Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-18
WASHINGTON Police AND BALTIMORE Row

WARRINGTON POLICE AND BArrIMoRr Row
DrEs.-The hoft-haired gentlemen from Balti-
more, who, on several well-remembered coca.
sons, undertook to ride over law and order in this
city, and were treated instead to a ride over the
road to the workhouse, seem to retain unpleasant
"reminiscences of the fact. =
On "Wednesday last Lieut. McHenry of the
washington police, was attending the court in
Baltimore as witness for the State against VIM.
Baker and WIN. Hopper, charged with robbng
the Farmers and Planters Bank While at the
court, he was attacked by party of rowdcs
among them the following: English, Levy, Bob
miller and Jno. Snfer. They surrounded him
evidently with hostile intent; but he, drawing his
pistols kept them at hay Detective officer Cor
man coming to his assistance. he succeeded in get
ing TO a place Of safety Marshall Herring was
notified OF the outrage, and at the proper time
corted Lieut.. McIIenry to the railroad depot on
his return to Washington.
Maryland will find ii difficult to obtain import-
ant witnesses from this city, hereafter if she has
power to protect them from the rowdy gangs which
still appear To have the whip-hand In Baltimore
Officer Zimmerman was in Baltimore on a visit
to his sister. Passing along the street Tuesday
Suter. the rowdy aforementioned met and spoke
to him. Wednesday, when the gang was looking
for McHenry, he met him again and Zimmerman
spoke to him as before. Suter gave him reply
intlnatng That In few minutes he would call on
him. zimmerman, knowing he was not coming
alone. Thought hest tn leave forthwith and hiring
buggy, drove TO the Relay House and waited
the arrival Of the cars for this city.
Observation-Disclosures Grand Mass in C. was
performed in excellent style at II o'clock yesterday
morning, in st. Patricks Church, by the choir of
that church, under the leadership of Prof ] p.
Caulfeld, assisted by Mr.. Thos j. Caulfeld St
Patrick's choir assuredly stands unrvaled in this
city for capacity to successfully execute the heavy
compositions of the old masters at short notice
A superb $4,000 organ has been built by An
drews, of Albany. New York, for the Church of
the Ascension, Or. Pinckney's,) which will be
tried for the first time before an audience next Sab
bath: Andrews has high reputation as an organ
builder. the result Of thirty years experience
during which time he has furnished instruments
to nearly every city in the country. Doubtless
there will be large congregation present on Sun
day next, to listen to its grand tones. under the
accomplished hands of the fair organist of that
church, Miss Matte Beech
At the Church of the Epiphany (Dr. Hall's)
large new church organ is being erected, under
the superintendence of the eminent builder Irwin,
of New York. This instrument is of a size similar
to that in st. Patrick's (Catholic) Church. and
will be played shortly before an audience by Prof
w. III. Palmer, on which occasion the choir at
tached to the church will perform Rossini's great
oratorio of Moses in Egypt the object of the
concert being to liquidate church debt.
The MUss ON THE AvENUE.-Yesterday fight