI
the following in the German lapguarn. D'e''0eU
WE WILL WAIT TIN >,x,
o,cI,c, " a., r,'. n'Ln LIN, NINE
PAYMENT or com ,.t, tmI
A. a. II ',D N0 SILVER
- AI tne mop proceeded down the street their
Of tbo Sl "t -? SeIt 1Gnented unit! they arrived
insti,r,io .L ""ru hdhk. Hating before this
ance of its officers NJ Wd Teuahded the appear
same inStit,t; W. ~ " M a. Jacobs, Cashier of the
TELLING then, tba' Xxx pyelreu ana addressed the mob,
every debt owed bE IL "I'u d pay IN good currency
itself to tba redarJ,;, a"u moreover would pledge
its5 crr, ~ every dollar of discred-
ON SatnTdaT Tbi a| ia oeen zen paid out by the bank
Of rioters and tbn r,,S 'aI'su'e Paclled the body
~ ~ ' ' ""G lucy moved on without mOltsting
stnnS go Iesree !he oank, save hurting few
Fro,, ouI"usn tb"gna me the windows.
the Wisconsin proceeded until they reached
nany,s Pal, ~ In, anu flre Insurance Com
Micbigan strsats % I!s corner "i East ater and
In tal al Suee's. Cpoh arriving at this corner
Sse Rank are ,bs he above named bank the
- VI "'hes d. maftln,) the mob must have
were pacl,eS ,ith 'A 1 1nunufed; while the streets
inc a. roreh t'r .ai ue,se mass OF people, number
- 80 " ~ ~ ~'uEh e''lhate, IN the neiShborhood of
eiSnl thouSahu persons.
t AT t"s Hiscohslh Marine Bank, the Mayor, Hon.
James . Brown, together with Chief of pnlica
nech ana MS deputies, had stationed themselves in
the entrance and endeavo' ed to repe first by words
rioters ny P"f sIcd 'orce ihe advancing crowd of
but the foremost nf .b nj slorV 10 enter the bank,
a. ~ =, . e"S' VI thtm were thrown headlOng
IL tne stohe steps on to the pavement Imme.
in,, ~ tba go 80 u'ltu at the windows, break
the narsns iI ~ uSJlug the glass and compelling
Tp liz ms tu IN the bank to fee for their
roencad ,yos trs;bT utTtr"c'lGn which here COM
vant m ,ba ,,aat nc ni"o continued to give
hrandisbd oIr, W uInui'"c i"c yelIS, ana clubs were
consnicmons nort F sii eH Gr ana ana pistols played
or Cbiaf aF tpI; W t lu m hIteen minutes the May
A., J,~4 - Va "''0o anu oherlH Larkin struggled
oyo;I TS 10 rePei the assaulters but without
~ ~ ~ d Is au'u'Ilt'es were desperately assault
=" T' ri" 80 a! a., "e'e S''Ehuy injured
-. o "DD' my IEeIS, fushed forward, and at
to oat - t ep 1H7 oicers and affected
hIavarda ,n m;,Im IiS'lous TO this however,
an.aS i.I"e''' resident OF the Bank, had
"a. Nu' ttlo hnoD refused to listen to him, re-
L;ttis hi WIN Voiiey OF stones, some of which,
Nov, r., 49, 80 ~ Ie 3y osNy, seriously bruised him.
them down cntting ont a. 'It counters tearing
In IN uO"n, 0u''hg uut the windows, seizing all.
-; ;nt papers they eoulo ma, and tossing them out
i," [-o ~ Ss' &C. Iu9eiE OF all Kinds was hurled
cntted "'" '"0 O"nN was completely
IuckilV- however 81 1orO
III, - | ~; ~ ~, a "a St proportion OF the val
were unable to enter " 44'o "h'ch the crowd
For several minutes nanars of outi.,
checks and books flew into the straet Li nutes' '
gathered up by the rioters and IiCbiiS %in'u we're we're
bonfire, to which was rapidly added evervtfinse
material as Il CAM fo ,k !ning OF
Several well known citizens were ATTACKED "a
assaulted with stones.
Upon the commencement of ,,oo, ,;- ,,
def- General Rufus King teIaorarbed tba Cs ~ Is"-
for authority to call out the miiitarv b;h e' @ nor
i'm mmediately granted and the MonI:roor' 49, ~ vas as
and Nilwaukie Zouaves wpra orgSS.J "uS,o
former companv arrived frst a. tt0ou ou'' Inc
went down uicnigar o,~oat ~ oI tio grouno, and
sca tteri tb crd,d bt eet az ~ charge bayonet
assaulted nv e,onos s., vy were iui-
Ind SSarai af ~ W zones from before and be-
head and various l were struck on the
o, In .L ~ II P 'iouS vi '"e D,uy win stones,
49,, ',t' .uuy Megt tuen Etoghu thougn the blood
rroaaotnd = h"tI r,I iLt eu 'nei' "nilorms' and
TGe Stafs Bank was newt attacked ord .-o..s.
the same manner as IT'S opposite neighbor. The in
mates were soon pursued 10 the top OF the building
anu . naIe m tuetr ecape upon the root Sufficient
ite nau n"" eIeI elapsed 'or the secure removal to
-ue ,aul's W I"neys anu valuable papers, and the
@ '9i eu us attehtoh 10 the obstruction OF the ele
5ahC furniture OF the oank Not vestige of fur
llture was permitted 10 remain. The marble coun-
ers were broken into atoms, the fixtures complete
y destroyed and their fragments hurled into the
treet.
a slohe s'rucA one VI the clerks, Mr.. Hayden,
AttpmDts