The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
| ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NORTH POINT
To-day, the Forty-sxth Anniversary of the Battle
OF North Point will be celebrated by our citizens in
a becoming manner 1t is anticipated that the turn
out of the military for inspection and review will
| be very large. The First Light Division of Mary
| land Volunteers, under command of Major General
George II. Steuart, will parade at o'clock in the
morning. The several regiments composing the
Division, will assemble at their usual places The
| First Regiment of Cavalry, Col. Heintz, on South
| Gay street. below Second. The First Regiment OF
Artillery, Col Farlow, also Gay street. The
| Fifth Regiment, Col. A. p. Shut, on South Cav
street, near Baltimore. The Fifty Third Regiment
| Lleutenant-COl. S. s. Mills. on Monument Square
To this Regiment, the Battalion Maryland Guards
are attached who expect to turn out in strong mum,
oers The First Rifle Regiment, Col. Geo. Peters
will assemble on Holiday street. After the review
by General Steuart, the Division will be dismissed
without march in column, the officers have
accepted an invitation from the Battalion Baltimore
city Iuard to visit Fort Mcttenry, and view the
admirable drilling of the Battalion.
The Association of Old Defenders will meet at "
O'Clock at the old City Hall, Holiday st. whence
under Gen. Miltenberger, Chief Marshal, and the
escort OF the 9Th regiment. Col. A. p Shut
they will march to the foot of Union dock where
they will embark on board the barge Delaware and
proceed to Browns Pavilion, near the old Battle
Ground. At IL o'clock the annual oration will be
delivered by Henry F. Geary, Esq. The Associa-
ton will partake of dinner in a beautiful grove on
the grounds
The Battalion of Baltimore City Guards, under
command of Major Joseph P. Warner, will leave
their armory at IL o'clock, and proceed to Fort
McHenry, where they will spend the day in militia
ry practice and drill, and return to the CITY at an
early hour
BALTIMORE UNITED FIRE DEPARTMENT.-Last night
the Baltimore United Fire Department met at the
old City Hall. The object of the meeting was to
carry out the resolution adopted at the last meet
ing, authorizing the Secretary to sell the State and
city six per cent. stock owned by the department.
The Treasurer stated that the certificates of transfer
of stock would have to be signed by the President
and 1t was necessary for the department to act
upon it.
Mr.. Yansant offered a resolution authorizing the
President, Secretary and Treasurer, to sign the
transfer certificates, which was adopted.
A communication was received from Josiah Fol-
ger, Esq, Secretary of the Firemens Charitable
Association of New Orleans, enclosing a copy OF
the ordinance of that city creating the Fire Depart
ment of that city. The communication states that
the chief engineer of that department was on his
way to this city.
On motion of Mr.. Vansant the Secretary was
directed to reply.
| The Secretary read over list of the companies
| that owed fines
Mr.. Creamer moved that the amount owed by
each company be subtracted from the amount
| each will receive in the distribution.
Mr.. Bartzel moved that all the fines be remitted.
The President decided the motion out of order.
Mr.. Vansant moved the suspension of rule to
allow of motion to remit fines. discussion fol
lowed this which was participated in by Messrs
| Vansant, McPhail and Starr, and pending the mo.
ton the body adjourned.
MEETING OF THE GRAND LODGE OF ODD FELLows.
| When the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows of the United States held their annual com.
munication in this city in September of last year
| it was determined after protracted debate to hold
| the next annual session in the city of Nashville
Tennessee The body, therefore, will meet in thai
! city on the third Monday of the present MONTH and
j Judging from the important character of the bus
ness which will come up for consideration, it i:
likely that the session will be prolonged, occupying
perhaps eight or ten days. The following are The
officers of the Lodge who elected at the sessions
OF 1858: Samuel Craighead of Ohio, Il. w. Crane
| Sire; Edward III. Fitzhugh of Virginia, Il. w. Dep
uty Grand Sire; James L. Ridgey of MARYLAND
Il. w. Grand Secretary; Joshua Vansant of Mary
land, r. w. Grand Treasurer; Rev. A. Paul Rip
ton OF North Carolina, II. W. Grand Chaplain; Isaa,
| NJ. Tucker Jr. of New jersey r. W. Grand Mar
shal; Solomon Fl. Lewyt of Maryland, Grand Guar
dian; aud Jno. E. Chamberlain of Maryland, Crane
! Messenger. Some of these officers have already
left for Nashville. The following the represen
tatves for Marvland VIM. H. Young and F. A
Ellis on the part of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge
and Richard Marley and Joseph B. Escayaile on thu
part of the r. W. Grand Encampment.
