The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-31
DIsgraceruI Conduct or the
Democracy. -
A YOUNG MAN BEATEN AT HIS RES
= IDENCEs
polieemen Engage In the RiOtOus
Conduct.

ihe city yesterday morning. During |
the afternoon and evening of Satur-
aay, large number of Democrats had /
collected at the residence of Mrs. /
tones, which Is near that of DIR. Ehr-1
man, for the purpose of erectinga Sey-
mour and Blair pole. They were not
saeeessfulin doing so. the pole having
broken twice, but still quite crowd
fingered around, still working at the
pole, long after midnight. keeping up
a loud noise, to the disturbance of |
the whole neighborhood. There is
Grant and Colfax pole, with large !
and beautiful flag on it; at DIR. Ehr-
man's residence, which was erected |
by some little boys. Daring the even
ing, frequent threats were made by
persons attending the pole raising at
Mrs. Jones to cut the pole down, but
il was not done. About o'clock
yesterday morning Mr.. f. j.
Ehrman, prominent aud active
member of the Young Mems
Grant Cavalry, returned home,
having been at Turner Hall during
the evening attending the rehearsal
of the g Drummer Boy" He walked
quietly home, and proceeded at once
to take down the flag in front of his
fathers residence, when a crowd of
Democrats, who had been attending
the Seymour and Blair pole raising,
at once commenced to curse and abuse
him, calling him "d-1d black abo-
lirionist, aud : DID black son Off
b-h," at the same time renewing the
threat to cut the pole down. Mr..
Ehrman continued the work of low
ering the flag, and when that was
done, he threw the flag over insthe
yard, when threats. were again made to
cut the pole down and to cut the flag
in pieces. Mr.. Ehrman then turn
ito this. mob, and told the ruffans
that they dared not cut the pole down,
when one Of the crowd at once made
an attack upon him, dealing severe
blow on the face, but not of sufficient
force to fell him. Mr., Ehrman then
knocked the assaulting party down
aud commenced to punish him, when
he was Immediately set upon by num-
bers in the crowd and severely
beaten. In the assaulting party
were two policemen, one of whom
struck Mr. Ehrman also. When
he had been beaten to the sat-
isfaction of these Democrats, he was
allowed to go into the house, but the
crowd fingered around until about 4
o'clock on Sunday morning, cursing
and swearing, and making night hide
Gus with their demoniacal yells. The
above is plain and unbiased statement
of this disgraceful affair. This state
ment was had from Mr.. Ehrman him
self, who is a well known young
gentleman of our city. It is with
feeling of shame that we re-
cord the above facts, and the more
so since this disgraceful and lawless
conduct was engaged in by sworn
peace officers. 1t behooves ever
law abiding and order observing man
to use his influence against repiti
ton of such disgraceful and riotous
conduct; and we would earnestly
urge them to do so; if not,
and REPETITION of Sunday morning 5
proceedings should again accur
there is no telling what will be the
end of it. It has indeed come to a
pretty pass, when Infatuated Demo-
Gratis will threaten to cut to pieces, IN
/ the city of Evansville. the Stars aud
tons power and greatness. We re-
peat we record the above facts with
feeling of shame, and do most earn
estly hope that we may never again
have cause to relate like occurrence.
| A WOMAN ON THE RAMPAGE.-A
woman, who, from her appearance and
dialeet,we should suppose was Portu-
gese, debarked from the Rapidan No.
2 on Saturday morning with two or
three children and e few articles of
worldly goods. chief among which was
small female quadruped of the can
inc persuasion, and several small
purps, the latter in box. She took
| up a position on the wharf, and re
NAMED there during the forenoon.
| Towards evening she seems to have
imbibed freely of ginger pop, or some
other light st;mulous. and became
noisy and eccentric, and it is said
even attempted to drown herself
| She was taken in charge by the po-
lice, but she refused to walk, and 0
dray was summoned for her assist
ance, on which she was conveyed to
the lookup. As she started, she LEI
her box of -purps fall, and when told
the box was broken and the pups
about to escape, she exclaimed with
great earuestness: Then may the
Lord have mercy on their souls
THE YOUNG AMERICAN GRANT