The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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INSTITUTE FAIR.-Mr. Henry d. Mears General
Freight Agent on the Baltsmore and Ohio Railroad
exhibits his Patent Metallic Car Seal and Press de-
signed to prevent the perpetration of fraud upon
any railroad express company, banking or brokers
houses, and upon the mail service The invention
is simple. and therefore most practicable. A soft
leaden blank seal, about the size of new cent
piece, is first cast, with mould, (made especially
for the purpose) having two holes, running from
the outer surface directly through the SEAL After
locking a car door, or any chest or bag a small
brass wire cord, about six inches long, is passed
Is specially prepared for the purpose, and
the two extremities of the wire are then
run through the holes in the leaden
blank sea this seal is then pressed salidly upon
the wire by means OF patent hand-press, in the
form of large pincers, which operation produces
upon the surface of the lead any letters or device
which the party using them may determine upon.
After receiving the imp preston, the lock cannot be
opened without drawing the wire, which is mpos-
sibe, cutting the seal or defacing the device, and
any attempt to do so would be readily detected
This seal has been adopted by many of the princ-
pal railroads in the United States and in Europe
where a patent was obtained also, having super
seded the old mode of using wax, which always,
from the fact of its melting, frustrated the
design for which it was intended. The Mears
Patent Metallic Seal has been adopted by the
United States Post Office Department for
use upon the mail bags, and we understand that
the dispatch pouches Of the London and Paris lega-
tions have been forwarded for some time past by
the Department of State with the metallic seal at
tached. In the exhibited by Mr.. Mears are
Goeway's Raneys spring padlocks, with coup
ngs, designed by Mr. Mears for the use of his SEAL
The also contains the presses, cutting nippers
wire and blank seals, the purposes of which will
readily be understood by noticing the above de-
scription. We call the attention of visitors to the
invention of Mr. Mears, as we'll worthy of notice.
Messrs Grover & Baker, l8l Baltimore street. ex-
hbit one of their celebrated sewing machines The
Nv aphi h,-o
the upper thread through the fabric by means of a
vertical eye pointed needle, where loop is thrown
out as the needle raises, which loop is entered by
circular needle carrying the under thread, and this
under thread, in its turn, throws out loop which
is caught by the vertical needle as it comes down
again. This series of interoopings continues until
the seam is formed which gives it great strength
and elasticity. The machine which makes this
stitch, is marvel of simplicity and ingenuity re-
quiring mechanical skill to manage and no other
adjustment than mere change of thread and
needles to adapt it to the character of the work to
be sewed. The different patterns exhibition are
beautiful, one of them having wood case
lnlaid with pearl. One of them is in continual ope-
ration during the hours of exhibition, and so per
tectiy are the parts of the machinery adapted to
each other that its working can scarcely be heard
Ladd, Webster & Co., 203 Baltimore street, make
a fine display with their popular sewing machines
which make what is styled the eight stitch''-one
that cannot be ravelled and which presents the
same appearance on both sides of the sewed mate
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little noise, and will stitch any character of goods
from thin tarleton to heavy sole leather. Two
cases, containing great variety of work neatly
and strongly done, are shown. The stitching on
two carriages deposited by VIM. McCann was done
by this machine.
Mr.. Bourne, halter, Baltimore street, near Light,
(the Temple of Fashion, has a splendid case of
hats both silk and SLOUGH, well as caps, on ex-
lbiton, all of the newest styles and first order of
workmanship. In this case of Mr. Bourne's NAV
be found, among other novelties, cap from Scot
land, with the Scotch Thistle beautifully done in
silver, after the pattern of one which Prince Albert
and the Prince of Wales when in full uniform
at their Highland home of Balmoral Castle, Scot
land We would recommend visitors to pay this
case Of Mr.. Bournes a visit, the more so, as he
stands alone in this department at the Fair.
JUDGES OF THE ELECrIoN.-The Judges of the
Election to be held to-day as follows:
lst ward-Thos Woollen, Edward Horney, Jos.
Parrott
I'd ward-Richard Henneberry, Peter Ortt, Jno
jenkins.
Sd ward-Jacob F. Grove, John D. Davidson,
Edward S. Lambdin.
4th ward-Joshua Underwood, John Keene, Jas.
NJ. Jacobs.
5th ward-Francis NJ. Abbess, Charles B. Green,
9Th ward-J. W. Bloomer, JOS Swnney, John
Guyton.
7th ward-Samuel Bowen, Frederick Morton,
Sth ward-James P Thomas, John W. Wilson,
James Webb.
9th warc-John NJ. Denson, Thos Fisher wm
Nelson.
