The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-26
CITY, INTELLIGENCE.

WIDENING LIGHT STREET.-The following pream-
BILE and resolution were presented by Mr.. Beacham
in the First Branch of the City Council yesterday
evening. They were read and adopted
Whereas a resolution in relation to the propriety
OF hng up the basin of our harbor, in accordance
with the plan proposed by DR.. Thomas Buckler.
has been submitted to this Branch and
referred to the Joint Standing Commit
tee on the Harbor; and whereas, by the filling up
of the harbor, the property now bounding thereon
would be rendered comparatively valueless, and
our citizens would be subjected to heavy taxation
without deriving any remunerating benefit there
from; and whereas LiS Sht street. from Pratt street
to Hughes Quay, has not sufficient width for the
free and uninterrupted passage of carts and other
vehicles, and the interests of the public as well as
Of the owners of property fronting on
said part OF Light street would be great
said part of Light street fifty feet by making the
water fronts places for deposite of sediment where
by the channel of the basin could be made sixteen
feet to Bowly's wharf and from Bowy's
wharf to Light street twelve feet, where
vessels now frequently run aground, and are
detained at low tide at much expense to their own
ers and to the great detrment Of the commercial
interests Of our citizens generally, therefore,
Resotced 6y the First and Second Branch of the
City Council, That the Joint Standing Committee
on the Harbor, be and they are hereby instructed
to confer with the proprietors of the property
fronting on Light street from Pratt street to
Hughes Quay, as to the expediency of widening
to the Branch.
ACCIDENTS AT LOUUsT PoIyr.-Yesterdav after
noon about o'clock workmen were engaged in
loading with coal the ship Monsoon, lying at the
wharf at Locust Point, the brace across the shoot
gave way, and car loaded with about ten TONS of
coal, the whole weighing some fifteen tons was
precipitated the distance of about fifteen feet upon
the deck OF a vessel, doing considerable damage
Il man named Hammond and a German, (whose
name was not ascertained,) were thrown about
twenty feet upon the deck of the ship but for
tunately sustained no injury.
About six O'Clock man named John Higgins
was driving a cart loaded with coal along Hull
street, when his horse accidently slipped and was
about falling. In his endeavors to prevent the fall
OF the amin al, the driver thrown to the ground
and the wheel passed over his leg, causing bad
fracture. lie was conveyed to his home and at
tended by DR.. Dickson
THE Snow STORM AND THE TRAINs-The Wash
ington train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
was detained time yesterday morning
In consequence of the heavy fall of snow. At
the last accounts the eight inches in depth
IN the neighbOrhood of Piedmont and still falling
The morning train on the Northern Central Rail
road was also detained two hours behind its repu-
lar time on account of the obstruction occasoned
by the snow. On our street tracks it was exceed
lngy dfhcult for twice the usual number Of horses
or mules to pull the heavy laden freight cars of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad up the slightest grade
In Pratt street ten good conditioned mules labored
to draw single laden car, while sw, ep car went
IN advance to clear the tracks of snow
TROUBLESOME BEGGAR.-Y esterday afternoon
professional beggar, calling himself Henry Fisher,
called at the store No. SO Eastern avenue and ask
ed for aims, which refused, and he was order
ed to leave the premises whereupon he became
very violent, and after reaching the pavement
struck the show window of the house with his cane,
breaking two of the large lights. He was arrested
and taken to the Eastern district police station
where he awaits examination.
TIMELY RBscuE.-On Thursday afternoon, about