The New York herald., 1864-09-20
POLITICAL RIOT At ST, LOUIS.

a McCIeIisn, nestinE Rrsken Up By
s9s. ss,srs.A ~oS"s. o.s,.rn. sna several chi.-
Wes.ded-sCAps.rs Of Fi.gs and Trans
tfrom the st. LOUIS DemocrS' (repuoi'csn organA
Last night tbe trout o. the nde Hotel was
the political canvass row 10 progress promises 70 be pro
nc IL is always difficult to- ascertsn the exact orgin
ard Of mob, and IN this case we shah ssste only
| what We saw and heard.
About half past seven O'Clock the friends Of Co mel
Tom Fletcher held meeting at SNsnsdons on Washing
avenue, between Fifth aud sixsb streets This meet
ing largely attended and cocducted IL an ordsry
manner. aud without the slightest disturbance Al hs
| same hour Mcclellan meeting Was t1!ied on She me
street. within square q the Eietchm meeting Bands
OF muRc were play both meetings. ana skyrockeis
were sent up from both pIaces The Fletcner raeeug
WAS organized. tJudse Daley addressing An IT.
tentive audieuce, white the leaders Of zoe NC seen
party were grouped arouot stand in frots o. the Lio
de few PAGES west Of the msin entrance This stand
was rurmountsd by two American hags, ans nanser
OF were upheld on tho sdewsh aid ever
ne stand inscribed with such rnotoes as "sfcCiellays
Report "Does this remind you Of airy joke ,"'l owe no
thanks TO any one In Washington" &C. A leeomotiye
head Eight nas mounted tai box or table aythe east
sce q TIE STAND, and there was table Tor reporters
but no reporter had ruken q eeat on he platform.
ABOUT quarter Geore eight O'Clock Judge kru y !Snn
men, wore standing In the nidst Of the obnoxious rans
parencies, and large crowd collected the rsreet
opposite and around bonfire at the OF Soy 9uh
street Among the crowd immediately In front Of the
stand were thirty or ory so!deys without arms s,me
OF whum gave an occasional cheer Tor "Old Abe" Wale
the leaders we're preparing to orsanin the meeting
stone was thrown, striking one OF the ransarencies ard
knocking i down. but The man who r.ghted 1t UP
and the crowd parted in the middle, skedaddlin
east others rushing pet nell in tho op
pose direction, few taking refuge the hotel For
moment the stones fell fast and Furious Knocking down
the transparepcies and breaking or tho large glass
windows tsoven eet IN height and four five ot tho
lights n the Ircnt widows II Is said shat etoues
thrown at the sciders and that they returned the
doubt about this the probability being that the soldiers
considered Themselves insu,ed by the inscriptions
the transparences and took this method TO realiac.
After the crowd had DISPERSED several soldiers went
ward knocked down ana up tho .ranspareces,
pulled down the platform upset and broke tbe locomotive
lamp. and bore OF the two American flags, ssouiing
'sHurrGh fcr Lincon."
About haf-past eight O'Clock number OF
persons assembled in the office Of the
hotel, talking the affair, and expressing
different opinions IN regard to It, Some ex-
presssd indignation while others said tho soldiers
right 10 breaking disioy sssemblage Among them
at officer who made remark favorable TO Lin.
con when excited citizeas rushed toward him
angry manner. A citizen handed him a revolver las
we are normed and with this be kept the crowd OFF for
moment ana then retrcaed behrd the counter Cries
raised Of "Bring him OUT" "Put him out" &c.
MIR Parks the proprietor and the clerks behind the
ter kept the crowd from the officer ard he conducted
into private apartment. Several policemen gathered
around the counter and kept the angry c,2sus from
going behind IT, and Captain Jones OF the Tenth Kansas
went behind the and facet the mob like tiger,
prepared TO spring upon the FIRST who attempted TO
follow tie officer Al the of this disturb
ance de the building, stampede created emorC
the crowd, and rush mado IN all directions
some getting behind doors, running up stairs,
aud some ekeGaddllnR INTO the street. inree men, ln
their fright rushed through OF the glass doors
each side the and severely cut by the
breaking or the thick plate g.sss. They fell upon tho
steps distance Of eight gee. ana tat
uto tho 6sug store the corner f Sixth street and
Washington avenue, whore their wounds dressed
The accident these caused rAmor TO bc snresd
that several were killed by neiDg with knife.
No knives Used by one, and not shot fred
duriD. The riot
During the frat stampede on tre street old woman
and severs! ,egrls knock % down and tranpied
by the Gro ad and old gentan,sn struck IN the
side wta stone. Several carfiseee we're standing in
front Of the boel az the be2uni u the riot, but they
formed IL ambulance csder and moved rapidly 10 the
rear TO waistor the wouuood