American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-05
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Outrageous Assault. An assault of the most
outrageous character was committed on Sun
dav afternoon, on the person Of Elsby Cooper,
colored man, living in Happy Alley, near
| Gough-st., by his next door neighbor Charles
Vickery, also colored man The facts of the
case as far as we have been able to ascertain
them, are as follows: 1t appears that Vickery
was beating his wife in most unmercful
manner, and Cooper hearing the screams Of the
woman begged him for Gods sake not 10 MUIR
ner her, when the accused threw an axe over
the fence at him, but fortunately not with SUI:
fcient force to do any injury. He then went
into the house, procured razor, and entered
the premises Of Cooper, attacked him with it,
cutting him so severely in the abdomen, that
the entrails protruded. He also cut him in the
neck, causing fiightful wound. The unfor-
tunate Cooper would doubtless have been kill.
ed, but for the arrival Of private citizen, Mr..
William Brown, who arrested Nickery and car
ried him before Justice McAster who fully
committed him TO take his trial at the October
term of the Criminal Court for an assault
with an intent to kill Cooper is in the
hands Of DR.. Dashield, who has rendered him
every assistance in the power Of medicine and
surgery. He is lying in very prccarious con-
dtion.
Honorably Discharged, The colored man,
Daniel Dickinson, arrested some days since,
charged with having poisoned his wife, who
died some six months since, was further exam
ined before Justice Showacre, yesterday after
noon. Frederick Pinkney, Esq, appeared for
the State, and Chas. H. Pitts and Joseph c.
Boyd, Esqrs., as counsel for the accused. Seve-
raj witnesses were examine d, whose testimony
was of the most indefinite and conflicting char
acter. DR.. VIM. II. Baltzell, was also exam
ined in reference to the effects, Sc, of arsenic
when taken in the stomach Chat being the
poison alledged 10 have been used;) and the
conclusion, from his testimony, in connexion
with the others, was an abandonment of the
case on the part ofthe State. The prisoner was
accordingly discharged
.Neio Race Course. Two young men, John
Gaines and John Reeder determined TO try
the speed of their respective nags, concluded,
for the want of better place, to make a race
course of Fleet-st., and, accordingly on Sunday
afternoon, came into town from Canton, at such
pace that would have put "John Gilpin" to
the blush. Officer Ruy, not thinking, how
ever, that it was proper day or proper place
fer such equestrian sports, arrested the gallant
riders, and took them before Justice McAlister,
who doubtless coinciding with the officer, CON-
PEELED them to pay fine of 80 and costs.
A lady fined Miss Margaret Mccall was yes
terday fined S and costs by Justice McAlister
for throwing stones in the street. She was ar
rested by officer Mcdonnell.
Heapy Roial- Terrible Hail Storm. We learn
that the rain of Sunday afternoon was very
heavy in the neighboring parts of Anne Arun-
del county, and that terrible hail storm visit
ed small section of that county. Capt. Rich
ard Phelps, John Smith, Charles Smith, jose
phas Smith, Joseph Cole, T. w. Cole, Elijah
Yealdall, Allen War6eld and Geo. Rider, Esqs.
are amongst those that are known to have suf-
fered severely from the effects of the storm
their peaches were thrashed from the trees by
wagon loads, and what few remain are render
ed of little consequence. Cantelopes cut from
the vines and hewn to pieces-the corn literal
ly destroyed and stripped of every particle of
fodder, and allother products of the soil suffer-
ed in like manner. The rain fell in such tor
rents as to wash large bodies of the hail into
the fence corners, and other places as much as
six or seven cart loads Of hail stones in heap,
and where there were no shutters to protect the
windows not pane of glass was left unbroken.
Other persons it is likely have suffered as Sc
riously as those named above, but we have not
heard to what extent. Those persons numed
above reside some two or three miles south oil
Elkridge Landing -.qrgus.