The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-06

@R Glmor, Jr, j Hall Peasants,
Wm. Rogers, j. II. Tegmeyer,
+. W. Rasin, 'Chas. Webb,
H Hamilton, f Bosey,
&C. D. Slingluf, Fred PiBkney,
Geo Evans l.. E. Ballard
Capt W. Myers. Dr. j. W Houck,
James Hodges, Dr. J. F Monmonier,
W. g. Harrison. Cyrus Gault
J. F. Hunter, A Brashears,
j. II. Ferguson, 'Wesdell Boman.
A ba lot was then taken, but no choice was made
it having been previously decided that a majority
of all votes cast was necessary to nominate.
After various propositions it was decided to take
up the names of the twenty-five gentlemen who
had received the highest number of votes on the
first ballot, and select therefrom the eleven dele.
gates.
A second ballot was about to be taken, when a
motion made and carried to adjourn till this
morning at hafpast 10 o'clock
The names of those delegates marked thus are
! those of the gentlemen from whom the selection of
delegates will be made to day, they having received
the highest number of cast, with the excep-
ton OF Messrs. Webb and Thomas, between whom
| there tie.
ANOTHER UsURPATION.-Yes Yesterday morning the
| vce-poce of the city ordered to stop the
sale Of Confederate flags, badges and envelopes and
/ also the Ekenesses of President Davis, Generals
Beauregard, Lee, Johnston and all persons citizens
! of the Confederate States Accordingly, wherever
any OF these articles offered for sale, the pO-
| lice visited the place and directed that they
| should be taken from the show cases and win
| dows. A number of persons reused to comply
|
rested and taken to the police stations. MIR. j H.
| Hedian No. "a Baltimore street, had exposed in
| bis window pictures Of President Davis and
! other Confederate Generals. He visited by a
vice-policeman and directed to remove them. He
replied that he would not, and if the officer desi-
| red to have them removed he could take them from
the window on his own responsibility. Instead of
taking the pictures the officer arrested Mr.. Hedan
and took him the Central police station where be
confined during the afternoon. Mr.. Philip
| Brown, whose stand is at the corner of Baltimore
and Holiday streets, also arrested aud confined
in the statou-houSe for a similar reason. They
| were informed by acting deputy Marshal McPhai
that the order forbddjug the sale of the pictures
! and badges was from Gen. Dix, and would be Ger.
taipy carried out. They released in the
evening on the condition that the articles not
to be exposed for sale.
James S. Waters establishment was also visited
aud he compelled to take ali Confederate pic
lures from the windows. Henry Taylor had tC
pureue similar course; and, in fact, every estab
Shment in the city where any of the articles were
| offered for sale compelled to remove them
0ne gentleman. whose store is on the corner o
| McHenry and Fremont streets, had exposed pair
| of infants socks, knit of white and red yarn. he
| was compelled to remove them from the show case
the vice policeman asserting that the coors were
those of the Coufederates. The matter, however
did not stop here. Persons passing along the street
who had red-and-wbite colored neck-ties on Were
compelled to remove them from their necks, under
a threat that If they refused they would be taker
to the StatiOn-hOuse.
work. Some of them felt that they were engaged
in low business, and in some few instances apollo
gized for their conduct, remarkng that want o
bread alone compelled them to be the tools of thei
superioTs. The little boys on the street, who hav
been earning living for their widowed mother
and destitute brothers and sisters, stopped
and warned that il they continued to sell the song
they would he arrested. Accordingly, "Abe's La
, ment'' will no longer be heard on the streets.
SHIFTING NEws.-The bark Miranda, Captain J
w. Simmons, from Rio, reached Hampton Road
on the Sd inst. She has cargo of coffee consigne
to Messrs. Goodhue & CO., New York. Captai
} Simmons reports over sixty American vessels i
port at Rio, and forty-hve of other nations. Th
captains of vessels refused take cargoes for th
United States, fearing capture from the Souther
privateers. The exchange on England was 261
per cent, with a downward tendency. The Yves
g Indian, large schooner, bound for Baltimore, e2
), pected to leave the same night with the Mirand'
j The Ella Virginia was in port with sails unben
Il She is commanded by Captain Barker, 56 An
e street, Baltimore The bark of Captain MunsoI
e OF Richmond, (name torgotten,) also in por
a and wished to be reported During the entir
ii voyage of the Miranda, she came across but OF
j. war vessel, which was the U. S. ship Preble Tt
e Preble overhauled her and after au examination
it her passes, left. Captain Simmons states that
the foreign vessels Especially were afraid
char ter without being permitted to sail under the
le own colors. The English bark Mary, with FL
AZ cargo fer the Baze, per orders, sail ed Buslne
le was exceedingly dull in Rio, the result to a gre
ie extent OF the distressing condition OF affairs IN
u States
CHARGED WITH STEALING A PoCKET-Bo0K.-lt
10 terday evening Washington Radcf and Wesl
~ Gade were arrested on the charge of stealing
40 pOcketbook containing small sum of money, frC
" y young man named William Ewing. They we
y, held for an examination.
CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC PRINT1NG.-The Regisi
"a of the city yesterday awarded the contract
-, public printing to Messrs. King Bro. Sou
a. =, street. They were the lowest bidders The &C
Nc tract dates from the 1st October, 1861 for one ye
The following said to be some of the prin
pal productions of the Dry Tortugas:-Lizar
a. snakes. scorpions, ggers, sandes and large siz