American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-19


phen J. Cox, for an assault upon Shadreck
Gill, was mulcted in the sum of IS, with costs
isabella Reeder, nymph of the pave of
some celebrity, for assauting Margaret, alias
"Bum" Fay, was fined ST., with costs. Isabel
la plead her own case to a nicely, addressing
the court wlh-"may it please your honor"-
TO the amusement Of the bar and spectators
-"Bum" Fay, for an assault upon Isabella
Reeder, was fined IS, with costs. These two
belligerent amazons have fight about once a
week on an average, and are getting to be a
perfect nuisance to every Thomas
q. Richards, charged with an assault upon j.
Mountgarret was declared not guilty. Capt.
Richards successfully proved that he was at an
other part of the town, when the assault was
committed, and consequently the plaintiff was
mistaken in tho person who committed the as
sault Edward Kent, for an alleged assault
upon Elizabeth Hammond, was found not gull
ty.- John Hammond, for an alleged assault
upon Edward Kent, was also declared not gull
-! ty.--Ann Boles, charged with assaultng Ann
/ White, was declared not guilty; and Sophia
/ Whichnecht, charged with an assault upon J
Jobeck, wal likewise acquitted.-John Less
ford, for roting at fire, was fined $40, with
costs; and also, for running with fire appara-
tus, being minor, was fined $40, with costs.
The court adjourned until this morning when
the jury cases will be continued.
County Court verdict was taken on Fri
day, in this court, in the case of VIM Thomas
VS.. Nicholas, for an illegal seizure of 100 bags
Of coffcee, by consent, for the plaintiff, with
5000 20 damages case of EIpin & Co.
vs.. Brooks, an action to recover the amount of
draft, was concluded on Saturday. Verdict
for the plaintiffs, with 1881 damages. j.
ii. B. Latrobe, Esq for plaintiffs; John Glenn,
/ Esq, for defendant 1.-THE case of Riggs,
| Peabody s. Co. VS., John Easter of Jno., was
/ next taken up. Glenn and Johnson, for plain,
lifts; Nelson, Stewart and Schley for defen
dants.
! "A .NsT Way 10 Remore Pump. Some of
our juvenile depredators, following in the foot
steps Of older offenders, on Friday night last,
set fire TO an old pump at the corner of Pop
pleton and Mulberry streets. They filled the
stock full OF combustlble materials, and then
gnted it, making "beautitu" bonfire, at the
expense Of the corporation. The stock was
burnt down 10 within foot OF the pavement
/ What pity bailiif did not lire close at hand
! he might have caught one of the inccndiares
| We next expect TO hear of some of our Young
/ hoPefuls attempting to set fire to the Basin.
! Committed to Jail. Officer Freeburrer, on
/ Friday, arrested Thomas Costor and Emanuel
Bryan, charged with assaulting and stabhng
Jacob McComas with knife. The assault
was committed on Wednesday night, in Light
near Pratt street, and McComas received three
stabs from one Of the party, who would proba-
bly, have finished him, but for his cries for
help. Justice Schaeffer committed them to
Jail to appear at Court.
appointment. We learn that B. Smith Ho-
mans, E>q,, has been appointed Clerk of the
lnsolvent Commissioners, vice A. Benson Coo,
Esq, removed.
Parade This afternoon. The LIST Light Di-
vision of Maryland Volunteers, under Major
General George II. Steuart, will parade in Gay
ST., this aft moon, at o'clock. This parade
is expected to be larger than that Of the 10Th #
September, as a number Of new companies will
be out. A grand review will take place on
Broadway, at which Gov. Pratt is expected to
be present
Repaired. The damage done by the storm
on the Baltimore and Philadelphia railroad has
been repaired, and the regular travel was re
sumed on Saturday.
What's Out. We are told that two gentle
men Of high standing in life, mot accidentally
on Saturday morning, in the vicinity of South
Calvert and Pratt streets, when the elder gen
tleman very unceremoniously pulled the young
er ones nose, who returned the salutation by
knocking him down. We could not learn
what was the difficulty, but the word ''daugh-
ter" escaped from the lips of the old man as he
reganed his feet, and the young one sloped,
muttering that he "would be id if he didn't
have her. Both parties, when they met ap-
peared to be highly excited, and they parted
with no renewed feelings of friendship between
them. We think il highly probably that
| lad ha 90 10 4, -
street is certainly very unsuitable place to
exchange such feeling ciVilites.
Fined for Making Bonfrts Officer Pamphil.
! lion and Gross arrested on Saturday morning
youth named George Wood, charged with
having made a bonfire on Friday night, al
the corner of German and Penn street He
was taken before Justice Kennard, and fined
So and costs. This practice of making bonfses
| in the heart of the city is an exceedingly dan
gerous one, and for the safety of our CITY, must
be put stop to at once We are pleased To
see that the police are determined TO enforce
the law upon the subject.
| InqseSt-Fruits Of Inismperdncs. An INQUEST
was held at the middle district watch house on
Saturday night, by Coroner Hooper, over the
body of a small child, found in the sink of
a privy, attached to house in French street.
1t appears that its mother is a woman of
the most incorporate habits, and OH Satur-
day night, instead Of going to the watch.house
for lodging, (Which was her nightly habit, she,
with her infant child, laid down in the privy,
when, it is supposed, she being too drunk to
take care oft, it fell into tho sink. Her cries
brought several neighbors to the spot, who in
few minutes succeeded in getting it out, but
too late to save its life, as it died while being
conveyed to the watch-house. The jury retu
! ed a verdict in accordance W it'll the facts The
mother, Nancy Gray, was, in the morning,
sent n the Alms,houss, by Justice Belt,
Snn Ashore. The brig Phoenix, which was
blown upon the Fort bar during the gale Of