Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-10
THREE CENTS.

DESPERATE SHOOTING ArFRAY-The visitors Of
| the New American Theatre corner of Baltimore and
NaVert streets, were thrown into CONSERVATION last
nisht' shortly after o'clock by shooting ARRAY,
WHICH may result fatally. During the afternoon per-
iormance' John Price, well known in this city who
IL elnployea as the officer of the establishment re-
qU0S'e" party present to desist from smoking in
tne mousse 1t being violation of the rules. when 4
| Uhculty ensued between Price and Clinton James.
VINO 1t is stated, espoused the cause of the marty who
nau tnus violated the rules. After some rough words
the affair ended for the time being but after night
was renewed, when Price drew a long navy revoIver
and fired three times at James, one ball missing hin,
one taking effect in the right side of his neck cana
ing flesh wound. and the third entering his
body on the left side Just above the hip, and pass
ing upwards. Price was at arrested by officers
Greenly and Piercy, and conducted to the central
police station, where he is held for an examination
at noon to-day. The wounded man was removed to
his boarding house on South Frederick street. near
Baltimore where Drs. Yeates, Houck and Williams
were summoned to attend him. At lGto hour last
night he was in comfortable condition. and it was
thought that ne might recover. In the absence of
any official investigation these were all the partc-
ulars that could be obtained
ALMOST RIOT-Last evening, shortly after six
0 cioek' as party of colored men, women and boys
were returning from the terminus of West Baltimore
street, whittier they had followed the Fourth United
states colored troops in their march to their quar-
ters' a dlmculty occurred between party of white
and coored boys, which in its progress spread to the
adults. and quite severe stone battle" prevailed
for while. It was soon checked, however. bv the
interference of policemen Smith, Cook Upton Pres
ton and Bell who arrested r. C. Sisson and Thomas
Haddck, white, and Henry and William Scott, Zach.
Brown and Joseph BOrdley colored charged with
throwing stones, and they were held for hearing.
Police AREEsTs.-John Kidd arrested by police
man I.41l- IL,
EiEaoetd Ladwith, was arraigned before Justice
Spieer, and released on bail for his appearance Mt
court. Wm. Lower, arrested by policeman Watson,
l0r fast driving over Gay street bridge was subjected
to the payment of s. and costs by the same Justice
John Morrcll was taken into custody yesterday by
Officer Wilson. charged with allowing nauseous Ii
quors to flow from his premises. Upon being arraign-
ed before Justice WhaIen, he fined s. and costs
CoNFTRhATToy.--Interestin religious exercises
were held last evening in Christ Church on North Gay
street. and the Church of the Ascension on Lezing-
ton street near Pine At each of these places of
worship the rite of confirmation was administered to
anumber of communicants At Christ Church, Right
Rev John Johns, Bishop of Virginia, oliciated and
at the Church Of the Ascension, Right Rev II. B.
Whippie, Of Minnesota. was the officiating clergy
man, Large and respectable audiences were in at
tendance and manifested considerable interest in the
exercises.
ARR EsTED FOR FIGHTGNG-SamueI johnson and
Lewis Sebold were arrested Tuesday night By
policeman johnson, charged with fighting, at the
New Assembly Rooms. They were detained at the
middle district station house until morning, and
after an examination before Justice Spcer, the
former was committed for trial and the latter dis
charged.
Recovery OF A GOLD WATCH AND CHAIY-Mosars,
Smith, PtcrSon Co., independent police succeeded
ca Monday in recovering valuable gold watch and
cEain, which had baen stolen from Hon. Wm. Z.
Reed, Of Philadelphia the Saturday previous, while
that gentleman, in company with number of Others
were on their way to Washington
AcKNowLFDGIEET.-We are indebted to Hons.
keye7}y johnson and John L. Thomas for copies Of
the Monthly Report Of the Department Of AgricuE-
TIRE, fer which they will please accept our thanks