The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-14

SHOOTING AT THE CORNER OF NORTH AND Bath
sTREETs.-About quarter Of nine o'clock on last
night party OF young men were in the drinking
house OF Peter Brannan, corner Of North and Bath
! streets, when a musket fired from the opposite
side of the street into the room, wounding four
| persons, named Johns Hopkins John Bradley
Chas. Mckinley, and child, four years of age, of
Mr. Brannan's. Johns Hopkins was shot in the
thigh and lower part of the leg. He was taken to
the station house, and thence conveyed to his home
John Bradley received shot in one of his legs, but
not OF severe character. Charles Mckinley was
slightly wounded in the breast, and the child of
Mr.. Brannan was wounded in the limbs Captain
Mitchell, Lieut. Carmichael, and Sergt Davis sue
ceeded in arresting Bernard Green Robert Rainey,
and Joseph Judge, charged with committing the
act They fired upon the officers they ap-
preached them, but did not inict any injury. They
are confined in the Middle District station house,
and will have hearing this morning.
ANNIvERsARY MEETNG.-The anniversary meet
ing of the Evangelical knowledge Society was held
on Tuesday evening last at the Evangelical church
on Cathedral street. 1t presided over by Bisl-
op Meade, of Virginia Addresses were delivered
by Bishop Lee, of Delaware; Bishop Johns, of Vir-
gna; Bishop Whittingham, of ofMaryland; and Bish-
op Boon, Missionary to China. There were also
some thirty Episcopal cergymen in attendance
The object of this organization is the diffusion of
evangelical knowledge, by means of the Bible and
Missionaries. The report Of the Secretary sets
forth that the society is in highly prosperous con-
diton and has been augmented during the past year
by an accession of some five hundred new members
1t also shows that it is not alone free from debt but
has surplus in the treasury of S33, 900.
An OUrRAGE.-The store of Mr.. Henry Munde-
rich, on the of Charles and Henrietta streets
was entered few days since by gang of rowdes
who insisted upon having some money which Mr..
NJ. refused. On Tuesday night last his store was
entered by party, who destroyed between three
and four thousand dollars worth of his stock which
consisted OF boots and shoes, dry goods, &C. Mr..
Munderich yesterday went to the Mayors Office and
delivered up the keys of the establishment, with
request that his property should be guarded by
some OF the officers, as he feared another attack
from them.
MUnDERous AssAuEr.-Mr. A. H. Pennington,
Justice of the Peace in the fourteenth ward. and
Mr.. Edward Truthford, while standing convcrsng
at the corner of Pratt and Charles Streets yester-
DAY afternoon, were approached by three despera-
does, who inquired for whom they voted. Mr.. p.
answered that that was his business upon which
one of the party dealt him blow upon the head
with billy, producing very serious wound
Mr. J.. and his friend made their escape into drug
store near by.
RoBBERY.-The store of Mrs Vachinan, No. 60
Hanover street, entered during yesterday after
noon by three rowdies, who went behind the coun-
ter and took all the money which was contained in
the till, amounting to about fifteen dollars. One of
the party took the money, while the balance in
timdated Mrs. ", threatening to shoot her if she
raised any alarm.
THE RACEs.-The continued disagrccable weather
induced another postponcment of the races an
nounced for yesterday over the Central Course
To-day there will be a three mile race for purse
of $500, the entries for which are Parachute, One
Eyed Joe, Gov. Wickliffe, and Laura Spiman, and
as they all deservedly noted racers the contest
will be an interesting one.
ACcTDENT.-A young man named Robt. Cummins
yesterday lost two of his fingers by the accidental
discharge of his pistol. He was standing at the
Eighth ward polls exhibiting the weapon to some
friends, when it was discharged. lie went to the
drug store of Joseph Roberts, where Drs. Wayson
and Hartman dressed the wound.