The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-13
CITY INTELLHENCE.

RonBERY.-On Friday evening between six and
seven O'clock, the Jewelry store ofJohn Block, on
Bond street between Alice Anna street and Canton
avenue, robbed of JeWelry and other articles to
the value Of $3.50. The family are Jews, and as Gus
tomarv the store was closed that evening, and
at the time ofthe robbery they were eating supper.
The front door had been locked only few moments
before, and a daughter of Mr.. Blocks heard the
breaking of the glass in the showcase, but was
under the impression that the noise occasioned
by the servant girl, who was working with dishes
in the kitchen. Among the articles taken were
fourteen watches, several bracelets, and finger
rings necklaces six revolvers and several pairs of
double and single barrel pistols. Several arrests
made by the police, but there being no evil
dence to implicate the parties they dis
charged.
Cry RETAIL MARKEr.-The following were the
prices ruling at the Centre market on Saturday
morning last: Beef l2@l5 cents for choice, and
S@ 10 cents for ordinary; Pork 90l2 cents; Mutton
91l2 cents; Veal S@l0 cents; Chickens, (live,)
3I962 cents per pair Ducks 50@G2 cents, do:
Geese 7j@s7 cents, do; Rabbits $1,000 cents,
Chickens, dressed, 20@3l cents, do; Ducks $40
SO cents, do; Turkeys I5@S2, do; Geese 5O@75
cents, do; Partridges 25@37 cents, do. Pheasants
Sl5O@l.75, do; blackhead Ducks 80 cents. do;
red do, 81. do; Canvass Back do 81, do; Wood
cocks, A 4050 cents. do; Lake Fish 25@50 cents,
single; White Pearch l2@50 cents; Yellow do II
G@25 cents; Pike 25@37 cents; Goldfish 4@6 cents
per h.: Tomatoes 60 cents per peck; Sweet Pota-
toes 25@3l cents do; Mercer do. % cents, do;
Onions 25 cents, do; Parsnips 20@25 cents, do;
AN EYrERrAIyMENT-Aftert the adjournment of
the Council on Friday evening, Edward McAdams,
who had been favored by that body, in the passage
of a resolution granting him the privilege of manu-
featuring soap and candles on Buren, street. at the
| Falls, invited the members to partake of supper
at the public house of Mr.. Eleey, South street.
! A portion of the body accepted the invitation and
! choice liquors and good vands were plentifully
supplied. There considerable opposition to the
! petition of Mr.. McAdams, by tie residents of the
immediate ncighborhood, but the city fathers
deemed it proper that his prayer should be granted,
although they refused to grant similar one to
manufacture soap and candles on Chew street.
CITY INTEREST IN THE DIFFERENT FIRE ENGINE
! HoUsEs-The CITY Comptroller sent a communi-
cation to the First Branch Of the City Council on
Friday evening last, stating the interest which the
| city held in different Fire Engine Houses. The
| houses of the Friendship, United, Mechanical and
| Union Companies, are owned entirely by the city.
The rear of the lot of the Independent Company
was conveyed to the city in consideration OF S5OOO
paid to that Company The house of the Mount
Vernon Hook and Ladder belongs to the city, and on
the lot there is yearly ground rent of $50. Iht
| Watchman Engine House also belongs to the city,
and there is ground rent of $40 the lot. The
truck house of the Pioneer Hook and Ladder No. |
is city property subject to the payment of 500 PEI
annum. The property of the rest of the Compan le
is either owned by private individuals or by thu
Companies. The value of the property owned b,
the city is estimated at S36, 500, by the Comptroller
BURG1ARY- On Friday night the store of Mr.. G
Ober, No. 235 West Lombard street, was entered
bv burglars who succeeded in carrying oil the FOL
lowing articles viz Six silver table spoons ant
ten silver teaspoons marked G. r. .. and j. Il. d.
| and one large overcoat. Nothing known q
the robbery until the next day, when the article
were missing.
OrIck TRIP-The steamship Commerce whic
left this city on Wednesday last arrived at Savan
nah in 60 hours.