American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-28
Correspondence ., ,ne Baltimore cIivperl
WAsHrEcroN. july 81. 1876.


We have had another violent gust about noon
to-day accompanied with heavy rain loud thun. /
der and sharp lightning. have not however, |
heard that it has been attended with any fatal |
consequences, as was the case regret TO state, |
last Friday evening, when there was tremen-
dous gust in this city and neighborhood. The |
fatality to which | refer occurred in Alexandra |
county, about three miles from this city. Three |
persons were harvesting together in u field oil
oats not far from the Long Bridge had taken
a temporary shelter from the storm, under
wagon. The lightning struck the party, in
simultaneously killing one of them named David
Fry, and severely stunning the other two, and
also, killing horse that was near them. The
unfortunate person who was so awfully sum-
moned away was young man about 90 years
Of age.
Tho robbery at Coleman's Hotel of quilts,
table linen, towels, blankets, &C., is fixed upon
the colored persons who were arrested by officer
Robertson. Mr.. Coleman has identified the
stolen articles Phil jackson one Of the rogues
is slave; his wife the other party implicated
is "a free woman. Both the prisoners have been
committed to prison by Justice Donn
MIR. Robert Clark, worthy citizen of the
Navy Yard, was elected an Alderman of the ci-
| ty OF Washington in place of Marmaduke Dove,
Esq, deceased, Alderman Clark has taken his
seat this afternoon in the upper board.
MYSTERIOUS CASE Probable Murder of q
Female On Sunday morning considerable ex-
citement was created in New York, in conse-
quence of a report that foul murlcr had been
committed in White st. near Broadway. The
correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer says:
1t seems that the house in question has been
a noted gambling house, shell" for a long
time past, and has been frequented by the worst
kind of people. At4o'clock this morning, one
S of the inmates Of the house employed u negro
] man who was passing in the street, TO search
| the well for a favorite rooster, that had acct
5 dentally fallen in, and agreed to give him so
, cents if he should succeed in recovering him.
: The negro Immediately accepted the offer, and
3 let himself down in the well to commence his
search. On reaching the bottom, he cast his
eyes around to discover The object of his search,
{ when TO his horror, he discovered the head and
r shoulders ola female. Although he was much
terrified, his solfpossession did not entirely de-
sert him, and for fear he might be mistaken he
. examined a little further, and found that his
, first impression was correct. He distinctly
, saw the woman's breasts and arms above the
filth. He escaped as quickly as possible, and
proceeded to the Chief of Police Office and
made affidavit of the facts.
The negro's story was hardly believed, but
the man appeared so earnest, that the officer
considered himself bound to notice it. The
affidavit was taken, and the chief Immediately
made his arrangements to call out possee of
the police and surround the house. This of
course took some time, but after while the ar
engagements were completed and the house sur
rounded. The priVy was then searched, but
nobody found. The place appeared as if re-
Gently disturbed, and it is supposed that the
perpetrators of the crime, if crime there is, had
become alarmed and removed the evidence Of
their guilt before the officers arrived. Alto
gether, it is most mysterious one, and has
} caused great deal of Gommoton in the city.