The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-15
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

SrABBING CAsE.--Last night, about eight o'clock
several young men were conversng the South
west corner of Jefferson street and Central avenue
when young man, named Edward Murphy, very
much intoxicated, came up, and without provoca.
ton, struck Ferdinand Shaffer, one of the party,
across the arm with knife the back of the blade
striking the arm. Murphy then pressed one of the
party aside, and deliberately stabbed Samuel Pat
terson. The knife entered the left side of the alb
domen and made wound about three-quarters of
an men IN breadth. Patterson was removed to the
drug store corner of Jefferson and Aisquith streets
where he was attended by DR.. Milton n. TAYLOR,
wh) probed the wound distance of three inches,
but was unable to discover whether the intestines
had been cut. The injured man conveyed to
the residence of his father of Central avenue
and Mary street. The knife with which the wound
was made is about eight inches long in the
blade, and from three-quarters to an inch
and quarter in breadth. Officer Carr was
informed of the occurrence and arrested Mur-
ply on Jefferson street, a short distance
from the spot where the stabbng took place.
He conveyed him, with the assistance of officer Rote
to the Middle district police station where he was
confined for the night. .t
- ARsoN.-Henry Chronister, youth aged about
6 years, arrested yesterday evening for setting
hre to house, about two months ago, on Green
willow street. The principal witness in the case,
and the one who gave information leading to the
apprehension of Chronister, is another youth named
John Long, residing in Stone alley between Biddle
street and Biddle alley. Both the youths work to-
gether in the same place, and formerly on the
most intimate terms; but it appears from the devel
opments in the case thus far made, that about two
weeks ago, Long gave information against his
quonGam associate, who was arrested and fined for
throwing stones into house on Union street, and
becoming enraged against Chronister he informed
on him for being guilty of arson. Long swears posi-
lively that he heard Chronister say that he SET fire
to the premises and burned down the house. and
that he saw him with bundle of combustible ma
terial wherewith to Perpetrate his incendiary pur
pose. Justice Carl heard the case and fixed the
bail at S4OO but was asked further hearing to-
day, which was granted.
UNSUCCESSFUL BURGLARY-On Sunday nipbt an
unsuccessful attempt was made to rob the dry
goods store of Messrs. Cowan & Bro, No. 50 n.
Howard street. The burglars effected an entrance
into the premises by climbing to the second story
window by the rain spout. This window they
raised, and being not more than l8 inches wide,
considerable difficulty was experienced in getting
In. In the third story, which is used for manufac
turing hooped skirts, they found pair of large
shears with which they forced open the door of
passage way leading down stairs. Their entrance
to the store was prevented by securely fastened
double door, which they endeavored unsuccessfully
to break open So far as could be ascertained
nothing of value carried off, but the burglars
scattered about the floor all the goods in the second
story room. =
ACCIDENT TO SCHooNRR.--On Friday morning
about five o'clock the schooner Collector, CAPTAIN
Moore, while in the Patuxet river, was run into by
tho steamship dFkeTSDuTR, captain FOWell. Her
night-heads, bow-rail and plank shear were carried
away, and she was so much disabled that she was
compelled to run ashore. The steam tug oMat
White" of Philadelphia, came to the assistance of
the schooner and towed her to this city. She is
now at the ship yard of Messrs. Cooper Slicer,
where she will be repaired. The damage sustained
by the schooner was about $500.
DARING RoBBERY.-Yesterday afternoon, about
three O'Clock, man entered the Cabinet Warerooms
OF Christian Lutge, No. $50 West Baltimore street,
trnA 30 IL
called into another part of the building to wait ON
a lady, and during his absence the man seized the
opportunity to take two fine overcoats valued at
SSo, which were hanging against the wall and made
were number of bills, some of them receipted and
unpaid, and an order on Walter Groak for SIG.
the payment Of which was stopped
RUNAWAY AND ACCIDENT.-Sunday night about
nine O'Clock Mr.. John Beck was returning from
the county In his buggy, and when on Canton
run off, threw Mr.. Beck from the buggy, cutting
his head severely and otherwise injuring him.
Beiere the horse was stopped the buggy was broken
70 pieces Mr. Beck was conveyed to the office of
DIR. Evans, where his wounds were dressed and he
was then removed to his home, corner of Wolf and
Lancaster streets.
AcclDENT.-Ihls morning, young man named
Richard Marston, about % years of age was shoot
ing at mark with pistol in the yard of the Lans-
dale Oyster House, in south Baltimore, when the
weapon exploded and seriously injured his right
hand. The pistol burst into fine fragments and
shattered the forefinger of the hand in which the
unfortunate man held it. The remaining fingers of
that hand were uninjured. DR.. Battee dressed the
wound and did everything in his power to relieve
the sufferer.
AMPUTATIoN.-James Moore, of Mississippi who
was yesterday evening discovered on the track of
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road, mangled and insensible, and carried to the
lnfirmary BY Captain Norris for medical treat
nent, is still in precarious condition 1t was
ound necessary yesterday morning to amputate his
eft arm above the elbow, and right leg below the
knee. He was deirous at the time of performing
he operation, and has been so ever since. There
s not much hope of his recovery.
SALE OF PRopERTY.-0n the 18th inst, Mr.. T. j.
stephenson, conveyancer, &C., sold 27 feet by 1887
eet, the lot and premises numbered 127 and l29 on
Baltimore street, between Calvert and South
treets, in the occupancy of Messrs Boston & Price,
dr. Henkleman and others, and belonging to Mr'
William Leach. Purchased by Mr. James NJ. Haig
or $4,000.
PROSPECT SQUARE.-The First Branch of the CITY
jouncil yesterday evening passed the ordinance
reatng new square, at the intersection of Har-
ord avenue and Britton and Ensor streets, to be
allied Prospect Square. The sum of 81 900 is ap-
ropriated to defray the expense of laying out and
ncosing the same.