The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-22

WlHsIy, Pls5ois Kx.vEs. EIcTISG.
SHOOTING. CCITINe.-3ur usually quie, town
+ was the scene OF great excitement SATURDAY
night saturday was pay day on the :. *
{. x. A. and as isusial upon such occ.s~ions.
several hrndrca mea. white and black. col
lectei in the town, uaxious to spend their
month, wages Some Of them invested in
clothing aud 'lc rseccssaries Of life and IT.
larnel 20 the;r places Of abode at an early
hour aul in peaetsble manner, buta lar,c
portion II them were cent on making d
nigh, ogit and repaired TO the bar rooms,
whore they rizzicd whisky until late 10 the
night, quite number Of fights were in
Obliged ia in the forepart Of the evening and
+ Il was very evident that there would be
blood in the moon before morning. About
hali-past eleven O'Clock the bar rooms were
closed and their drunken inmates turned
( into the streets The principal thorough
fares of the town were the scenes Of widest
disorder Men were running in every d.
rection with drawn knives and reyolvers.
aud by midnight the most lrightful riot the
I town has ever witnessed was in full prog
res. Shots were fred in every direction,
men were knocked over ike flies and in
portion, Of the town the air was filed with
flying missiles About twelve o'clock as our
reporter was going up Main-cros> street he
heard several shots at intervals an the lower
part Of Union street; this was followed by a
/ general flsilale an along the lower end oi
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