Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-27
CITY NEW S.

HEALTH or THE CITY.-Dr. Morgan, Commissioner
of Health reports 81 deaths in the city during the
week ending yesterday morning, 40 males and Il e-
males. of which number 20 colOred persons be-
ing II less than during the corresponding week last
year. Of the diseases, IS were by consumption, 2
BY collie, by congestion of the brain, by Group
by dropsy 5 by diptheria, by catarrhal fever by
typhus fever, by Inflammation of the brain, by
Inflammation OF the lungs, 2 by Inflammation of the
womb . by old age, by rheumatism, 2 by teethinc
unknown adult l3 unknown infantile and / each
oy apopeXy' casualty, chiid-bed congestion of the
bowels dropsy in the head, Inflammation of the
stomach, organic disease of the heart and whoopin
cough. Of the entire number Il were chiIden under
III years OF age, were between 70 and so years be-
tween a0 and 50 years, and over 100 years of age
The lattcrWas colored woman named Martha Smith
aged l0l years, who was buried in the Cathedral bu
rying ground.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTs OF SENTENCED PRrs-
oNERs-ln the Criminal Court, on Yesterday. "a.
oaSes Of NUMBER OF persons prevGliSlv tried fo-
offences Of various kinds, and convicted, during the
morning received sentence by the Court. and it was
aseertalned that OF twelve persons, white and black
'here was one male white person unable to read and
TWO colored; and of white males there were seven.
and OF eolored one, able TO read Of female colored
one able 10 read. We are indebted to the honorable
Judge Bond who suggested the ascertainment of the
educational condition of the prisoners to Mr. Baltus
hennard, recording clerk of the court. who kindly
furnished us with the above statistics
BALTIMORE AND HAVANA STEAMSHIP Coyp.vv-
This company have purchased the fine steamship
Liberty, OF l25O tons, at New York and former
y engaged in the trade between that city and Hayono
She will Immediately be brought around to this DO
and be placed the line as a cousort to the Cuha
Her capacity for freight is ample for the large a
which the company hopes to develop and bor ms
Senger accommodations are in every respect first
hc ccC,,r al,, Il
the berth for Havana and New Orleans, and reee;va
prompt dispatch.
ROBBERY AND RECEIVING SToLEy Goons -notoo-
tive Houck yesterday arrested W. Mewshaw. Alfred
Jones and Frank Foil, charged with stealing lot o
mink, muskrat and fox skins valued at $3.50, from
Charles Schauer. No. % Hanover street They were
arragned before Justice Spicer, who committed them
for the grand jury Subsequently Thomas McHueb
was arrested by the same officer, charged with pur-
chasing these goods. knowing them to have been
toen lie gave bail 20 await the action of the grand
Jury.
LECTURE on NATIONAL Ho NOR To-NIGHT.-Thi,
lecture tonight is by Georgian and for the beneft
OF the Southern Fair. The Selma Dispatch speaking
OF II, says: The lecture is to up all in a few
words. an analysis of great fundamental truths in
political economy that would do honor to any states
man IN the country, and it is analysis that Was
characterized by much fervid eloquence that we
/
definition we had recently met with Of true oloQuence
to wit: logic on fire."
PRIZE FrGHT.-Y esterday morning prize fight tool,
place on Rock creek. between two men named Coll
yer ana Carr The principals, with their friends lef
the city and proceeded othe point named, where the
ordinary preliminaries were gone through with and
the hight commenced. There were fourteen round,
fought when the friends Of Carr threw up the sponge
and the parties returned to the city. The amount 0,
stake was one hundred dollars.
lNQUEsT-Coroner Sparklin wasayesterday called
to hold an inquest upon the body of an unknown
man. found drowned in the dock at the lower end o.
Bond street. There was nothing about him to ndi-
cate who he was. In his pocket was bottle parts
filed with whisky The jury rendered verdict of
drowned while III state of int0xication'
FoRcTBLE ENTRY,-Ioward Davis was yesterda,
taken into custody by Sergeant Stuck and policeman
Rogers, charged with forcbly entering the house a.
Anton Greuder, and anpropriating his lager beer apd
cigars and with exactng from tho wife of the latter
tne sum OF 81 after an examination before Justicr
Hplcer he was committed for the grand jury.
HE CAROLINA TwINs.-A great curiosity, in the
shane Of two colored girls united-back to back-bv
hgament much resembling that of the famous
oiamese Twins" Is now in this city, at the Howard
House. They are natives Of North Carolina, and will
be publicly exhibited in a few days,
FINED.-David Little wss yesterday orrostod h.,
Sergt. Taylor for violation of the bealtb ordinoncc
by allowing nauseous liquor to flow from his premises
Justice Whalen fined him S. and costs, from which
he took appeal,
NAVAL QRDER.-Lieut Commander James NJ
Prchett has been detached from recruiting duty at
baltimore and ordered to the United States steamer
Augusta at Washington, D. c.
DIsAsTER.-The schooner George Thomas, Rider,
which cleared at this port the 18th instant laden
with COAL for New York. was totally wrecked ON the
2lst instant on Jersey Beach,
STEAMER DETAINED.-The steamer General Custer
which cleared hence Saturday last for Charleston
is detained at the dock on account of low water un
der the prevailing heavy norwester
ACKEOwLEDGNRET.--We are indebte5 N NJ
Pendergast for late Charleston pap for Which h.
will please accept our. thanks,