The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-26
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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four young desperadoes entered the lager beer
house of Jacob Neire corner of Monument and
BrttOn Streets and called for beer, saying that as
it was Christmas morning they expected to be
treated. Neire confined to bed by sickness,
and his wife gave the party beer. After drinking,
one of the number threw his glass on the floor and
broke it. They then demanded more beer, and on
Mrs. Neire refusing, made an assault upon her.
They were finally expelled from the house, and on
gaining the street, stoned the windows, throwing
| stones through a second story window into the
room where Mr.. Neire was lying i'll. After anus
ing themselves in this to their hearts con-
tent they departed, officer being near to arrest
| them.
Yesterday afternoon a number of disorderly
! persons assembled on Alice Anna street, between
| REGISTER and Ann streets, and made indscrimnate
| assaults on passers by. One young man named
! George Kemp was arrested by Sergeant Smith for
! assauting and knocking down without provOcatiOn
man named John Smith.
CENTRE MARKET.--The display of marketing at
the Centre Market on Saturday morning was very
| nne. The space from Gay street. down Harrison,
almost to the wharf, was filled with wagons, loaded
with turkeys, ducks, game and vegetables. The
| following were the prices of game and poultry
Partridges, 81 per dozen; pheasants, 81 per pair;
canvas-back ducks, S2@2.50 per pair red head, IS
@Sl25; black heads so cts. @Sl; rabbits 25@37 cts.
| per pair; dressed chickens, 50@75 do; dressed
ducks, 67@Sl do; turkeys, Sl@S3 piece. Mis-
cellaneous articles. butter, print, 3S@44 cts. per
b roll, 20@25 cts do; eggs, % cts. per doz. All
other kinds of marketing were in abundance and
sold at the usual prices.
JEALOUSY AND REvExGE.-On Saturday night
about o'clock, Mrs. DAILY, residing on Camden
street near Paca, having for sometime past been
victim to the "green-eyed monster" call upon a
Miss Madden residing on Camden street near Dover,
and made inquiries as to the whereabouts of her
(Mrs. Daly's) husband Miss Madden not giving
satisfactory infOrmatiOn Mrs Daly after indulging
in considerable abuse, just she was leaving the
house, drew knife which she had previously con
cealed on her person and stabbed Miss Madden,
nficting severe and dangerous wound in the left
breast, in the region of the heart
RIoToUs.-Y esterday afternoon an affray oc-
Cured at Turner Hall, Pratt street, between two
parties, who had been indulging freely in liquor.
The difficulty began in the Hall, and two young
girls who were present, attempted to take one of
the young men home. They had reached the street
with him, when another party sailed out, and
made an attack; general fight took place, extend
ing along Pratt street up to Paca. Policemen Da--
vies and Nanhoand made their appearance, and
arrested Charles Emmart, Henry Walker, and Geo.
Wyford. Justice Showacre held them to bail to
keep the peace.
SCHOONER ROBERT MoRRis.-Y Yesterday morning
Capt Morris, of the Eastern district police, re-
ceived a despatch from Philadelphia, from Mr..
Theodore H. Parker, relative to the ownership OF
the schooner Robert Morris, which was found in
the river, Canton, robbed of her rigging and
abandoned. llr. Parker states that he is the own
and will be here in few days to claim the YES.
! sell Various rumors are ahoat in relation to the
abandonment the schooner, one Of which is, that
| the captain robbed and thrown overheard the
vessel stripped, and the articles sold by the crew
| Nothing is known of the whereabouts of either
| captain or crew.
FIGHT BETWEEN TWO RIVAL CLuBs.-Y eserday
afternoon, about four o'clock, street fight took
place Fayette street, near Exeter, between two
| rival clubs, the "PiOneers," and the "Frederick
| streeters." The "PiOneers," generally congregate
on the corner of Exeter and Fayette streets, and
number of the "Frederick-street" BOYS passing, a
! fight commenced. Bies were freely used, and
also bricks and ftones. The fight lasted about
twenty minutes. Some eight or ten of the rioters
having their heads cut. The fight only stopped
when the parties engaged became tired of the sport
no police making their appearance during the at
! fray.
! CurrING AFFRAY.-On Saturday night, about
eleven O'Clock, an alray took place at the house o
| - Murray, Eastern avenue, near Caroline street
in which Frank Connolly, alias "Cuttng Tobe,
used knife very freely, and Murray was cut Sc
verey but not dangerously, about the face Con
molly was arrested and confined in the Eastern Dis
! trict police station, but Yesterday morning Murray
! refused to appear against him. Justice Griffin
however, thinking that Globe would be better of
in Jail than on the street. committed him for drunk
enness and in default of security to keep the peace
SUDDEN DEATH Yesterday, about noon, an ell
| derly woman, named Amelia Peterson, living al
No. 10 Shakespeare street. while sitting in front of
| a stove cooking her dinner, suddenly fell from her
| chair to the floor, and instantly expired without
| speaking word. Coroner Sparklin held in
! death from old age. Mrs. Peterson was well
known in the southeastern section of the city, hav
ing for many years occupied stall in the Point
| market, where she sold herbs and roots.
