American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-12

CITY IETEJIIGEECk

City Court The Court, upon suggestion of
counsel, fixed the bail yesterday, in the case Of
Stirling and Mcintosh, in the sum of $4,000
each. The following cases were tried: Daniel
| Boston WAS fined $40 and costs, for selling H.
Quor without license. John Troutfcter.
charged with keeping a. disorderly house, vas
/ acquitted. William Henderson, (colored, J
was found guilty Of assaulting and wounding
jeremiah Watts (colorcd) with an axe, and
sentenced to pay fine Of $50 and costs, and to
he imprisoned one year.-James Gales, CO.
| lored boy, indicted for killing Lewis German,
| By httngshm on the head with stone, was
tried, The case was given to the jury, who
retired to their room, and during their absence
the Court adjourned.
! 4. ). Crcad CotUi. The case of Black, for
the Use Of Nicholson, against James Iglehart.
&c, Of Anne Arundel county, for an alleged
infringement ola patent plough, was compro-
/ mlsed-the plaintiff being awarded s25. The
case Of Mary Murray, administrative Of Alex
ander J. Murray, against Elliott Richardson,
for an alleged Infringement of a patent tobacco
press, was taken up, and continued till the time
of adjournment.
Fire. The alarm Of fire about quarter of
9 O'Clock, yesterday morning, was caused by
yid L. Cohen, in Calvert-st., between Lexing-
ton and Saratoga streets. The roof of the
house was partially burnt off, and the attic
story considerably damaged before the flames
could be arrested The furniture sustained
considerable injury from the effects Of the wa
Ter. The house belonged to the estate Of the
late James Armstrong and is insured in the
layer of lccuSt logs, some as thick as a mans
Equitable Society. Mr.. Cohen's furniture was
insured in the Firoman's Office.
A Curious Faci. We learn, says the Patriot,
that tho workmen in sinking we'll, which is
now being excavated, near the corner of Han
over and Henrietta streets, on the old brick
yard property Of the late Christopher Hughes,
after descending about thirty feet came upon a
body, which were perfectly solid and charred
like unto coal An Investigation Of this pecu-
liar discovery may prove interesting to gcoo-
glsts. Some fifty years AFRO a similar dscoye-
~ was made in digging we'll in that vicinity
Fast DririaS. John Jackson and Joseph
Jackson, (colored,) were yesterday arrested,
by officer Ruly, on the charge OF driving their
carts through the streets at a furious rate
they we're taken before Justice Iatournau and
fined s. and costs each,
FULLY Committed. James Holiday, (colorcd) /
who was arrested n few days since on the
charge of stealing a chocolate mould from Mr.
John Hall, was yesterday brought out Tor u
further examination, and fully committed for
trial, by Justice NlcAllstcr. The mould is va
Iued at S25,
Result Of Rapid Driring. A colored man.
- mod FL"--- FiUguen, IA passing the corner
of Green and tayettG streets yesterday. on
horseback, ran the animal in contact with the
Howard suction, and turning it upon iro
plug, broke the aSle-tree. Progden vas ar
rested by officer Kelly, and fined So and costs
BY Justice Wright, for rapid driving. lie COM
promised the matter with the engine company
BY paying damages.