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BAsE-B BALL.-The Excelsior Base Bail Club met at
their play ground, between Madison avenue and
Boundary avenue, on Saturday afternoon, and a
match was PLAYED between the Blue and Red caps,
in which the Blue caps came off victorious. Some
excellent playing exhibited by several mem
bers. The catching of Mr.. George Bean and DR..
Hank and the fielding of MesSrs. Bennett Walker
and Mitchell, and the batting OF Messrs Pittman
and HaZlet, very fine. This is but the second
meeting this spring, and vet the members are
not hardened for the sport From this time there
will be two meetings week-0n Wednesday and
Saturday atternoons-and those of our citizens
who desire 10 witness this manly and invigorating
sport, have only to take the Madison averue cars,
and they will be carried directly to the grounds.
A convention of delegates from the differ ent base
ball clubs OF the States met at New York. ten days
since, and a game was played on the grounds of
the Charter Odk Ci"b OF that city, in which a num-
Der OF the delegates from the Excelsior Club par
ticipated. The sporting papers of that city, in
noticing the match spoke of the play of Mr.. Geo.
Bean in very laudatory terms.
DROwNED.-On Saturday evening, about eight
O'Clock, man named Alexander Donaldson was
drowned in the dock. foot of Chester street. He
was endeavOring 10 lift bucket of oysters from n
small boat to the deck of schooner when the boat
moved back and he fell into the water Being un-
able to swim he drowned before assistance could
reach him. Coroner Sparkln held an inquest over
the body, and a verdict of ''death from accidental
drowning" was rendered. Donaldson was eighteen
years OF age and had arrived in this city but few
hours from Dorchester county, with the intention
of visiting some relations, who he stated, lived
the Belair market. His body was taken to the
Eastern district police station, and efforts were
made to discover his relations but without success
Yesterday morning be was buried at the expense of
the city.
FIRE.-The alarm of fire at halEpast ten o'clock
on Saturday night, was occasOned by the partial
burning of r,story warehouse No. l24 West
Pratt street, occupied by Messrs. Frost 4 Jones,
a clothing store. When first discovered, the
flames had gained considerable headway, and it
was found impossible to save any of the goods
The Department was promptly on the ground,
and In short time succeeded in extinguishing the
fire. Messrs. Frost II Jones insured for 81, 500
In each OF the following companies: Metropolitan,
and Atlantic, New York city; and Franklin, Pha-
delphia. Their loss will not exceed 81 500. The
building is owned by Peter Herman, and is damage
to the amount of $500, which is fully covered by
insurance.
FINED.-On Saturday morning, a warrant was
served by officer G. w. Robinson on the officers of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, charging
violation of the lst section of the 34th revised 0rd
nance of the city, which provides that it shall not
be lawful for any railroad company owning any car
or cars, to permit the same, when not in actual
service, to remain on any paved street for longer
period than one hour, unless there be some chain
is made not less than 81, nor than 500 The
warrant was issued by Justice Mckinley, al the
suggestion of a number Of the residents of Howard
street. The Justice imposed penalty of So and
costs. ). II. b. Latrobe; ESQ, appeared for the
Company, and j. King, Esq, for the city
lNQuEsT.-Coroner Battee was called on vester-
day at three O'Clock to hold an inquest over the
body of negro man named Charles SmiIer, who
was drowned on Saturday night in the Basin, at
the foot of Barre street. 1t appeared that the de-
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schooner Mary and Jane, of Oxford, Nd, and came
to the vessel on Saturday evening intoxicated, and
went into the cabin. Yesterday morning, the
master of the schooner missing him, suspected that
he had fallen overheard during the night, and i'm
medlately commenced dredging for the body,
which he succeeded in finding near the vessel at
about two o'clock. The jury rendered verdict
of accidental drowning while intoxicated
FAST DRIvING.- Yesterday two boys aged four
teen and fifteen years, named Dallas Thompson and
Charles Griffin, arrested in the Eastern sec
tOn Of the city on the charge of fast driving They
were in buggy, and were driving at furious
rate. On being taken before Justice Griffin, the
Youngest of the two (Thompson) was found 10 be
drunk, and he stated to the Justice that he had
purchased glass of beer from man named Schri-
yer, on Pennsylvania avenue, near Biddle street,
for which he gave cent. The horse and buggy
belonged to the father of the other boy. Justice
Grlihn confined them in the statiOn-house and sent
word to their parents, living on Pine street
d.
verIisement appeared in The Snn newspaper,
stating that the Rev. Elder Ives, of the African
Baptist Church Of Richmond, Va, would admins
ter the rites of Baptism to thirty negroes in Jones'
Fails near the Be lvidere bridge, at nine o'clock
Sunday morning. Accordingly Yesterday morning
several hundred persons, of both sexes visited the
locality, where they waited for an hour or more
with the expectation of seeing the ceremony but
had to leave without being gratifed severally con-
soling themselves with the reflection that they
were not the only April fools.
RoBBERY-During Saturday night the office of
the American Telegraph Company, corner of South
and Baltimore streets, was entered and robbed
The thieves succeeded in opening the locks of every
drawer, and of the safe, without leaving the slight
est evidence of force They must have been pro.
vided with complete set of KEYS and well
acquainted with the premises minute examina.
ton OF the papers in the drawers was made and
about one hundred and fifty dollars in money
taken.
PoCKET PIcKED.-On Friday night, about nine
oclock, man named Sigmund Herzberger was
passing down Fayette street, and when near Holli-
day, he met crowd of men, by whom he was
josted. On getting out of the crowd he found that
he was minus SS, which stolen from his pocket
a party was arrested charged with the theft but
as tile money was not found upon his person. and
there was positive proof of his having committed
the theft, he was discharged by Justice Hiss.
QUIET SABBArH.-Y esterday passsd very quietly
The drinking houses, with but very few exceptions
were closed, and, as a consequence, drunken men
were scarce. The books at the station-houses
showed two or three arrests on the charge of in
toxication, but the parties stated that thev had
become intoxicated from drinking liquor which had
been purchased on Saturday by the pint and
quart.
TIE Police CoMMIssIoNERs.-Th body was in
session on Saturday, but no business OF a public
character was transacted. The Board have defin-
ltlveiy settled upon the appointments to be made
In the new police, and are now arranging other
matters connected With the organization of the
force such AS the rules and regulations to be OBJ
served, uniform to be worn, &c.
LARCENY.-Wm. Evatt was arrested on Saturday
by officers Hause and Thomas, charged with steal
ing two whiskey barrels, valued at seventv-iive
cents each, from the warehouse of Messrs Dins
more d Kyle. Justice Showacre committed him
for Court.
Quick PAssAGE.-The new iron steamship Ben
Deord, Captain William A. HalIett arrived at her
wharf yesterday afternoon, in 491% hours from
Savannah. This is one of the quickest passages on
record. The Ben Deford had fair freight and
several passengers.
ACCDENT.-On Saturday afternoon bov thirteen
years of age, named Joseph Anthony in going
down the basement steps of his fathers house, in
Happy alley, near Baltimore street, slipped and
fell, breaking the bones Of his left arm at the
wrist.
CoNFIRMATIoN.-B Bishop Whittingham Yesterday
morning administered the rite of Confirmation to
thirty-six persons at st. Peters Church, corner of
sharp and German streets, of which the Rev Dr.
Cummins is the rector.
MARRIAGE LTCENsEs.-The number of marriage
licenses issued by the Clerk of the Court of Com
mon Pleas for the month of March, was S. being
81 less than for the mont. of February.
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