Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-22
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BALrsnoKE. Dec. ~.
Quite an extensive burglary IVES perpetnted in
this city sometime during "Wednesday night BY
some adroit thieves, who entered the store of VIM.
p Pouder, No. 81 North Howard street, and selected
from the rich and varied stock, an assortment OF
silks, satins laces vestngs, &C., sufficient to supply
an ordinary store, and, amounting in value, TO
nearly $4,000 With this large amount of ILL
gotten booty, they succeeded in making their es-
cape, unobseryed by any of our pigiiant night
guardians. -Hs-s.
The case Of Vim. II. Martin, the Post ONCE
clerk is still before the United States District Court
and attracting considerable attention. The plead
ing of counsel was concluded yesterday and no.
thing now remains TO be done but the summing up
of the prosecution and the submission OF the case
to the jury. The learned counsel for the accused,
Hon. ID. Stewart, and John Nelson, were quite Sc
we're ON the principal Witness for the prosecution
Mr.. Mcguire the agent Of the Post Office Depart
ment, who testified to arranging the decoy letters,
and to finding the marked gold pieces among other
coin in box at the house of the accused. Mr..
Nelson broadly insinuated that the ritness had
himself marked The coin after taking Il from Mar
tins bori This, to the minds Of many present,
looked very much like desperation, and whatever
effect it may have had upon the jury certainly did
not help the cause Of tho accused in the lestima-
ton of the public No one who knows Mr.. Ma
guire, win believe, for moment that he could
ever be guilty of such deep-dyed yillany. TO my
mind, the course Of this learned gentleman was an
outrage on dccency and common justice, and should
have received the rebuke Of the court, which ought
to protect witnesses from such slanderous asser-
tions, which lawyers too often seem to think they
are privileged to make in order to help desperate
cause.
The Independent Light Dragons Of this city,
one Of the finest military associations Of which the
Monumental city can boast, contemplate paying a
visit to Harrisburg next month, on the occasion Of
the Inauguration Of the newly-elected governor Of
Pennsylvania, Hon. james Pollock. They will
doubtless be wen received at the capital of the
Old Key State.
Owing to the tightness of the money market,
the managers of the Baltimore House Of Refuge
have been unable to anticipate the appropriation of
$4,000 by the city for the next year. and being
out of funds are compelled to suspend operations
on the building, now in progress of erection for
that institution, until the appropriation shall be
made. This is much to be regretted as the well
fare Of large number of friendless youths in this
community would be greatly advanced by the
speedy completion of the Refuge,
The second branch Of the City Council yesterday
received the opinion Of the city counsellor to the
effect that it would not be in accordance with the
city charter to submit the selection of the water
commissioners to the vote Of the people; and, ac-
cordngly, the branch passed the ordinance giving
the appointment to the Mayor, subject to the APP
proval of council The ordinance now goes to the
first branch, where it originated, with several
amendments, for their approval or rejection. 1t is
to be hoped this question Of appointment viii soon
be finally and amicably settled between the Mayor
and Council, as no possible good can result from
such contentious legislation. AMERICUs