The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-10


posted conspic ,ouy the Office department. and
in and about the several engine houses belonging to the
department and to give notice that they prepared
receive applications for membership in the city fire de-
partment and that they also ready receive pTopOs
ais for the sale TO the city Of such fire apparatus as the
city may require
II. That the Register be and he is hereby authorized
and dir, cted to pay the order of the Fire Commissioners
the Of forty thousand dollars for the purchase Of fire
apparatus described in section OF this ordnance for
TIE use Of the city fire department.
Is. That should any person per- not member of
the city fire department use the uniform determined upon
by the Fire Commissioners part thereof such per
persons shall each be fined not less than five dollars
nor more than twenty dollars for each and every offence,
to be recovered other city fines recovered n2alf
to the use of the infomcr the other half to the Of the
city
10 That any person or persons injure deface
or in any manner destroy any city fire apparatus
should any person persons hinder obsruct any city
fire company or hook and ladder company, from freely
passing or any member thereof along the streets of the
city to from fire, or in any hinder prevent
Of said fire companies from operating any le each
and or any member OF the same every person or persons
so hndcring, obsructing, preventing, shall be fined
not less than five dollars than twenty dollars,
to he recovered other city fines recovered half
to tn informer the other halfto the city.
90 That in the event of the establishment of Police
and Fire Alarm Telegraph it shall be the duty of the
members Of the Police department, in the district in
which the fire may to communicate the fact the
Central Station by of the signal box the district
in which the fire be in accordance with the rules and
regulations governing the signal boxes and it shall he
the duty of the police. in the night time the
renee OF fire to give further notice thereof within their
respective districts by springng rates crying
fire, and if practicable the number signal box
from which the alarm proceeded; and when police officer
has alarm bell in his district be his duty
ring the by striking the location as indicated by
Fire Alarm Telegraph.
81 That shall he the duty of the Fire Commissioners
oerec suitable shop or shops in such locality as they
deem best suited for the for repairing apparatus
and that the six engineers be required do whatever
pairing, &c, that may from time to time be required by
said Commissioners.
% That the chief engineer and his assistants be au
horzed to exercise the power Of police officers in going
IN yii
or alarm.
%. That this ordinance shall take effect Immediately
on and after its passage.
"a. That all ordinances parts Of ordinances incon
sstent with this ordinance be and the hereby
repealed.
STATE FINES COLLECTED BY THE SHERIFF OF BALTT.
HoRE CrTY.-The following State fines have been
collected by Thomas Creamer, Esq, Sheriff OF Bal
tmore city, and returned to the Comptroller of the
State by Thomas Il. Gardiner, Esq. Clerk of the
Criminal Court. The period during which the col
lectons were made embraces part of September
term, 1857, and all of January and May terms,
1858:
January term, 1885, 2O4 Sc
May term, 1858, G53 25
Half of this sum (S433G5) goes to the State, and
the other half to the city of Baltimore
The amount of fines collected during the same
period, for keeping bawdy houses, and paid to the
dlspensaries OF the CITY, was S3l0. There also
law-One half Of which goes to the informer and
the other half to the public schools-the sum of
$40; making sum total of 81 5973l for fines col
lected by the Sheriff during little more than six
months.
The September term for 1858 is not included in
the above, the fines collected for that term will 90
into the account of the next fiscal year.
BURGLARIEs.-The office of Messrs George &
B ro., Lumber Dealers. No 81 North Green street,
was entered during Wednesday night, by prying
open the shutter Of Of the rear windows
and robbed of live fine coats three dress and two
overcoats.
The policeman of the beat about two o'clock yes
terday morning discovered the gate leading from
Front street into the yard Of the dwelling of As
bury Jarrett, corner of Baltimore and Front streets
open, and on examining the premises found that
the basement door had been bored. A hole about
SIX inches square was cut in the basement door,
through which the robbers opened the fastenings.
He aroused the family, and Mr.. Jarrett found that
the only article stolen a ham.
An ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Captain Sparklin of the
Eastern district police, received the following feel
ing acknowledgment from the widow of the late
officer Benton, in reply to a donation of S29, made
by the officers and men of the Eastern district po-
lice:
BALTIMORE, December c, 1858.
To Captain T. ". SpGrL|in
Excuse me for having so long DELAYED expressing
my Acknowledgements to You and to the contribu-
tors of the very liberal donation which you were
hlnu enough 10 mana over TO me. Famlv cares and
perpleXites have prevented me from doing so be-
fore, but the acknowledgment. though so long de-
terred, is not the less sensiby felt appreciated
Y our kind eXertions in our behalf will be ever
gratefully remembered by the widow and orphans
of your deceased brother officer.
Respectfully yours.
HESTER j. BENTON.
Widow of the late Benz. Benton.
APPOINTMENT.-At the monthly meeting of the Di-
rectors of the B. o. Railroad Company, on Wednes-
day, Mr.. II. d. Mears, late agent of the Boston
Steamship line, was appointed general freight
agent. The office is now held by Mr.. l.. s. Cor
don, but that. gentleman has sent in his resignation
to take eilect-on the lst Of January Mr.. Mears is
very well known to the business community and is
considered eminenty fitted for the responsible du-
ties of his new position.
CHANGE OF HoURs.-On and after Monday next
the trains on the Northern Central Railway will
leave Calvert Station at 3 p o'clock p NJ, instead
of AZ and 10 o'clock p. NJ as at present. except on
Sundays, when they will leave at O'Clock I. NJ.
The morning train will continue to leave at 81
O'Clock, except on Sundays, when the only train
will be the o'clock p. NJ. one for Harrisburg and
the West
PIONEER Hook AND LADDER CoupAyY.-The an
nua meeting Of the Hook and Ladder COMPANY
No. took place at the Truck house on Wednesday
evening, and an annual election for officers for the
ensuing year took place. The following gentlemen
were elected President, Charles T. Holloway, Esq;
Vice President, George II. Simmons Treasurer,
NdlHuel H. MdJlHtNS: hccOfQlng secretary, joseph
McCann; Corresponding Secretary Matthew j.
OBrian.
ACCIDENT.-Mr. William Guy was thrown from
his wagon on Wednesday afternoon whilst riding
on the York road short distance from the city,
lie was taken to the Cold Spring Hotel in state
OF inSensibility and remained so for some time
DR.. Airey, soon in attendance and succeeded in
restoring him to consciousness Fortunately no
bones We're broken, but iseared that he is inter
nay injured.
RoBBERY.-Y esterday evening about o'clock an
adroit thief stole silk robe from the show window
of Geo. II. C. Neal, on Baltimore street. opposite
Holiday street. The thief opened the side window
in the passage, removed the dress and made his es
cape.
FIRES.
The alarm of fire at twenty minutes after one o'clock
yesterday morning, occasioned by fire being
owned by Mrs r. Booth. The fire extingushed be-
fore serious damage done Loss covered by insurance
in the Firemen's Insurance Office.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
FRANK Weaks negro, was arrested Wednesday night
ny officer Sayie charged with swapping loaded pistol
Alexander Jackson also negro. Justice Logan commit
ted him to Jail for Court
Officer Morgan yesterday arrested man named 4
Hook, on the charge of selling spoiled and unwhoesome
meat He was fined $50 and costs by Justice Showacre
USENENT8.
FRONT STREET CIRCUs.-To.night is set apar for the
benefit Of the favorite clown Tom Watson and is the last
night but of his engagement in this city Watson
VIII be assisted by four other clowns; Dr. f. L. Thaver
the Conversational, Bill Donaldson the ETHIOPIAN \
Volunteer Clown. '' ~
PANoRAMA OF THE BIBLE This interesting painting is
SUN on exhibition at the Temperance temple North Cav
street but will remain only a short time longer
HOLIDAY STKEET THEATRE.-NIrs. Julia Dean Haync
takes her farewell behe this evening the last niebt of
her appearance this season. which occasion she will
again appear in the characters of Mary stlworth in the
play of NdyS Bthday and the Duchess De Chartres in