10th ward.Jas. L. Nc. Phail, ]. Thomson Laws,
tohn H. 7. Mcpherson
llth ward-Grafton L. Dulany, John Hanson
Thomas, Benz. DeFord
18th ward-W. G. Gorsuch, Charles j. Baker,
18th ward-Jno. Richards, j. B. Brashears, Thos
S. Reybold.
14th ward-Michael NJ. Ege, Michael Warner,
Caleb Douty.
Sth IIoll:
ner, Peregrine Wilson.
10th ward-Richard Alexander, George Sanner,
John n. Wright.
18th ward-Wm. Addison, Wm. Swindell, Henry
Travers.
18th ward-John Rradewood, John p. Brother
ton, l.. F. Riefsnyder.
10th ward-Saml. j. Garrettson, Alfred Conway,
James Morrison.
Goth ward-Jesse Sumwalt Charles Towson Henry
Schultz.
PLACES FOR HOLDING THE PoLLs-lst ward-No
46l E. Baltimore street.
I'd ward-Corner Eastern avenue and Dallas st.
Sd ward-Bond, near Baltimore street.
4th ward-Lombard street, opposite No. En-
gine House.
5th ward-Fayette street, near High.
9Th ward-Ne. McElderry street. near Aisquith.
7th ward-Corner Caroline and Orleans streets.
8th ward-Corner Forrest and Monument streets.
9th ward-Union Engine House.
10th ward-0ld Post Office
18th ward-Corner Centre and Charles streets.
lZtn WarQ-NO. l3U Eranklln street.
18th ward-German street. near Sharp.
l4th ward-Green street, near Baltimore.
18th ward-Corner Hill and Hanover Streets
10th ward-Corner Camden and Eutaw streets
18th ward-Corner Hanover street and William
son alley.
18th ward-Hollins street, near Schroeder.
10Th ward-Corner Franklin and Fremont streets.
Goth ward-Biddle between Madison and Eutaw
streets.
CRICKETERs MEETING.-A meeting of Cricket
ers took place last night in the Metropolitan Hall
to hear the report of the committee appointed by
them on Friday evening last. to proceed to Phila-
delphia and invite the "All England Elven' to
come on here. The Eleven stated their willing
ness to visit Baltimore after they had PLAYED a
match at Rochester, provided each man should re-
ceive S25 and his expenses to and from that place
paid, and that probably they would not be able
to come sooner than a fortnight hence About
O'Clock this afternoon, however the deputation ap-
pointed to go to Philadelphia received from that
city from Mr.. Glenn, chairman of the committee,
telegraphic message announcing the return of the
eleven next July, and stating that they would
play match in Baltimore then. As there wa:
some ambiguity however in the message the body,
discussion, thought it would be advisable to oper
a correspondence with Mr.. Glenn, in Philadelphia
and ascertain if the eleven were really to accept
their invitation not as to be able to make the
necessary preparations for their reception-and in
structed the Secretary to call them together agaiI
when definite information relative thereto was OBJ
tanned. After some discussion about defraying tb,
| expenses OI tne uepuIdLlOn 10 TnnaQeipnla, tne
| Cricketers adjourned.
| BRUTAL AssAULT.-0n Monday evening abou
! ten o'clock as Mr.. D. Preston Parr, china mer
chant, Baltimore street, and Mr.. Geo. Cassard, Of
! the firm of G. Cassard Son, were returning hom
after attending a Reform meeting in the 10Th ward
they brutally assailed by party of some ff
! teen eighteen rowdies, in the vicinity of Jose
| phine and Chatsworth streets On perceivng tn
number and character of their assaiants, the tw,
| gentlemen endeavored to escape them by running
aud Mr.. Cassard was fortunate enough to get off
not so however, Mr. Parr, for the desperadoe
| overlook him and dealt him a tremendous blow OF
| the back of the head, which felled him to tn
| ground When down, he was heaten most unmer
| cifully. His assaants kicked him, jumped on hi
| legs and breast and otherwise maltreated him
until the attention of cigar dealer in the neg b
borhood was attracted to the spot and, by his as
sistance, Mr.. Parr taken into his store, wher
| he properly attended to-. Yesterday mornin
he had so far recovered to be able to come dow
town. The perpetrators of this brutal assault ar
unknown.
i SALE OF ENGINE HoUsEs.-Y esterday afternoo
Messrs Adreon Co., auctioneers, offered for sal
the following properties, belonging to the city
The old "Friendship" engine house, situated in 4
Frederick street-purchased by John G. Hoope
Tor 81, ,450; "Mechanical' engine house. situated
5. Calvert street-purchased by Henry p Duhur
for 81 425, subject to annual ground rent of S2
: The "Union" and limited" engine houses were r,
spectively put up for sae-the former at So $50,
the latter at $4,000, but owing to want of compel
tion, these were withdrawn.
APPoINrMENT.-Prof. Chas H. Dupuy. has bee