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

SEIZURE OF PRoPERTY.-I esterday morning, a
fe" minutes before the steamer George Weems left
her wharf, Lieutenant Carmichael and Sergeants
Cook and W ais, of the vice-p0ce, stepped on
board, apparently intending to take ip down
the bay When the steamer ST @ neared Fort McHenry,
when a 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 box directed TO
John A. Burroughs, Chapticn it was found to con
tain buttons, bolts of canvass, such az is used in
manufacturing tents, and also quantity OF white
flannel About twenty letters were taken from a
Young man named w. j. Burnham, 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
dignatiOn at the conduct OF the vlce-pohce, and
openly avowed their sympathy with the South.
! SHOOTING AFFAIR.-Durng the passage of the
| Fifth Wisconsin, regiment out North Charles street.
| last evening some excitement was occasioned 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 f.
man named Myers, who took offence at the tenor
of their remarks. Having noticed that be h ID
stopped 20 listen to their conversation, evidently
for the purpose of creating disturbance, the gen.
tlemen paid attention to him at first, but, as he
persisted in his attempts to eTrupt them, ne was
pushed off by MIR. Joseph Ford, one of the party
| 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 a vce-policeman
came up and took Myers TO the station house Sew
eral soldiers who were in the rear OF the crowd
drew their pistols and prepared to hre; but the dis
turbance proceeded no further.
APPOINTMENTS Collector Hoffman has made the
| following additional appointments in the Custom
House: Cashier, William Evan; Assistant Cashier,
T. H. H. Leary. Clerks-Matthew 7. Gosnell, H.
Clay Adreon, William Thompson, Philip I. Snow
den, Elijah G. Gaskl. Superintendent OF Ware
house, Henry K. reynolds Storekeepers-Rich-
ard B. Dorsey, John B. HAYS and Franklin Lane
| Deputy Weighers-W illiam II. Ijams and jacob
| Waltemyer. Deputy Measurers-lra Freeman, r..
and Charles Alexander. Inspectors Alexander ?
Dalrymple, Calvert county; Edward NJ Allen
Hartford county; j. T.. Schley, Frederick county
Henry s. Hunt, j. L. Reese, Jr., J. }. Bsltzell
William ]. Brysou, Stephen d. McConkey, Wm
Lockhart, Adolphus Weisher, David G. Martin
Baltimore. Messenger, WIN. II. Pierce. Watch
Menshaw and James Knight Boatman-John NJ
Wiley. Professionalism Reese, Francis Boone
and Capt. Melshaney.
MILITARY MATrERs-There was quite ul il
military affairs yesterday in this city. The only
movement of troops was the arrival in this city
about ten O'Clock 10 the morning. of the Fifth u is
consin regiment numbering ,060 men, under com
, rnand of Col. NJ. C. Cobb. The privates were un
armed, but expect to receive their arms IN lev
days Upon arriving in this city the officers eX
pected to go to Washington, but after remaining a
Camden station for several hours, orders were re
ceived to go into camp here. The command ac
| cordingly proceeded to the grounds near Greer
mount recently occupied for short time By tb
New York Thirteenth regiment, where they ar
encamped for the present
| DEATH WARRANT Yesterday morning Sherii
Dutton visited the Jail for the purpose of readin
| to Alexander Gale, negro, his death warrant
: Gale exhibited much feeling. and remarked that h
had been compelled to kill Evans, as the latter ha
threatened to take his life, and had been followin
him around for some time for the purpose. III
il prisoner has been in bad health since his convi
tion, and evidently has the consumption. His Co
l. duct during his confinement has been very exer
;, plary.
y OUrRAeE.-Nr. Duncan Mcpherson, a gentl
u man engaged at No. Al North Charles street whi
on his way home on Wednesday evening about
o'clock, met by of his workmen on Il
corner of French and Front streets, and whi
# speaking about some work, he was approached
70 two of the vice police and ordered off the sdewai
Mr. McP. not obeyipg with aacrity he seiz
by the throat and the officers threatened him wi
A their bes. Alter taking him to the police stati
N they had no charge to make, when Mr.. McPhers
" was discharged.
IS CoRREcrIoN.-The name of Mr.. John r. ke
appeared in Yesterday mornings issue, in place
e MIR. George r. Dodge, under whose orders
s. bulIies who were sent to search Mr.. Howar
S. house, acted. 1t is presumed that the puoilc
tected = the error, as every one is aware tnat
g Dodge fills the place of chief officer of the llnc
1e dynasty, in Baltimore city, and from him a'o
could The order to perpetrate gross an outra
emanate.
UNION CoNvENTToN.-The delegates elected t.
- Union City Convention for the purpose of selecti
~ | eleven delegates to the Union State Convent
VI VI met last night in Temperance Temple. DR.. A. Ha
~ ~ man. was called to the chair. The entire night
~ to tw elve o'clock, spent in violent dscussi
~ in which one portion of the delegates NANTES
,, an open distrust of the other members of the C
"a \vention.
,it | ARREST ON THE CHARGE OF RIoT.-Y estert
10. morning Lieutenant Carmichael and Sergea
Cook and Wallace, vice-p0lice, arrested on bo
he the steamer Mary Washington young man nan
ed Clinton James on the charge of participating
the attack on the Massachusetts, soldiers on the !
-ge of April last James was banded over to Uni
States Marshal Bonifant, who committed MN
Jail for trial.
ri. ARREST OF SOLDIERS WITHOUT PAssEs.-Ihe
; hcers in command OF the various regiments ar
TINS city, having left orders at the severa sta'
ices houses tor the arrest of all soldiers found In
ar city without passes from superior officers, whe
drunk OF sober, quite number OF them were
kin terday taken into CUSTODY
0ry CHARGE OF STEALING.-A colored woman ma
lrse Martha Curtin was yesterday taken into custt
charged with stealing quantity of clothing f
ties Miss Anna Raymond. She was committed
Justice Shipley to await the action of the Gr
,era Jury.
00,- DEsRRrERs.-The vice-police yesterday ARE
Christian Vinebrans and William Clazey, U
ary, the charge of being deserters from the I'd Mary
TO regiment. They were committed BY Justice