The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-31
NEW YORK NEWS -M,n OOH


! Edwin W. Davies, city editor of the n Y SIN,
died last night at his residence in Williamsburg,
after an illness of seventeen days. Like most OF
the profession he may be said to have almost died
with harness on his back, as he attended n meeting
| Of the Board of Councilman the night previous
to his fatal attack of sickness Mr. Davies has pro
badly been connected with the New ork press for
/ nearly thirty years.
! John Mcqueen, the engineer Of the Peter Cooper
building, accidentally caught in the clothes by
the shaft of the engine, last evening and in an in
| slant was drawn around and crushed to death
man named James Wood was found on Thurs
/ day night lying insensible upon il sidewalk in the
| Sixteenth ward and taken to the station house
! where he was placed in cell. On Friday morn
| ing, when the cell door was opened life was found
to be extinct.
/ An Italian, named Andrew Z. Nicenut, was ar
rested this morning by officer Church. charged with
stealing two pieces of silk valued at $50, 900, from
| Lockwood u Bros, No. l62 Broadway.
Last night woman named Anna Shauobnessav.
while engaged in cleaning the windows of the fourth
story OF her residence corner of Fortv-seventh
street and Eleventh avenue, fell to the sidewalk.
| and was instantly killed.
VIM Kheinman; the young man who suddenly
disappeared from this city last week with Mrs Har-
tung, the wife OF the man who is supposed to have
! been poisoned was arrested about six O'Clock last
! evening IN place on the corner Of Green and Divi-
sion streets, kept by Jacob Engcl.
! The 18th of Jure next will be celebrated as the
seyenty-second anniversary Of Lieut.. Gen Winfield
Scott by the Scott Life Guard. The corps is to re-
/ ceiYe ON that occasion beautiful stand of colors-
the gift ofseveral New or ladies-to Represented
| by Gen. Sanford. This organization is made nm
! OF members who have honorably and faithfully
discharged their duties through the Mexican cam
| paign.
The Brooklyn Il. D. Sabbath Schools enioved.
yesterday, their anniversary parade and review.
which had been postponed from Tuesday last to
! the first line day. The members counted ,500-
IWenty-one schools were in the column of march,
and the sight was one that delighted thousands OF
spectators along the line. They filed the five
largest churches in Williamsburg, where they sane
their hymns, and had pleasant, suggestive and
pertinent speeches. The coatons that followed
were abundant.
Messrs. Briggs 4 Hayden, jewelers. Maiden-lanc,
for several months past have missed iewelry from
their store, and until dav or two since were ma
/ BILE to obtain the slightest clue leading to the de-
lection of the thief. Information of the robbery
was communicated to the Police. and Yesterday
Isaac Proper was arrested, young man, who was.
until lately. in the employ of McsSrs. Brown &
| Co., jewellers in the same building. The accused
says that he received the stolen iewelry from Il
boy employed by Messrs. Briggs d HAYDEN.
The Central Park Commissioners report that they
intend to proceed at once in the four principal elias
Ses OF their work, namely draining, having out
the roads, drives and parks. forming the lakes and
tertilizing the soil. They have already procured
| 100000 trees. They ask the Common Council for
a portion OF the $500 goo authorized to be raised
| for Central Park purposes this year.
The Hon. Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treas
ury, has written to Mr.. Cunard, in reply to the
statement furnished him, respecting the arrest of
Capt. Judkins, by the two Custom House Inspec-
tors, for alleged detention, and obstrucng them in
the discharge OF their duties that the case must be
| allowed to go to trial
Captain Henry Russell. the well known shipnlas-
ter died at his late residence in Brooklyn on the
18th inst. He was a of the late Major BENJAMIN
RUSSELL and was born in l1SG, and was CONSEQUENT
I n tl.t ,gl, !