Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-29
CITY NEWS.

Will answer for warehouse well as for bridge
large mi house for mashng and pounding bones
has beon erected and Messrs Poole x Hunt are now
engaged in fitting 1t up with the necessary steam
engines and machinery. made at their works. Dry
ing sheds and compost pits have been provided for
the transmutation of night soil and garbage into n
merchantahle commodity. The company has con
Tacted with the Mayor and Health Commissioner in
accordance with the provisions of recent ordinance
to carry ali the garbage night soil dead stock
ETC., from the city to the works on C0ligate's Creek
and will thereby not only contribute to the health
and cleanliness Of the city but take the ofsl and
refuse which contain the elements of disease within
them and by chemical combination transform them
into articles of use to the agriculurists In order
to comply with its city contract the fertiliging
company has provided itself with six large deck
scows, two of them newly built by Messrs. Bbra.
hams Il BrO and four of them purchased Mt
Richmond and nov on their way to this city
These Scows sixty-two feet long by twenty in
width. fitted up with raj r0ad tracks upon the dock
upon which cars will he placed for the reception Of
stock. To facilitate delivery of the stock at the
works. an inclined plane laid with Iail has been
constructed, q steam engine, at the upper end Of
which Is now in course of erection. will work end
less chain. to which the viii be attached to be
drawn up and empted. 1t il further proposed to
erect lime kns and burn oyster shell lime at these
works and tho company will avail itself Of the best
scientific assistance t" produce plantifully and
cheapy all kinds of fertilizers to supply the demand
which is constant and increasing From eight to ten
tenant houses are to be erected for the hands en-
ployed. and in the course Of few weeks the upper
end of Coligaes creek will present quite village
like appearance.
AN INTERESTING CASE OF ELoPEMEST.-Somo time
in March last gentleman residing in the eastern
section of the city started for Europe and left be-
hind i'm b;s wifi oJ, ,,c,
and Of rather prepossessing appearance who though
requested to do. refused to accompany her hus-
band on his foreign tour. On Monday and Tuesday
of this week the wife succeeded in procuring from
different banks in the city money, coupons Gc.
which hai been deposited in both her and her hus-
bands name, to the amount of about 81 600, and
cheek for about 81 100. On Tuesday the fathlesg
wife started on trip North, in company with for
mer colonel of New York cavalry regiment with
whom she had become acquainted aOmo time since
i'll this ciy The brother Of her husband ia comrana
with brother of the fathless wife, started in pur
suit oftho c.oiirE couple. and succeeded in orerta-
king hem at the depot in York. Pennsy yania The
wife, after reluctance returned to the home o:
her brother, in adams county, Pa, but the colonel
who had the valuables in his possession. escaped
and has since not been heard from. While IN York
they stopped at tho National House. where tho colo.
mel left $500 in possession of the clerk and which s
Et ny ldtttE untll inc matter lS ECtttGu a9 ne
gave his receipt for tho amount. Ihs amount
therefore taken by the deraulting colonel is about
$1,000. the payment Of the check having been stopiea
The husband is expected to rctL IN in few weeks.
SALE OF BUILDIvG L0rs-F W. Bennett 4 Co.
auetioneeTs. yesterday sold at the Exchange sales
rooms number Of building lots on the York road,
adjoining thc city limits, cing the estate known As
Oxford Nos. : and s. on tha west iido Of Yorh
avenue. 50 feet front by 20) Deep purchased by
John W. Cristy for $500; No. 9 by Martin Cassidy
for $500; Nos II and II by f A Bokcl at 1878 each;
No. Il, fronting Camp street. 100 by 3lS feet by
V. 3. Robinson, a575; Nos. 13 II and l5 aljoia-
ing 35S feet 'front.' by j. Bolgiano for S625; on the
York road. No. % 50 by go feet, hy P. Calaghan.
for $3.50; Nos. % and p, by John Johnson for $500
each Nos 25 and 26 by Il. Rose. for $500 each; Nos
z and 2S by }. johnson, for 500 each Nos. % aud
30 by N. Foxcroft for $780, No. 81. by the same
party for 3l0 the cotton mill lot on the east siis Of
tho York road, 50 feet front, by W. D. Miller foI
$525 lot of 100 feet front. by the samo party foT
S6I5: No 16l on the York road, 20 by 200 feet, by
Daniel Chase. for $500; No. 102, in the rear Of the
above, half an acre. by W. p Lightner for $3.50: No
103, containing acre, 6roo9s and perches by the
party, for 1926; No. Il, on the York road, 81
feet 'front.' by 4. D. Clements.
