The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-30
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ALMOST Rory esterday afternoon Marshal
Herring received information that fight was 60
ing on at Rost's lager beer house on the Belair
road near the Baltimore Cemetery He immedi-
ately selected several of the "guard" and started
for the scene, but when he reached the spot found
all quiet. The material for fight however was on
the ground. From twenty to tW enty-fye younp
men. haiing from the region known as ''Swampoo.
die" were on the spot, but they had not imbibed a
sufficient quantity of the 'lager to cause any Sc
rious breach of the peace The party dispersed
rapidly on the approach of the Marshal, and the
keeper of the house queted his apprehensions-
He told the Marshal that he was only afraid of a
fight, as the same gang ad paid visit on former
occasion and amused themselves by knocking down
those who were not of their party. This is the
house at which a serious fight occurred on the af-
ternoon of Easter Monday, in which several men
were badly beaten.
FALLING OF a WALL.-Yesterday morning at a
few minutes to o'clock the gable wall of
house on West Lombard street between Calhoun
and Carey streets, fell with loud crash startling the
entire neighborhood, and causing the workmen
assembled there to scamper off in great fright
Fortunately the accident occurred Just a few min
utes before it was time for the men to 90 to work
The house is built made ground and the un-
settled state of the earth, together with the recent
heavy rans caused the wall to sink several inches
and to be torn away from the main building. Added
to this, the great pressure of the heavy wet earth
around the cellar caved in, carrying with it the
whole side of that part of the house In falling
the wall carried with it the rafters and part of the
stairway. The wall of an adjoining house is like
wise so much damaged as to need tearing away and
rebuilding. The building was owned by Gilbert
Cassard, Esq.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-Joseph Morris was
arrested yesterday on the charge of passing coun-
terfeit SIS note 1t appears that Morris entered the
drinking house of Joseph Lee on Happy alley, and
alter calling for liquor rendered in payment what
purported to be five dollar note on the eastern
Bank of Connecticut" There is no such bank in
Connecticut, but there is eastern Bank at
Main ar,1f . lo.o
ector of the counterfeit S5s OF the eastern Bank
at Bangor is precisely that of the note attempted
to be passed. There is large in the middle of
the note, within which farmer is reclining with
a sickle In his hand, and on each end of the note
there is a female figure. The notes purporting to
be of the eastern Bank of Connecticut" have
these figures as described. Justice Griffin held
Morris for hearing.
MEETING THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE OF THE
AFRICAN METHODIST E. CHURCH.-This body met
Yesterday in the church on Saratoga street, near
Gay street, Bishop Payne presiding. The morning
was spent in the examination of the characters of
the ministers, which were reported good, with one
or two exceptions Different ministers announced
the death of several of their colleagues during the
past year. and appropriate remarks were made in
connection with each. There forty -four minis
tiers in attendance, from all parts of the Confer
ence, which extends throughout Maryland, Della
ware, District of Columbia, and PENNSYLVANIA
south of the Susquehanna river. The Conference
will be in session several days.
A BOLD lHlEF.-1 esterday afternoon q man who
gave bis name as Arthur j. Ferguson entered the
dwelling of Wolf Stearn, corner of Bond and Ian
caster streets, and stole a shawl, with which be
was endeayoring to escape. Mr.. Stearn observed
him leaving the house, and recognized the shawl,
had the man arrested, and taken before Justice
Griffin. Ferguson had a wooden bucket in his
possession in which were four large towels. He
stated that he brought the bucket and towels from
Canada. He was committed for Court.
AccIDENT.-On Thursday afternoon man named
.tOhn Johnson in tha of hi
ing Madison street, Ensor street. was severe
ly injured by being precipitateG from the second
story to the cellar. He was a scatfold, when
partition wall gave way, and in the fall though no
bones were broken, he received several very severe
bruis E. He was conveyed to his home on Bond
tention.
PoLIcR ARRANGEMENrs.-Marsh Herring has
ordered an extra police force to be placed on the
suburbs of the city, the different gardens on
Sunday next, LIST May,) for the purpose of keeping
the naughty boys from committing depredations on
the SNOWFALL and lylac bushes and ether flowers
FIRES.
Yesterday morning, at five O'clock the stable at
tached to the lumber yard of Messrs Kirby & Son.
at the corner of Concord and Bowlv streets was
destroyed by fire. There were three horses in the
stable at the time one of which was saved and the
other two were consumed The flames communi-
Gated to quantity of lumber, which was in a shed
adjoining the stable consisting of cedar posts and
heavy pianks, and this was also destroyed. The
fire is attributed to the work of the incendiary and
the Messrs. Kirby estimate their loss at 81 900,
which is partially covered by insurance in the Fire
mems Insurance office. Two young men, named
Michael Murray and Andrew Adams, have been ar