The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-23

MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION e;,bt
zenith annual report Of this institution jndicates m
are happy to notice, 81 condition OF creator nros
perity than at any former period its history The
income from members dues during the mast vaar
amounted to $1,000 against 50 900 the year before
The present number OF volumes in the Library !.
1854, being increase during the year of 1914
volumes. These facts speak for themselves and
demonstrate equally the growing usefulness and
popularity of the association. In this connection il
na BE- proper to call attention to the fact that to
the energy and enterprise of the association. the
puohc are indebted for the opportunities soon to be
aliofoeo them, OF attending MIR. Vandsnhoh read
hSS' Tor winch we baspeak that full measure of pub
nc patronage, which the high merits of Mr. Van
denhol' as an elocutonist as well as those Of the
institution under whose auspices the reading will
be given deserve.
STEAM FIRE ENGINEs.-In addition to the st.rs
already taken by two of the principal fire comma
MES (the Mechanical end Pioneer "a introdroa
INTO our city the use OF steam fire engines. the
merchants and property holders in Baltimore street
west of Charles and of that vicinity have onnoirtsd
a committee consisting of Alessrs. Cr,prPs A c.,
NELL, JoHN CcsuISG, FRANCIS T. KIx0, c. n. Levi,
and JAMES IL. STONE, to solicit subscriptions for q
similar object. 1t is designed to place the engine
when purchased, IN the custody of the First BALI.
more Hose Company, one of the most thoroughly
/ efficient companies in the department
/ fiREs.-Ihe alarm of fire which occurred lssr
night about &c O'Clock, originated from tina bnr,
ing OF the rear shops of the cabinet making a.,ah
/ lishments of Mr.. John Heuse and Mr.. T. Ritz ;tno
/ ted ON Fawn street, between Fleet and AHca Ann.
streets.
AS Tie companies We're returning from the above
hre, another alarm was sounded, which was found
to proceed from the burning of a one story bricl
building, situate on Cider alley, between Lombard
and German streets, running westwardly.
MELANCHOLY EvEyr-Mr James Homer ov,na,
OF the ship Kate Hooper, of this port. has received
a letter from her mate, Mr.. Francis Bowen. an
hounclhg the melancholy fact, that her master
captain John Jackson, died on the 18th December
"heh ten Gays ont from the Straits of Sunda She
was on her passage from Macoa, China with car
gool coolies, bound to Havana, at which mort abe
arrived on the 18th inst. The letter slso statae
lhat three oil the apprentices on board the Kate
Hooper had died from fever on the passaoa hut
does not give their names
QUESTION FOR THE Counrs.-Governor Hicks has
declared vacant the Office of Justice of the Peace of
'lls city heid by Justice Morrison, and filled the
vacancy by the appointment of Mr.. Edward ] Pc
ters' As VIII be recolected Justice Morrison WA
appointed by Ex-Governor Lyon short time pre-
'lous 10 ms retirement to fill vacancy created by
resignation and the present Governor claims the
ilSh' 10 ahhul thls and some other appointments
i"ue DIT ABOUT the same time, under similar crcum-
stances As We also learn it is the intention of
MORRISON to have the question settled by the
courts. having declined to yield ur the place until
. thus removed