The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-10
CITY NTELLHENCE.

RIVER THIEvEs.-On Wednesday night officers Cadi-
more and Hutton going their rounds the wharyes
at the Point about o'clock, heard cry of watch
watch proceeding from vessel mOOred in the stream.
Quickly procuring boat they rowe to the spot whence
noise proceeded and aScertaincd from Capt John e.
Carlisle of the schooner Charles Kent of Baltimore that
parties in boat had boarded his vessel and stolen
herefrom $50 in bank bills besides quantity of clothing
and some valuable papers. The parties discovered
they leaving the schooner and the Captain
directed the officers the they had taken. TIE
| thieves were soon oVertaken and arrested when
| it discovered that they had been pratt
cal cruise through the harbor, their boats con-
tanned large quantity of articles of apparel such as
shirts coats, pantalOons and boots The prisoners
taken to the Eastern District Station House. where they
gave their Henry Thompson and George Nc.
Gure-two worthless well known to the police Subse-
quent to their arrest Capt Baldwin Foster of the soop
Chesapeake, of Matthias county, Virginia, and Capt Law
Dudley both appeared and charged the prisoners with
having robbed their vessels of goods and money during
the night identified proper
ty which found in the possession Of the accused
The parties had hearing before Justice Audoun who
committed them to Jail for trial before Court.
/ A CRY PASSENGER RAIL RoAD.-Yesterday afternoon
in the Second Branch Of the City Council Mr.. Smms in
trOduced ordinance to authorize Chauncey Brooks
| ZenCS Barnum John W Randolph, john n McJit0n,
Edward II. Stabler Nicholas Poppein David Keener,
! Henry Manku, George b. Clarke and William Alexander,
to lay down single double railroad track through
tain streets of the city One track is proposed be laid
the intersection of Camden and Eutlw streets thence
to Bde street thence to Garden street. thence to city
limits. Another track will commence the of
Wolf and Alice Ann streets along Alice Ann street Bond
street thence to Bank street. thence to Exeter street thence
Lombard street thence South street. thence along
South and North streets to Lexington street thence to
Eager street. thence Charles street. thence nOrwary
to the city limits, to he extended hereafter the
reservoir The ordinance also allows the construction of
railroad tracks through other streets The pattern Of rail
to be used is to be similar to that adopted in the
ton of the passenger railways in the city of Philadelphia
The ordinance the fare for each
shall not exceed the of cents, and limits the
speed to be used on the tracks to six miles per hour
PROPERTY SALEs-Mr Samuel H. Cover auctioneer
sold at the Exchange Reading Rooms of land in
Baltimore county u miles from Baltimore Eysvllc
ilroul n,.
acres, Improved with frame dwelling and the necessary
| farming buildings. 1t was purchased by Mr.. John 7
| Heacock, at S32 per acre-an aggregate of 81 40
Messrs F. W Bennett Co, auctionecrs sold at the
place lot of vacant ground the northeast
of Charles and Federal ss having front of 20 feet and
depth of 100 feet 1t purchased by Isaac George
$3 per front foot The lot adjoining, of the dimcn
son, purchased by the party at the price
The lot next adjoining on Charles street. of the same di
mensons, purchased by the party for SD pei
front foet Two lots next adjoining Charles street.
the dimensions, purchased by the party
S2l 80 per front foot. Three lots Federal
Charles each having front of Is feet and depth
purchased by the party for SO per
foot The aggregate amount of sales was $3.50
MORE DAMAGED ToBAcco.-Mr. Walter W. Berry wa
yesterday arrested by officer Hale, the charge
moving the damaged tobacco which has been the cor
of Camden and Charles streets and of which SPOKE
day or two since, a vacant lot Euaw street nea
Cross The mayor it appears, gave HIM the privilege
puttinp the tobacco there on condition that it should
main in hogsheads and that there were complaints
made by the neighbors but if they did object to it he
instantly remove it. 1t is alleged that Mr. Berry insisted
in spite the remonstrances of the neighborhood
who pronounced it nuisance and made complaint at tn
office of Justice Boyd, whereupon warrant issued o
the arrest of Mr. Berry the charge of violating heall
ordinance The was postponed until Saturday mex
at ten O clock
IMPORTANT CAsE.-There has been a pending 70
time past before Justice Myers between the Rev
T. Hammer and the Trustees of the Fifth Presbyteria
Church, Hanover street. the particulars of which
OllOws:-In March, 1870 the Trustees of said Churc
made themselves responsible for the payment of CLAIM
amounting to $50 due Mr. ii tn to be paid iron
pews Church had paid all other debts
excluding floating debt of Sl2,000-the paper bein
signed by j. Crosby, who then treasurer. TIL
Church, it appears, sold shortly afterwards upo
which the Trustees refuse pay the debt. insisting tina
the pews sold. The tried before tn
Justice Wednesday last, Mr. Dobdn appearing
counsel for the Church, and George NJ Gill; Esq, for MI
Hammer. The is still under adyisement deciso
as Yet having been given.
THE FIRE INSPECTORS OFFICE The late Legislator
enacted law authorizing the Fire Inspector of this city
issue and compel the attendance of witnesses
all cases where he might need their testimony in the il
vestigaton of the origin of fires. Accordingly lnspectC
Boyd has acted in the prosecution of the duties of HI
position. Among the witnesses SOmm0ned by him reativ
to fire in the Western section of the city,
named Cornelius Hall, who refused to appear lie
cordngly arrested upon complaint of MIR. Boyd for con
tempt and fined 81 and costs by Justice Logan The la
proyides that n refusal failure to appear when thU
summoned subjects the party to fine of not less than
nor more than $780, and the nonpaymen thereof to in
| prisonment in the jail
many have made preparation for the recepio
of their new fire engine, which Is to be delivered
them in few days by MeSsrs Murray llazlehurst-
They have had their engine house enlarged papeed al
painted they have also had fire plug suitable for the
engine, put down in front of their house