The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-07-26

ton is on fire, and it is said the railroad
office has been cleaned out. The tele-
graph office in the depot building has been
DESTROYED, wires cut and instruments re-
moved.
The fire at the depot at Camden station
has been extinguished with but little
damage. The telegraph Office cleaned out
was the dispatchcr's Office on the station
platform, and not the Office in the main
building. All the Baltimore & Ohio wires
have been cut
DETAILS OF TIE SHOOTING.
After the fifth regiment had been or
dered out this afternoon by Gov. Carroll,
orders were also issued for the sixth regi-
ment, Col Clarence Peters, to assemble, OF
which and the assault on the regiment
and firing which resulted so fatally and
terribly, he gives the following
account: A few minutes before five
O'Clock Col. Peters received orders from
Gen. Herbert to assemble his regiment at
their armory, corner of Fayette and Trout
streets, without delay About half-past 6
or 7 O'Clock the bell at the city hall struck
l5l. known as the military call to assemble
the regiment, and in short time 200 men,
in response to the CALL met at the armory.
Immediately after this Col. Peters re-
ceved second order from Gen. Herbert
to send to Camden station, in charge OF
the senior captain, without field officers,
three full companies OF his regiment,
armed and equipped, and supplied with
ammunition Col. Peters applied to be
sent with his companies, to which request
Gen Herbert did not accede, desiring Col.
Peters to remain in charge of the military
during his absence. The three compa-
MES, F, and B, each containing forty
men, were promptly formed under
command of Capt. Taper, OF company l,
and marched out of the armory, company
/ in front, followed by company F. AS
they marched down the stairway of the
armory into the street in columns Of twos,
Capt. Taper at the head of his command,
the foremost men on reaching the side
walk were assailed by
A SHOWER OF STONES AND BRICK
thrown by an excited crowd in front of
the armory building. Front and Fayette
streets on the south side OF the building
were filled for several squares
!, with an excited multitude, 400 or
500 people. At the first volley of stones
and brickbats, William Lexxov, Lewis
Bolts, C. w. Morlock and William Young,
privates of company F, were felled to the
ground in a senseless condition, and were
borne back to the armory amid shower
of stones Companies / and + filed into
7 Front street, headed south toward Baltl.
more street. The assault by the CROWD
growing fiercer, and company 3 not YET
being out of the armory, the former were
6 1~ol cod no Iaff
t Major George at this time went tt
Y the head of the column, endeavoring tt
D quiet the riot and restore order. Thu
e stones continued to fall thick and fast, thu
!. men without orders fired into the crowd
e most of the guns being elevated abov'
n their heads BY this volley one man wa
killed and several wounded. Peters CAV
}, orders to cease firing which wer
n obeyed Major George was struck witt
e two boulders in the breast and on the RICH
o leg injuring him temporarily, but no
i seriously The order was now given t
# march, and companies and proceede
It along Front street to Baltimore, int
h which they wheeled to the right. A
they marched along Baltimore street west
ward by Frederick, Gay, Holiday, Sout
g and Calvern the
q sToNING WAS KEPT UP
y unabated by the crowd. which increased i
q numbers, and number OF pistol shO
n were fired at the men. Firing by tn
> companies was recommended with stra
;. shots and continued at intervals unit
they reached Coleman s. Rogers dru
= store on Baltimore street near the head {
). a light stand opposite Baltimore street Ell
20 trance. Along this line, Baltimore stre'
!. from Maryland institute building to Coli
" man & Rogers drug store, nearly all Il
). dead were shot, the men firing in self-d
90 Tense | and + then continued the
,e march.
ON THE PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL Raj
n ROAD.
8. PHILADELPHIA, July 20.-At S O'clOC
rs this evening Major General X. M. Rrel
m ton, commanding the division of tt
~ National Guards of Pennsylvania, receive
ne the following dispatch:
ed "You will move with your entire div
III sion of cavalry and artillery dismantled
ey the Pennsylvania railroad to Pittsbur
reporting on YOUR arrival to Major GeneT
J, Pearson. Advise him and me of your d
m parture from Philadelphia and your pr
re rress along the road Ammunition W
m be furnished YOU at Harrisburg, and w
IS be in charge of George E. Kelly and Ge
hit Diver. The Pennsylvania railroad W
lis furnish transportation.
no JAMES W. LATTA,
Adiutant General. y
~ Immediately upon the receipt of L
l'' above, notice was sent to the various cor
"a mands, and o-night the men are music
"' ing at all the armories The division /
~ cludes the first, second, thid and six
IN regiments, the keystone battery. CT
- - troop Black Hussars, Washington Gray
no Weccacoe Legion, State Fencibles al
II GREY Invincibles. These commands nul
Der about 1000 men, but it is feared tt
not over 1000 can be mustered to-nigl
Gen. Boynton has his headquarters at
on Leoge House, and is now receiving repo
he from the various commands. The Pen
sylvania company have made every |
to rangement here for carrying the troops
Ter Pittsburgh and ears are waiting at the {
pot. 1t is not likely that the comma
for will move before morning. informant
being now received from the West Phi
delphia depot this evening indicates
ice strike of freight brakemen anticipated