The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-06-01
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BALTKM0R8, may 70, 1odZ.
70 tlss Edisse q e. wcRznsHAws ADvOcEzM.
TIE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS
The Subcommittee Of the National
Oemocratic) Executive COMMITTEES, having
appointed Messrs. Joshua VanSant, Mayor
Of the city,, James l. McLAne, Jno. "
Davis, Isaac M. DennisOn, X. J. Banks,
Jns. Webb, and George u Porter, Of this
city, a committee to make the necessary
preparations for the holding Of the Nation
al Democratic) Convention, which u ~
meet here on the 9th day Of next July, met
at the Mayors Office ON Friday and organ
lied by electing his honor the Mayor a.
Chairman, and Mr.. Hyde as Secretary,
with g. Webb, Treasurer. No other bus
ness was transacted, and the committee adj
journed to meet on Tuesday next. The
committee has been tendered the use Of the
Maryland Institute, Front Street Theatre,
the ConcOrdiA, and Ford's new Opera
House. The selection will fall on Front
Street Theatre OF the COncordiS, most prob
ably the latter, if the comfort and conve-
nience 81 the delegates be consideration.
The Can Makers held = special meeting
on Thursday evening for the purpose Of
regulating the price for making round cans
during the summer A committee reported
the following list Of prices Round h cans
55 cents per hundred 2 lb cans, DO cents
per hundred ID cans, IS cents per hun
dred. After considerable discussion the
list Of prices were adopted and a committee
appointed to notify the bosses.
The committee appointed to investigate
the Huston Scandal case has been sitting,
and taking testimony this week. So far
none of the evidence has been made public
No Lit constern It o a and alarm wers occa-
stoned in the commercial circles Of the city
during Thursday morning, by the receipt Of
dispatch to the effect that the North Ger
man steamship Baltimore, of the Baltimore
and Bremen line, was wrecked off the town
Of Hastings' coast, England. The passen-
gers and crew were saved, but the vessel
and cargo was a total loss. The Baltimore
was the first Of line of steamers plying
between here and Bremen. She reached
here, ON her first voyage, about March,
1868, commanded by Capt. Noegler She
was built Of iron, screw-propeller, 2,O65
tons burden, 286 feet in length, SO feet
breadth Of beam, % feet height Of hold be
tween first and second decks, feet between
second and third decks, and z feet clear of
the beam. Her keel was Of hammered iron
4 Of great strength, and she was fitted to
carry 100 cabin and 700 steerage passengers.
! The intelligence Of her loss was received
here with profound regret.
4 The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee met in this city during the week. 1t
was resolved to hold primary elections
throughout the counties, and in the city
! for delegates to convention, to meet ia
Baltimore, June 18th, to select delegates
| to the Democratic National Convention,
and the Chairman to call q meeting Of the
committee as soon after the meeting Of the
National Convention as practicable, to take
the necessary steps for the nominations If
| Presidential Electors.
The Law Parade Of the Baltimore Mill
tia took place during the week Consider
ing the low ebb At which the military spirit
OF the city is, the parade was q very cred
table affair.
The razor, the once favorite and formid-
able weapon Of defence and attack Of the
negro, is going out Of use, and in its place
The Ratchet and cleaverAre coming in vogue.
n q difficulty which occurred in house ON
Durham street, between VIM. HI. Griffen
and Anna Sutton, negroes the latter seized
a Ratchet, and failing in her attempt to cut
Williams arm off at the shoulder, inhict-
ed an ugly cash on his wrist, which severed
the main arteries and tendrils. The wounds
we're dressed BY a physician, but it s
thought that William will lose the use Of
hish and forever The. gentle Anna" was
arrested and committed to Jail
Yours, &c,
VKRIrAs