, 1862-05-30

"For three or four hours tbs crowd con-
| tinued to Increase, until Baltimore street was
| filed with excited NTH Occasionally 6eces-
| sionist would be seen, when he would either
t be chased away OF beaten if caught, aud many
| 3 one received blows and kicks which they
will long remember. About half.pass eleven
o'clock Captain Joseph Mitchell, of the middle
| district Police Statlon, proceeded to the indie
pendent Methodist Episcopal Church, at the
| Assembly Rooms, and had Al interview With
one Of it's ofticiais; BE described the state OF
affairs and advised them to suspend their ser
vices and retire, especially rs many in the
crowd Threatened to attack the men when
they left the building. The official declined
doing SO, and said he preferred seeing higher
officer in relation to the matter: Marshal Van
1 fostrand then went up aud requested that
the males, upon retiring, should avoid Balti-
more street ~ much Us possible, IN order to
get to their homes peaceably. The sagyes-
tfon ;was acted upon BY large number OF per
sons, who retired Us privately a. possible and
received no 1ndignity, as far as We could ascer-
tam. The usual afternoon session Of tho Ssh.
bath school Was not held, and fhe evening ser
vices dispensed with. The cause Of the threat
made by some In the Gro Nd is obvious, when
ii is known that nearly ali the nieu1bcrz Of the
congregation and tho2e who attend the seryi-
cea are aEowed secesslonists.
't1n the afternoon number Of openly
aEoHed secesslonists, IN Tauoua sections OF
the city, were attarked BY the Union men and
whipped, On account of their exultatioa and
rejoicing over the defeat Of Col KenleY 4
: regiment 4 difficulty occurred in front oi
the residence Of Mr. Passano, High street,
neAr Lombard; between secessionist aud q
Union MN, tho particulars we have not yet
/ obtained. Mr. PasaaBo, it il reported, left
4 his house and was participating III the aHlr,
| when the Union man seized brick and threw
! it at him, inf1ict1pg severe wound upon the
head, which bled profuscly. He was taken
into the house and received the attention Ut I
| ply s3cian. There was considerable excitement
1t the place. and the 1adies Of the family. whe
taw the flair from the windows: contributed
+ TO it by tAeir loud screaming.
"a geg1le1nan named James Knox, Of thf
| Arm of Knox Il Co, shipping aud com
mission merchants On Smiths Wharf, whi[s
passing along North street, got into difficult
!, | IL ana was immediately STACKED by several
In the crowd. 4 proposition was m3de II
!. bang BIN near the Chesapeake -Bauk, but I.
! this instance, as.wef ~ in others, the polio:
. proved superior tel the crowd, and succadet
: in getting him of safely: It Is claimed thai
ho 10 \ British subject.
ain tie course Of tho morning Thoms& "
! German Vas observed standing In tho Portict
r Of the City Hetel, when crowd started II
pursuit, hut they were not quick enough, to-
l l ho managed to escape 'by = private entrance.
TEE sRcEssIoN1sTs BECOMING PRUDENT
; SIN the afternoon. she excitement ws
/, equally ae great ~ il the morning, but not
4 *tti1staad{1E tho crowd Ea4 much larger
< there.~ - but fer fights, md those of but 1t
d: tic consequence, The eecessienfsts hAFinI
n .he<a apprised b. theevents Of the maEatng 9
y what. = rnuld result from their appearance Il
+: the oeptrat portion of tho lcisy, were ptaden
81 eanngh 70 KEEP. out of ths way: Those cor
.:,1 Posing the; crowd On BaamoFe. stsset kep
. moving up and dova ths street fron South t
K Calvert st1eeta- Shortly after h.e O'Clock
!. sarnasl Hhdes, Esq: ase' OF the f9l1ne Con
I'll xeisslonetss moun1ed. q box, near the; esrae
s.:i of Calvert md Baltimore atEoets, md mtao
II spirited aadEees to: the crowd. n1glnE thos
3 enmpoaang L %, par respect p The ~ b1 %
. etl7 aispeising to thtis homes. n com eliaac
E[ With liz, request the crowd dispersed, N
q1iet feigned once note- On the ssfcots-
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10 +: HDurtng the day the: fol-. ding aamed ? e. !.
- tha rcf11d,e i]tztrfct statien: :. Rohert 'Kefo.
- Who became eneaee1} in dtdltni shronxh b
na 6baeadns sh&* he *ishsa every 4aa u theAa;?
lsna regiment 70 be killed !: HeTa1 ,coau1i
q ted to jail. Frederick Harrfso1 Of B&1t.1ndl
copnty. arxcased bT VR1ted 5tataa Depa1