American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-01

II Fa her Destroying his OUn Child. The
wa CT Of the Elst RI district, arrested on Sun
I day n,g hit a German named, Adam Kloppen-
| berger. on the horrible charge OF destroying his
own child by throwing it into the river. 1t
appears from the evidence before Justice Shut
! (who examined the case that the accused about
o'clock in the evening took the child cut for
walk, and at o'c lock, stopped some gentle
men on the street and informed them that he
| had thrown il in the river. He assigned as a
reason for bus conduct, that several men were
after him with drawn knives to kill him, and
| to save his own life, he was forced to abandon
his child His wife testified that the child was
about ten months old, and that the father SEEM
ed to think more of it than any of his other
children. The impression is that the unfortu-
nate man was aboTlng under lit OF mania
GpOtu. He was committed to jail for further
examination. The body of the child had not
been recovered up to a late hour last evening.
appointments in the 9Th Regiment NJ M -
! His Excellcncy, Gov. Pratt, last week made
the following appointments in the 27th Regl-
ment M. NJ, commanded by Col. James M.
! Quartcrmaster, Abraham Il. Pat
terson Captains, John II, Wilson, vice Jones,
: Jr., resigned; Benz +. Nails, vice Ovens, re-
signed; Jesse Dashiell, vice Ferguson, resigned;
and John f. HILL vice Hartman, resigned
/ FIRST Lieutenants,-J Martin Peregoy, vice
Smith resigned; Elijah Hughes, vico Belt, re-
signed; JOS Merchant, vice Dashiell, promoted;
Geo NJ. League, vice Nails, promoted, and
! Nathan Il. Dushane, vice Wilson, promoted
Second Lleutenants, jas. c. Fitzgerald, vice
! Worthington, resigned, and VIM. q. Caldwell,
vice Wait, resigned.
! Petit Larceny An old colored woman, nam
ed Elizabeth Williams, was arrested yesterday
by officer Charles Ricketts,, on the charge of
stealing piece of calico, valued at Sl,56 Id,
| from Messrs Watkins & Co., corner of Pratt
and Hanover streets. She came in the store
and while buying some goods, secreted the
| piece of calico under her shawl, where it was
detected by young man in the store. Justice
Showacre committed her for trial at the next
term of the City Court.
Assault tUiih Razor. Officer McKeown.
yesterday arrested Emory Dorsey, colored
charged with assaulting and cutting Elizabeth
Dorsey, colored, across the fingers with a razor.
lie was committed to appear at Court, by
Windham Spurler, Esq.
Capt. Samuel II. Walker. This distinguish
ed Texan Ranger, arrived in this city yester-
day mornin! from Washington, and after break
fasting at the United States Hotel, left in the
9 o'clock train of cars for Phladelp hia.
Charge Of Theft. Andrew Adams, charged
with stealing small quantity of lumber, was
arrested and taken to the Eastern district watch
house on Sunday night. Justice Shut COM
mitted him to Jail for further examination.
Breaking Doors. Thomas Robinson, Joshua
Robinson, William Robinson, Robert Scott,
and Russell Matt, charged with kicking in
door i'll Gullford alley, were arrested and taken
to the Southern district watch house on Sun
day night. Justice Showacre committed them
to jail for further examination.
County Court. No business was transacted
before this tribunal yesterday. 1t adjourned
until this morning, when the cases on the doc
ket from No. 76 10 No. LOG will be taken up.
U. S. CucSit Court. The case of LetSon &
Ruttcr VS., the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company was compromised yesterday, by
verdict of s 900 for the plaintiffs The Court
adjourned until this morning.
The Ringgoid Funeral BY notice in to-
days paper 1t will be perceived that the Field,
Staff and Company Officers Of our Volunteers,
meet this evening, at the City Hall, TO make
arrangements for the funeral of Maj Ringgold.
Relief fer Ireland We understand that it is
contemplated to call meeting OF the citizens
at an early day, for the purpose of affording re-
lie' to the starving population of Ireland. Sue
cess to the movement.
Notice 10 ColOred Persons. The Mayor has
authorised the Police and Night Watch, under
a State law, to take up all colored persons
found strolling the streets after l O'Clock at
night. Look out.
Provided for. We learn from the Central
Police books that Calip Thompson has been
sent to the Almshouse, for vagrancy. We
hope CaIip will like his new quarters.
Serious Charge. Patrick Rice, charged with
assaultng with an intent TO kill Frederick
Kline, was arrested yesterday by officer Ruly,
and released on security to appear at Court by
Justice Sweeny.
Military. The Columbian Rifiemen, Capt.
McAllisler, paraded last evening in full uni
form. They were accompanied by their new
Band, under the direction of Captain John L.
james.
Goods identified. The articles which were
found upon the Gipscy burglar, Haag, when
arrested at Pittsburgh, were identified yesjer-
day at the Mayors office, MS the property of
the Hon, John Wethered, William f. Coale
Esq, and Mrs. Prentiss. We think Haag's
chance s very good of doing the State long
service,
WELCH AND DBLAvAN's Circus. We refer our
Equestrian and Theatrical Managers. Their an