The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

~ RIOToUs DEMoNsTRATIoN-A BACKsLIDING CHRIS
TIAN.-Y esterday afternoon Joe Edwards, Captain
of the "Tigers," and President of the Band of
Mizpah, religious association on Federal Hi in
dulged in sundry performances, which savored
much more of the cold ADAM" of ruffanism and
brutality which were formerly Joes distinguishing
characteristics than of the ''new man." which we
have been lately assured that Joseph had become.
1t seems that during the morning number of negro
caulkers were at work at Kerrs wharf, Fell's Point
engaged in caulking the brig Thistle, and that Ed
wards with his gang (whether also members of the
Band of Mizpah is not stately crossing over from
Locust Point, warned the negroes to leave off work
threatening to kill them if ever caught caulking
another vessel. The negroes, paving no attention
to these threats, finished their job and were pro-
ceedng to caulk another vessel in the screw dock
foot of Caroline street, when Edwards and his crew
crossing the river again, attacked them and drove
them from their work. negro named Hanson
was badly cut over the left eye, and another man
named Asbury Miller had his cheek laid open
BY an ugly cash. Another was pursued by
Edwards up, Thames street, until the latter
was stopped by Mr.. Hugh A. Cooper, a
member of the Grand Jury, who threatened
to report his conduct to that body Edwards
immediately turned upon Mr.. Cooper, and calling
him ga id red d-headed s. b-,'' proceeded to
strike him in the face and kick him in the stomach
Mr.. Abrams, who attempted to protect the negroes
was also roughly handled, after which the whole
party returned to the other side of the haI bor A
warrant being issued by Justice Griffin ,on complaint
of Mr.. Cooper, for the arrest of Edwards, Capt.
Lynch, with detachment of the Eastern district
police, crossed over in steam-tug and succeeded
in arresting on the Copper Mining Company's wharf,
Joe Edwards, Bill Kirwin, George Gardner and
James Carr, all of whom, with the exception of
Edwards, afterwards discharged. Edwards
was held to bail in the sum of $500, Gardner be-
coming his security for that amount, and Edwards
stating his ability to find security to the amount OF
Sl00, 900 if necessary. ...- ...
After his discharge, Edwards returned to Federal
Hill in buggy with three other men, and for a
while conducted himself in that distant portion OF
in nnan OF
argued very little respect on his part for His
Honor's authority. Among other things, he
assaulted and beat, entirely without provocaton,
Mr.. Bierbower, formerly a member of the City
late hour last night, however, when our Reporter
visited the Hill, everything toerably quiet
Edwards having gone to bed, drunk, and the terri
fed inhabitants being consequently, in measure,
relieved from their fears.
A FIGHT AT RULLMANNs LAGER BEER GARDENS
Yesterday evening Greg Barrett was arrested by
officer Ryan and taken before Justice Logan
charged with assaulting and beating a Young man
named James Straughn at Rullman's Bellevue Gar
dens, Baltimore street extended. on Sunday evening
last. From the evidence elected, it appears that
Straughn was sitting in an arbor with friend
when man, named James johnson alias Sonny
White, entered and assaulted him with billy
Straughn Immediately cried out that he was being
murdered, and constables Bishop and Snavely
hearing the cry to his assistance. Before they
could reach the spot, however, number of Johnsons
friends, including Levi Hoffman, Josh Mulley, An
drew McGunnigan, Kitty Chambers, Robt T., Crop
tbrotber of Marion Crop, convicted and hung for
the murder of officer Rigdon,) - Wamsey alias
Shanghai, and ten or twelve other less notable
characters, rushed before them and pushed into the
arbor where they surrounded the combatants The
party was headed by ''Friend Greg" who, as soon
as he was within the enclosure, pitched into the
fgh and beat Straughn about the head and breast
in savage manner. He said ''that was the way he
intended to treat all the id false swearing s-b-
in oil hon nf,o Ill.
the crowd and demanded that the assailants should
desis This drew off the attention of the attacking
party from Straughn, and enabled him and his
friends to escape without further injury. The
rowdies then commenced to abuse the officers
and Barrett, half drawing his pistol threatened to
shoot Bishop. The whole crowd then approached
Bishop, took him aside and requested him to leave
the premises, so as to give them opportunity to
kill officer Snavely, against whom they had a
grudge for arresting one of their party, few davs
before, named Robert Wallace Bishop refused to
leave, and the rutians compelled to depart
themselves. Yesterday morning Straughn went be-
fore Justice Logan and obtained warrants for the
arrest of the two men who assaulted him. Barrett
was held to bail in the of $500 for his appear
ance at Court on the I'd July, Thomas H. Gardner,
Clerk of the Criminal Court, being his surety.
johnson, the other party accused has not vet been
arrested The cause assigned by the rowdies for
beating Straughn, his testimony for the State
in the case of Marion Crop.
