Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-07
CITY N EW S.

IHE ELECTIoN,-The first election under the ReRis,
try Law to-day in this State at which the va
nous local county officers are to be chosen. Five cir
cult judges six members of the Legislature and one
member of Congress are also to be voted for. The
vote will probably be a small one, as compared with
former elections in view of the number Of persons
who have failed to register, besides those who havo
been excluded from registration. Indeed, nothing
like full vote of those registered in the city is an
ticipaed, there arc opposing candidates for only
three of the Offices to be filed list of the candi
dates to be voted for in the city is appended fol-
lows:
For Congress, in the Second District embracing
'ne first seven wards and a portion of Baltimore
county. Mr.. John L. Thomas, Jr. is the Union
inee. and Mr. William fKimmel is an independent
candidate.
For Sheriff. Mr.. William Thomson is the Union
nominee. and MIR. Alexander Applegarth is running
as the Peoples Union Candidate.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court Mr., Samuel NJ
E'ans' the present incumbent is the nominee of the
Cnlon party, and is opposed by Mr. Philip c. Friese,
an independent candidate
For Surveyor, Mr.. Gilbert II. Bryson is the Union
nominee, and has no oppositon
In the First Observation-Disclosures composed of the
nrSt seven wards Mr j. y. Foster is the Union NOM
,nee LOT lhe house OF Delegates, an election having
been rendered necessary by the resignation of Mr.
II. j. c. Tarr. He has no opponent,
Mr. John Barron is the Union nomineo in the
Third Legislative District for seat in the House of
Delegates, made vacant by the resignation of Mr. NJ.
S. Showacre.
MONUMENT TO EDGAR ALLAN PoE-A short time
since number of the graduates of the Weotor, Fa.
male High School initiated a movement toward
raising fund for the purpose of placing monument
over the remains of Edgar Allan Poe in Westmin-
ster Church yard, corner of Fayette and Greene
* IN aNi6aOnn pftb ba;r
genius. They have met with considerable eneour
agement in the effort, and yesterday the Public
School Teachers Associ alton, of Baltimore held an
informal meeting in relation to the matter it having
been determined to join in the movement and
contribute their mite to the praiseworthy object
Professor Thomas D. Baird, of the Central
High School, presided 1t was stated that the
graduates of the Western Female High School
designed giving a select soiree on the even
ing OF the 10th of November. in the school building
on Fayette street, near Paca. The Teachers Asso-
caton resolved to use their utmost endeavors to in
crease the sale Of tickets for the soiree and con-
siderable number at taken by those present
1t is designed to make the entertainment one of
the most attractive of the kind ever offered in Balti
more. The programme will embrace rcctations of
several of Poe's most popular productions by the
best readers the graduates from 1S59up the
present time. interspersed with choice selections of
music. Altogether the programme will be varied
and interesting one.
TAKEN TO WAsHINGroN.-Daniel Kennedy and
Cornelius Mulvin, the parties arrested on Saturday
at the horse bazaar by detective Smith, charged with
offering horses for sale supposed to have been stolen
yesterday taken by that officer to Washington,
and delivered over to the authorities there to await
their action in the matter. 1t will be remembered
that of the horses offered by these parties had
been identified by gentleman residing in Washing
ton his property and upon the arrival of the ac
cused in said city another horse identified as the
property of John l.. Greene, which horse had been
stolen from his stable. corner of Thirteenth and L
streets. on Wednesday night last.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM MISUNDERSTANDING
during Sunday night a gentleman named Matthew
Sire accidentally fell overheard at the back basin,
and but for the timely aid of officer Manster of tho
Eastern district who called to his assistance several
citizens, the unfortunate man would have been
drowned. lie was conveyed by the officer to the
station house, where he received the kind attention
of the officers in charge. Officer Mainster is deserv-
ing of credit for his presence of mind and prompt
action on the above occasion