American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-01

Cifg Court. The following cases were dis
posed of before this tribunal yesterday:-The
Jury IN the case of Francis Hghcome, tried for
| the larceny ola pistol on Tuesday, returned a
sealed verdict yesterday morning OF not guilty
samuel Carey, indicted for obtaining a
pair Of boots from Samuel Burnham under
false pretences, was tried before the Court, and
there being no evidence whatever to sustain
the charge, he was acquitted. The false pre-
tence consisted in having disposed of pair of
boots, which had been entrusted with him to
make. VIM. P. Whyte, esq, for the traVer-
ser,--Wm. Johnson and Isaac Vincent, both
colored, indicted for an assault and battery up
on Daniel Purnell, were tried before the Court.
! The assault was committed on a Sunday NOR
ming, in the colored Zion Church. Mongom-
cry street, Federal Hill, and grew out of a
difficulty in regard to who was, or who was
not legally, under their rules and regulations,
trustees of the church. Purnel claimed to be
a trustee, and was about entering the altar of
| the church, when he was assaulted by the
above parties, one ef whom, Johnson, struck
| him over the head with a cane, cutting it very
badly. A civil suit has been instituted, and is
now pending in the County Court, in reference
to the right of property, by the two contend
ing parties. The contest which has existed in
the church so long, is not very creditable TO the
parties concerned, and shows Il very lliberal
unchristian spirit. The traversers being be-
| yond doubt guilty of an unjusufable assault,
were ined-Johnson, s., with costs, and Vim
cent, 80, with costs. S. II. Tagart, ESQ.,, APP
peared for the prosecution; VIM. P. Preston
and T. Yates Walsh, esq's., for the traversers
Richard Copper, colored, was next tried
on three separate indictments, charging him
with the larceny of one goose, the property of
John Hyler; four geese, the property of Eph-
riam Thomas, colored; and also, six geese, the
property of Seth Thomas, colored. The geese
] were running in flock on the commons near
Lombard and Canal streets, and were next
! found in the possession of Mrs. Duncan,
at the Marsh Market, where they had been
sold by the prisoner. The geese were denti-
! fled by private marks which had been placed
upon them. Verdict ofguilty on all three in
dlctments. Sentenced to be sold for years,
out ofthe State. VIM. Alexander, esq, for
the traverser.-- Michael Flaherty, indicted
together with VIM H. Bangs, on a charge of
robbing, and also, with intent to rob, one Jas
Crayton, on the 18th of September, was placed
at the bar. From the evidence it appeared
that the prosecutor, together with Flaherty
and Bangs had been together during the even
:
! them, when as they were about parting, Fla
herty seized Crayton by the collar, and de-
manded his money. Bangs also caught hold
and tsld Flaherty not to strike him, that he
would give them the money. A hand
kerchef was found on the person Of Fla
herty, at the watch house, which Crayton
claimed as his property The defence proved
that it was only drunken frolic, and that the
prosecutor himself, on the night the affair &C.
currred, at the watch house, only supposed
they were intending to whip him, because he
had refused TO treat. If there was any design
on the part of the trrversers to rob Crayton,
there was certainly no credible evidence of the
fact. The case was handed to the jury with
out argument, who Immediately returned a
verdict ofacquitta. o. F. Hack and Sam'l S.
Williams, esq's. appeared for the traversers.-
In the case OF VIM. IL. Bangs indicted for the
same offence, the Attorney General entered a
lloIle proSequi, the evidence being precisely ST.
milar as in the case of Faherty The Court
then adjourned until this morning at ten o.
clock.
County Court. The case of Lombard 81
Whittemore VS.. Nicholas Tracy, late Sheriff of
Baltimore county, an action to recover dam
ages for an alleged illegal seizure of goods was
! commenced in this court yesterday. Messrs
Johnson and Lloyd for plaintiffs; Messrs. Glenn,
Frick, Buchanan and Mccullough for defendant.
.4lLegany CoaI-Hs .4rriuaL in the Baltimore
Market. The New York Mining Company,
who own an extensive tract of the finest coal
lands in Allegany county, in this State, having,
says the American, completed the link of rail
road which unites it to the chain terminating in
the harbor of Baltimore; and having also OPEN
ed its mines, constructed branch railways into
them, and erected suitable houses for the mi
ners-is now prepared to go into the coal busi-
ness with system, permanence and steady en-
largement, At the point of shipment, too. on
tide water, the most judlcous arrangements
have been made Tor the expeditions and econom-
ical transfer ofthe coal from the cars to the ves-
sells. In the eastern harbor of Baltimore at
Canton, fine water front of 500 10 400 feet
has been secured, which is improved by new
and substantial wharf, with depth of water of
eighteen to twenty-five feet, and where four
vessels of large class may be loaded at the same
time, if desired. Into this depot the laden cars
are conveyed on branch railways, from which
the coal can be discharged directly into the YES
sells. The works connected with this part of
the operation have been we'll planned and sub
stantially constructed, under the direction Of
Capt. John Piekell, by the contractor Mr.. j.
P. Shannon, an excellent practical engineer and
mechanician. The depot is capable Of contain
ing some twelve to fifteen thousand tons ofcoal.
and as the Company will take care to have al
ways a stock on hand, no delay need be en-
conntered by vessels loading there.
The name given to the coal which the New
York Mining Company has thus commenced
sending to the Baltimore market, is the Jet Coal
and its appropriateness will be apparent at
the first glance at the very clean and beautiful
jet black surface which it presents. In quality
it is claimed to be equal to the best product Of
the fine mineral region whence it is obtained
The Company has commenced its operations