American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-03
CITY INTELLIGENCE

Hays, Zell, Rldgcly x Cook, relative TO Il tour
from which they returned on Friday night last
of rather novel character. In our report of
it, however, We shall conine ourselves TO
mere statement Of facts. 1t seems that per-
son by the name Of Absalon Bostick, who had
flourshed in this city and farther North, as
Western merchant, had so ingratatcd himself
into the good gracus Of the firm of Mcssrs. Tiff
fanny, Fitc s. Gnnucll, wholesale merchants, as
to procure from them large quantity OF
goods, under false prctcnccs. This fact being
established, through due process of law u requi-
stion was obtained from the Governoro Of Mary
land, upon the Governor Of Tennessee, for the
delivery of said BostIck as fugitive from JUS
tce. The requisiton having been placed in
the hands OF Messrs. Ridgciy and Cook, they
proceeded to Nashville, Tennessee, and pro-
cured from GoYernoT Jones a warrant for the
arrest Of Bostick, who resided in Brownsville;
TO which place they Immediately went, and
procured his arrest. From thence they went
10 Memphis, about 10 miles distant en- route to
Baltimore; bat here they met with 4 sad dsap-
pOintncnt, for 10 sooner had they arrived in
the place than their progress was stopped, and
a haJGaS corpus issued, requiring them to appear
before Judge Hing, to show cuuse why BUstcll
should not be set at liberty. The parties, ac-
through their counsel, Gen. Loving, OF Browns
vile, set up their legal right to hold the priso-
nGr under the warrant o. Gov. Jones; but
Judge King, declaring it to be defective in
ioIm, ordered the proceedings under it to be
quoshed and the prisoner to be liberated. Bos-
tick was accordingly discharged. We have
reason for believing that though he has oscap-
ed, through legal intcrpositon, that it was in
nj In. oY,I
ingS OF an intelligent community. who felt sa-
tslied Of the wrongs it had suffered at the
hands OF this man. We have seen Il letter from
Gen. Loving, of Brownsville, who states that
Mcssrs. Ridgoly and Cook, had done all in
their power to bring him to Justice, and that
their conduct as officers, was "prompt, legal
and gcntcmanly."
a Correction IN part. 1t sometimes happens
in our notices of the doings ''about town, )" that
we are led into error as regards the details of
circumstances published; this we regret to say,
occurred in our notice in yesterdays paper of
the theft Of Mr.. Buttons cloak, at Bradshaw's
L. States Hotel. We stated that after the rob-
berry the proprietor had in addition to the usual
locks, bolts put upon the doors OF all the rooms
as better security for the guests of the house.
The wording of the article might give the inn
had not been used until after the stealing of
the cloak, when such is not the fact, as the
bolts were put on Immediately after the dscove-
ry Of the robbery of Messrs. Cotton s. Lock-
wood, on Tuesday. We take this opportunity
also to state that all the gentlemen connected
with the establishment have been interchangeable
III their eXeruons to arrest the robbers and re-
cover the stolen property. No person can, Of
course, attach any blame to the house, as it
will be seen by notice below, that private
dwellings have suffered as well as public
houses.
a Wholesale ThH Of Cioaks The dwelling
OF Mr.. Hickey, in Llberty-st., near Saratoga,
was entered about 7 o'clock, on Sunday night,
and four cloaks and one hat stolen from the
passage. The names OF the sufferers are,
Messrs. A. & F. Dickcy, J. NJ. Iiaig, and l..
Williams. Information was at once given to
the officers, who think that they will be en-
abed, in few days, TO give an account OF the
gang of thieves who now infcst our city.
Rcr. Chas r. Torrey. 1t will be seen by re-
florence to the proceedings of the City Court,
that the case Of the State VS.. Torrey, indicted
for abductlng slaves, was concluded yesterday;
and that he has been found guilty. A motion
for new trial was made, by N. Cox, Esq. (and
we understand NJ. Torrey, desires to plead his
own case ifIt be grant;) we apprehend, however,
that no immediate action will be had in the
premises as the senior counsel, Reverdy john
son, Esq. is absent, attending the U. S. Supreme
Court, at Washington, where he will remain
some weeks
Fire on The York Road. The stable upon the
"Cold Spring Farm" belonging to Mr. Hink-
ley, of this city, was consumed by fire on Sd
al, ,.,.I,t Oh 81 Hbn
horses and cows were gotten out before the
stable was consumed. A small quantity Of
hay and fodder was burnt with the stable
Loss trIhing
.4,rirais al this Port. Duling the past month,
there arrived at this port, 8 ships, | barques,
81 briggs and LOG schooners-in all ISL, Of
men and Spanish.
"A Farming TO Minors. VIM. kruse was ar
rested Yesterday by officer McKewon, charged
with keeping a disorAerly house, in Gay street,
near the Belhir Market, where boys gene
rally nightly resort to play at domnoes, and
on the Sabbath, become intoxicated, and great
ly disturb the quiet of the neighhorhood. In
defaul, of security to appear at Court, he was
committed to Jail by VIM. A. Schaeffer, Esq.
Watch Returns. In looking over the books
of the night watch at the Mayors Office yester
day morning, we could discover nothing new.
The record consisted entirely of the old class of
Migrants, "fellows by nature Marked" who
have for months and years past made our
watch house then nightly babtation. Two
thirds of them are persons of torsign birth.
IN Ercelen. More. We learn that our en-
ergetic Mayor has ordered the watch to go on
duty at 6 o'clock, on Saturday and Sunday
nights, these being the nights that the rowdles
more generally commit their outrages. The
move meets with and will receive the appro-
baton of all peacoable citizens.
Parade. TheIndependent Blues, Capt. Wat
son, paraded yesterday afternoon, and after
marching through some Of our principal streets,