American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-17


greet to learn that the operations Of Professor
Morse's Magnetic Telegraph ceased on Satur-
day. The following message was Transmitted
through the Telegraph on Friday from Wash
ington by Prof Morse, to his agent, MIR. Rogers,
in this city:
"Please express my regrets to the Editors Of
the papers for whom the Telegraph has report
ed, that the appropriation being expended, lam
compelled to stop operation. We shall all be
without pay after the 18th inst"
1t will be recollected that a notice of a SINH
lar nature was given some two weeks since,
with the exception that there was still some
funds in hand. On further consideration, and
feeling ANXIOUS to please the public, Professor
hlorsc countermanded the order, with deter
mlnaton to continue experiments until every
! cent OF the appropriation for that purpose had
been exhausted. For the want of a small ap-
preparation by Congress, the result is positive
and entire suspension of Geographic communl-
cation between tins city and Washington This
is to be regretted, not on as matter of local
inconvenience, but as Il public and national
drawback in spreading the earliest information
from the metropolis. The people desire this
speedy means of communication, and their re-
personalities will but further their will in con-
tinuing, and extending, the facilities of tele-
graphic communications. We shall not hold
our peace till this thing is accomplished.
An a,rfui fla. Saturday night was what
might be called zone of Them 1t comalenc-
cd raining in torrents about o'clock, accom-
panied enthusiastically with Vivid flashes of
lightning, which caused the snow to disappear
rapidly, and rendering the streets almost inn
passable to the unfortunate pedestrians who
were ''On their winding way" We were not
Il little amused by the cries Of gentleman who
had stuck fast IN the mud and snow at the cor
ner of Liberty and Baltimore streets. He call
ed upon the passers by in an awful and solemn
tone oil voice TO send him a coach--a hand
cart--or any thing that would Gxtricate him
from hls doectabe fix! With the ratpIing of
the rain, the roaring of the water in the gut
tiers, the flashing OF the lightning, and the half
uttered Ohio OF the poor wights as they put
their Eject in it, we conld scarcely render IN
teIhgible the cries of the sufferer After lis
tcning for some time we concluded that he had
been lately reading the awful TragcIy of
Observation-Disclosures, )" for he seemed to say
or rather cry:
$50! call a coach! and Ieta conch be called,
Ana he that calirtE let him be- tur ctll"r!
And in his caiiin. let hun nothing call,
But coach! coach! coach' CD, for coach, yeI
gods"
We know not how he got ont, for having as
much as we could attend to III taking care of.
ourselves, we left him "aoue III his glory"
Gin Court. In this Court on Saturday last,
VIM. Webster, for assauIting Henry Wlseman,
was fined ST. aud costs, Victor Frladenan, for
assaulting kenner Guyser, was fned 81 aud
costs. John Baylay, charged with assauitng
Margaret Jones, (both colored.) was declared
not guilty. In the case OF Mlley Q een, chtrg-
ed with cruelty to an inIant cnd the Court
acquitted her. The Court az burned TIL ten
o'clock this morning. All parties interested, if
not punctual in their attendance, will hazard
the chance OF paying fines and costs.
County Court. The case OF l.. r. William
son VS. the Proprctors OF the >un newspaper,
in an action of libel, IS stlIl occupying this
Court.
Violating The Gambling Law. Jacob Fresh
has been found gnIIty, before the County
Court, Of violating the act Of Assembly, for the
suppression Of Gambling, and sentenced to six
ty days imprisonment and 10 ply fac OF 500
and costs--the offence consisted ottwo separate
acts, the sentence being thirty days imprIson-
mcnt and $50 fiuc in each case.
Hhippcd or A party of gentlemen, who
had passed the evening OF FriIay, at Govllls-
town. in returning home at night, in segIls,
were attacked by IA lawluss set of fellows, neaf
the edge of the city, and sleigI containing n
number of gentlemen, was actually stopped,
but by proper application OF the whip by the
driver, the belgerents were made to scimper,
and the gallant party, nothing daun,ed, ieelly
careering homeward, arrived safe and sound in
the city.
Horse and Sleigh Stolen. On Friday night,
about s o'clock, horse and sleigh, the proper
ty of Robert Lawson, jun, was stolen from
boy who had them i'll charge in Pltt-st The
boy was held and prevented from giving the
alarm by two of the party, while their accom-
plices drove off with the sleigh.
Threatening Life. William Laine was yes
terday arrested by officer Barnard, charged
with assaoIting and threatening the life of Sa-
rah Riley with All axe. He was committed to
iaiI bv VIM A. Scbaeffet tsn