The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

EXAMINATION BEFORE THE UNITED STATES COM
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Dawson of the schooner Sea
| Nymph, who was arrested on Tuesday by the Uni.
| ted States Marshal, charged with cruelty beating
| a seaman named John Brown, had hearing yes
terday morning before United States Commissioner
| Hanan.
| Brown, who says he was born in China, testified
that he shipped on board the schooner at New Bed
ford as steward, and that the captain had promised
him last week that be might leave the vessel on
| Monday. That after breakfast on Tuesday he ask
ed for his discharge and the captain refused to let
him off, and because he would not cook dinner the
captain threw him to the deck and badly beat him.
Several witnesses to the occurrence testified for
| the defence, that Brown had used most insulting
language towards the captain, calling him a son Of
b-h, repeatedly, and that Brown shook his fists
several times in the captains face that the captain
| did not touch the man until he drew a knife upon
| him, and that then the captain threw him to the
deck and struck him several times over the head
with his fists.
Brown left the vessel on Tuesday, he went to the
closet for the purpose of getting some spices for
the new cook, who had been engaged, and that he
found among the parcels two packages, labelled
''arsenic," ''poison." (The packages were pro-
duced.l He also heard Brown abuse the captain
Brown denied any knowledge of the packages
and said they were in the closet when he came
Mr.. Addison, United states Attorney,-safd to
Brown that when he had first seen him on Tuesday
he thought he had been badly beaten, and felt dis
poseu 10 nave tne captain punlSneQ put from the
evidence he believed he had only got his deserts;
he had no right to abuse the captain at ALL nor to
draw knife. If he had been entitled to dis
charge, there were legal means to procure it.
Mr.. Addison then asked for the discharge of Cap.
tain Dawson, to which request the Commissioner
assented.
Brown was retaken to Jail, where he is confined
on the charge of having drawn a knife upon the
captain.
AccrDENT-Y esterday morning, about 10 o'cock
a lad nod Charae Eicba IN Ill
other, was sitting on wheebarrow on Cav street.
near High, when the wheels of an omnibus in pass
ing struck the wheel-barrow, overturning it, and
lnuring young Fisher quite seriously. He received
severe cut under the right and also on his
cheek. Officer Talbot conveyed him to his home
No. l3l High street, where DR.. II. p. p. Yeates
dressed his wounds. The driver of the omnibus
named William Wiley, was arrested on the CHARGE
of careless driving, and Justice Mckinley held him
for further hearing
MEETING OF THE OLD DEFENDERs-An adjourned
meeting of the old Defenders met at the old CITY
Hall last night. The only business transacted was
the reception of the report of the Committee ap-
pointed to select place at which to take dinner on
the 18th, Green Spring Hotel. The Northern Cen
tral Railway Company had not informed the Com
mlttee what the amount of fare would be- but it
would not exceed fifty cents each. John l.. Thomas
Esq, has accepted the invitation to be the orator
Cf the day.
ASSAULT AND PROBABLE MuRDER.-George Crosby
and George Wagner, were arrested yesterday morn
ing by officers Wooden and Watkins, on the charge
of committing an assault, with intent to KILL on
man named John Keenan,, on the Falls road The
affair occurred several days ago, and the man is in
very low condition at the Lombard street In
Urinary. He received severe fracture of the skull
and Dr. Butler has but little hope of his recovery
The men were committed for Court by Justice Carl.
OUTRAGEOUS AssAULT.-On Tuesday night as Dr.
Nelson was walking up May street, near Eden, he
was met by three ruffians, who made most unpro-
voked assault upon him. They dealt him three
blows, which felled him to the pavement, one of
which inflicted severe cut near the left eye and
another cut one of his lips. No arrests.
New CorroN.-Y Yesterday J. E. GLENN, Esq.,, re-
ceived rom Augusta, Ga, small lot of new cot
ton. This is the first arrival of new cotton this
season.