Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-20

WIf. IN X %D Among other books and
ttNhBWlv memorandum in has
.) possession was a small
volume of the constitution and list of members
of the Columbian Typographical Society from
1915 to 1886, when this little volume was printed
by Blair & Rivcs. Bat few remain Of those who
signed the roll even as late as 1896. The early
signers were Alex. Gordon, Wn. Duncan, An
drew Tate. the father of one of the early pus-
fishers of The EVENING STAR; John Suter, j.
z. Burton, Jacob Gideon. jr.. J. II. Wade,
Christopher Byrne Francis Coyle, my father;
Thomas G. Foster, Peter Force, George Coch-
ran, father Of George Cochran. the tobacco mer-
chant; Patrick Crowley, Samuel McElwee, Lu-
Their Severance. afterward member of Congress
from Maine and minister to one of the South
American courts; Lambert Tree, for many
years chief clerk of the city post Office and
father OF Judge Tree of Chicago; James Gle
phane, father of Lewis Clephane; John Stock
well. a very remarkable man, whom our older
citizens will remember; Andrew Rothwell, for
Years collector of taxes; Jehiel Crossfeld, JAS
King, Andrew Carothers, Michael Larner, the
father OF Mr.. Noble and grandfather of Mr.. J.
Il. Larner, now SO well known in insurance and
banking circles; Thomas bowling who was for
years the editor of paper at Terre Haute and
foreign minister; John Heartt, editor of the
Charleston Mercury; Ferdinand Jefferson. for
many years in the Department of State;
James +. Halliday, collector of taxes; A.
F. Cunningham, the father of Pay Di-
rector Cunningham OF the navy; F. A. Lums-
den. afterward with George Kendall. editor of
| the New Orleans Ptcdyune; George Kendall
worked sat case" with his partner, Lumsden
at Gales & Seaton's L. Branch Robinson, who
everybody remembers, Of Mexican war renown;
John T. Towers, mayor of Washington; L. A.
Besancon, prominent editor at New Orleans
and the hero Of dozen duels William Jones,
Lemuel Towers and w. f. Morocco The names
OF l.. A. Grobright. so well known here by every
body; Gerard Sutt who was afterward mayor
of New Orleans. Gen. Simon Cameron's name
is not on the list but he worked lat case" on
the Register of Debates, which we're being
printed by Gales K Seaton. In after years
United States Senator he filed a very consider
| able space in the Register OF Debates, as con-
tinued by the Congressional Globe. Many Of
| the names were apprentices to Gales & Seaton.
and from that source was drawn q good deal of
dramatic talent, which is remembered by the
few odd boys" who still inhabit this mundane
sphere.
THE MARYLAND BANK RIOT.
met a few days ago old Baitimorean who
gave me some additional! memories of the cele-
brated Maryland Bank riot. He says the rioters
held the city for three days and burned the
furniture and all the household effects Of the
mayor, Jesse Hunt. under whose orders the city
troop, crack cavalry company, charged the
mob. Tut with their favorite weapons bricks and
paving stone. the mob emp.ied many saddles
| and compelled a retreat. The leader of the
mob was Il butcher named Leon Dyer, the
handsomest man in Baltimore. who or
gained them into companies and defed the
authorities until the military were organized
under Gen. Smith. In the meantime however,
had all -a1 10 a h
mutterings of the storm had been heard for
some days before it burst, and the houses Of
Reverdy johnson. John Glenn and others had
been guarded, but no demonstration was
made the guards were withdrawn and Mr.. John
son went to Annapolis to attend to some law
business. The day he left the mob rose in its
might, and Baltimore mob was a terror
Since 1912 down 10 the period of the native
American riots the city had obtained the UNI
enviable name of mob town." and it contained
an element that was always ready for fight
Ny old friend relates an incident which shows
how thoroughly they sacked the houses of those
against whom they had, or thought they had a
grievance. Mr.. Glenn, fearing the threatened
assault, had a we'll dug in his yard and buried
silver ware and other vauabies and repaved it,
and felt that at least would escape the assault
The fellows who dug the well piloted the mob
to the spot and the valuables were speedily ex-
humed. The cellars were ransacked and the
wine and other liquors flowed in the cutters, to
the disgust OF those who knew the value and
excellence Of the wasted liquors.
Personal EXPERIENCE
In 1914, with Mr.. Lenox, Mr.. Wallach and
Mr.. Winter and others, went to Baltimore with
some wing voters we had gathered up, and were
directed to take them where they would do
the most good but were met by a crowd
whose appearance was far from pacific, and we
got rid OF our voters as soon possible and
returned to Barnums S, where we remained until
the train left for Washington. Tha. day,
the day of the presidential election of 1874,
there were several riots, but it was such a usual
occurrence but little attention was paid to it
There initiated the scheme of "cooping"
stray voters, who had become or were over
come from the effects of liquor, and they were
kept in that condition for days until the morn.
ing of the election. and then voted ''earlv and
often" One of the greatest poets of America was
found by his friends "cooped' and cued more
dead than alive, and it was said that he never
fully recovered from its effects. riot. follow
ing on the Philadelphia native American riots,
ragged in Baltimore furously for awhile but
the military was then organized and drove
them from the converts and churches they had
surrounded. Col. James 0. Law, who COM
manded the "Grays,' was asked by the MAYOR
if he could clear the streets, and he said Give
ME the three companies l will name and l will
clear them" lie asked for the independent
Blues, his own company, the "Grays," and the
Maryland Cadets. Baltimore's crack company
at that time of which two veterans are living
here. Capt. Frank Shafer and Mr.. Isaac E. Tod
hunter. The streets were cleared by these COM
panies and the riot ended.
What changes have taken place since those
days. Riots that were possible and very forInid-
able then could not exist now an hour Re-
volyers and Winchesters we're unknown, tele-
graphs and telephones were not In existence,
indeed, all the great inventions which make
this age the golden one were confined in the
brains Of their inventors. Even when the Bal.
timore and Ohio road reached Washington the
regular time between here and Baltimore was
two hours and half. and now forty minutes!
We have long since left Puck behind. His girdle,
which it would take forty minutes to put round
the earth, would be left very far behind by the
cables of the present day, and even Shakes
peare, whose prophetic vision saw carriages
running without horses, never dreamed Of the
telephone.
When first visited Baltimore was a small
boy and went there in stockton & Stokes blue
line, and took nearly all day. Again l went
when the Baltimore and Ohio made the trip in
two hours and half and stopped at the
Fountain Inn" kept by Baltzhooyer. on Light
street, where the "Carrollton' now is When
bedtime came l a pile of slippers in one
corner of the Office and there left my boots
everybody wore books them shoes were almost
unknown-and the bootblack gave me a>palr of
slippers and marked the number OF INV room
on the soles Of the boots and waiter preceded