BY M:. IV. KOWISAV.
NEW SERIES.
Select poetry.
THE PEN.
All hail 1 thou bright expositor of thought,
Portraying visions by rich fancy wrought;
Or from the Statesman's strong am! gifted mind,
Transcribing wistiom to improve mankind.
All fail ! 1 love thee—Whether poet's hand
U ii bl tl.ee lo charm with song the list'ning land;
Or Science use thee of her lore to tell,
Or with thee Faith confutes the Infidel.
I was by thy aid, invoked in Freedom's name,
Our patriot Sires, whom tyrants could not tame.
Signed with a tirm hand the Charter which abjured
A Tyrant's rule, and Freedom's light secured.
'lis with thy aid that bashful wooers tell
Ural .'altering hps cotrld never breathe so well;
With thee tire merchant counts his golden store,
And binds the bargu.u that secures him more.
Patriot and Statesman, Poet. Preacher. Sage,
Have Jell thy impress on full many a page ;
: moo! ta I truf lis, ami visions half divine,
All through thy aul in deathless annals shine.
Let all who use the Pen their thoughts to trace,
Wield it with ea>e, rapidity and giace;
. those thoughts he worth the pa.u- to tell,
i'acy must be worthy of being v.-riliu veil.
BgaHenbeck. the Seducer of .7! fas
YVo have already published (he particulars of
he i .m inriij ill Miss Stedman, from a I-a ale
Academy at Auburn, with a married man ua
rrieii H ilietihcck. Vv e find in the Auburn Jl
■ ■ri th •: ii iwing acc< unt of an interview
vtwcea the villain and i:i- d< s rud wife :
••Of main m >lll a c-.>ntJeman belonging to
: e Nurtliern Hotel in this city that Hul!enb*ck
— : -est- due ' f .il.-s Stedman—was there on
Mi".day, the 25th ult., and that an interview
took place between him and his deserted wife.
X.e is descriiieci as a beautiful and interesting
v irria ol onirr peachabic character. Hearing
d r i usltaiid was there, she came with Iter
lie coild in her arms to seek to persuade tier
wandering husband to return to his wife and
fan iiy. i iie scene is represented as one calcti
iiiei.' totfeaw Furs from one with a h.. r |
••■d 3S Uie~tTe;mh- SrttUCef WHS coll* it I"
nntVoti! his virtuous and injured wife and for
saken ciiild.
"The step-mother of the seduced girl had
;ev. i ■ h< aid that the destroyer oi Iheir honor
'.■. ii peace was there, and die also appeared to
in: 'i upbraid htm, but toward at? iie mantl
Ma i'ni'.il insensibility, while the bystanders
bet••() to tears. It was a scene to no-It
' e hardest heart, as the mother stood with her
;in !er arms and < C- red up a prayer t >
(i t" '.urn the hear! of her unfaithful husband
■ '• >' un. itural filthier of her children again
to*.a* fin.ilv which he had so rruellv deserted.
He mamtaAied a stoliri indill* retic —treating
'-r Mipplications with con'eir.pt, and even
•rr-aiij her from him with violence only to he
ore! in a <a\uge. At first he told her she
idil at st iv under the same roof with him.
length consented that she might remain
i rf' r night.
"IVh-n he was shown to her room, she rose
■ ' da/St insane with agonv, arid her eves strea
in'wi". 1-ars, and extended her arms to meet
. when he turned upon her with a sour and
i k, and hade hr, in a surly tone, 'sit
i.' sit down!' The wretched wife, burst
' ', a fit of uncontrollable grn t. itupiired,
• ' at k i ve ] done that you 'should tivat me
■ trv clear little children in t;*is manner?' —
i'o n:v reply was, 'I don't love you,ami can't
■"happy with you; you must forget me, and
' 1 n find some one else to love vou.' 1 his
pr posit ion threw her into n fit of wild
J "i In -t maniacal agonv. He refused to re
-*v<* Ii• r and treat her as aw if-, lot threw
• with Ids clothes on, across the foot of
!•■!, and in the midst ol her groans, cries
• bars, lei] asleep and slept soundly till mor
•'•!-'. when he took the cars and left her at the
'• 'el. The landloid kindly conveyed her and
: c ,; (o Port Byron to her friends.