IMPROVEMENT AT THH CoraT Hnr&E.-The Gil,
Council having passed an ordinance for the removal
of the wall around that part Of the court house
fronting Calvert and Lexington streets in order
to fit up the basement of the building for pubic
Offices the work of excavation is rauid!y progress
ing. 1t il stated that number Of Offices can be
made by this change, which, when rented out, will
pay handsome TO the city, though It sgonealy
conceded that the removal Of the wall will in mea-
sure spoil the appearance Of tho bulldog. An oh
lection TO its removal il also urged on account Of
its doing away with the place generally used 20.
the holding OF public meetings and which is con.
ceded to be the most suitable place for that purp0s,
within the limits Of the city 1t is urged on the part
Of those in favor of the removal that the appear
Of tie building viii b9 equally as good as form
ery and that by the placing Of iron railing in front
OF the court house. that public meetings no hcl3
usual. There seems to be considerable interest
manifested in reference to the proprety of making
tho proposed change.
A HOUSE Broken INro AND RoBnED--On Tues.
day last. sometime during the day wbi the famj'y
were absent al picnic. the house of lir. Joseph
Bogiauo. No. S47 North Gay street. was broken into
and robbed Of about $500 worth of silver ware,
clothing, &C. The thieves effected an entrance Ey
first climbing over into the yard and then going
down into the cellar, and, by the use of n Jimmy"
forced their way up into the house. They ther
forced open doors. drawers. ,Ec., completely ran
sacking the premises taking with them about $50G
worth of property They made good their escape
with tho booty, ana nave no. as gGt Bctn bilbTH-
hended or the property recovered. rho thieves LEFT
the il srrmcnt used by them in accomplishing their
purposes behind which has been plac 4 in he hands
of the police. When the family returned from The
enjoyment of the day, they found their dwelling il
on mass of confusion, doors bursted open carpets
and flooring torn up, &c. 1t is hoped, for the wei
fare Of the CO rnuntY. that these desperadoes wil
yet meet with the demands Of justice.
The SCHrrTzEN PARK" IyArcuP 'rtoy-rhe
SchcutZen'' OF Target Association Of Baltimore
took formal possession. Wednesday, Of their
grounds situated on the Bolajr roed, near the city
limits the keys being handed by the architect. Mr.
E. Lnpus, TO Nj Fra els Gardner, the chairman Of
the Building Committee. The grounds, some twenty
acres in extent, are naturally very beautiful, and
haye been greatly beautiied y the erection Of band
some buildings for musical and shooting purposes
Ga and aatcr pipes have bsen laid through tie
grounds adliHg greatly 10 the attractions OF the
place On Wednesday, members and thu.r families
only were admitted. but Yesterday the grounds we're
thrown open to the public, and were visited during
the day by large number of persons. The annual
festival which proved such success last year. viii
take place in August next, when it is expected large
deputations from the ScheuZen Of other cities viii
be present.
BRoUGHr OE.-Depuy Sheriff Robinson. Of Dor
chest county, arrived in this city yesterday hav-
ing in charge Henry Dickerson convicted of murder
in the second degree, of Captain Pritcaot tho par
ticuars of which have been previou y published lie
was sentenced by Judge Snence to fourteen years
confinement in the Penitenti1ry. James Norman,
the other party charged with the murder Of Captain
Pritchett, was acquitted. Sheriff Robinson also
brought Lewis WooIoTd arrested in this city some
time since by Detective Wallis. charged with rob-
berry in Dorchester county. lie was tried als) AZ
Cambridge and being convicted, was sentenced to
twenty-two months confinement in the Penitentiary
Both Of these convics were handed to the war
den of the Peniteutary. and appropriately pro-
vded for.
A HEAVY BANK RoBBERT.-Botween eleven
o'clock in the morning and three in the afternoon OF
Tuesday last, the Chesapeake Bank of this city To-
Gated South street, below Second, was hc victim
Of heavy and successful robbery. Two packages
of Eotes containing Sll 600, we're taken from the
teers desk between the hours named; and so
adroity was the robbery managed that no clue can
be had to the perpetrator. One package contained
81, 900 in and two dollar noteS-grcenb backs-apd
the other contained $4,000 in national currency
notes, of various denominations. issued by out of
town banks. Nothing further is known Of the trans
action than that the packages were noticed on the
desk at eleven o'clock and at three they were missed
BREvETED.-Lieutenant a. NJ E. Gordon son Of
Judge Gordon, of the Appeal Tax Court. yesterday
received commission as Brevot Captain United
States Volunteers, in recognition of mis- services
during the late war. AT carly period Of the re-
belion CAPTAIN Gordon entered the service and after
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