New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-02
MARYLAND.
Reform Convention-The New-YOrk Firemen
Steamer Brother JOnathan-shlp Robe.
na-sentence for mHrder-Candidates for
CoBgress-visiI Of the Mayor and Councils
Sudden Death.
spoLdeuce Of The Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Monday, Ms

Correspondence Of The Tribune
BALTIMORE, Monday, March 81.
The contest in our Reform Convention still con-
tinues in reference to representation according to
population, and is diss ustios every honest man
who looked to them for the performance Of their
promises before the election They have now
been in session five months and no one scarce
can tell what they have done
Great preparations are making for the receP-
ton of the Americas Engine Company of your
city TO morrow afternoon, on their arrival from
Philadelphia. The whole Fire Department of
Baltimore will be oat-many of the companies
with entirely new equipments, and all with a
niece of their apparatus. Ii is anticipated to be
the largest fremens display ever seen in the city
ON any occasion The New Workers are to be
met at Havre de Grace by Committee OF TWEEN,
ty.three from the companies, and on their arrival
at the depot will be escorted 10 the Waterman
Engine House over q long route, by grand pro-
cession, After depositiug their apparatus there,
thsy will proceed 20 the Fountain SUM-, Light
at where they have quarters, and at night will
be the guests Of the Columbian Fire Company,
Who will give them magnificent supper and bail.
More than q dozen suPpers and dinners are IN
preparation for them, and II they are not surfelted
X will not be our Hremens fault.
Tho steamer Brother jonathan will be repaired
40 "A 20 sail by the close Of the week-workmen
being employed on her night aud day. She at
trscts great attention, the wharf being constantly
crowded with persons who have rarely seen
vessel of her dimensions in our waters.
1t is now stated that the ship Robens, ashore
at Cape Hatteras, will be got of without any Sc
rious damage to her hull Hercargo with the ex.
ception of the salt, has been mostly got out and
saved in lighters.
Our City Councils and Mayor have received an
invitation TO visit York and Harrisburg, Pa, To-
morrow week, and will have great jollIhcstlon
ut the expense Of the Sasqushanna and C9moer'
land Railroad Companies, who have invited tnem'
These Companies wish some favors isom the clty
in the way Of security for loan, and they purpose
irving the arguments Of champagne, &c, which
worked such wonders with the Legislature of
PENNSYLVANIA few weeks since. SO we go.
Thomas Graves and Francis Net, convicted OF
killing Edward Kemp, were sentenced by our
Criminal Court this morning to hard labor IN the
penitentsry till August 80, 1860 Every effort
WAS made to secure their pardon, bat failed: The
wife Of Metz went to the capitol, and oesieging
Gov. Lowe in bis house, forced him by her frantic
opportunities TO hy the city.
The declenAi0n of a re nomination Tor Congress
from the Fourth District by Hon. R0bt. III. Nc
Lsne, has brought forth y host Of aspirants. Nc
Lane has been in Congress as the representative
Of the fret fifteen wards Of the cityor six years
Nendez ], Cohen, w. T. Whyte, VIM. N. Starr,
Joshua Vauzaut, Henry May, w. Il. Harrison, Q.
I'M GTinn and b. C. Freshman, are al In the
Geld. and 4 regular Loco Fooo Kilkenny light wlh
be the result, followed by the election OF w mig
Milton Summers, OF Matthew's 20: a. zen 1eAu
rom Apoplexy on the schooner star to-day
ct one OF the wharves.
A"e "e"'"0' AGO