Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-23
z,noved to the right aod left, 50 as t" s,S

rspy ausb but the mob did not a!tach .".n'
and propelyaa Themselves by cheering irT ,h
and con1GhGi. ss;nr and backguardiDg the p'hc
strike aijars and proaniog at the railroad com
ana so'IRES Re- o o'clock the throng filled and o'ock
Gauy, Hanover aud Eutaw streets a1a wa
gu w hoth rastiye and turbulent. oncF'i.
e r br;cIs and stones went rafting into Ca"
4!.et troat n the Danger of the heads AID p'd'e
' |f tbn Guards there doirg duty.
u r :nS was followed by the firing OF p',os'a"'
~ The crowd was swayiuC TO anu io' ~
;,sbod into the widest excitement. AZ 'n''
'nn,ont an alarm of fire was souodeu' anu
h,;rht light Illuminated the heavens. ~ s"':
;,ht which was regarded R' pfecyle'lt'.
:.nal for an attack. the maSS o. lheu l'i ~
ISr,ooiac veil, rla1c il rus Il tor%afu' o''A'
I.,urh the Gordon If guards anu 5000 cay ..'
awning into the :qnarc from both sides. hS
liz, y. wed resistance, but were on' 9huoereI
UI ,nrrssod back lie le'raalnS lh"y Her; Wen
,I.,L.r and the a'ignmcn was aooi nEio!'
me centre 81 Camden street was T, 'n' u ,'.s'
: ~ ned Ay Daruty Marshal frty' VIA arr
WV, force. and although som" at 'n*'r c,"
1oni,n; had barn w1uu!CH, Sill thf' 'a'cu I'll
.nn.;s molly, aud stood the attack IKE veterans
The deputy marsha enco"taeta 'h@hl to hftl
,o,1 s,cady ID! by i.i- bearing gave the q
ID
Gu Jra,en au,i the order "t,rgard gl7en.. 1t
"s'' .h,ysd promptly, bu. tie mob, 'a'llng 10
vas 49, ,.oS md exhibiting a.dosged determine
NV nrbt il ont then followed the order to
ne H., ,ol.a answered will. IA binding charge
lf* st,;s Then cnsued . scattering. the
NOM ~ / ard sOon was hurrylug Dell'me
crow ,ba l. sden messengers that pnrsuee
II '>'' r,o f;rmnc<s of the deputy marsha! aud
h.l poiic3 turned I'll" luz ao' 1--WE
t,h> mob Tor that tiLl".
-. The street, by the PROSTATE forms Of
1oJ men which indicated the results OF q
I:a,n;.h b,,t!n. those th4e could get away W''h'
ns.st9fae made haste to do 3d. WINE com
.;,,. hrlna! off many unable CthefWiS" 10
=; ra th;rteea were picked un' aod Il
-, .l,ay,i that twenty more were REMOVES !folh
,hs ,c.ac Of action by TRENDS.
A,tar RI, first attack OF the police Mafsna'
~. ],,.-, ned % take decided c)urse with
' L'SI and one that if it had bcen pursued
r,r;.,,.Iv w0uld doubtless have operated &c:
,,,.'i,iI;', vood W hcn mex! the crowd surged
,,,rj the police firing The latter gave ihen
:, ,sspoi,r, AMI C they waVe!cd ma:sha'
=" {,rse,ed each officer &c Jump ii and selz2
ft"y Thev did 50. Many re$is: 70. tut re
81 d. t.; co,niug to the Officers '..@y held
'.''' w, ,. ~ lsG managed to secure twenty
,'. i','', rial. These were mlrched into
.' ..;,;,o roam ct Camden station aod
"a" ,. - Under guard 81 comp2py >? I've NIT"
T$or rnrsel, yelled, deGad the ne"' '''.'
y :, "a, avac. but Ire sodt=rs cA!le a.