The SHOOTING CASE AT WASHINGTON GARDENs-
The particulars of the attempt made to kill j B.
Chronister, proprietor of the WASHINGTON Gardens
by his brother in-law VIM. Coulson on Sunday
evening, to be briefly as follows: Accompanied
by his brother George alias Bub Coulson, William
Coulson entered the Gardens and began to create a
disturbance, when Chronister came up and expostu-
lated with them. George Coulson then tried to
borrow money from Chronister, which was
refused wbereupon he called the latter various hard
names and swOre that he would whip him, suitng
the action to the word by striking a blow at his
face. Chronister drew back and hit him with his
fist, knocking him down. William Coulson then
drew his pistol fired three shots into the left side of
ChrOnster's abdomen, and with his brother fed to
their buggy, which they had left at the garden gate.
They drove off and have not been heard of or ar
rested since. Chronister is living in a critical
condition and is not expected to live The wounds
have been probed to considerable depth, but all
attempts to eXtricate the bullets have failed
George CoulsOn was subsequently arrested by
Capt Mitchell and officer Hudgns, in the house OF
Mary White ON Holiday street, and W as commit
ted to Jail by Justice McAllister the charge Of
being accessory to the shooting of Chronister.
THE RAILROAD ACCDENT.-It was noticed in yes
terday mornings Exchange that an accident had
occurred on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad, about l3 miles from the city, by
which X. Nj. Clough, the engineer, killed.
The locomotive ran over horse and was thrown
from the track. Clough, and man named Chas.
ii. Whittord were sitting box on the platform
OF the engine at the time, and Clough thrown
directly under the engine and killed instantly
right hand crushed. He was also severely scalded
on the right thigh and arm. He was brought to
this city to the home of his brother on Bank street
near Wolf, and yesterday morning DR.. Dashied
found it necessary to amputate two of his fingers
John Quinn, the fireman, jumped from the platform
as the engine turned over and in lighting on the
ground broke one of his ankles. Mr.. Clough was
from Staunton, Massachusetts,, and had only been
in the employ of the Company about six weeks.
His body was brought to this city yesterday morn
ing, and after being placed in coffin, sent to
his former home. fH .t.
Cry PASSENGER RAILWAY SUBscR IPrIoNs.-The
book for subscriptions to the capital stock of the City
Passenger Railway, was "laid on the table, again
yesterday, at the rooms of the Association No.
st. Paul street, up stairs. The book is a blank
book, containing about four qures of ruled paper;
it not longer than it is wide, wider than it is
long, but pretty much con the square, and since
the rooms have been opened it has remained
square on the table; no one, yet, feeling dis
posed to change the position in which it paced
Ito carry out the ordinance" it kept open
until o'clock, p NJ, at which hour it was most re-
,igiousy closed. Average attendance during the
day-two ofthe grantees, and three reporters.
BoDY FoUND.-l esterday morning workman,
engaged in pulling down portion of one of the
main walls of the Holiday Street Theatre, discov
cred the body of pigeon in perfect state of pre-
servation imbedded in a sort of niche between the
bricks 1t is supposed that the pigeon got into the
hole when the building was being constructed and
when the plasterers went to work, was entombed
alive. None OF the coroners were present to hold
an inquest.
OUTRAGEOUS CoNDUoT.-About ten o'clock on
Sunday night, while Mr.. Lafferty was sitting with
his family in his own house, corner of Ensor and
Eager streets, some miscreant fired pistol shot
through the window, the ball barely missing one OF
the family. Officer Berry arrested young man
named Henry Weaver, on suspicion as the party
who fired the shot, but their being no evidence to
lmpllcate him he was subsequently discharged.
Cry ALARM TELEGRAPH.-A portion of the city
alarm telegraph was in operation yesterday, and
was found to work in satisfactory manner
The bell in the steeple of engine house No. l, was
sounded number of times, the strokes, however,
were not as loud as when the bell is runc by hand.
- a POLICE LNTELLIG ENCE
Josiah Ridgeway, negro, was arrested yesterday
by officer Shanks, charged with forcibly entering
the house of Hannah Hooper with felonious intent
Justice Showacre committed him for Court.