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


ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
STOLEN BY BoY.-On Tuesday last, Joseph G. Nc
Nanny, a bright little boy of IA, employed in the
office OF Messrs. Butterworth and Bond, President
and Treasurer of the Allentown Railroad Co., Nos
10 and Il Nassau street New York. obtaininp the
key OF the safe in the absence of his EMPLOYERS alb
stracted railroad stock, Missouri and other State
bonds, drafts, checks bonds and mortgages, and
other securities to the amount of Sl1l 600 In ad-
di.on to these he stole check for $3.50 on city
bank, two very costly gold watches, diamond lew
elry and S75 in cash. OF course the loss was soon
discovered, and Messrs. Butterworth and Bond en-
tered into searching investigation to discover how
the property had disappeared, but without obtain
ing any clue-never for a moment supposing that
the boy could be capable of doing such
a thing. Officers Masterson and Smith, of
the General Superintendent's Office, were
at length summoned, and, after a brief
examination of the affair, they concluded that Jo-
seph was the thief and took him into CUSTODY The
little fellow soon confessed his crime, and directed
the officers to the place where most of the property
was concealed. The ma jority of the valuable pa
pers he had placed in tin box in the office where
they were found all safe. The check watches and
money, which he had taken home, were also recov-
cred He denies stealing the diamond ewelry and
his employers believe that he tells the truth. He
was taken to the Tombs by the officers and COM
mitted for examination. The boy says that he was
melted to the act by another bow who was former
Bond are averse to prosecuting the little fellow
who has done much toward the support OF his poor
bind father and deeply regret that he should have
been so misled.
LAND SALEs--George vickers and R. Hynson,
Esqs, Trustees for the sale of the Appleton lands
in Kent county, sold on Thursday last, in Chester
town, about 442 acres for Sl2,565. Lot No. L. con-
tanning III acres, and occupied by Mr. w. IT, Ap-
pleton, was sold to Mr.. w. NJ. Vandergrift for
$3.50 per acre. Lot No. 2, containing 179 acres,
TO Mr W M Loire, of Delaware, for $2S per acre.
Lot No. 3, of acres, to Mr.. J. A. Harper for $50
per acre. Lot No. l, of acres, to Mr.. W. p
Francis, SIS per acre. Lot No. 6, containing %
acres, to Mr. w. 7. Skirven for Sl625 per acre.
Lot No. s, to MIR. Peter Stokes for S22 per acre.
The McDoNosH EsrArE.-The New Orleans
Delta OF NJ ondav afternoon, says:
The fourth sale of the Baltimore portion of the
McOonogh estate proved failure to-day The
property offered consisted of lots in the town of
MGDonoghvile, and lands in the parishes of Iber-
vile, St. James and Livingston. The attendance
was not large, and but few appeared anxious to be-
come purchasers The result was, that the pro-
perty was withdraw, and will probably be again
o1ereo when more auspicious time arrives.
CHESS VS.. CARDs.-The vicksburg True .Soutsron,
says
We were conversng yesterday with gentle
man who has been pilot upon the Western waters
Tor twenty-five years. He remarked that this coun-
try owed great debt of gratitude to Paul Morphy,
for, that within the last year, card playing among
steamboat travellers in the West had diminished
fully one-half, and chess had taken its place, thus
supplying an intellectual and improving pastme in
place OF one that results in evils and evil ONLY
The Buffalo IN. " Commercial says that one day
last week employee of the railroad between
Lewiston and the Falls, whose business it is to keep
lookout for land slides and to warn trains of dan
ger, stepped out of his little guard house. when
ton or two of rock from the oyerhanoipp cliff fell
and crushed the house.