The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-29
The savannah slave Trnde prosecutions.
Ne,x York RnnI. Statement
CITY INTELLIGENCE

RIoTING.-Y eserdav was, to a very considerable
extent, day of disorder. There were numerous
street fights, and at all the places in the suburbs
where numbers met to spend the day, there was
rowdy ysm to a greater or less degree. At the diff
ferent lagerbeer gardens the Belair road, there
were many fights Application was made to the
police authorities, and Lieutenant Grady was des-
patched to the scene. On entering HOover's gar
den number of the cred Necks' were found beat
ing in an unmercitul manner two men, who had
given them no provocatiOn Lieutenant Grady ad-
vanced and rescued the men, when the crowd, to
the number of thirty or forty, set upon him. He
backed out of the garden still facing the mob, who
were pressing him close and threatening to kill
him. When he reached the road, he stopped and
drew his revolver. At the same time, a notorious
| ruian, named John Council, who was one of the
principal rowdies at the Third Ward polls at the
last election, drew a revolver and threatened to
shoot the Lieutenant. During all this time Lieu
! tenant Grady alone the other officers being at
! the different gardens. Word despatched to
the city for more officers and their arrival quiet
was restored. Be fore the additional force arrived
however, John Council and Thomas Elliott were
arrested. John Bell and Charles H. w Wallace were
also arrested the road and taken to the Eastern
District Police Station, and at a later hour William
| Churchman and Edward DAVIS, belonging to the
gang, brought into the Middle District Police
station. Each of the above named were committed
to Jail for Court by Justice Hiss and Justice Griffin
Some four or five hundred Germans went on
an excursion to Magnolia over the Wilmington
Philadelphia and Baltimore railroad. There were
six passenger cars filled to their utmost capacity.
| As the case last summer, a number of noted
| rowdies from the Point took advantage of the
occasion, and accompanied the excursionists. The
party had been on the ground but short time,
when the ru!lians commenced insulting the women
and assaultng the men, A telegraphic despatch
was sent to the city, and squad of police under
Lieut. Gray left in the o'clock train for the
Immediately on their arrival the disorder ceased.
One of the ruffians named William Irons alas
! ''Reddv Irons" pointed out as one of the
| chief aggrassors. Hewas arrested, placed in the
hands OF deputy sheriff and taken to the Jail at
Belair. After the departure OF the police, rumors
were rife that several persons had been killed,
while many others were seriously injured. These
rumors spread rapidly and created great excite
ment throughout the eastern section of the city
An hour before the arrival of the train, people
menced to gather on Canton avenue. Broadway, at
that point, was thronged, and not less than several
thousand persons were awaiting the arrival of the
cars. These came in about O'Clock, and Is they
passed down the avenue the immense throng fol-
lowed intensely excited. On reaching the depot it
was found that there body under arrest, and
that there was nobody killed or manned. A few of
the excuAionists had slight cuts their heads, but
none showed serious injury. Several watches were
stole on the ground, and one man had his hand cut
badly by holding on to his watch-chain, when one
of the robbers attempted to steal it. At Rullmans
Bellevue Gardens there were several slight dstur-
Dances, which were promptly checked by the po-
lice, and the insgators taken to the Western Dis
trict police station.
WHITMoNDAY.--Y Yesterday being Whitmonday,
was very generally observed by the German popu-
lation of the city holiday. The principal point
| of attraction was Rullman's Bellevue Gardens, sit
uated between the Frederick turnpike and w est
Baltimore street. the terminus of the route of
the City Passenger Railway. During the whole
of the day, and up to between and o'clock in
the evening, crowds were going to and from the
Gardens The facility by which the grounds were
reached, by means of the Railway cars. (Which
were crowded to excess from morning till night, J
induced an immense number of people to avail
| of nj Aiprr tha laJ
in the open air, and at one time, about o'clock,
there eight thousand persons
collected together The Gardens well arranged
for the enjoyment of all kinds of outdoor
exercise and during the entire day visitor
could find enough to amuse in walking about
the grounds and reviewing the sports and
amusements in which the company engaged.
The gymnastic featsby the different Turner
societies excited much admiration and praise.
The ballroom attached to the Gardens, OF
course crowded with dancers during the day.
About the grounds could be seen small parties.
composed of families with their children who were
enjoying a sociable picnic, the women occasionally
leaving to participate in the pleasures of the ball
room, their husbands meanwhile devoting them
selves to lager and the children. About two clock
Mr.. Rullman served up a lunch, consisting OF q
roast bullock, sheep, calf and pig, with hams
corned beef etc., amounting in the whole to about
six hundred pounds of flesh which, at a moderate
computation, was consumed in about thirty minutes
Notwithstanding the crowd, everything, generally
speaking passed OFT in pleasant and quiet manner
One or two occurred, but they were quickly
put stop to by the police, who were detailed from
! the Western district force under Lieut.: thinner
t man. John Chronister arrested by office
Eney, charged with beating man named William
Hall, living at los West Baltimore street. Chrenis
= ter held to bail in the sum of $500 to answe
: !, before Court lad named John Clark was ar
rested by officer Burns, charged with disorderly
/; conduct and committed by Justice Ensor.
SERIOUS AoC1pENT.-About ten o'clock on Satur
day morning last, boy sixteen years of age
y ladder, engaged in washing window of the chin
store of Mr.. Keyser, on Howard street, near Fay
ette, fell to the ground and the handle of the brus
" which he was using entered the lower part of hi
abdomen to the depth Of several inches He wa
taken to his home, No. so Vest Eager street wher
DR.. y. 5. Mahon rendered medical attention. Th
: wound is Of very dangerous character, and it
n feared will result fatally.