Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-08
q CITY NEWS.


of Pennsylvania avenue and Hoffman street were
suddenly aroused yesterday afternoon, about four
"''io" W the startling cry Of murder" which pro-
oeeueu from young mai named Henry Misnerng.
VINO was observed staggering from the slaughter
house Of Mr.. Lewis /. Barranger, on Pennsylvania
avenue, near Hoffman street. Sergeant Cadwallader
and policeman Child. with number of citizens i'm.
mediately ran to the young man, who was reeling
from the loss of blood and after their arrival he was
only able to that he had been stabbed by another
young man, brother-in-aw of Mr. Barranger.
named John GibbOn. In few minutes afterward
Msnering expired.
The officers then went in search of Gibbon whom
they met coming out of the slaughter house. and he
acknowledged that he had dealt the fatal blow, al
legng that he did it under ustifabIe circumstances
and under similar circumstances would do so again.
He taken into custody and removed to the West
ern Police station to await the result of the inquest
which was held by Coroner Greentree. 1t is stated
that the accused and deceased, both of whom were
butchers, employed by Mr.. Barranger, were at work
in the building, when they became involved in an
alteration which resulted in Gibbon seizng long
butchers knife with which ne cut Misnerins once in
the face aud twice in the arm he latter being terri
bic wounds,) and then stabbed him in the small of
the back the knife passing entirely through his body
Tho knife used in the afIray was subsequently
found concealed in the ice-house, attached to the
premises where. it is supposed, the accused had
placed it. The scene which ensued upon the bloody
and fatal affair becoming known beggars description
The mother of young Gbbon who lives in the yicin-
lty begged her to relieve her from her misery by
plunging the bloody knife into her bosom, and the
deepest regret was manifested by all his friends and
relatives. The body of young Misnering. who was
about twentythree years of age was removed to the
residence of his mother Baker street, near Penn
sylvania avenue and the accused who is twenty
years of age, fully committed for the grand jury
upon the charge of MURDER in pursuance of the YER
dict of the Coroners jury. There were no persons in
the slaughter-hoUse at the time of the aray sxeept
the two young men, and the origin of the difficulty is
left to conjecture. The only witnesses before the
Coroner's jury were the two officers who reached
young Misnering before he died.
REPORT OF TIE HEALTH COMMISSIONER, The re-
port of the Health Commissioner states that 80 deaths
occurred in this city for the week ending yesterday
morning, being II more than in the corresponding
week of last year. 8 of the deaths were caused by
consumption, 6 by measles by commissions, each
by dropsy, dysentery, Inflammation of the brain and
organic disease of the heart each by Group, ca
tarrhal fever Inflammation of the lungs and whoop-
ing cough, each by dropsy in the head typhoid fe-
and old age. and each of casualty, child-bed,
cholic scarlet fever suicide and teething unknown
adult 3, unknown infantile II. still births g. Of the
were infants under year of age between
l and years; IL between 2 and years; 4 between
and 10 years: between 10 and 20 years. 13 between
20 and 80 years. between 80 and 40 years; 9betyeen
DO and 50 years. between 50 and 60 years: between
60 and 70 years; between 50 and 90 years, and
between 90 and 100 years. Fifty three of the de-
ceased were males and 40 females. q Of the whole
number being colored persons. Of the increase it is
proper to state that there were % deaths from con-
sumption the past week against q in the correspond
ing week of last year. and deaths from measles,
against none the same week of the past year. The
general health of the city remains very good and if
the sanitary measures proposed strictly adhered
to, with the combined aid of the citizens Baltimore
will no doubt enjoy, during the coming summer
months, the good sanitary reputation that has
been her lot in other years.
INCREASE OF THE RATES OF WHARrAGE.-A sup
Elementary ordinance has been introduced into the
Second Branch of the City Council. by Mr. Nicely
mont increasing the rates of wharfage from that now
charged by the several harbor masters. 1t enacts
that from and after the first day of june 1866 the
following rates of wharfage upon the articles therein
enumerated, shall be charged and collected by the
several harbor masters On all lumber landed upon
any of the city wharves thirty cents per thousand
feet and for every thirty days said lumber shall he
kept upon the wharf an additional thirty cents per
thousand feet; that there shall be charged upon all
vessels lying at any of the city wharves of ten and
not exceeding nifty tons measurement one dollar per
FoSe0is VI httyg eAcee0Ing hun
dred tons measurement, one dollar and fifty cents
per diem. and all vessels over one hundred and fifty
tons measurement, one cent per ton per diem. and
all vessels outside of first tier half price that twelve
and half cents per cord shall be charged upon all
re-Wood landed upon any of the city wharves, said
wood, however, not to remain upon the wharf over
five days.
ABPoIxTMEYT.-Mr. Thomas C. Mcclure has lately
received an appointment general agent for this
State of the Travellers Insurance Company of Hart
ford, Connecticut. Mr.. Mcclure has been connected
with the Subsistence Department, In this city, for
the past five years. three Of them as chief clerk and
which position he resigned to accept the above. The
duties of his new vocation will doubtless be filed by
Mr. Mcclure with that general satisfaction charac-
teristc of his actions heretofore in public capacity
PoLITIcAJ NoTICE.-We would call the attention
of members to the notice in advertising columns
from the officers of the State Central Committee for
meeting of that body at Temperance Temple, on
Tuesday, the 2sth inst.