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

CITY REFORM CoNvENrIoN.-This body met last
night at the Law Building, pursuant to adjourn
ment, for the purpose of receiving the additional
| Reform memorials. 1t is supposed that about one
| thousand more names have been appended, and
| those holding the petitions requested to hand
them in to-day to Mr.. Vansant. Mr.. Gill, the
President of the Convention stated that the Legis-
lative Committee had prepared Police, an Elec-
| tion and Registry Law, and had presented them
| all to the Democratic State Central Committee,
which adopted the two first and declined for the
present to accept the last. Mr. Gill expressed his
own adherence to the Registry law. Mr.. Wallis
| rose and explained what had been done by the
Legislative Committee at Annapolis. majority
| of his colleagues had come to the conclusion that
with the Police and Election Laws, Registry Law
would be essential to the proper conduct of cleo
| tions and that though he himself had no objection
to it, he thought it inexpedent to press too much
on the attention of the Legislature at once. That
if we could get along with the Police and Election
laws we had better not ask anything more Mr..
W. also stated that Jury Law had been prepared
and presented, the object of which was to take out
of the hands of the Sheriff the selection of Jurymen
and tales, which would probably be adopted for the
whole State.
Mr.. Vansant did not see how this Convention
could ignore the petition of the ten thousand citi-
zens which had gone to the Legislature of the
State, asking for Registry Law among others,
which petition had been drawn up under the di-
| rection of this Convention, and argued very for
chilly in favor of well-devised Registry Law.
The President. Mr.. Gill; (calling Mr.. H. Snyder
| d
quent appeal in behalf of the Registry Law. He
briefly reviewed the whole subject. He showed
how little good police and thorough preparations
on certain occasions had availed for want of such
| a law. The expense of the law could not exceed
four five thousand dollars year but, he said, if
it cost hundred thousand to rid this city ofsuch
crimes as we had all too often witnessed of late,
he, as tax payer, would rejoice in contributing
| his-share.
Mr.. Wallis said a few words in reply, when
resolution offered, 'that it is the of this
convention that Registry Law ought to be passed."
| which was adopted with only one or two negative
| votes. The Legislative Committee received in
structions to press this matter the attention of
| the Legislature in such manner in their view
| would best secure the passage of the law. Several
| other gentlemen took part in the debate, which
was spirited and interesting. The utmost harmony
| and good feeling prevailed, and the convention may
| be regarded unit in favor of a Registry
| Law.
| THE LOTTERY DEALERS AND THE New CoDE.-Yes-
| terday morning the small, yellow, red. and white
| hand-bls which heretofore have graced the win
dows and hoated in the wind from the shutters of
numerous offices throughout the city, announcing
| that the "Grand Small Fry would draw at II
o'clock, noon, and that for the trifng expenditure
of 81 any mans store of the metallic currency of
| the country could be increased $4,000, were no
where to be seen. The huge figures which have
been elaborately scored on the pavements with
chalk, regularly every morning, Sundays except
ed, informing the pedestrian that he was treadng
on lucky ground, were not to be found. The ee-
giant gilt letters artsticay painted on the window
glass, announcing to the passer-by that 'Tckets in
| the Delaware Lottery" were sold there, had during
Thursday night been smeared over with some black
or white substance resembling paint, and, in fact,
all the little devices with which venders of lottery
tickets and policies have heretofore induced the un-
wary to "step in and try their luck" had disap-
peared Not only had the exterior of the buildings
| in which these dens of iniquity located,
changed, but the interiors had undergone re-
markable transformation. Doors which formerly
| ctr yvid IT at n to
enter, were closed, and on opening them tintnna-
bulation, as if from bell, informed the occupant
that some person had entered. Rooms which
until yesterday were large and commodious, were
divided by partitions, and the 'gentlemanly"
| clerks, who were wont to meet their customers at
the door with a bland smile and cordial "good
morning." could only be spying through
peep hole in the aforementioned new PARTITION
In some instances they showed their heads through
a narrow door, and after examining carefully the
person waiting, would leisurey step from their
| 'pen'' and present themselves at the counter. If
the visitor asked for lottery ticket he polite
ly informed that they had none for sale. If he de-
sired to 'frun policy" be told that the system
was ''played out" These dscouraging replies
were, however, uttered with such tone and leer,
that it was equivalent to saying, "We've got em,
but are you hush or 'breezer?'" If the party
was call right the ''tickets' were produced, or
the supplementary scheme" made out. Parties
who wore blue overcoats with brass buttons, with
''P," could not purchase, the venders not appear
ing to have confidence in them. Careful as the
vendors were they failed in instances, to sell
with impunity; and the following parties were ar
rested for selling policy ickets:-Chas. W. Schaf-
fer corner of Washington and Fleet streets; Henry
Felto corner of Alice Anna street and Broadway;
George Shilling, No. lab Happy alley. Justice
Griffin held each of the parties in the sum of $500
| for a further hearing.
BEFORE THE MAYoR.-George Robinson, John
Shields, and Charles Brown alas ''Hickory," ar
rested on Thursday afternoon by the Southern
district police, charged with stealing the hack of
George Sauer, and creating riot, were brought
before the Acting Mayor yesterday morning. and
ordered to find bail in the sum OF $500 apiece to
appear at Court. They were committed to Jail in
default of bail, by the Mayor.
MEETING OF THE Cry CoUNcIL.-On Monday next
the two Branches of the City Council meet that
being the first day of the annual session. They
required to assemble at three o'clock il the after
noon. Mayor Swami will resume the duties of the
mayoralty on that day should his health permit,
and will deliver his annual message soon as the
Branches are organized. This document, un-
derstand, is Of considerable length.