The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-24
sprAT POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS
BURNING OF BRIDGES
rrgyrs or SATURDAY AND SUSDAF.

,hrauEh the city or Bat',faere on friuay, the
a,,i.euent among the people continued, the
lire mass Of the population exhibiting a
arm and determined resolution TO resist any
fnture invasion
IA Sunday evening it was officially an
r,noc.Sl tAa, orders hsd been issued by the
n,Ya-nmen, at washing ton, directing that
-. Narihsrn troops, known 10 have rea ched
,r,,ksysviila, Baltimore county, en- route to
wellington, should at once return to Penn
..i,srja. This order had the effect, in a meas
-, 20 calm down the popular sxcitement.-
wsoopy from Mondays Sun summary of
,.sesanHs OF the two days preceding:
HxoE. OK sA'rR2Ar MORNING.
,tan early hour on Saturday morning the
,a,,,le "a thered, Aud within Il short time the
Ir,{iitsry filed tho streots. All The military
,,,n,nie. were on the move and every pre-
nsTStion WAS made 10 meet any approach that
nlrht he made on the city by troops from
cher States Rumors We're rife that troops
20 coming on the Ph!lsdelphia and York
,,sfs Dat they did rot gain crsdencs from the
All that the bridges on the Northern Central
Railway had been destroyed, and squad of
the Maryland Guards and forty policemen
,rs-s then absent on The mission TO DESTROY
n. briGssS on the Phi.adelphia road. Horses
for the ~ illleTy had been procured from the
stables Of the city passenger railway, aud
.vsrv preparation, as far possible, was
c,milri0d. The people were much excited
Nal there was calm determination depicted
on every countenance TO defend the peace OF
the city with their lives.
At AZ tAarly hour the City Council was con-
r.ei in sscret session, and made an appro-
prAtion Of half a million of dollars for tho de-
ieuce Of the city.
FHIlApsLFHtA RoAD-THB BRIpdBs BURNED.
Late in the afternoon a squad of the Mary
Iani Guard with forty police returned from a
trip on the Philadelphia railroad, viii Their
,he7 had been dispatched 10 burn the bridges
They reported that they permitted the early
morning train 20 pass without moes IA on,
bat required the engineman to go back with
IS locomotive. Immediately after passing
ii. Canton bridge that structure was set
fire md burned. They then proceeded TO the
Gnnpowder bridge and burned ont the draw,
wh-h was deemed Sufficient for all needful
purposes. They then returned and destroyed
:hA Back river bridge. II was the inten lion
70 have gore on to Eavre de Grace and take
possession of the ferry hoat. but as ii W IA said
there were other boats which could b. used
for the purpose of conveying troops across
tra Susq uehanna that IN attention was aban-
doaed
ATTACK oS rCRyER HALL.
On Saturday 1t was rumcred through the
ctv that the farmer Rifles, & German com
psnv, whose armC-y IS in Turner Hall, West
PrSu street. had on Thursday last sent a n nm
her Of their arms TO Washington, and that Oh
Friday the company had made tender of
ther services TO the Federal Goyernme
closed. aud about two o'clock iu the afternoon
& lsrEr crowd Of men went in 4 body TO the
place while the police were engaged in anO
thsT part Of the city, and broke open the doors
and rushed through to every part of the hall
The store room snc cooking room were sacked,
an lac dishes and furniture broken TO pieces.
TIE tar-rocn WAS alec visited, the bot ties
smashed aud the pictures thrown out of the
winjOUz. -Four muskets found behind the
bar we're taken possession Of Every room
was tered and the contents demolished or
fam2srd- The work WAS performed 80 quiet
ly :haI o0lv those engaged knew anything of
-; he time. Subsequently word was sent 10
Ihssouthern police station, and Capt. Gardner
Tepsrei 10 the hall with posse OF fifteen men,
but tie party had accom- plished their work
aaI scattered. The damage TO the hall will
amour; 10 several hundred dollars. The hall
Is aow ii charge OF the police.
THREATENED ATTACK.
