The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-13
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
LEXINGTON MARKEr.-The following were the
ruling prices at the Lexington market Yesterday.

Hind quarters. sSlo Du'NS '''''i Fisn O2@ 70
r9a{Rs NsS @ bus Psf6 5s sS e
Beans IS pF x ss Bsss M Ess pr S S
Berf9ts Barfe ga ehqnch HaIibg ioa Pr b.
Onions Ia sasf RoeR single single. 5si as 8 80 pr doz
m1 Ega PIanta PBsaRs Ss %s peek Salt Salmon l h
plums....... 2-5O@ :. bush '-'7 10 p' vi
MILITARY.-The fine comnanv of soldiarr tba
hlehmono dreys, will arrive in this city at five
@ CLOCK this morning, and will be received at the
Ganden Station by the Independent Greys, 1t. H.
y, L. simpson; commanding. They will proceed to
the Eutaw House. where they will breakfast at
half-past six, and will then take up the line of
march by Baltimore to Gay, to Aisuuith to Balti-
more to Broadway, to Fleet, where they will en-
PARK PARK in in boat FOR philadelphia. The Mayor and
with the Greys. F. W. Kerchner, ESQ.,, is the
Chairman of the Committee of Reception.
ATTEMPT To KrLL.-Dr. Edwards, residing on
Fremont street, near Columbia, was arrested about
o'clock last night, by Officer Sadler, and taken
to the Southern station charged with shooting at
negro barber, who lives at the cor
ner of Fremont and Columbia streets. 1t
appears that the parties had been bad terms for
some tlme and that Edwards, last night procured
a cowhide, went to the negro's shop and commenced
an assault on him. The negro resisted when Ed
wards drew his revolver and deliberately fred three
shots at the Tegro without, however taking effect
Edwards was taken before Justice Showacre who
released him on his own recognizance to appear and
answer the charge at the next term of the Criminal
Court.
CARELEssNEss.-On Thursday night about nine
O'Clock three young We're passing along Fay
ete street. and when opposite the front door of the
residence OF Mr. John S. Wardell near Chestnut
street. one of the party drew pistol and commenced
firing in the air, and while thus engaged of his
companions ran against his arm, and one of the
shots entered the entry of Mr.. WardePs house. in
which two of Mr.. WIS daughters and a young lady
named Shepler were seated. The ball passed
through Miss Shepler's dress at the shoulder but
fha fash Tha
that he was firing a response to salute which
was being fired in the Sixth ward by the American
club of that ward.
RoBBERY.-This morning about nine O'Clock, as
poll emen Shanks and Woodland were passing
along by ReeSes wharf, Locust Point, they diseoy-
cred two trunks deposited in yard, near the wharf
The trunks had been rfed of their contents moth
ing having been left in them but few letters which
were addressed to "Capt. Washington Bunting
Beaufort, N. c." They supposed to have been
stolen from the schooner John r. Griffith, as the
father fCapt. Bunting stated to the police that the
boat had been robbed the same night of some cloth
ing and a quadrant.
ACCIDENT To THE STEAMER PocAHoNrAs.-
steamer PocahontaS, which left this city on Thurs
day morning, with a party of eXcursonists, under
the auspices of the "Young Mems Catholic Ly-
ceum,' met with accident in the evening when
about to start on her return trip, which rendered
her unable to get under way When trying to turn
she broke her connecting rod, and the party num-
bering betwee eight hundred and thousand, were
compelled to remain until late hour last evening"
when they were tcwed up to the city by the steam
er George Peabody.
POLTTCAL.-The American party of the nine
teenth ward held a large meeting on Thursday
evening, and nominated VIM. H. Hayward for mag
istrate and Thos. H. Mu les for First Branch City
Council
At meeting of tn" American voters of the
Fifteenth Ward last evening, r. r. Battee late
Clerk of the First Branch City Council, was nomi-
mated for Magistrate, and T. r. Mister and l.. W.
Gray for Constables. No nomination was made for
Council
ACCIDENT.--Chares OusIer, employed in the
State Tobacco Warehouse, was painfully injured
on Thursday evening, by falling through hatch
way a distance of three stories. His arm was
broken in several places DR.. Baltzell attended
him, and gives it as his opinion that amputaton is
necessary.
CHANGE IN TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTS
and after Monday next there will no longer be daily
communication by wav of New Castle with Cape
May. There will, however, be tri-weekv boat
leaving for the Cape on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday of each week.
TRIAL OF A NEW STEAM ENGINE.-The fire engine
Baltimore, !" built by Messrs. Poole & Hunt was
brought to the city this morning, and tried last
evening at Mount Vernon Place, the engine work
ing to the entire satisfaction of the builders and
hremen.
THE CoURTs.-No business transacted in any of
the Courts yesterday. The Criminal Court meets
this morning, at II o'clock, to dispose of the usual
assault and riot cases.