Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-22
TELEGR A PHI &c.
TINE WAR We VS.
Particulars Of the Ballinore Riot.
CALL FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA LEG.
STATURE.
Railroad Bridgcs Burned.
PARTICULARS OF the UA0PER'S
FERRY.
PROBABLE HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE.
Gov. Hicks Refuses - lei Troops
pass through Baltimore.
TAE \. r. PRESIDENTS COINCIDE
Railroad Bridges Burned.
PARTICULARS OF the UA0PER'!
FERRY.
PROBABLE HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
q sOv. Hicks Refuses - o0t TrOOps
pass through Baltimore.
TaE \. r. PRESIDENTS COINClDL


The 5eUsJeth Regiment
BALrIMoRE. April 10.
The Philsdelphians, who rnequipped %
unsrmed, renamed in the last car at the eta.
tion, we're assaulted with stones and other
missels, and some we're eighty wounded. The
train vas taken back. Quite . number escaped
to the city. but having no uniloin, were
not recognized The reported difficulty on the
road between here and Washington, is incor-
rect. 1t is understood that oil reached Wash
ington in safety. except the Philadslphians who
we're taken back.
At the II esting the Mayor aLroanced that
the Presidents CT the roAds had pronised they
would bring no more trOOps this way.
1t can scarcely be true that any Of the Rail
| road bridges are 10 be blown up to prevent the
passage Of trains.
Twenty-nine cara, containing the Mas schu-
| setts reg ment, arrived 1t the depot without
diseubarkiDg soldiers from the train. The
| ssveral cars had horses attached, and about
nine were redrawn from Pratt street to Capon
street etation-the first elk without creating
any disturbance. For some reason the horses
| attached to the seventh oar we're taken of 81
the Pratt street bridge. and the car moved
without their aid TO Capon st., short di.tanc.
from Guy st., bet Guy and Frederick sts. .
number Of laborers we're engaged in repairing
the Ted Of the street, and just At the moment
when the car reached Guy street. we're engag
ed in removing cobble stones. some 80 or 40
men assembled there, having followed the cal
from the depot, and With cheers for Davis and
the Southern Confederscy. hurled bitter tsunts
At Nsrthern Black Republicans.
This continued for eral N nutes, when %
a.
IN ved of. 1t was proposed to stone 1t be-
fore the car had gone twenty yards Almost
every window vas broken, and . portion Oi
the crowd following at a considerable distance,
hurting stones.
The 8th car was treated 10 the same manner
but the 9th car. apparently being empty.
reached with only one stons. The crowd ex-
ultei in their work. excIaimins that the Black
Republicans should not pass through Mary
land.
A lapse Of FIVE minutes succeeded, mum.
Der Of respectable pers'ns in the meantime
urging ths crowd to tear up the track.
After the frst train had psssed. one was Oh
served on Pratt street bridge. when obstruct-
lone and portion Of the track wss taken up.
Observing this. the cars we're turned back to
the President street depot, and the men dissin-
! barked, and prepared to march through the
city.
Msvor Brow, :. ..h . number Of the police,
| appeared at their headquarters. and led the
wAy. They came along at brisk pace, and
on reaching Centre Market an immense con.
course Of leople closed in behind them, and
CON nmencei stoning them. When they reach
| ed Guy street, where the track had been tax en-
up, large crowd OF men armed with paving
| stones showered them u their heads viii,
such force that several of them we're knocked
| down.
At the corner Of South and Pratt streets q
man fred . pistol into the ranks Of ths militia.
when those in the rear ranks Immediately
whrled and fired upon their sssaiIsnts. aud
several we're wounded. The guns Of the sold
iers that had fallen wounded we're seized and
fire upon the ranks with fatal effect in twl
| or three instances
| After they reached Calvert o., they succeed
ed in checking their pursuers by rapid fire
which brought down two or three. When they
r. ached Howard street, mother large crowd
had collected. Some stones were thrown .,
them. but their guns we're not loaded. aud they
passed on down Howard street osard the de
DOT. 1t soon appeared that erders were giveI
| 10 clear the track near the main depot build
| ing. This was then done, and soon after " ard.
| large passenger car Of the p 4 b. Co. cam.
no at a rapid rate, filled With soldiers Thu
car vas soon followed BY about sixteen more
all Of which we're accompanied By the militia
ry-in all about eleven companies-being 81
aggregate OF $50 men. AZ coon - the trair
arrived, some Of tn troops we're compelled Il
change cars, when they were booted At BY tbs
crowd. but no overt act was CON nmitted. Sew
eral men appeared 1t the windows 9
cars. and displayed revolvers A few minute.
| <. LIE of 6,a
trocted the attention OF the crowd to the cor
ner Of Pratt and Howard streets. wher,
lthev discovered . body Of infantry frou
one Of the northern ststes. about one hundred
and ffty strong, who we're rapidly approaching
tho depot. and no doubt anxious to reach th,
lcars. Some assaulted this command viii
stonea. when . number Of the latter discharge.
their muskets. spG the crowd broke into Ii,
varehouse on Long Dock, aud took therefrou
some four hundred rifles and swords SQUAD
are parsdipR the streets, fully armed and ol
ths look out for the militia from the north, vh,
ara expected TO arrive tonight All the eity
military have been ordered out TO meet .
Nonume entail square. and are now assembling.
BALTIMORE. April 20
The Melville bridge On the Northern Cen
tral kailroad and between Woodburn snt
Mount Washington has been burned down.
Il is reported ,hst the northern soldiers -,
At the Riley House on that road.
A bridge on the Northern Central Railroad
and one on the Philadelphia Wilmington snt
Baltipcre road are gone.
Armed men are moving in every direction
The Mayor and Governor have notified th,
President that no more troops can pass througl
Baltimore unless they fight their way.
Bridges on the Northern Central Railroad
have been destroyed.
The number killed yesterday we're. IL Bal
timors men. and 3 Massachusetts soldisrs, sni
wounded 4 citizens and soldiers
The President replies that no moro troop
will be brought through Baltimore, provided
that they are allowed to pass around the city
without molsstation.