The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-05
TIE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad War.
More Ftghtjax.

70 send freight train through on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, the result of which was some
brisk fighting and the death of one riotsr The
Sun of yesterday says:
At O'Clock requsition was made upon the Iude
pendent Sn S,ey. 1adeG Capt Brush and Baltimore
City Guards, under C,pt Warner, who were con
veyed from their armories to the Camden Station in
omn ousses during the heavy fall of rain and placed
trains at the Junction They filled three ears The The
psymasters car attached pied as before BY
sher foie OF the county and his posse and fol-
lowed by nth closed fitted up arsensl in
~h ch were several chests of musksts boxes OF cart.
ridges, bass Of balls and buckshot. and other muni
tions OF war Heavy axes were distributed through
rhe services OF an experienced surgeon, Joha A
stevens M D., was also obtained, who came aboard
with hi: case Of instruments, 10
At halfpast four O'Clock, the trains moved off in
the folio wing order Firs: tonnage train and engns
with guard of eight soldiers with loaded musk cts
and liked bayonets far the protection of the
and hreman INST military second tonnage train
with engine susrded like the frat; second military
car and third and fourth tonnage train and engine
.ne 'h erif aud arsenel car bringing up the
This whole length of the trains thus connectde was
over half mile In length, and posed Of go
cars freighted with goods and merchandlss valued
.s &C million OF dolisrs The crowd assembled to
witness the departure of the trains not great,
and the poclamation ssued during the day deferred
aod Kept many from the loca tiles 1t was rumored,
raj thousand collected at J.cksons bridge, the
scene OF the former attack and at Fl O'Clock the i'm
'"ers train was put under way and moved upon
that spot.
As IN. first enEiae approached ths bridge several
hundred men were seen upon and about it, and 9th.
eI lying CT 10 the fslds stone was thrown
versi subs were fred from the bridge and fields up
on the head Of train The FIRE was returned by the
guard upon the engines with deadly aim and several
OF MS rioters fell, hich causing a panic among
them, they scampered, but the train passed its
lensth rapidly along they rallied upon the payma.
eers car Ia the rear, held by the sheriff and bis Off
Uho from tn sid. lights and pl ,tform centnu.
ed to discharge their muakets and revolvers upon
them which was continued along the route at inter.
the bridge.
Here ~ere collected five hundred men, composed
OF the most determined characters armed with wes-
pons and q brass swivel, which posted on the
bank In such position to rake the first engine -
6ere most desperate attack anticipated and q
hundred cooked muskets lay leveled from the win
DOVE or brstled from the side lights, awaiting the
onset of the rioters, and the word to fire. mean
while the attack had been need on the guard
pidity and precision party the hill, in endss.
voring to get OFF the swivel, the charge of which
wa, dampened by the rain. were shot down BY shs
military. although 10 regular command was given
and the battle now became pretty general along the
train fhoueh orders were given to waste NO raudom
shots but select man. 1t 10 supposed that four
five were wounded at this point.
One man standing on tbo hill with umbrella
over his head and apparently spe5tstor. shot
through the brain and fell dead Another of the riot
ers received ball In one shoulder, which passed
around under the flesh of the other; third was seen
TO press his hand On his side and drop down. The
discharges were more generally ef,ctive than the
previous occasion. As previously arranged, the Or
der here was to stop the train at the commencement
of the atta aek whom the troops were to disembark
shoot down, stab capture them, but the engineer
10 front either misunderstood the order or wfully
dtsregsrded 1t, and applying ths more steam kept on
dragging the train away, which met With no further
moeststoa or dstsntion until Ii arrived at 0wy.ua
Falls, and near the OF tho epsanguinary conflict
OF the previous day. Here, about half mile in ad
vance, the six O'Clock train from ElIioots Mills had
nesn throwu frsm the rails by obstruction it s
supposed, placed upon them and the wreck obstruct.
ing the road the train detained at his point from
seven to nine ocllck. Meanwhile the rain poured
in torrents and the woods and high hills around add
ing t. the extreme darkness, nothing could be seen
for while but the dark line of the immenss train
with here and there lighted lantern moving anon
them
Finally. at about 9 O'Clock, the track was pro-
nognced clear and the train moved on at so pace,
and arrived at Ellicotts Mills where . rspsst WIS
furnished by the company to the troops and others
The train in which the military returned was
thrown from the track by a piece of rail spiked
on by the rioters, and six cars smashed. Private
John D. Ellis, of the City Guard, and private
Thos Hall, of the Independent Greys, were both
seriously injured. Henry Howser, of Baltimore.
was shot and killed near Jackson's bridge by some
of the military 1t was proved at the inquest that
he was not connected with the rioters being
merely o looker-on
ExTRAoRDINAtY CAsE.-The most remarkable
of longevity under privstioD of food of which
we have ever h card 10 that OF Mr. John Ellis of Hen.
rietta, the unfortunate gentleman who made an at.
tempt his life tie first of the present month by
cutting his throat In his orchard while aborng under
q fit of temporary iusanty. The nature of Mr. El s'
Injuries 10 such that from that time to the present
period of twsntyseven days he hiss not been abe to
take particle of nouris Mt into his stomach, and
he lies in bid apparently without suffering much
pain and with but very little iminution of strength
lar larr 4, h ~,kIa
discover Of course he grows more and more fee ble
but gradually that it is scarcely noticed by those
who are eonatartly about him. He is perfectly
sibe Of his condition. and il able to comm muncats
with his family by of slate snd pencil He pre-
serves wonderful degree of cheerfulnsss his mouth
occasionally becomes Dry and parohed, and REQUIRES
20 supply him with focd nor does he appear to crave
1t.
On two or three occasions. when his mouth was
being moisened he has thought that q small qusnti-
y of the water used for that purpose, has found its
way to his stomach but beyond that nothing in the
shape offood drink has been received into his
tenn
or course this cannot 60 on always. Nature will
give out in time; but the case appears to as very
for to live for any thing like the length of time
Mr. Ellis has in his condition.-Rochestsr amer.
RENTS AT ST PAUL.-The st. Paul, Min, Ad-
vertiser says the landlords of that place have this
season advanced their rates for stores and dwell
lings from twenty to thirty per cent. over the
prices demanded for the same buildings last year
and think themselves justified In doing by the
increase of business and immigration in prospect.
THE CHINESE SUGAR CANE About $50 bush
els of the seed of this have been distributed
by the Patent Office this IL is thought by
many that this cane is destined TO be cultivated
as extensively in the United States IS Indian corn,
yielding, as it does at the same time, sugar for
man, and provender aud grain for beast.
GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA The St Paul Pios
neer states the new governor. Sam Medary, ar
rived in that city on the 23d of April, and was
qualified on the following day, and has according.
ly entered upon his Office There was no inaugu.
raj address-only some half dozen gentlemen
being present to witness the ceremony.
ILLINOIS LAND SALES The land sales of the
Illinois Central Railroad Company In April show
n very large increase over last year, having been
$566, Ill 30, against S2I1, ,442 II, increase OF
1854 $50. The aggregate sales of the year are
now equal to the aggregate sales last year up to
the lst of August
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-Richard p. Morgan, con-
tractor for building ffty-one miles of the Peoria
Qn) and Oqu ampka road, has recovered SAT 43O
of the company for breaking his contract and Civ"
ing the work to other parties.
FIRE IN NEWARK "A destructive fire occurred
in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday evenip g,
destroying the hat making establishment OF Dur