American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-24


at intervals, throughout the session-ths will
account for the desultory character Of the pro-
ceedings. The session so far has been marked
| by Christian spirit, and peace and harmony
have prevailed, notwithstanding the very ex-
citing questions before them. The Conference
was closed with bencdctlon by Bishop He'd
ding
Ere-.Hore Rioting. The alarm of FIRE on
| Friday night, about O'Clock, originated in
the cellar of a house, No. 8 Gough.st., occu-
pied by Mrs. Mary Simpson. The flames burnt
! rapidly for some time, but the prompt arrival
of the firemen soon extinSuished them. We
| wish our notice of the fire could stop here, for
1t is with great reluctance that we are compel
led, in duty to the public, to give publicity to
another one of those disreputable outbreaks,
that have of late become 50 common among
our fremcn. The particulars we will not give,
but simply state that, az usual, brickbats were
thrown, clubs used, pistols fired, &c The
neghbors in the vicinity were compelled TO
close their window shutters, in order to prevent
the glass from being broken and avoid injury
to the inmates The new and beautiful sue
ton engine of the Independent Fire Company,
was iorctly taken from the members, and pre-
| cipitated over the stone wall into tho Hartford
Run, breaking it in such 4 manner as to render
it,uniit for use. High Constable Clifford ar
rested one of the rioters named Edmund Bar
/ ling, who was committed to jail in default Of
$500 security, to appear at Court. We regret
| that more of them were not arrested, as these
things cannot be but stop 10, until the ring
leaders are made to suffer the utmost penalties
of the law.
.fnother Fire. About two o'clock Yesterday
morning. the back part of the second story of
the large four story house, corner of Baltimore
| and Holiday SITS. was discovered TO be on fire.
| The second, third, and fourth stories were near
! ly burnt out. The upper part was occupied by
/ S. Claypole as furniture and chair factory,
whose loss we understand is not great The
ground floor was occupied by Mr.. X. Meacham
! as an auction store, whose loss is fully covered
| by an insurance of $500 in the Fireman's Of
fee. The fire is supposed to be the act Of an
ncendiary.
More Rioting At false alarm of fire about
o'clock on Saturday night another fracas oc.
Cured in the neighborhood Of the Lafayette
| Engine house, in which all the weapons Of a
/ riot were freely used. Officers benson and
I Stocket arrested young man named John
/ Franks, charged with beng concerned in the
riot. He was held to bail to appear at Court
I by T. II. Belt Esq. In stating that this riot
occurred in the neighbour ood Of the Layiette
! Engine House, we do not intend to cast any
! reflection upon that company, az we do not
know who were engaged in the riot but as in
duty bound simply state the fact of tho riot.
;, AnOther Suction Engine in the Dock. At the
! fire yesterday morning, it gives us pleasure to
state, every thing was quiet, not even symp-
tom Of riot manifesting itself among any of
the companiespresent. Yet strange to say, not
withstanding this seeming quiet state of affairs,
the Suction Engine OF the United Fire Compa-
nv was taken from its stand in Hollday-st. and
carried to the Union Dock, where it was thrown
in, and is now lying in IL feet water. The
members of the company state that, they left
their Suction while they went to their Hose
Carriage to reel up their hose, and on their re-
turn, much to their establishment, they found
it gone, and in tracking it found it in the place
above stated. How it got there they know not.
We understand an effort will be made TO get it
out this morning.
Street Fight. Andrew Bachelor and Robert
Smith, charged with being concerned in Il riot
and stone fight, at the corner of Broadway and
Baltimore sis. on Saturday afternoon about Q
o'clock, were arrested by officers Myers and
Stocket, and committed to Jail by VIM. A.
Schaffer, Esq.
ASSAULT. Samuel Clark was arrested on Sa-
turday by officer Gross, charged with assault
ing and beating Joseph Carson. He was held
to bail to appear at Court by John Wright, esq.
Can't agree. We learn that Mr.. Dennison,
appointed in the place of MIR. Wright, one of
the new directors of the Alms-house, has also
resigned. The vacancy in the board will be
! filed and more complete reorganization of
the institution will probably then take place.
A mysterious Horse aud Rider. A noble horse,
proudly careering along the public thorough
fares in the Western part of the city, on Satur-
day last, mounted and guided by an unknown
person, whose appearance attracted some atten-
ton, the wonder was, what horse is that and
the rider, who is he? Each passer-by was thus
Intercepted, and they in turn looked after the
! steed and rider with still increased wonder; and
:, the wonder still is, who was the rider and what
of the horse'
appointment Of Surveyor. We understand
that William H. Coale, jr., Esq, has received
the appointment of Surveyor of the Port of
Baltimore, vice Thomas Lloyd, Esq. removed.
Baltimore City Court In this court on Sa-
turday, John Morgan (colored) was fined $40
and costs, for keeping disorderly house in
Triplets Ally. Henry Deal for assaulting and
beating Jane CAMPBELL was fined $50 and costs.
VIM. c. Merritt for assulting Henry Clay Niles,
was fined $40 and costs, and ordered to give Sc
curity in the sum of $500 to keep the peace
VIM. Simmons, for assaulting Laban Thayer,
was fined IS and costs. John Ashbaw charged
with assaulting James J. Patterson, was de-
clared not guilty. Chrstianna Tanner for as
sauting Jennete State, was ordered to be inn
: prsonea one day, and discharged. David Wise,
] and Saml Hutchinson, for assaulting David
Vaniassen, were each fined s. and costs Ju-
liza Ann Harker, for assaulting Elizabeth Barnes
was fined 81 and costs. The court adjourned
until Saturday next
City Improvements. Among the many i'm
provements now in progress in our city, none
II haua attra cted our attentinn more than the