Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-28
CITY N EWS.

caused sensation Of profound regret throughout the
entire legal fraternity of the city The bereavement
was appropriately referred to yesterday in the seye
raj city courts as well the United States Court
all OF which adjourned in respect to his memory At
noon meeting of the Bar was held in the Superior
Court room to give expressions to their feelings upon
| the melancholy event Mr.. Hugh Davy Evans called
the meeting to order, and nominated Robert n Mar
tn' Judge of the Superior Court. as chairman and
Mr. Meade Addison, as secretary, which was unanj.
| mously concurred in
Ihe chairman appointed the following named gen.
Ieman committee to draft resolutions expressive
OF the sense of the meeting Messrs. Hugh Dayy
! Evans D. IT, b. Latrobe, VIM. Price George Wm
Brown, and }. Mason Campbell. After brief ab-
sence the committee reported the following which
were adopted.
Re8otCed That this Bar has heard with sncere re.
| gret at the death of its senior member the late
| 81 years. e" "se Vi
Resotged, That the professional and private char
| acter Of our deceased brother. emnently entitled
him to the testimony which we here hear iublicV ~
ms ms worth as sound lawyer, and upright man and
Christian gentleman.
Reso'ged, That copy of these resolutions be COM
| mpnieated to the family of the deceased and NH
| hshed IN the newspapers of the city.
| The meeting then adjourned after brief remarks
from MIR. Evans and Judge Martin
LENIENCY TOWARD .DEsERTERs.-There has inst
| been issued from the headquarters of the Middle
| eordance with instructions from the War Depart
ment, Adjutant Generals Office. November 90 1865
Which evlnces liberal spirit toward deserteTs It
directs that all enlisted men of the volunteer service
"i'nln the limits OF this Department now impriSon-
ed py reason of having been found guilty of deser
tion be Immediately released from custody and fir-
nshed with ransportion to enable them TO report to
the chief mastering officer of their respective States
who will furnish them with a discharge with tbe
facts Of the case endorsed thereon (includng crime
sentence, &c.) and such other papers as they NAV he
ehAted TO- In cases where pay is due transporta-
ton will be furnished them to their homes This or
der is intended to apply to all enlisted volunteers of
the class in question, Of whatever corps or arm the
service. Commanders of districts and "independeut
posts, within this Department, are directed to look
to the prompt execution of this order and to send 10
headquarters complete lists of all men released under
It's PROVISIONS giving the name, rank company regi
ment, sentence. date of expiration of sentence date
OF imprisonment date of release and date of leaving
the Department &c. In consequence of the rromuI-
cation OF this order, the Office of Provost Marshal
General Woolley is heavily pressed with business as
besides such cases in this Department. this is sort of
distributing Office for forwarded from a number
OF other Departments 4 number of this class of
men we're yesterday forwarded respectively to Wash
lngton. D. C., New York Philadelphia Providence
Ii. l.. Columbus O.. Springfield, ILL.,. Carlisle Pa
and other points.
IHE BALTIMORE COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Inns ASSOCIATION met again on Saturday morning
last IN the County building on Calvert street Samuel
hlnggoid, Esq. president, in the chair: DR.. r. NJ j.
