The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-14

: The committee appointed at the last meeting t
draw up memorial and bill, looking to the re-or
ganizaton of the Militia of the State presented
their report through Col. Gill.
The main features of the bill are as follows:
The existing laws of the State in relation to tn
Militia are to be enforced and modified For tn
City of Baltimore there is to be only one Division
at present, the First Light Division and the Thirt
Division of Militia are recognized A Commission
is to be formed, composed of the General Com
manding, Adjutant and Quartermaster General o
the State, whose duty it shall be to enroll all cti
zens liable to duty under the present laws, (tha
is, between the ages of Is and 49, and district the
State into Divisions, Brigades, Battalions anC
Companies. Each Company District to have a
uniformed Company, embracing every citizen re-
siding therein, which uniformed Company shall be
divided into:
First-Such persons as shall elect to be uniformed
under the regulations and privileges prescribed fol
the First Light Division of Volunteers. Second
| Such persons shall elect to become honorary
| members on paying five dollarsper annum, and who
are exempt from parade except in of invasion
or lnsurrection. Third-Such persons, not equipped
and not on parade one day in the year present law
tour days) subject to penalty of So. Fourth
Such persons shall commute all fines, by paying
to the Collector of Taxes of the District the sum
one dollar previous to the day of parade All fines,
I0rteitures &C., collected to be paid into the State
Treasury and form fund for paying the expenses
| OF the Militia of the State.
| The bill also provides that in no,Company shall a
majority of naturaZed citizens be enrolled that
all orders and commands shall be given in the En-
gilsh language, and that one annual encampment
snail take place, not to exceed six days in duration
Each man on such occasions shall receive so cents
per day, and for each horse used by the artillery
81 per day shall be allowed. If called into service
by the State, those thus employed to be paid in
ceruhcates, which shall be received in payment of
State taxes
Each regiment shall be uniformed alike. The
uniforms of all officers of equal grade shall be SINH
lar and in strict accordance with the regulations.
Ryt tha bo toc1 |,
Battalion of Baltimore City Guard is to be re-
pealed.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BALTI-
MoRE.-The annual meeting of the Association was
| held on Thursday night at its rooms in the Bible
| House, Fayette street. After the reading of the
| annual reports of the President and Treasurer,
which showed the affairs of the society to be in a
tourlshing condition, election Of officers for the
| ensuing year was held
| The following gentlemen were eec ed Presi-
| dent S. Dean Smith; Vice Preeidents LIST, Daniel
Holiday, I'd, Thomas S. Rhett, Sd, A. Fuller Crane,
4th, John q. Clarke, 5th. Peter Kephart, 9th, John
L. Weeks, 9TH, P. G. Williams, NJ. D.: Recording
Secretary, John r. Kelso; Corresponding Secreta-
ry, James A. Richardson's Treasurer, R. II. Harris;
Register, S. Med. Richardson; Board Of Managers,
Jno S. Reese, Jno. Dickson, NJ. D.. j. B. 4. Phelps
| Lewis B. Tebbets, DR.. L. G. Waters, Fridge Muir
| dock, DR.. Judson Gilman r. Stockett Matthews
| VIM. IL. Millikin, James o. Spear, VIM. B. Hol-
| lingsworth, d. Frank Haynes, VIM. p. lngle, John
| W. Cornelius, VIM. II. Jones. NJ N. Forney, James
| E. Pilkington, VIM. +. Rogers, Charles TYLER Jas
A. Richardson, Andrew c. Trippe.
During the past year the Association has pur-
chased lot on which it proposes to erect a hail.
| The lot is on the corner of Charles and Barnet
streets, having front of 40 feet on Charles and
running back on Barnet street "a feet. 1t was pur-
| chased alta cost of 9,000 The building of the
| hall will be commenced at an early dav.
! CORRECTIONAL paragraph in our local column
of Thursday stated that Mr.. Lester, the Principal of
the Newton Academy, had been held to appear at
Court, by Justice Ensor on the charge of cruelty
beating little son of NJ. q. w. Balm, one of his
scholars Such charge was made against Mr..
Lester, but as it now turns out, most uniustly. Mr.
Baln was naturally indignant at the moment, on
account OF the bruised appearance of the chids
face, but as an application Of soap and water
showed that it was not hurt, but only dirty, mat
tiers were soon mended. The charge was with
drawn, the boy sent back to school, and Mr.. Les
ters character stands fairly with his neigh
bors as it always did before he was unjustly ac-
cused of this assault
ACCIDENTs.-Y esterday morning, about O o'clock
an elderly man named John Galligan, in passing
along High street, near Gay street. stumbled and
fell through a cellar-door down fight of steps
distance of ten feet. When picked up he was in
sensible, and Capt Joseph Mitchell who was pass
ing at the time had him carried to the Central
police station, where he received attention. Last
night at O'Clock consciousness had returned, and
he was suffering much pain from the injuries sus-
tanned. He received two severe cuts on his head
and his body was bruised in several places. He
was unable to tell where he lived.
Yesterday afternoon man named Phillip Mcln-
tyre, was engaged in working on the scatfolding of
building in the process of erection on Bank lane,
when it gave way. and he fell into the cellar below
a distance of twenty feet He was picked up in
sensible, and carried to his home on Tyson street,
near Cathedral street. He received several severe
contusions on the head, but his principal injuries
internal.
CHARGED WITH Prc>1NG A PocKEr.-Augustus
Rice was taken to the Western station, yesterday
by Conductor Ehlen, of car No. 25 CHARGED with
taking a pocket-book from the pocket of Mrs. S.
M. King, l27 Mccullough street. Rice was pas
senger in the car and sat next to Mrs. King, who,
when she started to leave the car, discovered her
loss. The conductor observed Rice trying to CON
ceal something under the straw beneath his feet,
and afterwards saw him put something in the
breast of his coat; he at seized him and found
the pocket book of Mrs. King.
TRAINS DETAINED.-There was some detention of
the trains on the Northern Central Railway on
Thursday, in consequence of distinctions caused
by burthen train running off the track, near
Monkton. The heavy rains which have fallen late
ly have softened the earth to make the track
spread
NARROW EscApE-Y esterday, about l O'Clock p.
NJ, man named Daniel Cenahan, while engaged
in raising the rafters the roof of the church in
course Of building on Biddle street, corner of
Walsh, lost his balance and fell to the ground,
distance of fifty feet. Fortunately he alighted on
hlS IeetJ esChpluS seIlouS INJURY
FIRES
Yesterday, at halfpa six O'clock 4 camphene
lamp burst in the house of Michael Igo on the cor
ner of Douglas and Forrest streets, and set fire to
the furniture and carpeting of the room. 1t was
put out before much damage was done.
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING Jan. IA, 1860.
Front STREET THEATRE.-Cooper's Opera Troupe
u Iro0atore This is the last performance.
HOLIDAY STREET THEAT E.-Racels.-Robert Ma
caire, Punchinello, and Magic Pills, or the Conjur-
er's Gift.
MUsEUM.-Afternoon performance The Pilgrim
Of Lore and The limerick Boy. At night-Lreland
as it Was, and Our Gal, or the Yankee Heiress
THE FRUITS THE SLAVERY EXCITEMENT The
Washington Union of Yesterday says: 'Letters
pouring into Washington from all parts of
the South conveying the important information
that the citizens of that division of the Union
are firmly resolved to utterly suspend commercial
relations and travelling intercourse with the North.
If we do not utterly msinterpret the signs of the
times, this will be the tightest year to the indus
trial classes and real estate proprietors that
the North was subjected to. There may be other