"I> here no law to reach such a heartless
''' Irel as this Hellenheck ? If there is, let
1 *"I fiirced. L t the press, at least, publish
•s ptacti. .il free-lover, and hold him up lo
■ scorn uf every honorable man."
i'l V Republican Insincerity. —The Black
Legislature of Michigan recently
: ipriated SIO,OOO for the relief of suffering
• Kansas, where no unusual suffering exists.—
■w' at the very moment when these modern
■ "'-unthrojHstsVere making this appropriation,
re were terrible suffering in some of the
• 'Hhern counties of their own State, and some
>\vn ]••■j> le* were actually dying of star
• yet, not a dollar did those mock philan
'pists piopose to appropriate for these star
' - people ! .No political capital could be
' • '• and no treason promoted, by relieving
ir wn starving citizens, and, therefor, the
rck dcin gogues were d< af to their cries for
■"*' d. This is a practical illustration of Black
" 'publican insincerity.
['rud Whipping.— Harmon O'llnra, indicted
• V.tsco, N. V. , for causing the death of his
"b by whipping and beating him in a cruel
"tanner, was convicted of manslaughter in the
*otid degree, and sentenced, on Friday last, to
x years ii. the State prison. Some parents
• v rtn tu think thev may beat their children as
"ch as they please, but-this is a mistake, the
• protect: childten from cruelty, as well as
beasts.
Terrible Election Riot in Washington,
[. S. TROOPS OK BEREI) OIT.
SEUE/LIL Pl: aso.vs KILLED xyd
WO VXD ED.
Ihe municipal election took place in the city
of Washington on M >nday, and uv regret to
say was attended by scenes of the most dis
graceful character, involving the loss of life and
the wounding of a number of persons. In ad
dition to the particulars vve cave tel.- 'iaph
yesterday} vve take the following details from
the Star:
In the first precinct of the Fourth Ward this
morning a general tight occurred, in which
several hundred men and bovs were engaged,
indiscriminately. It seems that some forty 5 or
fifty Piug (_ glies came down from Baltimore
tins morning to a- ,ist our citizens in the elec
tion to-day. Alter floating around for some
time without effecting ant thing of note, they
pitched upon the Fourth Ward precinct,as
being the most eligible scene for their opera
tions. A long nne of voters wvie standing in
the street, extending for some distance from the
polls, and composed principally of anti-know
nothing voters. The Plugs-, assisted by several
large squads of Counters and li -Raps of our
own city, endeavored to break into this line by
crowding, but not succeeding in this (bey left
tile scene of act ion to concert more hostile
measures.
After a short time they returned largely re
ir. forced in numbers, and with r. vol vers, stones,
tallies, brickbats, they made a concentra
ted oashiiigiit upon the voters. A terrible scene
now ensued in w inch the entire crowd partici
pated. bt'.m s and pistol* ever - r;:picfJy di
et, urged and m n Were trampled to the "earth,
beaten, stumped on and severely worm fed. A
morig tin se injured were R. il. Owens, fourth
ward commissioner, who bad ids wrist badly
shattered by a pistol all: A. Iv. hi .n-i receiv
ed a spent bail in Ins I rehead. which stunned
him, but inflicted no s-ri is injury. Can-tain
Goddard was with several officers, on the
ground, and the captain did good service with
i',J.' UK fi A . I s?ruck several times,
but got off without any sen us damage.
An Irishman was so dread fu !v mot slated
that his features were entirely uudistinguisiia
!:le, and his head a- d shoulders were covered
with blood. The polls weie torn down by this
imported gang of Railim .re villains, the pave
ments were strew n with stones, clubs, and other
missiles. Several of the nngl aders were ar
rt >ted and taken to the guard bouse, amongst
others, a you eg man 1 v the name of Johnson.
The buildu in the n, ighl. irh < d v. >re dam
age d, thed'= -rs and wi< dows !u i g broken in on
all sides. In the skirmish Mi. (ieo. D.Spencer
received a severe blow in the face.
