Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-05
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| ofaln each by chidbed, Group, scarlet fever and
Inflammation Of the lungs, each by old age, organ
ic disease of the heart. palsy, rheumatism and teeth
ing and each by abscess burn casualty congestion
OF the brain. dropsy in the head drowned ditheria
eryslpeias, Inflammation Of tie bowels, mumps plu-
rlsy, small pox, spinal affection and violence I'm
| known adult 2, unknown nfantile u still births s.
y died under year Of age 13 between and 2vears
Y between and years. 13 betwoeu 10 and 20 wears
u between Dand 80 years, 14bctween and 40 wears
between 40 and 50 years between 50 and 60 vcors
| between GO and 70 years, and between 10 and S0
years 50 of the deceased were males and 40 female7
| 23 of the whole number being colored persons In
| comparison with the number Of deaths in the cor
responding week of last year. there was an increase
of 30 in the past week, most of which be atrib-
uted TO the increased mortality of the children.
| THE MARYLAND Turner AssoCrATIoN.-This asso-
ciation accompanied by band ofmusic, and appro-
pirate colors paraded through number of streets
yesterday their way to Rosts lager beer garden
the Beair road. where they spent the day in the
enjoyment of their usual festivities. The members
were dressed uniformly in grey flannel shirts black
pants and hats-a number of their carrying boques
oftowers. some bearing wreaths or lunches of ever
green, entwiued with gay colored ribbon. and alto
gether presented neat appearance The pleasant
weather ofycsteIday had tendency to draw a large
number of PERSONS consisting of men, women and
children, all of whom entered heartily into the fest
vities of the occasion. Capt Mitchell detailed num-
berof officers with instructions to preserve good order
and which generally the case after ejecting few
disorderly persons from the premises There was but
one breach Of The of note during the day, that
was an assault made by James Dennis, upon Isaac D.
Piersai VINO resides at Mol High street During the
melee Dennis drew a knife but did not uso it. Off
Ger Crockett appearing and took him into custody
bringing him to the middle district station house
where he was held for an examination this morning
before Justice Spicer.
BRUTAL ASSAULT AND ATTEMPT TO RoB-The
dwelling of Samuel 3. Stafford, Esq, near Bladens-
burg, was broken open on Monday night, tho 2Sth
ult, about Y o'clock, by three men, who assembled to
the second story where Mr. Stafford slept They de-
manded his money, pointing toward him at the same
time deadly weapon. He told them bis money was
below stairs, as he would show them, and on his
going down he struck on the side of the head
with billy which caused his blood to flow copiously
and felled him TO the floor One Of tho robbers was
standing in the front door, heading Mr.. Stafford in
when he escaped by side door At the same time
his housekeeper, who slept below stairs was ascend
ing to his aid, when the robbers brutally inflicted
five dangerous wounds on her head, and beat her
about the shoulders and arms with billy. Finding
Mr.. Stafford had escaped. and the colored women
coming in, the robbers fed. On the Saturday pre-
viOus two of the mon called at the house. inquired
the way to Badensburg, and said they had been
soldiers. They had been at other houses asking for
work at some, and at others for vctuals.
POLICE Work FOR MAY.-From reference to the
record of Mr. Thomas clerk in the Office of Marshal
Carmichael, the whole number of arrests made du-
ring the month of May was 1858, which were dis
posed of as folows:-2S committed for trial. 81 com
mitted for examination, SO bailed for trial. 406 bailed
to keep the peace, and $40 committed in default of
bail Of the arrests SIT made for intoxication
1877 for breach Of the peace I'll for breach of ordi
nances Y for assault and battery 81 for larceny At
for abusing, 35 for fast driving. so for yagrancy Is
for fighting in the street. IA for robbery 13 for gam
bling on the Sabbath, for being suspicious charac-
ters. for threatening to kill each for murder as
saut with intent to kill, assaulting officers assault
ing and stabbing. and vending lottery policies The
remainder were for various offences. There was
during the month 02 dodgers at tho various station
houses, 767 of whom white males, $50 white fe
males, 254 colored males, and 81 coored females |
There increase the past month ofl7 over the
number of arrests made in the corresponding M
of last year.
INSANE ASYLUM WITHIN DR. LAX 3AtioN' u ~ i an
ordinance has passed boCn Branches of the City I
Council prohibiting the erection OF insane asylums
within direct taxation. 1t enactS that 1t shall not DC
lawful for any person to erect or build or
to be erected built, any Lunauc or Insane
Asylum within the limits of direct taxation That
no building already erected, or now in course Of \
within the limits Of direct taxation, shall be
used as Insane Asylum for the purpose Of con-
tanning insane persons, provided. however, that I
nothing in the provisions Of this ordinance shall refer
to or interfere with the Maryland State Hospital.
