The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-02
CITY NIELLIGENCE,


SEIZURE OF PRoPERTY.-Y esterday morning a
few minutes before the steamer George Weems left
her wharf, Lieutenant Carmichael and Sergeants
Cook and Wallis of the vice-police, stepped on
board, apparently intending to take t in down
the bay. When the steamer neared Fort McHenry
Lieutenant Carmichael directed Capt. Weems TO
run the steamer up to the wharf, which done,
when search of the boat took place. There were
two ladies on board who gave the names of Mrs
l.. j. Hart and Miss A. Taylor, who had three
trunks; the keys of these were demanded, and they
were opened On examining a box directed to
John A. Burroughs, Chaptco, it was found to cor
tain buttons, bolts of canvass, such is used in
manufacturing tents, and also a quantity of white
hannel. About twenty letters were taken from
young man named W. j. Durham, which were di-
rected to various persons in Virginia. They were
opened, bat contained nothing which would i'm
plicate the writer's The ladies represented them
selves as from New York, and expressed their in
dIgnatlnn at the conduct of the vice police and
openly avowed their sympathy with the South
SHOOTING AFFAIR.-During the passage of the
Filth Wisconsin, regiment out North Charles street,
last evening, some excitement was accustomed by
the firing of pistol in the vicinity of Charles and
Mulberry streets AS the regiment passed the
point referred to several gentlemen were engaged
in conversation, when they were approached by a
man named Myers, who took offence at the tenor
Of their remarks. Having noticed that be I'd
stopped 20 listen to their conversation, evidently
for the purpose of creating disturb Dce, the gem
temen paid no attention to him first, but as he
persisted in his attempts to interrupt them he was
v,
Myers imme diaely drew revolver and fired upon
Mr.. Ford, but as he did a gentleman who was
present Knocked up his arm, causing his shot to
miss its aim. At this juncture vice-poiceman
came up and took Myers to the station house Sew
eral soldiers who were in the of the crowd
drew their pistols and prepsred tn fire. but the die
turbance proceeded no further.
APPOINTMENTS Collector Hoffman has made the
following additional appointments in the Custom
r n u Tarr' CIrI wa,t; 10 a ~ oaShi1T'
Ciav Adraon WiIIiam Tbo1,nson ph;,i ~ -, L.
~ III;:L =, ~ ,'m A-teoi' imp 4: ,,u""-
bonse h. p Ear,o,ds S,onaL, y. " d. a.
ard r. Dorsay .iobn r Ha,s opd EspJi;. I i,,en-
Denntv WeigbersNWiliam IT T;on,s and Iaanh
w stemver Danutv Maasnrers-TIra Eraarno ~
and Charles Alexander. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS p
Darymple Calvert county: Edward N All,
Hartford county; j. T. Scbley. Frederick county,
Henry S. Hunt j. l.. Reese Jr., J. j. Bslfzell,
William J. Bryson, Stephen d. McConkey, VIM.
Lockhart, Adolphus Weisher, David G. Martin
Baltimore. Messenger, WIN. II. Pierce Watch
men-Tbomas Pindall, Thomas Bosworth, John
Menshaw and James Knight Boatman-Johp NJ.
Wiley. Professionalism Reese, Francis Boone
and Capt Melshaney.
MILITARY MATrERs-There was oui.a . I,u :,
military affairs yesterday in this CITY. The oniv
movement of troops was the arrival in this CITY, !
about ten O'Clock in the morning, of the Fifth is
consin regiment, numbering ,060 men, under com
mand of Col. NJ. G. Cobb. The privates were I'M
armed, but expect to receive their arms in n few
DAYS. Upon arriving in this citv the officers ex.
pected to go to Washington but after remaining at
Camden station for several hours, orders were re-
ce;ved IN oo ;nto camn baro Tbo oo.5 - |
cordingly proceeded to the grounds near Green
mount, recently occupied for a short time By the |
New York Thirteenth regiment where they are |
encamped for the present.
DEATH WARRANT-Yesterd.v r,or,;nr S,or;F |
Dutton visited the Jail for the nnrnosa nf roadin
to Alexander Gale, negro, his death warrant |
Gale exhibited much feeling. and remarked that he
had been compelled to kill Evans, the latter had
.nreatehed TO take MS i'e, and had been following
n.9i a. 80 'pt so!he tn lnr the purpose The
piisone' uas zen IN pau hea'tn since his convic-
~, - s"S 'Ie cohsuup tlon. Ills con-
uuo. ouiins LIS confinement nas been very exem-
pay
ouTRAGE.-hr; Duncan MCPHERSON, a gentle
man engaged at NO. Al North Charles street, while
on his way home on Wednesday evening about s
$3.50, 800 . y! 1ie W MS "orhmen on the
1919; ~ - a u L0ht sIeets, anu WINE
20 Of ,h r;cs iia a ns was appl oaSneu py
NJ Nip rot ohar;n1 ,r;tb aio;, oI VIC a'h;
- tha tbroot onj tba oH;oar So. ~: eel.eu
~ ~ L:u: e.. o,: =: II. a. 'eneu h'in WIN
their billles After taking him to the police station
vas discbarned "10' -1' '1'i 'on
r,n nv
. !loN'-ine haue vi MT ooun IL; heiso
appeared IN yesterday mornings issue, In place of
s MR. george r. Dodge, under whose orders the
ouliies who were sent to search Mr.. Howard's
t aztec. 1t is presumed that the public de-
~ fiis u'ror, as every one is aware that Mr..
rna., Nh; 'e pace OF chief officer OF the Lincoln
cSnid ~ ~ city, and from him alone,
couiu Tue order 10 Perpetrate gross an outrage,