The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-21
CITY IVTELLIGENCE.

| SUNDAY SCHOOL ELEBRATIoN-Last nicht the
hghteenth Anniversary OF the German Reformed
| Sabbath School was celebrated, at the church, on
! the corner OF Paca and Saratoga streets The ex-
! ercises were well attended and met with the
hearty appreciation of all present. The School is
under the superintendance of d. 6 White Fso
and John Elliott, Esq, Assistant Superintendant
and numbers about l40 pupils. The meeting was
opened by the Rev. J. S. Foulke with PRAYER. when
the following exercises took place: Catechism on
the TRANSPORTATION, recitation Of the Lords Provar
IN concert, by the entire school and congregation
j. NJ. Hoffman, Secretary, then read the annual
report of the condition of the Sunday school which
showed that 1t was In vigorous and fourshing
| condition. He reported the number of scholars to
| be l4O-SO males and 60 females; the number of
| teachers Sly male and IA female. Catechism on
the birth and ministry of the Saviour, by the school
Recltaton, in concert, of the Ten Commandments
Repetition of the Apostles creed. The chill
| dren were addressed in appropriate manner bv
! Rev. Messrs. Monroe and Auspach The exercises
were lnterspersed with Sunday school hymns sung
| by tne children and concluded with benediction
pronounced by the worthy pastor, Rev. j. S.
! Fouke.
RAILROAD ACcIDENT-T,co Lires Lost-On Fri
day night, about IL o'clock, serious accident oc-
Cured on the Philadelphia Wilmington and Balti-
| more railroad. Elkton, by which two men
were killed. The engine of the freight train which
| left this city at O'clock, p. NJ, burst its boiler
near Elkton, instantly killing Lewis S. Hall. engi,
neer, ana Edward Bowen. fireman The locomotive
was torn to fragments, and four of the burden cars
| were broken to pieces. The train had passed Elk
ton, and had run on to the switch for the purpose
OF waiting for the passenger train from Philadel-
phla to pass, and while there the accident occurred
The fireman was blown into the tender and sever
al members torn from his body. His remains were
| gathered up and placed in a coffin for the pur-
pose OF taking them to his home Chester, Penns yva
MA. The bell and one of the driving wheels of the
engine, could not be found, while one piece of the
boiler was thrown distance of 900 feet Mr. Hail.
the engineer, is native of Massachusetts, and both
OF the deceased were unmarried. The accident is
| Ia pnh fro, ,1l.
ter to get too low in the boiler.
DIED OF HIS WoUNDs.-0n Friday last a man
named Michael Scannon taken to the Infrma-
ry corner of Green and Lombard streets to receive
meacai treatment for wound he received Fl ON
pistol shot in the recent riot at Hampden village
commonly called Slabtown,) in Baltimore county
His wound yesterday, at one o'clock, resulted in
DEATH Alter his decease, DR.. Butler, resident ply
slcan at the lntirmary, made post morten exami-
nation of the body, and extracted a pistol ball
which was found imbedded in the spinal column
having entered between the seventh and eighth
ribs the left side, passing through the lobe Of the
left lung, and lodging in the back. The deceased
was native OF Ireland, and was aged about forty
years lie leaves wife and family in Pennsylva-
MA. The body has not yet been reclaimed.
AccIDENT.-In running to the fire in Plumb alley,
yesterday morning the hose reel of the First Balti
more steam engine struck the curb in turning ont
OF Hamburg street into the alley and capsized-
The driver was thrown from his seat with violence
and received severe injuries on the side and back
aIter tne Wneel nad struck the curb the horse
"shyed to one side and over lad about u
years OF age, the son of Lewis Adams, residing on
the corner of Charles and Cross streets The lad
was hurt so badly that it necessary to call in the
medical assistance of DR.. Benson.
ACCIDENT.-On Saturday afternoon as the steam
tug AJAX was attempting to move the ship Kelvin
from side of the railroad to the other at Locust
Point, the hawser parted and in flying back on the
ship wrapped three times around man named
George, and the end struck him on the back of the
hand, lnJuring him severely, and in rebounding
TOOK him from the ship and cast him in the water
some Twenty-Five feet distant. He was rescued and
received medical attention on board the ship.
ATTEMPT AT HoUsEBREAKING.-During the pro-
gress of the fire on Franklin street near Eutaw on
Saturday morning, an attempt was made by tvs
men to force the front door of house on Saratopa
street, No. 1927, occupied by G. C. McCoul. They
were scared off by the approach of some police OF
hcers and In their hasty flight left behind an iron
casting, with which they had sought to effect their
| purpose.
BRUTALITY.-Yes Yesterday afternoon two men NAM
ed G. johnson and Ben Bolt were arrested on Cav
steeet on the charge of fast driving The horse at
the time OF the arrest of the party had not dry
halr on him, and showed evidence of cruel whip
ping. Justice Griffin fined johnson SIS and cost
and committed him in default of:.payment.
SAILED.-The steamship Joseph Whitney Captain
Solomon Howes, of the Boston line, sailed for that
port on Saturday at II o'clock NJ. with six passen-
gers and large cargo.
CoNFIsCArIoN.-The clerk of the Centre Market
seized upon twenty Jumps of butter on Saturday
morning, they not being of proper weight and sold
the same for the benefit of the city.
LARGE HAUL.-The fishermen at the fishery of
Colonel Slater, at CarrolPs Island at one haul on
Saturday caught eight thousand string of perch
ana rock. This Is an extraordinary haul.