American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-23
Correspondence o. the American Republican,
WA.HIxGroN, May %, 1915.


The Circuit Court is still engaged upon the
case of Smith vs. Coudry. 1t seems that the
bari, Defoc, while on her way out of the polt
of Ijyerpool, ran into the Tasso, then lying at
anchor, and caused her to spring leak, broke
her ulasts and otherwise damaged her, winch
oornpellcd her to make harbOr lot repllrs.-
The damages are estimated at l5,OOo. H. >.
Coke, ESD finished his argument to-day Tor the
defendant and was followed by Gen. Jones in
conclusion for the plaintiff. 1t Is thought the
case will 90 to the jury tins evening. 1t IS
assumed By the defendants that As the Deloe
vas under sail at the time she discovered the
Tasso. and it was impossible to stop her head
way, her captain was unable to prevent the
collision. How far tins assumption Is sustained
by the evidence, may be somewhat predcated
from the verdict Of the jury. This Is the Sc
coud time this case has been before our Circuit
Court. Since the first trial it has been before
the U. 5. Supreme Court and sent buck to the
lower Court, IN which It originated, by man
date.
Mr. McCuloh is still attending to the duties
Of hls office, but the knowing ones say that the
odicl, "otf with his head" has gone forth
against many now occupied in their public du-
ties, bat whose days are numbered.
The venerable editor from the city OF kicll-
lnond has given his brethren in arms, the I. >.
journal editors, cold shoulder The Union
Of this morning declares its determination to
decline any farther notice Of them Whatever
now, hpucetOrth and forever. "Nho shall de-
eide when doctors disagree"
would call the attention af the benevolent
portion Of our community TO Il most glarlng
subject for their charitable purposes 1t Is cal
cu,.teG 10 move The feelings Of every heart from
which flows 4 single drop Of the milk OF human
kindness There IS man, from the State OF
Arkansas, who gives his name as John 5. Tow
crs, who IS completely deprived Of the Use of
the lower half ot Ills body, and OF course he is
unable to procure himself enough to save him
self from immediate death. This was occa-
Stoned, he says, by the falling Of tree upon
him, IN Fayetteville State of Arkansas. He
has travelled all the way from that State in
wagon, under the protection Of an attendant
for the purpose of procuring superior medical
aid. His friends advised bin to endcavor TO
reach the city of Philadelphia, but lie Is anx-
ious to be put under the treatment Of the ia
Guilty of our City Hospital. lie is very poor,
and is anxious to keep his horses and wagon
until he aScertalns whether he can be relieved
in this city, 50 that he may either continue on
to Philadelphia, or return to his home and
friends. Mr.. Towers has been at the City Hos
pital to-day, where all enquiries concerning him
will be fully answered. As this is real ob.
ject Of charity, it is to be hoped that those who
have the means will endeavor to do something
for the relief Of tins afflicted man, speedily
Let them remember, that though the exercise
OF this charity towards an afflicted and suffer
ing fellow being, may not, like some more
snowy and "munifcent donations,n be put ii
the papers, TO be ''scen of men, there is re-
cordng angel above, by whom it will be Sc
down to their cool account. ARGUS.