An old man named Cas>iduy, a granite cut
ter, received a bullet wound over the hit ear ;
'lie ball fortunately, however, glanced and did
not penetrate the skull. If'- wa - tak' n to the
residence of Dr. Palmer, who attended to tile
wound.
.Mi. Alatthey Emery was severely injured by
a blnvv from a stone. In consequence ot the
disturbances there was a general closing c>f the
stores and places of business quite early in th-*
morning.
At the first precinct of the fourth ward the
flicers did all in their power to prevent the ri
ot, placing themselves between the belligerents
and the \ teis in the line, with Cap'am God
dard at the l'mad, who demanded the peace,
when tliev re-' <-d on en m> and with an
impetuosity which nothing short of a mi'itaiy
force could have withstood, and although the
police f, light like heroes, they were forced to
a' am! n tile fit-Id to the possession of these hi
red miscreants.
Such an exhibition of murderous instruments
as the party cariied was sutiicienl to cause the
neaceablv disposed to keep at- far from them a>
possible. One man was arirtetl witli a large
blacksmith's sledge-, another with a horse j.is
t d of large dimensions : another carried a uns
et llaneous assortment of revolvers, liowie knives,
billies, an iron bar, whilst a fourth carried, be
sides a side pocket filled with convenient stones,
brickbats, a large billet ol oak wood oi
sufficient weight tv> fell an ox. I hese weapons
were as thick as mulberries in season, the par
ties brandishing them about in a menacing man
ner, to the horror of all those who w ere not
like then.selves, participants in these disgrace
ful scenes.
Mayor Magruder immediately sent the fol
lowing communication (accompanied by certifi
cates) to the President, asking that a company
of the United Stales marines should be ordered
out for the purpose of maintaining the peace.
MAYOR'S! OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, JFME 1, L8.~>7.
To the President of Ike United SL.dcs :
SIR f Upon the representation ot creditable
I citizens that a band of lawless persons, most of
i them not residents of this city, have attacked
lone of the polls at which the annual election is
now in progress', and after maiming some twen
ty good and peaceable citizens, have driven the
i remainder from the polls, have dispersed the
I commissioners of election, and threaten further
violence on any attempt to carry on the elec
tion, I respectfully request you to order out the
I company of United States marines now in this
city, to maintain the peace thereof, (he civil
j authorities finding their.:elvt-s unable to do so
! with the means at their disposal, and there be-
I ing no other ! i)iteci Stales soldiersat your corn-
J nrand in this cil v. I have instituted a personal
; inquiry int.. the natter, and find that the wea,
! pons used were various kinds of firearms, clubs,
j knives, and stones, and the facts stated in the
j enclosed certificate are just and true.
WM. ],. MAO RUDER, Mayor.
ihe I resident forthwith gave the requisite
i orders-.
( Mir Baltimore visitors were, about 11 o*-
Ciock, g Kid enough to pay a visit to the second
Uvurd polls, wearing the K. \. ticket as a badge,
and .>nouting for "Dixon as a rallying crv. In
a tew minutes tlieir inevitable revolvers were
; ou, i some thirty or forty shots Were fired in
quick succession in the neighborhood of Elev
enth street and tin* avenue.
In (he all ray, a young man residing on Thir
teenth street, between II and i, named John
Ouzeley, \va- shot in the knee. About this
i tin,e some of the "sniid men" of the ward was
.-■en emerging lrom their residences armed with
fnu Lets ja if they had some notion ot g'wtrg up
on a gunning expedition. The Plug Ugliessee
med to think the second ward was getting insa
lubrious, ate! they left in a body, probably with
; the design of regulating some of the other pre
cincts.
Noon after the affray at the second ward, a
detachment of the delectable Plug Ugln-s made
| f heir appearance at the second precinct of the
fourth ward, and succeeded for a while in dri
ving away the voters from the [rolls. They
were finally driven ■,,, by the officers. I the po--
lice in attendance, and they then rallied under
the ci v of '-to the seventh ward I" in which di
rection they proceeded.
