The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

JUDGE DoUGLAs.-I esterday, at twelve O'CLOCK
Judge Douglas received his friends at the GiImor
| House. The reception lasted more than an hour,
during which time hundreds of our citizens paid
their respects to him. After he had retired to his
parl0r, persons still continued to call on him. and
| he received them there. There were many distin
guished gentlemen, from different parts of the State
| among those who called After dining with a
number of his friends, he left the Gilmor House
about clock for the Camden railway station, ac-
| companed by the Baltimore committee and a por-
! tion of the Philadelphia Committee. After taking
| his seat in the car, which had been prepared for
| his accommodation, one of the windows hosted,
! and many citizens took occasion to shake his hand
Subsequently, he came out of the car, and, stand
| ing the platform, con gerSed with those near
| him, and received their congratulaon. At half
past five O'clock he started for Washington.
Col. John w. Forney, of the Philadelphia Press
came from Philadelphia in the five O'Clock tran
and accompanied the Judge to Washington.
A BRUTAL HusBAND.-A woman named Mary Bur
bage appeared before Justice Griffin Yesterday af
ternoon, and stated that her husband had beaten
and kicked her until she could scarcely walk. She
states that she was very unwell yesterday morning.
and therefore was confined to her bed, and about
six o'clock her husband, John f. Burbage, came
into the room and hearing of the children cry
ing, ordered her to stop it. She informed him that
she was too unwell to get up, and asked him to
hand her the child, when he came to the bed, and,
catching her by the hair, dragged her out the
floor, and kicked her about the head and body,
brusing and cutting her in horrible manner
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the back OF her neck, which had been caused by
receiving a lick with a pair of tongs. He re-
leased upon bail to the charge of assaulting
her with intent to kill, before the Criminal Court.
FIREMEN's ELEcTIoNs.-The members of the Co
lumban Fire Company held meeting on Wednes-
day evening, when the following officers cleo
ted: President, JAS G.. Ramsey; Vice Presidents,
Thos. Phillips, Jr., and Daniel Diggs; Secretary,
VIM. Slater Treasurer, Joseph Audoun; Chief Di-
rector, James Peacock; Chief Engineer, Daniel
Diggs.
The members of the Deptiord Fire Company also
held meeting on Wednesday evening and elected
Samuel Evans, President; Joshua Sapp and Adam
Ortt, Vice Presidents; Robert Stevenson, CORES
ponding Secretary; James Muller, Financial Secre-
tary; James West, Treasurer.
PREsENTATIoN.-The students of Newton Univer-
sity yesterday morning presented Rev. L. H.. Johns,
Professor of Ancient Languages in that Institution
with beautiful ebony cane, silver mounted. One
of the students made speech, in which he referred
to the high esteem in which the Professor was held
and to the pleasant character of the intercourse
which had always existed between them. The Pro-
fessor replied thanking them for the gift, and ex-
pressing hope that their future intercourse would
be as pleasant as their asst. Professor Johns has
filled his present position four years, with great
credit to himself and much benefit to the Institution
VISIT TO THE HARBoR.-'The Joint Special Com
mittee on the Harbor, which was appointed at the
last session of the City Council proceeded to the
wharf yesterday morning for the purpose of exam
lining all the city whafves around the harbor, with
view to decide whether it would be best to sell
lease the property there, which is now in the pos
session of the city. They were conveyed in the
steam tug Baltimore, which is city boat. During
the afternoon they partook of collation. board
the boat, which was served up under the superin-
tendance Of James l.. Mills.
PAINFUL AoCIDENT.-William Winery, residing
at No. 80 Forrest street, met with painful acci-
dent yesterday morning at the chair factory of Mr.
Stephens, on Low street near Front. He was en-
gagged at saving with circular saw, and by some
means let his hand slip, when it caught by the
saw cutting off two of the fingers of the right hand
and also tearing the flesh from his hand in horri-
BILE manner. He attended by Dr. Yeates, who
amputated two of his fingers.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-At the annual meeting of
the Hide and Tallow Association, (No. IL, which
was held on Tuesday night last at Rieys, Centre
Market Space the following gentlemen were duly
elected officers for the ensuing year: President,
Lewis Turner; vice-President, Jacob Hof: Trea-
surer, Samuel j. Pentz; Secretary, William Lowry
Directors: William l.. Rusk, Francis Hoover,
Frederick Rice, Henry Riefflie, John Nicholson,
John Fl. Dofiiey and William Carmichael.
THE STARVATION CAsE.-The jury in the case of
William Wallace, re-assembled at ten o'clock |
yesterday morning, at Cole & Co. s house, on For
rest street. Gay, and continued in session unit
ii o'clock, at which time not being able to agree
upon verdict, they dismissed. 1t is proba-
BILE that the case will occupy the attention of the
Grand Jury.
PARADE.-The United States Flying Artillery |
stationed at Fort McHenry, under the command Of
Major French, paraded through the principal
streets OF the city Yesterday morning.