American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-03

| ligenccr says it is gratifying to learn, from gen
and other places connected with the Potomac
Fisheries, that there is a fair prospect for a sue
cesStul season. Already the fish wharvCs j!
| Alexandria, Georgetown, and Washington arr
thronged with fish buyers as well as fish ven
dcis On Monday last parcel OF iiuo shaC
sold Il, AlcxaMdria AT :; so per hundred. o.
the same day shad sold in Washington at s.
pei hundred. On Tuesday, in oar Centre Mar
ket, the supply Of s'rad and herring being good
the former was sold at twenty five cents pei
pair, the latter at from eight to twelve cents
per bunch.
FIREs-LoSs Of Fire Iirss. The Black River
Journal states that the dwelling house OF Mr.
Merrill, near Alexandria Bay, was burut to the
ground on Thursday of last week, together
! with its entire contents But what is more
hcart-lending, is the loss of two of Mir Mcr.
rill's children, who were in the house, and who
were burnt to a crisp The family were not al
home at the time Of the disaster The house
of Aex1nuer Mclean, ut Charottetown
Prince Edward Island, recently took fire, and
three Of his daughters who slept in one bed,
persisted in the flames. The other inmates OF
the house escaped with the utmost difficulty.
BOARD OF NAVAL SURGEONS. A Board of
Naval Surgeons will convene at the Naval
Asylum, Philadelphia, on the LIST of May. for
the examination Of Assistant Surgeons in the
Navy. Candidates for admission into the ser
vice are not to be examined by this Board. The
Board will consist of Surgeon John A. kear-
ney, az president, and Surgeons Isaac Hulse.
b. f. Bache, Thomas billiard aud :. Barring
ton, rs members.
REV. Nh. FARcnLD ACQUITTED. The
jury returned into Court, at Boston, On Satur-
day afternoon, after having been absent seven
hours, and returned Il verdict Of Not Guilty
which was received with much satisfaction by
the persons who were present. Mr. Fairchild,
after makng short address to the Court, took
his departure amidst the cheering of the DO
pulace.
PocKGr PlcKEp. Mr.. John McKewen, of
\. Jersey, had his pockcd picked whilst leav-
ing \. York for Patterson, on Monday, Of S.
1913 in drafts and lnonry-rnost ofitru the for
mor. None ofthc property had been recovered.
SCHOONER SUNK. The schr. Lyon, Of Eliza
beth city, laden with corn, bound to Norfolk,
was sunk lying at the wharf in that town on
Wednesday the Goth ut. Two persons who
were in the cabin narrowly escaped drowning.
STATE ELEcTIoTs. The Rhode island cleo
ton for Governor, members of Congress and
the legislature, took place Yesterday. On Mon.
day next the Connecticut election takes place,
and ON the nth Virginia will choose members
OF Congress and the Legislature,
The ETHIOPIAN SERENADEEs. The second
Concert of the Ethiopian Sercnadcrs came off
last night al the Saloon of the Assembly Rooms,
and we'll did they sustain their universally-ac-
knowledgcd character, as the original and OH
ly genuine delncators of the negro race. Their
third Concert will be given this evening, with
an entire change of programme. Go early,
and secure your seats.
CONCERT OF SACRED Music. A Concert of
Sacred Music will be given by tho Choir ct
tached to the Methodist Protestant Church, cor
ner Of Pitt and Aisquth SITS, this evening. As
the proceeds Of the Concert are for the benefit
Of the Church, there will doubtless be large
attendance. See the programme in another
column.
Egyptian SLOOS-OM Fcio3c'S HuH The
at this place of amusement for
tonight, are the new comedy Of the ''llustri-
Jus Stranger and Tie laughablc farce of"The ,
Secret, OF a Hole in the Wall" An excellent
ill, and will doubtless secure good house
MusEuM, First wight Of thG Misses ,uacom-
jer.--Mr Pealc has succeeded in engaging
hese very talented ladies', who make their fist
appearance this evening They are said to be |
treat performers on the Violin and Folonce!lo .
they will be very attractive.
CoAsTINC TRADE OF BosroN. During the .
hrce days ending 29th inst, there were sixty
hree coastwise clearances from Boston.
TREASURY NoTEs. The outstanding trea-
'ury notes on the LIST inst. were 81 ,O13, 33l.a2.
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NAVAL. The United States steamer Pom
ett, Semmes, arrived at Norfolk on Sunday.
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Not Hurt bit Considerably Frightened. Quite
IN excitement was created OH Fel's Point Oh
Tuesday afternoon, by Il report that little Girl
bout II years of oge had been shot, in Ian
aster-st,, by Mr. \. Lambert ons Of the City
Police. The excitement subsidized, however, as
Don as the facts became known. 1t appears
hat Mr.. Lambert was passing through Lancas-
er-st about O'Clock, when dog, the pro.
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