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

SEIZURE OF PRoPERTY.-Y estarday morning s
re" minutes before the steamer George Weems lie Fl
| her wharf, Lieutenant Carmichael and Sergeants
| Cook and Wallis, of the vice-police stepped on
board, apparently intending to take a in down
the BAY. When the steamer neared Fort McIenry.
lieutenant Carmichael directed Can't Weems IN
run the steamer up to the wharf which was don 2
when search of the boat took place. There were
two ladies on board who gave the names of Mrs
Ia. ): Hart and Miss a. Taylor, who had three
trunks; the keys of these demanded, and they
were opened. On examining box directed to
John A. Burroughs, Chaptico it was found to con
tain buttons bolts of canvass, such az is used in
manufacturing tents, and also quantity of whit
nannel. About twenty letters were taken from a
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
pIlcate the writers. The ladies represented them
selves as from New York, and expressed their in
dignatlon at the conduct of the vice-police and
| openly avowed their sympathy with the South.
SHOOTING AFFAR.-During the passage of the
tilth Wisconsin, regiment out North Charles street
! last evening" some excitement was accustomed by
the hiring 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
! man named Myers, who took offence at the tenor
OF their remarks Having noticed that he h ID
stopped 20 listen to their conversation, evidently
Tor the purpose OF creating disturbance the gen
tlemen paid no attention to him at first but as he
persisted in his attempts to interrupt them he was
pushed off by MIR. Joseph Ford, one of the party
Myers imm ediately drew revolver and fired upon
Mr.. Ford, but as he did 80 a gentleman who was
present Knocked up his arm, causing his shot to
miss its aim. At this iuncure a vice-pnIiceman
came up and took Myers TO the station house Sew
era soldiers who were in the rear of the crowd
drew their pistols and prepared to fire: 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.
7. II. II. Leary. Clerks-Matthew T. Gosnell. H.
Clay Adreon, William Thompson, Philip T. SNOW
den, Eilth Z. Gaskill. Superintendent of Ware
mouse, Henry X. Reynolds. Storekeepers-R Rich
ard b. Dorsey, John B. HAYS and Franklin Lane
Deputy Weighers-Wiam II. Ijams and Jacob
aitemyer. Deputy Measurers-lra Freeman, Jr.,
and Charles Alexander. nspectors-Aexander P,
Dalrympie, Calvert county; Edward NJ. Allen,
Hartford county; j. 7. Schley, Frederick county;
Henry s.. Hunt, j. L. Reese, Jr., j. j. Bsfz4ll
William j. Bryson, Stephen d. McConkey, VIM.
Baltimore. Messenger, VIM. H. Pierce Watch
men-Thomas Pinda Thomas Bosworth, John
Menshaw and James knight. Boatman-John NJ.
Wiley. Professionalism Reese, Francis Boone
and Capt. Melshaney.
MILITARY MATrERs-There was unite a Iur in
military affairs yesterday in this CITY, The only
movement of troops was the arrival in this city
about ten O'Clock in the morning, of the Fifth is
consin regiment, numbering l060 men, under com
mand of Col. NJ. c. Cobb The privates were nm |
armed, but expect to receive their arms in a few
days. Upon arriving in this city the officers ex
pected to go to Washington but after remaining at
Camden station for several hours, orders were re-
ceived to go into camp here. The command ac- |
cordingly proceeded to the grounds near Green |
mount recently occupied for short time BY the |
New ork Thirteenth regiment, where they are |
encamped for the present.
. DEATH WARRANT Yesterday morning Sheriff |
Duttnn visited the Jail for the purpose Of reading
to Alexander Gale, negro, his death warrant |
Gale exhibited much feeling and remarked that he |
nad been compelled to kill Evans, as the latter had
threatened to take his life, and had been following
him around for some time for the purpose The |
prisoner has been in bad health since his conyc- |
ton, and evidently has the consumption His con- |
Duct during his confinement has been very exem- |
plary.
OUTRAGE.-Mr. Duncan MCPHERSON. a oantIa |
man engaged at No. Al North Charles street,wbile
on his way home on Wednesday evening about |
o'clock, was met by one of his workmen on the |
corner of French and Front Streets and while |
speaking about some work, be was APPROACHED nv |
two of the vice police and ordered off the sidewalk
MIR. McP. not obeyipg with aacrity he was seized
by the throat, and the officers threatened him with
their billies. Alter taking him to the police station |
they had no charge to make, when MIR. Mcpherson |
was discharged
CoRREcroN.-Tbe name of Mr. John r. Kelso |
appeared in yes erday mornings issue, in place of
Mr; george X. Dodge, under whose orders the |
oulies VINO were sent to search Mr.. Towards |
mouse acted. 1t is presumed that the public de-
Iectea the error, as every is aware that Mr.. |
Dooge Nils the place of chief officer of the Lincoln
dynasty, IN Baltimore city, and from him alone.
could the order to perpetrate so gross an outrage
emanate. e0 " 'e'
UNION CoNyENTToN.-The delegates elected to q
Union City Convention for the pnrnoso nf soiooti,a
eleven delegates to the Union State Con1antinn
met last night in Temperance Temple. Dr A H.
man, was called to the chair. The entire n;nhtrn
to twelve O'Clock, was spent in violent discnss;onp
in which one portion of the delegates manifsst3
an open distrust of the other members of the CO..
vention.
ARREST ON THE CHARGE OF RIoT.-Yesterdav
morning Lieutenant Carmichael and Sergeants
Cook and Wallace, vice-police ted on board
he steamer Mary Washington young man named
Clinton James on the charge of participating in
he attack on the Massachusetts, soldiers on the 10Th
Of April last. James was banded over to United
States Marshal Bonifant who committed him to
all for trial.
ARREST OF SOLDIERS WITHOUT PAssEs.-The Of
ncers IN command OF the various regiments about
is CITY, having left orders at the several station
uses LOT the arrest of all soldiers found in the
y I'snout passes from superior officers, whether
. J. IN VI sooer, quite number of them were yes
'eruaY taken into custody.
\, ohAhdE OF orEALtEG.-A colored woman named
Marina Curtin was yesterday taken into custody,
charged with stealing quantity of clotbino from
MISS Anna Raymond. She was commi,ted bv
Justice SIMPLIFY to await the action of the Grand
Jury. "on VI Tue "ranu
DEssRTERs.-The vice-police yesterday arrested
christian Vinebrans and William CIazev. nnon
me cnArge OF being deserters from the I'd MarvIand
r they were committed by Justice To-