Harker, secretary. The business committee reported
a programme for the next meeting which was
adopted. after which r. c. McCinn, ESQ., read #
series otresolutonS as adopted by the County School
Commissioners, setting forth the various require
menS OF the teachers the services that would he re
quired OF them' &c. Mr.. MeGnn stated that the
Board hadno positively granted the Friday morning
succeeding the meeting of the Board the teachers
for the purpose c.. attending the association Where
upon committee. consisting of Dr. Harkcr and
MeSsrs. Stansbury and Griffith, were appointed to
draw up petition to be presented to the Board of
COMMISSIONERS asking that the t;me named might be
granted The association was then addressed by Pro-
fesSor Newell, of the State Normal School Rev
DR.. L. Van Bokkelen State Superintendent of
public instruction. Professor Baird, of the Cen
tra High Schocl. Of this city, and Others who sci
forth the great benefits accruing from the new school
SYSTEM its many advantages over the old SYSTEM and
the good result that would arise from proper ad-
mlnlstratiOn OF its provisions. They also alluded in
the highest terms to the advantages 10 the teachers
OF an association similar the then in session
After tho transaction of some further business of no
general Importance, the association adjourned until
It's next quarterly meeting in February next
PROPERTY SALE.-F. W. Bennett & Co.. auctioneers
yesterday sold, at the Exchange Salesrooms lot of
ground on the southeast corner Of Cathedral and
Eager streets having front of 81 feet inches and
depth of lis feet. The material of an unfinished
building was included in the sale, and it was pur-
chased by A. Gregg & Co., for $ 7G0 in fee
D. H. Uover, auctloneer sold on the premises yes
terday tho following propcrty-A lot of ground and
improvements situated the northeast corner of
Hanover and ork streets, having front of 90 feet
and depth Of 81 feet-the improvements consisting
81 and 1,rn1 linz,
sive back building brick stable &C.. subject to an
annual ground rent of S60 purchased by A IL. Thires
1Or SoZ5O. Inc same au0tioneer also sold a lot of
ground and improvements on the northeast corner of
Aisquith and McElderry streets, tie lot having a
front on AisQuth street Of l3 feet and running
back 81 feet-thc improvements consist of a three
story brick store and dwelling with back building
subject to glound rent of $3.50. 1t was purchased
at 81 ,225 by Hannah Reynolds
THE Poor OF BALTIMoRE-The approach of winter
has prompted the Poor Association" to make an
earnest appeal to the citizens of Baltimore generally
for contributions to enable them to carry on the good
work OF relieving the destitute and suffering of the
CITY, Having purchased large quantities of fuel dur
ing the summer in order at low cost to make their
go far possible in afording needful aid
during the incement season, il is expected now that
the benevolent and well-to-dO will step forward and
aid them in their praiseworthy endeavors; and to
ward who will in due time visit in person the houses
of the citizens. Managed by gentlemen eminently
deserving of the confidence of the community in
their endeavOrs to discreetly employ the that
may be entrusted to their charge, all may be assured
that whateveris given will be used to the very best
advantage in relieving the really necessitous So far
the has been such to postpone much suffer
ing but with the presence of snow and sleet and all
that renders winter terrible to those poorly prepared
for it, let these almoners of the citys bounty be fur
nished with abundant provision for all in need.
HEALTH OF THE CITY.-The Health Commissioner
repors that 81 deaths occurred in this city last week
Eleven deaths were caused by consumption, 10 by
Group, by typhoid fever, scarlet fever g. inflammation
of the lungs g. collie , dropsy 2, bilious fever @ nfa
nation of the brain 2, inflammation of the bowels 2
palsy 2, dropsy in the head l. congesve fever l. in
termittent fever l. old age l. organic disease of the
heart l, teething l. whooping cough !, unknown
adult 3, unknown infantile 20; As of the deceased
were males and Sc females II of the number were
colored persons; q died under year of age, Is be-
tween and years, between and 10 between 10
and Is. between Is and TO- between 20 and 80
between 80 and 40, between 40 and So between 30
and 60. between 60 and TO- between 20 and So enc
lived to the age of over 100 years. In comparison
with the mortality of the corresponding week of last
year, there was increase of 10 this year. and de
of 10 in comparison with the mortality during
the sam week of 1868.
An EXTENSIVE FALSE PRETESsE CAsE.-0ffcer
Frazier of the eastern district arrested Jacob Jones
yesterday, under various charges of false pretences
1t was alleged before Justice Griffin, by whom the
warrant was sued, that the accused was builder,
and had undertaken the construction Of house for
which he to be paid in iustalments the first pay
ment to be made when the second story had been
reached, and SO on. 1t also appeared that the
cused had agreed to pay for the materials used in
the building, and also to pay the workmen aboring
upon it. The work having been completed far
stated above, and the contractor failing to pay off,
Thomas Murray, Melchoir Cox and Theodore Mat
tee. went before Justice Griffin and preferred each
charge of false pretense against Mr. JONES' the first
named for securing work, labor and material to the
amount of S4S0, and the latter for obtaining under
said false pretense lumber to the amount of S7705
The magistrate consequently issued warrant for the
apprehension of the accused. He released on
bail for the action of the grand jury.
A TEsrIMoNIAL.-Rev. R. Spencer Vinton, who for
a long while occupied the position of Chaplain of
Hicks United States Army General Hospital recent
ly retired from the service and the eve of his de-
parture, he was presented with testimonial in the
shape of handsomely engrOssed letter, signed by
five hundred names, embracing officers, non-com-