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tribute the accompanying scholarship. No 23 5Sil
emitting the holder to life membership in BRYANT
You are at liberty to dispose of same by sale or do
nation, as may best further your interests.
Yours, very respectfully. WM. III. SADLFR
Principal Baltimore Business College.
Rooms OF THE LADIES' SOUTHERN
RELIEF ASSOCIATION. =
-, BALTIMORE, March 10th, 1861
SGR-The ladies of the Southern Relief Association
REQUEST ue to return their very sincere thanks to you
lot the handsome donation of a life membership of
your college for the benefit of their Association and
aS9 of me KIND interest manifested in the success of
'heif Undertaking. By order NJ. l.. FRIcK,
Secretary.
some OF the most prominent and valuable dona-
tlonS TO the Fair have been ratified since its close
gold portmonaie valued at 81 900 was won bv onr1
). Garrett; set of diamonds, worth $3.50 was wor,
by H. c. Smith; the great OK, presented bv ! !
Bankard, which yielded 50 ,575, was won bv Josanb
iree6erger, and Mr.. Bankard donated another ov
which was sold for $l5O; rair of horses valued at
$1,000. were won by Thomas Holcomb. Of New Castle
Del and Devon COW was won by D. Ridgoley
Howard
The sum now in bank, deposited as the proceeds of
the late fair, amounts to about S190OOO and it is sup
posed that when all the receipts are handed in win
nearly or quite reach Sl5A0O0 The entire expenses
Of the fair is estimated to be within 5000.
The CITY RETAIL MARKETs.-The various retail
markets Of the city stocked with good suppIv
OF edioles yesterday, though the incemency of the
weather prevented the presence of very many pur-
chasers' IN consequence of which sales were some
what dull Prices ranged about the same as quoted
last week, with but slight variations The meat rsr
ket contained its usual supply and with prices nm
cnanged Spring vegetable are beginning to nrriye
and are bought up with eagerness. Asparacus tbc
FIRST OF the season, commanded from 25 to 81 cents ner
bunch; radlshes, sprouts, &c. becoming more
plenty and are selling at reduced rates from that de-
manded at their first appearance in the markets: hut
ter which is generally at this season of the
year, still commands high prices print sold from e0
to 81 cents per pound, and roll from SIS to 70 cents
the latter price for good quality of Goshen II ia
supposed this article will not be reduced in nrice
until grass butter comes into market. Tho fish
market was we'll stocked, and prices generally rea-
sona6e had could be bought from 50 cents to 81 per
pair; string fish sold about the same as last Quoted
The many varied selections of flowers, &c. offered
for SAFE bespoak the season of the year and reminds
the spectator Of the approach of summer. There
IS considerable demand for thsspeces of the beauties
OF nature, consequently. good prices are generally
obtHined
VERDICT OF JURY ILLEGALLY CONSTITUTED SET
RSIhE.-Ia tho case Of John ennedy against John
D hinn' wherein verdict for $500 was rendered by
4 jury of the Court Of Common Pleas for malicious
prosecution, false arrest and imprisonment. few
days since, motion for anew trial was made by Arch
lbad Stirling, T., ESQ counsel for the defence for
various reasons. hearing Of the motion was had
on Tuesday, when an additional reason was filed
viz: that Daniel II. Bride, one of the jurors en-
paneled III the case, was not competent to act mas
much as his name had not been drawn from the
list prepared by the judges of the various courts
hohert e. Barry, ESD for the plaintiff. contended
that the additional reason had not been filed within
the time prescribed by the 4lst rule of the Court
Attor an examination Of the Sheriffs list of jurors
winch was found not to have on it the name of Mr..
BRIDE, Judge King decided. in accordance with the
opinion of the Court Of Appeals in the case of Shane
vs. Clark, Sd Harris McIl enry that the law respect
ing the selection Of jurors not having been complied
WITH Bride was hOn-juror, and consequently twas
mls-trial. lie ordered the verdict to be set aside
and granted the motion for new trial
! 4 STREET SWEEPING MAoHIyF.-Several trials
have, within few days past been given to a street.
sweeping machine, which it is proposed to Introduce
! mere during the approaching summer. The trials
have been mado undor the direction of the Health
| Commissioner, The machine is drawn by two horses
and the 6r0Cs sixty in number, are so arranged on
revolving axle, and extending dagonalIy so that no
spot OF tho street which it passes is left nm
touched. 1t swept width of about four and half
feet, and did the work very well. It was asserted
! mat It would do the work Of eighty men which
| would prove Rgreat saving to the treasury of the
! Guy Tie expense of operating it is twelve dollars
per day, while the Of forty is eighty dollars
thus making saving Of sxty-eight dollars per day
| All who witnessed the operation expressed them
selves highly pleased, and effort will be made to
| secure its adoption.
| ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFRAY-Chrfstopher VIII
| llams becoming involved in a difficulty, on Tuesday
night with a woman named Elizabeth Fisher at
| house No. 200 Canton avenue, he drew 4 pepper
| box revolver and fired one shot at his antagonist
| which, however, only inflicted slight flesh wound,
Policemen Batee and Hicks hearing of the difficulty
! proceeded to the house and took Williams into Gus
tody, conveying him to the eastern police station
| house. lie underwent an examination Yesterday
morning before Justice Whaen resulting in his be-
| ing committed for the action of the grand ;prv A
charge was also preferred against the accused for
assauiting and striking Joseph Croneberger with n
club and for which offence he was also held to answer
| py the same Justice.
NoNtNATIoNs.-Ata a meeting held last evening, the
following nominations were made for officers of the
Maryland Institute for the ensuing
! John f. Meredith; Weep residents, c. W. Bentley
and W. W. Maughlin; Recording Secretary, James
| Young; Corresponding Secretary. n II. Thayer:
| Treasurer, Hugh Bolton. For Board Of Managers
| Thomas Trimbc, Richard c. Mason. L. W. King,
| George II. Rodgers Josiah Reynolds A. G. Mott,
! VIM. NJ. Ives, Isaac S. George. Henry M'Shane John
Dukehart, c. Lewis Dunlap, John II. Tucker, Z. W.
| Robinson, X. r. Ross, Ii. c. Larrabee, " O. Earck-
| son, Woodward Abrahams c. l.. Oudesluys, R. C,
! lor' VIM. Henry johnson. and Robert Ashcroft.
PUBLIC BATHs.-Mr. Lynch. of the first ward, in
the First Branch of the City Council last evening,
presented resolution, which was adopted inauiring
OF the Ii ealth Commissioner to the expedency of
establishing public baths in this city during the en-
suing warm weather. Could such a thing be secured
1t would doubtless prove very acceptibe PROPOSE
ton to the public a promoter of health and clean
illness. Such a course has been adopted in Boston.
aF,Ig 10 kali -, IL
posed to complain Of judicous expenditure Of even
Il very large of money in preserving the reputa-
On of Baltimore for healthfuInesS and averting the
dire calamties which epidemic disease would infct
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERs-Several arrests were
made at a late hour on Tuesday night by policemen
Of the western district of parties supposed to have
perpetrated thefts. Policeman England arrested
Daniel Coates coored, on suspicion Of having stolen
bag OF Hour and shoulder, which he was found in
possession Of and unable account for sasfac-
torily. Joseph Davis, colored was arrested by Ser
geaDt Spangler upon suspicion of having stolen a
set of harness. and W. Il. Tees coored was arrested
by policeman George Hays, charged with having
stolen door mat. All of the accused are held for
the Identification of the supposed stolen goods.
THE NATIONAL BANK PEEs.'-W have had sub
mtted to for trial pens from the office of the
Empire Pen Company" of 50 and 81 John street,
New York; and must say that they appear to be all
that can be desired in pen of this material. They
are put up in very elegant manner a handsome
box, comprising six smaller boxes each holding two
dozen pens and as these embrace all sizes and de-
gree5 Of exibiity. they appear to leave nothing in
this line to be desired. We commend them to the
attention Of business
DEATH IN THE STATION HoUsE.-Thomas Frisby, n
coored man, about 80 of age was brought from
the southern station house to the middle station yes
terday morning about nine O'Clock, for the purpose
of being taken to the almshouse He remained at
the station house until about two o'clock, when he
died. Coroner Brewer notified and held an in
quest, the jury rendering verdict of death from dis
ease and natural causes. If the body is not aimed
by friends it will be inferred at the expense of tho
city.
NOVEL CASE OF FBURNING.-Pohceman G. Swear
err of the eastern district arrested John H. David,
coored, yesterday, charged with.malciousy burning
Henry Coleman, also colored. 1t appears that the
accused filled pipe with gunpowder, and then Civ
ing it to Coleman, asked him to smoke 1t. This no
attempted to do, when the pipe exploded, burning
lis face and eyes quite seriously. The accused was
arragned before Justice Cro2ier, who committed him
for Court.
AcoUrrrED.-John Moran, tried before Hon. Judga
Emory in the Circuit Court for Baltimore county,
charged with the murder of VIM. housewife on the
18th ofJuly last by running tho steamboat Alpha
ver tho yawl boat in which the deceased in comranv