The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-16
BALTIMORE, July II, 1916.

BALTIMORE, July IA, 1916.
Pleasant Weather-Col Payne and his Mericdn
Irophies-City Mortaiity-Snpposed Murder
Observation-Disclosures Escape of Rev. DR.. Dun
lap--Preparations for MlJor Ringgold's Funeral
The weather this morning is cool and pleasant,
bidding fair to continue in the same mood
throughout the day.
Lieut.. Col. Nj. Payne, arrived in this city lasl
night direct from the Rio Grande, bringing with
him the trophies taken in the two grand battles in
which he so honorably participated, and which
have left him cripple for life Among his tro-
plies, is the famous banner Of the " Battalion dc
Tampico" He is able to walk along slowly on
cutches, his wound being in the hip joints. He
will leave this morning for Washington, having
| arrived last evening in the bay line from Norfolk
The report of the mortality OF Baltimore for
the past SIX months, exhibits the number OF deaths
to have been 1871. or this number, $50 were
| under one year Of age, SOO died OF consumption,
and ll3 of small pox.
Two Germans were arrested yesterday on sus-
picon Of having murdered Gustavns A. Kraus, a
German printer, on Sunday. The three were in
company on Sunday at Spring Gardens bathing,
but the two men returned without hraus, who
| they reported as having been accidentally
drowned. The body OF Kraus has since been re-
covered and found 10 contain certain bruis es and
| Commissions, which it is the opinion OF the phys-
clans, were inflicted immediately preceding death
| Our list of nsolvents exhibit this week the
usual number of shoemakers, tailors, tavern
| keepers, &c., blu: lind only one merchant in
cluded in the list, that of Charles A. Dennis. 1t
| is very singular, that though there has been a
dozen mercantile failures lately, but two or three
| of them have ever been published.
The Rev. DR.. Dunlap and family made mar
row escape Of their lives OH Sunday. They were
returning from the country, when the horse took
fright and the DR.. was thrown out on the road.
The horse then ran down the road with Mrs. d.,
her little daughter and sick infant at full speed,
and finally brought up against post in front OF
the Methodist chapel The congregation hearing
the crash, quickly rescued the lady and her chill
dren from their dangerous position. DIR. ID. was
not seriously injured, and when he arrived at the
church. found his family seated in one ofthc pews
! receiving the attention of the congregation.
Preparations are making for the funeral of Ma
| jor Rnggold, his body being expected TO arrive
here in the course of about two weeks. He will
| probably be buried in Green Mount Cemetery,
though there is proposition to bury him AT the
fort There will be grand military and CIVIC
funeral on the occasion, as large portion Of the
| military ffom almost every county IL the State
have expressed an intention - be present. An
appropriate ccno'aph is being erected IN the 70.
tunda Of tho Exchange, IN which his body WIN
be placed on its arrival and remain several days
until the county companies have time TO arrive,
and the civic arrangements can be competed.
The Eagle Flying artillery, OF tins city, the only
volunteer hyiue Artillery in the country, are
charged with the details of the funeral.