Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-18
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REPORTED FOR THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER
RIOT AT EARPERS FERRY-MLITARY CALL
ED OUT, &c.

has broken out at IIarpcrs' Ferry. band Of
,rrci oh,iitiou;sts have full possession of the
:. Arsenal. An express tram was iiFed III
IN twice one of the rail road hands, negro
was killed while trying to get the tram through
the town.
The insurgents arrest i two rnen who came
into town with load OF wheat. ami loon '''e''
WAGON, loaded il with rifles AMI sent tt!eih 70
MARYLAND, The band is composed oi a gang "l
about go whites, followed by a band OF ne
rrocS who are lighting with them
L.ATER-BALrruoRr, Oct II. i" \. NJ
( Dispatches received at the Railroad once say,
. that the ALTAR is greatly exaggerated, ana tha'
! i! has lis foundation in difficulty at the III
ted States Armory; that tie negroes nave no
thing to 10 with il.
IlLr.rAsr II. p. Mt is apprehendcd
that the affair at EIarpcr'S Ferry Is more Sc
rio,,s than people here aye willing :" hr!'e''
The Telegraph wires have been Gu, between
baltimore and !lmpcr's Ferry. in consequence
wc have no communication beyond Monocacy.
II i rcrortci that there has been 4 general
STAMPEDE OF negroes from Maryland. The
train due mere caliy Ibis morning has not Yet
arrived. Many wild rn,nor- are atIoa;. but we
have nothing authentic.
LATln ruow uAmrEES "EIIY.
BNrryoKr, oct. 1.-THE Mail Agent "':
the Westward bound train has returned I"
Monucacv. and reports that the tram war "''-
able to ret tlrou@h He states that the tow"
of Harper Ferry j. IN the possession o Tue IN
SGrccnts, who arrest every one they can ca'c't,
and imprson them The train dGc here al
/ this afternoons, could not get through the t""h'
and the agent came down on an engine.
Another account 10y the train says The
bridge across the Potomac WAS filled with M
surgcits. all armed. and that every light III the
! town last nj. was sXt'nsuiShed. HE hotels
were al closed all the streets were IN pos
session of the mob, and every road aud lane
lcartin. INTO the town was harricadcH aiiq guard
I ell Men were seen III every quarter win shu"'
! kctS and bayonct>. who arrested every citizen
! and PRESSED them into their SeTTice. h'ndlns
many negroes. This BEN. done, The lh!tcd
/ States Arsenal. and government pay Once III
which it WAS said there Is large amount oi
money together with all the pubic WORMS were
/ seized ny the mob.
/ Some PERSONS are Of the OPINION tiat thc
object o! the insurgents Is to plumber ana ROB
/ the government ol the inn"> deposited ''e'e
on Saturday.
On Sunday night demand was made on the
/ Wager Hotel for provisions, ana thc "e'''a""
was enforced ny Il bDls ~ al IhS" "''''
( The citizens are IL a terrible state "l alarm,
the insurgents having threatened |" 'orh Tue
| town.
The following despatch was received irom
| MonUcacy. the telegraph station Nearest 10
| Harper Ferry: ~,
9Th. Western train has Just arrived. ana t!e
officers confirm tlic statement iIrSt received
| TGcy say the brigc-hrcpcr last night discover
ell that the light had been cxtInguiSiicd, anu on
going to ascertain the cause he was pursued anu
fired upon by u gang OF blacks ana WHITES;
The colprcd assistant baggage master WAS sho'
and mortally woUnded ANA the co"u'cU"r;
Phelps, was threatened that the train should
not proceed. Being uncertain aS To- Tue 'ohd',
ton Of the bridge he thought ltpru"ent 10 wait
until clav light, which detained tic tram SIX
hours. The insurgents numbered 2oo whites
and blacks ami had full POSSESSION OF The l; >.
| Ar,norv. They are commanded or rather
led bv man named Anderson who lately ar
rived at llarpel> Ferry. 80,
The rioters seized q wagon which was tIlicd
with wheat and loaded It with quantity oil
m,>ketS and sent il M into Virginia
! The military oi Frederick have bee" ordered
ont.
SECOND DESPATCH
| BALTIMORE, oct. l.. 8 i. M.-Ihere Is
great excitement here; our military are moving
and several companies are in readiness. II Is
stated that the President has ordered on Inc
troops and :. special train is now getting ready
10 take them from TIL, city that he has also
accented the company at Frederick and has Al
so ordered some OF the artillery companies from
Old Point. 1t j. now considered there Is SONIC
thing serious ahead.
Still LArEI.-Thc mail train for the W est
got as far ~ Sandy Hook. The baggage mss
ter and another party started on loot Tor Tue
bridge which they crossed. They were then
arrested and imprisoned On being brought
before the captain Of the insurgents he refused
to let anythin. pass. Nj OF the Eastward
bound trains are wing West OF ilarPcrs Ferry
! The insurgents have been taking persons from
this side Of the river, tc;ng them and carrying
them of for slaves. The mail train bound
West has returned To Monocacy. There are
no,Y from 200 to ,0Ghiack> and whites engaged
in the instruction
Another account from Frederick, says let
ter has been received from merchant Mt liar
pcy'S Ferry, sent by some boys. who ii"n 10
cross the mountain and win the river Inc
writer says all thc principal citizens have been
imprisoned and many Of them Killed. me
agent Il, the depot was shot twice. ana the
watrhman at the depot shot dead.
p,... n ",'' - f.; W-Tbc train is
nN..n"I,' ,,o ,nii;.-y ;nclndipr the Law
- "I,,' ,,;,, I'D .rd Tho Shields Guard
u'"SS' "' ,,,a. ,,,,,,no,;c. Irf here in
~ i pt.y , ' ,:n 49, IIarrrrs Ferry Re-
.''. v ..,.,,,,,,',,y ,h,m
Po;''FS 'ot '''' ~, ;",n,i,rnmc, from u,,ncrs
va '''V'f' W '''' nv ',a,,,,,a,,;,..
reF'S' "'Y',r ".'' ~ chn,,ry If W,Iin.s
run ~ ~, U'u JIM ' -. =, ,-ococJ ti;,bcr
from "S,'i's''" ''',"o~"' r., IN rn,nhcr
m;.,'"t go ~ :,,', Lo,;,,ny. and full snp
"'.'t r"D t:'r' wc,, IN the train which
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