American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-06

been one of unusual stir among the house car
pcnters brickIayers, pIasterers, and all those
employed in the building aud reftting houses
The number Of houses built and now under
way, is perhaps unprecedented. We had de-
sired to refer to them, but find the task too ar
duous, from the vastness of their number
Aside from the many fine buildings, including
many extensive places for business and splendid
mansions, there is now scarce a thoro tghiarc
that is not more or less ncommoded by ''brcks
and mortar" and the necessary preparations for
building new houses, or the remodeling and i'm
proving old ones. This speaks we'll for the
ilourishing condition Of the city; and we may
reasonably anticipate that business, IN all its
branches, will be full and prosperous, the APP
preaching season.
IN Bad Fir A person, who claimed to be
from Philadelphia, was arrested on Monday
night charged with disturbing the peace Ia the
neighborhood of Franklin and Chatswurth-slS.
In making the arrest, officer Merchant received
a slight cut in the face from knife which he
was flourishng, and in ane fort to escape from
the officer, he received a severe injury upon the
shoulder from fall. lie was confined in the
Western watch-house for the night, and rcleas
ed yesterday by Justice Wright, upon security.
assault. Julia Cook, for assaulting and
beating Joseph Cook, was yesterday arrested
by officer Ray, and in default OF security, COM
mitted to Jail to appear at Court by Justice
Miller.
Military Delegates. At a regular meeting of
the Independent Greys, on Friday last, Lieut's
Hall and Shut, Ensign Sanders, Sergeant
Brown, and Private Green, were appointed de-
legates to the contemplated Military Conven-
ton, to be held in this city.
Broke dorm again. A vehicle, with that same
Ole ponderous and indescribable piece of iron,
mentioned heretofore as having broke down on
the corner of Pratt and Hanover streets, was
found in the same sad predicament, almost in
the same spot, yesterday, where it had broke
down again. Wonderful, very.
0! Moses! Lucy and Elizabeth Philips, charg-
ed with assasltng and beating Moses Malone,
released on security by Justice McAllister to
appear at court.
Case for Court, Frances Stanly and Eliza
beth Cornish, two ladies of color, charged with
assaultng and beating each other yesterday
morning at the corner OF Gay and High streets,
were arrested by officer Youce, and released on
security to appear at court by Justice Sweeny,
Beating his Hif. Napoleon Castor, colored,
for assaul,ing and beating his wife, was yester-
day arrested by officer Moon, and taken before
Justice Schaefler, who in default Of security
committed him to jail to answer at the Satur-
day court.
Fined for Rapid Driving, Thomas Duifee
was arrested yesterday by officer Pamphllion,
on the charge of driving at a furious rate
through the public streets, and taken before
Justice Showacre, when it appearing in evil
dence that it was his second offence he was
fined s. and costs.
8perfect Ttrmagant. An Irishman, named
Bernard Mcdonnell, was severely stabbed in
the left arm, yesterday morning, by his wife,
Marion Mcdonnell. The weapon she used
was large carving knife, with which she in
hcted severe wound. She was arrested by
High Constable Clifford aud committed to jail
to appear at court, by Justice Miller, The I'M
fortunate husband was taken to the Aims
House.
Suit for DamageS-Lev; Benja,ain Us. Robert
Brolon This was an action brought before
VIM. A. Schactier, Esq, for taking and detan-
ing watch, pawned to the plaintiff by some
person unknown, and on which he advanced
the sum of s2S. twas in evidence that the
watch was delivered to n stranger by the defen-
dant's consent, and the price agreed upon was
same time promising payment at a certain de-
signated store. A boy was sent by defendant
with the bill of the watch in company with the |
stranger, to the store aforesaid, when and
where the stranger left the boy and on the
same day went to plaintiffs Office and pawned
the watch, aud received the sum of s2S. The
Justice, fully concurring with plaintiff S coun-
sci, was of the opinion that the watch in ques-
ton was obtained by fraud, with a promise to
pay, and was not obtained in a telonious man
ner, and having been pawned to regular IL
censed pawnbroker, without notice to him of
the fraud, fully entities the plaintiff to recover
his amount advanced. Judgment for plaintiff,
damages S2S and costs. Plaintiff S counsel, G.
II. Pitts, Esq; defendants counsel, T. Y
Walsh, Esq. We understand that MIR. Brown
will carry the case to Baltimore County court.
Dyf's Safety yulre. We, with many Others,
examined yesterday the operations of one Of
these valuable inventions where it was attached
to the boiler of an engine in the shop Of Mr..
Jones, at the eastern extremity of Fleet street.
1t is called the "Hydrostatic Weighted Steam
Safety Valve and Damper," invented by our
townsman, Mr.. William Duff. The apparatus
consists of hollow iron cylinder, with tube
attached. This cylinder is filled with water
and the tube inserted through the top of the
boiler, extending into the heated water, to what
10 termed the line or point of danger. When
the water in the boiler becomes exhausted be-
low this point, the water in the safety valve
cylinder runs gradually out, thereby opening
valve which not only gives the alarm, but at
the same time eases the main boiler of all extra
PRESSURE rendering an explosion impossible
The advantages possessed by this invention,
above all others, are its extreme simplicity, and
its perfect certainty of action. 1t operates upon
strictly philosophical and natural mechanical
laws, undertaking, and which must always pro-
duce the same result. We cannot too highly
recommend this invention. 1t is such as the
world long needed, and one which, if generally
adopted, would, we feel confident, prevent the
loss of many lives; or in other words, the ex-
nlosiop III stea m hnilers No time chnnld he