American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-26
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

The Volunteers. The three companies of
Volunteers, under Capts Stewart, Piper, and
Steiner, whose services have been accepted by
the President, expect to leave the city to-day
for Washington, provided they are mustered
into the service and equipped there; but should
they be notified this morning, that they will be
equipped and mustered here, they will remain
some three or four days longer in the city,
We learn that Capt, Stewards command have
adopted the title of "The Presidents Guards
! The Rev. MIR. Carter, Agent of the Maryland
State Bible Society, visited Camp Stewar
yesterday, and presented each member of hi.
company with a copy of the New Testament
The "Distrct Brigade" Col. Sangster, will be
formidable addition to our gallant army or
the Rio Grande, and we shall no doubt heal
such an account of them as will do credit to
their place of nativity.
4 Il, A Tribute TO GaILantry. 1t is suggested by a
| correspondent that all the flags in our city be
!, displayed during to-day, shrouded in morning
Sin respect to the memory of Ringgod and his
/ bEaNe compatrots iii arms, who have fallen sc
CALAMITY in defence of their country and its hon.
Tot: I'VE most heartily approve of the sugges.
! ti6n, and hope to see it carried out.
Hp sT9SsalflL Scene. About 8 O'Clock yester-
liiday Rftephoon horse and dray came down
: Baltimore street at frightful pace and when
near the corner of Light street the horse be-
cap1e' Interchangeable and ran upon the pave.
inent, SCATTERING the windows and door oil
! Messrs, Samuel Harris & Sons office; also,
iCthe bow-windoSs of MIR. Mensden's dry goods
store: fAgreat number of ladies and children
I Were Rpon the pavement, and it was with the
! greatestditheuaty they could get out of the
way IN time TO osqve their lives An old CO.
p f6fed Woman, nanled Lucy Thompson, ran in
tethe office door !of the Messrs Harris for safe
-ty, but she scarcely reached there before she
was str1ck by,the day and knocked senseess
upon The floor. She was Immediately picked
ap hytheS gentlemen in the office, and upon
examinatieh it was sobhd that she was quite
seriously Injured Her collar bone and one of
her ankle bones were brDkepland bruises were
,apoHc other partsI,df her body. DR.. Dunbar,
who was soon upon the spot, dressed her
Wounds; after Which size WasI conveyed in
hack to her residence rArllhtle Water street.
The horse it appears had started some distance
up hestfetf, and COULD not be Checked by the
driver. We could not learn theIname of the
driver, nor lthssnumber of the dray, haa
Rmmqqy1 4 A. horse attached tea light car
rage containing a gentlemal, his wife and three
children, rama way on Sunday ialternoan about
4 O'Clock, aud incoming down aystreet, and
when neal, the corner of ExetaEsMeet, ahei car
rage struck Ithea thfbo stone causing lit to be
turned completely over. The vehicle wasbro-
ken 10 PIECES, but fortunately none Of the Occur
pants were seriously Injured. "a One of the chill
dren received Insight cut upon the head. Drs
Leonardahd Aitken were Immediately in atten-
dance, but their services were not required,
Cqa HfCdan Chailes sdnme rs ,dchhamraei
with assauIting and beathgJ I'm A Braddook,
was Yesterday arrested by officer Ray. Justice
Stansbury, before whom lie was taken commit
ted him to jail to appear at court.