The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-02
Baltimore.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
BALTIMORE. Md. Jan, %. 1913

BALTIMORE, Md, JAN Is, l843.
Fracas in High LJe-Hodr on the Niuevites-AIq6ft
--Iheahes
DEAR BENNETT =
Your welcome weekly is again before me- lts
truly Independent course IS and It's CO.
lumns perceive open for the correction OF tho
immortality and bad conduct OF those whose actions
deserve to be mentioned to the public
Last week your correspondent had the chagrin to
alude to a bloodless afiray in the hall OF The Uni
versity of Maryland between boys-thls week there
is something OF gravcr character deserving notice
1t was emo school boys play" but fracas between
the eldest membt RS OF the medical faculty. Profes-
sors Hall and Smith. But to the particulars AT
meeting of the faculty last Tuesday, Messrs. Smith
and Hall came to loggerheads which induced some
threats, but no withdrawal OF words, whereupon
Professor Hall thought proper to deal to Professor
Smith a smart blow with ms Cane the latter named
caught the head OF II and to his welcome surprise
drew the concealed dirk, and is said Was about to
make use OF 1t when an nfirmary student wrested
II from him. DIR. Hall in the meantime made good
use OF the longer and lower end, and adorned the
eye OF his opponent with what the Professor would
call confused wound. Smith not liking this gave
Hall a smart blow which caused the destruction OF
window pane and the appearance of q head in the
street, much To the alarm OF extremely worthy
aud religious member OF the faculty, who slept back
from the combatants and cried . For God sake,
gentlemen, stop"-lhe prayer being heard, the storm
was queiied, and there is more calm.
Whether the matter will go any farther or not am
unable to say, but 1t Is thought that nelhs OF the
gentlemen fond OF being principals IN 'afairs
of honor" as they are Of being Surgeons In no
ticng this affair should be borne In mind that the
above named gentlemen the oldest members OF
the faculty, and therefore the last from whom we
should have expected degrading an action.
Truly
Hermond, Duvall,
Smith and Hail."
have become not only notorious examples, but
a realization OF prophecy; comment is unnecessa-
ry. The mentioned facts are more forcible and ex-
presslve than all that could be said.
Quite hoax was played upon the credulous in
this city during the last week, in the shape of let
ter purporting to be from prophet Miller" to his
brethren in Baltimore, exherting them to from
their evil ways, and drawing their attention to a
star, which might be seen in the sky during the
morning. The excitement among peculiar class
considerably up and appeared to be still rslng
when some of the knowing ones' let the cat out
of the bag.
Brother Maffit is once more in town, and hard at
work-ooks somewhat under the weather, having
been confined to bed whilst in Frederick, which
fact caused no little uneasiness among the ladies'.
II is his intention to repeat, by particular request
Ito save trouble,) hs'admired lecture on " Woman
as she is. and as she should be"-a fruitful theme
but regret TO say it is merely string OF attery and
nonsense, made interesting by the taste OF his
easily faitered admirers More of him again.
The Museum, under the auspices Of its present
active manager, seems to be reylvipg. Signor
Blifz, the most perfect slmpeon OF the age, ls per-
forming in conjunction with the eccentric and
ments this evening, after having drawn fine houses.
...t FRIEND.