American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-09-11
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
.Natire american ConrentOn The following
resolution was unanimously adopted by the Ma
tive American Convention last evening:
Resolved, That Il committee of three mem
bcrs be appointed to respectfully request his
Honor jacob G.. Davies, Mayor, to appoint one
Judge of the election, in each ward, from the
Native American party.
Loss of the brig Canton, of Brunswick (.M.)
and three Lives. We learn that the brig which
came in collision with the steamer Georgia, on
Tuesday morning last, us the latter was on her
passage up from Norfolk, Gas previously report
cd y was the Canton, of Brunswick, Me-, from
! Havre-de-Grace, bound to Boston, with 200
tons pig iron on board. She was off Poplar
Island at the time, about halEpast O'Clock,
and was struck amidships, and 80 badly stove
! as to cause her to fill and sink in fifteen min
utes, with every person Give in all on board.
! The captain and mate (brothers) afterwards as
cended the rigging, such being their presence of
mind, and reached the top-masts, which were
only few feet above water, and there remain
cd until after daylight, when they were fallen
in with by bay craft, bound up the bay, which
took them off, and they reached here last even
ing. The three other men were drowned
The captains name we did not learn The
brig was new vessel, this being her second
voyage, and was insured IN the Warren Office,
in Portland.-Er Exchange Reading Rooms Books.
Throrx from Carriage. About O'Clock, on
Tuesday evening, as DR.. Edward s. Mars, and
his half-brother, Mr.. w. J. Dagan, were pass
ing in the neighborhood of Paca and Franklin
streets, seated in carriage, the horse attached
thereto became frightened and ungovernable,
when they were both thrown out. Doctor
Maris received some slight injury upon his
left arm. Mr.. Dagan was good deal bruised,
by the fall, and a severe conclusion of the brain
rendered his condition rather critical, but we
learned last evening that he was doing well,
and hopes are entertained that he will soon
recover.
Dropned. A young man, named John
Weaver, aged about % years, was accidentally
drowned, by falling into the river, from the
wharf of the iron foundry at Canton on Tues
day afternoon. He was employed at the foun-
dry, and at the time of tho accident was en-
gagged in piling wood upou the wharf His bo-
dy was recovered in short time, hut life was
found to be extinct The body was conveyed
to his late residence in Bond-st. near Alice An
ma where an inquest was held yesterday morn
ing, by Coroner Gallup, and verdict return
ed by the jury of accidental drowning -
The deceased was a German. The Franklin
Fire Company, of which he was member,
turned out in great numbers at his funeral yes
terday afternoon.
Ward Meetings. The most cheering accounts
of the ward meetings held by the Native Ame-
rcans continue to reach us On Tuesday even
ing the 18th Ward held a meeting at Ham
NETS, in Liberty street, which was addressed by
Messrs. Balderston, Cooper and Duncan. The
room being too small for the accommodation Of
Il large number, many were unable to gain even
an entrance; but those who did were compen-
stated for their squeeze by the plain practical
remarks Of Messrs. ,Balderston and Cooper, and
Kim Duncan, Esq, our candidate for Congress.
Tonight there viii be meeting of the he 5th
Ward at Marion Hall, Ensor st. We hope to
hear good accounts from the mechanics of Old
| Town.
| Stealing. Officer A. G.. Hall, yesterday af.
ternoon, arrested two men named John Ro-
berts and James Robertson, on the charge of
breaking into the cabin of the ship Garonne,
/ Capt. Myers, lying atiIIammond's wharf, Fell's
Point, and stealing therefrom a spy-glass of
the value of $40. aud cotton umbrella of the
value of 81. They were taken before Justice
MCAlister, and fully committed for trial, at
the October term of the Criminal Court. The
spy-g lass was found in their possession, and the
umbrella was recovered from an individual do
ing business in Bond-st. to whom they had sold
it.
Seriously III. We understand that the Rev.
MIR. Schroeder, the esteemed pastor of st. Vim
cent of Paul's Church, is lying dangerously i'll,
and that but slight hopes are entertained of his
recovery. MIR. Schreber is young gentleman
of considerable ability and his loss at this time
would be severely felt by his congregation.
arrested. We gave some facts yesterday re-
lative to den of iniquity, kept in West Co
lumbia street, and are pleased to know that it
is in a fair way to be broken up A woman,
who gave her name as Mary Williams, who,
at various other past periods, has been known
by numerous other titles, was arrested yester-
day by officers Pamphien and Duvall, as the
keeper of the house, under warrant issued by
Justice Showacre, charging her with keeping a
house of ill-fame, gambling establishment for
boys, and disturbing the public peace. She
was committed to jail for further examination.
"A bad party. David Breads and son (col'd
were sent to jail yesterday, by Justice Mcguire;
the latter for throwing stones, and the former
for threatening personal violence to the person
of Henry Josh-they failing to meet the re-
qurements of the law in such cases.
Concert in ashland Square. There will be a
Concert this evening in Ashland Square, by
'',,Nolantd'sBrass Band, to which we would call
the attention Of the ladies' and gentlemen Of
that section of the city. There was large at
tendance on the Concert given in Lexington
Market Space by the same Band, on Tuesday
night and every thing went off in the most
pleasant manner.
.4nothsr Camp Meeting Rioisr arrested James
Montgomery, alias Jacobs, charged with being
concerned in the riot at the Bethel Camp Meet
ing on the 23d of August, was yesterday ar
rested by officer BARNARD, and committed to
Jail for further examination byJustice Schuifer.