! INTERFERING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT-A man
! who gave his name John Smith, arrested on
! Saturday night, at the fire in Lexington street
charged with interfering with the Fire Department
| 1t seemed that Smith went into the burning build
| ing, and although ordered several times to leave,
continued to hang about, obstructng the efforts of
the fremen; he finally elected by force, and
| given in charge of officer Meads, who brought him
before Justice Logan. He was fined S. and costs,
and committed in default of payment.
RowDYIsM.-As car No. 10 was proceeding W
Baltimore street, between nine and ten O'Clock on
| Saturday night two men, supposed to be from the
Causeway, got in the smoking cigars; the con
ductor demonstrated with them, but they persisted
in violating the rules of the company. The conduc
tor then attempted to eject them, when he observed
one of them thrust his hand under his coat antci-
pating his intention, the conductor drew his own
pistol and fired, which had the effect of frighten-
ing them, and they left the car.
SALE OF THE SAVANNAH LINE OF STEAMERS. On
! Saturday afternoon MessrS Lennon BrOgden
sold at the Exchange the steamships Cifyof Norfolk
and Commerce, of the Savannah line. There was
| but little competition and the vessels pur-
chased for S25,5 500 by John l.. Wicks, Esq. 1t is
| understood that the sale made for the purpose
of winding up the affairs of the old company. The
steamers will continue on the line, and there will
be no interruption in their regular trips.
THEFT OF GArERs.-About eight O'Clock on Fri.
day evening" Thomas Clark was arrested in the act
of stealing pair of CATERS from the show-window
| of Francis NeaTa, Baltimore street, near Gay. He
| had stolen pair few minutes before, and re-
turned for the second pair He was taken to the
Middle district station, and his friends as
| thev heard OF his arrest, went to Mr.. Neara, and
induced him, by paying the price of the CATERS
not to appear against the prisoner
| GAMBLING ON THE SABBATH.-JOhn BOOtman was
arrested at early hour on Sunday morning
charged with gambling on the Sabbath. Boot
| mans house is on Caroline street, near the Back
basin and is alleged to be a resort for apprentices
| and others who 90 there for the purpose of gam
bling. Mr.. ThOs. Hubbard found three of his ap-
prentces, mere youths, in Bootmans house playing
| cards and informed the police accordingly. Jus
tice Griffin fined Bootman $40 and costs.
The LIBEL SUIT AGAINST THE PRoPRIEToRs OF THT
| MISUNDERSTANDING Hicks has commissioned the
Hon. Reverdy johnson, and Coleman Ielott, Esq
| to represent the State, in the case of the libe
| against Milton Whitney, Esq. On Saturday these
gentlemen ordered their appearance in the case
to be entered on the docket of the Criminal Court
Mr.. Johnson has also entered his appearance in The
civil suit for libel, against the same parties nov
pending in the Superior Court
| MAN SrABBED.-0n Friday afternoon between
four and five o'clock, two men, Augustus Ford anC
Andrew Weigand, got into a difficulty, during
| which Ford drew his knife and stabbed WeiganC
in the right breast inticting severe but not dan
| gerous wound. The affair occurred in tavern OF
the corner of Henrietta and Light streets, kept by
John McKenny. Weigand was formerly an engi
neer on board the steamship Baltimore.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Miss Martha Anderson, ageC
AZ years. boarding at No. S5 Hamburg street. wa
found dead in her bed at five O'Clock SatuI day
morning. Miss Anderson had been subject to fit
for long time, and was in feeble health. No cause
is assigned for her DEATH but it is supposed sht
must have had convulson and was smotbered by
the bed Clothes as she was found laying on hel
face and much discolored, if from strangulation
FIGHT IN A GRoGGERY.-John Canty, Peter Jor
dan, Thomas Davis and Charles King YESTERDAY
entered the tavern kept by Dennis Lanahan OF
Saratoga street, near Cove, and asked for liquor
after taking several drinks they made an assault OIL
Lanahan, beating him severely, and broke the fur
niture and fixtures in the house. Officers Roter
and Cook brought the whole party before justice
Logan, who committed them for Court
MONEY LOST AND FoUND.-0n Saturday morning
William Williams, conductor of car No. 2S Cit,
| Passenger Railway, found in his car pocket-bOol
containing thirty dollars. He took it to the Com
pany's office, Baltimore street, opposite Holiday
street, where it was identified BY the owner. Per
losing valuables in the cars should call at thu
Company's office, where all articles found in tn,
cars are left.
CHRISTMAS DAY.-There was great deal of dis
orderly conduct throughout the city on yesterday
Drunken men and boys were on almost every street
the police arrested large number on the charge
of drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and firing ps
tolls and Chinese crackers in the street.