Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-27
PHII.ApEIPH1A. Anril 81

1BlLADELPHlA, Aprli Il.
All communication by railroad South o
this city is cut Of, the Government having
taken possession Of the road between thii
city and the Susquehsnna.
WILNISeToS, Delaware, April 20.-An 10.
tense excitement prevails here. There has
been no troin on the Philadelphia Whining.
ton and Baltimore railroad below the Susque.
hanna river to-day. .......
D. II. Trimble is reported as killed. 1t is
said that he led the rioters to the destruction
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Dalti.
more railroad property.
At a meeting OF the City Councils of Viii
mingtou to. night $4,000 dollars were sppro.
prated for the defence Of the city and the
support Of the military.
WuNrSe7oN, April 20.
Gen. Cadwalader's residence at Magnolia
Station on the p. W. and B. II. II. was
burned by the rioters.
The Brandywine bridge and oil the bridges
on the road between the SusquebanDa and
Philadelphia are guarded by from fifty to one
hundred men each.
The death of Trimble is discredited.
BALTIMORE, April 20, IL p. NJ.
The city is 10 great excitement Military
and armed men are moving in every direction
The Mayor and Governor huve notified the
President that NO more troops can pass
through Baltimore unless they Sight their
way.
The bridges on the Northern Central rail.
road have all been destroyed.
The President has replied that no more
troops will be brought through Baltimore,
provided they are allowed to pass around the
city without molestation.
The number OF killed yesterday was eleven
Baltimorians and three Massac husetts sol.
diers. Wounded, four citizens and eight
soldiers.
THIRD DISPATCH.
The following despatch vas sent TO Mayor
Brown, of this city, this morning by the dele.
gates, which were sent to Washing ton, to OBJ
tain from President Lincoln On explanation
as TO the sending Of troops through Bal,
more:
WAsnrNGros, April 20.
10 Mayor Broun. Baltimore:
We have seen the President and General
Scott. We bear from the former letter to
the Mayor and Governor, declaring that no
troops should be brought through Baltimore
II, in military point Of view, aud without
opposition, they can be marched around
Baltimore.
(Signed.) II. l.. BoHp,
j. q. BRuN.,
GEo. w. DoBBISs.
ISTENTE EXCITEMENT AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April 90.
The excitement is intense this morning.
and has not absted. The whole city is 10
arms, but no further outbreak bas taken
place. The entire populace i. united in sen.
'iment, and that for the defence of the CITY.
State and South
The Minute Men have taken down their
flag and Joined n the defence of The city.
SECOND DIsrATCu.
All is quiet at present. But there are
excited rumOrs that the Seventh regiment q,
New York aud other Northern troops. are
marching from Harve de Grace upon Balti.
more. This report has been contradicted
The City Councils have appropriated half a
million OF dollurs to sustain the internal police
defense.
MAJOR ANDERSON AT UNION MEETING
NEW YoRE. April 20.
Major Anderson attended the Union meet,
ing to-day, and was most enthusiastically
eheered. lie will leave for Washington to.
night.
sword from the citizens OF Sauntou.
Mass, was presented to the hero to day.
CAPTURE OF THE STAR OF THE WEST.
NEW ORLEANS April 20.
The Steamer Star of the West was board.
cd oil lndanoa on Wednesday last by the
'iaiVeston Volunteers, who captured her
without resistance. She has arrived at the
bar. She has 500 or 900 bbls provisions on
board.