Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-25
THREE CENTS.

be- m an t t~G from each county in the State
70 devise such measures as they NAV 5o, ~ zee
IN iartnerng the objects for which the comTenin3
Eesotred, That this convention rec,,,,,,., i, .
me people OF Maryland sign memorials 10 tbc 90 .,'
@ lalFt a>NIhg that tne right of suffrage BE- restoTad
| anu that committee o! one from each co11ntr oTj
one from ths city of Baltimore be appointed b, a b
resrectlve delegations to obtain SIGNATURES t6 h
| memorials ana send them to the LEGISLATURE viii
| power TO Such committee to increase its members
| ReS9tred. That when this convention aJiHurns II
| SnaI be subject to be re-convened at such time ~
| the executive committee shall designate 'l'1' d.
The consideration of the resolutions was nostnorol
unt II clock TINS morning, to which time the con-
| venton adjourned.
| TEE CHURCH HOWE AND IyFIRMARy.-Tbe trns,oos
Ofthis noble institution. have just made public their
| annual report for 1861 Notwithstanding the nanV
dlscouragements which appeared at the beginning Of
the year, the Home" has enjoyed degree of pros-
perity which ecits profound gratitude 10 the Gver
of all good The liberaly of some of the city church
es the contributions OfcOuntry parishes and hr re-
nembrance of old and tried friends with the ncreas
ed number of paying patients have enabled the board
TO carry on the work through the year without alb It
ing ought from its efficiency or add ng to the iudeb
edLes5 OF ,he institution the contrary the old
ueoI mas oeen materially diminished, and the endo~-
ehI luhd Is now IN better condition than ever be-
l"re' Two bequess, of one thousand dollars each
lave "ee received during the year, one from the late
samuel Wyman, and the other from the late Mrs
George Law The liberality of several gentlemen hos
e0aoled the trustees to number of burial Iots
in Baltimore Cemetery for the use of the ipsitption
The Home is not a local institution, and as its hem
ehts are shared far and wde its resources ought not
to be more restricted. 1t is conducted at less cost
capita than any other institute N of the kind in
the country. Thanks are returned 10 the efficient
warden, Rev. A. W. Clarke, to the ladies who have
devoted their lives to the car of the sick and suffer
ing and to the attending physicians and Others
Ihn ,,,bo &c. ]
40, and the expenses 81, AIS A. cost per caiq
OF $685. The number of patients rec ived and
mnstered to during the year has been greater than
any one of the preceding three or four years The
record shows that of the 59 patients cared for during
the year. 50 have been supported entirely. or i'll part
by their own means or by those upon whom they had
some sort Of claim. while IS have been supported
wholly by charity dispensed through the Home and
this exclusive ofat least ten who have been SUPPORT
ed in part by charity 1t is not meant that go tnany
have been supported by the general contributions
for free beds Some of have been paid for by spe-
cial contributions for particular patients The
officers Of the Board of Trustees are: Wm. Wood
ward, President; Lawrence Thomson. Secretary;
George W. Tingcs, Treasurer; Drs I. Donaldson and
James A. Reed physicians,
ASSAULT WITH INTENT To KILL 4 POLICE OFFICER
John Mclaughlin, Dickson Woods and Henry
Fisher taken into custody on Tuesday night.
Ger W. l.. Bateman, of the middle district. 1t ap-
that about O'Clock the officer arrested one q.
the parties for some offence, when the other two came
up and aided him in making his escape. short
time after, as the officer standing on the corner
of Monument and Constitution streets the same par
ties came up to him unohservcd and made a de<pe-
rate assault upon him. beating him in shameful
manner, during which the officer received severe
cut upon the forehead The assauliing party then
left the officer and ran of concealins themselves in
Il house near by. Officer Batemen then procured the
aid Of rGeant Simpson and policemen R. Mitchell
Culbertson, Gardner and X eene and they succeeded
IN n short time in arresng the three men named
above, and confined them in the station house until
morning, when, after undergoing an examination he
fore Justice Spcer, were each committed to answer
the charge at Court. Sergeant Simpson, aided by
policemen Thomas. Miller and Scott subsequently ar
rested James Ryan and VIM. Dunning CHARGED with
resisting the officer and aiding in the escape from
custody of the referred to. They were ali ar
raigncd be ore Justice Spicer, who also committed
them for Court
SALE OF MARYLAND Coal LANDs.-Gibson & Co,
auctioneers, yesterday sold, for Thomas S. Al KAN
der, trustee, at the Exchange salesrooms parcel Of
coal lands, containing ,N5S acres and 50 perches.