.At 1 o clock a noisy crowd of men arid boys
passed lip Pennsylvania avenue from the direc
tion oi the fifth ward, dragging alter their, a
smaji brass gun. U here th-v g tit we arc un
able to say, hut it was said they intended to use
it to defend therr.si Ivi s. Immediately after fwo
companies of the United States Murines, com
manded by Copt. Tyler, Went to the City ilall,
and reported for sei vice to the Mayor.
Sli'iitly after 1 oc. ok P. Al. the marines -
(two companies, lit) men in all) arrived on the
ground, first precinct of the fourth ward, under
charge r.f Capt. Tyler, arid accompanied by-
Mayor Magruder. The opposition had in the ,
meantime procured a hi ass cannon, and sta
tioned it at the Northern market house, which i
they made their headquarters.
After the Mayor had addressed the crowd, i
stating that the solders were bo ught there I
solely to maintain the public peace of the c.ly,
which tiad been flagrantiv violated, the marines -
moved upon the maitjej lu-U-e to fake j ,>-
and opprobrium, ending finally in the possessors
of the cannon firing pistols at the marines. I tie <
latter, however, moved steadily on, Seized the i
cannon, and tin u due warning having been •
given, replied to the pistol shot upon them by I
a volley of ball. The Plug i glu- then scat- .*
tered, finng shots as they did so from behind -
corners.
After the smoke cleared away tin* terrible ;
sight was presented of lour or five persons in
the agon is of death, and several others fear
fully V" und.ed.
Ihe nane-s of those killed and wntKw d, so -
far as we can ham, as we go to pjess, ore :
Alston, gt"<"iy keeper, shot through the
head, dead. T homus \\ illis, of Anne Acun- <
deli county, Md., shot in the back fatally, it js
thought. A* colered nan shot dead, t ame un
known. P. F. Bell, seventh ward, knee terri
bly fractured. Colonel VViilian s. of the Land
Office, shot in the left arm, while standing at
hi- window in the second story of his lions-".—
Colonel I) oris, also of the Land Office, was
shot, but how seriously injured we did net
learn.
And old man lay dea l ma. Hyatt's store,
shot through the hern!and breast.
Another man, shot in the abdomen, near the
market house, dropper! apparently fatally woun
ded, and was carried aw ay by Ins ftienms.
The groans of the wounded and the execra
tion of their friends upon the soldiers filled tm
air, and the sight of pools of cf-lted Lb>od up
on tiie sidewalks and streets, rriarle up a scene,
such as, we trust, our city will never again be
called upon to witness.
'2 2 Igl't i it U !t^lt.tir^ltf23
Further S'artic*Hl:ir*.
(From the Washington Star, 'Ad inst.)
We went to press yesterday immediately al
ter the enactment of the teniMe trag-dy at the
Northern Market, and whilst many ot the
wounded were lialancrng between life and
death. It was impossible at that fine , amidst
the thousand and one rumors, to ascertain ac
curately who were injured, or how seriously.—
After careful inquiry, we believe the following
is as correct a list as is obtainable ol the killed
and wounded:
KILLED.
Archibald Dalrvmple, brakesman on the
Washington Branch Railroad, and who rear li
ed this city by the 11 o'clock train of yester
day.
"Francis M. Deems, a clerk in the General
Land Office, and late of Cumberland connt\,
Maryland.
D. PL Alston, constable, formerly of the firm
of Rawlings & Co.
Neal, colored, formerly waiter at Wal
ker and Schadd's restaurant.
Redding, cob-red, of Georgetown.
Geo. McElfresh, a young man.
A German lad from the seventh ward, a 1 ■ '
16 years of age, named Christian Lindig, dwd
during the night from a wound received m the
neck.
WOUNDED.
Colonel William F. Wilson, of the Land
Otuc—misprinted Williams, y sterdav—shot
in the left arm waiiile standing at a second story
window. ... |
Tiros. Wills Anne Atuude! county, Aid.,
Freedom of Tit and Opinion.
FRIDAY MORNING, BIID, PA. JINE 12,1857.
- ij ihr spine.
