Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-25
CITY NEW s.

is uaoeable to drunkenness. The first occurred at
late hour on Friday night when James e. Poole
young man about eighteen years of age. residing p
Noo South Schroeder street. was stabbed bv Georr,
"iiiey' aiso young man. 1t is stated that WILEY
anu several others had been drinking whisky prett,
..Sey uuilnS the evening. and quite bosterou.
ana dsorderly upon the street but escaned tbe
notice OF tho policemen Between +cr ond oIo-r
O'CLOCK Wiley was passing down South Scbrooda,
street, and observing Poole sitting upor door star
mace some insulting remarks TO him and nassed on
TO the corner of Schroeder and Lemon streets ybo
foole lmpudently followed him and asked hin, yyh
ne meant oy thus addressing him, assuring him that
| IA 10 wanted anything out of him he could get IT.
| "heFcupcn row cnsued between them durino
which Wiley stabbed him in tho left side and cut
nun oady across the stomach The injured man i'm.
eulateIy ran to the office of Dr. c. w Neff on Bal.
Iltaorc street. where that gentleman and Dr. Jones
| attended him. He was removed to his homo sinh
| sequenty, but no hopes are entertained of his re
| coVery lie was still alive yesterday, however Tn
eno mean ttne Wiley had gone to his homo in the
| yielh'ty' but the officer upon the beat poIicemo1
Bond, not deeming it proper to enter the bouao itb
cut warrant, he was not immediately arrested and
"hen search was made for him at later bour he roq
not 10 be found. On the following morning he 1voc
| arrested by Sergeant Cadwallader and poIiooroon
| IL. smith, and taken before Poole who identified
nm ~ the party who stabbed and other Witnesses Of
'he occurrence testified to the same effect He was
subsequently committed 10 Jail bv Jretioe Shorvoora
charged with assault with intent to kill.
Yesterday morning. shortly before one O'Clock nm
other serious stabbing occurred on the south.
west corner of Lexington and Amiy streets A party
| oI herman bakers, employed by Henry Rapp, who
! conducts business on that corner mad q dificultv
| with David Barrett and man named Collins, when
II Is state Conrad Rapp struck Barrett with cane
ine latter made cut at him with large dirk knife
1 tbn r;,rIE
| young German, named Louis Wensthol. inteyfsred
| aud jumped between them. He was then knock ed
| Gown ana stabbed in the left breast cut in the
.'omqch and IN the right hand. Barrett and his
| lflend tnen ran away, but tho cry of murder was
[;''Sea' anu policemen Moore and England arres, ed
DGEfet IN Schroeder street, near Saratoga. lie was
taKen before Wenshoff who identified him rs his os-
a1 ant' and Wensthohs injuries being regarded rs
| dangerous, Justice Meredith took his depositior
| Drs. White and Burke were summoned to attend
Hohstaon' but it was ascertaned that he was having
severe internal hemorrhages, and no hopes are in
duiged as to his surviving. Barrett was Yesterday
committed to Jail by Justice Showacre to answer the
Charge Inc party who was in company with him
was not arrested. 1t is stated that Barrett end bo
opposing party had difficulty originally on the cor
ner Of Fremont and Raborg streets, which was con-
tnued from that point until it resulted so trsgica
All the parties were under the influence of srooo
drink " '-'ls
OBSTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION FROM FIREEoRKs-
lutte destructive fire occurred on Baltimore street
ABOUT two o'clock on Saturday afternoon the resuif
VI an lLuScreet act on the part of lad employed on
N0 prelulsoS. his lad, whose name is Abel, was
engaged IN the upper story of the three story build
ing on the southeast corner of Baltimore and Trino
ietts alley-occupied by George P Seinbaeb. dealer
IN notions and fancy goods-in packing away ouap-
uy OF fireworks when he determined to set of y a
Shy'Iocket from one of the open front windows In
ste'o OF passing out of the window unfortunately
the rocket rushed nwardly, and the fire from il COM
iuhlcatlng to quantity Of other fireworks series
oi alarming explosions Immediately occurred and
oense volumes OF smoke poured forth from the pre-
mlses instantly. Col. T. H. B. Boyd fire inspector
hrst dleovered the fire and commuf icated the alarm
70 the hre alarm telegraph, which soon brought the
hre department to the scene. The combustible
character OF the stock in the place caused the flames
u spread with great rapidity, and despite the
activity and promptness of the firemen large Dor
ton OF the stock on each floor was DESTROYED or
damaged by re. while the necessarily thrown
also did its work of destruction.
