Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-28
Grim, and ou,rng..in Baltimore.

Oniy q day or two ago, morning contem
porary filled the hall Of one Of it's ample COL
umns with the details of various Outrage
Gus Proceedings" which, during the proceed.
log forty-eight hours Of Saturday and Sun.
day, had taken place in different portions oil
the city. At Federal Hill, canal.boat was
boarded by party of outlaws, who, With
pistols in hand, compelled the captain 10
en- ploy them to unload the boat. asked an
exorbi,aut price for their unsolicited servi-
Ces. and iinally beat the captain for refusing
compliance, and were only deferred from fur
ther violence by the removal of the boat to
Feady's wharf, aud the interposition of the
police. 10 French street, near Exeter, two
young men returning home, were attacked
and fired at by two rowdies. In Hartford ave-
nue, between Hoffman and John streets, q
house was moobed at o'clock in the morn
ing. At the corner Of President street and
Eastern avenue, a. broad room, q young man
was attacked by party Of "Peeiers"-was
knocked down, and severely cut about the
head and face with knife,-was stamped
on" end had "SGseral Of his teeth knocked
out" and Is reported, at last accounts, to be
In "a critical condition" Ia Frederick
the course OF their tour" by three men who
acted In a disgraceiul manner" who, latter
leaving, went along Fayette street, and at
MGC!e,lan's alley met another party Of
young nen whom they attacked, )" who next
proceeded t. Hanover street, where tboy
attacked several persons" aud were then
finally arrested aud taken 10 the Station
House, after an unsuccessful attempt at res
cue OH the part OF their friends, on Baltl-
more street, near South. % Canton avenue
the lager beer SALOONS, among Others" those
VI MCssrs Grcke and RJssmarke, were WIS.,
tied at t o'clock 10 the afternoon, by party
Of six men, who, after drinking as much as
they thought proper, tossed the chairs and
tables about, and knocked several persons
down." At the Eastern City Spring, "a
disturbance occurred" and man was
knocked down." and On Baltimore street,
near Gay, man going home in a state OF
helpless iDtox!catiOn, was Knocked down
add kicked" by couple Of rowdies. These
facts are sufficient in themselves, TO show the
uniyersa! prevalence and uhiquity Of crime
10 our city. They may, it is true, need to be
'dlnued III the ears OF an 'apathctlc people, ""
Tut they certainly do not require TO be mag.
uifed" or ggersted," and if they have
been N any degree "misrepresanted," the
fault, at all cTeuts, is not ours. The latest,
aad mvs; daring outrage, however, which we
have 70 record, Is one which occurred on Wed.
nesday evening, at the corner Of Light and
Ostcud streets, Federal Hill. A young man
was set upon aud beaten 10y party Of row.
dies calling themselves Hunters" said in
the Patriot to be u Democratic Club, aud the
police who went TO bis assistance we're fired
upon, aud two Of their numter wounded
Our readers, perhaps, will recollect, that not
two weeks age. We published an account Of
an attack made by this same gang of Outlaws
upon picnic party, spending the day near
Long Bridge, IN which a young girl was
wounded. The preseu. is only another illus
tration Of that absence Of all personal seen.
rity and contempt Of all legal authority
which exists equally on Federal Hill. and in
the vicinity Of the City Hall.-Bah. Erchange.