Incidents at the l2fh Uard PoUs "A
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Incidents at the 12th Ward AS much
as we see of foreign influence in this city, one
would hardly suppose that our citizens could
submit to the insults and outrages committed on
their persons and rights SO daringly committed in
the 18th Ward during the three days of our last
election. Native citizens were in danger of be-
ing killed on the spot by the inflriated mob; nor
were the lives of our respectable adopted citizens
in less danger, as seen bv the attempt to
destroy the Superintendent of Roads. Most of
our readers have noticed the designs of murder
Gus set upon the life of Mr.. Edmonds; in pursu-
ing him (as they supposedD for great distance,
hurting brlckbats and stones at his head all the
way Rhe person pursued happened to be Mr..
Henry Erben, worthy citizen, and formerly
Assistant Alderman of the 9th Ward, who barely
escaped with his life. number of our respec-
table citizens were knocked down and sadly beaten;
and to perform this more ef1ectually and la
mode, as practised among the rowdes across the
water, wagon load Of shilalas, we understand,
was brought to the polls for their special use on
the occasion. Numerous other affairs came of
here which we shall notice hereafter, simply ad-
ding by the way, that there is but one course for
our peaceful citizens Of the 18th Ward to pursue


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