Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-21
CITY NE IS.

SEVERELY 1NJURED.-On Saturday morning about
eleven o'clock. child of five years, named Law
renee Snively, had his skull fractured by being
thrown out of a furniture wagon on Broadway. and
his right foot crushed by the wheel of the vehicle
passing over it. The wagon was employed in re-
moving some furniture of Mr.. James F. Lee from
h's dwelling, No. 25 South Broadway, and the boy,
with colored woman, got in it. The horse at
tached, from some cause, became frightened and
ran OF, both of them being thrown out The COLI
ored woman escaped with but little if any, injury.
but the boy fell with his head on the cobble-stones
lie was removed to the drug store of Mr.. Grier OF
the corner where Dr. Cockrill rendered his surgical
services, after which the young sufferer was taken
to Mr.. Lees house.
RoBBERY.-About 10 o'clock on Saturday night the
house of Mrs. Kruft boot and shoe dealer corner F
Eden and Mullikin streets. was entered and robbed
OF ady's gold watch and hair guard valued at SSS
S5O in greenbacks and $3 in gold The family was in
the store at the tme and it supposed an entrance
was effected from the rear of the dwelling and the
thief, securing his booty, left without detection.
Some time during the day two well dressed men
stepped into the store, and taking general observa
on, made some inquiry to the price of shoes hut
left without making purchases, and the SUPPOSE
ton is that they the perpetrators of the robbery
They stated that they strangers in the city and
that they were from Washington.
LARCENY OF A MARE-ARREsr OF THE THIEF
received
a telegram from Mr. John C. Martin. at Shippens-
burg, Cumberland county. Pa requesting the arrest
Of young man named Rolen +. TempIeton, whom
1t was alleged had stolen from the stable of Dr. Chas
Rowland in that place. gray mare valued at $3.50
Detective HOuck was entrusted by the Marshal with
the duty of attending to the affair, and, acting OF
the information received, that efficient officer yester
day arrested Iempleton at boarding-house on
Franklin street. and lodged him in the middle dis
uhpr ba ss,,Ls
charge OF an officer, to be taken to Shippensburg
for trial.
PROPERTY SALEs.-Adreon & Co., auctioneers. sold
on Saturday, at the Exchange salesrooms. n lot OF
ground the south side of Franklin street q bv so
feet, improved by two story dwelling, (No. S16) and
subject to ground rent of SIG, to Clement s. E.
Hayward for S2,lOO. Also, dwelling on the north
side of Pleasant street, near CORTLAND D feet 6
inches by 50 feet, improved by two story dwelling
mo. 25D and subject 10 ground rent of $3.50. Pur
chased by VIM. Hanna for LOO. Also, lot on the
southwest side of Albemarle street, near Plowman,
~ by loo feet, improved by two-story dwelling
tNo ID and subject to a ground rent of $3.50 Pur-
chosed by Henry Mylander for 81, APO.
An INFANT FOUYD.-On Saturday night, about 10
o'clock, policeman Elliot of the Eastern district had
his attention called to bundle that had been left
by some children vacant lot corner Of McElderry
street and Broadway. The officer upor examination
louhd that IL contained WtlLe feIale infant about
4 week old, and which was neatly clad and dressed
up IN a bundle OF clothing. Some one in the neigh
oorhood took temporary charge of the little stranger
and il not adopted by some one. will be sent To tbo
hayvlow asylum. What mother is so lost to all
feelings of humanity thus recklessly discard her
own offspring and leave it to the charity of any one
who may chance to find it?
An ARRIvAL.-Rev. Jonathan Edwards, D. D.,
late of Philadelphia. now President of Washington
and Jefferson College, Pa arrived in this city on
Saturday last. on his way to Annapolis as a visitor
to tho Naval Academy. Six of the Presbyterian
pastors of this city are graduates of the institution
over which he presides. DIR. Edwards occupied the
pulpits of two of them (Rev. Geo. P. Hays and c.
Dickson, D. D., on yesterday, the audiences being
greatly pleased both occasions. The alumni
ought to give their Alma Mater d cordial support
under his administration.
RELIGIOUS.-A very interesting series of meetings
were held yesterday in several Of the Methodist Epis
copal Churches of this city, in the interest of tho
Church Extension Society of the Baltimore Confer
enoe. Sermons preached in the various Churches
by ministers from abroad, and collections taken up
in furtheranee of the objects of the Society. In tho
afternoon general meeting upon the same subject
was held in the Light street Church, at which ad-
dresses made by several visiting clergymen and
by Bishops Scott and Ames.
DEALING IN LoTTBRY PoLICIEs.-Lewis Bose, COLI
ored. arrested on Saturday by Captain CasseI,
charged with selling lottery policies at the Douglass
House. on Davis street, Lexington street.
John Isenhart. VINO up Saturday upon the
same charge, was again arrested yesterday morning
by Sergeant Cadwallader. and Jared FOrsythe was
arrested by policeman Hissey upon similar charge
All of the accused we're released on bail for court
DEATH OF AN OLD DEFENDER.-Mr. John Geoepe
Wyant. one of the defenders of Baltimore in 1874
died on Friday afternoon, at St. Agnes InSrmarv,
after proTaoted illness. in his list year. He was
well known to theatre-goers as filling tho position of
doorkeeper at the Baltimore Museam for several
years, and latterly stage-doorkeeper at the Ho-
day Street Theatre.
LARcENY.-ThomaS Miller was arrested on Satur-
day, by Sergeant Short, charged with stealing gold
watch, worth, $50, from William Baldwin. He was
fully committed for the grand jury by Justice Rob-
inson.
FNED.-COnrad Stump arrested on Saturday
night by policeman Gosnell, charged with fast driy-
ing over Gay street bridge. He was arragned before
Justice Spieer and fined s. and costs.
SALE OF MARKET STALLS. e. Cover. auc.
tioneer, sold on Saturday butcher stall in Centre
market, (No. ~ for 1875. to Ernest Sohleipbt