The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-24
CITY LWTELLIGENCE

MEETING IN REGARD TO THE PURCHASE OF FEDERAL
HILL-Quite large meeting of the property hold
eTs of South Baltimore, and citizens of other Sec
tions, was held on Saturday night at Montgomery
Hall, corner of Light and Montgomery streets,
with view of taking immediate steps for
the purchase of Federal Hill to be used as public
park
The meeting was organized by calling George
Rodgers, Esq, to the chair, and appointing MIR
Perry G. Orem secretary.
The first business in order was the report of the
Committee on Memorials, appointed at previous
meeting.
Mr.. Brown, chairman of that committee, said
they had printed number of blank memorials
which were freely circulated in different parts of
the town, and they had now obtained some fifteen
or sixteen hundred Signatures among them some
of the most prominent business men of the city.
The meeting was then addressed by Mr. John
Dukehart who said that, although he was not
resident of that section, yet he desired and always
had been in favor of securing Federal Hill fer
public park. 1t one of the best sites in the
city, and possessed many natural advantages for
that purpose.
Mr. John W. Davis, chairman of the Committee
on Resolutions, reported preamble and resolu-
tions, expressive of the sense of the meeting-that
Federal Hill is, Of all others, the most suitable
place for public park, and the only place con-
venient to the large and increasing population of
South Baltimore-that immediate steps should be
taken to petition the Honorable the Mayor and
City Council to secure it at an early day.
The resolutions were spoken to BY Messrs John
w. Davis. Bierbower, Sumwalt Rogers and E.
Thomas. In advocating the purchase of the Hill
the latter gentleman said that, in conversation
few days since, with of the firm of Baker &
Bros, the owner of a portion of Federal Hill, he
stated that he would sell ont at a very low figure
and give himself $1,000 towards the purchase of
the balance.
The resolutions were then adopted.
Mr.. Dukehart moved that the resolutions be at
tested by the officers of the meeting and handed to
the members of the City Council from that section,
who should present them to that body on Monday
afternoon. Adopted.
MIR. Sumwalt offered a resolution that the Presi-
dent of the meeting appoint Committee of Citi-
zens, who, with the President, should wait on the
members of the Council at the City Hall Mon
day and urge upon them the Importance of the i'm
mediate purchase of Federal Hill
Mr.. James ii. Orem offered substitute to the
last resolution, that the members of this meeting,
and such other citizens desired, should meet at
Montgomery Hall at o'clock on Monday after
noon, and thence proceed in a body to the City
Hall.
The substitute adopted and the meeting ad-
Journed until Saturday evening next.
FATAL ACCIDENT T-Inquest.-About Z o'clock on
! Saturday night young man, about 20 years of
! age, named Thomas E. Randall, living with his
! parents on Eutaw near Pratt street. came to a
| sudden death under the following circumstances
a few days previous. the deceased had borrowed a
gun from an acquaintance named Samuel Brooks
who is employed in the oyster can factory of Mr.
Smith, Lombard street. The gun was the
h.,
who intended using it this week, and about the
time mentioned he in company with Brooks, called
at Randals house for the purpose of procuring it..
The deceased went into the house, leaving his
| friends at the gate, and returned with
the gun, which he handed to Brooks. At this in.
slant, the gun By some means was discharged, the
load taking effect in the throat of Randall severing
| the windppe and main arteries. The unfortunate
! man was Immediately carried into the house, and
DIR, Fulton quickly summoned, but upon his arri-
val he found the body pulseless, the deceased hav-
ing expired in two or three minutes after receiving
the wound. The muzzle of the gun must have
been in close proximity to the head of the deceased
when it was discharged, as the right side of the
neck, the jaw and face were much burnt with pow
| der. The report OF the gun drew large crowd
about the premises, and various rumors were in
circulation in regard 10 the unfortunate occurrence
Capt. Petit, of the Western district, Immediately
notified Coroner Greentree, who summoned jury
| of inquest. The evidence of Mr.. Smith was in &C
cordance with the facts stated above, merely add
ing that when Brooks took the gun he said, "s the
gun loaded?" Randall replied ''it is creased and
at that instant the explosion took place. The jury
| rendered verdictof "death caused by the acci
dental discharge of gun in the hands of Samue
| Brooks" The deceased was blacksmith by trade
| in the employ of Messrs. McCauley q Foley, Paca
near Pratt street. Brooks was arrested by Capt
| Boyd and Sergt. Crange shortly after the occur
| renee, and confined in the Southern station, bu
after the rendition of the verdict he was dis
charged.
| MEErlNG oF THE DEMoCRATlC bRECKlNRlDGE) CITl
CoNvENTIoN-An adjourned meeting of this body
was held on Saturday night at the Breckinrdgt
and Lane headquarters, Fayette street. The meet
| ing was called to hear an address from the Hon
Robert McLane, who, by resolution adopted at
previous meeting, had been invited to address tn,
Convention. At the hour named Mr.. McLane wa
introduced, and proceeded to address those Assem-
bed on the great political questions of the day
defending the Breckenridge Democracy against tn,
charge of disunionsm, and asserting that the tru
principles of the Democratic marty are renresentet
In the nominees of the Maryland Institute Conven
| uon. The speech in Mr.. McLane's usually
n@appy @ styie and was frequently interrupted by ap
RoBBERY.-on Thursday night the tobacco stor
OF Mr. Robert Starr, 27 S. Calvert street, was en-
tered by thieves, through the second story from
window. The robbers then descended to the frs
floor and made an unsuccessful attempt to fore
open an iron safe. They carried of, however
| about $40 in coppers,