AN INorDENT.-A few evenings since well known
citizen, who was formerly master builder wa
| sitting in bis parlor, surrounded by his family
when the door bell rung and the servant announced
| that an lrlsh woman desired to Mr.. B. Sht
was invited into the parlor, when she asked Mr.. B
| 1t he had known man named NJ B, VIII,
had worked for him some years since. He replied
that he did, and inquired where he was. With
| sobbiug voice the woman replied that the man wa:
her husband, but was now dead She said tha
while on his death bed he told her that he owet
Mr.. b. SIS, and that if ever she became able ht
wanted her to pay it. Mr.. B. said that her hus
| band never owed him cent The woman sale
that he did-Mr. B. having paid him SIS more thar
was due him for a weeks work. done six year
ago. Her husband would have returned it at the
| time, but their wants were great, and the money
| was spent in buying the necessares of life. Hel
| husband had been dead six months, and she haC
| toied to gather the money to defray the debt bu
| she had two small children to support and it wa!
| hard work. Mr. b. refused to receive the money
but presented it to her children, and the woman
left with tears of thankfulness in her eyes.
SERIOUS ACcIDENT-One Brother accidental,
| Shoots Another.-Y esterday morning about half
past ten O'Clock most distressing accident
red in the family of Mr. Edmund Hellegust, corner
Forrest and French streets. At the hour named the
parents absent from the house, and the chill
| dren were playing in a room where gun was be
| hind the door. The Oldest, boy twelve years o
| age took the gun, and the youngest, boy abou
| four years of age, went to the bird bag where be
procured cap, and brought it to his brother anc
told him to make it crack. The eldest supposing
that the gun was not loaded, placed the cap on thl
| nipple, and pointing the gun towards the younger
brother, pulled the trigger. The gun proved to bt
loa led with heavy bird shot, and was discharged
the contents entering the right sde.of the head o
the child, infiicting terrible wound and blowing
| out portion of the brains DR.. Baldwin wa
| called but the wound is of such character tha
death must ensue. The boy, as soon as he saw tha
his brother shot, frantcally into the street
and through several of them lamenting, but no
knowing where he was going.
| SUDDEN DEATH AND INQUEsT.-Y esterday morninf
| DIR. Greentree, coroner, was called on to hold al
| inquest over the body of j. T. W. Tabb, who wal
found dead in his bed, at the house of Mrs Waite
corner of Saratoga street and College alley, wher
the deceased boarded. 1t appeared that on th
previous evening Mr. Tabb retired as usual in goot
health and spirits Being gentleman of regula
habits, and not appearing at the breakfast-tabe a
the usual hour, a servant was sent to his room t.
arouse him, but receiving answer, the inmate
of the house became alarmed and the door of tn
chamber was forced open, when the deceased wa
found lying upon his face on the bed, lifeess. DIR
Christopher johnson was called in, and stated a
his opinion that epilepsy was the cause of DEATH
The jury rendered verdict of death from vsitatio
of God. The deceased was a single man, about
years of age. At the time of his death, he was en-
gagged as book-keeper in the house of Messrs. Chas
ID. Kinks & Co., -four dealers, Howard street, VIII
esteemed him very highly as gentleman Of hig
moral character. Mr.. Tabb was from Martini
burg, Va, and at one time was a member of tn
firm Tabb, Sporton & Co., -four Dealers Howar
| street. .E-
DRIED APPLES, APPLE Pies, AND APPLE Sass
We have been shown working model of littl
machine, invented by citizen of North Carolins
which pares and cores apple and quarters it int
| six halves in considerably less than time
fact, about the most ingenious invention, with th
| exception of the Copper Mines, ever originating
old Rip Van Wrinkle. 1t is intended especially fc
fruit driers, as the apple is put into the best shaI
for drying. For an apple-butter bee it would
more work than eight country girls, with ten
their beaux thrown in. 1t may be seen at tt