The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-19

~. OCToBnH 10, 1866.
To the Editors Of The Baltimore Amer'oan
Dear Sirs, IL here send you the particu.
lars Of a riot which took place at the
Methodist Episcopal Church near Brown.
ingsville, Montgomery county, Maryland,
on last Sunday. Two weeks before, which
was on the Esd of September, It was given
out by L. M. Brewing for Mr.. Hall, a
southern preacher, TO preach at the church
that day two weeks, but 1t was objected to
by the trustees, from the fact that all the
members of the church were opposed to
Mr.. Hall preaching in the church, except
Mr.. Browning, who gave out the appoint
ment. The lock had previously been bored
out and the door broken to pieces. The
trustees applied to Captain Fox, OF New
Market, and others, for the protection OF
the church, and on Sunday evening Mr..
Fox with others arrived at the church. The
trustees taking their position on the steps
Of the door, little after 5 o'clock Q
company of rebels from Hyattstown and
vicinity arrived with good supply Of clubs,
and in q few minutes man named u.
Price came round the corner of the church
to the door with club in his hand, followed
by the rest, and started to rush in the
door, but the trustees told them that they
could not come in, and called out tor their
men. Mr.. Fox took his position in the
door and told them that they could not
come in, when the women rushed to the
door to come out, and while they were get
ting out they dragged the trustees from the
door, and might have killed them If they
had not been taken off. They then COM
menced with clubs and stones, and for
while it was dangerous for any person to be
near; but at last the rebels got the advan-
tage, and the Union men had to retreat,
running in every direction to Keep from
being killed, followed by the rebels with
stones and clubs. There were three PTS
tolls fred, but to no effect. The wounded
of the rebels were G. Lawson, who was
knocked down in the first Of the fight by a
blow on the back Of the head with club,
and his two brothers wounded in the
arm, and Price was badly wounded from a
blow in the side from q club. The
wounded Of the Union men were j. IL.
Purdum, from blow struck on the back
of the head, cutting hole in his hat and
making small cash in his head, and Mr..
Runkles, wounded in the hip. The rebels
then gathered at the church door and
swore that crowd could take Europe, and
that Black Rcpublicanism had played out
in the State of Maryland. Some of them
then went into the church and danced, and
some swore they had come there for fight,
and they were the happiest they ever were
in their lives. Then they struck up and
sung hurrah for Andrew Johnson, "don't
you grieve after me-" Then they left the
church, swearing that the members should
not hold class meeting nor preaching any
more in the church. The party of rebels
that came to take the, church were not
members of any church, but devils.
TThe american is Radical paper. We
know the Rev. Mr.. Hall, formerly of Dan
vile, in this State, and we can safely say
that he isa quiet, unobtrusive, sincere Chris
tian. AS to the riot, we know nothing.
We give the americans story for what it is
WORTH