New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-13
qaE ELECTION ~ oTAER STATES
THE ourRAGEs IN BALTIMORE
DAILY MuRpFBoVs ATTACKS on fhE iftifH '""'
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BAITIMoRr Nov l2.-For over week the Demo
cratic authorities Of this city have alioWeu 'no
worst element of their party unlimited sway anu
nj every hour of the day since the present pop''a
excitement the principal streets have been lhies'ed
with drunken rowdies and disIeputable ward
"roughsv and " heclers" who have threatened TO
take the Custom House by storm and have brutaly
beaten several letter carriers while in charge
of the United states mail. This condition
of affairs is directly due 10 the taiN
of prominent Democrats OF this city ana
the State Committee who have hoped thal Inc
mob OF drunken blackguards yelling throngh 'he
s. reefs for Cleveland and plumber, ana swearing
that Blaine should never take his seat ailVe wouiu
have an ntimidating effect upon the ReDppi1cah
National Committee in New-York, and coerce IL
INTO disseminating an Investigation OF Democratic
frauds in that State during the last election. ms
mob of roughs" the Maryland Democratic leaoers
have pointed TO with pride as a popular uprising.
Ybis mob the tay,ucceeding the election laid siege
to the Custom House, and assumed such threat
ening air that arms and ammunition were dlstIiO-
uted among the clerks and officials inside, all o1
whom are old soldiers who would have made short
work Of the drunken gangs outside Since thch the
mob has cOntented itself by marching through the
streets with insulting placards and eingles Oh MI
Blaine, filing through the corridors or the fos'
Office shouting for Cleveland, in assaultlng mali
carriers and mofiensvc negroes. The latter III oe-
! fence made n counter attack. which was magnihed
into negro outrage white citizens The negroes
have been so intmidatcd that they were alral" 70
appear on the streets many colored iaboTer' pelhR
deferred from gomg to their daily work until quiet
| is restored
The most serious part of the affair has been the
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numerous that on Monday afternoon for the second
time Postmaster Adrool refused to allow the after
noon delivery 10 take place, fearing harm to MS
| men. He has taken precautions TO see thatail the
| carriers are properly armed. On Saturday Carer
Charles nues was set upon b. gang o humans III
| The neighborh00d of Lexington Market, and beat
Ell because lie was a Republican. a gang o1 men
| wearing Cleveland badges similarly treated Carrier
| b. T. Richard the same afternoon, IN the nelghbor-
hood OF Charles and Lexington SITS.
| On Monday tie Democratic paraGe made wh'skey
plentiful aud the crowd was AGAIN
uqlv. Carrier Hitchcock, while delivering
| mail in Halday-st.. near the City Han. az the
procession was being reviewed by the GoycInoi OF
| the State, was set upon by the crowd and beaten
over he head. One man tore his mail poucn IRON
him and cInpted its valuable contents mo ine
cnttcr wI.eIe they were trampled In the mud. lie
staggered several times from the blows, bui naIi|
managed 10 draw his revolver ana sifadHllnB us
torn mailbag, threatened to shoot Tie iirSt man
The cowardly mob fell back and with the a-l'-
lance of the police. the mail WAS collected ana
Mr.. Hitchcock taken back to. the POST
Office under guard of the ponce. ndhE
of the letters were so disigured that their address
could not be deciphercd. some of the mail was IN
tended for Ex-Governor Whytc ana Otncr pIplnl-
nent Democrats. That evening. Carrier IMAM
Miller No. l24 while collecting maui IN Northwest
Baltimore was stabbed IN the back by 9 man VINO
crept mp behind him and slashed nn with knIie,
saying "Tll cut that uniform OH nm, iie coulu
not recognize his. assailant, but saw that he wore
the red Cleveland badge, and gays he
was one Of a crowd whom Nc had wVVnius
IA Inc was collecting mail from the sli'rl
boxes Many other minor cases have occurred, bui
no arrests have taken place. The Democfatc aitei-
noon papcrs try to dccry the mater ny sylnR ,!as
Miller cnt his clothing purposcly. but Postmaster
AdrcOn denies this ing that Mr. Miller lsh s1pe
industrious, honorable man, VINO would neNor tn hh
of such ruse. Besides his actions when he reached
the Post Onicc last nigat forbade any Such cohJec-
| tuIe. 40 $1,000, 1,
AZ all these outragos the Tuilians auy III, and DO
| not hesitate 20 say that II they do get arrested
| President Cleveland will sec that they get out.
| WHAT THE POSTMASTER SAYS.
WASHINGTON Nov. l2.-In reply to an inquiry by the
Postmastey General touching tho reports of assaults
upon che Baltimore letter carriers Postmaster Adieon
has answered that the facts stated In the Baltimore
newspapers are He says that every precaaon mas
been taken protect the mails and the persons OF tue
carriers that he has been compelled 10 suspend the
last 4:30 ~ M delivery, as darkness comes on DeioFe
the carriers get through with that delivery The post
master adds that carriers deserve much credit for
their discretion and forDeaTance under nsu; ana con
tuey and that their vior il to be recommended
In to further inquiries the postmaster MS morn
ing teegapls that there have been lao further atdcKs
on carriers since Monday night Popular lh'u-h't'i"h
has been aroused against such assaults and every ins
is quiet. The I3O delivery VIII be resumed touay
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