American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


day afternoon about 8 o'clock, IN Sharp near
Baltimore St, between two boys, named Will
liam G.. Sylvester and james Conoly. They
fought for some time, when Conoly finding his
antagonist was getting the better of him drew
a large baded pon-knite and stabbed him in the
feshy part Of the left leg, causing wound
which bled profusely. Conoly was arrested by
officer Albright and taken before Justice Ridg-
ley, Esq, who held him to bail TO appear at
Saturday Court.
a perfect Turk. Joseph F. Hall, boy, was
arrested yesterday by officer Ray on the charge
of drawing a dirk on an inoffensve colored
man. He was taken before Justice Ridgley,
and there being no evidence but that Of the ne
gro he was of course discharged. The officer
found on his person pair ofsmall brass noun
ted pistols, and small silver mounted dirk,
and as they are supposed to Rave been stolen,
he has left them at the City Police Office for
ratification.
Fire. The alarm Of fire yesterday afternoon
about two o'clock, was caused by the burning
of the two-story brick house at the corner Of
Pratt and President SITS. 1t was occupied as a
shoe store by Messrs. Wilson s Marshall, whose
stock of goods was slightly damaged by their
hurried removal.
Fires during the month Of May. There were
IS fires and alarms in this month, 6 of which
were actual fires and false alarms; were
occasioned by the burning of brick houses,
lumber yard and stabes-of the alarms
were caused by the burning of chmneys and
by old fires. We learn these facts from the
record of the Patapsco Library Association.
Cashier Of Wcslern Bunk. We learn that
Jas. IL. Carter, Esq. has been elected Cashier
of the Western Bank of Baltimore, in place of
Thomas Spcer, jr., resigned.
.4busing his UTte. Iglantine Schmit was ar
rested yesterday by officer Lambert, on the
charge of abusing his wife, and in default of
security to keep the peace, was committed to
Jail by Justice Showacre.
u. S. District Court. The June term of this
Court for the District of Maryland-Judge
Heath presiding commenced its session yes
terday morning. The following gentlemen
compose the Grand and Petit Jures:
Grand Juty-Ilenry a. Thompson, Charles
Soran, Jos. Ilankey, Francis L. Nontel, John
f. Stansbury, VIM. Hooper, Solomon Hillen,
John s. Brown, Geo. G. Weary, Samuel Boyd,
VIM. B. Tyson, Jos. Robinson, John Duke
heart, Geo. Reilly, John HginbothGm, VIM.
d. Ball, Samuel Cowell, David C. Springer,
Levin d. Collier, VIM. Limeberger, James Es-
sender, John Wonderly.
Petit Jury-Peregrine Gorsuch Jeremiah
Storm, Benz. NJ Hodges, Levi Taylor, Thos
Wilson, d II. Mcdonald, Thos Finley, Elijah
Stansbury, Henry S. Sanderson, Geo. S. Kill
man, VIM. II. Stump, jeremiah little, VIM.
B. Blck, John Patterson, Samuel Fenby Vic
tor Valette, David Steuart, VIM. Slcer, Chas
Baltzell, Michael Toner, Lewis A. jenkins,
Horatio Miller, Chas. F. Sing Teton, John Nc
Keene, Gustavus Henderson, Henry Didier,
Levin Mister, Jacob Zimmerman, Chas. PEN
dorgast, Alex. Yearly, John F. Hoss, Willis
Rhoades.
The Petit Jury was discharged until Mon
day next at 10 O'Clock, A. Nj. The Grand Ju-
ry will be in session from day to day until it
shall have closed its business.
The Slave Trade cases, the parties to which
were held over in bail from the last term of the
Circuit Court to this term of the District Court,
will be again brought up for trial.
The Court, prior to adjournment, charged
the Grand Jury especially to make strict and
| thorough investigation into the cause or causes
OF the fatal explosion of the steamboat Paul
Jones, which blew up in the Patapsco river at
North Point yesterday morning.