The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-18
cry INTELLIGENCE.

cry INTELLIGENCE.
IMPROVEMENTS ON baltimore SrREET.-There are
inst now in course of erection, Baltimore street.
II rec or four large and commodious warehouses,
which in point of architectural beauty, well as
substantial and durable construction, will favor
ably compare with any that have preceded them.
The first one to be noticed is the building on the
southeast corner of Baltimore and Liberty streets,
which occupies portion of the site wherein Tue
sod Congress Hall'' formerly stood. THIS war;
house is owned by the Renecker estate, anu Is
being erected for Messrs. Steiner Bros q ~
cothiers. 1t is designed to be five stories III
with front on Baltimore street OF iol2 ieer anu a
depth along Liberty street OF about 90 set e-nt
story, on Baltimore street, has PLAIN IRON front
constructed by Messrs Hayward, Bartlett 20.
The four upper stories are OF New brunswlck urap
stone and also portion of the side wall on Liberty
street the remainder is of pressed BRICK Inc tops
of the windows are oval, and correspond on both |
baltimore and Liberty streets to those OF the other
norton of the block on Baltimore ana Sharp
Streets Good progress has been mace with the
work the ffth-story wall being nearly completed;
The carpenters are Messrs. j. H. d .. .. Hogg, ana
Mr. ". II. Reasin is the architcct
Tho next warehouse is the one being erected on
tho sire of the destructive ire on Baltimore street,
~ ~, ~ Charles last December, By which four
Ia-%o warehouses destroyed. The one
h,iISing is on the site of No. 24s which was occu-
MED at the time of the fire by Mr.. b. F. Voss,
hardware dealer, and is being erected for the
.
tractor and builder; j ohm Whiteaw, stone worker,
and Messrs. Hayward, Bartlett 4 Co., iron workers.
II is four stories in height, with front of 2912
feet, and depth of $50 feet. The first story IS OF
handsomely wrought iron, and the three upper OF
New Brunswick drabstone, from the workshop OF
Mr.. Whitelaw, who was the first person to intro
duce this stone for extensive building purposes.
The walls of this building are finished. The foun-
dation walls of another warehouse, adjoining this
one have been laid, preparatory to putting up an
other imposing structure.
On the north side of Baltimore street, between
Howard and Liberty streets, the first story has
baen built of new warehouse for VIM. Devries,
ESQ. 1t will have front of 95 feet and will ex-
tend back to COwpen alley. 1t will be five stories
in height and the first story presents an iron front,
BY Messrs Hayward, Bartlett Co. The remain
der of the 'front.' including the cornice, will be of
white marble. furnished by Messrs. Morgan &
Bevan. The marble is from the quarries of Bati-
more county, from which the celebrated monolith-
ic columns for the capitol at Washington are fur
nished Mr.. Joseph F. Kemp is the architect and
Mr. John Bazeman the carpenter.
ELECTION OF DELEGATEs.-ln conformity with
calls issued in the various papers yesterday, meet
ings were held in all the wards throughout the city
last night by those favorable to the Equal Rights
of the South and opposed to the coercive policy OF
the Federal Administration, for the purpose oil
electing ten delegates from each ward, to meet IN
Convention tonight at Taylor's new building on
Fayette street. and take into consideration the diff
culties which now surround us. The meetings were
all large and enthusiastic and by the list of names
to be found below, it will be seen at glance that
the movement is participated in by some OF ou
most respectable and solid citizens. We give Thu
list of delegates of such wards could be procured
up to the time of oar going to press.
Fifth RGrd.-Hon. Joshua Nansant, VIM. IL
Cowan, Thos. d. Sultzer, Jno B. Ray, Henry
Griffith, Geo. Strohmeyer, James Whiteford, j. e
Derry, Dr. John Thorn, Edward Costello.
Ninth Vard.-E. W. Beatty, c. Irwin Dirty
Alexander Hobbs George Shaffner, l.. w. Mau
pin, John B. Williams, t. Parkin Scott, DR.. james
Steuart, Albert Richie, John L. l.. Roche.
Eleventh Ward.-George w. Webb, Hugh Sisson
Beverly C. Sanders, p. Henry Sullivan, Thomas
Rhett, John Donnell Smith, William Kew Howard
Sam'l Mactier, Wilson c. n. Carr, Jas. Hodges.
TtcelfM Word.-Bernard Carter, B. G. Tubman
Edmund Law Rogers, James n. Coulter, B. c
Freshman, George l.. Harrison, Charles Towson
Robert I. Baldwin, Henry Snyder, II. c. Daam
George p. Frick.
Clarke, John T. Watkins, Mr.. Wilson, Rober
Bruce, William Reynolds, A. Miburn, Fl. s. z
Woolfe, s. r. Dunnock, Joseph II. Byers.
