The New York herald., 1877-07-24

Immediately TO the full number OF 900 men, appeal
10 tho old members oi the command enlist again In
the ranks and assist by their drill and discipline IN
keeping up tho standard oi the regiment thus enabling
the authorities TO keep The peace protect le and
property In this great emergency
WILLIAM +. ZOIIINGER
Captain Company b, commanding regiment
The following order from the Adiutanr General OF
the State was also issued this morning.
ADJurANr GENERALS OFFICE
BALTIMORE, July %, 1871
GENERAL JANIS A HowAKD-
You are hereby authorized and directed to imme-
dately proceed 10 organize and regiment
be known as the seventh regiment. iniautry, Mary
land National Guard. You will select officers as
captains ana authorize them com pany,
the men so raised TO receive from the date OF muster
in the same pay and emoluments those OF equal
rank 10 the regular service.
BY order OF tho Governor and Commander Ia. Chief
FRANK A. BOND Adjntant General
These measures were decided upon not from any
development OF danger but 60 have the city pre-
pared for any emergency that may arise.
GENERAL FRENCH RELIEVED
special despatch IRON Cumberland says General
French has been relieved, and General Getty ordered
10 Cumberland TO take command. An explanation for
the relief OF General French Will probably be found
special to the .Sua from Cumberland Its late ed
ton this morning. General French with his troops
arrived at Cumberland at haifpast six p. N yesterday
from Martinsburg.
CONFLICT AUTHORITY.
The Sun special suys:--
.sSh0rtly after the arrival tho troops a sharp and
cral French and Colonel T. X Sharp Master Of Tran
sport alton, which has caused quite a commotiou.
General French Immediately after arriving reported
TO MAJOR H. kyd Douglas, idcdc-clmp and acting
for Governor Carroll and expressed wish have the
train continue 10 Wheeling whittier he said he would
20 with his command Major Douglas said he could
not undertake 10 run the raii.oad TINT II would be
risky business TO go on whou. orders, and that h o
would report to Colonel sharp. General French re-
,,1tntf hat hn hn Inv tnln
and the risk was hls own, aud that the United States
government was now running the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. General French ihsn returned IRON tho
hotel to his private attached TO tho troop tram
where Colonel Sharp went to see him. Colonel
Sharp explained that the tram was ordered 10
Cumberland, and there were no orders TO proceed
further General French sad, excitedy, that he
didu't care; he was going on Mr.: Sharp said that
this was not q time o war, and that he und TODD
the United States troops were 10 act under instructions
from the Governor Of tho Stale. General French
snid "Hc had charge OF tho railroad aud the train
should 20. Mr.. sharp repied that thr train
should not go, and left the car General French
sad-
obstruction instead OF cooperating viii order your
arrest and send you to BALTIMORE"
Mr. Sharp returned tc The hotel General French
remained In the ordered guard Tor the arrest
o Mr. Sharp II The traE did not proceed after reason
able time Lieutenant Neaglc and guard OF four
oders were stationed on the platform execute tho
order. Immediately a,terward 10 conversation with
your correspondent ana number OF other newspaper
IN en-, Gcncrul French said -
Al have clcgraphed TO tho President, asking to be
relieved II aul 10 be under the orders OF Master of
Transportation Sharp. II ho had not stopped Inc
would be at Wheeling now The strikers have stopped
the troop tram"
While he was yet talking the whistle blew and the
train moved on. MINOR Douglass had consulted with
Coloucl Sharp ana u was determined TO run tho tram
on to Keyser until they lelegraphed for orders to
Washington General French hnd possibly grown
tired Of moving his mcn from place 10 place
GENERAL rREScH's PLAN.
General French was Of the opinion that the freight
trains should be moved without delay aud, doubtless.
Wus about 20 distribute HIS along the line with
LArEn--GeneraI French's train has been delay ed at
Key bv order ot Vice President King until General
Hancock has issued orders for his return to Cumber
land.
The train reached Cumberland ut 80 p NJ, and left
two hours. The following was issued by General
French just after arriving
QrAEs crrr HOTEL, July 22-v:s5 p. NJ.
The undersigned having arrived at this post, the
headquarters OF the troops under his command Is
hereby established at this place. W. II. FRENCH
Colonel and Brevct General Commanding.
GENERAL HANCOCK iNrERvHNEs.
A despatch from Cumberland says General Hancock
has through Governor Carroll that Cen
eral French had orders to make his quarters ut
Cumberland or Keyser, ana therefore hal orders
to go 10 Wheeling He was accompanied by Colonel
Dciapaine, acting for the Governor OF Wost Virginia
General French was ordered back TO Cumberland by
General Hancock and arrived there at twenty minutes
past threc A NJ.
AWAITING GRSERA GETTY's ARRIVAL.
A SPECIAL despatch from Cumberland, datod four p.
H., says-'Nolhing will be done here In the way OF
starting trains until General Getty
General French left hero o'clock this afternoon
IN citizens clothes for Washington where viii re.
port TO tho War Department lie was relieved oil his
command hero At his own request, comm unicatcd In
sharply worded dispatches to the War Department and
General Hancock, In which he charged rudeness and
improper assumption Of authority upon the road OH.
c,als here
There is large crowd and much excitement but III.
tic real disorder here.
A drunken Irishman has just been arrested by the
Cumberland police for making an inccndiary speech
near the depot There bu. little opposition u ade
10 hts arrest
About scvcnty-hvc roughs took possession OF the
Pit,sburg express from Baltimore at hall past this
afternoon and left for Pittsburg"
THE POWER OF THE RIOTERS AT CUMBERLAND
BY rELEeRAPH TO TIE HERALD
CuMB2RLAYD, Nd. July 23, 1877.
pistol shot at tho depot Will bring from six hun