,i'.r, with fixed tly0nets, aud they Su'ieoiY
,.,.,,.i lo,o the room. Those arrested were
',.,'',r, nr whites and negroes, ;he rou2h ele'
,,,., ~. Illuminating, aud tn" most ii fHch APP
..,r,.! 70 be under tht. ioAIenc q E4no!.
yrra. GitTarcGt times cd The r3I!e2 bravery
'.,".,, Il a crowd, and each tinir brought back
n%,..r..s ra!il thcy had lG5 OF III" uop'tes
.,rf;,n,i ), the renilenena Waiting roon. a.
-, ,Iaro, 50 il o'clock this acterm'ncu ac-
.;,r t. IL. authorities had the effect CT lo'im'
,i.,i.. the lhrong, apd they gradually dis
,rrs.t + make the night hdeous IL otGer sec
toGs Of the cry.
Tie inst demonstration was at the cornar q
hanover and Pralt streets. tat the philce we're
~ tea promptly. aud capturing h!ieeh CT
the nuicrs c.lsci the rest TO nee III oishlay.
TIE ncS, ,l2L occurrei at the Intersection OF
Ymk apd light streets, but tbia vas hool
.pa:cAtd. Al O'Clock this morning Tie
,'.Icc and military had over 800 Of the rIoiers
.try couinei in jail, and this had the effect
u badly scattering heir followers.
Sncrtlr after midnight a special tran with
lie ml1Iuc corps arrived 1T CaGdcn StaliGo.
Some tine later the battery, With three rlle'
,rry AID Gtty men, arrived, and were quarter
r, the railroad freight yard, and the guns
co. Nued co the approaches thereto, loaued
WIZ mv'S m and canister.
wy" Wt s'"', ,Ioiers were driven away from
Camden street it was o9e GttIsg ~ . .ai' 'u ard
IsyI,1y 4 been ,'deckei ior 'ne h,gh'' , Lo"
u,I H., fact vas proven. at s'2ek 'ney
nnnisd the torch to ten CSrs lvsuce Ss.' .Ua
iii at Mcuot Clair station. zee na tEa Aa,nns
e. h,rr,ls were destroyed beitT '!.e nAmo'
wcr. clicked 10 their career. Inc 800 ~
l,c, fhrc. IT ,hi, poot made short w)fX - 'i"
,lninr the ri,tons demonstration by Sel";us
upou the ,inslcadcrs aud putting taehl uou''
arrest. ,: r,u,.,,a
y third abd fourth fires, which tohows'
n r,,,d ,ucrassinn, we've caused By the burpluS
orW. ". Mauchlin'S sash factory auI Gatc +
umb.r yard Two extensive cstaO''ti! u Iuts'
moaiaa from Joucs' Falls TO freSloent street.
Both Of these places were SCI % hft. ! nc n'c'
met, who had received orders to De 90 uu'S'
S.re promptly on hand, aud by their eSsF'looS
prevented any great spreading 0! tnG n''nes;
The letter carriers have been equipped aIueu
aHd Orgau2 ID 1910 cOulVauS, auu IA e
good duty at the postoiiice, while the em-
,.!cyces are pa.roling at the custom mouse
rke~ will be relieved tomorrow by the MARINES
"wo eoal panics Of U. S. artillery arrived thli
',p by the Philadelphia Railroad ana
"'rm, ( TO Fort McHeury to reinforce inc
rr0ceedc hat point l'hey were met at the
garrison at >wd called Tho Ieelers!' ThG
depot tyac' them warm reception, bu'
loteui.d to give =, as sbcy we're found to be
determined looking ut blast %t a. the Jaudse
excitement was in full leaders of the mot
street station last uight the We Il orc success
tel, the need Of fire arms TO c, '" .ou, enc sug
fully with their opponents, aud Sra arm g.
gesed that II raid be made on the
adjustments throughout tho city, ,nnoo
The proposition was Immediately acteu p
and the first place broken into was the slo1 T.
Alex. McUomas, No. 81 South calvert s.res
aud they we're not long in cutting IT, Du5 . ne
pc!iee S.eu,ct! their movements aud nao Luz
majority Of them in their clutches before tnI
weapons could be turned to deadly service auo
thus ended this programme summary: .,;
1t was not uotil daylight was break'ns lu',
morpiur that quiet was restored throughout