lying on the east side of Georges Creek in Aeg.pv
county, jut abov the lands of the Georges Geek
Coal and Iron Company. The greater portion Of this
land originally formed part of the Commonwealth
tract, Is IN large degre" underlad with the urieen
feet wen OF coal. and is the line of he C I'M
berland and Pennsylvania Railroad. The tract was
first offered in two lots, but no bid was received II
was put up in one lot and sold at 90 per acre A,
Il. Stump, Presl lent of the Georges Creek Coal aud
Iron Company, becoming the purchaser The entire
amount of the sale footed up Sl05.9O).
MARINE DIs.sTER.-The brig Rodmon Pratt rrcr,
Liverpool to Baltimore, with salt encountered huT-
rcane on the 9th of December in lat 49, ION > and
was Obliged to cut away toremast. She was driven
before the storm, and anchored in Ballirkey's Blv
on the Goth. On the evening of the following day
'h' A"d to ont orvar her mainmast and during the
night dragged a considerable iistance, ana II rIiu
weather continued b"isterous it feared she would
90 ashore. o. the morning of the 3lst her crew
landed in the long boat, and she had been stripped
Of all her rigging.
DONATION TO TUE 'HLDRENs' AID SOCIETY At a
meeting Of the executive committee Of the merchants,
banquet to the Grand Lodge OF the United States of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows composed Of
the following named gentlemen ;-Geo ". Herring
Philip VI. SnOwden, Henry Duyall II. nry f Garev
r. q. Taylor, p. l., Perkins, Samuel Diner. r
Parlett George u. Bokoe and John O. A Herring,
the treasurer, George W. Herring Esq, was unani-
WG3'iy directed to ay over the balance of the unds
IN eis hands, amounting TO about S22O to that noble
charity, the Childrcns' AID Society of Bait more.
The HAVANA STEAM R.-Tho steamship Isabella
| oi the Baltimore and savannah line to have
sailed for Havana yesterday, but in consequence Of
| the incement weather she was detained. She will
it is expected, sail to-day at 10 A. NJ About twenty
passengers out this trip. Of whom are book cd
for Havana, including several ladies. The Cuba"
the fine steamship advertised to sail for New Orleans
| via Havana arrived in port yesterday from New
| York.
| GRAND LABCENY.-JOseph Sweeny was taken into
custody Tuesday night by officer Graham. of tho
eastern district, charged with s'e2iug a black silk
dress valued at so, pair of PANTS and coat valued
ut $50, and revolver valued at $50 the property OF
Thomas Green. lI default of security he was com
ntted for the action of the grand jury by Justice
Wh'lcn;
| ACCIDENT FROM FALLING on THE PAyEMEYT.-Mrs
| Mary Carroll, residing on Neighbour street, while
passing along Valley street yesterday in the vicinity
of st. Johns church. slipped and fell upon the pave
| ment causing the fracture of both bones in of
Ter legs. She removed to her residence and at
| tcndei by Doctor Geo T. Collins.
| IIsoRDEELY IN A CITY PASSENGER RAILWAY CAR.
| Edwin j. Hurilc arrested on Tuesday night
charged with dsordery conduct and with brea ing
! he window of city passenger car No 43. lie was
| committed by Justice Sricer.
| rHE STEAMER ELL KNIGHr.-This staunch little
steamer arrived yesterday from Charleston with lO3
bales Of cotton and 3006 bushels of salt She was
| consigned to Messrs. Pendergast, Fenwick i Co.