The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-25
CITY WTELLHGENCE.

CHRISTMAS FAIRS AND FGsrvALs-The following
is a list Of the Fairs and Festivals now being
held in the different sections Of the city:
Fair and Festival in the Strawbridge Methodist
h. Church, for the benefit of the Ladies Sewing
Society of that church.
Fair in the Howard Street Chapel, corner of
Montgomery and Howard streets, for the benefit of
the same.
Festival and Fair at the Union Square Metho-
dist L. Church. corner Of Lombard and Calhoun
streets.
Fair for the benefit of St. Benedict's School, in
the school house No. SO Bank street
Fair and Festival in st. Johns Church, corner
of Eager and Valley streets, for the benefit of the
church.
Festival and Fair in the Exeter Street Methodist
E. Church, on Exeter near Low street, for the
benefit of the Ladies' Sewing Society of that
church.
Fair in the Methodist Protestant Church. corner
of Green and Lombard streets.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-One of the freight trains
on the Northern Central Railway ran off the track
yesterday morning at Bridgeport station, making a
complete wreck of the engine and mashing up
eral cars. The accident is supposed to have been
caused by the spreading of the rails from the re-
cent heavy rains. The engineer and fireman made
their escape by jumping off. The passenger train
which was due here at five o'clock last evening was
delayed two hours and half by the accident,
rlvlng here at hafpast seven.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN GOoDs.-0n Tuesday night
last, a trunk of Captain Owens was stolen from off
the schooner Jane Clayton, lying at Union dock.
1t contained about five dollars in money, suit and
other articles of clothing, and valuable papers,
among which were several mortgages. Yesterday
morning at early hour officer Horney discovered
the trunk lying under cart at the corner of Can
ton and Central avenues. The money and clothing
had been removed, but all the papers remained.
Captain Morris sent it to the owner.
CHRISTMAS FEAsT.-Yesterdav afternoon Messrs
Bailey, Craft Co., Hat Manufacturers, on Saratoga
street, near Gay, gave dinner to their employees.
turkeys, geese, oysters, eggnog, apple toddy ETC.,
everything that could be described was furnished
After dinner, each of the employees, of which
there are over thirty, presented with a large
sized turkey, to take home for Christmas dinner,
and they in return for this kindness presented
of the firm with large size photograph of himself
Nearly all the hands have long been in the service
OF the firm, and are good and worthy men.
ARREST OF DAVID HOUCK.-David Houck who has
euded the efforts of the police to arrest him for
some time past, delivered himself up yesterday to
officer Andrews. He was taken before Mayor
Swami and held to bail for his appearance at court.
Houck is one of the party who are charged with
the shooting of James Pryor on the night of the
30th of November last.
REMAINS OF JOHN DUNLAP.-The body of this
young man, who was killed at Martinsburg, few
days since, by being mashed between two cars, was
brought to the city in the o'clock train, which
arrived at Camden station Thursday evening.
His remains were taken to the residence of his
mother, No. l57 West Conway street, and buried
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock.
ACCIDENT.-On Thursday morning last Young
man named John Wagner lost two of his fingers
of the left dby having them blown off with a
pistol which he had careessly in his hand. He was
engaged at the time in hunting rabbits over the
field of Mr. William Hammond, in Anne Arundel
county, about 10 miles from the city. He arrived
in the city in the afternoon to receive surgical at
tendance.
Low TIDE.-Y esterday the tide was very low
and large vessels reached their wharves with diff
Guilty.
FIRES.
The twostory frame house, No. $50 Pennsylvania
fire yesterday afternoon about O'Clock from the great
heat of the bake oven and damaged building to the
amount of $780, which insured the Firemen's
flee. Several of the fire companies the ground
but their services not required.
The alarm of fire about two hours afterwards was
caused by the burning of quantity Of clothing in the
second story Of house Carpenters alley No SO,
Eutaw street. The building owned by Mr.. BOSNIAN,
and occupied by John Nolan. The loss about $50,
which there is no insurance.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
Yesterday morning officer Favier arrested John Scully
on the charge of beating his wife Justice Boyd commit
ted him for Court.
William Johnson, negro, arrested Thursday
night by officer Morgan charged with resisting him the
discharge of his duty johnson committed for Court
by Justice ShOwacre.
Geo. w. Burns arrested yesterday charged with
stealing an overcoat from Barnum's Hotel He