American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-09

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twenty wards, requires, as we have herctotoF
informed our readers, that members of boil
branches Of the city council shall be eIectc'
next fall. Now this alteration, although OF NJ
consequence to those who compose the presen
second branch Of the council, may be OF vas
importance to the city of Baltimore. Snppos'
that the election be held next fall in complained
with the late legislature enactment, and tina
the courts should hereafter decide that that ac
is null and void; in what condition would !
place the city of Baltimore? the proceedings o
the second branch Illegally elected would b'
nugatory, and the city night thus have her in
tcrests materially injured. We think that thi
subject is worthy OF consideration, and of lega
inresti CATION prior to the next election. If al
difficulties could be obvated by the lcsigna
tons o! the present members, we presume tina
they would be tcndered-but we doubt whe
ther this would be the case, as we believe tn
law requires that those who shall be chosen a
the next election shall serve for two years.
We throw out these suggestions in the hope
that the city may not be injured by the mistake
or carelessness Of the legislature. We have
convcrsed with intelligent gentlemen who have
expressed the opinion, that the act Of the legis
lature is Illegal.
CHESAPEAKE AND Ono CANAL COMPANY
The stockholders Of this Company held thei
seventeenth annual meeting at the office il
Frederick, on Monday last. Col. Coale, the
President OF the Company, read the annual re.
port. We understand, says the Herald, that il
exhibits the affairs OF the Company in 4 very
improving condition. There has been an in
crease Of tolls in the five months of this year
over the same months in 1874 of s3,454.l5,
which we believe is the greatest increase ever
before realized III the same time on this work.
a strong confidence is entertained in the avail
ability Of the law of the last session for the
completion of the Canal to Cumberland. Ow-
ing to the unavoidable delay on the part OF
some of the Coal Companies, 1t appears that
the whole amount of guarantees has not yet
been received. The action Of the Coal Com
panics only is now waited for. The report also
briefly comments upon the recent conduct of
the Rail Road Company in annulling the ar
rangement for the transportation Of Coal be-
tween Cumberland and Dam No. 6.
EUROPEAN TINES. The very excellent jour
nal bearing the above title our readers are IA
miliar with. 1t is a sheet that every man of
business should possess, replete as it uniformly
is with intelligence of the first Importance to
the commercial community, and to the maa Of
leisure, atiording a condensed summary of the
transactions of the Continent Mr. Wilmer,
son of AIR. Wilmer, of the firm of Wilmer &
Smith, is now in our city, and will be pleased
to give any information respecting this journal,
and at the same time to attend to any foreign
business requiring the services of an agent
He may be found during business hours at the
office Of Messrs Adams & Co., Light-st, and
at other periods at the Exchange Hotel.
Rev. Mr.. To-Day, A Baltimore cores
pendent of Northern paper says:-"Rev. Mr.
Torrey has been quite unwell of late, bat is
again at his work. He bears his Imprisonment
at Baltimore with patience, and complies cheer
fully with the discipline of the institution. An
effort is to be made to obtain his release, and a
letter has been addressed by him to a distin-
guished gentleman of Massachusetts on the
subject. He has but little hope Of his release,
however, and the application would probably
be unsuccessful at this time
The EPIscoPArE OF PENNSYLVANIA. We.
learn that the Rev. DR.. Alonzo Potter has
to the Standing Committee his ac-
ceptance Of the Episcopate of the Diocese of
Pennsylvania. 1t is supposed he will be con-
secrated III October or November next.
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Fire About o'clock, on Saturday night,
the coach factory of Mr. Michael Gross, in
Raborg-st., near Cove-st., was desgnedly
fired by some wanton incendiary, and in
short time entirely consumed. The surround
ing houses were IN imnent danger, from the
numerous sparks that were flying in all drec-
tons. Great fears were entertained for the
safety of the Fayette-st. Methodist Episcopal
Chuch, the roof Of which was several times
covered with burning cinders. The upper part
OF the house was occupied as a dwelling
The family lost the most of their furniture,
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