The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH-Ies esterday an account was
! given in the Exchange of an inquest held by Coro
ner Sparklin on the body OF an unknown man who
| had been found dead in boat floating the river
! below Fort Carroll. The inquest was held at the
| wharf at Calvert street, and the body was removed
to the Middle district police station. and yesterday
it was identified that of George w. Donivan, an
Overseer on farm at Hawkins Point, belonging to
DR.. johnson of this city. DR.. johnson inform
ed by Lieut.. Wright, of the police that from the
ease with which the head OF the body moved, it
was the impression that the neck was broken. Dr.
Johnson then ordered the Coroner to hold another
inquest, and have post naorte examination, reach
all the facts concerning his death, and he would
pay the expenses. Yesterday afternoon Coroner
Sparkln accordingly assembled jury and held an
inquest. DR.. II. Fl. p. Yeates made post nortem
examination and found that the mans neck was
dislocated. The wife of Mr.. Donvan was present at
the inquest and testified that on Tuesday last
her husband left his home early in the morning
for the purpose of coming to the city to
purchase groceries. She had learned that he had
been here and had returned on his way home far
as the Long bridge, crossing the river from Light
street. She could not hear anything of him from
Tuesday to Saturday. She learned from man, at
the tavern at the end of the Long bridge, that
gentleman who had been cunning, had discovered
the body of her husband lying on the grass in the
vicinity of the bridge on Saturday morning, and
that two Germans whose names she could not learn
had picked up the body and placed it in boat, and
that afterwards negro man named Reiney, had
tied the boat to the shore, and that when some
who went to look for it about nine o'clock, on
Saturday night, found that it had been set adrft,
but could not learn by whom. With this state
ment, and the fact of the disocation of the neck,
before them, the jury deemed it proper to adjourn
until ten o'clock to-day to investigate further the
circumstances Of the death.
New MARKET HOUsE.AA petition has been signed
by several hundred of the citizens of the northwest
ern section of the city, praying for the removal of
the Richmond market from its present location at
the intersection of Bddle, Howard and Garden
streets, to large vacant lot of ground, situated
between Preston, Garden and john streets. The
paper states that there is lot of ground of over
one thousand feet in length and two hundred and
fifty feet in width, which could be purchased at
reasonable price as it is unimproved, and would
give ample space for the erection of a market
house large enough to meet the demands of that
section of the city. The Richmond market, it is
alleged, is entirely too small. The petition will be
placed before the City Council at their next ses-
sion.
OUTRAGEOUS AssAULT.-On Christmas eve man
named John Sullivan passing the Belair Fish
market, near Orleans street, when he attacked
by several men, whom he did not know. They
struck him with their fists and one of the party cut
at him several times with knife, and although the
flesh was not cut, his overcoat and undercoat were
cut in two places He defended himself and cried for
assistance, when the attacking party fed.
AccIDFNT.-On Christmas day boy named Ed gar
White, residing on Fayette near Canal street, had
two of his fingers blown off by the bursting of pis
tol which he was firing The accident occurred on
Paramount Hill, and boy who was with White
received a wound in the shoulder, but not danger
Gus.
CONDITION OF THE WoUNDED-Mr. William Nc
New, who was so badly beaten by named
Hyson, at the corner of Montgomery and Howard
streets, on Christmas morning, is somewhat BETTER
though he still lies in very precarous condition.
CoRREcrIoN.-In noticing yesterday morning the
presentation of silver fruit basket by themembers
OF the Law Greys to the wife of their Captain, his
name was given as George W. Bowers. 1t should
have been Captain Thomas Bowers.
PRISONERS IN BALTIMORE Cry JAIL.-There were
confined in the Jail Christmas morning 257 pris-
oners, and on Sunday morning % more were added,
making total of 2S5. This is said to be the high
estaumber on record confined at one time.
APPoIYTMENT.-Mr. Charles T. Marrow has been
appointed by the Governor of Ohio, Commissioner
to take Acknowledgements of deeds for that State in
this city Mr.. Nj. has been a resident of Baltimore
for the past fifteen years.