Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-25

that it was very unlady like-not to say abso-
lutey rude and lew. No American lady ever
yet had cause to offer such an insult, OF rebuke,
if you please, to the Chief Magistrate of her
country. Such a remark would probably be
patriotic and commendable in an Italian lady at
Florence ball, to an Austrian captain, or even
the Emperor, butin this country it was as alb
surd as it was impertinent.
SoNE days ago the following pointed and
singing satire on the social condition of things
in and about Baltimore was got off by an
Eastern paper:
SCENE IN A NEWSPAPER OFpIcE-Foreman.-
Please, Mr. Editor, send me one or two para
graphs to 6ll out column
EtIitor.-What shall they be? Letme see
toremGn.-A murder, riot, rape, or anything
horrible, will do.
Elitor-Here, boy, bring me Baltimore
paper. (Fhe editor clips at rondom)
The above clip, to one who has been at all
familiar with the state of facts that for good
while back have existed in Baltimore, possesses a
point, and conveys an impression of practical
character, 1t comes MS near-indeed, great
deal nearer, being an abridgcnent of what
really exists, than did the spicy epigrams Of
Hudibras of the characters and scenes which
they are said so truthfully to picture.
We had in our Geographic column yesterday
condensed report of a local item which had
appeared in the Sun, which was but one of
many that have made Baltimore rowdyism both
famous and Infamous all over the country
Onthe steamer Georgia, running on an ex-
cursion from Baltimore to Old Point, and back,
we, once witnessed several scenes hardly less
disgraceful than the one which we published in
synopsis yesterday, and which we now subioin
in full from the Sun
RioT on A CAMP-MEETING BoAT-Butchery
and OutTagc-A7rest Of -Four of the PerDc-
trdtorS-0n Saturday night the steamer Ex-
press left this city for LloydsI Springs camp
meeting, on the Choptank river with between
three hundred and four hundred passengers on
board. Shortly after passing Fort AIcHenry it
became evident that there would be trouble on
board, and alarm took hold of the passengers
Before reaching the Bodkin, a party of disor-
derby men, who rallied under the cries Of Eu-
bols, Ranters and Rip Raps, went forward and
made an attack on the colored people, who oc-
cupicd that part of the boat. At first thew
amused themselves by knocking down the
males and females of the colored passengers
when application was made to the captain to
take some measures to put stop to such pro-
ceedings. Nothing was done, and after time
the disorderly disposed went down into the
forward saloon, where several colored men had
taken refuge. The assailants approached n
man, and one Of them stabbed him in four
places, in the side and chest They then blew
out all the lights in tho saloon, and began an
indScriminate attack on white and colored.-
Mr.: Jeremiah Slaughter was robbed Of S29.
Mr.. William D. Glass was robbed Of $50, and
another party was robbed of valuable gold
watch and chain.
There being no prospect of any more booty
in the saloon, the diSorderlies again went on deck
and blowing out all the lights, went to the for.
ward part Of the boat, again, among the colorcd
people. One man and his wife were standing
together near the bow, and thought thew wouli
escape observation. The man, however, was
knocked down, and he was held while his mock
cts were ri6ed OF all they contained. lie was
then stabbed several times, and his wife who
had witnessed the whole proceeding, was out
ragged in his presence, while she vainly cried for
help. Some of the passengers again called on
the officers of the boat, and the committee who
had chartered her, and volunteered, if called on.
to quell the riot and confine the disturbers Of
the peace in. the hold until the boat should re.
turn to the city. The attack was continued un
til several colored men were severely stabbed.
and a much larger number horribly beaten
Among those that were stnbbed was a man en-
ployed as a drayman by Mr.. WEIGH. in South
street, one by Messrs. Smith & Edmonson, on
Cheapside, and one by Messrs. I. 4. Martin &
Bro, on Calvert; street. Who the others were
not ascertained, but it was said that one of them
died from the effects of his wounds. About day
light on Sunday morning, the boat approached
Cambridge, and the captain, at the request Of
the passengers, landed at that town.
Sheriff Yickers, Of Dorchester county, was
notified of the outrages that had been commit
ted, and. summoning two OF. three Of: his .depu-.
ties proceeded TO the wharf for the purpose. Of
his authofityS but he called on some Of tie pas
sengers who had witnessed the whole Of the.
rio:, and some four of the party were taken
from the boat Two Of them gave their names
as Skinner. and Robinson, butsthe names Of the
others were not nscer timed. 55z
Rolinsoni of Cambridge, and Charles Goldsbor
ough5 Esq, the prosecuting attorney, appeared
on the part Of the State. The whole ofithem
III u. , $50 o. ~