The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-10

TEE BA1rMoaE PREsBYrKRY.-The INTRODUCTORY
exercises of the spring session of this body were
held last evening in Franklin street PRESBYTERIAN
church, corner of Franklin and Cathedral streets
Che attendance was meagre, and the audience was
almost exclusively composed Of males, the In
clement weather precluding the possibility of ladies
appearing on the streets. The meeting was omen
ed with singing and prayer, after which. Rev
w. brauns, Moderator of the last Presbytery. de-
lvered the opening sermon, basing his remarks nm.
on the 57th verse of the 18th chapter of Marx
"a An no. 'ne common people heard him gladly" AZ
brauns announced that after the CONGREGATION was
elsmissed the Presbytery would assemble, and he
invited all persons to attend the sessions of the
Dooy, winch he stated would continue for three or
iour Gays. Tbs Benediction was pronounced and
the congregation dismissed.
:, Inc Presbytery assembled, Rev. r. W. Brauns
Moderator, in the Chair, and Rev. Il. {. Galbrath
acting as Secretary. The exercises opened with
prayer. The Secretary then called the roll. The
hrst business in order was the election of Modera-
tor and temporary Secretary. Rev. VIM. R. Mar
shall was elected Moderator, and Rev. Saml. McMul-
lin temporary Secretary. The minutes of the last
sessions of the Presbytery were read, amended and
approved. Rev. Mr.. Brauns presented an apneaI
from the decision of the last Presbytery in relation
to the Third Church. 1t was docketed and laid ON
the table, 1t was then decided that the hours of
meeting of the Presbytery should be from 9l%
o'clock to ~ O'Clock in the morning and from to
o'clock in the evening. The Presbytery then adj
Journed to meet at ~ o'clock this morning in the
rankin Str1Rf praS hpta
lian Church.
FIREs.-About ten O'Clock on Monday niobt os
the dry goods store of Mr.. A. b. Shutzbacker was
being closed, gas burner was accidentally brought
ID contact with some goods in the window bv
Which about $3.50 worth of articles were DESTROYED.
fonceman Melville, with the assistance of several
citizens, succeeded in extiuguishing the flames
without giving an alarm.
The alarm at half-past eight O'Clock was ocea-
stoned by lire being discovered in two-story brick
ouilulng, situated in McCeland's alley, near Fay
cite street. The building occupied by negro
named John Cook, as a cooper shop, and by Fred.
Bake, James Alland, and others, carpenters The
nre originated in the cooper shop and spread rap
luayi >, before the Fire Department could get to
work the entire building was in flames Nothing
was saved from any of the shops The building
was owned by W. W. Glenn, ESQ, who is fully in.
sured Wy a.
CHARGED WITH GETTING GOODS UNDER FAL>E PRE-
TENcEs.-i esterday man named Thomas Carroll
was arrested on the charge of getting goods under
raise pretences In the fall of the year 1859 the sc
cused purchased $500 worth of LIQUORS from Tbos
lampan, Gay street, and gave in payment the note
vi man whom Carroll represented to be very
wealthy, the owner of farm and large number
oil negroes. The story was an entire falsehood Car
roll las not been in the city since until few da =,
since, when he arrived at the Eutaw House. He
was was arrested by constable Matheson and held tc
bail to answer.
BURGLARIEs IN THE CouNrY.-There seems 70 h.
no abatement in the number of robberies perpetra
ted in the suburbs of the city just beyond the city
units At late hour on Monday night the resi-
dence OF Judge Baker, on the Windsor Mill road
was entered and ransacked though nothing wa
taken the thieves having probably been frightened
on. An entrance was effected by cutting Stats from
the window-shutters and then hosting the window
sash. During the same night, a thief entered tn,
residence of Robert c. Barry, ESQ.,, on the Hooks
town road, and stole quantity of clothing valued
fosTPoNED.-The annual meeting of the Balti
more Orphan Asylum, Stricken street. which wa
to have taken place yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock, was postponed on account of the disagree
able state of the weather. But very few person
assembled at the Institution to participate in tn
| exercises
APPOINTMENT OF CoNsUL.-Mr. Samuel H. Coch
ran, of this city, has received the appointment o
Gousul to st. Domingo, from the Administr ation
The appointment was unsolicited and Mr.. Cochran
has not as yet determined to accept it. 1t is WORT
about $4,000 per annum.
DEATH OF AN OLD DEFENDER.--Y esterday morn
ing about o'clock, Robt. l.. Porter, one of the oil
Defenders of Baltimore, died at his residence, No
| l49 East Fayette street.