The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-21
CITY LNTELLIGENCE.

T IUNERS.-
This body met last evening at halEpast sever
o'clock in the Mayors Office. The Committee ap
pointed at the former meeting to prepare rules an(
regulations for the Fire Department, reported ;
series, which were read amended and recommittet
to the Committee to be reported at the next meet
ing. The applications for the clerkship to thu
Board and assistant engineers were opened anC
read, and action on the same postponed until mex
meeting. The number of applicants for clesk shiI
is 10, tor assistant engineer for Western district
and for the Eastern district Proposals were re
ceived from the "Washington Hose Company,
the First Baltimore Company" and the ''Vigilan
Fire Company" offering their apparatus and ap
| purtenances to the Board for sale. with term
named. The Washington Company offer their
house for sale, and the Nigilant Fire Company offe
their house for rent upon terms specified
Proposals received from Messrs. Poole
! Hunt for building steam engines: from Messrs
Rogers & Son for building hose reels and two
/ trucks, with necessary fixtures. Also from Samue
Harris, and Dukehart & Co., for furnishing hose
Also from several companies rendering services t.
Board. A committee of three was appointed t.
consider the proposals of the companies offering tc
sell apparatus, &c. The Committee will visit thu
houses Of the several companies follows: Tues
| day morning, commencing at II o'clock, at FRS
Baltimore; l o'clock, at the Washington, and .
O'Clock at the Figilant. Several hundred appca
tions filed for the extra men.
THE Poor AssoCIArIoN.-The regular monthly
meeting of this excellent Association was held al
street near Gay, with John c. Bruno, Esq, Presi
dent, in the Chair.
The meeting was called to order by the Pres
dent, upon which Mr.. John W. Mccoy arose and
offered the following resolutions:
Resolced That this Association appoint commit
tee Of three persons whose duty it shall be to draw
up fixed rules for the future government of this As
sOciatiOn.
Mr.. Creighton spoke at some leugt
the above resolution, pointing out thu =.
economlZlng as much as possible the t,iuc .,ich
has heretofore been occupied by the reading of the
minutes of the former meetings.
He was followed by John G. Bruno. ESQ, Presi-
dent, who also advocated the passing of the resou-
ton. twas, however, laid upon the table, and the
Secretary proceeded to read the minutes of the last
meeting, which were adopted.
The following reports were then read, represent
ing the amount of work done by the agents during
the months of October and November: Number OF
families relieved during October, ll5; number of
persons IN families, 4O6; amount of money expend-
ed, Sl29.74 number of persons relieved during the
month of November, 2l3; amount expended, S3lO.-
81.
The resolution offered by Mr. Creighton was
then taken up and adopted, the following gentle
men being appointed as Committee: Mr.. John
e; Bruno, Mr.. John W. Mccoy, Mr.. Sterling
Thomas and Mr. Creighton.
The following report was read by the Treasurer
Receipts from October Is, 1857 to date-from 7th
ward, S5.G2; 9th ward, S547; 10th ward, S2O9. .96
ilth ward, S3lO; 18th ward, $4,000: 18th ward,
ward, Sl7.2j; 18th ward S40.S5; 18th ward,
S27.S2; 20th ward, S126.26 donation from the
Washington Building Association of this city,
S6.66. This report also acknowledges the receipt
OF ) $50 received for the Association through the
hands OF John &. Brune ESQ.,, Presidents also, sew
eral other donations from private sources, making
total of 81, G54.S6. Amount of expenditures to
date S95l.6 .66, leaving balance at present in the
treasury of 81 ,703 20.
The representatives of the different wards were
here called upon to state the amount of their col
ectlons for the present year. The result is as fol-
lows: I'd ward, S65.0S; Sd ward, $500; 5th ward
$50; 9th ward, Sl30; 7th ward, $40; 10th ward
so; Goth ward, S126.
Mr.. John w. Mccoy moved that the Association
make an appropriation of 81 00O for the use of the
agents during the month of January, 1850
Adopted.
Mr. Sterling Thomas offered the following resolu-
ton
Resolred, That an additional appropriation of
l0O be made for the of the agent of the second
district, from this time until the first of January
Adopted.
Mr.. John w. Randolph then offered the follow
ing resolution
Resolred, That this Association do hereby
tender their thanks to Mr.. John W. Mccoy for
the last annual report. Adopted.
Mr.. Mccoy moved that the Secretary be authoriz-
old clothing, &C.
After transacting some other business of trivial
EoDGEEY.-At an early hour on Friday morning
Two men entered the store of Messrs. Bushman N
EIlinmyer, No. North Liberty street, and while
one attracted the attention of the shop bov the
other succeeded in secreting a roll of cashmere
about his person. Both then left the store. The
thett was discovered soon afterward and detectives
Gorman and Stevens after several hours search ar
rested man named William alias Piggy Graham
IN house on Chestnut street. where they also found
the stolen article. Graham was confronted with
the shop boy and identified as one of the parties
He was committed to Jail in default of security to
answer the charge before court
AccmENT.-As MIR. Frederick w. Ulrich was pass
ing toward old town last week he ATTEMPTED to
cross over some freight cars which were on the
rallroad track, at the corner Of Monument and
North streets. While upon the cars the train was
pushed by locomotive which came down North
street. Mr.. Ulrich's foot was caught between the
bumpers OF the cars and crushed very badly. He
was assisted to his home by policeman Miller DR..
Delougheny was ca!led in and upon examination it
loot was dreadtully bruised and swollen.
MECHANICAL FIRE COMPANY FEsTIyAL-In ac-
cordance with long established custom, the Me-
chanlcal Fire Company will hold Christmas Festi-
val at their hall on South Calvert street, commenc-
ng at eleven O'Clock Christmas morning. There
viii be an ample supply of good things on hand,
ana persons visiting 1t may rest confident they will
lot come away disappointed.
STEAMSHIP CONMERCE.-The steamship Commerce
II the Savannah line arrived at her wharf yester-
lay morning at three o'clock. She was compelled
o lay to in the mouth Of the Savannah river for 40
lours on account of the dense fog which prevailed
PROPERTYSALES