Show OVER THE RHINE Oiijjln of the Phrase sis Applied in Cincinnati Special Correspondence CINCINNATI April IiI Ii-I have ben l at considerable trouble t di t cover tho origin of the phrase Over the Rhine RS applied to the region beyond the canal One of the earliest settlers informed us that tho line of demarkation wa drawn during the Knownothing trouble of 1S55 when the hot tile elements stood opposite each other upon the north and south side of the Ltle Mui1 II was then he said a young jnim and baa been attracted from curiosity k tho corner of Walnut and Canal There were several hunched Gelmans present al more or less excited and a of them carrying weapons such a shotguns pistols cub and largo hammers On the opposite shore of the canal stood an immense gang of drunken rowdies shooting yelling and cursing giving vent to their hatred against the foreigners in language too horrible to relate Shouts of revelry and an occasional shot could b her from the south and new arrivin suth gangs were arriving constantly threatening a attack upon the GermMs and the burning down of their dweli igs There was an old gray haired gentleman Dr Fries mounted upon a dar bay horse who assumed a leadership amon the Germans he was native born but of Ger mnn descent and on this occasion mae the cause of his ancestors his own Keep per fe < tly cool my friends he shouted do not give them cause for attack and remain on tie defensive a long a they dont cross the Rhine when they do that then pitch into them break their heads and knock and cut them until the pieces fly about your cars As a matter of history the gang did not cross at th point but a bloody conflict took place one block to the wet at the crossing of Vine at 10 oclock pm April 2 when the Germans fired several volleys bite the advancing enemy killing one G I Monroe Mon-roe the leader of the mob and mortally wounding Win Grey and many others This victory on the part of the Germans soon ended tho trouble in Cincinnati and ha over since been called the Battle on the Rhine |