The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-05
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

SUICIDE-l esterday afternoon, about four
O'Clock, Mary Maywel, 40 wears of age wife of
Henry Maywell, living at 1O3 Mulikin street, COM
mtted suicide by hanging herself. The husband is
a shoemaker, and his wife sitting in the shop
with him, apparently in her usual good Spirits
About twenty minutes before four O'Clock she went
out into the yard, and her husband having occasion
to go up stairs on looking out of one of the rear
windows, observed her hanging by the neck from
hook which driven between the bricks of the
wall of an out building. He to the spot and i'm
mediately took her down. Drs. Lands and Roech-
ling were called, but could not restore her. She
used clofhes-line as cord, and had driven the
hook in the wall herself. Coroner Nelson held an
inquest the body and the evidence elected
proved that Mr. Maywell and his wife good
terms, and that she was always cheerful, and ap
parently happy verdict of ''death at her own
hands" was rendered.
PROPERTY SALE-Messrs Adreon & Co. sold YES
terday, the premises, two lots of ground on
Schroeder street, near Lombard, each fronting on
Schroeder street l3 feet and running back 95 feet.
Subject to an annual ground rent of S39, and i'm
proved by two three-story brick dwellings. Pur-
chased by Samuel Butler for $500 each.
ECCLEsIAsrICAL.-We learn that the Rev. Mr..
Barrester, S. j., Professor in Loyoa College, of
this city, is about to be transferred literary in
stituton in Frederick.
ELEcTIoN.-On Tuesday evening Company E.
Maryland Guard, elected W. Carvel Hall Orderly
Sergeant, land promoted E. F. Pointer to be Ensign
MEETING OF THE BALTIMORE PRESBY
Terry.
This body met yesterday morning at ten o'clock
in the ecture-room attached to the Rev. DR..
Backus' church, corner of Madison and Park
streets. Rev. Griffith Owen chosen Moderator.
The Presbytery was opened with prayer, when the
minutes of the last session read and approx
ed.-Rev. 7. E. Peck asked that his pastoral re-
ation with the Central Presbytery may be dissolv-
ed; granted. He also asked for a commission
for Roanoke, which was granted.-Rev. VIM. II.
Cole, chairman of the Committee on the Parsonage
Fund made report In which was apportioned to
the different churches the amount each request
ed to raise. 1t was accepted. The report
was put on its adoption and elected consid-
cradle discussion. DR.. Backus moved that
the assessment be reduced two-fifths. j. L.
Lefever moved to strike out the word "assess-
ed in the report, land insert the words ''recommen-
ded to contrbute;" concurred in. The report as
amended was adopted.-Rev. Mr.. Huntington
moved that committee be appointed to set forth
hecauses which have called for the recommends
ton for contributions; adopted. The Moderator ap-
pointed as the committe Messrs. Backus, Cole and
Huntington.-Dr. Backus presented the report O f
the committee systematic benevoence. A number |
of reports presented and disposed of-The |
time for the election of commissioners to the Gen
eral Assembly was set down for ten o'clock Thurs
day morning. Seven o'clock Thursday evening |
was the hour selected for the reading of the nara
tives. Springfield Church, at Sykesville, was Sc
lected as the place of meeting of the next Presby-
terry, to take place the first Tuesday in October
The of j. W. Brown, candidate for the |
ministry, was then taken up, and DR.. Dixon and |
Rev. Mr.. Cross appointed committee of assign
ment A motion was then made that -- Carr |
(negro,) be allowed to read some compositions to |
show the advancement which he had made; adopt |
ed When the negro rose to read, Rev. Mr.. Ross |
objected to the reading the ground that it was |
an unusual mode of procedure. Rev. j. G. Ham
mel, DIR. Backus and DIR. DiXOn, favored the reading
for the purpose of demonstrating whether the |
candidate possessed sufficient talent to warrant the
expenditure of money by the Presbytery in his
education. Rev. Mr.. Ross thought it was an un-
usual proceeding and moved reconsideration of |
the vote granting permission for him to read; |
lost. DR.. Dixon moved that he be heard through |
committee; adopted ,and the committee appoint
ed.-A letter was received from W. p. F. Noble |
asking that his relations with the Presbytery, as
Pastor of the Church at Belar, be dissolved assign
ing as his reason for the request, i'll health laid
on the table.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-The Presbytery met at 4
o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. The Committee
on the Ministry of the General Assembly reported,
and directed special attention to the causes of
Church extension, education of ministers, Sabbath
desecration, and systematic benevolence. Mr.. 0ber
presented the petition from number of the resi-
dents of Prince Georges, Anne Arundel and How
ard counties, asking to be organized into church.
Mr.. Snowden, of the signers of the petition, was
heard the subject. committee, consisting of the
Rev. Messrs. Hammer and Dickson, and Elder Brown,
appointed to proceed to the spot designated,
and if possible, carry out the views set forth in the
petition. The annual report of the Presbytery to |
the General Assembly was read and adopted. Rev.
Mr.. Huntington read the circular on the parsonage
fund, which he was directed to prepare which |
was adopted. On motion, S4O0 was appropriated |
to the church at Belair Hartford county, for a par
sonage, out of the amount for that object after the
payment to the Madison street church. COM
mittee was appointed to consider what had best be
done for the union of the churches in Hartford
county. A communication read from the
churches of Harmony and Churchville, Hartford |
county, in reference to the recommendation of |
those churches to the board of missions which was
referred. The appropriation to the Mount Parn |
and Springfield church ordered to be contn-
ued, as formerly. One hundred dollars appro-
priated to Harmony church, the appropriation to |
commence with December last. The Presbytery |
adjourned, with prayer by DR.. Musgrave, to 10
O. clock this morning.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
FIRST BRANCH-Present: Samuel G. Spcer, Esq,
and all the members except Messrs. Irons and Cal !
hs.-Mr. EVANS presented petition from JAS N. I
Muller and others, asking that Point street Fl ON
Phipot street to the wharf be closed. Referred. |
Mr. ROBERTS presented petition from number
OF property holders ns the locality asking that |
sewer, running from Greenmount avenue to Eager |
street, be covered over. Referred.-Mr. NORRIS
presented communication from Elias Elicott, Of |
Ierlng, as site for the amshouse, farm situated
~ miles from the city, near the Falls road. Laid
on the tabie.-Mr. SPEDDEN called up the resolu- |
ton, directing the City Commissioners to change |
the grade of the cutters at the intersection of Can
ton avenue and Bond streets. Adopted.-Mr.
TAYLOR called up the report of the Committee on /
Claims, appropriating So extra to each Judge and |
Clerk of the last teection.---Mr BLACKBURN opposed
the adoption of the resolution on the ground that
the law had fixed the amount which they were to
receive.-Mr EVANS advocated the adoption. He
had acted in the capacity of both Judge and Clerk,
and had invariably received extra compensation.
read the law, which distinctly forbids the paving of
extra com pensation Mr., BAUGHER caad for fha |