Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-31
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We Learn that. on Saturday evening about nin'
O'Clock a large party of men from the cay adorned
with the lille iiim ate OTDnl' caps.
went over 20 Cambridge for the Oslersible purpose
ofnogging The students.
TLey marched over in single Gle. attached to a
rope which they held ia their hands. and passing
The toll house without piying toll. On arriving
near The colleges they commenced shouting. and
calling or the sudenls to"cJmc out aud geta lick
ing"
They attacked tnd br,ke the windows Of the
Law School. threw STONES at the College buildings
and grodHed at the Presidents house, disturbing
the neighhOThOOd.
The officers ofIhe College cIhori'I the students
To keep quiet. but they gave the rallyIng cry of
"Oid Cambridge" aud several Of them armed with
pistols. &c. endeav, red 10 get az a party 10 Oppose
the ihtrudeB. As many Of the students were alb
sent, however, they did not raise sufficient force
10 rcpel their 'unInyiieJ guests" and r~owdyism
Cor a line reigned supreme.
One of Ihe students named Peat ody. ofSllem.
same riding ia on horseback lum waterlown. nuI
not knowing what was going on, rode into the
midst Of the Reelec. AMI WIS very roughly handled
his arm severely injured, If not broken, aud head
badly bruised.
Finally about II o'clock. after sufficiently alarm
ing the inhabitants, The cha mpious OF i!legu.mile
Cx!Ond caps returned 10 the ciiy.-BoS;oH atlas.
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our attentive Nav York correspondent the Boston
mailuC NfoaI ~ which had been brought by Harm
den 81 Co.'S EXPIRES, from b slon via Albany to
New York. before either OF the direct lines frum
Boston had reached New York. We copy from il
the following.
TIE OXFORD CAP RIOTS-DISGRACEFUL
PROCEEDINGS.
On Saturday afternoon. the whole city was in an
uproar un account Ufihe Oxford Cans wurn by
lhc students from Cambridge. A nunber oT,iI.
dents vaikeI the streets, as usual. "a that day. hl
lowed 10y IA crowd OF mcn and boys. usone of Them
with imIiaIpn ONiorls, IA several cases cnwding
Hp1n aud insulting them. AMI cvi leuIly determined
upnu having a igh: whi,h should test the suprem.
ary ofthe caps.
The students were alien cd from one street to an.
ether hy the gang aforesaid shouting and making
all Kinds OF obslroperous noises. until Il ially they
brought up on the steps Of the fremont House.
whore 0 regular mJJee ensucd. Clnss were Tree.
y used, cuals were torn, and 4 sh pi of invocation
I'd ihc spirit OF nisrnlc a. com, AMI reign in Terror
aud biOJd. But happily, Ga students were petsul-
dcd To reure into The fremont House. and the NIB.
disappeared.
There can be but one opinion of such proceed.
IngS rs these, among thlSe who yaluo the peace Of
spciciy. IL the cat If a cap can raise such an ex.
element Which irinmphs for hours over civil law
ia the heart ofihe city. what we are To- expect when
real cause of dIs7uiei nccurs to sOuse the angry
paass.ons, anil disrub the public peace.
We sIopnOt now TO inquire which party To this
ino!ish controversy - most To blame. The probahil-
ly Is that. rs ia most cases Of The kind. they might
split the difference" on that score. But we do
say fhnI these proceedings are eminently Jisgraceful
{ o'hc common fame Of Inc country. aud should be
arrested AT once by the strong arm of lac law
Otherwise there Is no telling where they may end
or To what extent the foolish luminosity which has
been brewing Tor a few days past. may stop ia its
Wild career.