The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-27
CITY LVTELLIGENCE.

| FIRE DEPARTMENT MEETING.-An adjourned meet
| ing of this department held at seven oclocI
last evening at the old CITY Hail. j. G. Ramsay
of the Columbian, in the chair.
I Upon the call of the roll it was found that all tn
companies were represented.
The proceedings of the last meeting were read b,
| the Secretary and approved.
Mr.. John I. Morris of the New Market rs chair
man OF the committee appointed at the last meet
ing reported the proceedings of that committee
| Mr.. W. I. Nichols of the Mount Vernon, moved
that the report be accepted and agreed to- The mo
ton was unanimously adopted
Mr.. John T. Morris, of the New Market then of
fercd the following resolutions:
| lst Resolrcd, By TIE baltimore United Fire he
pdrtmeW. That this Department objects to that fca
turc Of the new ordinance recently formed by the
City Council, entitled an ordinance to establish a
Fire Department for this city &C., which deprives
this body Of the right to elect its chief engineer as
sistant engineer and fire commissioner, and vests
the right in the Mavor and CITY Council Of Balti-
more City, and would recommend in lieu thereof
that said right to select the above named officers be
vested in the Fire Department as it is now or
ganzed.
3D. ResoIred, That they object to that feature Of
the bill which eXacts an oath from the mem
berS constituting the Fire Department. and
would recommend in lieu thereof, that the member
ship should consist of citizens above twenty-one
years of age, of good moral character and other
wise as prescribed in the bill.
Rcsoired, That they object to that feature of the
ordinance which disbands several of the oldest and
most efficient companies now constituting this De-
partment, changing the location of several of the
companies that are retained and converting hand
engine companies into steam engine companies
without the consent of said companies or the con-
currcnce of this Department. and thev would sup-
gcst in lieu thereof that all the companies consti-
tuting this Department be retained bv the new de-
partment to be organized now located, and
organized with the right to said compa-
MES, as some have steam engines, and such
Others NAV hereafter purchase them not to ex-
h4rt lima To
them in lieu of the hand engines now in use.
The Department then proceeded to vote in
companies upon the resolutions offered by Mr.
Morris.
The resolutions were adopted. The vote Stood
ayes Is; noes l. All the companies voting in the
affirmative except the Washington Hose
Mr.. John 1. Morris, of the New Market, moved
that the committee be discharged and the resou-
tions be presented to the Mayor by the proper of
ffcers.
Mr.. Baltzell, moved that the committee who re-
ported the resolutions, present them to the Mayor
Mr.. Oliver then moved that the Department ad-
journ until Monday, Nov. 9th, at seven o'clock
Adopted.
The meeting then adjourned until that time.
IIIGH STREET CHrRCH hHPRovEMEyT.-Th Uirh
Street Methodist Episcopal Church has recently
undergone thorough renovation. The basement
has been entirely changed. The Lecture and
School room is in the front part and the class
ture room is large and very convenient, with three
entrances from without, and dOOrwavs from it to
each OF the class rooms The second story presents
very chaste and elegant appearance The old
pulpit has been removed, and a new one of marble
has taken its place. A very neat oak railing high.
ly finished, extends eight feet from the pulpit
and encloses the altar. All the wood work on this
lIoor has been newly painted, and the walls and
ceiling trcscocd The entire room is finished in eX-
celent TASTE and will serve the purposes of the CON
gregatlon much better than heretofore. On Sun
day next it will be reopened when the Rev. Dr.
Hodgson, of Philadelphia Conference now stationed
IN Lancaster city, Pa, will preach in the morning
at eleven o'clock, and in the evening at seven
O'Clock. The Rev. Henry b. Ridgely is the pastor
III charge, and has supervised improvements.
CHARGE or ASsAULrING UNITED STATES Mtnsu8L
WATKINS.-Wilam Parker yesterday arrested
by the Deputy United States Marshal on the charge
OF committing an assault upon Marshal Watkins
about ten months since. The Marshal was in a
carriage at the time, with two seamcn in his Gus
tody, charged with stealing some articles from the
ship Jane Henderson, and Parker, in company with
several rowdes interfercd-Parker being charged
with pointing pistol at the head of the Marshal
and forcing him to relinquish the prisoners. Parker
was not arrested for the assault until yesterday. lie
will undergo an examination to-day.
ACcDENT.-On Monday evening about seven
O'Clock, Mr.. Paddington was driving his carriage.
in which We're several ladies, out the Fort road
when the back axle tree broke, throwing the rear
ot the carriage to the ground, slightly iniuring
two Of the ladies. Fortunately the horse was very
gentle and stopped ON the occurrence Of the acct
dent.
ANornEn.-A laborer employed at the Flour aud
Commission Warehouse of John Ross, Locust
Point while working with some plaster had two
of his fingers crushed by a large lump falling upon
his hand. He received medical attention.
RAILROAD AccGDEHT.-An accident occurred on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near Sykesyille,
a 10, .
freight trains bound east. The accident originated
through the carelessness of the track layers, who
had taken up rail about the time the freight train
was due and before they could Law another the train
came upon them at full speed, running off the track
and doing considerable damage to the engine and
train. No one was injured.
ARREST OF AN ESCAPED CoNyIcr.-Iast night.
about ten O'Clock, Sergeant McCOmas and officer
lludgins, arrested negro man in house on Low
street, between Front and High streets. who broke
jail in Westminster, Carroll county. lie wa convict
ed in that place of robbery and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary He bears upon his arm
the wound OF a pistol shot, which he received when
engaged in the robbery. Justice Mearis committed
him to Jail to await the requisiton Of Carroll coun-
ty. -
ACCIDENT FROM CAMPHENE.-AbOut two o'clock
on Monday night a coored servant girl of Mrs.
johnson, corner of Fayette and Aisduith streets
was very severely burned by the explosion of
camphene lamp. The fluid was thrown over her
PEI SUM anu he sNiil III many pldcCS was Ddu-
ly burned. She received careful medical atten-
ton
THETA piece of flannel, valued at SIS, was
stolen from bench in front of the store of p. Os-
bourn Dugan, corner of High and Gay streets, on
Monday evening. Mr.. Dugan did not miss the
goods Immediately, and the thief had time to make
his escape.
FELL IN THE DoCK.-Y esterday afternoon, about
three o'clock, boy about twelve years of age,
while endeavoring to get stick of wood out of the
dock at the county wharf, fell in. He was much
exhausted when rescued by some men.
NON-ARRIvAL.-The steamer City of Norfolk. of
the Savannah line, due here on Sunday evening
last, had not reached her wharf late yesterday
evening.