The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-23
cry INTELLIGENCE.

49, Nm, u.,vrPsAIIsr CHuECH-It will be seen
br an advertisement in another column, that tne
new Uniyersast Church on East Baltimore street,
near Canal, will be dedicated on Sunday morning
next at IL o'clock. The dedicatory sermon VIII De
preached by Rev. Moses Balou, of New YORK, anu
several other ministers will be present on tne oce
sion The style of the church is neat anu III EV 49,
TASTE and is quite ornament to tnaS pa hn i9S
CITY 1t is erected on n lot 20 teet TN ~ I
feet deep, and is go feet wide by fot 49,, roSH :; e5
its highest elevation (the top OF tue 0.osI "a
60 Eth front is in the Romanesque style, ana
;h ,ba rslIs built of bricks, painted and
sanded. The windows are OF stained glass, ana the
81 ia surmounted by giIded cross feet Nigh
M ;ntarior is finished plainly in the Greclan
ltuIa The main audience room is approached by
Granite steps, feet wide, leading from the street
to vestibue, the floor of which is on level with
the floor of the basement, then by two nights OF
stairs one at each end of the vestioule, which leads
to an upper yestbule which is the entrance to the
audience room The choir gallery is over the up
per vestibule and is reached by continuation OF
the stairs from the lower vestibue.
The audience room is 81 feet wide, rs feet long
and 81 feet high, and contains 1872 pews with four
aisles, and will seat about 700 persons. The entire
floor is covered with a handsome three-ply
carpet, which has been furnished and made by the
ladies of the Society at cost of about $500. The
pews neatly upholstered with figured drab
damask, and hair cushions and backs The ends of
the pews are mapled. and the caps and arms
made OF black walnut. The ceiling and walls of
the audience room and vestibules are handsomely
frescoed, while the pulpit is in imitation of marble
The basement floor is feet above the level of
the street and is divided into four rooms One, 81
feet square, is for lecture and Sunday school room,
one smaller room for Society meetings. and one for
the library. The room under the pulpit is fit
ted up study for the Pastor, and has access to
the pulpit by stairs.
The church has been built in a substantial man
ner under the immediate superintendent of the
chairman of the building committee, Edward W.
Robinson, Esq, assisted by Rev. J. K. johnson and
Messrs. j. S. George. l.. Burgess, G. l. Kennard,
H. "
the ground, (which is in fee simple, about S25, 900.
The following artists and mechanics have been
employed in the erection of the church, viz:
Exterior architectural design by N. G. Stark
wether, ESQ.,, architect; foundations and stone
work by Messrs. Oliver & Flemmng; brick work
by John White; carpenters work under the SUI
perintendence of l.. A. Fort; stair builder, Thomas
Goodrich; plastering by Samuel Hobbs; painting
by McLane FIarity; ornamental painting by Ii.
Brady; gass-staning by Messrs. Gernhardt; fresco
ing By MIR. Maggie; upholstering by Walter Crook,
Jr.; iron-railing by Aaron Wegler; and cast-iron
work by Z. Whitman & Co. The inner doors and
part of the partition were covered with enamelled
cloth, as a donation by Messrs. Michael Bro
Messrs. Mann & Bro. also made donation of the
work of cutting and fitting the carpet. Donations OF
furniture were received from Messrs. Jenkins, Tarr
Mathiott and Spencer, and Messrs. Martin & Be
vans.
The pews will be sold on Monday evening at
public auction.
BALTIMORE COUNTY ALMsHoUsE.-The commits
nual report of the condition of the Almshouse. II
is understood that the county and city authorities
arc now in conference, IN relation to the subject oil
making some provision for the support of the poor
of the county by the city. The county commits
sioners have proposed to pay the sum of sir cents
head per day, which has not been accepted by the
city. The following is an abstract of the report Of
the county commissioners:
There will wanted from the county for the quarter
ending April list, S2,4Sl44, in addition Sc 10
due from the county to the Almshouse.
at affords pleasure to be able report that the ex
of the institution thousand and forty
dollars and four cents less than that of 1859.
THE entire Indebtedness of the institution at the close
of the year ninety four hundred and fifty dollars
thirty cents which is caused in part by the
commissioners not paying promptly the amount due fo
thousand dollars that, with the baa nee due from
the city taxes not yet collected will entirely clear
of debt We have also sustained loss of about twelve
hundred dollars from fire, by the consumption of two
barracks of hay, fodderhouse and contents
The farm has been as productive as usual The inst
tuition is in good condition it could be kept in the
present dilapidaed condition of the building.
The large number of insane render the rooms
appropriated to ordinary paupers lmted indeed, we
think the Almshouse is not fit place for persons
have of treating them, but must content
ourselves with making their condition comfortable
circumstances will admit.
