American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-27

graceful riot occurred among certain parties
who claim to be firemen, but who for the ere
| did of this valuable department, we hope are
| not members Of any company. After the fire,
the members of the "Independent" Fire Com
;, pany were attacked by large number of men
who rallied under the name Of the "New
| Market" who drove them away from their
suction, and then went to work TO break it up.
| One wheel was taken off and hid in an ad join
ing field, and the cylinder and woodwork bat
| tered and cut up, in most shameful manner.
A portion of the Police, under the High Con-
stable, were promptly on the spot, and after
diligent search, succeeded in finding the wheel
! of the suction which had been taken of, and
after righting the apparatus accompanied it to
the city. On going out to the fire, the Police
were attacked without any cause, and show
er OF bricks and missiles thrown at them from
the Lexington Market house, but the parties
under cover of the darkness, escaped, and no
arrests were made. While returning with the
Independent suction, rally was made upon
the members who accompanied it, and the Po-
lice, at the corner of Howard and Clay streets,
/ by some hundred and Fifty persons, and an in
discriminate volley of bricks, stones, &c. show
cred upon them; number of pistols were also
fired at them, and several persons wounded; one
member Of the "Independent" was shot with
.
tinued without intermisson for some time, un-
| til they arrived at the corner Of Howard and
Fayette streets, when another desperate rallv
was made to take away the suction; pistols
were fired, and musket discharged down
Fayette street into the crowd, from some one
of the attacking party. The Police here made
a combined effort against the rioters, and drove
them back, when they partially dispersed a
portion taking refuge on the New Market en-
CINE house, from the roof of which they keDt
up constant volloy of missiles upon the Po-
lice. The door of the engine house being
locked, it was found impossible to dislodge the
party, and Waterman of the Western dis
trict, (Willam Stewart who had kew, refu
sing TO open the doors to the High Constable
when requested by him to do SO, the Police
wer9 compelled to let the party remain where
they were. Could admission have been OBJ
tanned TO the engine house, it is probable that
all who had taken refuge there would have
been arrested. Owing to the small number of
the Police who arrived, but few arrests were
made Officers Stocket s. Moon, arrested James
Thomas, charged with being one of the party
engaged i'll the riot and throwing stones. He
was held to bail to appear at court by Justice
kennard. George Small, John Thompson,
and William Clark were also arrested on the
same charge, and held to bail to appear at
court by Justice Wright. The rioting was
kept up, before it could be suppressed, up
wards of two hours. This is the first affair of
the kind we have had for a long time, and we
hope it may be long while before we have
another.
Rather Mysterious. No little excitement was
caused in the neighborheod of Green and Lex
ington streets, on Thursday night, about o.
clock, by man who was running, as if tor his
bfe, and crying ''murder'' at every step. Soon
after he was first heard, pistol was fired, when
he gave tTghtful yell, and doubling his gait,
was soon out OF hearing. Yesterday morning. |
surmises and conjectures were as ''thiclI as
blackberries,n as 10 what foul deed had been
committed, but none were able to satisfy the |
curious We were unable to learn whether or
not he fled with his boots on but it is very Ger
tain that he was in an unaccountable hurry
1t is supposed that It was one of the valiant
"knights of the Pave" who was wounded in
the riot then going on, within a few squares,
but in the absence of any positive information,
we must leave the solution ofthe mystery
to time.
The Sons Of Temperance. The Grand Tenn
Pile of Honor of the Sons of Temperance, was
duly opened and organized on Wednesday G.
veniug last, at the Hall of Mount Vernon Tenn
pie, No 5, at the corner of Hanover and Mont
geometry SITS, by G.. w. r. John G. Sims; p. G.. |
w. T. - Wheeler; and G. w. U. -
Kngloe of the Grand Temple of Pennsylvania, |
who were duly authorised by the Grand Foun-
tain Head. The following gentlemen were G.
lected to the Offices attacked to their respective |
names to serve during the ensuing year: Joseph !
w. Stewart, G. w. T.; w. G.. Gorsuch, G. |
w. V. T.; John F. Seguin, G. WR.;N. Rob |
inson, G.. w. T.; Thomas l.. Murphy, G.. w. !
IT,; S. b. Rittenhouse, G. W. c.; and James
Thompson, G. w. G..
County Court. The greater part ofyestcrday
was occupied in going over the docket, pre-
paratory to an adjournment for the present
term. The court was engaged the balance of
the day in hearing case in which Messrs. Jas.
/ A. Sangston & Co., are plaintiffs, and N. E. |
| Lehman, defendant. 1t is an action to recover
the balance alleged to be due on sale of roods.
and was not concluded when the court adjourn
ed, until this morning. Messrs. Ward and Pitts
for plaintiffs; Messrs. Mayer and Preston, for
defendant The jury not on the present pam
mel were finally discharged for the term.
The Baltimore General DiSpensaru. The
following gentlemen have been elected attend
ing physicians for the ensuing year to this
medical institution: DR.. S. r. Tighman, DR..
J. w. Houck, and DR.. Francis Donaldson.
Ship Building. We notice considerable
degree of activity at the ship yards in the neigh
borhood of Fels Point. At the ship yard of
Mr.. Levin H. Duncan a splendid ship of 500
tons burthen is in rapid progress of construction.
She is building lor house In Charleston S. c..
and is intended to be used as a packet between
that port and Liverpool. We predict that
when finished she will be one Of the finest spe.
cimens of marine architecture ever produced in
this port. She will not, however, be launched
until October, as it is contemplated TO finish
her as far as possible before she leaves the