American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Highly Interesting missionary Meeting. The
meeting held on Monday evening last at Exc
ter street Church, in behalf of the "Wesleyan
Home Missionary Society" of this city, was
numcrousy attended, and the exercises were of
a highly interesting character. After singing
and prayer, and the reading Of brief report,
the meeting was addressed in an impressive
manner by Rev. George A. Coffey, the junior
minister recently appointed to the Charles st.
NJ. f. Church; who gave evidence of consdera-
BILE ability as a Divine, and warm and gener-
Gus heart in behalf of the poor. Rev. Thomas
Sewall, so favorahly known TO this community
as a valuable and highly acceptable minister,
followed with an admirable address in llustra-
ton Of the practicabiity of the scheme Of Home
Missions to relieve the spiritual and temporal
necessities of the poor and destitute. This adj
dress, like the former, was Of the most useful
and beneficial character. Subsequently, Rev.
]. Is. McFerrin, of Tennessee, assisted in ma
king the collection and subscription in ielici-
tous style, and the result ofthe effort was 5000
most chccrtully contributed to aid in secur-
/ ing the valuable services Of the missionary EN-.
pIoyed by this society for another year. Du-
/ Tinp the exercises the choir contributed to the
pleasure Of the occasion by the most delightful
music, and moe than twenty ministers of the
Gospel were present to aid by their counten-
ance and influence one of the greatest charities
ofthe present day. The uniform testimony as
far as We have heard, was, that the meeting
might safely be regarded as among the most
/ pleasant and profitable ever held on a similar
/ occasion.
/ Desperate assault. John Echler and Sam'l
/ Amey, charged with committing an unprovok-
/ ed and desperate assault upon Edw'd Noonan,
! were yesterday arrested by officers Ray and
! knghton, and taken before Justice Stansbury,
by whom they were committed to Jail to ap-
pear at Court. 1t appeared from the evidence
| before the Justice that Mr.. Noonan, who is said
to bu all industrious and sober man, and by
trade cooper, had gone to work for Mr..
| Cross, in Forrest street. The accused parties,
I Echler and Amey, who, it appears, had for
merly worked for Mr.. Cross, but had been dis
charged, proceeded to the shop about O'Clock
Yesterday, and after chargMg Mr., Noonan with
working for under wages, commenced an as
saut upon him of most cowardly character.
Not content with simply assaultiug him, they
cut him in several places upon the face and
I head-to such degree, indeed, hat recourse
was had to physician to dress the wounds
/ The case will come before their honors Of the
/ City Court on Saturday, and we fondly trust
| that the perpetrators will receive the utmost
/ extent Of the law
/ On,nibusses. We cannot too strongly re-
commend the use of these very agreeable con-
veyances. They at all times, and in all sea-
sons, prove themselves to be useful and pleas
ant accommodations, but especially should they
! be used in such weather as we are now enjoy
ing. They are not only indispensable in bu-
siness point of view, but offer strong claims to
those who seek to spend leisure hour, which
they can SO beneficially beguile away by taking
ride in one ofthese public ctNveniences. We
never enjoyed better ride than one we took a
day or two since in the "Venus''-one of the
splendid coaches belonging to the cold Line"
| and driven by that veteran driver, William
Rchardson-who is fair specimen of the ac-
complshed and cautious corps" of drivers,
/ now attached 10 the several lines of Omnibus
ses in our city.
Tho Eastern Spring Lot. The bill provid-
ing for the purchase of the lot adjoining the
Eastern Fountain finally passed the Councils
yesterday afternoon. 1t only awaits the sig
| nature of the Mayor to become q law.