National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-11-04
ITEMS FROM BALTIMORE.

Mr.. A. s, Abel and family have returned from
Europe.
steI h n Kre n has been ordained as priest at
St. Clements College, Leicester, Md.
The Citizens Passenger Railway Company
have placed i've additional cars on their line.
James d. Gilmor, ESQ.,. OF the Eutaw house,
has leased the Cincinnati hotel, at Cincinnati,
Ohio.
zens OF the county for self-protection against
thieves.
Hon. George VIM. Brown Saturday received
his commission rs chief Judge OF the supreme
bench for the term OF fifteen years.
Mr.. Edwin J. Harrison has been nominated by
the Reform party rs clerk OF the City Court, 10
nll the vacancy occasioned by the death Of Mr..
Otis Spear.
Warrington Camp No. /, and delegations
America 1 E attended broadway ii. 2. church on
Sunday.
uThe roof OF the millinery establishment Of
Mr.. 4. X. Frank. No. 70 Lexington street, caught
DIRE Sunday afternoon, but was extingulshed be-
fore any serious damage was done.
Moses Pollock and Benjamin Well have been
elected delegates to the constitutional conven-
tlon Of the B'nai Birth, 10 DO held at Chicago In
January next.
The funeral Of Otis Spear took place sunday
afternoon from his late residence, No. u North
Green street, and was largely attended BY In
surance officers, merchants, members OF the
Poor Association, and others.
Archbishop Bayley has returned to this city
from his tour In Western Maryland. During his
absence he has performed the rites OF confirms
| ton and ordination upon number OF persons In
| various places. lie IL In most excellent health.
John Bowers, q young man aged twenty-one
years, residing with his parents, on Chapel
| street. near Fayette, and employed as hand on
| the pungy boat Fashion, was drowned by falling
overheard from the pungy on Saturday while on
North Point.
About 1880 O'Clock Saturday afternoon Patrick
Brannan, q newsboy, was Knocked down on
South street and run eyer y furniture wagon
slightly bruised, but was able to proceed TO his
home In short time.
VIM. A. Wheatley, about ten years Of age, son
ana srss WAS run
over on Saturday by furniture wagon, on Ere
mont street. and injured about the leg and the
right side Of the neck and face. The injuries
| were not serious.
The FIRST anniversary Of the church associa.
tlon Of the Protestant Episcopal Church OF the
diocese OF Maryland was celebrated on Sunday
BsSop Withdrawn, with S number y clergy cry
were present. The lessons were read by Messrs
Fleming and Brown, and absolutlon was pro
nounced by the bishop.
At q meeting Of the Lederkranz Singing So
ciety, held in Raines hall, sunday evening,
committee Of I'VE, consisting Of Messrs. Jacobs
Bitter, Muller, Raiber and Steinmuller, were ap
pointed 70 select hall and name an early d.,
proceeds OF the concert will be forwarded u
Memphis for the alienation OF the sufrerlngs Of
the people.
The Consolidated Board Of the Catholic Socie
ties met on Saturday evening last at the archie
piscopal residence. The following officers wers
elected for the ensuing year; President John 4
McGlnnlss, Of Immaculate Conception secont
vice president, John Rutledge, Of u. John No
Q; secretary, James II. Phillips, St. John No. I
and treasurer, John Nugent, OF st. Peters.
The opening Of the Maryland Dental College
took plaza Saturday. Addresses were made BY
ProfsssoY..Coy hey. DR.. Fuller, Of the EutaW
Place Baptist church, and DR.. Wnder. The fac
uty is composed Of the following Professors
Samuel II. Williams, Byron Mccoy, Henry IL
Keech, M. W. Foster, T. p. Keech, Richard b
winder, Samuel NJ. Field, L. McLane Tiffany, A
7: Gore, b. W. Barton. Professor wlnder, dean
OF the faculty.
On Saturday afternoon two men passing an
embankment at tho southern terminus OF Han
over street were greatly astonished at seeing
the arm Of q man sticking out OF the earth
From the fact that the soil bore evidence Of hav.
ing Just fallen, and shovel being fonnd on the
spot, the men correctly surmised that an unfor-
, tunate man, while digging for sand, had been
covered up by the bank falling upon him. After
few shoyelS OF earth had been removed from
about the exposed arm, the head OF John Fisher,
living At "a Hollins street, was exposed to view,
and In q short time thereafter he was removed
from his unpleasant position, Fortunately for
him his injuries were only Of a slight character,
and he had been buried only short while when
his situation was discovered.