Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-11
THREE CENTS.
CITY NEWS.


CoT,Ncu EIECT1oN-The election for members of
the First Branch of the City Council takes place to-
day. The Registration of voters of the city not
being yet completed of course, the new registry law
will not affect the present election The follow
ing is a list of the candidates of the several wards.
Those marked with star were members OF the last
Council.
First Warl-lIenry c. Lamahce9 and Joshua
Lynch.
Second Ward-Jogcph Rupert and Richard T,
Hcnnberry.
Third Ward-Edward 5. Lamdin" and Thomas c.
McCiuire.
Fourth Ward-Alexander 5. Stuart
Fifth Ward-Jamcs Young.
Sixth Ward-Thomas Bruscup, Jr., and William L,
Beale.
Seventh Warl-Salome Marsh.
Eighth Ward-J. c. Craft"
Ninth Ward-O. Herring and John Dukehart
Tenth Ward-Wm. &. Gorsucha
Eleventh Ward-Somucl I. Hatch" and Henry 5.
Lankford
Twelfth Ward-Wm |. Nichols and John Fuller.
Thirteenth Ward-John r. Cox and Randolph
Norwood.
Fourteenth Ward-Dr. c. W. Kcyser."
Fifteenth Ward-EdwaId u Prices
Sixteenth Warl-Rchard Cfrcgns
Seventeenth Ward-Jamcs T. Caulk,s
Eighteenth Ward-John Il. Jones&
Nineteenth Ward-Samue Ewat#
Twentieth Ward-Yulcntnc Foreman and Colonel
Thomas Seweli.
We have given the names Of all the candidates of
whom have any knowledge. Culess therefore,
others spring Ht the eleventh hour there will be
contest in several Of the wards and the election
in them will be mere matter Of lorm the nomina-
tion being equivalent to election.
The MARYLAND TEMPERANCE CoyvEyrIoy-This
body organized in the esesson room of the Light Street
tnr,l,, ,r,f+,r y,I,.,, H.
of Howard county, was called to the chair and
Mcssrs James NJ. Lester and Wm. p ITenning ap-
pointed secretaries. After the object of the meeting
stated by the chair the Rev. A. b. Cross read the
proceedings Of the fifth National Temperance Con-
yenton, held at Saratoga, New York. on the 1st ID
and 81 days of August last, making such explanatory
remarks as he deemed of interest
Rev Mr.. Wcstwood moved that Il business commit
tee be appointed, to whom should be referred such
business might be suggested for the action of the
Convention The motion was adopted and the chair
appointed the following gentlemen as such commit
tee:-Wm Daniel and I. Trottcn, of Baltimore city;
W. IL. Dorsey of Howard county; 5. Hunt and Rev
A. B. Cross of this city On motion. S T. Steever of
Washington county, was added to the committee.
The committee retired for short time, and upon
their return offered two resolutions which were read
by Rev Mr.. Cross, but their further consideration
was deferred until to-day.
The Convention briefly addressed by several
of the delegates. who eoncurred in the opinion that
earnest effort should be made at this time to
citate the cause of temperance.
Rev. Mr.. earns dcplored the increasing prevalence
| of ntemperance in midst. He said if one wit
messed front being put into building in little
while would be seen i'll flaming letters Lager Beer
! and Wine Saloon Some temperance organizations
had been at work in public way, but what
| ted concert of action. What had been done
for few years past only n rippeot the ocean.
| Tho city baltimore and the State of MARYLAND
would license groggeries for pay, and what could per-
sonal effort feeble temperance organizations do to
stem the mighty torrent of intemperance. He hoped
good would result from the holding of this Conven-
ton, and that those who attended it would go away
| wiser and better men.
| All present whether they had credentials not,
were invited to take part in the proceedings Of tho
! Convention.
Some of the delegates considering the session room
of the Light Street Church too small for the purposes
| of the Convention, the business committee was in
| sructcd to procure more commodiouS room, and to
designate the place of meeting in the daily papers;
also to invite the friends of the temperance to
| attend the sessions Of the Convention.
| On motion-of the Rev. Mr.. earns, the Convention
adjourned until this morning, at o'clock.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BoARD.-At the
| weekly meeting of the School Board, held yesterday
| afternoon at their Office Holiday street, John F.
| Pummcr President. in the chair. the resignation
| of Miss Mary :. Hunt, Principal of Primary School
| No. s. was received and accepted. An application
! for position as t-lchcr was received from Miss
| Emma Armstrong and ordered ON hle. 4 c"mmuni
cation was received from Mr.. A. Schumacher Pres-
dent of the Board Of Trade, demonstrating against
! the suspension Of the Floating School. which
fcrrcd to a special committee. consisting Of Messrs.
Coz. Sumyolt and Pitt. Mr.. Meyers, from the COM
mittoc books, presented list oi book, to be used
| in the Central High School which wa, adopted. Re
ports were then read showing that the total Absence
Of teachers iur the past two weeks amounted in tho
aggregate to cightycght days and one hour. Charles
| W. Virtue was nominated an assistant teacher in
Night School No. 8, after which the board adjourned
until next Tuesday.
VIOLATIONS or CITY OED!yaNcEs.-John Shultz
| was arrested yesterday by officer Wright of the
| Middle District. the charge Of occupying another
persons stand in market in violation of ae city ordi
nance. A fine Of 50 and w:;s i'm posed by Justice
| Mckinley. John G.. Mcclellan, arrested yesterday
by officer Rhodes, o. the Western District for viola
/ ting section b Of ordinance No. IS in relation to
| health, was fined SO and costs: and Thomas Smith
| and James Saudcrgl, arrested by Sergeant Cadwal-
ladcr. Of the same District, for violation Of ord-
nance ~ section -, relating to weights and meas
urcs, were each fined - and costs Justice Dryden
was the officiating agisrate in both eases. Henry
| Miller was arrested By officer Richardson, of the
Southern District, yesterday, for allowing stagnant
water to remain in the cellar Of his house Fined 81
| and costs in six cases By Justice Shuwacrc.