The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE

DEMoCRArIC CoNvENrIoN.-Last night the dele
egates to the State Convention, met in Rechabite
Hall.
At twenty seven minutes past O'Clock the Con-
venton was organized by the calling of DR.. Milton
N Taylor to the chair, and the appointment of Mr.
George Cotton as Secretary.
VIM. S. Gross moved that committee of seven
be appointed to report permanent officers to the
bers.
j. A. L. Mcclure offered a substitute, that a
committee be appointed consisting of from
each of the uncontested wards, who shall examine
credentials and report upon the permanent organi
zatioD.
The substitute was adopted, and the committee
appointed, who retired and in few minutes I.
Joseph Rodgers came to the chair and demanded
admission into the committee on behalf of tho 10th
ward. The President informed him that the 10th
ward was contested, which Mr.. Rodgers denied.
The chair appealed to the Convention to know
whether the 10th ward was contested.
j. A. L.. Mcclure said that he had presented a
protest from the 10th ward.
Mr.. Rodgers.-''Then, sir, pronounce that pro-
test an infamous document
Mr.. McClure-'1 have presented it in behalf of
those who had the right to protest"
Mr.. Rodgers attempted to speak, but Mr.. Wilson
C. n. Carr called him to order, and the Chair
ruled him out of order Mr.. Rodgers then walked
towards Messrs. Mcclure and Carr, and the
bers of the Convention crowded around. John S.
Wright and the President of the Convention pro-
tested against the disorder, and eventually the
Chair succeeded in inducing the members to take
their seats.
Credentials and Officers returned and reported as
follows:-President, DR.. Milton N. Taylor; lst
vice-President, r. 5. Banks; I'd do, VIM. II.
Hooper, Secretaries, George Cotton and j. Il. Kir-
by. The contested wards were the 10th, l1th 18th,
18th and 18th. The Douglas delegates from the
10th, llth and 18th wards, were admitted and the
Administration delegates from the 18th and 18th
wards were admitted.
motion was made that majority of each ward
cast the entire vote of the ward. Lost.
motion to vote by ballot prevailed.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
candidates, and some thirty gentlemen were nomi-
mated.
Messrs. j. A. l.. Mcclure and J. W. McElroy
were appointed tellers. The vote taken with
the following result:-Robert T. Banks, 76; Hugh
Clifford, rs; VIM. H. Roberts, Y; Jas. 7. Kirby,
II; Dir. Milton N. Taylor, 20; Col. Jno S. Wright,
SO; Hugh Sisson, SO; Jas. A. Bruce, SO; VIM. Fl.
Owens, 81.
The first six gentlemen were on the regular
Douglas ticket. Messrs. Jervis Spencer Henry
Fairbanks, Col. R. H. Miles, NJ. T. Gosnell and Il.
Joseph Rogers, on the same ticket, were defeated
Messrs. SissOn, Bruce and Owens, elected, were
on the regular Administration ticket.
There being only nine chosen, the Convention
proceeded to vote for two delegates, with the fol
lowing resut:-Jervis Spencer, So; Richard Miles,
So.
W. n. C. Carr moved to adjourn which coca
| stoned the utmost confusion.
The Chair after the greatest trouble succeeded
in gaining partial order. The question of adjourn
ment put and lost.
| George Cotton offered resolutions endorsing the
nomination of Robert j. Brent and Thomas Lana
han a dalagatns tn tho National Convention from
! the Fourth Congressional District, and also en-
| dorsing Stephen A. Douglas.
These resolutions caused an immense excitement.
| The Conv was eco fusion confounded." "
| Messrs. Mcclure and Mathiott opposed the resou
! tions, and J. S. Wright advocated their adoption.
| The resolutions were put and adopted by vote
| of SO yeas to 26 nays.
The Convention then adjourned with three cheers
for Douglas.
| SrABBING AFFRAY.-On Sunday night, between
| seven and eight O'Clock, three men, named James
! Fallan, Peter Russell and John james, were passing
| along Hanover street, a. Lee, when a man
named Charles Voglestine approached them and
charged Fallan with having called him $ of a
| b, which Fallen denied, whereupon Voglestine
drew knife and commenced deadly assault upon
him. Fallen received three stabs in the left arm
which severed the principal arteries. He was ia
| ken to the drug store of Messrs. Moore d Co.,
where the wounds were dressed and from thence to
| his home, No. rs York street. During Sunday
night Drs. Webster and Benson were in attendance
! and succeeded in stopping the flow of blood. Vo-
\ glestine was arrested by Sergt Short and officer
| Shanks, at the Vauxhall drinking saloon, Light
street. Justice Showacre held examination,
| and Russell and James, who were with Fallan when
the assault was made, fully identified Voglestine,
but Vogestine furnished evidence to prove that at
! the time of the assault he was in locality other
than that at which the assault took place. Deputy
| Marshal Manly took the prisoner, accompanied by
| six other persons, to the house where Fallan was
lying, and the injured man pointed Voglestine out
| as the man who had committed the assault. Jus
tce Showacre, on hearing of the Identification OF
the prisoner, committed Vogestine to Jail for
| Court.
ADDITIONAL COMBINATIONS OF City OFFICERS BY
THE CRY CoUNCIL.-The City Council, in Conven.
ton, yesterday evening confirmed the following
appointments, made by the Mayor, and laid over at
the Convention last week:
Nathan T. Dushane, Commissioner fer Opening
| Streets; DIR. Jacob w. Houck, Commissioner of
| Health; DR.. Judson Gilmor, Assistant Commission;
er; DR.. E. R. Bear, Physician of Marine Hospital
Langley B. Gully, Port-W Warden; j. W. Boyer
| Clerk to the Port Warden; Benz. Tanner, Collector
of Water Rents; John Worrell Keeper of Calvert
| Street Spring; John 7. Tucker, Superintendent OF
Streets and Pumps, Sd District; Peter Logue, Con-
| stable, 18th ward; John Sanner, Keeper of Madi-
son Square; Francis Linthicum, Keeper of Battery
| Square.
SEVERELY SoALDED.-Y esterday, about twelve
O'Clock, little son, four years of age, of Mr.. p.
Pendrick, No. 157 Ann street, in playing about the
stove, pulled teakettle of boiling water from the
| stove, the contents of which fell upon his face,
shoulders, and portion of his body, scalding him
severely. DR.. Dwinelle was called to attend him.