The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

! THE CRY HALL PoRTRAIT GALLERY-The chamber n,
the hrSt branch OF the City Council in the old City
Hall, aa is doubtless known of citizens con
tans number Of portraits Of earlier Mayors painted
for and expense of the corporation with view o
the formation of city Portrait Gallery and the handing
down from generation generation kenesse of those who
have ed tbs Executive chair Baltimore There now
anube OF vacancies in this list but the will in
e bc made 10 comprise portraits of all these gentlemen
from the first Mayor city down present ncum
bent Mayor SWAMI as Mr. JNo T. FoRD, the President
OF the first branch of the City Council was charged
by that body with the duty having the chamber
has given to Col JNO. r. JOHNSTON the well known al,
@ an order Tor the painting of the portraits of all those
who have been omitted This gentleman has already
completed two faithful kenesses Col JAcoB G. DAVIES
ana ms iiohor iHoS SWAMI, which are exhibition
at the store of Messys CARIss CO. and the skill of the
artist has elected warm commendation. Those yet
! done are of Col f. j. STANsBURY Cen SHEPPARD IrAKIN
| Col. JAS. O. LAW, SAMUEL BRADY, Esq Col SOLOMON
IILLEN' JNo. SMITH HoLLINs, JNo II. T. JEROME and
SAMUEL llNKs EsqS, some of which course Of
completion, while the whole number will be done at as
early day possible.
TIE WELLS AND McCoMAs MONUMENT Assoc1,r1ox -
meeting of this Association was held on Thursday nibt
last in the church of the Rev DR. MCCRoY on Monumen
street. to further the arrangements for the exbunn NJ
the remains of WELLS and MCCoMAS on the 18th f
tember next and their upon the site of the
posed monument to their memory in Ashland Souarr :
During the evening letter read from JoHN r FoRp
ESQ., manager of the Holiday Street Theatre rendering
benefit in aid of the monument fund, at this place of
amusement the afternoon Of the 18th of September on
which occasion the entire receipts will be handed over to
the treasurer Of the Association. committee was ap
pointed to wait upon the Association of Old Defenders
at their meeting Monday evening next to solicit them
join in the ceremonies upon the ntermen of
| WELLS and MCCoMAS.
The reports of the several business committees of the
Association of character Indicating cheering sue
cess in the securing of subscriptions &c in aid of the OBJ
Ject Tor which they are laboring.
| CHARGE OF STEALING-A German named WILLIAM
WONDER was arrested yesterday by Sergeant PANcosT
charged with stealing trunk containing clothing Jewell
ry &c, valued at 500, the property of BENJAMIN ETTN
GER 1t appears from the testimony ETrINGER and sew
eral other witnesses that the and himself came
passengers from Philadelphia board the steamboat John
- arriving and
the arrival of the boat he left his trunk charge of WoN
DER while he in search of boarding bouse Durino
his absence the accused procured conveyance and had
ms own and ETTNGEIs trunks taken the house OF Mr.
JOHN loLLER No GO Camden street and upon his arri
val there forced open the trunk belonging TO ETT1SGER
wlth hatche and offered the goods for sale He sue
ceeded in selling silk dress for the 81 In the
meantime ETTINGER traced him place and found
him in the act of selling the goods was taken to the
once OF Justice SPIES who upon examination committed
fore Court
MURDER.-On Thursday night last about 10 O'Clock, A
colored man, name unknown, accompanied by a colored
woman nomed LAvINIA ROBINSON called at the house of
WILLIAM KING, also colored, residing in Wagon alley
one door from Oregon street and demanded amittance
which was refused. The man then drew a knife and
stabbed KING in the left breast killing him instantly as
is supposed and then made his escape Officer CoURTs
OF the esten District, subsequently arrested the
above named in the house of MARY WHITE, on Holiday
street near Saratoga Upon her being interrogated she
positively refused to answer any questions whatever
Justice LOGAN committed her Jail await further ex
animation An inquest was held by Coroner GREENTRRE
and the jury rendered verdict of death from wound in
hcted with knife in the hands of person unknown
No trace has as yet been discovered who
murderer or his whereabouts.
CHARGED STEALING Enthusiastically after
noon officer MEADs arrested THOMAS DoNoHUE Senior and
THOMAS DoNoHuE, Junior, charged by Mr.. FREDERICK
MYERS with stealing from him hundred or more
tons of ballast 1t appears that Mr. MYERS is dealer in
the article and had about hundred and
tons piled up in enclosure Canton Yesterday he
effected sale of hundred and twentysix the
captain OF vessel in port and proceeded in a tug
with the captain to the spot On their arrival Mr. MYERS
found that his pile had dwindled almost nothing and
several carts engaged in hauling ballast away
He related the facts to officer MEADs who arrested the
DoNoHUEs as being the principals in the illegal operation
They were taken before Justice AUDoUN, who committed
them for further hearing next Wednesday afternoon
HOLIDAY ST.. THEATRE-OPENING N1GHr-Tonight
Manager open this house again for the Fall and
Winter season, when present his patrons his
newly organized dramatic corps, which embraces
Der of those who occupy prominent position in the pro
ession The opening bill comprises interesting play
of The Hfe, Tale Of Mnnua the pleasing of
An AIGrng Sacrifice together with singing and dane
ing The arrangements for this indicate that our
citizens will have submitted to their favor dramatic
tainments of highly attractive character.
AccIDENT-Yesterday evening some young men
about sending OFF balloon in the vicinity of
the Centre Fish Market, quantity of alcohol acci
dentally overturned, which igned set fire to
the clothes of children standing near of whom
were considerably burned One, little girl about
years of age daughter of officer G. W. SCHERER was
burned about the face and neck the other
former, aged about l3 years of age, considerably
burned about the arms and shoulder. They were both
made as comfortable possible and serious
ORIGIN or TIE LATE FlRE-As there some diyersi-
" oil opinion as to the origin of the late fire by which
omnibus stables of Nr. WIN ROBERTSON destroyed
Fire Inspector BOYD yesterday the thorough
investigation, having SUNNI Oned before him all the
ties who were about the premises at the time of its break
ing out The examination, however elicted nothing cal
cuated to change his former conclusion that the fire was
the result of accident.
BODY FoUND.-N eSterday afternoon as Messrs. JAMES
TAYLOR and GEORGE KNOX We're engaged in grabbing at
the mouth of Cogaes creek they drew up in their
the body of born child much decomposed, that
It was impossible to tell its complexion 1t wrapped
in peace of blanket and appeared to have been in the
water considerable time. The body carefully laid
the shore and covered over and
notified of the fact -
ohcers EBERsTINE and LANCASTER arrested named
THOMAS WELSH who keeps tavern South Caroline st.
on the charge of selling liquor the Sabbath day
trary to the act Of Assembly He taken
GRIFFIN who committed him to Jail in default of security
to appear before the Criminal Court
FALSE ALARM-Yesterlay morning about O'Clock,
alarm of fire sounded which called number OF
fire companies, but it proved to be false
Fires
The alarm last night about O'Clock, occasioned
by the accidental burning of mosquito bar in OF the
chambers of the residence of Mrs SIsCO, Baltimore
opposite Holiday street 1t extinguished with
out causing any material damage