Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-01
baltimore Correspondence.

posed Aurder--TAe Steam Fire Engine.
BALTIMORE, Feb. /, 1855.
A desperate row occurred at an Irish ball, at
low GROCERY in the Eastern section Of the city, OF
Tuesday night, when two Of the city watch inter
fered to preserve the peace, but they were BEL
upon by a gang of whiskey-mad Irishmen who
beat the two unfortunate men in most terrible
manner One, named Martindale, is SO badly In
jured that his life is seriously endangered. The
other, named Noland is also quite badly wounded
The captain Of the eastern district hearing Of the at
fair, repaired to the spot with a large force, and
fortunately, succeeded in arresting large number
Of the cowardly creatures, who are held for fur
ther examination.
Yesterday morning, the large three story house,
occupied by Mr.. Caldwell, Of the firm Of Messrs
Norris & Caldwell, on Madison street, near Pres
ton, caught fire in the kitchen, and In short time
the whole building was destroyed, together with
the furniture. The family had only time to escape
with what they had on. Several adjoining houses
were more or less damaged. The loss was about
$4,000.
Mayor Kinks yesterday received an urgent tele-
graphic communication from Pittsburg, Pennsyl
vania, requesting him TO have arrested two young
couple, who had fed from that city on matrimo.
NAL expedition, and were supposed to have taken
refuge in the City of Monuments After some de-
liberation, the matter was placed In the hands Of
the High Constable, who, in the Of the day,
discovered the couple at one Of our hotels Freely,
and with the simplicity Of confding children, they
acknowledged themselves to be the parties whom
he sought but soon gave the functionary to under
stand that bis laudable efforts to prevent the match
were vain, as they had been married before they
left Pittsburgh The lady is young and pretty, and,
having attained to womans estate, eighteen years,
doubtless has the law on her side, though her lege
lord, judging from his youthful appearance, lacks
several years Of his majority. The High Constable
took the loving couple under his charge, and will
detain them until further advices are received from
Pittsburg.
Sometime last September, the captain of an
eastern vessel named the Ellen, sailing from Nor.
witch, Conn.,, was buried here, having, as was re.
ported by the mate Of the vessel died suddenly on
the passage up the bay, from eating crabs. Lately
the mother Of the deceased, whose name was An.
drew Swain, came here from Norwich and had the
body Of her son exhumed stating that she believed
him to have been poisoned by the mate and wo-
man on board the vessel, for the purpose Of get
ting possession of considerable amount Of money,
which he was known to have had with him. The
mate and the woman II is said have disappeared for
parts unknown; and, as the money could not be
found, these suspicious have obtained hold on the
minds of his friends aid relatives. The stomach Of
the deceased was removed and Is in the hands Of
an experienced chemist to be analysed, In order to
ascertain il there be any ground for the suspicious
Of foul play.
The Steam Fire Engine, SO long expected here
has arrived from Washington, and win be tried to-
day at Bowleys wharf, foot Of South street. There
Is much interest manifested among our citizens to
behold the performance Of this wonderful engine.
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