Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-08
THREE CENTS.
CI TY NEWS

lie was on his way to Phiiaiepjbiaa. a"iN complexion
r7--, c-,--.,. W. A. WNsHALL Undertaken.
THE SUNDAY School CoNvEyTroN -TLo 60,
Sohool Convention of the Baltimore dist;Stu SuhT9ay Ty
baltimore Conference, assembled again vesiar5S raS
RoTnlng II Caroline street Church, the Presdent
Rev. Mr.. rance in the chair. The exercises yarc
opened With singing and prayer by Rev. J. II ~ q
Dosh. The session was principally occupied with ibe
discussion OF the influence and use of music in Sun
day Schools, and the importance and results Of Mis-
sion Schools These discussions were participated in
py several members OF the Convention, including
both ministerial and lay delegates. In considcratior
OF the success attending the present Convention,
requested to call another convention to convene
sometime during the coming year. and Havre dc
Grace was selected as the place in which to hold the
Upon motion of Rev. Mr. Wilson, it was resolved
10 appoint committee of five of which the Prosi-
Geh1 OF the Convention was to be chairman, to make
uLHPly arrangements for the next Convention and to
prepare the general questions be discussed at that
Rev Mr.; Harden and Rev Mr. Barnes Of fbe inis
terlal delegates, and Messls. Henry Slieer Jr.and
"h' W. haanqolph OF the lay delegates.
gore..tlon aha others: and after the singing of Tao
diction, pronounced by Rev. S. H. Wilson. ''N'
=, 4 SWISDLIN. .02ERATIoy N1PPED IN THE Bup.-
Some time during Wednesday man Of rather con
SGquentI@l appearance. REPRESENTING himself as jas
IL. Small, haiijng from York Pa, called at tSc
piano warerooms of MeSsfs. Knabe & Co., and said
J. T. Henderson, of South street as a reieroe He
finally made u selection of $500 instrument He
p.y of soap of Messrs. Smith & Curlett giving the
same reference. These goods were shin6ed tS tbo
Northern Central Railway DEPOT Init NJ Cnrctt ~
sGSpettlns something wrong, telegraphed to York
aud learned that there no such person residing
II ere, and further that the of Henderson was
fictitious, Thereupon the goods were taken hack To
the RrtcS who sold them 1t needless to saw that
Mr. Si1al has not called pay for the articles as vet
SALES or PRoPERTY.-S. II. Cover. auctioneer,
soih yesterday lot "t ground and improvements on
the northwest corner of Eutaw and Conway streets
having front o! i feet and depth Of 80 feet The
improvements consist Of two-story brick store ANA
4 ErOu
rent Of $2l It was puTehasedby Chri.topher Brooks
for $26C0 Also. lot Of ground in fec. on Eosf
Monument street, near Broadway fronting IA fect
and running back to the denth of 70 feet to an alley.
improved by thrGe-s6ory brick dwelling with two
Eradyhouae for $3.50 TIC same auctioneer sold on
y edneSday lot of groun, on Cnase street, near
Of IS fe naying front teGc r;c s3G dgPtn
win Two story back building SoId sr Neet to an
annual grOund-rent of SIS Tout; ~ ~, sU'; N"alle
tAe purchaser at 81 ,1G0 ~ S'hemI u.
! INF INF BUST OF GOVERNOR H1cKs-rt,viIbo
Iat the Germans of this city with IN
Ian Thomas odt iaSt sumner bust Of the lsee
be placed n 'Sffered stSs to the Park TnS Go
GHf which could not be accented on 'tIIeerson Park,
&olSSIonerS on account of rcgniatioIp par. qi tho
dIS nv te piating within the Parks of mnnpa
vas als9 rendered to the Sehutaeani a iog y years
ing it might be snnno9aJ IN OF some political bear
ehSeI 70 Mr. RoSt, on the Beair road who noaI pre
NJ IIs 1t WIS Yesterday placed in position u9on the
- "a -'AA- AluS' Win appropriate
As2TNTFr" r"AerRorstA4.4A@-,.,.. p o'iiollles-
TONED the City Council to make an aDpronr;atir~Fe
'G2,oJD 10 enable them to erect at Bayvew AsviuUn
hospital Tor contagious diseases. the cOnstructinn
oI bathing pools and receiving rooms for the bniIJ
ing OF deal house, lecture and operating room.
oarn ana Stablng, ice house. workshops for inmates
GOAL pit and scales fitting each wing for insane
persons, covering coils of steam pipe and plumbing
paving and grading grounds, fencing adioining Iof
and yards and for finishing and furnishing the inst
luton Inc trustees contend that the interest of
nuInanly "oum De emlnently promoted by this ap-
preparation, las refnr tp +Lo
proper committee of the Council.
