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Riot at Aspinwall.

--A serious riot occurred at Aspinwall on the 24th of January, between the police and the soldiery, sent from Panama by the Governor. They got into a quarrel with the jailor, broke open the jail, and set all the prisoners at liberty. Squently they went around the town and arrested several innocent and respectable persons opposed to the administration in politics. Several shots were fired, and one or two men were killed and some wounded.

The Daily Dispatch: February 10, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. February 10, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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