Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-13
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flREs.-About nine o'clock vesterdav r,orn;nr .
hre was discovered in the second story of +bo dvo
NO I4o Mulberry street. near Pearl occunioJ b, ~
families of F. Clapsaddle and VIM WnrLirr tho
latVer occupying the portion in which the fre
haCed' Inc hames were soon extingushed and hut
SnshC damage was done, Mr. Working SUSTAINING a
loss OF about S75 in clothing etc. and the buiId;
which is owned by Richard NaIly, being damaged ="
the extent of S25 which is covered byinsurance Tba
hre originated from defective flue the heat iepitno
Josts of the second story which extended beneotb
the hearth.
Last night, about ten o'clock, the rear build
ing of j. N. Blakes iron fOundery on North street
opposite Franklin, discovered to be on fire. An
alarm was communicated through box 70, to which
inc department promptly responded, but despite
their exertons the flames were not extinguisbed nm
til nearly all that portion of the foundery was de-
stroyed causing loss of about $500 The fire is SUD-
posed to have been caused by sparks from the cupola
In which the iron prepared for moulding
The alarm of fire about half-past O'Clock proved
to be false.
PARDoNED BY THE GOvERNOR.-M W. c. Thomp-
son, Esq, Warden of the Penitentary, received u
few days since from Governor Bradford pardons for
the following persons:-John Welsh and Charles
Stevenson, both youths. convicted of an assault with
intent to commit felonious offence; Jacob Graham
convicted of larceny, and William Watson, about
'~''AS VI
on the 18th of November last in Frederick county
court The two boys had two years longer to serve
uraham' who had been sentenced for seven years
had yet about two years and seven months to serve
and Watson about eighteen months
PANIC IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, ate yesterday after
noon humber of boys in Public School No Is. situ
ated on Republican street. near Lexington created a
panic IN the school by raising a cry of FIRE" In an
instant all was confusion and terror but the teachers
succeeded in allayng the excitement and prevented
any injury occurring to the children. This panic
caused an alarm of fire. which was given about five
o'clock, This is the third time the panic has been
created in this school.
STEALING A GOLD WATCH-ConstabIes RovvIir
and Beckwith, took John Thompson into custody on
thursday, charged with having stolen gold watch
valued at 1880 from Christopher L. Monk, No, 70
Lancaster street; also charged with having stolen a
cap valued at So, from Christian Straub residing on
the Trap road, in Baltimore county, Justice Wbalep
committed him for the action of the legal authorities
SALE OF FARM.-Mr. Elijah B. Holland receptl~
disposed of his farm. containing one hundred and
thirty-two acres, with improvements situated about
live miles west of Bel-Air, Hartford county to Mr.
Christian c. Darlington, of Baltimore county for
five thousand dollars
A VESSEL STRANDED.-A despatch to the Exchange
NcwsroOm, from Halifax, N. S., received yesterday
states that the schooner Lucy Ann from Halifax for
Baltimore. stranded on Coffin Island on Wednesday
last,
The LIVERPOOL STEAMER.-The Baltimore pilots
report that the steamship Somerset, Capt Rattle of
the Baltimore and Liverpool line, went to sea on
Tuesday last in a gale of wind.
APPOINTMENT OF CoNsTABLEs.-The County Com
missioners of Baltimore county have appointed
Henry Wright and Wm. Bull, as Constabes for the
7th district of said county.
APPoINTMENT.-6Ir. Richard Willis has been ap-
pointed assistant postmaster at Towsontown Balti-
more county, BY Mr. James Sheridan. The office is
situated in the drug store of Mr.. Willis