The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-30

The annual meeting OF the State Agricultural
Society held last night at the Newton Univer-
sty Building, Lexington street, near Calvert, John
Merryman, Esq, President, in the chair. Samuel
Sands, Esq, Secretary.
The Chairman, after calling to order, addressed
the meeting as follows:
congratulate the Society upon the auspicious opening
Of it's 18th annual exhibition. Never within my know
ledge of the Society has there been shown hearty
goodwill the part of the farmers generally than now
In our history, this year Of 1860 must always be an
epoch second only to that of the year OF birth By
the favorable action of the last Legislature upon pc
tion for relief your Executive Committee placed
in condition to pay off 80 per cent of the Indebtedness
of the Society debt looked upon by most of credi
tors until then, valueless, and willing to haz-
ard the opinien that before the term of present
officers expires every dollar of debt will have been can
celled and cash balance be hand for
to begin with A full financial statement will be made
in the report of the Executive Committee which will be
read to you to night regret gentlemen, that
an arrangement looking to the location of the Fair
Grounds at Canton fell through at the last moment
location upon the harbor of Baltimore and the line
of the great railroad routes and at one of the con-
tempated ermn of another presented means of
heretofore unknown to the Society We owe at least our
thanks to the liberal owners for their tender of the free
of 25 of land for five They Mr. j H.
Peasants, President of the Canton Company, Messrs
Miles White, and W. W Glenn.
The arrangement of the Charles street grounds
placed in the hands of Committee with instructions to
fit them up az cost not exceeding thousand dollars
This sum will not be expended In this conneXion,
desire to express my thanks to J. A. Tegmeyer, ESQ.,
Civil Engineer whose gratuitons services have gone
month since delivered communication to the
Board of Police of this city, asking them detail
number of men for service The reply of the Board
will read:
OFFICE BOARD OF POLICE, |
BALTIMORE, October 13 1860. !
John Merryman Esq, President Maryland State Agricu
DEAR SIR-The Board consider that the exhibition of
your Society in the immediate vicinity of the CITY, from
which, during its continuance it will daily attract large
crowds presents case which clearly falls within the
scope of the actions of the Board am instructed there
fore to say that they will take pleasure in complying
with your request ana vii! have sufficient number of
policemen detailed to preserve order the occasion.
am very respectfully: yours, &c,
CHARLES HOWARD,
President.
Here, gentlemen we ha We the assurance of protection
to ALL and without cost to the Society
Before closing, continued Mr. Merryman, l think it
only just that the Society should know who of their Com
mittee at Annapolis last winter, and to whom,
ing publicly my thanks for valuable assistance, Col o.
Bowie, and Jas Contee Esqs of Prince Georges; Col
NJ. Thurston, Esq of Allegheny; J. Fl. McHenry Esq,
of Baltimore; Col Sothron, of St Mary's; Major Will
kns of Kent; and the Messrs Harwood, of Anne Arun
del And, now, gentlemen, have to express my thanks
for the honor conferred upon three years
since by election as President of the Society and
your unanimously expressed wish for my retention du
ring the last two years. ! am fully pursuaded
that the time has arrived for to express
my determination not to be again candidate
for the office, but to assume more the position of
working member Of the Society where hope long to be
permitted to useful 1t has been suggested that sub
iects for discussion during the remaining evenings of
the week. be named tonight and would be gratfed if
the Society would order committee to name suitable
subjects for discussion.
After the conclusion of the Presidents remarks,
some discussion arose about the postponement of
the examination of Devon cattle on Tuesday (this)
morning, until Wednesday morning, Col. Oden
Bowie, of Prince Georges stating that number
of Devon cattle had been detained on the passage
here, and would not be in condition to be exam
ined on Tuesday. The examination of Devons was
therefore postponed until Wednesday morning al
9L O'clock
The President then called meeting of the Execu.
tive Committee, and vacated the chair calling DR..
Samuel P Smith, of Allegheny, to preside.
short time elapsed, when the President re-
sumed his seat Col. Bowie moved that the Presi-
dent extend an invitation to Charles B. Calvert,
Esq, President of the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, the Faculty and Students, asking them to
visit the Fair of the Society upon any day they
may find it most convenient.
The motion unanimously adopted.
Two members gave notice of motions to amend
the Constitution, which, under the rules, will be
discussed at the future meetings of the Society.
Martin I. Goldsborough, Esq, of Talbot county,
moved that committee of three be appointed by
the Chair, who should designate the subjects to be
discussed upon each night Of the meetings of the
Society and during the continuance of the Fair.
The motion was carried, and the Chair appointed
NJ. 7. Goldsborough, DR.. Smith and DR.. Murray,
the committee.
The President then announced to the Society that
a committee of citizens of Baltimore had Just hand
n
Society. 1t was the offer of purse of s3Go free for
all trotting horses mile heats best three in five, to
harness, to take place at the Fair grounds, Fri
day, Nov. End, at one o'clock. Col. Bowie moved
that the Society accept the proposition, and that
the thanks of the Society be rendered the gentle
men who had rendered the purse to the Society. 1t
is understood that the judges of this trot be ap-
pointed in the same manner all the Judges of the
Society are appointed-by the Executive Commit
tee.
The Chairman then introduced to the meeting
Col johnson, of New York, Secretary of the
New York State Agricultural Society, and Vice.
President of the United States Agricultural Socie-
ty. Col. johnson made most interesting address
to the meeting, showing the great good which the
agricultural associations of the several States
now exertng with the agricultural interests of the
country--not only in tipg the soil and improving
the breeds of stock but more than this, they were
establishing agricultural colleges, which, besides
giving the sons OF farmers practical farming edu-
cation, also fitted them for occupying the highest
| positions among the greatest of the land During
| the remarks of Mr.. johnson he was frequently in
! terrupted by applause.
M. T. Godsporough, ESQ.,, Chairman of the
Committee to select subjects for discussion, report
| ed that the subject on Tuesday night would be
The economy of concentrated manures
on Wednesday night-The number of crosses
that should enttle animal to com pete as full
| bred-not pure bred-and the advantage of the
same.
On Thursday night, tobacco culture considered
as judicious substitute for wheat where the lat
emes.
Henry NJ. Warfeld, Esq., President of the Corn
and Flour Exchange, then arose and rendered the
free of the rooms of the association to the So
ciety during their stay in the city, assuring the
members that they would be heartily welcomed,
and that every attention possible would be extended
to them. The invitation unanimously accept.
ed, and the meeting adjourned to meet at the same
place tonight at ~ o'clock.
Minors LEDGE -HoUsE.-The interior OF
this structure is being rapidly completed. The
workmen labor on it night and day. The wood
work of the house, we believe, is entirely of oak,
and will be, when finished, solid and enduring as
it can be made Workmen at work in the light
report that during the severest storms thus far
only slight trembling is felt. Capt. Alexander,
| who superintended the construction of the light
house, dined within its granite walls, one day last
week, with his entire family.
The Evangelical Alliance is a new scheme of re
| gious reform inauguatred in New York on Sunday
evening. report was presented, which showed
that the number of persons unprovded with church
accommodations in that city is 63s, l6l.
On Saturday night the propeller Victoria, lying
| at one OF the piers in New York, was seized by
the revenue cutter Harriet Lane on suspicion of be-
| ing SLAYER.