The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

port of the Medical Commission appointed BY
Mayor Brown, to inquire into the healthfuness OF
the site for the new Almshouse. 1t was sent last
evening to the First Branch OF the City Council by
his Honor the Mayor:
BALTIMORE, January 90, 1851.
To the Hon. Geo, IFm. Broren,
Mayor Of Baltimore:
Dear Sir:-The undersigned, appointed by YOU TO
examine the site recently selected for the new Bal
timore Almshouse, beg leave to report as follows:
We have visited and inspected the ground Sc
lected, for the purpose above named, on the Phila
del phia road near Herring Run.
We concur in the opinion that, in regard to salu-
brity, the site is badly chosen. The foundation of
the projected building is located in a basin, sur
rounded partially by low hills, which throw the
surface water directly toward it. On the side to-
ward Herring Run there is a gentle declivity, ter
mnatng in the alluvial meadows through which
the run flows This slope is broken by ravue,
which commences near the foundation of the build
ing, and terminating in the run, conveys the sur
face water to that stream. Toward the run and the
auvial meadow the site is completely exposed;
south of the Philadelphia road, and bordering
on the run is marsh which in certain season must
be productive OF malariOus exhalatiOns. These
would be conveyed by a south east wind up the
head of the river, and partially along the ravine
directly to the site OF the projected building. In
seasons unfavorabe to the production of these
ma laria, little or no disease might result, but it
would be very surprising if occasionally its effects
were not seen in the production of intermittent
and bilious fevers. Such causes also may be ex-
pected to render more malignant and fatal those
epidemics which spring from specific causes.
There is on the property another more elevated
and less insaubrous site, but not entirely free from
the decided objections which exist to the present
locality.
We cannot say with precision, to what extent
the objections to the site selected might be OBJ
waited, though certainly not in any great degree,
by filling the ravne and constructing in its course
a culvert, and by planting grove of trees on the
slope towards Herring run.
Yours very truly,
n. K. SMITH, NJ. ID.
ALEX. c. ROBINSON, NJ. ID.
CHAs. II. BRADToRD, NJ. d.
ELECTION OF RAILROAD Directors, COMMISSIONERS
OF FINANCE AND SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS two
Branches of the City Council Yesterday evening,
in convention elected the following named gentle
men, as Directors in the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road and the Northern Central Railroad; two Com
missoners of Finance, and School Commissioner
for each ward. The nomination of Samuel McCub.
bin, as City Comptroller, was not acted on:
Directors IN the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads.
Charles Webb, E. W. Robinson, Thomas Fl. Sui
livan, Francis t. King, Joseph Rogers. Jr., Jacob
F. Miller, Joseph II. Rieman, Thomas White.
Directors IN the Northern Central Rail,rdy Com
pany.-Peter Novel; Peter G. Sauerwein
Commissioners Of Finonce.-JOhn j. Donaldson,
Galloway Cheston.i
Commissioners Of Pu5lic Schools-lst ward
John NJ. Bande I'd Nicholas Christopher: Sd c.
L. l.. Leary; 4th Andrew G. Trippe; 5th John F.
Pummer; 9th John r. Blake; 7th James Webb;
Sth Geo. P. Woodward; 9th Lewis Muller; 10th
John It. Norris llth George n. Eaton; 18th Liv.
ingston NJ. Bennett; 18th James Ii. Cox; l4th
Thomas NJ Abbott 18th Samuel Il. Dunnock; 10th
Z. Y. Reese; 18th Thomas H. Hooper; 18th Asbury
Morgan; 10th William G. Arthur; Goth Richard
Sewell.
ACCIDENTAL BURNING AND DEArH.-On Wednes-
day about o'clock, an elderly woman named Ann
Keith, living at No. Il Harmony Lane, was so Sc
verely burned by her clothes accdently taking
fire, as to cause her death about IL o'clock yester-
day morning 1t appears that Mrs. Keith had gone
into the cellar for the purpose of getting some
kindling wood, having a lighted candle with her.
which she placed upon the floor of the cellar
While engaged id splitting the wood, her clothes
took fire from the candle. She Immediately ran
up stairs screaming, when some of the household
and several neighbors came to her assistance and
extinguished the flames, not, however, before she
was terribly burned about the body and face. Drs
Wilson and Jones were called in, but had little
hopes of saving life, and their patient after suffer
ing intensely all night, expired Yesterday as above
stated. The deceased was about seventy years of
age, and leaves quite large family, ali of whom,
however, are of age.
IMPROVEMENT AT THE Custom HoUsE.-The south
wing of the Custom House has just undergone
very thorough renovation. The partition which
divided the first and second floors into little pens,
have been removed and the entire floor of each
story are large and cOmmodOus rooms. Beth
apartments have been rendered fire proof by arch
ing the ceilings, removing the timber, oists and
sleepers and replacing them with iron girders and
beams, on whicrt the arches rest. The ceilings are
tastefuy decorated with stucco work, and the
walls white coated. The present arrangement
will add great facilities to the transaction ofbusi
ness. The apartment will be ready for occupancy
in a few days.
CHILDREY's AID SuCIErY.-A few months experi-
ence has shown to the Board of Managers, of this
charity, that it is necessary to have a house in
which to receive the children. They have rented
the central building, No. Courtland street, and
are daily receiving and sending to the country,
children from to lG years of age. Twenty or
thirty girls could be supplied with good homes at
once, if they could go from the city. They respect
fully solicit contributions of all kinds of household
land kichenfurniture, clothing food, &C., help to
support the children, until homes can be procured
note to W. e. Palmer, agent, will receive prompt
attention, for any donation the friends desire to
give.
SUNK.-From the Merchants Exchange Reading
Room books, we learn that the schooner L. n
Godry, Captain Ellis, which cleared at this port
for New Bedford with cargo of iron, was run
down the night of the 10th inst, while proceed
ing down the bay by the British brig Perthaline,
from Newport, Wales, laden with iron rails for the
Manassas Gap Railroad, bound for Alexandria
The accident occurred off the Wolf Trap, and the
schooner sunk in few minutes. Captain Ellis and
crew were taken on board the brig which was in
Jured so much by the collision to require tug
to tow her into Alexandria.
CARROLL lNsTITUrE.-At the annual meeting of
this literary association, the following gentlemen
were unanimously elected officers of the Institute
fer the ensuing year: President, John J. Rocb-
ford; Vice President, William H. Byrne: Secre-
tary, Samuel E. Byrne; Librarian, Edward
Judge; Board of Curators, Michael A. Mullin,
William Henry Byrne, Francis Judge. This en-.
terPrising association is, we learn, thriving very
successfully, now numbering upwards of thirty
active members.