American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-03
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

FUfiher particulars o. mysterious AFFAIR. we
mentioned on Saturday, what many, like our
selves, supposed to be a very improbable story,
in relation to the rumored release OF an old man
named Wilson, from confinement in a re-
ligous institution in Cincinnati Ohio. Cir
| cumstanccs have siuco transpired to throw more
light on this mysterious case. 1t appears that
Mr. Wilson arrived in this city, on Friday even
ing, by the Western cars, in charge of a gentle
man by the name Of Richardson, and put up at
the United Statos Hotel, (Bradshaw's,) Pratt
street. where they remained until | o'clock on
: ,urday morning, and then took their depar-
| turo-Nlr. Richardson (and lady, who arrived
in company with them, )maniIesting all the time
an ANXIOUS solicitude i'll behalf of the old gem
tletnan Wilson, who appeared exceedingly fee
BILE and debiltated, resulting, as he alleges,
from forced confinement and i'll trea ment, but
manifested no little joy at the prospect OF being
speedily restored to the society Of his friends,
from whom he has been separated for about thir-
teen years. From what we can learn he is, or
was, possessed OF large property that he was
detained in confinement upon the ground OF ill
sanity, but under what authority is unknown;
that his absence continued mystery to his re-
atves until recently; that, after considerable
trouble, his release from long confinement in
Cincinnati was effected that lie was taken in
charge by friends. to be broug ht here and, that
on their reaching Plttsburg, an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to rescue him from them, and
they therefore reached this city, in safety, as
above stated. Various rumors are ahoat in re-
gard to the whole affair, but we have not been
able to ascertain the facts further than stated
which we learn from gentleman who came in
company with the party from Cincinnati We
since hear, however, that the old gentleman re-
ferrcd to is brother Of DR.. Wilson, of Kent
county, to whose residence he was no doubt
conveyed by his friends on Saturday last.
Baltimore United Fire Department. The fol-
lowing named gentlemen were elected officers
of the United Fire Department at their annual
meeting held few evenings since. Thos. Nj.
Locke, President; w. III, Watson, LIST vice pre-
sident, David lrelan, cd do. do; r. ST. John
Stewart, Sd do. do; Hugh Bolton, Treasurer;
and James Young, Secretary. The officers of
the standing committee are Joshua Vansant,
chairman; VIM. Wilson, LIST, S. S. Briggs, Cd,
and Edmund Mitchell, Sd sub-chairmen
Rioting at the Fire in .McCleilan's Alley.
Ephraim Forbush, charged with throwing a
BRICK at the fire in McClellan's alley, on Satur-
day night, and hitting IN the back man
named Fisher, was arrested on the spot by one
of the city police and carried to the Middle
District watch house. where he was kept until
yesterday, about IL o'clock, when he was re-
leased ON security, to appear at court, by ID.
H. Mcdonald, Esq.
Interesting Ceremonies. A large and crowd
ed audience were in attendance at the new
German Reformed Church, corner of Saratoga
and Paca streets, yesterday morning and after
noon, on the occasion Of the dedication of the
edfice to religious worship, and tho installation
of its worthy pastor, the Rev. DR.. Wolf The
dedicatory sermon, delivered in the morning,
by DR.. Wolf, was listened to with profound at
tention, and was, indeed, exceedingly able and
impressive. In the afternoon, he was duly in
stalled as pastor, on which occasion, the Rev.
DR.. Z,charias, of Frederick, oficiated, and
delivered an eloquent sermon.
Serious Charge. We stated the fact few
days ago of colored infant having been found
at the door of an old colored woman named
Mary Hutton, in Orleans ST. Circumstances
have since led to the suspicion that young col
otod woman named Mlley Queen, was its mo-
Their, by whom it was thus exposed, and she was
arrested by officer McKewon, yesterday, and
committed for trial by VIM. A. Schaeffer, Esq.
DisgrdcefI Riots About o'clock yesterday
Sunday afternoon, that part of Wilk st. be-
tween Caroline aud Hartford run, was the scene
OF most disgraceful rot. Pistols were fired,
guns discharged, bricks thrown, and bludgeons
freely used. Another riot and f. Int took place
in the earlier part of the day, corner of Balti-
more and Light streets. These disgraceful