Eighteenth IVard.-Wm. Booth. Judge Henrick
John Milroy, Jesse Hay, John Conway, VIM. Nor
ris, VIM. Rogers, w. McCarty, VIM. Walsh, Dan
Nineteenth Word-L. P. Bayne, Asa Higgins
J. A. Hambleton, Wm Stetson, d. F. S. Ways, r. j
Swancoat, W. II. Owens, P. E. Thomas, Jr., Jane
Brownill, Samuel W. Sindall, l.. Z. Ballard, VIM
b. Radgraves, r. J. Baker, Lawrence Sangstor
F. H. Scott, J. Holmes Taylor, Il. E. Hambleto1
Jr., Dr. R. NJ. Gordon, John r. Taliaferro, Jane
5. Coliday.
We were furnished the list for the 10Th ware
containing twenty names, by an officer of the meet
ing, and owing to the lateness of the hour un
able to discover which the names of thos
elected.
DIs0RDERLY PARTY-Ercitement. About tel
O'Clock last night, those who CHANGED to be upol
Baltimore street considerably startled ant
excited by the appearance upon the street of
hack, apparently filled with men, who were shout
ing at the top of their voices, and in the most I'm
earthly tones. The carriage was being driven at
furious rate of speed, and those who were passing
were soon corgregated upon the sidewalks, looking
after the team in perfect establishment. When thu
hack arrived at the of Baltimore and Cal
vert streets, crowd of persons who passing
formed around the carriage, which had by this
time partially halted, and serious difficulty
would doubtless have been the result, had it moi
been for the timely appearance of several officers
riage and its occupants, and escorted thu
party to the Middle district station-hOuse
when four persons, giving their al
George Johnson, Harvey johnson, George Konig
and huge female named Susan jackson, were
Hired out and locked up in the rooms, where they
became riotous as to render it necessary to con
fine them in the cells. The affair created the wild
est excitement, and in the course If few moments
a crowd of perhaps one thousand people were rush
ing wildly toward the station-house. all anxious tC
discover the cause of the disturbA ace, and being
attracted partly perhaps, by the creams and yell:
OF the woman, who was shouting st the top of her
streets.
ELgcr.oN or OFFl-EEs.-At Z meeting of tht
membef ,. lie Maryland Institute, held last eve
ming, the following officers were elected for the en-
suing wear. President, German II. Hunt; Vice
Presidents. John T. Meredith and Charles W Bent.
ley; Recording Secretary, ;. Sands Mills; Cores
pOnding Secretary, ;. Morris Cochran; Treasurer,
Hugh Bolton, Board of Managers, w. w. Maugh-
lin, Thomas Trimble, Ezra Whitman, F. W. King,
n. H. Thaver, James Young, John Feast, VIM.
Henry johnson, L. A. Abbott, j. G. Nelson, d.
L..Bartett, James Stirrat, Joshua Reynolds, A.
G. Mott, Geo. II. Rodgers, Jr., VIM. NJ. Ives,
Thomas Stone, Joshua Vansant. The Board con-
sstS Of twentyfour persons. but having chosen but
eighteen, named above, at a late hour of the night,
we were unable to procure the names of the re-
naming six.
The annual session of the Grand Lodge of Mary
land is now being held at Odd Fellows Hall, Cav
street. The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing term:
Grand Master, John c. Smith, of No. 6; d. G..
Master, A. X. Mantz, of No. So; Grand Warden,
c. H. Dupuv of No. TO- Secretary, joseph b. Es-
cavaille, OF No IS; Treasurer. Richard Marley, of
No. 10. The election of the remainder of the Off
GERS was laid over.
IMPORTANT TO LIQUoR DEALERs.-The annexed Or
dinance was passed in the First Branch of the City
Council last evening, the provisions of which may
prove of considerable interest to liquor dealers and
restaurant proprietors:
Sec. L Be it enacted and ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore That William j. Hamill,
more be- and he is hereby authorized and required
demand and receive for the of the city of Baltimore
the tax of five pounds Maryland currency all tavern
licenses including all licenses under which authority
or may be given to sell liquors in small quantities be
drank the spot and the of dollars on licenses
which may be granted for Jail purposes and that the said
CLERK be requested to keep list of the of all per-
sons VINO may pay the said tax of five pounds four
dollars and also list Of the of those persons who
may refuse to pay the same and furnish such lists
Comptroller of the city.
Sec 2 And be it further enacted and ordained, That
the City Counsellor take all necessary legal
proceedings enforce the payment said tax of five
pounds currency and four dollars.
TIE PAYMENT TAXEs.-As our citizens are
one and all interested in the payment of taxes. we
publish herewith an ordinance passed in the Citv
Council, last evening, supplementary to an ordi
approved April LIST, 1861, and explanatory
of the same:
SECTION l. Be 81 enacted and ordained by the Mdyo1
and City Council Of Baltimore, That the separation di
rected to be made, by the ordinance to which this
supplement of the tax real estate from the per
sona property shall be construed and is hereby declared
to that the tax real estate and chattes real
shall be separated by the City Collector each
levy. from the tax personal chattes and that all the
provisions of the said ordinance approved the Isl
April 1861 be and they hereby declared be in force
with regard to the payment collection and recovery by