The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-01
CITY NTELLIGENCE.


ACCTDEYTs.-On Monday evening about G o'clock as
Mrs. Wittig, elderly woman residing Lancaster
Bond street hanging out clothes upon the
roof Of the back building of her house, she accidentally
fell tererom striking the fence in her fall and was prc
cpated into the adjoining yard. She received severe
cut her forehead and her right wrist dslocted
DR. DaShels was called i'll to attend her and yesterday
she doing we'll.
Yesterday morning as Mrs TIarrod wife of Policeman
aod, crossing the street ut the intersection of
ton and Broadway, she knocked either
by the pole the horses of of the Od Line Omni
busscS driven by Thomas Cooper, and somewhat injured
on the left breast. She taken into the apothccary
OIL Hasenbalc and DR. Dashies for who ad
minstered to her relief She afterward taken her
home on Eden street. near Bank The driver of the Omni
bus arrested by officer Herbert, and fined So and
costs by Justice Griffin for careless driving.
ADRoIT THEFT.-Y Ycsterlay morning man with fur
niture wagon, and accompanied by small boy. called
the house of Mr. William McCann High near Baltimore
street. and stated to Mrs McCann that her husband had
sent him for looking glass ard mahogany table; he
the time describing the articles. Mrs. McCann
thinking cvcrythi right, the family about
ing delivered to the man fine paror mirror, and also
valuable mahogany table The fellow then drove off and
nothing has since been heard of him of the goods
the return of Mr. McCann to his house. the were re
lated to him. when it became evident that it was swim
ding operation on the part of the driver of the
Mr.. McCann having no knowledge of any such person.
A REQuIsITIoN-Oflce Frederick Davis who made the
arrest short time since of Isaiah j. Porter upon the
charge of passing altered forged check yesterday
received. through Justice Mckinley, requison from
the Governor of PENNSYLVANIA for the accused against
whom bill of indictment had been found by the Grand
jury Of IOrk county, upon the charge of forgery
mtted in the town of York release accordingly
procured from the Criminal Court this city before which
there is now pending against him, and he taken
to York last night in charge of the officer named await
DROwNED.-A young man named Nicholas p Belts
from Port Deposit, was drowned in the Patapsco,
the city on sunday morning III company WITH SeV-
eral friends, and proceeded to the above place with
the intention of spending the day in fishing, and
upon arriving there remained shore to attend to
the cooking of their morning meal whilst the rest of the
party proceeded out into the river 1t is supposed that
he attempted to regain boat which had foaed out from
shore being very much intoxicated could not support
himself in the water and was drowned.
NARROW EsCAPE-On Monday afternoon last, a youth,
Son Of Mr. Helm, of the firm of Helm, NiSodemus Thorn
as went up to the fourth story their warehouse No
3S3 West baltimore street and attempted to get a kite
which had lodged upon the roof and whilst in the act of
stepping out the roof fell backward and
cipatcd through hachway to the lower story In his
descent his check bone struck the chime of barrel
which is supposed to have saved his life Professional
aid was called in, and he is now doing we'll
THE STEAMSHIP WM. JENKIys-This steamer, W. A.
Halet commander arrived here yesterday from Boston,
with the following list of passengers Mrs f. Jordan, Mrs
T. Butler, Mrs. Geo Craft Mrs. Alexander Child and
FAINT Mrs Mcdonald and two children, Mr. and Miss Pur
inEton Mr. H. b. Ridga~ay and wife, Messrs. John H.
Converse Henry Lowry, L $. n, John NJ. Fearing Miss
Mary Hanna, Miss Betty Hanna Mrs Elizabeth Hanna,
Mrs. Elizabeth Brauer and Mrs Christana Young.
THROWN FROM HoRsE-About half past o clock last
evening, young man, unknown residing in How
ard Madison very severely injured by
being thrown, and afterwards kicked by horse while
passing up Fayette street Barnum's Hotel The
imal threw him, and in his attempt to catch him, he was
kicked in the breast producing very painful, though
not dangerous wound.
PAINFUL AccIDENT.-About O'Clock yesterday morn
ing fruit wagon passing along Light street
Camden, young lad about II years of age, who was
seated beside the driver, accidentally fell to the ground
and .r severely bruised He was conveyed the
grocery store OF 4. Mister Sons the of Light
and Camden Streets where he received proper medical
attention, and was aerward removed to his home on
Camden street
RECAPTURED-Mr. Alfred Evans, the Warden of the
Maryland Penentiary, received a telegram yesterday
evening from officer f. Mckinney, of Lynchburg Va,
stating that Charles King who escaped weeks since
from the Penitentary here had been rccapured in the
city of Petersburg Va. Mr. Evans started last night for
Lynchburg for the purpose of identifying King and bring
ing him back to this city.
RETURN OF THE MAYOR-Mayor Swami returns this
morning from his trip the mountains after absence
of weeks during which time the duties of that
station have been performed by John T. Ford Esq, the
President of the FIRST Branch of the City Council