New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-22
BALTIMORE.
Reform Convention Ciaplin's Case-suicide
-Acctdenls-Our new WING Mayor.

Correspondence al The tribune
BAL7lmcRa, Wednesday,, Nov 2o-PM
Our Reform Convention has at last gone to
work and with an apparent show OF desire to do
business There many and just misgVinss
here, however, that all It's labors will prove Of
very little practicable good to the State There
is too much Of the old leaven of anti Reform mixed
up in its composition to hope for much from ITS de-
alterations.
Chaplin's case as you are aware has been re-
moved from Montgomery County to Howard Dis
trict for trial 1t is udcious step so TAR az the
accused is concerned as he will not have quite so
much bitter prejudice to contend with Could be
have pot it TO Baltimore it would have been atll
better. There is little hope for him. must confess
in any County in Maryland yet his friends desire
him to have every opportunity OF an impartial
tral The whole power Of the State will be
brought to bear upon him, lead OFT BY Attorney
General Richardson, and he must be prepared to
withstand an avalanche Of talent as well as ami
mostly. If he be convicted rest assured that the
last day above by the law will be lneted out tor
his punishment, lift should extend even to halt
dozen life times. Only last Sunday poor black
fellow, who was convicted in Charles County OF
entcing slaves to abscond and sentenced to the
Maryland Penitentiary torforty gears, died IN that
institution. he was sentenced III i0t0 dHu " @S
so when he died.
A Young man bout % years of age named Rich
ard A Whelton, of Virginia, committed suicide at
the Mansion House last evening, by taking
quarter of an ounce of arsenic. He studying
Divinity, and had been sent by DR., Johns OF the
Episcopal Church, to an Institute Tor young
cergymen, in Ohio, but proving dull III his studies
they had declined retaining him. This mortlhca-
ton and pecuniary embarassments induced the
act.
man named John Wilinger, was killed yes
terday on the Washington Railroad, by falling
from the cars. His head was severed from his
body Another man named Robert McMakln as
killed on the Philadelphia Railroad at Hayre de
Grace, early this morning, by being run over
Both were intoxicated at the time
Our new Wing Mayor, S. H. 7. Jerome, has
| commenced his administration of the munlclpal
affairs in a manner that has utterly contounded
| the Old Hunker Locos, who never dreamed that
there was such a thing as Progress Delin-
| uuent Watchmen and Police Officers have been
Immediately replaced by active men, and the
whole City Government kept up to quick step.
! 1t is something very remarkable that since air.
| Jeromes installation we have not had an lncen-
diary fire or riot. So much for a Wing Mayor s
! beginning There is great consolation IN knowing
that the Corporation Offices will not be filled
with dissolute and idle men-a hospital for all the
old WORKOUT. wooden-legged Loco politicians
| The Argus, the Loco organ, (which, by the way
grinds awiuly discordant music, and ohends hall
| of it's friends groans very much at the conduct
of Mr.. jerome in showing how the duties OF the
Mayorality should be performed. Affection is
good for old sinners.
The weather is cold and rainy-ieels very sui
| cidal AGO