The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-27
cry INTELLIGENCE.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE BALTIMORE COLLEGE OF
DENTAL SURGERY.-The twenty-trst annual com
mencement of the Baltimore College of Dental
Surgery took place last night at the New Assem-
Div Rooms corner of Lombard and Hanover streets.
The hall was densely crowded with ladies and gen.
tlemen, and very large number were compelled
TO leave, being unable to obtain seats.
The Blues Band, Professor Holland, were in at
tendance, and at intervals, discoursed beautiful
music.
The exercises were commenced by an appropri
ate and impressive prayer by the Rev. Fielder Is
rael. Then followed the announcement of grad
yates by Professor Austin, of the College.
After music by the band, diplomas con-
ferred on the following graduates by DR.. Thomas
E. Bond:
Ambrose Bancroft, Pennsylvania; Charles r.
Boteler, District of Columbia; Henry T. Campfeld,
Georgia; E. Stephen Carter, Illinois; Marx f.
Cohen, Jr., South Carolina; Charles John Curtis,
England; Edwin G. Edwards, Virginia.; Alfred
Henry Fuchs, Prussia; James II. Harris, Virginia;
Samuel w. Head, Maryland James Henry Hill,
District of Columbia; VIM. Henry Hoffman, North
Carolina; James Bond Lttig, Maryland; Matthias
Martin Marylan Francis N. McCorkle, North
Carolina; Henry c. Parmly, New York; Samuel
Charles Edw. Roberts, Maryland William B. Sea-
brook, Jr., South Carolina; Benjamin B. Scale
Alabama; Luther d. Shepard, New Hampshire;
James NJ. Spainhour, North Carolina; George
Wesley Slime, Pennsylvania; Jasper E. Stuckev,
South Carolina; A. Washington Talley, Virginia;
William NJ. Walker South Carolina; William p
Welsh, Maryland George Wright, New York.
The valedictory was delivered by Professor
Piggott, and was an address of much merit.
The Benediction was given by the Rev. Geo. C.
NJ. Roberts, and some beautiful airs played by the
band, when the large audience retired.
CENTRIFUGAL GUN.-There is now exhibition,
in the alley running south from Lexington street,
near North, patent centrifugal gun, which is at
tracing much interest. Mr. Charles Dickinson, o!
Boston, Mass, is the patentee, and he claims for
the instrument extraordinary destructive power.
The gun is operated by means OF steam power, and
has capacity to discharge three hundred balls per
minute The principle upon which the gun is
operated is that of centrifugal force. The balls
drop from hopper into barrel which revoves at
the rate of five thousand times per minute. On
every seventeen revolutions of this barrel it receives
ball from the hopper and the ball remains in the
barrel until half of the seventeen revolutions are
accomplished, when it is discharged, with sufficient
force to drive it through twelve inches of pine
plank. The range of the gun is y miles, at " hich
distance it would be most destructive, and at any
closer point would be terrible in its effects 1t is
particularly adapted for operation plain, but
the machinery admits of its successful working on
any kind of ground. Mr.. Dickinson has also in
vented cone protection for the gun. With
this improvement attached it will be impossible to
injure the gun or those engaged in operating it,
with any character of missiles. a cannon ball
striking this cone would glance off without doing
any damage. Mr.. Dickinson is now engaged in
perfecting machinery which will enable him to run
the gun carriage by steam power, and thus obviate
the use OF norses Inc gun VIII remain on eXhlDl
ton few days longer, when it will be taken to
Washington city.
NOMINATIONS FOR Cry OFFICERs.-The following
officers were nominated yesterday by Mayor Brown,
and confirmed by the City Council in Convention:
Managers Of the House Of Refuge-Charles M.
Keyser, Thomas NJ. Abbott, A. Fuller Crane, Geo.
A. Davis, Rev. j. McCron. L. NJ. Greenway, Jr.,
VIM. J. Reiman, John r. Kelso, Enoch Pratt, Jno.
Carson.
Judges Of Appeal Tar Court-Henry NJ. Fitzhugh
Thomas Harrison VIM. Cotton.
Clerk Of the Appeal Tar Court-William "
Janney
Assessor Appeal Tar Court and Clerk to Com,
naissioners for Opening Strects.-Chares l.. Flana
gan.
Superintendent of Streets.-First District, jacob
A Shinnick.
Superintendent Of Fire and Police Telegraph.-
John Ii. Whitman
Lineman.-Gilbert C. James,
Fire Commissioner Charles W. Walker.
HarJor Nasters.-First District, Chas. DeGoey.
Fourth District, Moses Griest.
The nomination of Francis p. Scott, as Clerk OF
the Centre market was rejected.
VIOLATING THE LAw.-Yesterday man named
Abraham Rosenthall was arraigned before Justice
Griffin the charge of violating the law by leaving
his wagon stand in the street in front of his prem
Uses. He pleaded, as an excuse, that he had beer
summoned to appear before Justice WEIGH on the
same charge, which he had answered, and fine
had been imposed upon him. which he paid. Jus
tice Griffin asserted that he had issued the frs
summons, and Roseptha should have appeared
before him instead of before Justice Welch. He
accordingly imposed a fine and costs on Rosen
thall, which the latter refused to pay and the Jus
tice committed him to jail in default