The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-04

Tom THUMB AND HIS TURN-oUT.-A few minutes
before O'Clock yesterday afternoon. quite an ex-
cltement existed along Baltimore street, between
Light street and the Maryland Institute among the
juvenile portion of the community. At that hour,
General Tom Thumb left the Fountain Hotel for
the Institute, in his coach drawn by lilliputan
ponies, and attended by two boys, apparently be-
tween six and seven years of age, in livery. The
General was carried from the entrance of the hotel
and placed in the carriage, and the doors closed,
that it was impossible to get a sight of him. On
arriving at the Institute, the crowd numbered
several hundred. The juveniles manifested fully AS
much interest to get sight of the General as did
older persons to see Baron Renfrew.
CHARGE OF MuTINY- Hearing Before the United
States Commissioner. seamen who were arrest
ed on Friday by the United States Marshal on
comp amt OF Capt: Swasy, of the ship Sylvia,
charging them with mutinous conduct on her voy-
age from Glasgow to this port, had a hearing yes
terday before.U. $. Commissioner Hanan. The evil
dence was of such character that the Commission
er deemed it necessary to have the case examined
by the GrSnd Jury of the United States District
Court, and accordingly committed to Jail William
Harding, John Cross and James Miller, three of the
Sailors to await the action of that body. The wit
nesses for the United States gave bail for their
pearance.
ternoon, about four o'clock, Mayor Brown, accom-
panied by the Board of Fire Commissioners and a
number OF gentlemen, repaired to the corner of
bond ana Jefferson streets, where the Mayor gave
utes three of the engines-Nos. 3, A and 5-were on
the spot. No. l, Paca street, was then called, and
she was on the ground in twelve minutes from the
time the signal was given. The engines went to
work and made some excellent throwing.
HARD UP.-We regret to learn that a number of
officers of the Navy and others were unable yester-
day to get the pay due them by the Government
the Treasury Department, for some reason or other
having failed to furnish the Agent here with the
means OF meeting the demands upon him.
AcTIoN OF THE CORN AND FLOUR EE
CHANGE ASSOCIATION ON TIE DEATH OF
JOEL VICRERS, ESQ.
At meeting of the members of the Corn and
Flour Exchange this morning, il. NJ. Warfed,
Esq, President, in the Chair, j. NJ Parr, Esq,
appointed Secretary, the President announced the
decease of their late venerable and highly esteemed
member, Joel Vickers Esq.
Mr.. Warheld in feeling manner said it was
again his painful duty to announce to the Associa-
ton that another of their most worthy and valued
members had been taken from them by DEATH
Ihe venerable Joel Vickers, at the advanced age
OF elghtyseven years, had departed this lfe For
hall century he had been known to our commu.
nlty as merchant of great respectability un-
swerving integrity and irreproachable character
ana II was proper that some suitable action should
be taken of the sad event by the Association of
which he was valued member from its organiza-
ton.
VIM. Crichton, Esq, rose and said he cordially
endorsed the sentiments of the President The
venerable Capt. Vickers had departed, and thus
another of the link that bound us to the past, had
been severed. The name of Capt Joel Vickers was
a household word in our city for all that copsti-
tutes the upright merchant. His many virtues
were best known to those who enjoyed his acouain-
tance. His charities of that character that
permitted not ''the left hand to know what the
right doeth." May his example not be lost upon
us In his ripe old age he has been gathered to
his grave and it only remains for us to express the
loss which we have sustained, and bear testimony
by our action here to-day, of the appreciation in
which the memory of his many virtues is enter
tanned by this Association.
Mr.. Crichton moved that a Committee of three
be appointed by the Chair to draft resolutions ex-
pressive of our loss on the death of Mr.. Vickers.
that the same be entered the minutes of the AS
s0ciatlon, and copy forwarded to the family of
the deceased.
L. NJ. Parr, Esq. seconded the resolution in some
very feeling remarks, and moved that the Associa.
ton meet at their rooms at half-past two O'Clock
this afternoon, and attend the funeral of the de-
ceased in body. The resolutions were unanimous.
~ adopted. The Chair appointed Messrs VIM.
Grichton, Jas. E. Tyson, l NJ. Parr, and James
" arden, Committee to draft the resolutions
at the appointed hour, large number of the
members of the Association met in the saloon of
the Exchange, and proceeded to the late residence
OF the deceased, from whence they accompanied the
remains to their last resting place in Greenmount.