The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-16
From the ST. Louis Republican Of l2h.1
THE ST. LOUIS N,ASSAC CEES.
TsaP Second Riot.

The Second Riot.
Another act In the terrible drama of blood that
opened so tearfuly on Friday, was enacted on
Saturday evening, and six more victims were
added to the already sad list of dead. Two scenes
OF blood so close together and frighful in their
results. have seldom before plunged city into
mourning. AT about half-past five O'Clock in the
evening, large body of the German Home Guards
entered the city through Fifth street. from the
Arsenal, where they had been enlisted during the
day, and furnished with arms Large crowds col
lected to witness their march, and they passed
unmoested along until they reached Walnut,
when they turned up that street and proceeded
westward
Large crowds were collected on these corners
who hoOted and hissed the companies passed.
and one man standing on the steps Of the church
fired revolver into the ranks. A soldier fell dead
when two more shot fired from the windows
of house near by. At this time the head of the
column, which reached as tar as Seventh, sudden
y turned and, leveling their rifles, fired down the
street, and promscupusly among the spectators
who lined the pavements. Shooting as they did.
directly towards their ranks, they killed
some OF their men as well as those composing the
crowd. The shower OF bullets was for a moment
terrible, and the only wonder is that more lives
were not lost.
The missiles of lead entered the windows and
perforated the doors of private residences, tearing
the ceilings and throwing spners in every drec-
ton. The house of Mr.. Mathews was entered by
three bullets, and Nj. Mathews daughter was
struck slightly by spent ball. On the street the
indeed Six lay dead at different points, and
several were wounded and shrieking with pain up
on the paw ments. The dead-carts, which have be-
come familiar vehicles since the scenes of the last
two dayswer soon engaged in removing the corpses
from the ground. The wounded were carried
to the Health Office. Four OF the men killed were
members OF the regiment, and two were citizens.
Last night the former had not been recognized
Jerry Switzelan, an engineer on the river, was
passing by the door of Mr.. II. Glover's residence
on Seventh street, mex: to Walnut, when a ball
struck him in the head, and scattered his brains
over the door and walls.
A pool of blood marked the spot where he fell,
after his body had been removed. Jeremiah God
frey, hired man of Mr.. Cozzens, county surveyor,
was working in the yard Of Mr.. Cozzens at the time
o! the occurrence. While STOPPING over, in the act
Of fastening some flowers to a frame. three soldiers
entered the gate, and approaching within the ward
fired three shots into his body. Fortunately nnne
of them were fatal, being all flesh wounds. The
family witnessed the affair and say that the man
had not been out ot the ward, and unaware of
the approach of his assalants until stricken down
by their bullets. Chas. II. Woodward clerk in
Pomeroy Eanton's store, shot in the shoulder
ana will have to have his entire aml mlu'ated.-
He carried into the residence of Mr. Mathew
and kindly cared for
James F. Welsh, living at No. $50 Wash street,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. was shot
through the foot. Michael Davv, residing between
Utallon and CasS avenue and Sixth and Seventh
received a ball through the ankle, and amputation
will be necessary. John Neus wounded in the
cheek. Several others were injured slightly The
houses on the right side OF Walnut from Fifth to
Seventh were considerably injured by bullets, and
the inmates in several cases had very narrow es-
capes. At late hour in the night the bodies of
John Garvin, whose brother keeps a livery stable
on Market street, William Codv book pedlar
from New Orleans, and John Dick, German SOL
dier, were recognized among he dead. Immense
crowds Of people filled the streets after the
renee, and the whole city presen ted scene of ex-
citement seldom witnessed.
Mayor Taylor made address to the people
from the steps of the church on Fifth aud Walnut
streets, exhortiug them to disperse peaceaby, and
promising that thew should be fully protected from
vioienc The address evidently bad good effect
and the streets became more quiet. The action of
the soldiers in retaliatiug upon two or three in
dividuais by firing reckessly among the crowd and
act" &C" &c qhSafdafaG f, aRi @F6ahd Rf
the similar proceeding of the day before.
Latest from st. Louis.
ST. Louis, Nav l4.-Accnunts from Jefferson
city say the militia from the surrounding towns
and counties continues to arrive there. Many of
them mounted, and all are indiiierently armed.
Ex- Governor Sterling irice has been appointed
Major General of the State forces, and now has
command of the troops IN Jefferson city.
Orders issued by him yesterday that any
attacks by solGers mobs on the property of cti-
zens or s"jouruers will be promptly inquired into,
and the offenders hung under martial law, if the
offence amounts to loss of life or property.
The North Methodist church stoned On Sun
dav night, by crowd Of drunken and boys,
and the windows smashed. The members of the
South church Immediately made up subscription
to repair the damages, and expressing their disap-
probation of the act.
