The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

| MEETING OF THE BOARD OF FIRE C0MMIssIoNERs.-
| This body pursuant to adjournment met yesterday
afternoon at three O'Clock in their room, in the
second story of the City Hall. All the Commis-
sioners were present.
The first business occupying the attention of the
Board was the consideration of the applications for
the positions of assistant engineers to the Depart
ment.
After the reading of the several applications by
the Clerk the Board proceeded to the ballot, which
resulted as follows:
Assistant Engineer for the First District, James
| Wesley Shaw of the mechanically Assistant Engi-
neer for the Second District, James l.. Stewart. of
| the Vigilant.
The First District comprises all that part of the
city living west of Calvert street, and the Second
| District all that part lying east of the same.
! The Board then considered the various proposals
received for building the six steam fire engines, pro-
vided for in the ordinance creating Paid Steam
| Fire Department.
| Without coming to any definite action upon the
proposals the Board at 6L O'Clock adjourned.
DEATH WARRANTS OF HENRY GAMrRILL AND JOHN
| STEvENs.-Ye Yesterday morning Thomas, Creamer,
| Esq, Sheriff of Baltimore city, received from the
Governor of the State, the death warrants of Hen
| ry Gambrill and John Stephens alias Cyphus,
(negro.) The former convicted at the last term of
the Criminal Court, for the murder of police officer
| Benjamin Benton, and the latter for the murder
| of a negro named William Henry King. The day
! ot.executon, fixed by the warrants, is Friday,
| the eleventh day of February, 1859. At 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the Sheriff and Deputies pro-
ceeded to the all where they were received by the
| Warden, ,Thos. G. James, Esq land in company with
that officer and three or four others, repaired to
| the cell of Henry Gambrill, where the death war
rant read to the convict by the Sheriff. During
| its reading, Gambrill remained perfectly calm,
| showing but little emotion neither did he speak
after the Sheriff had concluded. The officers then
retired and next visited the cell of Stephens, who
was engaged in reading the Bible as they entered.
| The warrant was then read to him when he ap-
peared much excited and stoutly protested his in
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sentenced by the Court. The Sheriff assured the
prisoners that every thing in his power should be
done for them, which uldpromote their spiritual
or personal comfort during the time allotted them
to live in this world.
| HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Mr. Charles Murdock, resi-
ding on the corner of Grundy and McMechin
streets, was robbed of $50 on Friday last. He had
drawn SlOO from one of the banks of the city dur
ing the morning, and had paid away $40 of it dur
ing the day, leaving balance of $50 in his pocket
book. He drove out to his residence at a late hour
in the evening, in company with his son, and while
on the point OF entering the gate which led to his
house was confronted by four men, who demanded
his pocket book, and upon his refusal one of them
struck him a violent blow the side of the head
with billy, telling him to the ground. Two of the
party then held him while the rest of them pro-
ceeded to rifle his pockets. One of the struck
his son violent blow with his fist, and threatened
to kill him If he attempted to escape.
OvERBoARD.-A man named William Morgan re-
siding on Light street, Federal Hill, made narrow
escape from drowning, about eight o CLOCK on Mon
day evening. He was walking in the vicinity of
Hughes quay, and being considerably intoxicated,
made misstep, and fell into the water 1t so hap
pened that Captain Philips, the commander of a
small bay craft, lying near. saw Morgan founder
ing in the water, and succeeded by the dexterous
use of a boat-hook in keeping him from drowning
until he procured the assistance of the hands at
tached to his vessel.
ATTEMPT TO KILL.-On Monday night about s
o'clock, two men named Christian Rupkey and
Frederick Enr mat on Str
near Broadway, and Shoemaker asked Rupkey for
sum of money, which he alleged the latter owed
him. A dispute followed, when Rupkey drew a
pistol and fired at Shoemaker, but the ball did not
take effect. Rupkey arrested yesterday, and
awaits hearing before Justice Audoun
PRICES OF FUEL.-The prices of wood at the diff
ferent yards yesterday morning ranged as follows:
Pine, wholesale from So to $780, retail from S3 75
to S4. rs. Oak, wholesale from $3.50 to S375; re-
tail from 81 to $3.50. Hickory, wholesale from
$3.50 to S5; retail from S5.25 to 1915.