American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

lhat region, VIII, TINS season, be great beyond
all precedent or belief"
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
A Sounding Operation. Yesterday morn
ing person who called himself Eli Hissey
! Worthington, called upon Hope FL. Slater,
, Esq, with a negro man named Richard Will
lams, and Offered him for sale, he representing
himself as the owner Of the negro, and the ne.
gro stating that he was the slave of Worthing-
ton. The sale was accordingly consummated
between the agent of Mr.. Slater, and Worth
ington, receiving for the negro the sum of $3.50.
On receiving the money he Immediately clear
ed out, but had been gone but short time be-
fore the negro stated that he was a free man.
and that gentleman up town would prove
the fact The person to whom the negro re-
erred vas sent for and certified TO his having
known him for number of years, and knew
him TO be free. The police were soon acuuaint-
ed with the fact, and in few hours off GERS
Ridgely and Snyder, arrested Worthinoton,
, recovering S544 of the money, he ha wing only
, spent Sc, From facts elected from the nero.
il appears to have been plot between the two
parties to make raise, the negro to have shared
the spoils, not dreaming that although Worth
ington might escape with his booty, he (Wil-
hams,) would be certain of being punished
They were both committed for trial, by JUS
tice Showacre; Worthington for swndling and
Williams for aiding and abestng in the act
County Court. The jury yesterday in the
case of Stephen #. Mace vs.. John Goode, re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, awarding him
damages in the sum of $500. The action was
instituted to recover damages for slanderous
words used by the defendant, towards the plain
I tiff S family. Messrs. Stewart Addison and
Belt, Tor plaintiff; Preston and O'Neal for de-
fondant-The case of J. Crosby VS.. Watson
& Reynolds, a n action to recover the value of
certain fruit sold by the plaintiff, to the defen-
dants, was next taken up. The defendants re-
sist payment on the ground that the fruit was
in damaged and unsaleab!e condition, when
they received it. Messrs, Collins, for plaintiff;
Harris and Stokes, for defendants,
Supposed to be Dro,oned. A small lad about
| Is years ofage, named William Watkins, son
ofMr. Watkins, of the firm of Watkins DUNCAN
& Rust, Baltimore street, is supposed to have
, been drowned on Tuesday afternoon, at the
corner of Light street wharf, and Hughes QUAY
He was last seen by tho steward of the new
steamer "Mary Washington" on board of that
boat, about half past O'Clock, on the above e.
vening, and is supposed to have fallen overheard
at the above place, where that steamer Law at
]
ing in endeavoring to find the body, by drag
| gng for it, firing cannon over the water, &c,
but at our last information had not been sue
cessiul. He is said to have been most prom
Using lad, and the distress of his beteaved pa
rents may readily be imagined,
accident. Yesterday morning q narrow es-
cape was made by the driver and horses at
tachcd to burthen car on the Railroad track
Z So, Nortl, Tbo - 4 hoo III
a Car for the purpose of hauling it in Messrs.
I Connor's Depot, when one of the horses acct
dentally turned the switch leading into the de-
pot, and the car kept on down towards Sarato-
ga st., and came in contact with another bur-
then car most violently, catching one of the
horses between the two cars, inuring him most
severely, the driver barely escaping. The cars
were also broken considerably, by the force of
the conclusion.
McHenry Guards. We learn that another
new company is about organizing in the city,
and have their headquarters at "Union Hail.
Lieut.. Col, James G. .Ninde, of the eth Reri-
ment, has been offered and will accept OF the
command of the company, which we have no
doubt from the material it is composed of, will
be most successful. They have already over 40
members, and are rapidly increasing.
Suicide. We learn that an elderly lady.
named Rebecca Coae, committed suicide yes
terday morning, by cutting her throat with
1 razor at her residence at Woodbury. Mills,
about three miles from the city on the Falls
road She died soon after committing the act
which is supposed to have been done in a fit of
mental alienation. She had large family of
childIen. Thomas Spencer, ESQ. coroner.
held an inquest over the body, and the Jury re-
turned verdict in accordance with the facts
Fully Organized. The "Roxberry Artile-
T rists," one of the most spirited corps, which
has sprung into existence during the present
military excitement, at a meeting held few
evenings since completed their list of officers.
and are now ready for active service. They
meet regularly for drill, and are most proficient
in their exercise, which we are informed differs
materially from the old system of tactics. 1t
has been devised by their energetic commander,
and is said by those Who have tried it, to be far
preferable, and not near SO irksome as the old
mode. Their uniform will be green, trimmed
with very deep blue, and we have no doubt
but that they will do credit to the ancint Boston
corps, after whom they are called.
T Taylor Rifemen. This is the name of a new
company organized on the 22d inst, by the e.
lection of the following oficers-Edward Du-
vail, Captain; Henry Duvall, LIST Lieut.; w. E.
Hopkins, I'd Lieut.; J, F. Roberts, Sd Lieut.;
J. w. Granville, LIST Sergeant; L. Nj. Smith,
Cd Sergeant; S. Il. Grafton, Sd Sergeant; A.
G.. Ridgely, 4th Sergeant; d. Ridgely, LIST Cor
poral; ]. Bayne, 2d Corporal; II. keisinger, Sd
Corporal; J. w. Wall, 4th Corporal
| Not Found. The body of Moses Larkins,
| who was drowned at the Philadelphia steam
! boat wharf on Monday night, had not been