I j?3 Wright, from same county, shot in the
i
f . Bell. seventh ward, shot in the knee,
s| require amputation.
iel \ . Kenton, residing oil South F. street
Is shot in the arm while standing upon the
Conversing with some ladies. Mis neck
win grazed by a ball coming from the op
piiirection. r
' ;,urd G. Hvatt, wounded severely in the
e) r, while standing in his sture on Sev
en vet. .
j- Heath received a buckshot wound in
ji. J. McCuire, shot in the nose,
fi s Law re 11 so 11 had his head grazed by a
!,;l • •, .•
'oiing man, a tinner, named Middleman,
hstf arm shattered so terribly a£ to require
arjation. •
j<,lith-, named Charles Spencer, shot in the
lejl be ast.
Vgan Farrel, residing at D. Johnson s, on
Gileaf's Point, shot in the head, llm ball and
pij of the skull were removed by Dr. Mr
ga.ein the brain : recovery douhtlul.
j-outli named Adams, Irorn the first vvaid,
wdifd in the foot.
- KibVv, arm fractured.
L Summers, saddler, badly wounded.
|bard Owen, sh tin the arm.
;;s Owen, shot through the hand.
in Floucke. -everely wounded
i im/.er Hughes. cai petiier. fatally woqtro
ed is thought.
j.ejSlatford, plasterer, shot in the leg am:
thrfcli the bddy. {lt is stated that this Stat
ion]' 1y in the day, shot a little girl on ran
glislljill, killing her.J . .
A ung man named McGlue was injur' >l.
lie have already given a list of those injured
at tij'fiMt in the morning, and learn that Jus
tic'linn received some severe blows while
mafblv standing up for law and order.
Jfi fm sevmth ward tie re were sane dem
onsfr.jtmsof the rowdy element.
74 young men i .imd Palmer were han.y
beat" with slung shot, and one was shot in the
arm rd the other in the head : both will proh
ably icovi-r.
A joung man named Sullivan was attacked
in hijn.other's hot** and very t adlv beaten.
A MV standing between the two precincts ol
this w. in ) 5 had his face terribly mashed with a
brickiat.
A man named G. Catherell, had his head se
verely cut ori C street.
Ah*. A- K- Shepherd received a slight fiesh
i barb's IlesteTl, a young/,
character, and <mpk>y iby Mrl 1.. orgeAidnei
mann, w as one of those unfortunates, who were
injured 111 the riot yesterday. He received a
large hulh't in the shoulder, {entering below the
shoulder i t;e ami coming out about seven inch
es higher,) while passing through Seventh street.
Mr. Mac 1 s the attending physician, and the
voting n an is doing pretty well.
j\ i! : vi> i,r T:ii: oav.
It is stated positively that for the baleful visit
ofthe IkilfiiTi 'it* "Plug 1 glii's" we are indebt
ed to tlie citizens of Washington occupying
1:' iiiinnit positions. It is stated that these cit
izens of Washington raised the in ney to bring
on these "Plug i gin s," sent agents to procure
their "services, received this crowd ol hell
hounds at the Railroad Depot; took them in
charge, and provided them with an entertain
ment prt punitory to the work of 1!> day !
If this res >, does not the blood of tlie victims
of t i:e trag'-dv of yesterday rest upm the heads
of those citizens rather than upon their ignorant
besotted f>o!s, who ku.w no better than to do
the bloody work for which they were hired and
brought here to accomplish.
At all events, to the presence ofth*se rowdies
an- we indebted for tin-scenes of yesterday, and
the parties act ing as tools and leaders may divide
the responsii ilitv as best they can.
It is all very we'll to say that the citizens
vennld, it called upon, have promptly organized
an 1 put down the rowdyism without military
aid. Is it not notorious that they were called
upon and appealed to in the name of their sa
cred rights, ! v public spirited gentlemen, to 11-
nite ami crush out the mob, and that either thro'
apathy >i far, not a man stirred. It i> equally
a 1 surd to say that the volunteer soldiery could
have responded t<> a call upon them. Where
were the volunteers ? W by, scattered to the
fur quaiters of the city, at the election pre
cincts, or at their i t sidences or places of busi
ness.
And now we propose to give a fuller history
than We were able to do yestelday, ol the e
vents of die day after it was found absolutely
ii -ces.-arv to invoke military aid for the restora
tion f law and order.
