Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-25
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sired and is so appropriate for the festivities of
Christmas time, promising but during the night
one OF those eccentric and sudden changes peculiar
10 tins climate occurred, which resulted first in the
al OF two or three inches of snow and then of rain
| coPiouS and continuous enough to satisfy the most
partial advocate Of hydrOpahy, make rivers of the
streets and produce a slush dire enough to deter the
| braYest pedestrian from venturing out 1t was u
| damnenns day for fair weather Christians, and the
| churches secondly showed Il thin attendance of the
faithful few Ala too for the disappointed hopes of
the enthusiastic throng Of skaters who expected to-
day to enjoy their iayorite sport on the park and
other ponds contiguous to the city The clerk of the
weather has played the deuce with the outdoor fun
| on which they reckoned but the genius of merri-
inent and good cheer is ubiquitous to-day and within
doors Is reflected in sparkling eyes, and faces radiant
| with glee.
DISMISSAL OF WRIT OF HABEAs CoRPrs.-On
tuesday last Judge Bond. of the Criminal Court,
issued writ OF haJeas corpus, directed to Brigadier
General John Woolley, Provost Marshal, requiring
MN TO bring into court the body of George Murphy
private OF company F, lst United States Veteran
Noiunteers, Hancocks corps. The application was
made on behalf of Murphy by his counsel, John II.
Ing ESQ. On Saturday last General Woolley respon-
ded to the writ, stating that Murphy was held in Gus
t0dy as duly eDlisted soldier of the United States
army charged with conduct preudcial to good order
specifications had been presented to the prisoner
ana court martial organized for his trial; that he
was held by authority Of the President of the United
States, and by order of Major General W. S. Han
cock commanding the Middle Military Department;
and that for the reasons stated. he apprehended he
could not obey the writ. His honor Judge Bond at
once dismissed the writ.
APPOINTMENT OF MAGIsTRArEs-Governor Brad
ford on Friday made the first appointments of
j OF he ToIti
new Constitution as follows:
First ward, Stephen Whalen, George T. D. Collins
to reside in Canton; Second ward Thomas W. Griffin
James ". w. Taylor; Third ward William T. Price.
Foarth ward, Edwin r. Hera; Fifth ward, Nicholas
Brewer; Sixth ward, Samuel G. Spicer: Seventh ward.
John IL Westwood; Eighth ward David Creamer;
Ninth ward John Jameson; Tenth ward, Davis H.
hoopes, Frederick W. Simon: Twelfth ward VIM H.
Watkins; Thirteenth ward, VIM. II. Hayward; Four
teenth ward, Hugh Davey Evans; Fifteenth ward.
Peresrine L. Wilson; Sixteenth ward John Showa
ere; Seventeenth ward Joseph I. johnson; Nine
teenth ward, Charles P. Meredith; Twentieth ward
Allen f. Forester. One to be supplied in the Eleventh
and one in the Eighteenth ward.
The BALTIMORE AND LIVERPOOL SrrAMsrrps.-
The fine steamship Worcester, having completed the
necessary repairs, again sailed from this port on Sat
urday for Liverpool A large number of interested
spectators witnessed her departure. She goes out
this time under command of Captain Thomas A.
bayncS, an experienced seaman, who has under his
charge, in addition to the valuable cargo seven cabin
passengers. The Somerset. of the same line is ad-
vertiScd to sail the 9Th of January when she is
expected to carry a large cargo at unusually re-
munerayc prices. the success of her first trip has
rendered her popular with the mercantile com
munity of this and other cities in the West and
Southwest as to create already extraordinary of
itrlng OF freight for Liverpool, thus enabling her
owners to make their selections as to the class of
freight which will compose her cargo on her next
voyage
tIRE.-Y esterday morning about half-past six
clock, fire broke out in the rear building of house
no. Harrison street. occupied by Mr.. c. Cohen, as q
clothing store. The fire department displayed their
usual n2omptness, but did not eXtingush the flames
Until loss of about $500 TO the building and stock
had been sustained. The damage to the stock was
principally from water. The loss is covered by q
policy Of insurance. The fire was doubtless caused
by an inccndiary.
The alarm of fire about o'clock on Saturday night
through box No. Q, was caused by the burning of a
sooty chimney, at No. Franklin street, occupied by
Ar }. Meredith. The previous alarm on the same
evening also false.
The alarm of fire about 10 o'clock last night sounded
through box - was false. The frequent false alarms
lately attributed to the malicoUsncss of some per-
son recently discharged from the Fire Department.
SAILING or Enthusiastically is generally an
unusually busy day with the steamers in this port
as, III addition to the regular daily triweekly and
scmi-weekly lines. the weekly lines for Southern
ports and other points despatch their steamers on
that day. On Saturday last, the following sailed
The Cumberland for Charleston: the Richmond for
Savannah; the Wenonah, for Fredericksburg; the
George Appold, for Boston; and the Wilson Small,
for Alexandria, Va.
ACCTDEET.-About o'clock on Saturday morning
Patrick Quinn, man in destitute circumstances and
VINO has been for some time sleeping in a stable on
Liberty alley, near Madison street. accidentally fell
from the hay loft and broke of his legs He laid
upon the ground several hours before being discoy
cred He was carried into house adjacent and
will be to-day sent to the almshouse fno called for
~ his friends.
PREsENTATioN.-Af few days since the subordinate
officers Of the Baltimore City Almshouse, presented
to the superintendent Mr.. George W. Balm a costly
pair of gold frame spectaces. and fine gold ring
Mr. Bains wife was also the recipient of a handsome
ring at the hands Of the same parties Mr. Balm on
behalf OF himself and lady, appropriately responded
to the presentation speech made by of the donors
ROBBERY OF VALUABLE DREssEs.-rhe dwelling
of Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson, No III North Calvert
street, was entered sometime during Friday night,
and robbed of four silk dresses valued at 300 each
The robbery was committed so quietly that none of
the family were disturbed.
SENTENCE or A CRLMNAL.-Ezekiel Cade convicted
IN the United States Court upon two indictments
charging him with passing and selling counterfeit
postal currency, was on Saturday sentenced to pay a
fine Of $50 and costs in each case, and to be mprs-
oned for nine years in the penitentiary.
To PETERsBURG.-Another new line of steamers
has been established between this port and Peters
burg, will be seen by reference our advertising
columns to-day. The f. p B,aly leaves on Friday
next and another steamer is to be added to the
line the ensuing week.