Governor jackson has given orders to repair the
Usage bridge the Pacific road.
The officers of General Frost's Brigade return
thanks to the officers Cf the United States Regular
service for their kind attention and courtesy dur
ing their confinement in the Arsenal.
The United States Volunteers h we been removed
| from the Pacific and North Missouri Railroad de
| pot
| CoxTRABAxD HEMMrD IY.-If any BODY gets con-
trabanG goods past the double Gordon Of MetropOi-
| tan and Federal Police. now drawn tightly about
! this city and harbor, he must be of extraur-
dinary cunning and bnldneSs. In the first place, a
constant eSpiOnageis maintained by the Metropoii-
tan Police upon all vessels and all shipments on the
| New York and BROOKLYN shores, aud throughout
the entire District. No arms of any description
are allowed to leave for any Northern, Eastern or
4 Western port, (from which they light be reshipped
| to the South, without written permit from the
! Police Board But these efforts, vigiant as they
| are, not more than those adopted by Collec-
! tor Barney on behalf of the Federal GOvernmen
! Custom House officers make the rounds Of the
wharves daily, a. report upon the appearance OF
every vessel lying. or loading, at them. These
facts are entered upon the Custom House books,
and, whenever a vessel applies for clearance, the
Collector knows whether it is best to grant re-
fuse it. watch is also kept up to prevent the
loading of vessels in the night The sationing oil
and the month hf the Raritan, so as completely tC
command the entrances and exits of this port, has
previously been stated. From these cutters al
outwardbound vessels boarded, their clearanceE
examined and. if there is any ground of suspicion
their cargoes carefully overhauled. In severa
cases. vessels, to avoid detention, have successfully
the gauntlet but that game has been eilectually
stopped by increase ia the armament of the cut
tiers, ard also by an order to the commanders o
Fort Schuyler, at Throgg's Neck, and Fort Ham
ion, at the Narrows, 10 fire at any vessel evadin!
examination, upon preconcerted signal from tn
cutters Besides these precautions in and abou
the harbor. careful warch is kept up over tn
manufactures of arms and ammunition in this city
and the wholesale and retail establishments for thei
sale.-N. Y. journal Of Commerce.
F,Gur AMONG PHILADELPHIA VoLuYTEERs-O On
Kded.-The Philadelphia Inquirer of yesterda
says:
, About half-past eleven o'clock last night mem
Der of Company ID, in Colonel Einste;u's regimen nj
murdered in most unprOvoked manner, by
member of another company in the same egiment
" 1t appears that the deceased, whose name is Koch
passing up Ca0whill, from Front street, i
company with two friends, the trio singing a pa
}, triotic air, when they were accOSted by party
seven men. one of whom accused the deceased
having struck him with a sword in the early paI
of the day.
'f This was denied and Koch and bis friends al
tempted to pass on, but all three were immediatel
knocked down Two of them sprang to their fee
soon as possible, to revenge the insult when the
saw the original assaant Martin Boyd by nam,
strike the still PROSTATE Koch twice, throw a wei
pon-suppose knife-into the street ard run.
= Koch was Immediately raised, but found to b
dead, the blows having struck in the region of tn
" heart, kiIliog him instantly. Boyd was arreste
| soon afterward, and taken to the Eleventh War
station house, whittier, also, the body of his VII
tim conveyed. The police, late last nigh
were on the track of some of Boyd's accompices.
Koch was young married man, and resided
Margaretta street.
A WAR Sign IN THE HEAvENs.-Gov. Black,
, Nebraska, gives the following description of a r
- markabe display witnessed at Omaha, at the clo
ID OF last year Shortly after the moon rose, a vel
st distinct and bright cross visible, of which Il
e moon was the ce:tre. The arms of the cross e
IN tended on either SIDE apparently about one degre
at the extremity of each arm was an uprigl
e. column, seen through thin clouds The pilia
were varegated like rainbow. When the moo
6 was about three hours high the cross and ii
H. columns disappeared and several bright and dstin
circles succeeded at one time as many six gre
n circles were visible. From ten to eleven (when
went to bed) two circles only were displayed b
" those were very bright and beautiful; and whs
to me- seemed most strange, part OF the circui
ference of one ran through the centre OF the 9th
N "A clear and complete belt. | am not able
describe the manifestations they were seen, o
r- they were quite enough to excite our 'spec
wonder"
STATUS OF VIRGIYIA.-We are reminded ey
ii. Richmond porary that the present civil
military relations between Virginia and the Co
ne federate States of force only during the per
= of the "Provisional Government established
10 the name of the latter. Whether the ordinance
tn secession shall be ratified by the people or nc
when the Provisional Constitution expires the pr
re eut coDnexion of Virginia with the Contedera
States ceases, and the question will then come