The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-03
Our Baltimore correspondence.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2, 1850.
A Rain Sfoym--Mystcrious and Ficndish Out
Tsges-7he Liaue de Grace Bank Commerce, &c.
The month of September has wheeled into
column, accompanied with a perfect torrent of
rain, which has continued, with occasional inter
missions, since early on Sunday morning. Our
city, this morning, is washed out as clean as water
cen make it, by the floods that have poured on it
during the night Jones Falls are like 90 raging
canawl" this morning.
series Of mysterious ouirages have been per-
pelraied in this city during the past few days,
evidently having for their object the injury,
or perhaps life of Mrs Menzies, the lady of James
Menzies, Esq, of the Morse telegraph office. Ga
the evening OF the 9th inst, whilst standing in
The door Of her dwelling, some one passing threw
sone Nitnol on her, portion Of which, eil on her
cheek, causing severe bum. On the next eve
nng, JUST az she was closing the door after lady
VislitT, the outrege was again repeated, the con-
tents Of phai oi yittiol lodging the breast of
her dress, which was burned off, fortunately none
oi II burning her flesh. Resolving 10 keep in the
beck pstt Of ia. house, che citing at a back
window, On Wednesday, when a man suddenly
JWegrd IN the yard, and again threw some
NitnCl a. her, portion OF which fell on
heT foTeheaTd, burning her severely lie inne-
oiately made his soale. On Thursday, she found
small box lying on the floor Ct the pirlor, 50 ar
ranged, with matches, turpcntine, and sand paper,
a. l. ignite ON icing opened, and explode about two
however, OIencd cautiously aud with suspicion,
enc 10 damage eusuCd. On Friday, the house be-
iugCloscly watched, no further attempt was made;
bur CO SsWidsy, small boy came To the door,
with rgTtr ~ rusks which he SAID Mr.. Menzies.
had sent 90 her. Prcsumiu- The boy was one Of
tie boys from the Telegraph Office, she received
them " hUu the slightest suspicion; but not being
hungry a. tie tine laid them aside. Ca Mr..
MtH-lts cuival al dinner time. she was astonish ii
10 lean hat hr had not sent them. They were
Consequently taken 20 Mr.. Andrews, the chemist,
fer rXaI ihatiOn, who found them to contain suil-
cicnt arsenic o. hill a halt dozen persons. They
ere unable, as yet, to imagine any probable cause
Tor ttse outIaCes, and have not the least SUSPICION
q euy one "a the gerptue,or
Tie number OF vessels, exclusive Of bav crah,
IN he yuIt at Bamore on Saturday, was, % ships,
~ botks "a bTigs aud - sohooners, amounting
IN The eggrcgate 10 rs three OF which are ~ Tor
California
Mr.. g. Collier, be cashier Of the Have de
Giott Bank, the ast Of the Planheld brotherhood,
wac Grfettsd az that place on Sunday, ON compli-
cation oi changes connected with the management
ChuiCl. plenty Of bail was forthcoming, and be is at
Hheuy. The Man land directors, on taking pos
FossiOn of The bank, found an'tmpty iron chest, a
few notes Of hard the largest ot which are be-
heved to be spurious, heisg drawn on fictitious
nemes-thrse c,Uts 10 specie, and few llavre de
Grace Bsnk uo'es About $4,000 81 notes, called in
two ~ three yeers since but not cancelled, signed
J. Austin. ceshisr. were slowed away in the iron
chest. one week before the failure, but on taking
possession the directors found they had disappeared,
end ere TOW coming in again from all quarters tor
redt mpticn. From this fact holders oi the notes
can fcim some idea Of their present value.