The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

AcCIDBNTs.-0n Friday last, a man named Pat
rex Kelley, laborer on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was run over by the cars near Elcott's
Mills, and seriously, if not fatally, injured. II
seems that at the time of the occurrence of the aec
dent he was engaged in mending the track over a
bridge or acqueduct, with his attention so intenty
hxed on the work that he did not discover the ap-
proach OF the train till it was quite near him and
not having time to get out of his dangerous posi-
ton any other way, laid down fiat and tried to
wedge his body between the sleepers, so that the
cars could pass over him without injury The
space in which he tried to force his BODY was how
ever, too SMALL and when found by his co-laborers
they discovered that he had been seriously in
Jured. He was Immediately conveyed to house
near by, and the day after brought to the
city and placed at the Lombard street In
urinary. Upon an examination .of his wounds
by the physicians in charge of that institution it
was found that all the ribs on the left side were
broken, his head severely cut, and the left foot
crushed His injuries are of such serious cbarac
Ter that Dr. Butler has great fears of his being able
to survive them. 70 'O
on Saturday last, negro man, employed as
hod carrier on the buildings now in course of erec
tlon on Cathedral street, near Eager street. fell
from the top OF ladder, three stories high to the
ground, without breaking bone or in anv way
seriously injuring himself The accident was
caused by the breaking of round of the ladder as
the man put his foot on it. DR.. Greentree was
caiied IN by MIR. Bayley, the negros employer, but
could find that he had sustained no other injury
than few slight bruises.
Yesterday morning laboring man slipped and
1ei on the pavement, near the corner of Franklin
curb inficting pretty bad cut. He was assisted
to the office of Dr. Buckner, near at hand, where
the wound was attended to-
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ALMsHoUsE
CHARGEs Preferred AGAINST THE TRUSTEES OF THAT
lNsTITUToN.-Ye esterday evening Mr. Montague of
the First Branch, as Chairman of the COMMITTEES on
the Almshouse presented the report of that Com
mlttee on the charges preferred against the Trus-
tees of the Almshouse. The report states that
the Committee tried in vain to induce Mr. Newman
of the First Branch to specifically prefer charoas
against the Trustees, and to give the names of the
witnesses who would be able to substantiate the
charges of which Mr.. Newman made mention in his
speech when he presented the preamble and resolu-
ton on which the Committee were called to act
The report states that Mr.. Newman refused to
obey their summons to attend before the Commit
tee rs witness against the Almshouse Trus-
tees, and all other parties who, it was said,
could prove corruption on the part of these
olfcers failed to obey the summons of the Commit
tee. The Committee proceeded to investigate the
charges and examined all the subordinate officers
Oh tne Aimshouse Instead of proving corruption
on the part OF the Trustees, all the witnesses testi
he'd to the integrity of the Board The Trustees
were severally placed upon the stand and testified
10 the hdehty with which the duties had been dis
charged. The Committee examined the accounts
of the Institution, reviewed all the vouchers. and
1ound them correct in every particular, and the
examination also proved that the expense of sus-
tanning the Institution under the present Board is
less comparatively, than under the last admiuistra
ton. The report closes by commencing the action
of the Board of Trustees
WEST END Recommendation are now abont
one hundred new dwelling houses some lust com.
pleted and others more less advanced the re.
SUIT OF recent improvements in the neighborhood OF
Union Square. Most of these houses are on the
land OF the Messrs. Donnell. They are mostly of a
medium Glass; but contain all the essentials for the
comfort and convenience of families of moderate
incomes. Some fifty sixty are also in process of
erection in the vicinity of Franklin Square, and
preparations are making for building many more
IN the course OF the season. Many of these houses
STAND on Fulton street, the most western paved
street running north and SOUTH which in its whole
length, commands magnificent views of the CITY and
haroor The inhabitants of this growing and beau
tliul quarter are anxiousy looking for the arrival
OF the cars on the city railways.
CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING.-Y esterday morning De-
putty Sherlts Pointer and Gratlin arrested on bench
warrants, Capt. John Willing and Abel T. Dickin-
son, ON the charge of kidnapping a negro girl, and
conveying her from Somerset county, Md, where
she belongs, to this city. The charge was made by
H. +. Dickinson, the brother of Abel Dickinson
The parties are all from the above county. They
were taken to the Clerks office of the Criminal
Court and admitted to bail by Fred Pinkney, ESQ,
Deputy States Attorney, in the sum of $500 each,
TO appear and answer the charge.
RoBBERY.-On Saturday night last the tailoring
establishment of Henry Stauf, No. "a East Balti-
more street, was broken into and robbed of goods,
consisting of silks, cloths, cassmers and yestinps,
to the amount of $l70. The entrance into the pre-
the windows in the rear.
DEATH OF CAPT. JOHN RoBERrs.-On the 9th nil.
Capt. John Roberts, of the ship Winthrop, of this
port, died in the city of New Orleans, of typhoid
fever. He was SO years of age, and had followed
the sea for great many years.