Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-17
CITY NEWS.

CONDITION or THE Pooa.-Ths Association held
stated meeting last evening at their room on Faycttc
street. and transacted 4 considerable amount Of r0u-
tine basiness-Jesse Hunt President. in the chair
Tho Secretary presented SUNNI airy report of agents
work for July. August and September, from which
the following is an ey .ract: Families relieved $50;
amount expended, 5000; the number relieved we're
divided Is follows. among the various pcrsuasions:-
Baptist, 2l Episcopal 81 Presbyterian. 3; Catholic,
l3S; Methodist 81 Lutheran, II; no church. "a: 565
Of the families visited were american; 49, foreigners
and . colorcl-tac number in the different families
being 1883.
The tleasurc:s report showed the amount Of dona-
tioas balance hand NJ the last meeting ,,c. to be
SIO,15.2i and the expenditures and a?pT0p liatiou5
to be e950l. leaving balance of g i02 - in the
hands Of The treasurer. The report Of the finance
committee stated that upon examination OF the
agents work, 4o22.ls expended b., them for the
quarter ending the 5Jth OF September. The app.9-
p9iaon for said quarter was 81 100 The flel com
mitec reported that the price to be paid for wood By
the association during The winter will be from s6,
to %I.1 per c2!l for oak and - per cord for pine
The price 10 be paid for coal is s. per ton the quail
ity furnished 10 be LykcEs Valley No. !. dona-
ton, it was stated. had been made by the v youin-
Coal Company Of 1872 tons the association to pay
the freight. Also, donation oG $50 worth Of wood
had been received from Messrs Carson & Co.
Thc President stated that Mrs.. Isabella Brown had
made her usual liberal donation Of 81 100 for The ben
eft OF the Association. lie also stated that com
mittce Of ladies had waited upon him proposing 10
work conformity with the Association in relieving the
wants Of the poor. tn"H motion, the PgosiGen, was
empowered to authorize the agents 20 co-opcrcts
with said Association in promoting the charitable
objects of the Society, An appropriation Of 800 for
each Of the four districts made for the month Of
November. 4 committee nominations was then
appointed 10 nominate officers for the ensuing year.
The annual report Of the Association showed tina.
S2i 500 had been expended during the ycsr among
1000 persons, numbering about 5000 families: anil
speaking in the highest terms Of the chairman of the
special committee collections Mr.. Charles Olios-
luys. The annual report of the Treasurer for the
year past, sums up the tot al receipts az follows =
S3,&8.2i and the amount Of disbursements s. 9t- Gi
leaving balance in the Treasury on the Both of Oct
of s. 4o322, including the amount on hand Oct 30th,
1861. which &2,Tj6G}.
After the transaction of some further business the
meeting adjourned The annual meeting OF the As
ISOLATION will be held on Monday evening next.
CITY M0ETALtrY.-For the week ending yesterday
morning l0l deaths were reported by the II caIth
Commissioner in this city, an increase Of over the
week previous, 10 the corresponding week If
last year, and less than in the same week of 81 The
increase over the mortality Of the corresponding week
of the past may be attributed to the arge num-
Der of ebrilo cases. II of which resulted fatally last
week past, while only three from the same cause oe
CURED IN the same week vi last year. The number
of those dying from consumption was also much
larger, being - for the past week against i of the
corresponding week of the past year; Is deaths we're
caused by Group, Inflammation Of the brain and old
age; from dr0psy. Il from commissions dysentery
and whooping cough; from dptheria and organic
diseases Of the heart unknown adult 10 unknown
inantilc and the remainder from the various dis
cases. 81 of those deceased were males and females
II of the whole number that of coored persons;
ly.lv undo r,f,f ~
between and 20; % between 20 and 10; 10 between
40 and 80; between 90 and 50; while only lived to
be between the of 50 and 90 years none exceed
ing the latter number.
fEACAS.-A fcacas occurred on the steamer Cham
pion yesterday afternoon, growing out of sale Of
calves. The party claiming to have bought the
calves, John Staylor, requested his brother Philip TO
remove the same to the wharf when John Dixon:
who also claimed to be purchaser intcrposed, and
fight ensued The belligerents were separated by
officers ClaridSc and Showacre and conveyed to the
Southern District Police Station where, after an cx
animation of the case, Justice johnson held the par
ties to bail i'll $500 each to keep the peace for three
months. Mr.. Dixon came out of the melee with a
battered face, and Mr.. Philip Staylor with broken
finger.
LARcESr.-Henry Fisher, colorcd man. was
brought to the Southern District station last evening
by officer Crouch, on the charge of stealing coat.
Henry was a hand Oh board the steamer Express,
plying between Baltimore AID Washington. and the
ceat IN question Termed portion OF the contents Of
barrel shipped on board said steamer in Washing
ton. The sccu5ed confessed to having worn the coat
but protested against the accusation of having stolen
it. Justice johnson committed him for the action of
the Grand Jury.
The OLD DEFENDERs.-Ihs venerable body OF
men, relics of past age, and to whom Baltimore own
so large debt of gratitude assembled at the Old
City Hall last evening for the purpose of clecting
officers for the ensuing year. The result was as fol-
lows:-For President, Capt Andrew E. Warner; lst
Vice PRESIDENT j. Fossett; ID Vice President Major
Joshua Dryden; Secretary, Col n. Brewer Treasurer
Capt 5. Child Chief Marshal, J. Iams; lst Assistant,
A. Jarrett; ID Assistant A. NJ. Stanbury; Surgeon,
DR.. ~ Diflendcrtfer
ILLEGAL NoTIsG.-Charlcs Henderson was arrested
yesterday by officer Potts charged with Illegal voting
at the first precinct of the twelfth ward at the late
election. Justice Dryden held him for further
hearing.
WoREING or SCynAY.-J. Deems c Deems and
Henry Barrenger, butchers charged with infrinsinG
the city ordinance, by killing hogs on Sunday were
arrested by Sergeant Hardy and officer Forsyth. and
eac> fined 50 and costs.
ARRIVED SAFE-All the vessels due at this port,
which had been dt.>:aed on account of the storm on
Saturday have arrived thel 5y relieving the appre-
tensions manifested for their safety
AsSAULT.-John DWyer was arrested yesterday by
officer Foney, of the Central district charged with
assauting and beating Peter Kline. Justice Spicer
committed him for court.