PLEASANT SERENADF--The Pastime SociaIs an
as ocl-iO of young gentlemen who for purposes of
mental ana moral Improvement have established
their headquarters Mt 81 est Baltimore street last
evening had fine serenade from the Independent
blues Band, Prot Holland, which was source Of
much enjoyment to the public well as to the gen.
tiemon of tho association. The officers of tho So
President E. Wornitz; Recording Secretary J.
Brenner; Treasurer. 5. Frank; Financial Secretary
CtrGHT At LAsT.-Lewis Barker. Samuel Cant
ana Amos BOND, all colored; were arrested on We'd
essay night by sergeant Eansant and policemen
ueu at 'siI from Henry kue the corner of Diyi-
sion ana hoffman strees. The accused (who have
several tunes been arrested upon suspicion of rob
oeryJ were observed leaving the premises with the
stolen property, which was taken from them JUS
grand jury.
= Il FuGTyE FROM JrsTICE.-Mary Croxen, alias
Louisa Smith, taken into custody in this city vcs
terday, by officers Magruder and VIM. s. Northern
Che latter Of Richmond county Val charged win
being fugitive from Justice she having caHed from
the county Jail of Richmond county Virginia sifna
ted at Warsaw, where She had been confined on tbe
charge of house breaking and robbery She effected
her escape from prison by some party breaking of
the lock to the outer door of the Jail She will be
taken on to Warsaw this morning.
Mass MEETING IN MONUMENT SQU4RE.--It will be
column issue that the friends Of PTesidoGt ido
johnson, Gov. Swami and the opponents OF negro
Monument Square tomorrow night Disringnisbsd I'D
gentlemen will be present to address the people upon
th9Se issues Mhicn now SO greatly absorb the public
mind, and the turn out on the occasion, sure,
will largely excel any similar demonstration seen in
Baltimore for long time.
A New CHAPEL.-A new chapel was commenced
on Wednesday, the lot in the rear of the Caroline
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, which, in honor
n an2o GtI c9t11hS I'm member. VIII be called the
brick, forty-ive by thirty feet in size one story IN
roas oos 4io lLge room "a and @ two Bible class
ed under the special supervision of Mr. L. S. Lam
len, chairman ofthe building committee.
SURGICAL 0PERATIoN.-A difficult surgical onera
non was PERFORMED by DR.. II. P. Yeats, on Wednes-
Ia lay, assisted by Prs. Stevenson and CathilI. The
street. opposite High, and the operation consisted in
The removal of an Ostoo sarcoma, or cancer of the
bone. from The lower jaw. of the jaw-bone
was successfully removed, and last evening the
patient was doing well.
= HAVING STOLEN PROPERTY IN HIS PossEssrox.-
} ohn Mccall was taken into custody on Wednesday
by Lieut.. Owens charged with having in his posses.
sion the watch chain Of Jesse D. Childs of which tho
latter had been robbed in connection with his watch
since. He was arraigned before Ju tee Spicer yes 30
terday and released on bail for the action of the
grand jury.
BOsTON SHIP STRUCK BY LIGHTNGNG-A despatch
from New Orleans states that the ship Artisan Can't
Pollard, while loading cotton that port for Boston
was struck by lightning on Monday and the cargo
took it's in the hOlt, which was filed with water Nv
he city engines The ship was scu tied and sunk IL
he river. She had on board about two thousand
oales OF cotton consigned to various parties in this
ty and the loss is heavy, estimated by some as
nigh as 100000.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-S. II. Cover auctioneer.
odd on ednesday tract IF land on the old Hartford
DAD about six mile from the CITY, near the Hartford
urnpIke, containing about thirty y-two acres Tho
The improvements upon which consists of dwelling
Iarn, stable, &c. Mr., William Leach became the
purchaser at S75 per
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED-The City Council in
convent on yesterday confirmed the appointment by
lis Honor the Mayor, of Edwin Crouch as sanitary
gent in the 18th ward. in the place of ThOs Hinton
emOved; and John II. Slemaker as sanitary agent
n the l7Jh ward, in the place of George e. Briscoe
eSigned
LARCENY.-Mary f. Forester, colored was yester
lay arrested by policeman Rhodes charged with
teallng pair of boys pants, worth $3.50 from Mar
aret A. heener. The accused was committed for the
rand jury by Justice ShoWacre.
MusIC.-Ihe visitors to the ladies' festival at Was
ey Chapel, corner Sharp and Barre streets win bs
aVored this evening with some excellent music nv
he talented choir of the Church. under the chorpe
If the accomplished leader Mr.. Jno Gould
REvIEw.-Mr: Chas. IL. Cobb read the resolutions
It the Front Street mass meeting on Wednesday
light, and not Mr.. Carl as stated yesterday morning