The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-01

A SKELETON DrscoyEEED.-O Graham YES
terday morning discovered the skeleton of male
child apparently between five and six years old
in the garret of a house on Barre street. near
sharpe. Some excitement was produced in the
neghborhOod, some persons believing that A mur-
der had been committed, but the state in which the
bones were discovered induced the belief that the
body had been used for anatomical purposes 1t
| was taken to the Southern district station house.
Observation-Disclosures Creighton and Ward, of
te Southern district, discovered light at the foot
| OF concord street about o'clock Yesterday morn
ing, ana procuring boat, proceeded to the place,
Where they discovered that several empty hogs
! heads had been placed against the door of a ware
house on the wharf and set fire to. The officers
eXtinguished the flames without causing an alarm,
! and preventing serious conilagration.
ARRESTS UNDER THE VAGRAxr Acr.-Daniel UI-
| richs, John Gibson, Edward v Farral Henry
Lusby, Andrew Hamilton, Henry Busch, George
! kilburn and Edward Marshall were arrested YES
terday by officer Collier, Sergeant Stansiied Off
| GERS Irought Morrow, Eney, Pittinger and Nor
| row, charged with being vagrants and having no
| visible means OF support. They were all commit
ted to Jail by Justice Ensor.
FATAL ACCIDENTAL man named Daniel Fitzpat
rick, about 40 years of age, living Booth street
was instantly killed about o'clock yesterday after
noon, by being crushed under bank of earth,
which he was at work, on Franklin street near
Schroeder. The body was dug out as soon as pos
sible, and coroner Greentree called upon to hold an
inquest The Jury rendered verdict of accidental
death.
FrRE.-The alarm of fire yesterday afternoon
proceeded from the burning Of the roof of a small
dwelling house on China street. below Lee street. in
the Southern section Of the city. Loss about $780,
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-The Clerk Of the Court of
Common Pleas issued during the month of May JAG
marriage licenses.
PROCEEDINGS or THE CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, May 81.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present, SAMUEL G. SpIcER Esq.,
all the memberS.-Mr. A
presented the petition of William w. Glenn and
others for the change of grade of Franklin street.
between Stricken and GmOr streets; referred.--
MIR; BAN presented the petition of Wm. d. Miller
and others for the enlargement of the sewer in the
vicinity of Carey and Baltimore streets: referred
MIR. TAYLOR, from the Committee on Claims
presented an adverse report the petition of Lewis
Turner and others, victuaers, with a resolution
dlscharglng the committee; adOpted.-Mr. TAY-
LoR, from the same committee, offered a resolution
referring a bill of stationery, contracted by Thos
Is. Gather, as Clerk of the Circuit Court, to the
Omptroller.-AsO resolution to pay John &.
Hooper Sl60 on account Of not being able to obtain
possession of the Friendship engine according to
the bill OF sale; laid on the tabe--Mr. Irons
0ilered resolution appropriating 500 for
the purpose of whitley washing the MARYLAND
Institute market-hOuse; laid over.--An in
vltation was received from the ladies of the
Home of the Friendess, to attend a Floral Fair at
Carroll Hall; accepted.-Mr. ROBERTS called up
the resolution requiring all persons owning proper
ty on the line OF the between Madison and
Eager streets, and Hartford and York roads to
have the inclOsed to prevent the escape of
unpleasant OdOrs, and directing the Board of
Health to have the work done in the event of
failure on the part of the owners and at the eX-
pense OF the property holders; adopted.-Mr.
SPEDDEN called up the amendment of the Second
Branch, requiring the Baltimore and Ohio Rail |
road Company to comply with certain provisions
of the ordinance authorizing the five million loan
winch amendment was appended to an ordinance
to recOnvey certain piece of ground to said
amendment tod A
mlttee OF conference on the ordinance consisting
OF Messrs. Balm, Spedden and Blackburn, was ap- |
pointed to confer with the Second Branch. Mr. |
EVANS called up the ordinance authorizing the |
commissioners of Finance to sell to the Phi adelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company all |
that square of ground bounded by Canton avenue |
Albemarle Alice Anna and President streets; pass
ed-Mr. Irons called up the ordinance prohibit |
ing vehicles and horses from standing on certain |
streets in the vicinity of the Hanover market |
house, or market days, with amendment giving |
permission to market dealers to occupy the side |
walks on Camden and Hanover streets Amend |
ment adopted. Two other unimportant amend
ments were adopted, and the ordinance passed.
Branch adjourned until tomorrow afternoon at 5 |
o'clock.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present, VIM McPHAIL, ESQ,
PRESIDENT and all the members.-An invitation |
from the ladies connected with the Home of the |
Friendess, to visit the Fair being held at Car
roll m Hall, was accepted.-A resolution authorizing
w. II. Collins to erect a slaughter house on Point
lane, between Hartford and Greenmount avenues was
takenup and adopted. DIR. Cook offered resolu-
tiOn that a delegation of five members of each
Branch of the Council who, together with the
Presidents thereof, and the three members of the
Board of Health, shall constitute a delegation to
represent the city in the National Sanitary Con-
vention to be held at Boston, the expenses of the
delegation to be paid by the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil of Baltimore read second time and adopted
MIR. TAYLOR presented the petition of tkinson
y Co., asking that flagstaff and sign shall be
allowed to remain in the third story of their prem
ises, corner of Light and Camden Streets referred
The ordinance to continue in use the office of !
City Auditor, and for the prompt collection of !
taxes in arrears, was read the second time, and on
m2Gn G Mi EdG9tf laf SR tee rastshg the
Directors on the part of the city of Balti-
more in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
to furnish the Council with the mi-annual
report in regard to the condition and finances
ct said company; adoptcd.-The ordinance au-
thorizing the Mayor to grant certain privileges |
TO shp-buiders was taken up and read. 1t propo |
ses to allow the of certain streets for the pur
pose of prosecuting their wOrk.-Mr CooE offer |
ed an amendment proposing that the same privileges
he granted to various other mechanics and trades |
men. The amendment was lost-yeas A. navs a. |
Dir. VAN NosTRAND offered an amendment to |
insert after "ship-buders," the words call other |
mechanics adopted.--The ordinance was then |
passed by the following vote: Yeas-Messrs Van |
Nostrand, Cathcart, Cotton, Ellicott and Mussel- |
man-5; nays-Messrs. President, Cook and Tay- |
lor-3.-The Branch then adjourned until to-