The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

LEXINGTON MARKET.-The following prices ruled
generally, at the Lexington market, yesterday
morning: Fish-yellow perch, lOc. to 25c per
bunch; fresh shad 81 to 1.25 per pair; rock fish,
soc. to Sl.50 piece; pike, &c. bunch fresh her.
rings, &c. per dozen; white perch soc. to 25c per
bunch, and halibut at l2c. per lb. There was a
hne assortment OF fresh fish in the market, and
they were selling off fast at the prices above quo
ted Beef was selling at prices, ranging from &C.
to l5c. per lb.; pork 10 to 12c.; mutton to lOc;
veal to i2c.; salt beef to lOc.; salt pork 10 to
nc nc. Turkies Toe to sl.5o piece; chickens so to
l5c. pair; geese 81 to 1.50 piece; canvas-back
ducks Toe pair; red heads 50c., black necks 25c.,
and wild geese 15c. pair: grouse at 75c. per pair
Roll butter ranged from 25 to 3lc per lb.; fresh
country print butter at BIC. per h.: eggs at lSc
per doz. egetables-cabbage from to &c.; best
size, and &c. head; turnips SOC. per bush; pota-
toes SOC. to 81 per BUSH; fine mercer potatoes at 81
per BUSH; white silver skin onions at Soc per peck:
beets 25c per PIX; artichokes at Soc per PIX phoenix
apples 81 to SOC. per peek sheep noses at &c.
badwins at 80 and 3715c.; russets at 81 to SOC.
Dried fruits. such as apples, peaches, cherries
damsons, &C., were selling at the usual prices
The market was well supplied with every variety
OF produce.
FATHER FREEMAN's REPoRT.-Father Freeman the
City Missionary, has furnished the following facts
OF his labors OF the past year He has addressed
25S meetings and Sabbath schools visited 674
families distributed l95, OPS pages of tracts praved
with 1872 families, and exhorted zoos drunkards
and swearers and visited all the schools and rail
road laborers on the lines of travel for many miles
around Baltimore. During the winter he has do
mated bread, blankets, shoes and stockings to Door
families, without reference to religious sect or
party, thus beating away the phantom of hunger
and want from the doors of hundreds of poor house
holds in this city. The soldiers and sailors have
also come in for share of his attention Of pris-
oners he has visited nearly one thousand during
the year, besides the unfortunate men confined in
the city Jail under sentence of death.
EXAMINATION OF CLAYToN.-Y esterday evening
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Edward Clayton, charged with obtaining money
under false pretences, by REMEMBERING the houses
of citizens in the Western section of the CITY, and
demanding and receiving paw therefor in ten sew
eral instances, without the authority of the City
Council. 1t was urged by the accused, who had
formerly been employed by the Common Council to
re-number such houses needed it, that the time
for which he had been authorized to do so had not
yet expired, and consequently all the money he re-
celved was justly his due. The proceedings of the
City Council were adduced in evidence to contra
dict this statement; whereupon Justice Ensor
hned him 81 and costs in each of the ten cases.
Clayton appealed from the decision of the Justice
SUDDEN DEATH.-About 10 O'Clock last night
Coroner Greentree was summoned to hold an in
guest upon the body of white woman named
Margaret Cafferty, who to her death in
sudden and very mysterious manner, about 6
O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t appears that she
mad been lnduiging in strong drink for day or so
before her DEATH but whether this, or disease of
the heart caused her sudden demise, is not known
The Coroner repaired to the residence of the de-
ceased immediately upon learning the facts, but it
was so late before jury could be gotten together
that it was determined to postpone the inquest un
til this morning at 8 O'Clock.
APPOINTMENTS William H. Freeman, late agent
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at
Grafton, on the Parkersburg junction. resigned his
position such on the lst inst to take charge of
the Grafton Hotel at that place. Mr. Chas Gold,
an old employee Of the Company, and lately Super
visor of the trains the Parkersburg road has
been appointed in his stead as first class agent.
The appointment was confirmed by the Board of
Directors at its recent session.
The appointment of j. Nj. Zimmerman to a second
class agency at Sykesville, vice James Sykes, Esq.,,
resigned, was also confirmed by the Board.
ARRIVAL OF THOMAS CoNNERY, THE FRATR1c1pE-
\ yesterday morning, by the eight O'Clock train Of
the Northern Central Railway, Deputy Sherihs
Woollen and Pointer, with the fratricide Thos
Connery, arrived in the city. The officers had no
difficulty in conducting the prisoner and no effort
much troubled, and gives every evidence of deep
sorrow for having committed the terrible crime
he was conveyed to the JAIL where he will await his
trial.
The CASE OF SAMUEL PArrERsoN.-Samuel Patter-
son, who was stabbed by Edward Murphy, on Mon
day night, is still in very low condition. but yes
terday evening he appeared much easier. DR..
Dwinnele, the attending physician, has expressed
the opinion that the knife entered the stomach but
did not touch the lungs, kidneys intestines
Yesterday the patient yomited considerable guam
titles of blood, which indicated wound in the
stomach, but his other organs give no evidence of
being injured
AN ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.-A little before five
o'clock on Tuesday morning an attempt was made
to rob the premises of John II. Coale, Esq, No.
l7S West Lombard street, by effecting an entrance
through the basement door of the house. opening
into Lombard street. The burglar had succeeded
in forcing the door open and was about to enter
when he was discovered by officer Williams. He
Immediately fled and pursued by the officer
but to no purpose. In his fight he did not forget
to take along with him his house-breaking imple-
ments.