The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-06
LOCAL NEWS.

TIIK CAIAEAL CoURr YEsrsaDAY.- EIGHTH DAY on TIM
ELECTION RIor Shortly after the opening of the
court yesterday morning. Eimrod Gaetson testified that
there had been disturbance at the polls just before the
marines cama up and that pistol had been discharged
until after the marines fired
Noble d. IArner also testified that the marines had
fired first
James j. Randolph witnessed the riot early in the
morning. but saw further disturbance until after the
arrival of the marines
for the Eighth ward of Baltimore after the early riot
over The first stone thrown at the marines from
behind the marketh house after the capture of the
non witness man from the navy yard trying 10
touch off the cannon Daniel Stuart assisting him.
The nayy-yard man. when witness asked him not to fire
the cannon raid that he would witness thought that
if the had been fired il would have swept Seventh
street, and killed many innocent persons.
Richard Waach testified that he the transactions
about the Got to the before the marines
Few persons about the except those in charge
of it, II south of the main door OF the market 1t
pointed due south. The crowd noisy, Witness
asked the crowd what they going to do with the
cannon He persuaded them to permit it to be trained
with the muzzle up the street 1t turned back
and again TUNED up the street Just before the mayor
up witness had in vain appealed to the crowd to
take the away. VIM. Wilson up to witness
and said he would stand by him. just then the mayor
up and witness told him that he would assist him
in whatever he thought proper TO do. He made
swer. Mr.. Carlisle there. The marines then
about to charge upon the gun, and witness told Mr. Car
corner of the markethouse. Then the marines fired
eight nine random shots at the market-house. Wit
ness ran away and went towards Alston's corner
Saw attempt made to fire the cannon. Mr. Carlisle
exposulatcd with the crowd in vain. The marines
nearly in line when they fired The fire confined To
the extreme right of the line. They fired before they
took the gun the street Witness was standing by
the gun ut the time of the first fire. The tIe was direct
ed north of the cannon Saw no man stuck with bay
onet. Witness running down Seventh street when
| the left of the line of marines fired
James Noakes testified that the first thing he
the crowd coming up with the cannon they brought it
to the south of the square, Massachusetts,
the marines then coming Seventh street,
| the then moved up to the market house
witness and told them to take the gun away
q small told witness to take his away and
they would take the away this man took hold
of the gun and dragged 1t up higher while the marines
street the men loaded the cannon; witness
begged them not to fire the they of
them drunk and made great noise they asserted that
they going to defend themselves against the
rines Witness there, and responded to Mr.. Wal
ZACH request to know If there to assist him
the mayor walked up to the gun walked
up to him and said, "Take your marines away take
your marines away T. Captain Goddard was there
witness said to the mayor Ask Capt Tyler to take the
marines away and they would assist in getting the gun
away The marines marched up opposite the gun. The
mayor went out to meet them. Witness heard voice
say, Charge and take that gun! They instantly
charged the gun. Witness two stones strike the
bayonets of the marines This the moment the gun
was taken. pistol was fired, and voice said, 'Why
broadsc upon the crowd Witness then across the
footway towards the corner pistol fired from the
corner, stones thrown from Aston's corner Was
there minute when the marines directed their to-
wards that Saw two Of them take deliberate aim
at him. He could down into the muzzles of the
guns. The marines fired vollcy saw three fall
dead Up to that time pistol had been fired from that
corner help him God Witness ran west and tried
to get into alley 1t barred up; could not get
into it. The gun was loaded when the mayor came
up to it, Witness knows Samuel Birkhead by sight
he did not assist in loading the gun. Two small
men loaded that gun /; dark oomplexioned, both
of them. They first put in powder, and then
nails, stone so, and some small bullets buck
shot; they were perfectly wild frantic with excite
ment it raining hard at the time, and thought it
would be difficult for them to get the gun off account
of the state of the powder the first shot fired PTS
tol shot from around the corner of the markethouse
at this time witness heard some say, Why don't YOU
fire r. and then Immediately voley of musketry was
discharged at the crowd at that the first voey
at the corner, and then the firing at random
Before the firing commenced Gen. Henderson told the
crowd in the street If they did not go away he would fire
upon them.
Several other witnesses were called and testified in
substance that they standing at Alstons
at the time of the conflict between the marines
aud the mob that they knew of pistols being fired
stones being thrown at the marines from that corner
and that such had been the they would certainly
have been aware of it.
The FmFMENs PARADE YESTERDAY different
fire companies of the city had grand parade yesterday
in honor of the visit of the United Fire Company of
Richmond Va The visiting company consisted of about
twenty-five handsome young men, finely uniformed and
well disciplined Our city fire companies well rep
resented, and, usual, well dressed and with fine
band of music escorted their guests through the principal
streets of the city and to the principal public buildings
In the evening the visitors escorted TO The truck
house of the Metropolitan Hook and ladder Company
| where bountifu repst was served up A nurI:
speeches made. "
1AN oNLsly STROKE. Yesterday afternoon boy about
fourteen years of age struck another of about the same
size with heavy stick, apparently without provocaon
and was "a the act of walking off rumphanty when he
was arrested and taken to the office of Justice of the
peace in the vicinity dense crowd of Juveniles both
white and black gathered at the magisteral doors-a
striving 70 get peep into the Soon the youthful
offender appeared and, under the escort of strong
police ofcerwas conducted in the direction of
the jail He was iaesetless, shoeess, reckless Tho
Intensely agted crowd followed in hurried procession
We object of their interest struck truly, unucky
well as q disgraceful blow.
The STORM ON TUESDAY Great damage done in
this city by the heavy rain which fell Tuesday Large
quantities of building materials carried off by the
flood the sewers and drains checked and overflow
ed In many places the water in the cutters twelve
and fourteen inches deep and about thirty feet wide
The iron bridge the Tber Browns garden,
rendered useless One of the supporting columns of the