The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-12

HospITALITIEs OF THE CITY.-A man named Peter
Fox, from Washington city, was badly beaten yes
day afternoon, at drinking house on Sharp street.
1t appears that Fox formerly lived on Federal Hill,
and has been absent from the city about FIVE years.
He arrived in the city yesterday morning. and about
10 o'clock proceeded to ''Vaux Hall Garden"
drinking house on Light street, where he met with
some old companions in the persons of Augustus
Ford Joseph Edwards, Wesley Woodland, and
James Logan. After partaking freely of liquor,
one of the party ordered hack and Fox and Co.
started on tour of observation. Everything went
off pleasantly until about O'Clock when the par
ty aIighted on Sharp street for the purpose of tax
ing parting drink, as Fox about to take
his departure in the Washington train
After drinking and when the hour had arrived for the
lOng-parted friends to say farewell Woodland COM
menced furious assault on Fox, who had given no
provocation whatever far as the reporter could
learn. He dealt him two tremendous blows over
the head and face, bruising him very badly, and
cutting him the eye. Logan, who had stood
by, passive spectator up to that time, then weut
in" dealing Fox another blow which knocked him
down. Edwards then interposed and prevented
further injury Fox states that his only offence
was that he was Democrat, and that if he gets
away from Baltimore alive this time he will stav
away for a considerable while.
A New BUsINEss.-A man named James Plum
mer, residing on Cross street. near William,
arrested yesterday afternoon by officer Dunlap,
upon the complaint of several neighbors, charged
with keeping snakes on his premises The prison
taken before Justice Boyd, when it was
proven that he paid men to bring snakes to his
house. man named Jones, residing in the neigh
boz hood, tstted that a few nights ago whilst un-
dressing to retire to bed, he observed large black
snake, five feet six inches in length, crawling in
his window. woman testified that she went into
her cellar few days snce and a snake six feet
in length which had escaped from Plummers house.
The Justice fined the prisoner $40 for keeping
snakes, and said that the fine would have been
larger had he rot been in INDECENT circumstances.
The prisoners wife remarked that the policeman,
who killed the snake, the proper one to have
been fined, as the snake worth SIS.
PoLITICAL.-At meeting of the American party
Of the Sixth Ward, held last evening at the Weigh
House, near the Beleir market the following nom
lnation was made: For First Branch City Council
G. Augustus Talbot; Magistrate, J. B. Wheat Con-
stables, Richard Taylor and Richard Pryor The
polls were opened at o'clock and closed at 7, and
the vote polled amounted to 300
At meeting of the 10th ward American coun-
ell, held last evening, Major Edward Spedden,
formerly City Commissioner, was nominated for
the First Branch City Council. Justice Showacre
was nominated for reelection.
ACCIDENTAL seafariBg man named Bartlett, be-
longing to the bark Prince Of Wales, lying at Lo-
Gust Point, in attempting, on Wednesday night to
cross plank leading from the tresse work at the
wharf to the vessel, accidentally fell to the plat
form below and broke his collar-bone He was at
tended by DR.. Dwinelle.
RAILROAD APPoINTMENT.-Mr G.. Woodside was
appointed Paymaster of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at the meeting of the Directors on
wednesday, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of his father, DR.. William G. Woodside
REWARD OFFERED.-Acting Mayor Ford has offer
ed reward of $500 for the arrest of the murderer
Of the French sailor, Cabaret, on Fells Point.
The CoURrs.-There was nothing done in any of
the Courts yesterday.