The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-20
CITY NT'ELLIGENCE.

BRUTAL AssAULT-Y esterday afternoon between
four and five o'clock boy named Henry Baker
had his head severely cut by being struck with
brick. He and several other young men were near
the Eastern poter's field their way to the coun-
try to cut Christmas bushes when they were at
tackled by five or six Young men, among whom were
John Murphy and William Hubbard. Baker and
his party ran and were pursued by the other crowd
who overlook them, and of the aSsailants threw
a brick which struck Baker the left side of the
head cutting large cash and Telling him to
the ground, and while prostrate John Muir
ply kicked him in the face, while others who
were not arrested stamped his body. Officer
Warrick, residing in the neighborhood saw
the attack and succeeded in arrestng John Murphy
and William Hubbard, but had to threaten to shoot
them before they would stop; the entire party at
tempted to escape by running. Murphy and Hub
bard confined in the Eastern District police sta
ton awaiting ar examination.
City RETAIL MARKET.-The following were the
prices ruling at the Centre market on Saturday
morning last: Beef l2@l5 cts. for choice, and SO
10 cts. for ordinary; pork 9@l2 cts; mutton 91l2
per pair ducks 50@62 cts. do; geese 75DS7 cts.
do; rabbits 30@44 cts; chickens, (dressed,) $50
so cts. do; ducks 37@50 cts. do; turkeys 75@S2
do; geese 50@75 cts. do wild do. 75@S0 cts do;
partrldges 37@5O cts do. pheasants Sl.50@l.75
do; blackhead ducks so cts do red do 75GlS7 do;
canvass back do. 81 do; woodcocks 44@50 cts. do;
hake fish 25@5O cts, single; white pearch 25@75
cts, yellow do. 37050 cts; pike 37950 ctS cod
fish cts. per h.; tomatoes IS cts. per peck sweet
potatoes 25@3l cts. do; mercer do. 25 cts. do;
onions % cts. do; parsnips 20@25 cts. do; cab
bage 497 cts. per head; butter (print) 5000 cts
h., roll do. 25@3l cts; eggs 25@3l cts per dozen.
The fish market not well supplied, and there
was quite an advance in prices There con-
siderable quantity of cedar and pine, (Christmas
wreathes and trees,) and the prices ranged from
cents up.
VIOLENT AssAULT.-On Saturday afternoon be-
tween four and five o'clock a man named Henry
Burns made an attack on w. Ii. Weir and attempt
ed to kill him by punging a knife into his head
Weir and young man named Pettcord were in
the drinking house of James Sullivan, on Green
mount avenue near Eager street. when Burns at
tackled PetticOrd. Weir went to the assistance of
L. and succeeded in releasing him from Burns
when the latter struck Weir on the head with
knife, the blade penetrated the skull and broke off,
leaving about an inch and a half of it in the head.
Weir left the house and DR.. Roberts extracted the
blade. Burns went home, got three of his brothers
and returned to Sullivan's and the party made an
attack him. Sullivan struck Henry Burns
over the head with the bar pitcher knocking him
senseless and cutting large cash: He also de-
Tended himself from the other brothers. but was
eventually driven from the room. Henry Burns
was arrested and committed for Court by Justice
Mearis.
VIGILANT STEAM ENGTNE.-On Saturday after
noon between three and four O'Clock the Fire
Commissioners and the Chief Engineer of the De-
partment, attended an exhibition of the Vigilant
Steam Engine. 1t placed at the Falls on
Lombard street. and sucked water a distance of
26 feet, and at the same time threw a stream
through an inch nozzle 175 feet 1t was then
taken to the fire plug, of Exeter aud Lom-
bard Streets and threw through the same size noz-
zle 2l5 feet. The Board expressed themselves
highly pleased with the trial.
ERRoR.-In the report in this paper of the speech
of Mr.. Du Val, at the Gettysburg Celebration, he
made to say that he was an ''ex-ndependent
candidate for Congress" This was an error.