American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-13


rise so much from the wounds inflicted upon
herself as from the fatal tendency of her dis
ease. Mr. White manifests the deepest an
gush, in consequence of this lamentable oc-
currence.
.MiG!nu--ReSignaijon of The Officers. A meet
ING Of the gentlemen composing the late Mill
tary Convention was held on Wednesday even
ing, in the First Branch of the City Councils
chamber, at the City Hall Captain Pickell,
Chairman of the committee appointed at pre-
vious meeting to draft an address to the citizens
of Baltimore, reported and read the address
which the committee had prepared. The ad-
dress sets forth the benefits and advantages OF a
well organized body of Volunteer Militia, re-
captulates the grievances OF the Volunteers,
and concludes with final taking leave OF the
service. by the officers resigning their commits
sons The reasons assigned by those officers
who have concluded to resign, are that the CT
tizens of Baltimore by silently acquiescing in
the conduct of the delegation from the city to
the Legislature, have indirectly implied their
agreement to the summary disposal made by
the said delegation, of the proposed militia
law, and that the officers by holding on to their
commissions have the appearance Ut lntrudng
upon the public. The address, which will be
published in few days, is signed by large
proportion of the commissioned officers OF the
Volunteers. The Convention finally adjourn
ed at an early hour sine die,
Methodist Episcopal Conference. The Con-
ference met Yesterday at o'clock, pursuant to
adjournment. Bishop Waugh, who presided
opened the exercises by reading portion OF
Scripture and PRAYER. The session was en-
tireIy devoted to the admission Of those Junior
Preachers, who have been on trial for two years
past, a great number of whom were elected to
Deacon's orders, and will be ordained to their
Office on the ensuing Sabbath The Confer.
ence without getting through with their eXami-
nation, adjourned till this morning at nine
o'clock.
Tah,tmaniiu. colored woman was brought
to the Middle District watch house on WedneS-
day night, having been turned out ether house
in Potter ST., in consequence OF her having the
smallpox Captain Bottimore Immediately
ordered her to be taken home again, and com
PEELED the inmates of the house to take her in
Such inhumanity we are glad to say is very
rare, even among the most depraved.
Distressing. The alarm of fire on Wednes
day night about o'clock, was caused by the
burning of bed and bedding in back room
of dwelling situate on Barre street, between
/ Sharp and Hanover streets IluppeuIS lLdI
colored servant woman had been in the room
and put her small child to bed, and that by
some accident the bedding caught fire, and
burned the child so badly before it was rescued
from the flames that it cannot live. The firt
was extingushed before it had done much In
jury to the building.
Inquests. Coroner Hooper yesterday helt
two inquests on the bodies Of two children
found in boxes on the commons, out Cross-st
extended, and near old Potters' Field. The
one was the body of negro infant which ap
peared to have been stll-born, and to which
conclusion the jury came; the other was the
body of child of which doubts wero enter
tanned as to whether it was white or yellow
and which appeared to be about six months
old. The Jury returned verdict that it 'camt
to its death from some cause unknown"
County Court. The jury in the case ofGrf
fifth VS.. G. s. J, F. Pendergast, yesterday re
turned a sealed verdict, awarding the plaintiff
damages in the sum Of SIPS. For plaintiff
Messrs. Glenn and Walsh; for defendants, Mes
srs. Collins and Gale.
The case of the executors of John Carer
VS.. the administrators of Thomas Boyle, wa
: then taken under consideration. This suit wa
brought to recover $500, alleged to be due tn
plaintiffs. For plaintiffs, J. V. l., Mcmahon
, Esq; for defendants, Messrs. Glenn and La
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