On Saturday afternoon, about 4 O'Clock a
body Of men surrounded the Office of the
WeckeT German newspaper, published on
Frederick street. The proprietor OF the pap
fearful of danger to his premises, applied 10
Msyor Brown for protection who detailed a
body Of police 10 guard the establishment, and
the crowd soon dispersed, not, however, until
the SoEtEaTn flag had been thrown ont. No
violence was done, aud sll good citizens re
sretied that any ouch demonstration was
made.
GAIL TO ARMS on SUNDAY.
The American says:
II the midst Of com Imperative pause the
news was received that troops were II
toReysylIle, marching steadily towards the
CITY. The number was originally etated al
tTo thousand, but II rose rapidly ia the mouth
{! Tnmor 10 I've, eight, ten thousand In
sanity The street WAS in an uproar the cry
loa,ms rang ont men singiy and in groups
with arms Of every variety, from patent rifles
10 common towliny pieces passed hurriedly
around to different rendezvous. a fresh i'm
pulse was given 10 the excitement by n second
Of
marching on the city By the Reisterto wn road
and were already at Pikesyille, seven miles
c.tant. The throng rnshed cRriously and ey-
citsdly ahout. The armed men gathered in
Equals and were formed 10 to com panies The
unaTmed eiamored for weapons and rushed to
III. gun shops on Baltimore street, which
were quickly broken open. and what arms
th'y Contained passed out illdisc Intimately TO
any who were alert enough 10 get within
Ieach OF the supply.
The bells OF the church on Second street
rang out startling alarm, communicating
The excitement 10 every part of the CITY In
lie churches in which services were at the
flfne In progress, Of course the widest sppre-
heEtons were created A general attack up
OF ice cily, BONITA rdment from Fort McUen-
~, Win all The actends of horrors that the
FERTILE Imagination could depict presented
themselves SERVICES were Interrupted, la
olrs fhfleked and tainted, eougreg ions dis
messed themselves, and terrified women hur-
Fl"d 10 tbs!r homes. From All sections of the
py 'arongs OF men poured toward the centre
tNeklng Information as to what had occurred
'h0aoclHs 10 the general alarm BY repeating
'Ae Inmors that were caught up. rnagnified to
We utmost extent, and then thrown aside for
N'ile newer and stranger story.
ARRIVAL or VOLUNTEERS PROM rHa OorsrIgs
The announcement OF a collision in Balti-
more between the citizens and the northern in
'aaers, seams 10 have fired the hearts of the
pope NJ Maryland, from the Alleghanies to
he shores Of Worcss ter, and Instantly yoIua-
IA Ina m, rob In he daft.
uaor
The Frederick Rifles Capt Bradley T.
seAh'chr reached Baltimore during Saturday
a4rfnncn, and were quartered in building
op[%4,lp the old City Hail.
hhof ~ after their arrival the Patapsco
t5Sh' Dragons, Capt. Hinkle, from Anne
Afahd'i county, reached the city and repor ted
.afYof Brown. They were received with
It!te Nuies three cheers.
yesterday morning the steamer Pioneer
Dlrschef her wharf, having on board the Home
rlaId ~ Easton. They consist Of one conpa-
ny Of Infantry, nnder Col. H. j. Strandberr
aga one company OF Cavalry, under command
VI Col Samuel HambleLon. In Two hours af-
.pf hearing Of the conflict in Baltimore they
eAAi Tired the steamer Pioneer and FASTENED
" " Baltimore. They report the citizens of
South " 'A'
II, he Howard Dragons, Capt. Gather, from
.,V"Ird county, reached the city yesterday
~''eFhoon, and reported at headq uarters.
cosrgogEATa STATES YLAo DISPLAYED.
,h a, ian an early hour Of the morning the nag Of
tbs tSIo',iederate States, having eight stars in
:, &c olae heid-one for Eirginia--Was thrown
sor we freeze from the Headquarters OF the
var, '.sIn volunteers, on Fayetie near Gal.
oa lana was hailed wi Tia loud acclaims by the
i se, present. The Colonial n ag OF Mary
anu was aiso displayed at lh. sams time
A. CHANGE OF srsrIaesr
nona1 notable Indication OF the change in
H. s 100, SEP tinent which had been etfect.d by