The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-21
REPORT OF the Grand Jury ON the
Washington EIecfton p,..

| \, va e"S "fahn Jury oil Washington OF
'hs subject OF the election riots has been made mi,
he' In relation to tho origin of tho riot the ur,
say: -
| They have examined upwards of one bupdre,
and twenty-five witnesses In relation TO the genera
sueect OF the riots, and have noted the testimon,
rom which appears the fact that at the hrst prs
SIngt oi tne Fourth Ward polls the ballotting pro
teedeo quietly until few minutes past O'Clock in
cue morning when party Of twelve or fourtee 4
persons designated "trip raps" or .'pluc ugIles'
| from baltimore, came on the ground
| ihey harened above the polls, clear of the citi
zehs iron eighty to one hundred of then1) who in
a line, were proceeding toward the window each
voting In turn Having reconnoitred the premise.
the party OF strangers left the scene for short ~
1o0, ana theh returned with an increased force OF
their fartlsans, also from Baltimore together with
| n1nDer OF persons who reside in this cjty
This body OF men divided themselves into two
parties-one going inside, to the fence near the
window aud the other remaining outsde of .ha
voters. Tho latter section aeon became trou,I
| some aousins men in the line threatening them
ana loudly Doasting, with others that they rould
Wnip any OF their opponents. Al this point OF the
disturbance, they threw stones Soma of tbs,n
protested against "foregners voting and declared
that elsewhere they would bs dsbarred against such
a privilege. The Cry of fight was fraGusntlv r.
| iterated from She ranks of the rioters Remon-
strahce with theIn was vain; and while a Justice of
tue peace was engaged in the laudable effort to On
force order, by calmly appealing to their better
| ieoiingS he was struck with Q brick upon tn.
| pfehhi- duu OtHefWiSS assaulted. Other resparta
be citizens were seriously wounded by the dis
| charge OF hre arms and missiles thrown both nv
the Baltimoreans and their friends who acted with
| them.
| proceeding to detail the particulars of the riot
the jury say in regard to tho action of the marns.
| The marines, on their arrival were tainted by
the rioters. and provoking language was made use
| 81 Win Wow to irritate and insult them During
these proceedings message was sent by the party
in possession of the cannon saving that If tba nf
| Ger IN command did not abandon his position they
| would hre upon him. 1t then that chargt.
was made upon the gun by the first platoon of the
hr5t company OF marines, and after two of the ma
rlneS had beoD wounded by the rioters 1t was
taken without bloodshed. Just before this was &C
compished an attempt made to fire IT, The
discharge Of pistols continued in quick succession
ana stones were thrown by the rioters as thoy RS
treated from the cannon. and not until then did
the marines fire their muskets in tho direction of
their 3ssaanta
The Mayor did not give the order to fire. nor did
either of the officers in command according to the
| testimony ELECTED; and the marines may have mis-
TOOK Tor an order to that effect the words Why
doht you hrs" the language uttered by some por
son unknown to the witnesses interrogated on that
| point. The marinos numbered ninety or cus hun
drod they were nearly all raw recruits and prin
| clpatly Americanb0rn citizons. After the first
hFr- IN response to tho pistol shots, the marines
wore ordered to discharge their guns in the direc
| tion Of the flashes Of the pistols The fact is wall
known that number Of persons wore killed and
wounded In consequence of the discharge of fire
| arms on that occasion.
! 1t should here bo stated that the cannon fran,
| IT'S position, would, if fred have raked the DELL.
and street. and what the effect would have been
may be conceived from the fact that it was loaded
with about half pound of powder. sixty or seven
! ty rfo cartridges. tied in handk srchiefJ eight
| large stones, aud several pounds Of shot.
| mo marines were supplied each with twenty
rounds OF ammunition: the cartridges containing
IN a1,tition to the usual quantity of powder a ball
| and three buckshot
According to the testimony it was not known
uhtlI low minutes previous TO the 1nariuss beno
ordered out, that their services would be required
| nor were any parBonS la the ranks besides the an
! listed men.
| TheJury IN conclusion recommend an increase of
the police force. it being present inadequate 10
maintain the peace of tho city
NRGIST, MAIL MArTgRs-The Postmaster Genera,
has established the following post offices:
Fohd Creek, Wood county, Va, John Finn post
master; North Mayo, Henry county, p. W Moore.
