Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-06
1922. .l3I l23. .44O. so

The increase is owing to the higher rates of taxa
| ton for the last year.
The proportion of property paying taxes to the
whole taxable basis about the same for the two
years.
MEETING OF THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
-Ihe regular monthly meeting of this Society was
held on Thursday evening at their rooms in the
Athen@um Building, corner of ST. Paul and Saratoga
streets In the absence of the President John H. B.
Latrobe Esq., took the chair and j. Saurin Norris
ESQ., acted as Secretary. The attendance of mem
1eI5 was unusually large and much interest taken in
he proceedings
Henry Stockbridge, Esq. at the request of the
Executive Committee, delivered a eulogy upon tho
late Henry Winter Davis, who was to have read
paper before the Society this very evening which
paper he had nearly completed at the time of his
death. Mr.. Stockbrjdge paid high tribute to tho
memory of the deceased statesman, and gave \ con-
else history OF Mr PAWS official career
Ihe subject of the Peabody Institute was taken IN
ana discussed at some length The MATE r was final
ly referred to committee TO ascertain the practca
olIity OF the Institution ueiug thrown open at az
early day. and to further the intentions of its founder
Alter some routine business the Society adjourned
until the first Thursday of February.
AN AGREEABLE IxcIDEvT.-At the close Of business
on thursday evening at the extensive dry goods es-
taolishment OF Hamilton Easter & Co.. on Baltimore
street. near Light very pleasing incident occurred
AeSsrS James IL. eedon and james Conway old,
saesmen in the houSe-ther respective services ex-
tending period Of seventeen y.grs-were ohout
retiring. when they were anurnanhad hv M EigLo-
Il Tell, W salesman, who, on 9haf Of all tho
pl'yees Of the establishment presented each OF th,m
with finely wrought solid silver goblet, rs a token
Of the esteem in which they are held by their
former business associates, these two gentlemen
having severed their connection with the house. for
the purpose Of catering into business on their own
account. The neat address Of Mr.. Fisher was hand
sUmey responded to 10y the respective recipients ana
he event was the occasion of the expression ofmuch
good feeling all basds. The gobIets were made to
order by the house If Samuel Kirk 4 Sons on
Baltimore street, Calvert. and are superb spo-
cimens Of fsverware.
RELEASED FROM IMpRIsoNMESr- Ralph Aber-
crombio who arrested in this city in April last
charged with haV ing been spy in the service of the
confederate gover~ 'cHt, was on Tuest,-y :! .eeas.
ed from jail by order of q Secretary IF War after
Il confinement of nearly nine months 1t wi be re-
membered that he recently taken before Judge
Giles, Of the United States District Court in response
70 a writ ot haheas corpus directed to Gen. Wo0lley
Provost Marshal but upon hearing OF the case the
Judge rcm4nded Alm to the custody of the military
authorities. For some time past the Secretary of
War had been investigating his case and the result
was his unconditional release.
SHOOTING AFF4IR.-Botween 10 and II o'clock on
thursday night shooting aray occurred in saloon
on the corner of Calvert street and Bank lane which
happily was not attended with any serious result.
Ii appears that John Starr having got into some
difficulty with parry of men in the saloon, among
whom was c. James, the latter it is alleged, drew
revolver and fired two shots at Starr he was re
treating from the house. The affair was communi-
Gated to CAPTAIN MITCHELL of the middle district no
arrested James. Justice Spcer yesterday morning
committed the accused, after an examination for tho
"ction of the grand jury.
FREE RIDE.-On THURSDAY afternoon about
clock, Mr.. Suter drove to the Cottage saloon.
High street, Eayette where he left his horse aud
buggy standing in front of the building. Upon re-
turning, he found that it had been driven off by
party. Information of the affair given TO Mar
shall Carmichael, which resulted in Felix Siebolt and
Martin MARITIME being arrested yesterday, the
charge by detective Wallis, but after examination
before Justice Spicer, they discharged; they
having returned the property. 1t was shown III evil
dence that there criminal intent on their part
The horse and buggy left in cha ge of Mr.. Shaw
who handed them over to the amer
The LIVERPOOL STEAMER-Ihe nclement weather
Of the early part Of the week seriously nerered
with the shipment and storage of the heavy cargo of
the steamship somerset, OF the Baltimore and Liver
pool line. that she will be unable to set sail until late
this evening, at early hour to-morrow morning.
Workmen busily employed all last night in
lItlsul sue Will De receiving trelglt
again this morning.
SALE OF Pr PERTY.-S H. Cover auctioneer sold
yesterday at public auction, upon the premises lot
Of ground on the southeast corner of Broadway and
Lancaster Streets fronting 81 feet on the former ard
30 feet on the latter. 1t was purchased by Jacob
Husinger for S4,l0O.
ASsACLTING HIS WIFE.-0fficer Graham, of the
eastern district, arrested John Brown yesterday,
charged with assaultng and beating his wife. He
1as committed for court by Justice Hebden.
SCHOONER SUYE.-The schooner Vesta. Capt Mar
shall, from Baltimore for Newbern. n. c., was run
into by the steamer Ellen Perry of New To-k, and
sunk at Hatteras Inlet on the 9th of December
SALE OF A REVENUE CUrrER-The schooner Town
send, Of the revenue service, at this port has
been sold to Mr.. Richard Chapel, of New London,
for So, 900 cash.
AsSAULT.-James Granger taken into custody
Yesterday by officer Andrews, of the eastern district
charged with asSaulting and beating John Clark
lie was released bail for court by Justice Duncan.