''We beg eaveto that the appropriations for the
coming year should be increased. the division of the
property takes place the first day of April next
which the city will have entire control of the Institution
when shall have large increase of paupers that
of last year, owing to the fact that all that portion
cassed as elsewhere paupers will then have to be sup
ported by which Will increase the
thousand doars-the of the house and land
will also have to be provided for and also the purchase
of furniture for the house stock for the farm and farming
implements We feel therefore, safe in saying that
sum than fifty thousand dollars will not enable the GARD
to get through the coming year without embarrass
The ACCIDENT ON THE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD.-The jury in the of the inquest upon
the bodies of William H. Whitley and William Il.
Herschberger, who killed by the accident on
the Northern Central Railroad, on Wednesday
morning, met, agreeably to adjournment, at the
ntfIn Of
at o'clock and after examining the following wit
nesses, adjourned until " O'clock: Albert p
Woodruff, foreman Of repairs the division of the
road upon which the accident occurred C. NJ.
Lewis, master of machinery; William Curry, brakes
man, and young man named Irving. The points
of the evidence of these witnesses did not materially
differ from the statements already published.
At half-past seven O'Clock, the jury re-assembled
and about eleven O'Clock agreed upon the following
verdicts: In the case of VIM. H. Whiteley:-""Phe
jury believe from the evidence that the deceased
came to his death from accident to locomotive
No. IA; whether said accident was caused by the
displacement of rail, or by the speed of the en-
CINE being suddenly checked, is not clearly estab-
lished by the testimony" In the case of VIM H.
Herschberger:-"Th jury believe that the deceas-
ed came to his death while on engine No, IA which
left the track said deceased not being in the EN-.
ploy of the Company, thereby generating the
Company from all blame in his CASE
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCDENT.-Mr. John Bar
rail-, an engineer engaged the Baltimore and
UNIV ndiIiOdu, Was aCcluenlly killed at early
hour on Thursday morning, whilst in charge of an
engine attached to a train which was passing near
Moundsvie. 1t appears that he had left his posi-
ton and proceeded forth for the purpose of oiling
the forward parts of the engine, when he made a
ms-step, and, falling upon tire track, was immedi-
ately crushed to death. The head was severed
from the body, and other parts were mang ed
The train was stopped as the other parties
In charge of the train discovered the accident but
life extinct. The remains of the unfortunate
man were taken to Cumberland where he resided.
He leaves wife and children. Long service with
the company had rendered him one of the best en-
gneers on the road
APPOINTMENT rs BY rHE MAYoR.-The following
appointments ere sent to the Council by the May
or last evening, and confirmed:
Luke Cassiday y, Manager of the Poor for the
Eighth ward, in p lace of VIM II. Roberts, who de-
cnes serving.
Samuel Bilson, Manager of the Poor for the
Fourteenth ward, in place of DR.. E. II. Perkins,
declined.
The following nominations, previously laid over,
were confirmed:
Henry Nicholson, Lamplighter in the Eastern
district.
Emery Glass and VIM. D. Glass, Lampligbters
in the Southern district.
TRANSLATED FATALLY.-An account was published
In the Exchange of the l4th instant of an attempt
by a man named j. w. Corfud, living on Caro-
line street near Pratt, TO commit suicide by cut
ting his throat. He was in a very low condition at
the time suffering from consumption, and the fear
that his family would come to want prompted the
act. His wife discovered him bleeding a few mo-
ments after be inflicted the cash his throat and
medical aid was Immediately summoned, and his
life saved at the time On Thursday afternoon,
however, he died of his injuries.
FALSE ALARM.-The alarm of fire about balEpast
seven O'Clock last night caused by Young
man who supposed that he had discovered FIRE in
the drug house of Messrs. Thomson Block No
&c Hanover street. Having assured a policeman
that such was the fact, an alarm was sounded from
box No. ), corner of Baltimore and Hanover streets
A close examination disclosed the fact that the
chimney of the dwelling adjoining, No. 2S was
smoking, and hence the false alarm.
ATLANTIC CRICKET CLUB-ELECrIoN OF OFFICERS.
This club held meeting on Saturday evening
last, and unanimously elected the following gentle
M en- as officers for the ensuing year:-J. D. Smith
President; Charles E. Clung Vice President; Chas
L. Smith, Secretary; John w. Carter, Treasurer;
Alfred G. Brown, John D. Smith, Charles r.
Cherry, Charles II. Smith and John W. Carter
managers. The club will soon resume play on the
grounds at the termination of the Madison avenue
railway.
ACCIDENTAL SHooTING.-Two small negro bows,
named James Reid and John 4. Blake both aGed
thirteen years, were handling pistol charged with
powder on Thursday afternoon, in Welcome alley.
South Baltimore, when it exploded whilst in the
hands OF Blake, the charge of powder entering the
face of Reid, burning him in such a manner that II
is feared his left eye will be lost. They were both
arrested and taken to the Southern District station
house, when Blake was held for further examine
ton by Justice Showacre.
BURGLARY.-On Thursday afternoon, between the
hours of two and three o'clock, the house of Capt
John White, IS South Ann street, was entered and
robbed of jewery to the amount of $3.50. The
family were in the paror at the time playing the
piano, and the thief entered at the front door,
walked up stairs, took drawer from a bureau,
emptied the contents on a bed, and selected num-
hpr pFr in hron latc pnnIa