That any person persons offending against the /
provisions of this ordnance shall forfeit and pay the
: of one hundred dollars CS1GO) for every such Of
onoo or ''"a " -ther sum of one hundred dollars
building to bo used for susr nprposes
SNEAK THIEF.-About twiEl:.. an Sunday = col |
ored man, named Stephen Myers eutored tba dvver |
ling Of Mr.. A. P. Woods No. 167 Garden Street and
putting uDon his back the best suit of clothes he
could find, decamped with them. lie was observed
by one of the ladies Of the family as he was descend
ing the stairway but, supposing that he was one of
the household servants. she paid pal tioui,r atto
ton to the circumstance until. at later hour the
loss of the clothing discovered. By the descrip-
ton which she gave of him, policeman Rhodes was
'>I%v GnanAI to recognize him. and after a CON
nniIt on1 I%stica Sbo,vadiTmR. He acknowledged his
grand jury. oN -'i'1 10i 'no
The BODY OF THE LATE CHARLES SPRI,-
The body Of Charles S. Springer, whose death, By
suicide on Saturday night, has heen heretofore pub
shed, was yesterday by direction Of Col. Simpson,
Medical Director of the Middle Department, deliy-
cred by Lieut.. Wright to the care Of Mr.. George l.
Kennard and others of the Masonic fraternity.
These gentleman had the body removed to the estab
lishment of Mr.. ohm II. Weaver. for the purpose
of having it embalmed, previous to its being for
warded to Bangor. Maine. The deceased was for
mery attached to Maine regiment, and was wound
ed at Spotsylvania Courthouse since which time he
has been employed as a clerk in the War Depart
ment.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A YOUNG WoMAN.-Another
suicide was attempted, Saturday evening last, by
a young woman, of about nineteen years, named
Mary J. Newton, residing with her father, VIM. L.
Newton at No Is North Amity street. 1t is stated
that she had had difficulty with sister, and the
latter getting the better of the dispute, in violent
fit of anger she seized vial, containing ounce Of
audanum, and attempted to swallow the whole Of it..
She was observed by member of the family, who
succeeded in wrestling the bottle from her before she
had drank its entire contents. Drs White and Ste
phens were called in and relieved her. and it is
thought that she will recover.
PROPERTY SALEs-S. Ii. Cover, aucliOneer, sold
yesterday at public auction, lot of ground on Con-
way street. near Warner, having front Of l5 feet
and depth Of 1l5 to an aley-improved by two
story and garret brick dwelling, &c. The ground
rent upon the same is $50 per annum. 1t was pur-
chased by John MeManus for 1929. The same auc-
tioneer also sold Il lot of ground and improvements
on the east side of Washington street, between Bank
and Cough streets the lot fronting Il feet and having
| depth of IS feet. The Improvements consist Of Il
1 two story brick dwelling, &c. Sold subject to an
annual ground-rent of $lS Hugh Jaeger became the
1 purchaser at $7S2.50.
JURORS OF THE UNITED STATES CoURT.-The fol
lowing are the names OF the persons who have been
selected by the United States Marshal jurors fol
| the June term of the United States Circuit Court
which commences its session to-day. Grand jurors
| Edwin Bailey Thos L. Hambleton, Samuel Picker
l ing, John Evans John w. Ross A. A. Chapman Lo-
l renzo Thompson, Charles Dunlap, John B. Selden-
stricken, John Z. Stevens, George Needham, W. Nc.
/ Kim, A. j. Jondolph. w. II. Conkling, Mason l.
Weems George Harris, John Hurst, w. D. Miller
F. 5. Evans, w. l. Nichols, Horace Abbott, +. s
| Corkran and Clinton Garwood.
| FATAL ACCIDENT.-Shortly before noon yesterday
| while party of laborers engaged in digging .
trench from the cellar of the house the sOutheas
| corner of Lombard and Carey streets, for the pur
pose of connecting it with the main sewer the en-
bankment fell in. burying beneath it two OF the
| workmen, William Lynch and James Cox. The for
mer was instantly killed and the latter received Sc
| we're injuries about the legs and feet. Corone
| Greentree held an inquest. The deceased, who wa
| about forty years of age, was removed to his resi-
dence in a court in the of No. 20S South Eutav
| street. He leaves widow.
| PITCHING CENTS ON SuEDAI.-A number Of boy
were arrested in the eastern section of the city,
Sunday and Sunday night for violating the ordinanc
prohibiting the pitching of cents upon the Sabbath
They taken to the eastern station house, wher
| fine of 81 and costs was imposed upon each. Tn
police are determined to break up this embryo gam