The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

maryland, and support the Constitution and laws
thereof and that will, to the best of nv skill and
Judgment, diligently and faithfully, without par
tlality or prejudice, execute the office of Police
Commissioner for the City of Baltimore according
to the Constitution and laws of this State and that
since the adoption of the present Constitution |
nave not, In any manner, violated the provisions
thereof in relation to bribery of voters or prevent
ing legal or procuring illegal votes to be given.
And do further swear, that in any and every
| appointment or removal, to be by me made to or
from the Police force created and to be organized
by me under the 4th article of the Code of Public
? Local Laws of the State of Maryland, and the
amendments and additions thereto, l will in no
; case and under no pretext appoint remove any
policeman or officer of police, or other person
under me, for or on account of the political opn-
IONS OF such policeman, officer or other person. or
} for any other cause reason than the fitness or
unhtness OF such person, for the place he or they
shall be appointed, or from which he or they shall
be removed, to the best of my judgment. SO help
me God.
CHARLES Howard.
WIN. II. GATCHELL.
CHARLES ID. HINKs
JOHN w. DAVIS.
Commissioners of Police of the City of Baltimore
Sixth February, eighteen hundred and sixty.
MAYOR SWAMI AND THE Police COMMISSIONERS
1t was stated yesterday that the Police Commits
sioners, on Saturday, sent request to his Honor
| Mayor Swami, inviting him to meet them and to
| cooperate with them in any measures which they
might initiate under the new law, and that the
Mayor had intimated that he would send the Com
mlssioners reply in writing
/ The Commissioners received a note from Mr.
Swami late Saturday evening He thanked them
for their invitation to meet them, but said as the
City Council had instructed him to contest the con-
stitutionaity of the law just passed, and authori-
zed him to employ counsel to protect the city in
case her rights violated, he could do no more
than to respectfully decline to meet the Commits
sloners while this case was matter of ltipaton.-
lie further said, that when the case was brought to
an issue, and in the event of the Courts deciding
that the law was constitutional, he would be found
ready and willing to do all in his power cheerful.
| ly, to carry out its provisions
| The Commissioners yesterday held preliminary
meeting at the Office of the late John Nelson ESQ
on St Paul street. After their adjournment, Mar
shal Herring received a note, desiring him to ap-
| pear before them this morning at 10 O'Clock. The
law inficts penalty of five hundred dollars upon
the Marshal for refusing to attend upon the Com
mlssioners when required so to do.
THE New Police BILL.-On Saturday Mayor
| Swami sent note to Coleman Yellott, Esq, asking
him to act as one of the counsel for the city of Bal
tlmore in testing the constitutionality of the new
Police bill, recently passed by the legislature
Mr.. elliott replied that he highly appreciated the
compliment of the appointment thus rendered him.
and writes that ga of duty to the people of
Baltimore compels me to say that cannot accept
the appointment you have so kindly rendered"
Mr.. IelIott further says that as the sole repre-
sentative of Baltimore, in the State Senate he con-
sders it his duty to be present there, and that he
could not give proper time and personal attention
to the contemplated legal proceedings necessary to
faithful discharge of the important duties which
would devolve upon each one of the city's counsel
1t is believed that Jonathan Meredith, William
Price, William Schley, and Thomas S. Alexander, |
Esqs, have been requested to act counsel for |
the city in the anticipated legal proceedings and
that they have each accepted the appointment.
FATAL AccIDENT.-0n Sunday last, as the even.
ing train on the Northern Central Railway ap'
preaching Baltimore, it ran over a man named |
John Burns, who was wing on the track, near Lu- |
therville instantly killing him. The deceased lived
at Rockland Factory, and leaves wife and several
children: Justice Nelson Cooper, Of the county, |
held an inquest over the body, and it was supposed
that Burns, having been intoxicated, had laid down
upon the track The jury rendered verdict that
''the deceased came to his death by being crushed
beneath the cars"
VIOLENT AssAULr.-Mr. Emerson James residing |
on West Lexington street. when passing the corner
of Charles street, about 10 o'clock on Sunday |
night, was accosted by unknown man. who de- |
manded money. Upon the refusal of Mr.. James to |
comply with the demand, the highwayman gave a |
signal for his companions, when two other rufans |
Immediately made their appearance and the trio |
set upon him and beat him badly. Mr.. James was |
assisted to his home by friend where he re- |
ceived medical treatment. His assailants were not
known, and no arrests made
ACCDENT.-On Saturday evening, about seven |
o'clock, two children of Mrs. Rutledge living on
Dolphin street, near Grundy, severely burned
by the accidental overturning of an etherial-oil
lamp. The eldest, boy about ten years of age, |
was burnt to such extent that his life is despair
ed of; the girl, about eight years DID, was not in
J"icu ~ Is III way vi recovery.
