The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-21
CITY NT,ELLIGENCE.

CITY LNIELLIGEN
MUTINY ON BoARp THE SHIP GroPap Pr,ponv
On Friday last A mutinv occnrred on hoard tba h;n
George Peabody. CAPTAIN Pusland. wing nj Ar.
napoIis Roads. 1t seems that tbe first mate and
one of the sailors had difficulty and the mate
knocked the sailor down with n w6nden min ,vbaro
upon mutinous spirit was manifested bv n large
majority of the crew. and when Cantain PnsIand
gave orders to hoist ancbor t,vanty nf tba trant
four who composed the crew refused to narforyn,
duty. CAPTAIN Pusland came 10 his citv on Satn ~
day morning and asked assistance of Tho Imitnd
States Marshal, who DISPATCHED DENNY
Marshall Peter Kries with Cantains SnarkIin nd
Morris, Lieutenant Marsh and three officers of the
city police and several other nersons acting in tbe
capacity of United States Oficers to nnaII ~ r
tiny. On their arrival on hoard tbo sbin tha ;nu
leader of the mutineers was hrougbt on daoI "a
asked if he intended to obey orders. when he re-
piled that he did not Orders ware than ise,,od
that he should be nlaced in irons and rnr mn it ,ba
rigging, when he yielded and promised to obey
the commands of the superior officers. The others
were then brought up on deck and severally prom
lsed to be obedient and perform duty. Captain
Pusland said that he had no doubt that he could
manage them, as he thought the spirit of insubor-
dination which they had exhibited was occasioned
by excessive drink, and as soon they all became
sober he thought he would have no trouble with
them. The United States Officers took all the
sheath knives from them, and gave them small
pocket knives, and then returned to the city,
VIOLENT AssAu1T ON THE M.rp or R,,rr,o,,
VEssEL.-Captain George Kirwan of barl[ AmaTnn
at this mort from ST Io6ns p p ;nfor,ns .h FL
change Reading Rooms, that Captain Sheffield of
brig Juliet formerly of Baltimore but now bail;nr
from New York, was under trial at 81. Jobns fnT1
assaultng his mate with a cutlass and shooting Mr.
Martin the first officer of br;n Franoos - - 80
Baltimore The particplars scnmpnnnicatod b, o.
tain kirwan follows: Captain Sheffield, OF
the Juliet, had forbidden his mate to go ashore,
but the mate dsregarded the order and prepared to
leave the vessel, angry words passed between them
n ha rrlu han -
cured cutlass and wounded his mate in several
places. The Captain Immediately after the occur
renee wenton Shore and'the mate sending for assist
ance several persons came from vessels lying near,
among them MIR. Martini first officer of brig Frances
Jane, and whilst they were in the act of REMOVING
the wounded man, Captain Sheffield came on board
again, and with gun fired into the party, wound
ing Mr.. Martin When Captain Kirwan left on the
otn INST, Doth the injured men were doing well,
ana IL was thought they would recover.
RoBBERY.-During Saturday nioht the tobacco
store of Messrs Heald &. Brother on Cav street
near Pratt. was entered bv thieves tbrorrh 80
front door and all the drawers and desks were
opened and examined The thieves attempted to
open the vault but failed. They then went to the
second story, which is occupied by Mr. Otho Viii
liams, commission merchant They opened all the
drawers and scattered about valuable papers, rolled
up in package of which was a pocket book con
tanning considerable sum of money. They also
picked hole, large enough to pass man. through
the wall into the vault and succeeded in opening
me safe. they got $50 in gold for their trouble
They helped themselves to some champapne and
left six empty bottles behind them, On the floor
was found old handkerchief, which contained
some some nty leaden pals and skeleton key. On the
iower moor .ney ielt quantity OF powder tied up
III papei. AppeaIahce Wouiu 1ndcate that the rob-
49, - ',e s'olo ior several nours.
LARcENY.-A young man named Peter Miller was
arrested on Saturday night by officer Devaughn,
charged with stealing quantity of meat valued at
Szo, from his employer, Henry Knell, butcher, on
inc iiookstown road 1t appears that Peter Miller,
together with another man named Charles Miller,
ooth IN tne service OF Mr. knell, had for some time
past been In the habit OF puroining meat from their
employer and taking it to the house of Herman
anam on % m; street, between Pennsylvania
~ - ~ d. pu t @ nn s.,ee', 10 sen. CMcers Giea-
er and fonnd stowad Vi iletnan M'l,
Grman obnst so,onai %"ay III iarge oiu iashloned
Uh;nh NJ Tnom nIns anu pieces Oh meat,
ao - ~ MI . iuenteu DIS nisproperty. Justice
Logan heard the case and committed Peter Miller
~ ; all 49, 'ne ao.icn vi 'e uIaha jury On his way
w iiI i ~ r. p ei l Ion,ssseo lhat ne hao stolen the
"'.'ie' iouho Wy inc oihcers.
BRUTAL PRIZE FIGHT-On Friday evening about
SIX SIX o CLOCK, brutal prize fight took place at
ors named W9odbnrv wy f Rcto, oeLween two sall
h nf Enst,nt Ma;y' n, nostoh mass, ana Cros-
S!3n W ID II Po =, n"e. iney iought ior purse OF
90 Soo' anu .he git lsteo 40 minutes, during which
AZ ~ eohu1 "eie lousht Dotli men were horribly
his nose waS m brotau d nd' parcuaIiy so;
in n''Se Vas pruhen ana ms eheeks pounded to
" was ueciareu the winner, and at
@ il,e eIoSe VI lne hght Cfosoy was In such help
deemed prudent bv his friends to hoTn h was
moved to the Lombard street infrmsrr '' A''n IT,
Crxrpr M,nrrr Thoro ,,a. a.
variety Of ar,;cIas otared i; was Iot a SStens1ve
orn; VI Il, i, oIe.eu III MARKET on saturday
nnIa 'arge 10. OF poultry was offered for
geese G2%SS7% do and ~ ." o's per Pair
do fdrcssed butter snd NJ ~ os ron e 81 10 sl.'5
25@2S cts. for roll ner nound eros o ot anu anu
dozen. Vegetables wara scarco. sesabbaoo 'ss pc.
S9Gf "a nor Snndnod onS ScSs oaooase soiu at
toes d cts nar nack and anIas el Heau' p9ta
Fresh shad sold at Sl@Sl Is per nair. and fresh
herrings at 37@5O cts per dozen. Other fish sold at
the usual prices.
Accrnpxr Abort II o,oloo,, -, So,,s.
Young man was discovered lv;na at tbe bottnm Of
the ice-hsuse of Conrad Steff. on Diamond street r.
between Fayette and Lexington streets Officer
Joshua Brown, with the assistance of several na;nb