American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-10-28
Reported for the American Republican,
BALTIMORE CITY COURT.


PItSent-J4dges Brice, .Nisbet and Worttingtom.
MONDAY, Oct. eth. The Court to-day pro-
nounced It's decision in the case of Mr.. Henry
Jatho, who was tried on Saturday upon 4
charge shaving received goods, knowing them
TO have been stolen, in the acquittal Of the ac-
cused.
Emanuel Stockett police officer, was tried
before the Court, upon charge of having as
sauited and beaten John J. Wolcott, Esq. with
a cowhde, The testimony established the fact
that Mr.. W. in passing along Canal street, in
search of a person upon professional business,
seeing female (Nlrs. Stockett) standing at the
entry OF n basement apartment, asked her who
lived up stalrs-thinking the persons whom he
was in pursuit Of did--to which she answered
"what is that to YOU" "That is my business"
he replied. 10 which she promptly responded,
ego away y0u dirty sounded" Mr.. w. i'm
mediately retired from the front Of the house,
where this Dialogue occurred, saying 10 more
to her. The defence asked permission Of the
Court to show, through the mouth Of the ira
verscr, what was The character of the alleged
offence toward his wife, as reported to bin,
and upon which be acted in miicting the as
sault upon the plaintiff in this case. The
Court, declared that the matter might have
been magniiied in reaching the ears OF the hus-
band, but, be that as it might, US no doubt it
had, he had no right to take the law in his own
hands, and he therefore must suffer the penal
ties. The Court ordered Socket to pay fine
of $50 and costs. kllbourn aud Hamilton for
the plaintiff Watson for defendant.
Gideon Gross, (col'd.) was tried and found
guilty Of aiding three slaves, the property Of
Mr.. VIM. Z. Mills, 10 run away-growinT out
of the same case upon which he was tried a few
days since, and found guilty Of abducting boy.
He was sentenced, in the first case, to be i'm
priSoncd in the pcnltentiary till the 2Sth of
April, 1917; in the end, till the 2Sth August,
1910; in the 3rd, till 2Sth April, 1851; and, in
the 18th, till the 2Sth August, 1852.
Charles Whitaker, (coi'd. was found guilty
of assaultng Elsbury Cooper. with intent to
kill him, by using razor. Sentenced to the
penitentiary till the 30th Of August, lS47.-
The court adjourned TIL 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, when the trial Of the five young men, in
dictcd for violating the person of Aargaretta
Syler alias Ehrmann, will be commenced.
ITEMS OF News. The authorities of Boston
have determined to send IS members TO the le-
gislature Irish potatoes from New York
are selling at Franklin, La, at 80 per bbl.--
The Governor Of kentucky has appointed the
Goth OF November as thanksgiving day in that
State.-On Wednesday morning last the
mercury stood at SO in Cincinnati. --Gen.
Gaines arrived at Nashville on the 10th inst
The grist and saw mill of J. L. Van Cor
DER and the oil mill of Mr., Porter, at Warren,
Ohio were destroyed by FIRE on the 10Th inst
Gov Yell, of Arkansas, declines a re-
election to Congress. -Hon. J. c. Calhoun,
it is said, will certainly return to the u. S. Sc
nate.---Last week l043 foreigners arrived at
New YorS.----A man in Michigan has killed
seventeen bears this eason.--Michael Keat-
ing, Esq, has been appointed Post Master of
Centrevilc, in place of Mr.. Il. +. Larrimore.
resigned, Upwards of 20, 900 bushels of pota-
toes have been brought to Boston by the West
ern Railroad since the 9th inst.
SOUTHERN TRAVEL. The cheap travelling
system is finding its way South. On the route
between Mobile and New Orleans, where SONS
of the finest low pressure boats ever built in
the country, are running, the price of passage
is to be regularly reduced to IS, from and after
the first of the coming month. The fare has
been IS for the past year or two, and was for
merly $l2.
RELIGION IN New ORLEANS. A revival
has been in progress in the Presbyterian Church
on Lafayette Square (Dr Scott's) in New Or
leans for several weeks past. There has been
no excitement; but the congregations have
been large and solemn. Prayer meetings have
been held two or three times day for several
weeks. Twenty-one persons were added to
the church on Sabbath, 2lst ut,