The New York herald., 1864-08-21

SALOON MOBsEO By A PARTY or EXCURSION
Isrs--gns MEN MORTALLY wOuN NDED--sEvgsA
OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJUKED--A FEAx.UL FIGa4-
THE PLACE GuTrED.
[Erem the hicago Tribune. August
terrible aIay occurred yesterday at Mokeoa s,sisoa
twenty eight miles Chicago Rock islacd Rai-
road, which several persons nprtaly and oeher-
wias Wound.a 80 The asare was probably me mos. de.
this city, rvang in atrocity aad co booded persist
ency the most horrible ARRAYS We read OF in history 1t
was one In which A the moro Gsadish passions Of human
nature developed almost instsntaneousy. 1t was
impossible lass evening, owing to the pre-
vailed, and fact tho were ia
condition that forbade intelligent statement, 10
rive At correct knowledge OF the attending cirou
stance& Inooowog IS the substance OF the statements
made TO ONT reporter that appear worthy OF
dence- AMMM
early yesterday morning the members OF tho $. Louis
Conferences Of the ST. vincent do Paul Society with
friends ALI umberrg nearly four thousand por sons
aud filing Atry CARS ed tor Cold spring Grove
Joliet, whore they proposed TO hold picnic. Every.
thing passed or pleasantly nn. on their return, thoy
STOPPED AZ Mokena station allow q tram to pass.
While awaiting the switching and the passage, Of this
train some Of the mere uproarious jumped
ard VISITED the Northwestern House. directly opp site
thestaLion, where they called Tor drink This given
them and they called for The landlord
give it until they had arst paid for the previous drinks
Tho excursicnists construed this refusal iasut
and doubt OF their disposition to liqudate, and
tneucsd indscrinate smashing chairs were brsken
bottas broken, tho counter overturned, and
the establishments was in fair way OF becoming gued
Al this l,ncure the landlord VINO was . German aud
HIS assistant drew out their rev0vers hen
out o the huse. They refused to until OF their
asd threw sticks, LOGS and stones at the
alter the manner OF their countrymea This orought
matters to Crisis and tue landlord, Just then
bringing up h reserve in the person Of another
stood IN the and began an indisortmuato
shooting. The fevovers fired reloaded IN rapid
succession. the shots alag sometimes the asst
ants but oftener 10 the cars, where the
chiefly sitting.
The displayed the utmost coooess and
great desperation Directly under the e of these
vers they taile entered tue closed with land
lord aid hrs assaiants and overpowei cd them The
lord aempted to escape TO the forest by but they
overlook him and compelled him to remain his own
buue under shower stones brickbats and missiles
of every description At last he succeeded in escaping
from the niuriatca mob and he'd 10 woods crow
pursuing They soon returned but whether they caught
their man is not krown some say they murdered him
but this not probable when they reached the ca rs
sesn they were o'ned by deegstion from the seceud
trao which then just came up aud together they pro
ceeded to their work o. destruction The house tho
roughly gutied.
Ii is impossible al the hour OF the presepi writing 10
arrive ~ the namter ol casualties They ously
stated at from eight to twenty lhe the injured
mer, so far as ascerts.ped are,Farnum White. bar.
Keeper IN the house OF David Dearborn street.
the fremont House, shot in tho right OF the head
the bullet Passing uto the skull aId causing cosnmi
nuec irsc'cro wound probably mortal Michael casey
shot 70 ne SIDE, the ball passing through the
tai young man residing the OF Michigan and
Market Streets shot in the seriously; man sho,
through the langs-prooabiy mortal; man named Kelly
shot IN the shoulder and another in the side, whose
names our reporter did not learn There others
more or ese seriously wondsd but particulars could
DO gained. The matter will doubtless undergo judc
investigation. shen all the facts the case will be
brought to light
The AFFAIR was a disgrace,ui one IN whatever light
viewed, and II the I'M ormaiion received by reporter
os correct the assalants we're properly punished We
de er comment
when the crowd reached the Rock island depot 10 this
city, they were very much excited and threatened to
proceed 10 deeds OF violence here party proceeded to
attack salocn 10 the ueiehborhood which they would
undoubtedly have destroyed had not police offcer In
attendance started the report that squad 4 soldiers
n