National Republican., 1873-12-19
ITEMS IRON BALTIMORE.

Recruiting for tho navy has been actively going
| on in Baltimore since the first fresh impetus was
given To the buslucss by the Cuban difficulty.
ThS sTn%" q, Ess5w
| city. +,
| Or. y. 9. Gasklli, late assistant llquLie,lng
promoted to chief clerk In the liquidatny depart.
ment, Voc 4, II. Miller.
Eariy yesterday morning Miss IIoimclster. re.
terri6l burned about tho body by the eNpiaioo
ofn coal oil lamp which she was In the al NJ
lighting. Her condition Is critical.
A meeting Of the master tailors was held on
Wednesday might, December II, Rt which a mo.
tion was adopted "that, In view Of the past, the
prices paid % ihe iDgTnsymsn are excessive and
s,l Of prices paid prior to the strike Of tho jour
otneer sunstrum, Of the southern police force,
gular charge Of stealing q floating saw.nili, its
nppuftcnapees. . canoe, and . small scow, in oil
Ths a. sSs pTspsrdy a Tss
o. 900 for the action OF the grand Jury. Carries
claims to have purchased the saw-mill and other
articles according with strict business rules.
In tho United states Circuit Court on Tuesday,
A. q. Goss, brother Of W. 3, Goss, Cor Whose mur
West Chester, Chester county Pa; wa. required
to give bail upon q presentment by the grand
T5} & HS S' 4 SS ,I Sr Eqy sS.nseGG
gave bail in $1,000 Tor his appearance when
wanted. Messrs. Arlin and Mottor, his former
securities, becoming his bail.
Tho Maryland State Aericuitur and Meehan
Isai ASSOCIATION met "Wednesday. A resolution
was adopted that monthly mcetings he regularly
f nsTicuI,arSl III susses and reports upon ,se eonG S
cOuntic. Of the State. Gen. brown rendered his
tSs TSn. x Bopis p"1 Of MSnso%s@y Mo- Sni seanty nna
was elected president, and Gen. Brown 10 the eS-
ccutiye committee.
Joseph Dagger, ESQ.,, an old defender, died on
Wednesday. December IL, at his residence. No.
2i2 North Howard street. The deceased was o
natiyo Of the Grand Duchy Of baden, Germany,
but has been q resident OF Baltimore sixty.slx
years. He was one Of the defenders OF the city at
tho battle OF North Point In the war Of 1872; he
ngton monument, and also In the work OF Gle
waiting the statue Of Washington to tho top Of
the hionument-cvents which he sometimes re.
ierred 10 In conversation with natural pride.
VIM. F.walter,ayoung man, was nrraigncd Tues.
day before Justice Wheeler, charged by Barbara
Ann Wilkinson with committing the crime Of
hwilc Tho complainant living. lic married
wflc No. on the 18th Of January, 1861 Rev. John
W. kramer o!,cLnilng and ,h that on SSptembsr
Ir1 deserted her husband after living with him
about two or three years. Mr: =, T. p. Brooke
sSTin n as z Ee S spy q I;
wife. The case was sent 10 The grand jury ior IN
answer. The two wIvcs me: at the magistrates
uftleo and seemed TO be on lri"adly terms, bidding
each other cordial goodbye.
On Friday night last a man, giving his name as
William ficColgan, was brought into the East
crn slatlon-hous6 by two policemen, having been
handed over to them by constable OF Baltimore
county. He had been picked up near Highland.
town. a short distance beyond the easicrn con.
ines OF the city, and stated 10 the constable that
he had been beaten by several men. On Saturday
afternoon he died. post mortem oi the body
showed that ho had died from violence. An IN.
quest was held, and evidence ndduccd showing
thnt McColgan ate supper NJ iighlandtown on
Friday night, his face at that time bearing no
evidence that he had been maltrcated, but later
In tho evening he was again seen near Higha
town, and this tIino his Jaw was broken and his
body 80 terribly beaten that II was with great
difficulty he could walk. The Jury, after hearing
tho evidence, rendered n verdict that deceased
came to his death by violence 1t the hands of per-
years Of age, and had tie appearance of man
addicted 10 strong drink.