The Marines were ordered out bv requisition
from the President, on the authenticated state
ment of the Mayor and a number of citizens
that the police force was insufficient to protect
the citizens of Washington in the exercise of
their suffrages. The two Companies out num
b-led in all 1 If), officers and men. The Ratal
lion under the command ol ( apt. i3'Rr. and
Lieut. Henderson, Adjutant. The first Compa
ny was commanded by Major Zelin, the second
by ( apt. Maddux and Lieut Turner.
The Marines formed tu Line and marched to
wards the Citv Hall the crowd of rioters hooting
and yellii g, threatening and insulting them at
every step. They w ere passed on their way up
bv a crowd of Plug Uglies ond others, who
were hauling a brass swivel, and threatening
that not a Marine should return to the Navy
Yaid alive. Arrived at the City Hall, Captain
'i vb-r reported service to llie Mayor.
The Marines were addressed by Lieut Hen
derson, who said: "Men you have always done
your duty in trie service of your country, 1 . >;-
pect you now to do \ our duty bravely, if neces
sary, in the protection of the laws, and the rights
of citizen.)."
* The files then moved to the scene ol action,
subjected the while to the most abusive and in
sulting epithets Iron, the lawless gang who fol
lowed! When they arrived opposite the polls,
which had been closed some time, thev halted
in the noddle of' the street, and ord-red arms.
Some sixtv or seventy yards above thein, and
opposite the market house, a cannon was hauled
out and a large crowd of i inters surroundeu it,
while a delegation of their number were sent to
inform the commanding officer that unless the
Marines were instantly withdrawn the piece
would be discharged into their rank#.
Cap'ain Tyler,o:l receiveng this threatening
message, immediately gave the or-hy to move to
wards the gun, and when the rtgm (A the :rne
was m-arlv • pposlte, Gen. IF'tineis u %oi
atelv went Up to the piece and placed his body
a -uinsl the muzzle, thereby preventing it being
aimed at the Marines, just at the moment when
it was about being discharged. 'I h* General
was dres.-ed in citizen's dress and armed with
not hi tier more deadly than a cotton umbrella
He a 'dressed the rioters, saying. "Men, vou hat.
best think twice before you lire this piece at the
Marine*." He informed the crowd that the
."runs were loaded with ball cartridge, and war
ned them repeatedly to desist. All the others
■repeatedly warned the citizens to go aw ay Iron.
the spot. , ,
Tim General, finding that the piece would
be discharged on I CM; captured, m - an.. . <•' '•
over to Capt. Tvle, and gave the order tor ten
or fifteen of the' Marines to take it. During tins
time a number of pMol shots were fired at Gen.
Henderson, some of the pairies standing wita
i„ a few feet of him. when firing. One platoon
of the Marines brought their arms to the Iran,
without cocking, and charged the piece on a
run, tluse in charge of the piece instantly re
treated, and a dozen or more revolvers were dis
charged at tlie platoon, who laid hold ci tiiegun
and were taking it away. A smite was made
by the mob to recover the piece, when Lwt.
Henderson ran up and hauled it across the street
to the rear of the Marines.
A man ran up to the General within two
feet of his person, and was about to discharge
his revolver when a Marine with bis musket
struck his arm, causing the wupon to ia.l, at
the same time the General seized the villain and
marched him oil' to the Mayor, into u ho- nanus
he placed him. The pistol si -is now ralileu
round like luil stones, and the officers had great
difficulty in restraining their men from return
ing the "fire. Gen. Henderson ami all the offi
cers were constantly admonishing the men not
to lire until the command v. as given, tut a shot
coming from the crowd struck a Marine in the
cheek, inflicting a dreadful wound, and several
more being hit with halls and brick bats, the
, • i . _ , - ,i ■■ rmnrei.
m aft Tftiswenng ii.e, which was stopped as soon
as ; < >sible bv the officers.
