Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-03
Baltimore Correspondence.

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Lecture before The Baltimore Protestant AsSocia-
tion-7As Question Settied--City 1azes-7Ae
Police Reform Bill Defuaet-Supposed Intan-
ticide.
BALTIMORE, March 8, 1856
The American Protestant Association Of this city
announce that the Hon.Wm r. Smith, of Alabama,
has consented to deliver a lecture before them,
on Thursday evening next the 9Th instant, on the
subject of American Professionalism. The lecture
will be delivered in the spacious hall of the Mary
land Institute and the proceeds Of the sale Of the
tickets viii be added to the voluntary poor fund,
so generously contributed by our citizens, under
the auspices Of the propretors Of the Baltimore
American.
The high reputation recently achieved by the hon.
orable gentleman in his great speech in the House
OF Representatives, on the Roman Catholic Church,
in reply TO Hon. Joseph R. Chandler, together with
the charitable purpose to which the proceeds Of
the contemplated lecture are to be devoted, win
doubtless insure very large gathering on the oc-
casion.
The question raised as to the eligibility Of B. +.
Zimmerman, ESQ.,, to the Office of City Auditor, on
account of his being member Of the City Council
at the time Of his appointment, has been decided
in his favor; and he yesterday bonded and entered
upon his duties. The City Counsellor, who was
consulted in regard to the matter, gave it as his
opinion that the restriction in the ordinance which
was urged as a bar to his appointment is Illegal.
The Committee of Ways and Means of the City
Council, last evening submitted their report Of the
r.,
and the amount Of taxes TO be levied to meet the
same
The estimated expenses Of the year are footed
up at ss85,s4l SO, and the estimated receipts at
s4s5,s74 s9-leaving, sS70,06e "a to be provided
for by direct tax Of IS cents on 800 worth Of
assessable property-other demands upon the city
such as internal improvements, courts, poor, harbor
improvements, public schools, &C., win require a
further levy ofso IL cents, making the total levy Of
Al 35 Ia on the 800 worth Of assessabe pro-
perty within the limits Of direct taxation Outside
the limits Of direct taxation, the levy is 81 0e on
the 800. This levy, though heavy and onerous
one, is not SO much SO was generally expected.
The report sets down the assessable property OF
the city, within the limits Of direct taxation, at
SOC, 505,745. The levy, as heretofore, is based
upon the estimate that seven-tenths Of the whole
sum it would produce, will be received.
The newly-appointed board Of commissioners for
opening streets, composed Of Messrs. N. T. Du-
shane, Nathaniel Hall, and Daniel Taylor, organ
lied yesterday by the election Of Charles III. Rob
erts, Esq, clerk Of the board.
The police bill, for the reorganization of the
police department, after having been indefinite
y postponed in the First Branch, was again
revived and passed by the Second Branch, yester-
day evening received It's final death blow in the
First Branch. On its being received from the Sec
ond Branch, the President decided that II would
be out of order to entertain 1t, having been once
indefinitely postponed. An appeal was taken, but
the Branch sustained the decision; thus efectually
putting end to all prospects Of any such reform
as the bill contemplated during the present session
Yesterday morning man stopped one Of our
city omnibusses, and delivered TO the driver box
about two feet long telling him he would enter
the coach In moment, as soon as he attended to
some business in tho Exchange After Whiting
reasonable time, the man did not make his appear
ance, and the driver moved on. The box was
passed from one omnibus to another, in the ex-
poctation that the owner would see il, and claim
his property, but he never appeared.
suspecting something wrong, the box was final
y opened by police officer, when it was found to
contain the dead body Of an infant Whether Il
bad been murdered or not, could not be ascertain
cd, but most probably il bad. The driver thinks
he can identify the man, and the police are on the
watch for him. fNrRrcus