Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-21

raid tonight, 10 secure the treasure lodged
| there. Collector Thomas telegraphed TO
Washington the rumor and received imme-
| diate reply from Secretary Sherman to
| know If he needed protection. Thomas re-
| piled that be had men enough but bad no
arms. General Tyler, postmaster, has or
| gained his force into company for the pro-
lection of his office. He has about one hun
dred old soldiers, and If trouble comes be
Will head them himself MAC.
LATEST FROM BALTIMORE
The Feeling IN the city This After.
noon.
Especial Dispatch 10 The Star.l
bALT.H 'LE- July q, 2:2O p. m.-Outside of
nc immediate scene Oflsst nights fire at the
S"CCt deere - li.te cL.itruIsDt untl BaIti-
more t-eei IS reached. T--s t1orU.g fare IL
crowded /" groups IN .varl corner. 5Lc
esily papers sc - alue extra. arl trr tr,.
ietj5 nJ'I0s atl'r-' tbaS=5.~ 81. .1- bun.
q I'd. hnd dep -7a'. fe,!- ~ ~. .a s4irst
I the Baltimore All DllO -. pa Tee -a..
synpat'y OF the people Is vita Ire strikers.
but lot " IN the mob. IEey say here tlat
The leaders in las; shts attstc On me ~ IL
tia were not OF the strikers, but " the lower
order of desperadoes, with whi,.. Baltimore
the strikers, but deprecate last nights vio-
lence. The opinion is very generally ex-
pressed that whoever ordered the alarm one
hundred and fifty one-the signal for calling
out the mIlltla-sounded last night made a
great blunder.
Had the militia been ordered to assemble
such crowd would have gathered around the
armories, and though there might have been
demonstration IL would not have risen TO
the height of a sickening tragedy.
Protecting Government Property.
BALTIMORE, Md, July q, p. ma sec
tion OF U. 8. troops from Fort McHenry,
with Calling gun, equal to one hundred
muskeIs, assisted by TWO Revenue Cutters,
L,t ust Point, and their presence is having
good effect. About thousand strikers are
congregated at Baileys, at the foot of Eutaw
street, and are holding all trains. Collector
Thomas is swearing In special watchmen
TO guard the custom house and various store
houses connected with IL. The strikers at
woke violence. II a riot occurs tonight the
point of attack is expected to be the armory
of the 9th regiment Universal preparations
VIII be made between now and dark to guard
this point. Mac.
TBY ASSOCIA TED PRESS.l
BALTIMORE TODAY.
Special Police org AMI zed.
BALTI MORE, July 21-The board of police
commissioners have called out and are or
and reliable mem whose selection G has be eae
entrusted to some OF the leading business
men OF the city. Gov. Carroll has his bead
Hall.
Protecting Government Property.
Last night, at IL O'Clock, wnen The most
serious consequences of the riot were appre-
enue cutter Ewing, lying in the harbor, to
proceed to Locust Point, TO protect the gov
eminent boLded warehouse on the wharves
there. In half An hour after receiving the
order, Capt Fengar, of the Ewing, had steam
up, and his vessel was soon at anchor near
the wharves, with her guns trained on the
approaches. A squad of men from Fort
McHenry were also sent by Gen. Barry, at
the request OF Collector Thomas, and guard
ed the bonded warehouses, which are general
warehouses, containing vast amounts of
dc ha nSohf Tha Ex.yft, "A
squad from the fort are still on duty. aud
should further indications r. Quire 1t, Collec
tor Thomas will request from the proper su-
thOrities al Washington that an armed gov
eminent vessel be sent up from the naval
academy at Annapolis. AT this hour all
remains quiet, but preparations are being
made for any emergency which may occur
tonight, before which time no violence Is
looked for.
collector Thomas Calls for Troops.
The following mas just been sent by Col
lectoT Thomas TO Pres dent Hayes:
BALTIMORE, July 21.-The President
deem IL my duty To call upon you for a sur
ficient force for immediate service to protect
u. =. custom house and suO-trea sury and
other government buildings in this city.
JOHN l.. THOMAS, JR., Collector.
No Trains from Baltimore Over the
Ii. e. o. Road.
BALTIMORE, July Fl, $50 p. m.-The pas
senger trains from Camden station have
stopped running again, only three-one for
the west and two for Washington-having
gone out to-day. The engineers and firemen
OF the passenger engines all refuse to work,
slider IL safe to run over the road. the last
passenger train left for Washington at $3.50 a
m. The tracks of the road are crowded with
People between Camden station and the pas
senger engine round house, located near the
spring garden. A large number OF engineers
have congregated in the vicinity of the
round house, but none Of them can be in
duced to take out train.
Mn Trouhla Ru>aetaA urnssp Us~y.s
The crowd in front OF the Camden station
is not as large as 1t was this morning, but as
1t diminishes the number Of strikers on the
tracks below the depot increases hourly.
The soldiers have all been Withdrawn from
the street and are Quartered in the depot.
The officers OF thr regiment do not apprehend
Of them anticipate trouble then. The atti-
tude OF the strikers is very defiant and
threats OF violence to the railroad offic Gals
and military are loudly expressed.
Proclamation OF Gov. Carroll.
clamatiOn has been issued:
In the present state Of the public mind it
IL important that no opportunity should be
citizens are therefore requested to an
stain from gathering In crowds and
10 pursue their usual occupations, in
maintain the peace Of the city without
difficulty or confusion. (Signedl-John Lee
Carroll, governor; VIM. III. ID: Pussetbaugh,
EIeeiue1s Dooi1 VI pOtice, marry Srllmef,
James Herbert, commissioners OF police.
The ID. e. o. Road euspends Opera.
BALTIMORE, MD, July 81, 23i p m.-The
railroad officials have just decided not TO
run any more trains over the road until the
state and national authorities can insure the
safely OF the company's property. At the
present time there Is not train moving be-
troops remain In the depot quietly and the
crowd on the exteSfor grows smaller hourly,
hnt he Qfualals expect Y y b lareelY 90;