Furious riot in Louisville ties gunfire to Irish Americans
Witnesses describe armed Irish groups firing from windows on Main and Eleventh streets during the August 6 uproar in Louisville. Accounts mention a burned house, men with pistols and bowie knives, and several fatalities, including Theodore Rhodes and Graham, amid crossfire near Quinn's and McDonald’s groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
J. J. Dozier
Thomas W. Flavel
Louisville
Quinn’s Row
Main Street
Chapel
Elevanth
Quinn
Wien
Tam
Tho. W. Flavel
Strattan
N. P
Earnerol Market
Edeventh
Main
Erickine
Que Lone
Eleventh Streets
Long
Lowes
Sim
McDonald
Ile
Affiant
Rhodes
McDonald’s
Graham
Fall City
J. IL Dozier
R. John M. Teagarden
Market
Maini Street
Chapel and
Theodore Rhodes
O’connell
McDonald’s Grocery
O. H W. Strattan
A. W. Brewer
Eleventh
Market Streets
Market Street
Tenth
Coffe-House
Brewer
Peru Weekly News Editors Henry Holderman and Edmund Holderman
The Peru Weekly News lists Henry A Holderman and Edmund Holderman as editors. The brief masthead confirms these names in the publication's leadership.
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Peru
Henry A. Holderman
Edmund Holderman
Louisville Riots Sparks Ethnic Alarm in 1855
In Peru Indiana a letter page calls for careful reading of evidence on the Louisville riots. It warns Irish and German readers they are being used by “Old Line Democrats” to sow violence. The note condemns political manipulation and praises local church and Union School plans while hinting at court house progress and debates over press bias.
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Louisville
Thos. W. Flavel
Gatlereath
J. K. Bickham
Market Street
Eleventh
Eleventh Street
Main Street
Long
Trishnen
1St Presbyterian Church
Aiso
Court House
Miami County Sentinel
Louisvile Journal
Sentinel
Louisville Journal
J. W. Welch
Columbus
Ohio
West
Miami County
Peru
New Kansas Governor May Refuse Post After Tour
The newly appointed Kansas Governor Dewson traveled through the city yesterday from a Lake Superior visit. Reliable sources say he will surely refuse the appointment, a determination he announced boldly to associates from the Upper Peninsula. If he sticks to this, the President will seek a Southern replacement, with Atchison or Stringfellow as possibilities.
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Dewson
Kansas
Lake Superior
Upper Peninsular
Atchison
Stringfellow
Naturalization Laws of Great Britain Explainer
The article explains that under the statutes of Victoria seven and eight, a memorial must be sent to the Home Secretary with the applicant’s name age profession marital status and state of origin. It requires an affidavit and four respectable householders' declarations. A naturalization certificate grants voting rights property ownership and other British privileges except a seat in Parliament. The cost is about 30 dollars.
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Europe
France
Spain
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Great Britain
Baltic
Black Seas
Victoria
Home Secretary
United Kingdom
Privy Council
North Carolina Delegation Split Between Parties in Postvote
The North Carolina Congressional delegation after the election comprises three Know Nothings and five Democrats with Mrs Puryear leading by about 300. The governor's race appears to favor Johnson with a 1000 to 2000 margin, while the Senate leans Know Nothings and the House to Democrats. Notable names include Payne Ruffin Winslow Branch Reade Puryear Craig Clingman Taylor Sneed Savage Ready Jones Zallicaster Etheredge Rivers Rivers. The report lists district by district results and notes party shifts and re-elections.
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North Carolina
Puryear
Tie
Nebraska
Dist
Leben
DP. Payne
Thomas Ruffin
Warren Winslow
L.Q.R. Branch
Edwin
Johnson
Know Nothings
Senate
Democrats
House
Nati
G. Taylor
Wm. H. Sneed
Samuel A. Smith
John J. Savage
Charles Ready
George W. Jones
R.N
Sentinel May Include Affidavits of Foreigners
The note indicates this week's Sentinel will feature affidavits of foreigners from one paper instead of three separate accounts of the hew. Readers are advised to await next issue with patience.
Kentucky Election Returns Show Morehead Victory and New Delegation
The August elections return Charles S. Morehead as Kentucky governor by about seven to eight thousand votes over Beverly L. Clark. The new state ticket includes Lieut. Gov. James G. Brady and Attorney General James Harlan. The legislature appears “American” in tone, with John A. Winston reelected as governor and a Republican Know Nothing challenge by Geo D. Shortridge. The federal delegation lists Henry C. Burnett and others as Democrats in a mixed result across districts.
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Charles S. Morehead
Kentucky House
Congress
Kentucky
Beverly L. Clark
Morehead
Lazarus W. Powell
Conress
Henry C. Burnett
John P. Campbell
Wm. L. Underwood
A. G. Talbott
Joshua H. Jewett
John M. Eiliott
Humphrey Marshall
Alex. K. Marshall
Leander M. Er
Samuel F. Swope
James G. Brady
James Harlan
R. C. Wintersmith
David R. Haggard
J. D. Mathews
Andrew McKinney
Thomas
Oth Ranches
John A. Winston
Geo. D. Shortridge
Percy Walker
Baltic reports Liverpool dates and shifting European alignments
The Baltic notes Liverpool dates, the German Diet accepting Austrian terms with Prussia additions, and easing tensions in Western powers. Russia rescinds corn export ban, frontier with Austria reopens, Dutch bar foreign legion recruitment, British build a Hellogoland citadel, Italian legion forming for Crimea, and rumors of resignations.
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Baltic
Liverpool
Prussia
Austria
Warsaw
Russia
Tague
Hellogoland
Navarre
Crimea
Simpson
Omer Pacha
Sea of
Azoff
Genitschi
Danube
Constantinople
Mutinies and siege news from Sevastopol and Far Front
Reports from New York August 7 describe mutinies among Arabs at Tripoli and a major siege posture around Sevastopol with 40 000 land forces and 100 ships planned for the next assault. French batteries advance on Malakoff Hill while Redan opposition remains strong and cholera recedes.
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Tripoli
Kars
Sevastopol
Annother
Malakoff
Lord Palmerston
Omar Vadha
Constantinople
Iis
Eseusa Orficer
Urixtox
Simpson
Jose
Population Growth in Upper and Lower Canada Census
The new census of Upper and Lower Canada shows a large population increase since 1851. Upper Canada rises to about 1,320,000 and Lower Canada to about 1,090,000, totaling roughly 2,382,010.
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Upper and
Lower Canada
Upper Canada
Upper Province
Lower Province
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O. I Stratean, Nld
Jas. J. White
Jefferson County, Sct
J. M. Teagarden
O. TL
Strattan, Nlt
Mr. Greely
Maani Co. Sentinel
NEW Govenor OF
Tennessee
Alabama
James I
Dowdell
Sydenham Moore
Wm. R. Smith
W. Cobb
Sampson W. Harris
K. N. Whigs
New York
The
Evening Post
US 8S
Greytown
State Department
Nicaragua Transit Company
Nicaragua
Population OF Canada
Ge Pitisdav
Renlenece
Pers Swyneford
Green
Sanford M. Green
Third St. Methodist Church
A. S. Kinson
J. W. Culbertson
Miami
Ind
U3y
N.C. Hall
CFFAT
Indiana
Broadway St
Canal & Second Streets
J. M. Rifenberrick
Poese
Wall's Cheap Store
Paw-Paw
Methodist
E. Church
Paw Paw
E. J. Kidd
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