The two cum parries now formed in hollow
square, where they remained standing for some
lime. Several shots were fired l'rom a distance,
bv one of which a Marine was wounded in the
shoulder. 1 lie attaliui made a movement as it
to pour in another volley, which the rioters see
ing, took to their heels and (led. ihe force was
finally drawn oil'to the G;tv Hall, where they
remained lor some time, and then proceeded to
the Railroad Dej >t to intero pi, it necessary,
anv mere of the murderous gang arriving from
Baltimore. Thev remained here until halt past S
o'clock, when the Captain i>c< ived notice In in
the Mayor that their service was no longer re
quired, and thev accordingly proceeded to their
barracks.
It is a fart worthy of notice, that of the Mar
ines who were called out GO of them wo re raw
re'cfints. and had not been under drill three
days. They are nearly all natives. The char
ges of their being "foreign hirelings" emj loyed
bv Executive power to shoot down American
citizens, is thus refuted.
Soon after this the Ting 1 T giies thinking that j
Washington was getting P.o hot tor them, started
precipitately for the railroad depot, and when
the doors were opened prior to the departure of
the 3 o'clock train, they poured in, pell mell,
bearing large carpet bags, crammed with pistols, '
hnwie knives, billies, and other murderous im- |
plements.
In six b haste were they that they crowded
past the gate keeper in a wav to put it beyond
his power toget a sight at their tickets. When
tiie v got i'aiidv in the cars, they are sai i to have
been remarkably docile, and well behaved, and '
have presented'a marked contrast to their brava
do air in the morning. Those of tliem who ai
rived at the depot too late for the 3"o'clock train
walked rapidly on towards Biadensburg, as li to
pdace as wide a gap ys possible b-tvveen them
selves ami this city, before the departure of the
next train.
A large party of the "plugs" had started yes
terday from Baltimore to reinforce their friends
in this city, but were notified by their compatri
ots that they would be called upon to fight gov
ernment troops instead of quiet citizens, upon
which rhey postponed their v i>it til! a more con
venient season,got out quietly at Locust Point :
station, three miles from Baltimore, and walked i
back to that city.
With the departure of our unwelcome visi
tors quit was restored and maintained thiongh
out the night.
Jt is gratifying to know that many promi
nent citizens proffered tin ir services to the May
or at an early hour yesterday morning, among
whom was General Henderson, Dr. Thomas
Miller, and Walter Lenox, Esq-, the la*t two
gentlemen having promptly accepted the posi- '
tion of special police.
Throughout the day the presence of the Mar
shal of the district, Mr. Hoover, was eveiy
where conspicuous, and up to a late hour last J
night, lie was at the jail in anticipation of an j
attack which had been threatened, and which.,
we are happy to say, did not take place.
Major French's company of Light Artillery
which has been summoned from Fort McHenry
as a precautionary measure, arrived here about
half past nine o'clock, in a special train, num- j
beting eighty men, including officers, and com-
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tnanded bv Captain William?, w ho reported im
mediatvly" at headquarters. The company was
quartered for the night at Mailer's Hotel—
While marching hither, up the A venue, several
pistol shots were fired upon them(they were on
loot, wearing side-arms only,) whereupon th>'\
halted and prepared for a charge, upon which
their assailants lied.
In the course of the day a gang of the noteis
went to Munek's gun shop on the Avenue, and
demanded arms. The Young man refused ol
course, and they began to act outrageously—
The l td immediatelv took a revolver and inter
med their, that if one of the parly remained two
minutes lon eg r, he would shoot him. Ihe row
dies took the hint and sneaked out.
The Dreadful S/unnbod Explosion al Toron
to—Seven Lives J.oat.
The Toronto papers pf the 30th ult., gives
the details of the explosion of the lnkerman.—-
She was backing out from the wharf, and bad
commenced her direct course outward when the
dreadful explosion took place:
The vessel herself was literally torn to pieces.
The noise of the explosion was heard on tlie
wharves all around, and told that adreadlul ac -
cident had occurred. But tor some moments
the ill-fated vessel was completely enveloped bv
dense clouds ol steam and smoke. W hen these
were cleared aw ay, the appalling nature of the
accident was at once apparent lrom the shore,
and numbers of small boats hurried to the spot,
to " i v e ail the assistance in their power to the
survivor?. The Highlander, Captain Seoffield,
also orotnpllv proceeded to the spot, and hav ing
fastened a rope to the wreck, commenced haul
it toward shore. But w hen it had peen brought
to within about twenty yards of the wharf, it
sunk. Kflons were then made to char awav
the rubbish, and get out the survivors and the
bodies oi t lie dead.