Notwithstanding the intense heat of +be o+,ro
sphere increased by tho fire. the fremen worked
vigorously and in the of an hour the flames
were extlngushed, though not much was left bevond
the backened walls. The lad Abel was struck bI,
inc debris OF some Of the fireworks when the FIRST
explosion occurred and knocked down stairs but
sustained no serious injury. The Fire Inspector es-
insurance inc reaoody Office of this CITY and in
Messr8. Johnston and Webb's agencies, amounting
in the aggregate to $4,000. while the house. which
IS owned by the estate of Thomas B. Small is fully
insured in the Equitable Office Neither of the ad-
joining premises injured. An incident of this
ire was the raising of the large ladder of No. Hook
and Ladder Company. which was never before
brought into requistiOn and the comparative case
and dexterity with which it was put up fully sus-
tanned the fame of the Baltimore City Fire Depart
ment, as at present managed.
MAN SUPPosEs HIMSELF SH0T.-Between II
and Il o'clock on Saturday night Patrick Mcdonald,
while IN state Of inebriation, entered the cigar
storo of Francis Cutaiar, No. . North Poppleton
street. and acted in very disorderly manner The
proprietor demonstrated with him, but to no pur-
pose, and finally was compelled to order him to
| leave the premises. Mcdonald then went out into
the street. and. picking up brick returned threat
ening personal injury and thereupon sezng Cutaiar
by the throat, the latter drew loaded revolver and
struck him over the left eye with it. The hammer
Of the weapon coming in contact with the head of
Mcdonald, caused to be discharged and the blood
| commencing to flow from the wound-a slight one
| inflicted by the hammer, Mcdonald, as well as the
crowd attracted by the report of the pistol supposed
| he was shot. Policeman H. Smith, though not on
duty at night. being in the vicinity, ran into the
| place. and seeing Mcdonald still holding on to
CGtaiar. arrested the former but supposing he was
shot, took him to two or three physicians offices and
faling to find them in concluded to take Kim to the
police station he did not seem to be dangerously
hurt By the time they arrived at the station house
Mcdonald, still under the impression that he was
shot, began to show signs of great weakness, but
upon Lieutenant Siebold, the officer in charge exam.
1 lining his wound and prOnouncng it slight injury,
and not gunshot wound, he suddenly recovered his
| strength. Yesterday morning he was committed to
jail by Justice ShOwacre to answer the charge OF
| assault.
| MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERs.-The steamship
Liberty. Captain Hudgins, of the-Baltmore, Havana
and New Orleans line sailed hence on Saturday with
good freight and the following frst-cass passen-
gers Miss Eloise Davis. Miss Mary Davis, Mrs
| Fairbanks, Sister Anne De Sales, Sister Mary An
geica, Hon. Pierre Soule Mrs. Jones, Mr. .Imnora-
| Itz. DIR. Michael Dunn, MIR. NJ. Diffenderfer, Mr
John M. Fitch. Mr.. W. I. Pfohl. Mr.. John Dear
| Master Immoraritz. Mrs. John Dear and two chill.
| dren, Mrs. Jas. Neale, Mrs Ennels
The fast steamship Cumberland Captain Reid
sailed at the time for Savannah; the Lulu Capt
| Chids for Charleston, and the Ellie Knight, Capt
| Harrington, for Wilmington, n. c., all carrying
| assorted cargoes of merchandise. The steamship
| Fannie Captain Smoot, arrived at Savannah, from
this port, on Thursday last. The steamship Cuba
Capt. Rollins hence for Havana and Key West sail
ed from Hampton Roads on Saturday.
LARcENIEs.-Elizabeth Williams. colored, was ar.
rested Friday night by policeman Taylor charged
with stealing silk dress and pair of pantaIoons
| valued at $50, and belonging to Mrs. Mcleod. Sh,
| committed for the grand jury by Justice Show
| acre. A lad named Charles TrusIell was arrested BY
officer Brown, charged with stealing from the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad Company bar of iron worth
| IS. Justice johnson committed him in default O
| bail to await the action of the grand jury Eller
Lanahan aged about fourteen years. was arrested OF
| Saturday by policeman Ii. Smith, charged with steal
ing four shirts and two pairs of stockings from Ed
| ward Murray, living on Pratt street near Poppleton
1 Being of incorrgible disposition, addicted tC
drunkenness, &c, Justice Showacre committed hel
| to the House Of Refuge
Hanorah Kelly taken into custody by po lice
| man Neviker, charged with stealing Sl37 from Tim.
| othy Garrity. She committed for the action o
the grand jury by Justice Johnson She lived in tn,
| same neghborhood with Clarity, and while the lat
ter lay sleeping in his own house, she entered thu
/ place and stole it from his pockets.
| BASE BALL.-Another match game was played OF
Saturday afternoon between the Pastime and Mary
land Clubs. on the ground of the former, out Madi
son avenue. large number of spectators were pres
ent and the contest very spirited one resutin
in favor of the Pastme, the being to 81 Thi
is a contest for the championship and the silver bal
| presented by Mr. George Grafton. Another game
the third, the contest being for the best two game
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