Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-25
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From, Mondays Baltimore papers the
latest received-we copy the annexed in
formation, promising that IL is from seces-
sion sources altassil snou < tbsIl
sEIzURH or ARMS. 1I Bd li
There was a great rush on Saturday and |
yesterday for arms-muskete, pistols, bowie
knives. axes, pitchf0rks, clubs and every |
other tnstfumeat Of httaek or deiense. Ia
fact, the people were aroused, and determ-
iped on every manner and mode Of resist
Anees .tph aiiisla i1 1iniait
On Friday night about eleven O'Clock, q
crowd broke into the store Of Messrs. Patti.
son q WOolford, commission merchants No.
lO2 Duean's Wharf where there were some
1000 or 1000 Minie muskets, swords, and
other accoutremeuts, belonging 10 the State
Of Maryland. These gentlemen held them
as aeents Of Mr.. y. w hiteley, Of Connecticut.
They were to have been sent TO Annapolis
on Saturday. From 300 to 400 swords, and
about three fourshs Of the guns, with BELTS
knapsscks, and cartridge boxes, were seized
and carried off. Before the reuhainder were
taken the police were notified, andsa squad
was immediately sent from the Middle Dis 4
tIict, under the command of Lieutenant El-
liott and Sergeants Fields aud Metzel.
Hearing of their approach, those engaged In
stripping the warehouse of its arm rapidly 4
'ouhd in the street by the police, and about
fifty were taken from individuals by mem.
beTs Of the Junior Artillery Company, who
had heard Of the seizure. A warehouse, No.
IA West Pratt-stteet, occupied by John
O. j, Meyer, was also broken into, and about
twenty rifles and muskets taken therefrOm.
The establishments of o gentleman named
Ball, between Biddle and Union streets, was
also entered, apd the arms taken of. y
| Yesterday, about tWelve o'clock, a crowd
assembled in front of the warehouse of
Messrs. Schaeffer Il Lopey, in Hanover, near
| Baltimore. street. The pPoprietOrs It ap
| pears, received an order from the proper,
authorities to deliver TO the citizens forty
| rifles This having been done, the crowd
| quietly dispersed, those armed being ready
| for action. r 5H ta lrat. I'd
In the afternoon a demonstration was
made on the premises of Mr.. N. A. McCo-
| mas, on Pratt street, belo " Gay, and a mum
| Der OF guns obtained therefrom. f..
| A party of young men started for Cations
| vile, and succeeded in breaking into the
a1mery of ST. Timotby's Hall, from which
they procured about seventy muskets. They
also made an effort to remove the ordnance.
but wheel FROM each gun-carriage had
been removed, and they could not be taken
| The email arms were left at the house of
| +. EnenbTook, on the Frederick road,
from which they were atterward brought to
the city. -. .F
Yesterday Afternoon body of men paid a
visit to the store of MIR. Leonard Passano, in
Central Market space. The handle, of a
pump was wfencbed out with which they
commenced battering down the door. Mr..
Psssano happened to come along at the tiHe
with some friends and prevented further
action on their part, but he opened the door
and handed to the crowd about one hundred
dollars worth of pistols. The impression
was that he had a supply Of guns on hand,
the pistols he had are now all gone. -h'
Sergeant MetzeL of the NIL. t,or
with a force OF police, op ,aturdsv ni~ht
found at house. on Baltimore street f9ur.
Nen carolnes1 i've swords and some trap
pings, all OF which accouterments be onged
to The mounted Carbineers, disbauded some
time since. The arms were deposited at the
Middle station. sil -aas b.gl5 Ia.Isl n
a.r i ATTACK ON TURNER HALL. a..'
On Saturday It was rumored through the
/ city that the Turner Rifles, a German com
pany, whose srmory is 10 Turner Hall, Wes
Pratt-street had on Thursday last sent
number of their arms to Washington, and
that on Friday the company had made q
tender Of their services TO the Federal Gov.
erpment. Crowds collected about the hall
which was closed and shout two o'clock 10
i tl6 hltcIuOOut a IdI ko CIONuO VI AuCu WCub ~
a body 10 the place, while the police were
engaged in another part of the city, and
, broke open the doors and rushed through
to every part of the hall. The, store-roou
| and cookipg-r9om were sacked, and tn
= dishes and furniture broken to pieces. Tn
4 | bar-Io DOM was also visited, the bottle
smashed and the pictures thrown out of th
: | windows. Four muskets found behind th
bar were taken possession of. Every room
: was entered, and the contents demolished o
, | damaged. The work was performed 8,
| quietly that only those engaged knew am
| thing of it at the time Subsequently wort
! was sent TO the southern police station, an
Captain Gardner repaired TO the hall with
| posse of fifteen men, but the party had ac
, complished their work and scattered. Th
damage TO the hall will amount to severa
7 hundred dollars. The ball is now in charg
Q of the police. -l.-... . ..... ..-
0 ARRIVAL OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ooUETIRs
' The announcement of a collision ia BaIti
a more, bet WeeL the citizens aud the Norther
invaders, seems to have fred the hearts {
! the people of Maryland, from the Ateganie
: to the shores of Worces er, and Instant
: volunteers were on the march to the detens
. of Baltimore. s0 r. a.
The Frederick Rifles, Captain B 'adley
johnson, reached Baltimore during Satul
day afternoon, and were qusrtered in
!, left at half an hours notice. They are
ne.IookiDg body of men, and well drilled
Q Shortly after their arrival the Patapsc
Il Lieht Dragons, Captain Hinkle, from Aun
Arundel County, reached the city, and re
ported to Mayor Brown. They were re
ceived with three times ttrle cheers. Afte
Q having received the congratulations of th
/ city the company was drawn up in front {
the May or's Office, and the Captain intro
duct d to the Mayor.
The company was addressed by Mayor B
% who thsnked them for their prompt respons
% for the aid of Baltimore. Captain Hinkle II
= piled that his little band we're brave met
y and when the emergency shall come the
d would be found with stout hearts aud strou
arms in the defense of Mary land. The May.
m told them that he had received what
thought 10 be reliable information that 1
10 more troops would be sent through or arouI
10 Baltimore
Yesterday morning the steamer PioHe
reached her wharf, having on board Il
Home Guard of Easton. They consist of OF
company of infantry, under Colonel h.
StTaDdbeTg, and one company OF cayalr
a under command of Colonel Samuel Hambl
a ton. The two companies number abo
81 sixty men, and are fully armed. In tv
hours after hearing of the conflict in Ball
more. they chartered the steamer PiOHs
and hastened on TO Baltimore. They repo
n the citizens of the Eastern Shores as unit
E. defense of the Soulh.
re The Howard Dragons, Captain Gaithe
from Howard County reached the city ye
IA terday afternoon, and reported at hea
~ quarters. They mustered thirty-6ye, pril
,e cipally,young men, and thoroughly equippe
a. Afier having reported, they rendezvous
al at Miller's Hotel, Paca- street.
r, THE MARYLAND LINE.
os The Maryland Line, Col, Geo. W. Hugh
81 oommander-in-c chief have possession OF Z
!" from the Cantonsville school. They were
AZ CAPT. j. P. Levy, Of the Maryland Lii
. takes command OF the naval and mari
, forces for the defense Of the city.
mt The Maryland Line have also an engine ,iE