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expense b, her purse and 10 Ter charac-
Ter, he's learned . lesson which viii
never DO forgotten. Hereafter MODS
and nots viii be met at tie cary oufsef,
il Is TO be hoped. a. they deserve.
The good spirit which has been res
,ored 10 our citizens is cheering indeed.
The readiness which all exhibit 10 aid
in protecting the city and the laws, is
alike honorable TO all who display it,
Several new corps Of citizen soldiers
were formed and appeared last night.
and many additions were made to those
organized the night previous. A num-
Der OF volunteer corps also reported
themselves for duty. Gen. G. H. Steu-
art, who was absent from the city
during the FIRST part Of the tumults, re-
turned and took part in the military ar
rangements which were made on Mon
day.
A body of about one hundred United
States troops reached the city last night
from Washington, by the Rail Road
line, and another corps Of United States
Regulars, from Fort Severn, in the
steamboat from Annapolis.
Some additional particulars have
been ascertained since our last publ
cation. AT the time the citizens were
organizing on Monday afternoon, 4
portion Of the mob proceeded to attack
Col. L. L. Finley's residence at the
western part of the city. but they we're
dispersed before any damage was effect
ed.
is reported by person who found
himself accidentally among the mob,
and was present at The time when they
proposed to set FIRE to Mr.. M'Elderyfs
lumber yard, that controversy arose
upon the propriety Of doing so. II
was contended by part Of them that il
would be endangenng other property;
others more reckless. did not care so
much for the safety Of other peoples
property as they did for the destruction
Of Mr.. M'Eldery's. A vote was finally
taken, the leader acting as Chairman,
and decided against destroying the pro-
perry. One Of the minority still insist
ed on destroying the lumber; but the
leader told him the thing was properly
decided in the negative, and he must
desist, and SO closed the gate and left
the premises. They proceeded also to
Mr.. MES residence in Hanover ST.
but on being told that the house was
rented one and that the family and all
the furniture were removed from the
city, after an inspection Of the premises
and finding nothing in the house, they
departed.
From the Baltimore Chronicle, .7ug. ii.
Riots IN Washingfon.-The National
lntelligencer of yesterday informs us
that riots had taken place in that city;
and as portion of the United States
troops which had come on to Balti-
more were ordered back on Wednes-
day night, great alarm must have ex-
listed. The only particulars we have
Of the affair are furnished by the In
teIligencer. and by the following arti-
Gle copied from yesterdays Gazette.
RIOT AT WASHINGTON.
From a gentleman of this city who
left Washington yesterday afternoon
at half after four o'clock, we learn that,
In the course Of the day, and bile he
was there, a riot occurred, the particu-
lars Of which are as follows:-
A man named Hutton was accused
OF circulating the incendiary phamph-
lets Of the Northern Abolitionists.-
The citizens hearing Of it, determined
upon summary vengeance, but were
prevented, though not without great
difficulty, by the officers Of Justice,
from furnishing him. This they did
by getting him into carriage, in
which they conveyed him to Jail the
mob following the carriage all the way.
Arrived at the Jail. they found great
difficulty. but, after strenuous efforts,
succeeded in getting him secured in
one of the apartments. The mob now
provided themselves with axes and
other implements, and sought a new
object Of their resentment, a colored
man named Beverly Snow, the keeper
Of Restaurateur next TO Browns and
opposite 10 Gsdsby's Hotel. The last
mans offence was two-fold both, in
deed, jus:ifying the strongest anger
Letters bad been found in his posses.
sion showing that he was concerned
in the nefarious schemes Of the North
em fanatics in regard to Slavery; and
he was said TO have used language We
~ derogatory to the regulations Of
the wives and daughters Of the Me-
chanics Of Washington.
Upon reaching Shows house, armed
As they were, they mounted the railing
around the descent by fight of stairs
into the basement story, broke the
lamps and sign. and distributed the
fragments Of wood among the boys,
who, a. usual. were exceedingly ac-
tive on the occasion. Having done
this they forced their way into the
room on the second floor and next the
street. Here they were about to COM
menee the work Of destroying the fur
nitnre and moyeables and the house.
and did some little DAMAGE 10 fhe 6rss