American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-05

Further Particulars Of The Fire al Cdaton. We
stated IN yesterdays paper that the large and
extensive Candle Mandatory Of Messrs Han
cock & Mann, at Canton, was burnt between
nlne and ten O'Clock on Monday night We
/ nave since learned that the entire bu.lding. to-
geth"r with the costly machinery, stock. mate
Eials, &c, were totally destroyed. The fire VIC
understand was caused by the overhowipr Of
one OF the large kettles used for boiling lard, A
dwelling house adjoining the Factory was also
burnt down, together with a stable There
were SIX fine horses IN the stable at the time,
but they were fortunately got out Apart from
the sympathy we naturally feel for the enter
I prlsing proprletors, we look upon il in a COM
/ nercial and business point of view as d treat
loss; ono that cannot easily be replaced The
Factory gave employment to u large number OF
"orkmen, probably about one hundred and fif-
/ ty, who are nov entirely destitute, as they de-
pended upon their labor for subsistence for
themselves and families The capital invested
was very heavy, and the money distributed A.
mong laborcrs, and through its instrumentalitv
brought into our city proportionate considera-
| ton. We indulge the hope that the cnterpris-
ing gentlemen whose public spirit put their
works in operation, may be speedily enabled to
rebuild them, and continue their excellent en-
! tcrPrse. We learn that the ptoprictors were
insured on the building, machinery, Sc, in the
Merchants Office of this city, in the spm of
/ 900; in the Franklin, Of PHILADELPHIA. in
the sum of $4,000; and in the Hartford Conn.
in the sum of $4,000 They estimate their
loss at about $50, 600; and are thus losers in
the sum Of 900.
,4nother Roc among the Firemen As faith
tui chroniclers Of passing events, we regret to
have to record another one of those disrpputa-
bic riots, which have Of late become so common
among our otherwise excellent tremen. On
Monday night, at the FIRE at Canton, when the
engine companies were about TO return home
4 general fight commenced between persons
claiming to be members of the New Market
Columbian, Independent and Vigiant Fire
Companies, which for violence and disreoard
OF life and property we have never seen
equalIed. During the melee, the two hose
carriages ana a suction-engine, beonrinp to
the flgllant Fire Company, were precpltated
down steep pTecipice, and more or less iniur-
ed The larger Of the two hose carriages had
its aXetree broken. The hose was taken from
the carriages and laid across the track of the
rail road, rendering them useless by the cars
passing over them. Several members of the
city police were early upon the SPOT. but "a
SUM 40 'AlOJ h!itSLCu .IOLcI. nc was lfnmeuI-
ately rescued from them. Officers Jordan and
McComas, and also Justice Briggs, who were
in the thickest Of the fight cndeaYorlnp 10 sum
press it, were struck several times with bricks
and other missiles from the mob Higb Con-
stable Shut, with the aid of officer McComas
succeeded in arresting one Of the rioters. nam
ed James SeweEl, and safely lodged him in the
eastern district watch-house, Notwithstanding
several attempts were made at his rescue. He
was held to bail by Justice Briggs, in the sum
OF 5000, to appear at Court. Several of the
persons who bore conspicuous part in the III
OF are known to the officers, and we hope to
hear OF their speedy arrest. His honor the
Mayor had the apparatus Of the Vipiiant
brought to the city yesterday afternoon.
Correction. A statement appeared in the
Clipper last week, of man by the name of
Edward J. Wilson being confined for a number
ofyears i'll Catholic Institution in Cincinnati,
nofenS roIcnS We are placed in possession of
the facts of the case which are these, Edward
j. Wilson the person alluded to, was formerly
resident of Baltimore ia 1881 or '32, where
he had failed in business He went to Cincin-
natl and became poor and miserable object in
the streets, and lost his mind from the effects of
drink. He was taken up and placed in the
Aims House of that city, where Bishop Purcell
of the Catholic Church found HIM, and removed
him with the appreciation and knowledge of
the Rev. John Thompson Brook, of the Epis-
copal Church, who is nephew to Wilson's wife ,
Bishop Purcell placed him in his College, which
is not Catholic Institution, hut place for the .
education of young men. Here he had home
given him, free to do and go as he pleased
From the article IN the Clipper, lthere is an
lnsinuation that Wilson was confined in |
('athnlio I,cti,,,fio,, ,l,o
and which most persons would infer from the .
manner in which it was written. We have no /
doubt but that our neighbor was msinformed,
and has done an unintantional injury, we there
fore make the correction by a true statement
or facts placed in our possession by gentleman
intimately acquainted with all the parties, and
request that the correction will be made in the
paper in which the first statement appeared
Argus.
We have all along been under the impression
that our friends of the Argus belonged to the
school of rigid and strict constructionists, and
are therefore surprised to find them construct
ing ga religious institution, as mentioned by
US, as meaning nothing but Catholic institu-
ton. Are there no other religious institutions
in the land or in other words according to our
own statement of facts, was not Mr.. Wilson
confined in religious Observation-Disclosures,
we rejoice to learn, if the statement above be
correct, for reasons entirely different from those
we were at first inclined to believe.
The Weather. Snow commenced falling a.
bout nine O'Clock on Monday night, and con-
tinued without ntermlssion until near eight
O'Clock, on yesterday morning, when it sudden
ly turned to rain, and continued up to one o.
clock, rendering the streets almost impossible
for pedestrians The balance of the day passed
off with alternate sunshine, wind, rain, and
snow, III fact, it was such day as would
give 4 man fit of blues aad naturally make
him think of hair-triggers, SC.
Baltimore City Court. The Court met yes
tnrdnu t. rnnni,,n Ia nntinrn tLr Grand