Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-05
CITY NEWS.

FIRST BRANCH OF THE Cry CoUNCIL-At a NEE
ing of this Branch last evening, President Young
the chair, Mr.. Foreman, from the Joint Standir
Committee on Highways, reported in favor of an ac
ditional appropriation of $4,000 for paving street
which adopted.
Mr.. Hatch, from the Joint Standing Committee O
Police and Jail. presented a report which was adopt
ed, IN favor of laying gas main Hampstead stree
to Wolf street, and to place lamps, &c. along sal
street.
Mr.. Cox, from the Standing Committee on WAY
and Means. reported in favor of approprating S.
to the Union Orphan Asylum, for the benefit of tn
children of Maryland Union soldiers; adopted.
Mr.. Gorsuch, from the Joint Standing Committee
on Fire Department reported in favor of grantin
permission to William Wales & Co., to remove
steam engine from Baltimore street to South street
which was adopted
Mr.. Wagner, from the Standing Committee on Edu
cation called up the ordinance appropriating the sun
of 100000 for finishing the Public High School build
ing on Bank near Eager street, which was carried b.
the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. President, Larrabee, Rupert, Steu
ar, Evans, Wayson, Kraft, Herring Gorsuch, Hatch
heyser Price, Green Jones, Ewalt--l5.
Nays-Messrs. Lamdin, Nichols, Cox Foreman
proposition to make the amount $4,000 instead
of 100000 elected considerable discussion
A message was received from the Second Branch
stating that that body had concurred in the resou
tons granting permission to Robert Reed to use q
steam engine his premises at the corner of Cantor
avenue and Eden streets. and to Ichabod Jean SINH
lar privilege on his premises. lis w. Lombard street
After the tranaction of considerable amount OF
routine business the branch adjourned till this after
noon at five o'clock
SECOND BRANCH OF THE CRY CoUyc1L,-Thic
Branch met last evening, President Harvey in the
chair and transacted large amount of routine bust
ness. The communication from James III Hooper
IN eference to fitting up the steamer Georgia as an
ice boat" to keep the harbor open during the win
ter was received from the First Branch, with re-
quest that it be referred joint special committee
On motion the Board concurrcd in the proposition,
and Messrs. Robinson Valiant, and Moore were ap-
pointed as such committee the part of the Second
Branch. The petition of EIr. Hooper asks that an
ordinance bepassed allowing him to collect "trackage
OF cents per mile from all boats coming into port
but nothing from those going out
MIR, Burch called up the resolution in favor of pla-
eng MIGRANTS at the heads of all the docks in the
city, which was adopted
The report Of the joint standing committee on
health, favorable to cleansing all private ALLEYS feet
or over in width, at the expense of the city. was
adopted.
resolution from the First Branch, favorable to
paying the sum of G. A. Frederick, for the plan of
the new City Hall, which had been previously select
ed, was read and adopted.
The Branch adjourned until this evening
New CoUNTERFEITs.-Counterfe $40 six per cent.
interest notes in circulation spendidly
executed and designed to deceive the most expert
judges. The "" in the United States" touches the
die of the TO- in the upper left hand corner: on the
genuine there is space of eighth of an inch be-
tween. We have also seen several so cent stamps
raised from SIS figure on each side of the head of
Washington Is altered to 80, also the four small SIS on
nf IL Al
fifty cents on the back of the stamp. Twos of the
Farmers Bank, Mount Holly, n. j., are in crcula-
ton. Elves of the New York and Erie Bank of Buff
alo, N. Y. Tens imitation on the Thompson Bank,
Connecticut. Elves altered from ones on j. A. Clark
Co.'s Bank, of New York. Five's altered from ones
On the Lake Bank, Skeneatelas, n. Y. Threes on the
Farmers Bank, Amsterdam, n Y; the bank issues
10 three's. Three's, imitation on. the Washington
County Bank, Westerly, Rhode Island. Twos on the
Gloucester County Bank, of New Jersey. Our mer-
chants would do well to be their guard for all of
no above.
RELIGIOUS MEETINGs.-For several weeks past in
terestng revival meetings have been in progress in
several of the Methodist Episcopal Churches of the
city, and the exercises have been attended with good
results, attested by the numerous additions to
The Church and the general spiritual awakening of
he membership. Of the charges specially mentioned
or zeal in the good work the Exeter Street Sta
tion, Rev. L. NJ Gardner pastor, and the North Bal
timore Station, Revs. Samuel Barnes and James
Gladden., pastors The houses of worship are nightly
attended by large and interested audiences, and the
success of the meetings continues without abatement.
AT the latter Station auxiliary young mems meetings
have been inaugurated with a view to the moral and
spiritual renovation of the youth the congregation
The protracted meeting at the Broadway Methodist
Protestant Church, corner of Monument street,
resumed last evening, and sermon suitable to the
occasion was preached by Rev. jesse Shreevc, the
former pastor.
VAGABoNDs.-Thc reputation of being a common
vagabond and thief is one that man, not lost to
all sense of shame, would seek; and yet, so progress
sivc is the course of doing, that many reach
this point of degradation How important then, that
the first step in crime should be avoided? Of the
class who have been posted pests to society Hugh
Davey and John Reese. These men-if they may be
called men-were arrested on Teusday night by Ser
geant Sears and officer England of the Western Dis
trio. Police Station and committed to Jail common
and thieves, by Justice Dryden.
SUDDEN DEATH.-About o'clock yesterday morn
ing VIM. Walden 45 yeas of age. fell and Immediate
ly expired in grocery store kept by Mr.. Weichgran
on the corner of Wolf and Canton avenue. Coroner
Sparklin was made cognizant of the fact but upon
learning that the deceased had been subject to heart
disease, refused to summon a jury of inquest. The
body subsequently conveyed to the late residence
of the deceased. on Chapel street, near Eastern
avenue.