The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-09
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND.--This
| body met at Rechabite Hall last night and in the
| absence of the President John R. Blake ESD, was
| called to the chair. Wilson @. N. Carr, ESQ.,
Secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting
which were approved. The wards were called and
the reports of the Ward Associations in regard TO
| the number of members belonging to each were
handed to the Secretary. Mr.. Carr. chairman of
the committee on the subject of ward organization
askedturther time for the committee to prepare
report. A motion granting to the com
| mittee the delay asked was adopted
The committee to select speakers to address the As
sociation reported that they had discharged their
duty and that at the next monthly meeting address
es would be made. The Convention then adjourn
ed until the second Friday of August.
SALE OF THE MOUNT VERNON Truck HousE-The
Truck house of the Mount Vernon Hook and Lad
der Company, Biddle street, near Ross was
lately sold to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton OF the northwestern section of the city,
and in future will be used for holding
Boys Sabbath meetings, Sunday Schools &c. un-
der the auspices of the Association Preparatory
to being occupied the building is to be retted and
furnished. Yesterday workmen were engaged in
removing the alarm bell from the steeple. The bell
has been purchased by the city to be melted down.
together with other small ones, to make one
large one for the use of the fire department.
City PASSENGER RAnRoAD.-The CITY Passenger
railroad Baltimore street has reached
High street. At Exeter street. the double track
stops on Baltimore, one of the tracks turning up
Exeter to Fayette street. thence to Harrison street,
and thence to Baltimore street. from which
point the two tracks will pass up Baltimore
street. In the western section of the city,
! the track has been laid Green street
from Baltimore to Fayette, and the sleepers
and crossties have been extended nearly as far as
the middle of the block beyond Saratoga street.
The work is also being vigorously pushed ahead
| at the western end of Baltimore street.
J RoBBERY.-The house of Simon Block, on Bond
street, near Canton avenue, entered between 10
| and ii O'Clock on Thursday night and robbed of
| jewery and clothing to the value of $3.50. The
family were below when the thieves entered the
passage, passing up to the second floor, where they
broke open the drawers of two bureaus from which
| they took gold watch and silver one, five breast
| pins Zone diamond) a small sum of money and
quantity OF clothing. The robbery was not discove-
red until yesterday morning. This is the third time
within five months that the same house has been
| robbed.
ANoTHER.-On Thursday morning, between IL
and o'clock, the residence of Mrs. Rogers, No. IL
| Franklin street near Courtand, was burglarously
entered by scaling the wall and forcing one of the
| back windows with jimmy. The robbers sue
ceeded in crrrying ofa lot of silver valued at
| $3.50, besides several other articles
| Administering Thursday night the grocery
store OF John Ahren, Canton, entered and
robbed of chest of tea, box of tobacco and other
| articles to the value of $50.
HAIL SToRM-On Wednesday evening a hail
storm passed over the region of country living be-
tween Magothy and Patapsco rivers which did very
| serious damage to the growing crops. The melon
| vines and corn much injured
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
Philemon Chalmers was arrested Yesterday by off
Ger Cook, charged with obtaining goods from julius
| bartholomew under false pretences. The facts in
| the case these: In MAY last Chambers re-
ceived the stuff necessary for making three pairs CT
| pantaloOns from Bartholomew with the understand
| ing that he was to work the material ND within a
given time and return the articles to their owner
Failing to do so. Bartholomew yesterday swore out
! warrant before Justice Logan and had him ar
| rested. He was held to bail for further hearing
| William alias Kitty Chambers and Andrew Nc
Gunnigan, were arrested Yesterday by Capt Brown
| and officer Stinchcomb on a bench warrant issued
| by Judge Stump, charged with riot and conspiring
! to kill constable Snavely. The riot and conspiracy
| occurred some weeks ago at Rullman's lager beer
| gardens, and is the same affair in which Gregory
Barrett was concerned. Barrett, though taking the
most active part in the affair." charged only with
pearance at Court. The parties arrested Yesterday
were sent to Jail.
| Robert Downs, Jas. p Garrett, Conrad Stuck
| man, Jeremiah Gross and Others were taken up
! yesterday and brought before Justice Boyd charged
with vending and dealing in lottery policies con-
| trary to law. The several cases were argued by
| Messrs COwan and Davis, before Justice BGvd
| who held the matter for further consideration.
| officer j. Brooks arrested Joseph Miller charged
| with assauting and severely beating David
| Brown, (negro.) Justice Logan committed him for
| Court
! Louis Robinson, negro, was arrested yesterday
by officer Woodward, charged with being an acces-
| sorry in swinding Charles Knoop of horse valued
taken, held the accused to bail for a further hear
| ing.