American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Loss Of Property by Fire We learn that a
large barn on The farm Of Mr.. Thomas Crown,
near the Annapolis railroad, Anne Arundel
county. was discovered to be on fire, about
O'Clock, on "Wednesday night, and, with its va
luabe contents, was entirely consumed
| There was a large quantity of tobacco, other
produce, and valuable stock in the barn, all
of which were destroyed. There was no in
surancc, and Mr.. Crowns loss, we are inform
cd, is not less than So 500 or SO 900, There
can be no doubt but this fire was the work of
an incendiary, and we trust the perpetrator
may be found out, and brought TO suffer the
Just penalties of the law
Fire Last night about 9 O'Clock the stable
of Mr.. +. Prutz, in Canal street, near Or
leans street, was discovered to be OH fire.
/ The fire companies were soon on the ground,
| bat too late to save the stable. 1t was entirely
consumed. Loss triffing.
Description Of The supposed Murderer. We
! find in the Patriot of yesterday afternoon, the
| following description of the person of Henry
! McCurry, charged with the murder of Mr.
! Paul RouX, in this city, few days since: He
is stout, thick set man, about FIVE feet nine
or ten inches in height, and probably twenty
eight or thirty years of age: his hair is black,
glossy and straight; face round and foil dark
hazel eyes, considerably elongated: very thick
heavy, dark and tolerably long eye brows,
which do not meet; round, straight, full nose
! lips rather thick, the upper one little short
and slightly inclined to turn up when he speaks
or smiles; the barber who shaved him thinks
there is small scar on it his forehead is broad
and the skin on it very fair; hair growing down
! towards the eyes more than usual the back
region of the head, which is large, is exceed
ngly full very heavy black beard and had
whskers entirely round under the chin; teeth
sound but rather yellowish inclined; large thick
ears, growing closer to the head than Oh the
generality of men; he converses slow and de-
| libcrately, having the accent OF an lrishnan,
which he is said to be he is altogether a per-
son without any very striking characteristics,
which would be likely to attract attention; he
is we'll made and probably weighs $50 or 1870
pounds; large, unshapey feet, and rather small
hands, which appear soft and unaccustomed to
rough or hard work.
Death al The PeniIeniiay. Elijah Peacock,
convicted of the murder of negro, at the late
term of the City Court, aud sentenced to the
penitcntiary died Of consumption, in that in
stitution, on Sunday last.
! Incendiarism. negro slave, named Rebec-
ca Howard, was arrested on Wednesday night
by Waterman Rote, charged with having, be-
tween the hours Of and l2 o'clock, set fire
to sundry combustibles i'll the cellar of III. Bur-
toms tavern, in High street The fire, when
discovered, was blazing about three feet i'll
height, in the centre of tie cellar, and had
reached the floor of the lower room. She
was committed by VIM. A. Schaeifer, Esq.
a Bead Purse. A fine bead purse, with hea-
w silver clasp, and marked with the initials
~. l.. b." having come into the possession of
HAYS, Zell s. Co., as stolen property, may be
obtained by its rightful owner on application at
their Office,
No Go. A person, the keeper of a tavern,
was Yesterday brought before William A..
Schaetfer, Esq, on The charge of selling liquor
on the Sabbath. The individual who laid the
information was a female, and swore to the
fact; but the defendants witnesses, ID in num-
Der, testified that they would not believe her
on her oath. The case was accordingly dis
missed by the justice.
Stealing Flannel. John Fitz, charged with
stealing piece of red flannel from the store of
Elizabeth Hopkins, Pratt street, was arrested
and brought before A. FL. Pennington, Esq. yes
terday. The goods were found in his posses
sion, and he assigned as a reason for stealing
them, that he wanted TO get something to eat;
but the magistrate falling to agree in the opin-
ion that necessity knows no law ordered
him to be sent to safe quarters, with whole
some fare, to await the action of the Court
Assault. Benjamin Brandt was yesterday
charged by George Wellslager with assaulting
and beating him. He was held to bail to APP
pear at Court on Saturday, by VIM. A. Sclaei-
fer, Esq
Sale Of The Gay street Shot Iower. We I'M
derstand that the materials composing the Shot
Tower in Gay street, were yesterday afternoon
sold for tho sum of $3.50, and were purchased
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