postmaster; Sandy Level PttsyIvauia coun+v
! T. Gilbert postmaster The office at MayolinQ
Patrick county, is discontinued. The nam. Of
thHpmans spring, Giles county, Is changed to "Hg-
8leston's Springs"
pp9intmeRtS-Anderson Jsrrold postmsstar at
Jarrolds Valley, Raleigh county vice sam1 Lrwis
moved away; Vim. 4. Burwell Postmaster AT Tay-
lor + store, Franklin county, Va, vice j. H. Booth
resigned; James X. Ranbo postmaster at Laurnl
Washington county, vice Daniel Rambo, resigned
The AzrRn CHILDREN IL MUSIcH-A correspood-
"nt OF the New York Evening Post. writing from
Munich, Bavaria, says that the great humbug of
the season there has been the Aztec exhibition;
Two Indian idiots, as is ROc supposed, we're ex
hibited here for month ~ descendants of tha A.
tcc race. For time the attendance was large-
Lhe royal family were several times present All
At once thero was n chan3e-the police interf-rrrd
the exhibition about to open at Augsburg was bro
Ken up, and the whole company sent summsrily
out Of Bavaria. The cause of the change is not
doubt tho detection of impOsturo'
The EFFORTS OF CtyADA.-A comparative state-
ment has been published by the Commissioner Of
customs on the principal articles imported into Ca
hata during the five months ending on the 9TH
June, 1886, and 3lst May 1857, tively show
ing the quantity and value of each srtcle and the
amount Of duty collected thereon By this st.te-
mont 1t appears that the imports Of duty-paying
articles to said period in 1855 were of the ysIue o
|2'l+ltn os 3D.; value of free goods. fS.56 S55 es
90 total imports SS9I,33 ~: total Duties s423-
| 'Ho OBI Imports paying duty to 3lst Nav 1877
tZht o,i6 is; free goods, value f950S i7s 5d
total imports, f3,S25, ,s64 ls sd total duties eA2
! So IS Sd difference Of duties in favor of 1857
f2,A7 4B. i'd.
NEW TRRArY WITH HExICo-A new Treaty with
Mexico will, it is believed soon be negotiated Nj.
ny OF the restrictions which exist between the
two countries viii be removed The Treaty which
Mr. Forsyth effected, was returned some time since
and II is understood that in the ARRANGEMENT of
no" Treaty, the principle Of commercial reciprocity
VIII De adopted, as between tho United States and
the South American colonies Tho oyerfowing
Treasury Of the nation, and the flood Of the reye
nuo pouring into 1t, seem to require an outlet II
WAS suggested some time ago, by Gen Gadsdsn
when Minister to Mexico, that we could not obtain
good commercial treaty without buying it, IL will
be necessary, in the proposed renewed negotiations
to oi1er TO pay Mexico handsome sum Of money
IN hand, for an unrestricted trade--the benefit Of
which to the United States well as 30 Mexico,
Ina 4 hIabi TINA
TRAG8pY.-On the 1st instant, three bodies we're
found floating III the river opposite Naples III
Two Of the bodies were boys and the third that of
woman about II years of age. The Winchester Ill
nois) Chronicle, of the 4th says that 1t ia thought
by those who saw them that they had been in the
water i've or six days. They ali bore more or l4ss
marks OF violence; the boys skull being fractured
IN several places The woman's body was shame
fully bruised in many places. After being entirely
stripped Of clothing, she had been encloaen I'm a
sheet, and smoothing iron, with other hnavy ma
terals, fastened about her neck that doubt Is
ielt that II has been the work of some demon in IL
man form
ANOTHER DEATH FROM CAnruHSg-tsn Monday
Stlss Anna Sloan, the eldest daughter Of Col. Wm
sloan, encountered death in manner m spddsn
as 1t was excrutlsting. She engaged in refill
linRa camphene lamp, the wick Of which she fsiled
10 extinguish before she commenced pouring the
mud, in consequence of which the fire came in con
TACT with she camPhene. exploding the can and
completely enSeloping her in the flames She
lFed Tor two or three days after the accident suf
iering ths most intense agony all the tims-Q,
tnniLta True (arOi.niaa
FRoh hExIco-The New Orleans papers contain
Vera Cruz dates to the 7th inst. The British
steamer Dee left Vera Cruz the 5th inst for Eno
land, with u ,30oO OOO i'll specie. Gen. Alvarez had
gained several successes Ycarro but the latter
WAS not subdaed. The Trait Union reports the
Mexican treasury empty, public confid6 d6nce shaken
and the future overcast with Threatening clouds
The elections in Mexico Queretara and puebIa
were favorable to the Progressistss. The papers
were full Of rumors Of another invasion OF Sonora,
based upon private letters from san fruncisco-
One Of them says the expedition ID to consist Of