FIRES
The alarm last night between and o'clock
was caused by fire being discovered in an unoccu-
pied dwelling house on Dewberry alley, between
Republican and Schroeder streets. The flames were
extnguished by the police officers. The Depart
ment did not go into service. Damage about ten
dollars.
The ringing of the bell at No. 3 Engine house
some time after, was caused by some arrangement
of the telegraph machinery.
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING, FEB. 7, 1860.
HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE.-Mr. James E. Muir
doch as Joseph Surface in the comedy of The School
for Scandal.
MUsEUM.-The Red Ranger, Cobb's story drama
tized. Afterpiece-The Ttco Buzzords.
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL.
MONDAY, February 6.
FIRST NCH.-Present-SAMUEL G. SpIcER. Esq,
President, and all the members
Mr.. EVANS presented a petition from J. B. An
drews, asking for damages (S5O) sustained bv in
juries done to horse that fell into hole in the
bed of Pratt street. Referred.
Mr.. TAYLOR presented petition from James
Preston, asking for the return of money (Sl40S3)
paid by him in the recovery of property sold by the
Auditor of the city in error. Referred.
Mr.. MACE presented petition from George W. |
Keys, one OF the operators of the Police and Fire
Alarm Telegraph, asking for compensation for |
certain labor performed for the city. Referred.
Mr.. BAUGHER presented a petition from VIM. H. |
Renck and Others asking for an extension of Rich
IS.
Referred.
Mr.. TALBOT offered a resolution directing the
Comptroller to lay gas mains McElderry street,
east of Aisquith. Referred.
Mr.. Balm offered a resolution directing the |
Comptroller to lay gas mains certain parts of |
Lombard street. Referred.
Mr.. CALLS offered a resolution requesting the
Mayor to reply to the resolution passed by the |
Branch, in reference to underground sew werage. |
Passed.
Mr.. EVANS offered resolution directing the Gas
Company to lay gas mains Alice Anna street, |
between Broadway and Boston street. Referred
Mr.. CALLS offered a resolution directing the |
Comptroller to cause to be given to Capt. Geo W.
Bowers thirty blankets formerly used by the DO
lice, for the use of the Wells and McCOmas remen.
Referred.
Mr.. NORRIS offered resolution appointing com
mittee to examine into report that certain parties
are now making survey of the basin, for the pur-
pose of securing patent for the ground should the
basin ever be filled up. Adopted.
Mr.. Balm offered a preamble and resolution set
ting forth that the Joint Special Committee of the
last Council, appointed to investigate the charges
preferred against the City Passenger Railway Com
pany, spent the entire of the Council in the
investigation of the subject, and received no COM
pensation for their services that, therefore, Re
sotUed, That the of three hundred dollars be |
appropriated to each of the following gentlemen, |
composing said Committee VIM. l.. Montague,
John w. Randolph, Geo. Cunningham, Evan t. |
Ellicott, William Cotton, and VIM. A. Van Nos.
trand. Referred.
Mr.. SPEDDEN called up the ordinance authorizing |
the Mayor to accept of the bed of Raborg street |
from Fulton to Pulaski street, and the closing of
Bruce alley between Baltimore and Fayette streets
Passed.
Mr.. RoERrS presented the report of the Commit |
tee on Health, with resolution declaring a man.
ipulated guano establishment Frederick street. |
near Smiths alley, a nuisance, and ordering its re-
m0val. Laid on the table.
Mr.. TALBOT offered resolution directing the |
Water Board to erect fire-plug at the corner of
Asquith and Madison streets. Referred.
Adjourned
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad
jOurnment.
In the absence of DAVID TAYLOR, ESQ.,, President |
pro ten., Mr.. Cotton, motion of Mr.. CArHCART |
called to the Chair.
resolution to place fag-sto across Liberty |
street, at Clay and Barnett streets was taken up |
and adopted.
The Branch adjourned uutil to morrow afternoon
at five o o'clock.
MODERN LAoCooN-TERRIBLE CONFLICT WITH A |
SNAKE-NARROw ESCAPE FROM DEATH OF HIS KEEP |
ER.-lt was only week or two since that we an
nounced the arrival at Salem, from Africa, of
monster boa constructor, in size one OF the largest
ever brought to this country Its length in its quiet
state, was full thirty feet, with capability of ex-
tension, when in motion, to nearly forty feet In |
IFS mar