The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-21
THE ERIE RAILROAD RIOT


The special police force detailed on Sunday to
watch at the of the late riot prevented the
turn of the mob and the track remains clear. Foied
and exasperated by the arrest of many of their
leaders, they changed their plan of attack on Sun
day night, and threatened individually such per
happened to become obnoxious to them.
Mr.. Alfred Austin, who one of the Mayors
aids and was active in making arrests, was singled
out for the first victim OF their retaliation On
Sunday night, while Mr.. Austin absent from
his home on duty, a number of the men attacked
his house, situated Bergen avenue opposite to
that of the Mayors, and near the shanties. Stones
were thrown through the windows, one OF which
a large one-struck upon the bed where little
child was sleeping, but fortunately without doing
it any injury The housekeeper barricaded the
doors, and shortly afterwards an attempt was made
to force them open.
Returning home about IL o'clock at night, Mr..
Austin discovered several persons lurking about
iflyiEg in wait for him. On attempting to enter,
some ten or twelve of the rushed towards him,
and fired four shots, but he escaped uninjured, and
made his way to the Mayors house opposite. He
was directed to assemble the citizens to disperSe
the rioters and protect his property. He obtained
the assistance of dozen neighbOrs, and armng
himself with revolver, entered his house and re-
moved his family to place OF safety. The rioters
were all the time supposed to be concealed near by
in the bushes. 1t was supposed that they intended
to fire the house, they lighted some matches but
left without carrying out their intention. The
Mayor also had suspicion that evil designs were en-
tertained against his person or property, as sus-
pcious persons seen lurking about his premises.
He was, however, on the qat U're, and prepared to
give them a reception.
These evidences ii disposition on the part of the
rioters to retaliate upon persons and property is
destroying what little sympathy felt for them
account of their alleged grievances
, UPJoHS-ING CHURcH.-U tica holds its own--and
also, as we limited, some Oft neighbor's-and inn
proves from year to year, steadily keeping on its
course of rational and permanent improvement
Among changes noticeable, in passing Genessee
street, elegant, but unfinished Episcopal church,
that we are told, had come to a stand still as have
many Others, from being Upiohn-ed. wealthy
gentleman OF Utica, not long since died, and left by
will ten thousand dollars to be applied to the build
ing of church, provided the plan should be fur
nished by the ertreme New Iork architect, Upjohn,
and provided the church should cost a certain sum
of money, we think, twenty thousand dollars. By
this gift, thus foolisAy conditioned, the church So
ciety was tempted to erect new edifice, and the
plan, per condition, was furnished with the ar
chitects accompanying estimate, bnt IN TINS case,
as in too many others, the cost far outstrpped the
estimate, and the church building has come to
STOP The gift, thus hedgcd in with conditions,
had better been thrown by the glver INTO the Mo
hawk for it has tempted the parish into the cree
ton of building which if ever finished will cost
three dollars over and above the estimate for
every one thus devised. What turns the matter
somewhat into joke is the fact that the Rector of
the parish, who has been very Jealous in his advo-
cacy of liberal giving and has especially preached
against the sin of boarding up wealth. has lately
fallen heir to a hundred thousand dollar fortune
and some of his parish intimate that now an
admirable time to practice the virtue he so much
commends
BUFFooNERY IN THE PULPIT.-Rev. Mr. Bartlett, of
the Tabernacle, in New York, after brief sojOurn
In the Franconia region of the White Mountains,
assumed his pulpit, when he discourseG from the
text, "Bring ye now of the fish which We have
caught which was quite appropriate, inasmuch as
the last Sabbath prevous 10 his departure, it is