Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-26
The Burning Of the Harper's Ferry
Arsenal and Retreat Of the Gar
rison--.Two of them Killed
MARTIAL Law ESTABLISHED!
Terrible Excitement at Boston
U. 5. Troops Moving Towards
Washington.
Gov. Hicks Refuses to Allow any more
Troops to pass through Baltimore!
5000 to 5000 Men Under Arm.
in Washington!
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LOUISVILLE, April 10.
Gov. Magoffin is here trying to get tn,
Banks to lend half million dollars to arm
the Site for defense. 1t is supposed thai
some arrangement will be made.
There was an immense Union meeting
here last night. Speeches were made by
Guthrie, Nicholas, Bullock, and Brown.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
declaring that as the Confederate States have
commenced the war with the Federal Gov
ernment, Kentucky has right to choose her
position; acknowledge loyalty till the Gov
ernment becomes the aggressor; .oppose the
call of the Government for volunteers for CO.
ersion, and the raising of troops here to CO.
operate with the Southern Ccniederacy, when
the acknowledged intention of the latter is to
march on Washington; that secession is a
remedy for no evils; that Kentucky won't
take part against the Federal Government :;
that Kentucky should maintain an independ-
ent position with the Union against the hos.
tile tread of either, and that Kentucky be
armed according to law.
| WASHINGTON, April 19.
1t is reliably stated, by parties direct from
| Richmond, that the ordinance of secession
was publicly proclaimed yesterday. The
vote on its passage is kept secret.
BALTIMORE, April 10.
The Phil adelphians who, unequpped and
unarmed, remained in the last cars at the sta
| ton, were assaulted with stones and other
| missiles, and some were slightly wouniied
The train was taken back. Quite number
escaped to the city, and having no Uniform
were not recognized.
The reported difficulty on the road be-
tween here ard Washington is not correct.
| 1t is understood that all reached Washington
in safety, except the Phlladclphians, who
| were taken back.
At the meeting the Mayor announced that
they would bring no more troops this way.
1t can scarcely be true that anv of the
railroad tridges are to be blown up to pre-
vent the passage OF trains.
Twenty nine cars containing the Massa-
chaselts regiments arrived at the depot, and
without disembarkipg the soldiers, the sew
eral cars had horses attached and about nine
were drawn from Pratt Street to Capon sec
ton the first ak without creating any dis
surbance. For some reason, the horses at
| tached 70 the seventh car we're taken off at
the Pratt street b'idgo and the car moved
without their aid to Capon short distance
from Guy street between Guy and Fredrick
streets, number Of laborers were engaged
in repairing the bed Of the str Get, and just
1t the moment when the car reached Guy
street were engaged il raising cobble stones,
| 30 or 40 men assailei them, having follow
ed the car from the depot, and with cheers
for Davis and the southern sonfederacy.
| hnrling bitter taunts at the northern Black
Republicans.
This coatinued for several minutes, when,
as the horses were again attacked, and the
Gar moved of, it was proposed to stone it..
Before the car had gone twenty yards, almost
every window was broken, portion of the
crowd following considerable distance,
hurling stores.
The eighth car was treated in the same
way, but the ninth car, apparently being
empty, was reached by only one stone.
The crowd cxulted in their work. exclaim-
ing that the Black Republicans should not
pass through Maryland.
A lapse of five minutes succeeded; num-
Der of respectable persons, in the meanwhile,
urging the crowd to tear up the track.
After the first train had passed, one was
observed on Pratt street. bridge, when the
track was obstructed, and . portion of it
taken up.
Observing this, the cars were turned back
to the President street depot, and the men
dieenbarked, and prepared to march through
the city.
Mayor Brown, with a number of police
appeared at their head aud led the way
They came along at brisk paes, and, or
reaching Centre Ma, ket, an immense con
course of people closed in behind them, and
commenced stoning them. When they
reached Guy street, where the track was
taken up, number of men arrived with
~ wing stones, and showered them on theil
heads with such force that several of then
were knocked down.
At the corner of South and Pratt streets
!. man fred pistol into ths ranks Of th'
mili,ia, when those in the rear ranks im,ne
diately wheeled and fred upon their assail
ants. and several were wounded. The gun
of the soldiers that had fallen wounded wer
; seized, and fred upon the ranks with fata
effect in two or three instances. After the,
reached Calvert street they succeeded il
, checking their pursuers, by a rapid fire whicl
q brought down two or three. When the.
0 reached Howard street, another lar e crow
: was coll cted stones were thrown at them
but their guns were not loaded, and they pas
! sed down Howard str ct towards the Depot
1t soon appeared that orders were given t
o clear the tracks, near the main depot build
d ing; this was then done, and soon after
large passenger car of the P. q B. Co cam
up at rapid rate filed with the soldier
n This car was SON followed by about sixtee
70 more, all of which were occupied by tn
:, military in all eleven companies bringin
- an aggregate of $50 men. AS coon as th
train arrived some of the troops were con
y. pclled to change cars, when they were hoo
" ed at by the crowd, but no ov,r act wi
committed. Several young men appeare
IS 1t one Of the cars, and displayed revolver
II. A few minutes after the train left A di
o. charge of firearms, attracted the attentic
ar of the crowd t., the corner of Pratt and Ho,
of ard streets, where body of infantry fro
one of the northern States, about one tho
i'd sand strong, was seer rapidly apYroachil
Sc tie Depot, and no doubt anxi US to rea
o. the cars. Some assaulted the command wi
Ter stones, when number of the latter dischs
ay ged their muskets. t sf.ei e
-. A crowd broke into the warehouse on Lo