Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-19

| PAsssGR OF TRooPs THROUGH BALTIMORE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and Hostile Demon
STATIONS an The Streets excitement in BaltI-
more Yesterday was more intense than has been on
any previous occasion. Ii being announced that
a large body Of northern troops were to mass
tnrongh the city durin the day. the secessionists
Degah 10 collect and make various hostile demon
sfauons L he streets began to fill up quite early
In the day, and before night great part of the
CITY was crowded TO excess. crowd of the
National Vol unteers passed down South street
making noisy demonstrations, some wearing
secession cockades. Marshal Kane followed the
crowd, and, at the corner of Second street pre
vailed on those composing it to separate without
proceeding any further.
During the afternoon the crowd was la,oalv
Increased, there being over two thousand persons
remaining on Baltimore street, from Holiday tn
near Calvert street, from two O'Clock until near
DARK, Out as The Union sentiment largely prcdom
mated, there was but little disturbance The
greater part of the secession party were attracted
TO the Bolton Depot, to witness the arrival of the
Northern Central Railway
Snortlv before eight O'Clock, a crowd of about
Blk hundred persons assembled on Fayette street
near calvert In front Of the headquarters Of the
National Volunteers. Being informed that SEN
ator sumner, OF Massachusetts, was at Bsrnum,s
Hotel, the crowd moved round in front OF that
estao lshment and vociferated loudly fer him to
come out and deliver a speech Not answering
thesummons, those com posing the crowd indniqed
In yelis and groans for Him, Lincoln and Hick.
Cheers We're repeatedly given for JEFF Davis and
party of or two hundred men rnoved
slowly down Calvert and Baltimore streets cheer
Ing ior The secession papers their way: stoppjnu
at Metropolitan Hall, opposite Tripolett's alley,
lew minutes, and then going to the Republican
oihce, when, after halt Of five minutes they 70.
traced their steps up Baltimore street Finding a
small mum Der OF Union men standing near Holt
DAY street, they began to surround them, halloo-
Ing and cheering for Davis and the Southern Con
federacy. The Union men responded with cheers
for Governor Hicks, General Scott, Major Ande,-
son, Capt Doubleday and the Union Alternate
S,htIs ana gIoans Were given by each party,
"hls on the street there was assembled over q We
hundred persons. The Union men were NOT as
strong In numbers as their opponents atthis time
ont nevertheless were as determined in their ac
uon aGd shouting. They raised and SANG The
S.ar Spangled Banner and The Red. Whit and
Blue alternately cheering for the Union, Major
Anderson. Governor Hicks and Others.
Inc excitement and rivalry between the Union
aud secessi on party continued in this until
the arrival of the troops In ant,cinat,on of
disturbance, the entire police force were ordered
out, and Marshal Kane was present n person with
aoou. l2o policemen, who guarded as well as they
could The persons Of the troops from violence
The crowd followed the troops with shouts and
1eers as they marched from one station TO the
Other and nothing bat the prese nee OF the police
Plevented a serious outbreak. Upon reaching the
Washington train the demonstration of a riot
were more violent, and stones and bricks were
hurried In large numbers at the companies The
tra,n having left for w Washington, the crowd grad
to the southern police station
party OF men, about O'Clock undertook to
nte salute OF one hundred guns from Federal
ON ON h Ia hon9r OF South Carolina and Virginia
Oht huhofeu guns were to be fired and the a o.
OF the Southern Confederacy DISPLAYED
Ai'er the third fire the Union men took posses.
session OF the gun, broke up the carriage. and
.nfew both with lot Of powder, into the basin
The dag was also torn up Several tbons, nd Nc
Pie collected, but no serious injury wa, ina,cted
upon any one.