The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-24

First. That both parties agree to abide by
the decision Of this committee on all ques-
tons OF difference, each party naming one
other gentleman to. be added TO the conf
mittee. ..@2t 1890 -.
Second. That the strikers take the initia.
tive. and propose TO return to their posts Of
duty at 8 o'clock to-day Monday, provided
the company will aecept, the proposltlon
and agree to abide by the decision OF the
committee in, good faith.
lThis plan was briefly referred to in our
kilograms yesteEday.l -jz ssm S,fsss.
Clerical Views OF the situatien, :
1s.sf baltimore American % yesterday
After the anxiety and trepidation Of the
past three days, which changed to alarm
and CONSERVATION when the horrible news
OF Yesterday was received, nearly all the God.
fearing and peace-loYing people OF. the city
who are members Of churches felt them.
selves in duty bound to repair TO their dit
ferent places OF worship and join in ap-
peals to the AlEMereiful Creator that the
hearts Of all erring and misguided men
might be changed, their maddened minds
! be possessed Of the spirit Of peace, and tina,
the power of the conservators OF the city's
safety might be strengthened, and the shed.
ding Of blood be stopped.
In nearlyevery church, of every denomi-
nation, large con regatiohs assembled, and
THE GRAVITY OF THE OCCASION. t,r,
was stamped on the faces Of all, but more
especiallySthe women and children. The
clergymen spoke with unusual feeling, and
almost without exception referred in their
addresses to the disorder then prevailing in
the city. After the sermons the people all
united in deep and feryent, prayer that the
light Of peace might take the place Of the
darkness and the whiriwind Of base passion
that lowered over the city. it4.s ..a -
In many OF the Roman Catholic churches
the reverend fathers. after the gospel read.
ing in the celebration OF the sacrifice Of the
mass, addressed, words OF counsel to the
congregations, urging them to pray, for the
cessation Of all violence and the Institution
OF peace and harmony, J, s1H spzsrss.' 81,
INiTHE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
special prayers were offered up for Che in
terpositien OF the Divine WILL to deliver, the
city from all its dangers, and to. bring Or
der out of the threatened, chaos. The Rev.
Dr.. Grammar, at st. Peters Protestant
Episcopal church, offered an eloquent ap-
peal to the Ruler OF Heaven and Earth, and
all the congregation united in, the. Lords
Prayer. s5,t. s.'.,'i'ts .g;.: '" - Z =
In all the Methodist churches prayers
were offered and the deepest feryency was
shown. Rev. DR.. Leyburn preached g ser
mon inspired by the occasion, and the con-
united in. solemn entreaty OF the
heavenly influence to bring reconciliation
among the erring men. ..7'
Asa general thing (, t.,lI,,. IT;
. THE CLERGTNEN, m i109 1
in their remarks on the serious condition OF
affairs, expressed the strongest sympathy
with the poor who had been driven to the
verge OF desperation, but they also ;ex-.
pressed the belief that the men who toll for
insufficient hire, while smsrting from Q
sense of oppression, were not without good
and as rule favored peace and
in the rights OF others. They
we're not the ones to bring the greatest Of
all injuries to themselves by encouraging
spirit of communism and destroying the
only means they had to depend upon inthe
future for support. II anarchy should pre-
vail in Baltimore, every, business interest
will be paralyzed, and people from other
places will be afraid to come here to trade.
The city has not many manufactures, any.
how, but what there are will be set back SO
hat they may not recover nlyears, The 50
{ DESTRUCTION AND DIsoRDE. ~ 10 ,., : {
done has been mainly by idle and
criminal parasites Of society who take
advantage Of crisis in il the difiicul-
lies OF useful branch OF, the work
ng class to seek fol. plumber and en-
courage riot. Every true workingman
should frown upon this. The riotons and
criminal classes engaged in this tumult,
Inder the guise OF sticking up for the rights
II the industrial classes, are really their
worst foes. ~ ~. I.uiear:olni = ..i,! 80
The Rev. DR.. Leeds, rector of Grace Pro
;estant Episcopal church, which has one OF
the, weaithiAst congregations in the city, in
his sermon yesterday said that the griev- I
ances OF the poor were almost entirely owing
to the influence or spectators and
TIE GRINDING POLICY, z;.rl 4
Of great corporations. J, Dr.. Leeds, Thought
the corporations in the highest degree 4
and largely. responsible for. ] the
present condition OF affairs, Not content
with swallowing up the investments of
many in moderate circumstances, they had .
pursued policy to their employes that was
most unjust and feprehensl BILE. Violence
was not the way lin which I'd right the
wrong, however, and innocent people
should not be made to suffer. :iF;a KID ':,hoc
DIR. Leeds was sanguine that good 1udg-:.
ment would prevail, and that the poor and
Woodworking people would lind all we'll
people their. allies in any peaceful
and proper measures to better their condi-
ton.
The Outbreak OF Friday Night.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE. EMEUTE-STATE-,
MESTs OF THE OFFICERS OF THE SIXTH REGI-
MENT AND OTHERS.
rReporled for the baltimore Sun.
Colonel Peters, who was interviewed by,
4 Sam reporter in regard to the affair OF Fri
lay evening says: Sat fifteen minutes to
) O'Clock Friday afternoon Ireceived orders
from General Herbert to assemble my regi-
ment ut the armOry at-once. With Adju-
tant Bishop and Commissary Brown I'M
dertook to notify the officers. Owing to
previous arrangements, by which the MILF
tary call was to be sounded, and which was
understood at the officers meeting on We'd
pesday, was unprepared to get the men
out at q short notice. The consequence
was that at $3.50 O'Clock only six Officers
and twenty-five men were at the armory.
"General Herbert sent me an order, deliy-
cred by Major Harry Gilmor, to send two
Of three companies to report to him at
Camden station under the charge OF the
senior captain, to leave the armory at ten
minutes to s o'clock, General Herbert no.
lied me verbally at my last interview with
bim at the City Hall that. ! would be re-
,,ired to remain In Baltimore In charge OF
he military until he sent me q dispatch
rom Cumberland. I stated that I could
best manage my men by going IN person
With them, and afterwards 4 wrote him an
appeal to allow me to go with the commend,
cut nv request was. not granted, General