The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-08-06

mond, John White, and Patrick Monahan,
whites.
FiRE-BuRNING OF THE HALL. Nine
and a half o'clock. We accompanied the
Sheriff to the scene of riot, and stood i'm
mediately at his side until after the firing Of
the Hall. The crowd gathered gradually
in the vicinity Of Lombard and Seventh
streets, from the five O'Clock, AtaboutS
o'clock, the streets were thronged with
spectators anticipating the burning Of the
Hall. The first attack upon The building,
at about quarter past eight o'clock, was
few half grown lads, who threw few
bricks, but were Immediately dispersed by
some of the officers who accompanied
the Sheriff In about twenty minutes af-
forwards a body of the most ruffianly
looking fellows we ever saw congregate
together, arrived, and renewed the attack
with stones. The Sheriff, attended by
Judge TODD, and few citizens, with
some four Or five Sheriff's officers, placed
themselves in front of the Hall and called
upon the mob to desist, which they did
fora few moments. a.
AS soon as the stoning ceased, gentle.
man mounted lime box, in front of the
Sheriff, and said that he wished the as
semblage to understand that he was the
master builder of the Hall, and that it was
not intended for at abolition meeting
house, but for place of public worship,
and that Mr.. Smith, for whom he was
erecting it, had said that it was his inten-
ton to have.no meeting there that the May
or dsapproved of.-The mob set up
hdeous hooting at this annuncation;
amid which Judge Todd assembled the
lime box, and entreated the assembage
not to persist in their vioence-that they
could not throw without injuring some of
their fellow citizens, and perhaps the
Sheriff-the son of Robert Morris, who is
upon the ground, and that their acts would
be such as many of them would be sorry
| for on the morrow.
The Judges advice had no other effect
than to provoke another ebulition of yells
and screams. The Sheriff also called
upon the mob to desist. but in vain, an
other shower Of missiles rendered the re-
treat of all in front of the building neces-
sary for their preservation. The Sheriff
and Judge Todd, however, remained on
the pavement in front of the Hall, after
the citizens had fled from it, at the risk
of injury from the heavy missiles that fell
upon every side of them. Indeed, both
these gentlemen behaved in the most brave
and praisworthv manner
During all this time, no police appear
ed; the Sherifwas called upon by several
citizens to uphold the majesty OF the law,
who were informed, in reply, that his
force was not adequate--his whole posse
amounting to but twenty five men, AT
nine O'Clock, the building was fired, and
in about twenty minutes enveloped in
one sheet of tlamc, presenting spectacle
at once grand and terrific.
The Hall was fired by a man in the
rear, who escaped ever the fence. In 20
minutes after the fire broke out the side
walls fell, and in about quarter of an
hour after that, the front wal, fell with a
tremendous crash, the bricks striking the
houses on the opposite side Of the street
The houses on each side adjoining The
Hall, were crushed by the falling Of the
walls.
Some time after the fire broke out. about
two hundred special police made their ap.
pearance.
The Hall destroyed by fire, was the
property Of wealthy black, named Smith
who resides at Columbia, as we are IN
| I'M IL,
the second story, was tablet bearing the
date and an inscription that it was bene
fetal hall
ANOTHER FIRE-BURNING OF TIL
CHURCH. Halfpast 10 o'clock-A few
minutes after 10 O'Clock the Presbyterian
Church, belonging to, and the place o
worship for blacks i'll Mary street, below
Seventh, north side, was discovered TO b'
on fire. The fire was within a stone'.
throw of the former, and, like the Hall
was entirely destroyed.
We are glad to be able to state, that al
though thousands Of persons were in lh'
neighborhood ofthe fires at the walls ell
not an individual was hurt IN the least.
| IL o'clock.-The Meeting House il
Sixth steet, above Lombard, (known a:
Allen's,) is still filled with the blacks
who took refuge there in the morning
Great fears were had that it would be fired
but it has escaped the torch, and the live:
of the affrghted beings concealed there
are preserved.
The first regiment City Volunteers ar,
on duty, now, to serve all right, at thei
armorles, fully equipped, awaiting orders
Those on duty in the early part of the
evening have been dismissed.
IL o'c7ock.-We must 60 to press, bu
have the satisfaction of announcing tht
end of hostilties for the night. The mol
I'm the disafIected districts have mostl,
dispersed-the fires are down, and but lit
flo d,mane wac d6nn IN any, Lut tho b,,iId