The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-09

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-ys,,.aclphia Riess--A NanRheF q
Ne. sbes-Conniesang Accounts -
The Philadclphia Ledger Of Saturday
r;rr, tho following account Of tho riots In
,b,, city on Friday night:
A, the close Of the Democratic meeting,
:. |ront Of the State House last evening,
III Of the Republican clubs passed
s,,rn sixth 10 Chestnut, and out Chestnut.
c =, ,be corner Of Sixth fight ensued, but
:: y, m ~, ;mpossible to tell who commenced il,
II We" .herc was % much confusion. Shots.
a. .ro-n fred and bricks thrown, and, g FAR
" onuld lie asccrtaincd, the following ware
=, ,Sc onIy ones injured: Officer Stark, Of the
';S,h ward. was shot in the nose and hit on
rn lead with q club; not dangerously
rn,, 4 citizen named Welding, residing
g. Charlottc street above Eleventh, re.
',;,cl flesh wound In the breast, the ball
oI,ncing nff. Officer William Baugh, Of the
sIth ward, was hit on the head with a
>,opc, and severely hurt. Officer Hess, Of
,Le Reserves, had bis ear cut, and also
,,ruck with a stone. A young man named
George Wise was cut on the head. Sevc-
,,I others were hit, but none seriously
burt. Several persons were arrested on
the charge of being concerned in the dis
irrbance, and locked mp for assault and
battery.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB-Ro0N TORN OFT.
shortly before IL o'clock last evening,
H. 81 loo ~
along Walnut street, on their way to their
hradouarters, they were fired upon at
Ninth and Walnut streets from crowd OF
n,r,ons in citizens dress. Shots were fired
and bricks hurled. The same thing occur~
red when they passed Blackberry alley.
Ills alleged also that q number ofmissiles
vrr, hurled at them from the second story
~ No. sl4 Walnut street, the headquarters
-, the White Soldiers and Sailors Club.
, number of Invincibles broke from the
,.uk, and attacked the club-room. They
d,mol>hcd the windows and destroyed q
large transparency which hung from the Sc
,nSd story, besides doing damage to the
,luh-ro0m.
Daring the firing several of the members
,r the Inyincible Club were shot; among
them Captain Fisher, in the wrist; Benja-
min S,aync, in the leg Levi Thomas, in
the thigh and Morris Hoppin, in the head.
None of them were dangerously wounded.
Cb.ci Ruggles proceeded to the scene Of
the disturbance with posse Of police.
Officers were placed in charge of the club
room, and the crowd which had gathered
around was dispersed.
The Philadelphia Telegraph of Saturday
evening says: =.
There was serious disturbance last
night as procession was passing Sixth and
Chestnut streets, which, for the few minutes
| i la,ted, threatened rather serious conse-
oucnccs. There were several shots fired
from pistols during the melee, and there
were also other missiles thrown around
consciously. A number of men were
injured. A ball passed through the bulk
window Of the store of Mr., Lukcns, at the
northwest corner.
Stephen Weldon, member Of the Myers
Campaign Club, residing on Charlotte
street. was wounded in the breast. The
ball did not penetrate to any depth. 1t
seems as though it grazed his breast, thus
producing flesh wound.
George Wise, spectator, was struck on
| tie right side OF the head with brick.
Harris Montgomery was struck on the
head with club; not much hurt.
Officer Baugh received severe blow on
The head with paving stone as he was in
. the act OF making an arrest. He was so
severely injured that it was thought he
world not recover.
Utfccr Hess was shot in the ear with o
buyk-shot, that passed through that organ.
officer Stark was shot in the nose, the
ball passing through. ....
officer Banker was struck on the head
with peanut stool was knocked down
and disabled for few minutes. Not
much hurt.
officer Finley was struck severe blow
on the thigh, which disabled him.
There were quite number of arrests
made Of the participators in the riot.
Isaac Henderson and John Collins were
arrested at Sixth and Chestnut streets, and
lad a hearing before Alderman BETTER
this morning, who held them in $4,000 bail
70 answer for riot. They were taken while
actively engaged in the fight.
George Toland, a young man, was also
arrested at the same place, on the same
charge, and had u hearing before Alderman
Swift, and was held in 81, 900 bail.
Norris Wilson, another of the rioters,
was arrested also at the scene of the riot,
and was held to bail in the sum of $1,000
hy Alderman G0dbou.