Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-01
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AsSAULTS.-LeWls EaStOn was arrested On Tuesday
night, charged with assauting and striking George
l.. Carliss with billy. lie was arraigned before
Justice Price, who in default of bail committed him
for court.
VIM. Heminser was arrested the same night BY Off
Ger Eaton of the eastern district charged with as
saulting and beating Barbara Weisner The same
justice released the accused on bail for court.
Mike Crew was taken into custody the same night
by officers Eckeman and Clairage of the middle
district charged with assaultng and striking Julius
Rlbtantz; also for assauting the officer and resist
ing him in discharge ofhs duty. Justice Spicer, be-
fore whom the accused was arragned committed him
for the action of the legal authorities.
John Welther was arrested yesterday, charged with
being connected with the assault George Carless,
the night previous. lie was arraigned before Justice
Price, who committed him for court.
SOUTHERN TRADE.-The lines of steamers between
Baltimore and various Southern ports appear to be
meeting with all the encouragement anticnated by
those who nauguIated these several enterprises The
steamer Cumberland yesterday arrived from Charles
ton with an assorted cargo, embracing 12t bales of
cotton, l2 barrels of rosin and quantities of rice
yarn, and other products The steamer Ellie Knight
from Wilmington. North Carolina also arrived with
good cargo, including Az barrels of rosin liz boxes
of tobacco, lot Of cotton turpentne, and other ar
ticles The schooner Lilly, from the same port
brought lU6 bales of cotton, quantity of turpentine
and miscellaneous merchandise.
THE HOUSE REFUGE.-In the First Branch of
the City Council, last evening" the Committee on the
House OF Refuge presented a resolution appropria-
ting $4,000 to the institution for the present-yenr
They say that the institution is admirably managed
and express the hope that private subscriptions will
be made to enable the carrying out the design of in
creasing the accommodations. so much desired, by
the erection of addition to the buildings par
tcularly gratifying feature of the management of the
institution during the past year is the immunity from
disease which it has enjoyed.
PROPERTY RECovERED.-Detective Gray recovered,
yesterday a coat valued at S65 and a vest valued at
So being part of the property in the trunk stolen
from Brig Gen. W. n. Grer short time ago, by
negro named Flint, the particulars of which have
been previously given. The coat was found at
secondhand clothing store on Harrison street, the
negro accompanying the officer (by direction of Mar
shall CarmichaeD, to the place where he had disposed
of the property. Several articles yet remain to be
found.
STOLEN CoTTON RECovERED.-A short time since
two bales of cotton belonging to Messrs Davis & Co..
was stolen from BOwly's wharf and information of
the theft having been placed in the hands of the in
dependent police firm of Messrs PiersOn, Smith &
Co., Fayctte street, they succeeded yesterday in
recovering the property and returning it to he owner
The perpetratOr of the theft has bot as yet been ap
pretended. The property found on Fell street.
in possession Of the person who had purchased If
from parties representing it to be theirs,
The New ORLEANS AND HAVANA SrEAMsA1p.-Tbe
fine steamer Cuba, Cart. Sundberg arrived here last
evening from New Orleans, via Havana. Shebrought
n good freight and several passengers The steamer
is advertised to sail her second trip on the 7tb
inst and the quantity and character of the freight
already offering indicates that she viii have vaIua
BILE and remunerative cargo. The agents are Messrs
Henry M. Warfeld & Co.
COMMITTEE TO VISIT THE PREsrDEyr.-The fol-
lowing named gentlemen, committee to present the
resolutions IN behalf of the great meeting on Monday
night In support of the President leave this morning
Tor Washington Lieut., Governor Cox Hon. P. W.
crane, /. Nevltt Steele, Esq, Allen Chapman ESD
James C0ltlan. Esq
LARCENY.-0ficer Galloway, OF the middle dis
trict arrested Daniel Rasin, cOlored. yesterday,
charged with stealing pairs of shoes and one pair
ofboota from the store of Christian Smith He was
committed Jail to await tho action of the grand
jury by Justice Wilson.
The OPENING OF SPRING.-To-day ushers in the
season of budding trees and blooming flowers
Spring. The weather is pleasant and agreeable but
whether the old adage of coming in like lamb
and going out like lion" will apply to the present
month remains for the future to disclose.
CoMMITTED.-John Campbell, whose arrest has
been heretofore noticed. for garroting VIM G. Coch-
ran, and robbing him Of $50 in money and a revol-
yer valued at $40 yesterday committed for the
action of the grand jury, after undergoing an exami-
nation before Justice Spicer.
COMBINATION OF APPoINTMENrs.-The City Coun-
Gil, in convention, yesterday confirmed the nomua-
ton of William H. Taylor Secretary to the Mayor
| and Evan I. Ellcott and Francis T. King as Com
| nissioners Of Finance, These gentlemen had been
| previously nominated by the Mayor.
ACoInEET.-Mrs. Ogle an aged lady, residing at
No. 6S Raborg street, fell in CONFUSION yesterday
| afternoon, on POppleton street. near Baltimore,
severely injurng her face and hurting herself inter
| nalIy. She was removed to her home by policeman
| Sapp, and medical aid summoned
| VAGRANT-Policeman Standiford, of the middle
district took William Hooper into custody yester-
day on the charge of vagrancy, he having no visible
means of support. Justice Spicer provided him with
home in the city jail for 60 days.
| MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.-Tbe iurv in tho
case of John Seibod indicted for the murder of John
| Schmidt. tried in the Criminal Court on Tuesday.
rendered verdict of guilty of murder in the second
| degree"
THANKs.-Mr. J. g. Griswold, purser of the steam
ship Cuba" has our thanks for late files of New Or
| leans and Havana papers,