Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-17

Moore, Daniels SON
Gardiner Band.
| Six carriages with more or less democrats
and liberal i'll each.
Thus ended the procession.
When the speaking.-what there was of it
was over, the crowd proceeded to the de-
pot; then ensued a series of drunken rows
unparalleled in the history Of any political
| meeting in the State. From four o'clock un-
| til nightfall, and even until the 10 p. NJ. train
| for Portland left, mob of runl-frenzied men
made the very city hideous. Row succeed
ed row and broken heads, bloody noses, and
| battered shins multiplied with great rapidly.
The City Marshal with his regular force and
many special policemen strove manfully to
quell the riots and keep order, but to little
purpose.
Many persons were under the influence of
liquor when they arrived in the city, having
| bottles in their pockets filled with the vile
stuff.
At one time it seemed as if there was dang
er to our citizens and their property. As
| soon as rutiian was arrested his party would
| obstruct his removal to Jail, and in several
| instances were successful The Marshal was
| obliged to draw his revolver and resoutely
| threaten to take life. This was the condition
| of things from four o'clock until the night
| train LETT for Portland The City Marshal,
| than whom more resolute, brave and suit
able officer can not be found, did his utmost
| to concliate the malcontents, and avoid in
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| his club; knives and pistols were drawn upon
him and brickbats picked up and threatened.
His life was in danger at times, and it is cause
| for profound thankfulness and congratulation
| that no lives were lost and only bruises and
| such like wounds received.
| To show that we have not colored the mat
| ter, we will add that it was not thought prop
| err to carry Mr.. Greeley through the crowd
when he embarked for Portland, but car
was run down to the foot of Rines' hill, and
he got inside of it there, unobserved.
To wind up the orderly part of the days
proceedings a meeting in Granite Hall was
| announced, with J. I. Williams, speaker.
Judge Rice presided, but he soon became
Disguised, and turning over his charge to Z.
f. Pillsbury, he left and lot of the audience
with him; bye and bye Pillsbury whispered
| in the speakers ear to please suspend his re-
marks as he couldn't stand it either; neither
could the audience, and in groups it departed
| Williams had got wound up and could not
stop. There was finally so much confusion
that another effort to shut him off was
made by Pillsbury; but Williams was game
for them, The believes in "Anything to beat
Grant" Pretty soon the Augusta Band
struck up-'Put Him in His Little Bed"
which fetched him. The hundred remaining
sufferers in the hall then went home, and got
into theirs. By this time the streets were
comparatively quiet, the drunken rioters
having departed on the various trains. 1t is
not to be wondered at that they left quite a
number of newly converted republicans in the
city--probably more than enough to counter
balance the "liberals" we have lost.
Virginia gentleman who was in town on
Greeley Day, was in our office yesterday, and
remarked that he had seen Horace Greeley
twice. The first time he was going down to
bail jeff Davis, and the last time he was in
Augusta, trying to get democratic votes!