Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-16
THREE CENTS.

| Ia iNu THE CORNER STONE OF A CHURcH-Con
SAuerlhg the untavorable character of +be weather
quite large assembage conprepatad o F,,ta-r
street., between Hoffman and Dolphin streets vestaT
uy aierhoon to participate in the exercises of Law
| ing the corner stone of the First Coryro,ot;o,
Church of Baltimore The services o1 80 q
! invocation Of Divine grace by the Rev A r or
| SON. OF Madison Avenue Methodist Eniscono1
| Church, which was followed by the singing &c -,
appropriate hylnn. written for the occasion bv tho
| pastor OF the Church, Rev. Edwin johnson H.
| Henry Stockbridge, chairman of the board of trus
tees, made brief address, after which the corner
stone was duly laid. Rev. DR.. Spies of the First
Constitutional Presbyterian Church. then offered nm
| prayer, and was followed by the Rev. c. B. Bovn-
ton, D. D.. pastor of the First Congregational Church
OF Washington, d. c., and Chaplain of the u S.
House of Representatives, who delivered nm elo
quent sermon setting forth the fundamental princi
pies of the Congregational Church, which was lis
tened to with wrapt attention by the entire congre-
CATION The doXolOgy was then sung, and after the
benediction by the Rev. Edwin Johnson the assem-.
blage quietly dispersed The site chosen for the
church rs most eligible one, and the completion of
the edlnee will be fastened with all the energy which
| the congregation possesses
IHR BALTIMORE ORPHAN AsYLUN-The sixtv-
eghth annual report of this noble charity states that
the temporal wants of the children and the EXPENSES
OF the institution generally have been met By the
special request of the President and managers Of tho
Union Orphan Asylum, ten of tho children Cyyhose
fathers were soldiers in the Union army) have bee
removed to that institution. During the year six
children have been bound out, two were given IN
their mothers, and one hundred and eight remain in
the school, sixty-eight boys and forty girls little
BOY brought to the institution last summer sick died
IN TWO weeks orw"Ed, and this was tho only in
stance of death in the immediate home. though two
OF the trustees, Mr.. Matthew Smith. and Mr. joseph
King, died during the past year. The managers
throughout their long experience have been greatly
encouraged in their audabe enterprise, and return
thanks to all who have contributed in anywise to its
support Citizens are invited to visit the Asylum on
Strcker street. frequently; the house is accessible to
visitors on Thursday and Friday Of each week. The
anniversary meeting will be held on Friday after
noon next, when addresses will be delivered by Revs
Julius L. Grammor, j 7. Murray and G. D, Pur-
viarce.
FIRE ALARN-ALWosT A PANIC-Yesterday after
noon, about two o'clock, an alarm of fire was struck
from box 49, caused by the drapery around statue Of
The Blessed Virgin in the School of Notre Dame.
corner of Wolf and Lombard Streets taking fire.
Officer Wilson being in the vicinity after giving tho
ALARM proceeded to the school, where he found every
thing IN confusion, the children consisting of both
boys and girls rushing down stairs in wild state of
excitement, crying and screaming some giving as the
reason for the alarm that the house was on FIRE
others evidently not knowing what was the matter
officer finding that the fire had been extinguished by
some one connected with the Institution and that
there was no cause for the excitement prevailing
succeeded in quoting the children and discontinued
the alarm. The fire originated from candle that had
been placed in front of the drapery. The loss win
not exceed from five to ten dollars
SERIOUS AcCIDENT.-Ye esterday morning, about 10
o'clock, Emma r. Soper little daughter of w
Horace Soper Secretary to the State Board of Edu-
cation, accidentally fell down fight of stairs in her
fathers res idence No. q North Calvert street. and
was seriously injured She was picked up in an IN
conscious state, and DR.. Doyle Immediately sum
moned. The little patient remained up to about
eight o'clock IN the evening in state of unconsci-
BUSINESS; at that time she gave some evidence of re-
action, and it thought probable by the attending
physician that she would recover 1t was thought
oy the doctor that the fall had caused conclusion of
tho brain.
SALE OF PEoPERTY.-S. II. Cover, auctioneer, sold
yesterday upon the premises lot of ground and i'm
provements on the southeast corner of Madison and
Eden streets. fronting Is feet the latter street.
aud running back the former rs feet to an alley
The improvements consist of three-story brick
store and dwelling, with two-story and attic bric,
back building; ground rent $1S75 per annum. J. N
Muller became the purchaser at S41OO.
INTERFERING LECTURE.--The attention Of Odd
Fellows is called to the public announcement. in
another column, Of the delivery of a lecture upon
Fraternity" by Grand Secretary JOS B. EscavailIe
before Golden Rule Lodge No. 5S l. O. 0. F., on this
Wednesday evening, May 18th, at 81 o'clock. Tho
recognized ability of the lecturer is a sufficient guar
antee that the subject will be handled in mastery
manner.
THE ROUTE OF THE CIKcuo-Gardner and Uor1
mngs' Circus, and Van AmburGh's Menagerie upon
their arrival this morning, will take the following
route in the grand procession through the city,
they will start from Belar lot at 10 A. NJ. proceed
up Forrest street to Gay, up Gay to Broadway, down
Broadway to Baltimore, up Baltimore to Eutaw, out
Eutaw to Madison, down Madison to Calvert down
Calvert to Baltimore, down Baltimore to Gay, thence
to Beair lot the place Of exhibition.
TRAVELLERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFoRp.-
We call attention to the advertisement of this Com
pany in another column. The number of its policies
exceeded 5OOoO in two years. The total liabilities up
to May l. 1866 53502.72 while the net cash as
sets amount to 65O,95545. The company is in pros
porous condition. and merits the patronage Of the
travelling public.
BURIAL OF PRINTER.-The Baltimore Typogra-
phcal Society yesterday attended the funeral of Mr.
Caleb Spencer, one the craft, who died after pro-
tracted illness, of consumption. II" " known
in Baltimore and Washington.