American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-30
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

y. S. Circuit Court. The case of the Uni.
ted States vs.. Jason l.. Pendleton, CAPTAIN OF
the brig Montevideo, charged with aiding and
abetting the slave trade on the Coast of Africa
was resumed in this court yesterday mornipg,
On the opening of the court VIM. l.. Marshall,
Esq, u. 5. Attorney, resumed his argument in
opposition to the granting of the prayers sub
mitted by the prisoners counsel. He spoke
until O'Clock; and was followed in reply bv
John Glenn, Esq, senior counsel for the accn-
sed. Upon the close Of the arguments, the
court, without giving any opinion upon the
validity Of the indictment, instructed the iurv
that, in order to convict the accused upon the
charge alleged against him, there must be EVIL
dcnce to show that he was on board the vessel
at the time Of the confinement of the neGroes.
aiding and abettng in such confinement. and
that no such evidence had been offered: in fact
granting the seventh prayer Of the prisoners
counsel. The jury returned a verdict Of mol
guilty without leaving the box
oh! Yes The Patriot Of last evening has n
paragraph head THE Last, crediting an old
stale, worn out Joke to the Boston Post, relat-
ing to the Razor Strop Man. We have no de-
sire to rob the veritable John Smith of one iota
OF his notorety; he wears his '5lushimg honors''
mertoriously and modestly; but the Joke allud-
ed to was an imprOmtu Of the lamented Fl. J.
Finn, the comedian, and was perpetrated on the
boards of the HoIiday-st. Theatre, Oh the &C.
caslon of his benefit, when finding his troops
Of friends insufficient to fill the house, he took
occasion to observe, upon being called out,
"that though the assembly honoriug him with
their presence during this engagement had not
been numerous, he trusted that though he had
ba,rled TO few now, he should, ere long, return,
and "BapI-to-more." The Patriot publishing
an original Joke, puts one in mind of an ee-
phant attempting the Cachuca.
ed yesterday by officer Mcdonnell, charged
with assauting and beating Peter Smith. He
was held to bail to appear at the Saturday
Court, by R. a. McAllister, Esq. The prose-
cutting witness, Peter Smith, was upon infor-
same time, and by the same Justice, 81 and
costs for throwing stones in the street. The
parties are boys
The Pittsburg Collections. Since our publ
cation of yesterday, the following additional
sums have been handed to the Mayor:
From Messrs Menzies and Miller, for
the 18th ward, SOL %
From Har Sinai Hebrew Society, by
tne nanuS OF MT. DelIeVle, Ubt
From Zion Church, German Luther
any by the hands of G.. F. Meddn-
ger, ESQ. 4S 90
The sum total of collections at this time is
Sl0,0S2.44.
Case of Scalding. Marian Hanley, charged
with throwing pot Of boiling coffee over the
person of Biddy Peck, and scading her in a
dreadful manner, was arrested yesterday by
officer ldcDonnell, and in default of security in
the sum of $500, committed to jail by Justice
McAllister.
Attempt at Northumberland ofMe Suppo-
seG Iacendiary. Officer Stayton arrested yes
terday coored woman named Theresa Jones,
on the charge of setting fire to the house in
which she lived, in Potter st. The house was
fred in the garnet, between the raflers and the
roof, and but for the timely intervention of the
neghbors would doubtless have been consum-
ed When the neighbors entered the house,
the accused had her furniture packed up, be-
low stairs, no doubt ready to be removed in
case the fire got under way She was COM
mitted in default of security to take her trial
at the June term of the Criminal Court. The
house was the property of Jane Williams, also
a coloIed woman.
Sudden DEATH An old and respected cit-
zen of Fell's Point, Jacob Welleslager, died
suddenly at his residence, corner of Bond and
Lancaster streets, yesterday about o'clock
Mr.. Welleslager was aged 10 years, and was
highly respected by all who knew him. His
death is supposed to have been caused by an
affection of the heart
Beautiful Launch. The new and beautiful
steamboat ''Planter" was launched yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, from the ship-yard OF
Messrs. Abrams s. Cooper, F. Point A large
number of gentlemen and ladies were present,
who were highly gratifed at the manner in
which she went into her destined element
A Counterteit A counterfeit S 10 note on the
"Nlechancs' Bank of Baltimore was success.
fully passed upon the Treasurer of Holiday
st. Theatre on Monday night last. The note
came into our hands in the way of business
but having suspicion that it was not genu.
inc, we sent it to the Bank, where the gentle.
pronounced it a counterfeit.
.4trocious .4ct. We learn that most revolt
ing act was committed upon the person o.
Mrs. Mary Ann kone, wife of Mr.. Jesse d
Kone, of New Market, Baltimore county, or
Monday morning. The facts of the case are
as follows: 1t appears that they had employed
person by the name of VIM. Sutton, ala:
Gaul, to do laboring work about the place
and that he, taking advantage of the absence
of MIR. kone, on Monday morning, entered
his wife's chamber and succeeded in accom-
plishing his nefarious purpose. The cries o
Mrs. Kone were heard, but not knowing wha
they were, no attention was paid to them Al
soon as Mrs. hone (who has been married bu
a short time, and who is most respectable la
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lain, she alarmed the neighbors, who immedi
ately arrested Sutton, alias Gaul and carried
him before Justice James A. Standiford, wht
promptly committed him to Jail to stand hi
trial at the next term Of Baltimore County
Court,-argHS.