The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ACCIDENT TO A STEAM FIRE ENGINE esterday
afternoon while the steam fire engine "Delupe No
6" was being tried at the corner of French and
Forest streets, the air pipe blown off and up a
distance Of thirty feet. Fortunately no person re
celyed the slightest injury all were enabled to
get ont of the way before it fell The accident was
occasioned by starting the engine without drawing
the check valve Immediately to the right of the air
pipe. This check valve is closed as soon as
the engine is stopped, which was the case in this
instance, and the engineer when he apraied the
steam was under the impression it had been drawn
1t will take several hundred dollars to repair the
damage.
If these daily ''trials of our steam-fire engines
continue to be made it is likely that the city will
soon be put to the expense of renewing entirely the
machinery of the Department. The engines at pre-
sent in USE certainly, cannot stand much longer the
wear ana tear OF such frequent and apparently use
less exhibitions Of their powers. 1t was only the
day before yesterday that one of them, the .John
Cnsiing was ''tried' for the entertainment of n
party OF Philadelphia firemen who were here on a
visit
TROUBLE IN PUTTING UP THE FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH
PoLEs.-l esterdav the persons engaged in erecting
the poles for the Fire Alarm Telegraph commenced
SINKING hole at the northeast corner of Paca
and Fayette streets, where DR.. JAS Armitape re-
sides. The Doctor objected to its being placed
there stating that it had been the intention to place
1t on the opposite corner, and it had only been re-
moved as matter of favoritism. The men pro-
ceeded to dig the hole, when Dr. Armitare had
warrants issued for them, and Mr. Robinson and
Mr. Browning were arrested and taken before JUS
tlce Logan. The Justice heard each of the parties
make statement, and then decided that the tele-
graph party had right to erect their poles where
ever they thought proper, and accordingly dis
missed the case.
AN ARREST CUMBERLAND.-Detective officer
Peacock and police officer Nanhoand brought to
the city yesterday from Cumberland, man named
Adam Nichols, who is charged by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company with having purchased
quantities OF brass, iron and copper, Knowing the
same to have been stolen. The Company have
been subjected to great annoyance and loss by pet
ty larcenies, and they are taking prompt measures
to stop them. A few DAYS since two men named Saw
age and Hahn were arrested on a charge of steal
ing brass cups, and yesterday two negro boys were
arrested on the same charge They were commit
ted for Court. Nichols taken before Justice
Showacre who held him for hearing
ACcIDENT.-l esterday morning about ii o'clock
Robt. ID. Wilman, employed in the erection of the
mouse OF Mr. Nicholson, corner of Baltimore and
Little Sharp Streets was seriously injured by being
cut with broad-aXe. He was engaged in trim
ming piece OF timber, when the axe glanced and
struck him on the cap Of the left knee inhicting
very severe wound. Bandages were Immediately
applied, and officer Raymo procured a carriage and
had him conveyed to his house on West Lexington
street, where he received medical attention.
ANOrHER-l esterday morning a boy named
Mornier met with a serious accident at the Cam
uei sOteeU lailioaa STATION. lie was jumping about
on tne top OF baggage cal, when he slipped and fell
and his foot was crushed between two cars. He
was taken to his home on West Pratt street.
CARELESsNEsS.-Some Of the poles which are in
tended for the Fire Alarm Telegraph have been
thrown IN the CUTTERS, and, in instances
across the tootways. One thrown across the
foot-way on Centre market space at Baltimore
street, and several persons have received severe
falls from not observing it in passing. Yesterday
an elderly man tripped on the end of it, and was
thrnJy lola tl.-f L
sharp stone, cutting it very badly. Lieut.. Car
michael, of the Middle district police had the pole
removed.
COERECroN.-We have been informed by the
conslgnee OF the Prussian ship Duisburg that the
paragraph which appeared in the morninp paners
of yesterday relative to that vessel is Incorrect
only, IN the event of Prussia becoming actually in
volved in the present war; will the voyage of the
ship to Rotterdam be abandoned. Otherwise she will
undoubtedly sail for that port so soon as her cargo
is completed.
RAILROAD ACCTDENT.-The train of cars which
left this city Yesterday morning at G1% O'Clock, on
the i. W. b. Railroad, ran off the track at Bush
river siding. The locomotive and three of the
passenger cars were thrown from the track but the
cars re celyed no damage. None of the passengers
received the slightest injury The locomotive was
damaged, but to no great extent The PASSENGERS
were detained but a few minutes
DEATH OF BALTMoREAN AT RIO.-Information
was received yesterday in this city of the death of
iShS JT, OHlcer OF the brig Chatta-
nooga, in the city of Rio de Janeiro He died of
yellow fever, which had previously carried off three
OF the crew. Mr.. Norris father is the captain of
the brig.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITTzEN.-Y esterdav morning
Robert d. Milholand, Esq. one of the defenders Of
Baltimore in 1914, died at his residence on Pratt
street He wasa useful citizen, lived honored and
respected, and dies amented by all who knew him.
LAuNcH.-On Saturday afternoon at four O'Clock,
he m pllot boat lnnlnclble which has been built to
the order of the Board of Pilots, by Booze & Broth
er, Canton, will be launched. She is of 30 tons
Cry LlcENsEs.-To-day is the last day for taking
out licenses. Yesterday the Office of the Comp
troller was besieged by large numbers who had de-
layed this necessary procedure.
PROPERTY SALES.