Eft I A.N O'OON XEl.'> ST ATEMEN T.
I was steward on the lnkerman: I was lying
in bed reading at the lime of the accident. The
Ins: s* i sat ion of anything like danger I felt was
that* 1 considered the steam for a short time be
fore was u rking curiously", it was like steam
.joins oil'. Tor some cause or other the idea of
a collision occurred to my mind; 1 can t say
what indued me to think so. Mr. Honey man,
ti>e purser, passed bv mv cabin at the time, and
l'i iv'itillv slapping me in the face, he said there
was tno'miich water in the boiler, and that they
were letting ctf steam. Suddenly I lelt a great
cra-h or jerk, and the next moment 1 was strug
.-ii,r in the water. J got on board again with
~-.it difficulty, and the first tiling that I noticed
was that the boat had been shalleied to pieces.
I itsu Illlllceil a Pirocuil.an, whose DaiXie 1
now forget, Willi ropes so entangled about his
neck I hat he was helpless and almost strangled;
1 relieved him. A Iterwards, seeing that i could
do no further good on the wreck, and that she
was near swamping, I thought it prudent to con
sider mv own safety. There were plenty of
boats around, and it. one of them 1 was taken a
sh re. The Steamer Highlander did all she
r. :hi to a>sist us. 1 escaped wholly without in
iurv. 1 think it will be ultimately found that
th ■ whole mm ' T of dead wiii not exceed seven.
1 have r. tI on long attached to the boat, and
did not know the names of many of the men.
The .Martin ';! Woman at .Ycwburg — Her Ha
il.; Identified —. Irrest of Her Husband.
Nrw Yor.k, May 30th—The body of the
vming woman found murdered at Newburg—
wnich has caused so much excitement recently
has-at length bei-n identified as that of the
wite of Thomas Brown, a negro belonging at
Lowell, Massachusetts, and formerly residing at
Boston.
Brown is now at Newburg in custody of the
Coroner.
The Coroner's inquest on the body was in
session to-dav. The Coroner refuses to divulge
the particulars. It is rumored a clue has been
got to the murderers.
Mi i.ANc noi.v DEATH. —A most distressing
incident occurred on board the U. S. frigate
Cumberland, now lying at the Navy \ard,
Charleston, yesteulav. All hands had been pi
ped to attend Divine service, they were com
forlablv seated on the port side of the quarter
deck, the officers in foil uniform on the star
l.-oard side, and the after seats occupied by ma
ny gentlemen and lady visihrs who desired to
hear services on board a man-of-war. tho
Rev. Mr. Newall, after reading the interesting
formula of the Episcopal church, deliveied an
appropriate sermon, much to the edification ot
all assembled. After the service, as is usual on
board of men-of-war, tin- crew were piped to
muster, and while this was proceeding, Lieut.
Albert Allmand, seemingly in the vigor ot
health, while in pleasant conversation with
some of his brother officers, suddenly fell uj>ori
tiie deck, striking his head with great violence,
in a fit of apoplexy. He was immediately
carried below, but in less tban half an hour
after, entirely unconscious, his spirit tied to oth
er and happier regions.— Boston Post.
0 /"'The Legislature has adjourned, and well
mav the peopie congratulate themselves! It
was undoubtedly the most corrupt, the most in
famous congregation ot vile vagabonds, that ev
er assembled at Harirburg. This is the opinion
I of all persons, whatever their political opinions,
w hose attention was directed to it. There w ere
upright men in both Houses, but the majority
were basely corrupt. \\ bile an immense a
mourit of mischief was done, we think the peo
ple may vet congratulate themselves that no
more was perpetrated. — Clinton Democrat.
.Another Fremonter. — The last California
mail brought the following -'item.
A woman residing on Telegraph Hill filed
the necessary paper® in the County Court yes
terday, demanding proper provisions for her
chiid, whose father, she avers, is John Charle.
Fremont, late Black Republican candidate for
President of the Unite Sen.