Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-06
THREE CENTS.
CITY NEWS

| lHE MARYLAND INSTITUTE FAE.-Dropping ipto
the falr fthe Maryland Institute during a few lcis
| ure moments yesterday were highly pleased Will,
the general features and arrangement Of the cyhhi
ton, which certainly reflect much credit upon tbc
| managers. Everything is taStcuy arranged and a.,
doubt whether any of the exhibitors can COMPLAIN g
to their goods articles entered for contribution ar
show beng put in out of the way places or where tbc,
cannot be readily The placing ofthe stand oc
| cupicd by the band ut the South end of the hall
instead OF at the North is certainly quite an improve
ment, and we think gives more effectiveness to the
| music.
One Of the finest and generally most effective dis
plays on exhibition of this character we miss at the
| maryland lnstitute-we refer to floral displays
WIN the numerous hot houses, both public and pri
S"Ve' IN ana around the city, fine collections of
mowers might be made, and under the tasteful ar
rahsehlent OF our ladies might be made a most at
r4cuve feature OF the Fair. 1t is not yet too late
IN the case on the right hand side of the hall we
are pleased 10 nouce many magnificent specimens of
needle-work and embroidery by Miss ! Painter
Miss E. White, Miss B. Dellvie Nora Giles, Miss r
Suter, Miss Kate Suter, Mrs. A. Foster, Miss Morv
Freed E. J.@ Melville. The customary variety of
pStchwork Is on exhibition, some of which by Mary
a. Frlee' M lss Colbert, Mrs. Frazier, NJ Hammack
Ida Duff, Mrs. NJ A. Ellis. Miss Barthton and Mrs
Potter is worthy of the attention of those
IN that sort of work. There are also many fine snao
mems of worSted work by Mrs S johnson. Mrs Refs
ter, Miss A. Allen, Mrs. Hale VI. A Loyarv Misses
0. and S. O'Donnell and Ella Allen
Inc crochet work, tidys, counterpaines etc, by
MISS Mary Hayne, Mrs. Vaughan, Harriet Roe.
Elizabeth Rulman. Charlotte Breht. Mrs. 7 Wot-
kins, Mrs. A. c. Smith Mrs. Price Mrs Jobn Fuis
Mrs Davidson, Miss Goodrich Miss Kate Sands and
others, Is very beautiful. The machipery. i bo;
rapidly arranged, and everything in this depart
ment will be in complete running order in few davs
The attendance of visitors last evening was very
large. Excellent order is enforced the police ar
rangemens being under the supervision of the Board
Of Managers of the Institute, aided by Captain
Mitchell of the Central Station.
CELEBRATION OF THE COLoRED |. q. OF o. F-The
celebration of the Colored Independen Order of OIa
Fellows, which is announced to take place in this
city to-day, promises to be an extensive affair
large number of representatives from the different
States are expected to be present procession
through the principal streets speeches at Monument
Square, &c. make up the programme of the ceIchra-
ton. The members of the Order in regalia will as
semble at A. NJ, on Mount Vernon Souare where
the procession will be formed with the right resting
on Madison street. The officers of the dav will
be as follows: Chief Marshal. p A. F. Green
burg, D. Martin. Aids, P. q. Ms. c. l.. j. Lee and
j. Scott. Chief Marshal of Baltimore delegation-
Samuel W. Chase, Jr, assisted by a number of oids
The procession will move at 9 A. NJ observing tho
following route: Mount Vernon Square to Madison
street, thence to Aisquth jefferson Broadway
tough; Exeter, Lombard, Gay Baltimore Charles
Lee, Eutaw, Madison, st. Paul, Saratoga Holiday
Baltimore, Calvert to Monument Square. whore =
stand Is erected for the speakers officers, &C. Seve-
raj prominent speakers expected to be in atten
dance. The programme will terminate with Ievcc
at the Douglas Institute on Lexington street
number ot the fraternity arrived last evening from
Washington, and paradcd the streets to their quar-
ters rroeecdcdhy band Of music composed of color
ed men.
lax DErARTNENT.-Thc following statement of
clty and state taxes collected during the month of
September has been kindly furnished us from the
Office Of Augustus N. Price, City Collector:
The collections for this years taxes begun Nav 9th
and up to September 0th there was 62 per cent col
leced, much larger per ccntagc than was ever col
lccted under former administrations. Although tho
tax bills for personal property will be in the hands of
the balifts next month, and are not now entitled to
any discount city taxes, yet all Nate taxes paid
during this month are entitled to per cent discount
but after November lst no discount will be allowed
The State tax being so large a proportion this should
he an inducemcnt to pay the bills Immediately: