The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-27

M not RE TlaSsn:E Ess1xE goR Tnn nrcu, x,.,.
IRE Company who III ne ne Com
:9ts 9thAA T. +, &C cGmcIu~ta contract viii, We mat
r'tee , 3i te lists Of this city, foY the cons srs
Poole Hunt mach 1ntract to tba Inis company Tn,
Committee awarded the c af several err parties ho Of
fered for the work The eng ydays Her wes bt will
livered to the Company in nine her s,e ] pumps
her will be of Fuon patent and Nou'ar poier pecu-
be twelve inches She will have tu srs Poole Hunt
She will be furnished with an independ dwh cl wat
ing tank that her boiler can be supple furnac be
er when drawing water from the docks He. oal or wood
constructed with view to burning either wv tream
The contractors guarantee be able to TIN Nc two
hundred feet If she not perform this the + H., on;
at liberty reject her. She will be capable ,Sfa "
Eoagh aT sna noza as M S Ths MsoSanca y will be @ 1 pr @
pared by the first of November next, with all pro- "p
purtenances for her successful working
ATTEMPTED AssAssINArIox-A bold attempt at ass tSS T
nation was yesterday made by party of four I'D
deSPeradoes from the western section of the city hea Vi
by the notorious Dave Houck. Mr.. A. R. Waterman "
another party named McCann being the intended victims
These gentlemen passing down Fayete about
twelve O'Clock, quietly and on foot, and when oll
they made all possible speed down Fayee Cay
had reached the latter street and about take refuge
in the public house of Mr. Vim. Rose the corner ~
when their pursuers fired two shots at Them but fortu
natey without effect 1t indeed miraculous that III
some one was not injured by the shooting there Ii
Cured within sight of the Mayors Office, and within
i'S HoCe heau pul DIS YET no arrest mas
ATTEMPTED CHILD MURDER AND su1CIDE-About one tn
O'Clock yesterday morning, officers Hutton and Meas M
We're passing in the vicinity of the county wharf their IN
tenion was attracted by the cries help of parties
on board vessel lying there and upon responding the st
call they found middle aged with ctid 1t
struggling in the water. They rescung the ~
unhappy mother and her offspring and conveyed them to
the eastern station and upon being questioned IS
10 e matter she gave her name Mrs Jas Arnold and
stated that she designed efdesucon which she was
band, and that she did leave her child m
exposed to the suferngs which she had M
world After recovering from the effects of her desperate A.
happy home, which she that section of the liz
city known as Swampoodle.
ACCIDENT FREARMs-A youth by the name of M
Washington Clifford, about twelve of age OF
gagged in sporting at place known Carrols Point ~
the Spring Gardens, Sunday afternoon with number of W
his comrades when of them, David Abel load pc
ed pistol from his pocket for the purpos exhibiting it, s
and whilst doing so accidentally pulled the trigger and
discharged the contents of the weapon into the pl
young Clifford putting both of his eyes otherwise of
youth removed the residence ofhis parents -
Lexington street by policeman Brown, Of the southern III
district and physician summoned to render him all pos al
INJURED BY FALLING FROM BrrLD1yG-Edward Mil ad
er brickayer engaged in the the nj
houses for the Messrs Carroll, on Baltimore street,
Light, whilst ascending ladder about eight o'clock yes mi
eltay morning accidentally missed his footing and fell M
to the first floor distance of about twenty-five feet "
was injured by receiving fracture of the hip
numberof bruises the head and body Mr. has to
heen IN feeble health for some time past After meeting po
with he accident he was removed to his residence Eden
street near Monument where he with CON So
Yusons and is lying in very precarious condition. o
QUICK TRIP.-CoMMERcIAL DIsAsrER-The steamer Cal.
edonia Capt Gage of the Cromwell steamship line ar
rived here yesterday from New York having made the
trip in the very short period of forty hours The Captain
reports that of Smiths Island he spoke the ship Jane POI
Henderson of this port which belongs the firm Of John
Henderson Co. she being in somewhat crippled CON the
dlton from the loss of her supposed during o
Amsterdam, and making her way back wien thus tL
spoken Captain eager rendered aid bt her commander @
declined to detan him. and by him to her owners for us
the al d OF a steam tug to tow her into port eve
INJURED BY RUNAWAY HoRsE.--About nine o'clock at
Sunday evening horse attached to a light vehicle he
came frightened and at rapid through several Oh
of the streets of the of the cy and at I
length rushed upon the foot in South Poppeton go
street the wheels of the buggy coming contact with C"
P"r o Steps nfeaking them away and knocking alOwn
lady named Mrs Spurrier who upon them the
ana received painful injury about the the yio rea
lencc of the collision. T
AccIDENT.-GeSerday afternoon about o'clock Ger. pol
man named Henry Bigham, who unloading -
the snip Augusta laying at Corners wharf Fes Point "
sel distance of about twenty lie fell upon his ono
head and strange say escaped with only the doc end
.loh OF one OF ms fingers and confusion his right
9ye' ne was taken mp and carried to his residence Il
Bond street, between Bank Cough DR. Dashiell at III
tended hm and is of opinion that he has sustained no
ARRESTED FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT Arovrv Am, as a
ose M lryin has been by s Marshal wat lane
lis on the charge OF passing six counterfeit coins pur Eur
Bowen The money it alleged passed between the par mo,
gS at gaming table The accused has been lodgen tLn
II, which will take place this morning unl
ket.
THE ESCAPED COyvIcr-Charles King the convict T.
who escaped the Penentiarv durinp sunday ] ,vor
he 18th inst is yet at large and those search of lin n
''''-'' nv eue u MS "hefe"poutS' beer
sPPorxrMExr-Mr W Geo Jones has been appontod Ital
passenger the Camden Station the Alex anda 1t
md Orange Railroad Company. the