CHAPTER VIII.

_The Reign of Anarchy._

The Commune in Baltimore—A Paralyzed State Government—An Appeal to the President—A Perilous Situation—Apprehensions felt by the Administration—Another Riot—Clubs and Skulls—A Mob of Twelve Thousand People—From the Atlantic to the Mississippi—The Country in an Uproar—Precautions—Unparalleled Demonstrations. 88