American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-02

Gin Council. But little business of any pub
lie importance was transacted in either branch
Of the Council yesterday. In the First Branch
the ordinance for the general valuation and as
sessment of property in the city of Baltimore
was passed. A message was received from the
Second Branch proposing that when the Coun-
ellis adjourn, they stand adjourned until Tues
day the 5th of May; and on that day adjourn
until Tuesday the 18th Of May, when they
shall adjourn sine die. The first part of the
message, proposing to adjourn until Tuesday
next was assented to, and that part providing
for sine die adjournment rejected, only two
members, Messrs. Collins and Starr voting for
it. lnthe Second Branch, the general appro-
pration bill was passed. after which both bran.
ches adjourned until Tuesday next.
Gips as More Light A correspondent wishes
to know why the city lamps have not been lit
up for the last few nights, especially as almost
total darkness has prevailed He says that on
returning home from business on Thursday
night so dark was it, that he ran up against a
lamp posi- in Baltimore street, fell over two cell
lar doors on the same street, walked into the
water, nearly up to his knees, in Liberty street,
and would probably have been swept off alto
gether had not the flashes Of the lightning toll
lowed in such quick succession as to enable him
TO obtain areckoning OF his course, and thus
steer his way clear. We regret these mishaps
to our correspondent, but cannot inform him
how he will obtain more light, as we believe
the moon on certain nights Of the year is look
cd to to illuminate the city, in place of the
laups. X is generally taken for granted that
she should shine, if she don't, and therefore if
the most cloudy and stormy night Of the year
occurs when the moons turn for lighting the
city comes round, all the lamps are left unlght-
ed. Whether this is fair play with the moon,
(always disposed to shine when she CAM and
Just to those citizens whose business calls them
out after night, we leave TO the proper author
tiles
Brought on .tor Ttal, Officer Zell, OF the
firm Of IeIl RidgeIy & Cook, yesterday ar
rived in this city, having in his custody man
named Horace bornCt, who was arrested a
short time sncojn Philadelphia, charged with
the robbery Of the store Of Mr.. Mark Silver
stein. He was brought on under requistion
from the Governor d Maryland upon the Go
vernon Of Pennsylvania, and lodged in the ial!,
10 await his trial at the next term of the City
Court.
Er'sHSre Robbery. We understand that Mr..
McCabG, of Howard street, was robbed of SIS, =
22l III Bank bills, Il few nights ago, while on
his way to Philadelphia, in ono of the steam
boats. The money was taken from under his
pillow, while he was asDeerin one of the berths,
and consisted of $4,000 in notes of the Com
mercial and Farmer Bank of Baltimore, ST.
600 on the Union Bank and S., POI on vari-
Gus Banks in the city Of New York There
were five 81, 900 notes among them.
.Aryivab al the Port Of Baltimore. The arri-
walls at the Port of Baltimore for the month of
April were, from Foreign ports / ships,
barque, "a brigs, and 90 schooners; coastwise
Ships, 8 barques, II briggs and | II schooners
Total number of Foreign arrivals e59, coast
wise l45,-whole number 2O3; of which 100
were American, 6 British, 5 Bremen, French
and Spanish. The clcarances to Foreign
ports during the same period were 10 ships,
barques, "a briggs and 10 schooners-total 49,;
OF which So were American, British and
Bremen.
Death ola NtUaI Officer. 1t will be seen by
the notice under the obituary head, that Lieut.
Lewis Gordon Keith, Of the u. S. Navy, died
at the Exchange Hotel, in this city, Yesterday
morning. His funeral will take place at 10
O'Clock to-day.
Fined. Mr.. John Beard, was fined on last
"Wednesday, by Justice Shut, $40 and costs,
tor permitting a large ditch in front of his
house in Harrison near Gay streets, for the
purpose of draining his cellar, to remain I'M
covered during the night Officer Moore was
the informant in the case
County Court. The May term of this tribu-
nal, for the trial Of city civil business, COM
menced its session yesterday morning. The
whole day was occupied in the calling of the
trial docket. The Court adjourned until this
morning at 10 O'Clock.