The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-19

and at about ten o'clock they left for their homes
Mary Lloyd with an infant, twelve months old, in
her arms. Alter they had proceeded as far as the
Boston steamship wharf, they lost their way and
wandered about for some time, when they were
met by a number of rowdies, who attempted to
violate their persons The women from the
scOundrels, and Mary LLOYD with her infant in her
arms, fell into the dock at the foot of Mills street
Her screams and the splash in the water brought
to her assistance private watchmen Turner and
Smith, who succeeded in reScuing the mother,
but the infant, which the mother was compelled
to release, in her struggles to keep herself above
water, was drowned. Yesterday morning the
body of the child was found and coroner Sparklin
held an inquest over it, when verdict of acciden-
tai drowning was rendered.
AssAULTs.-A man named John Gibson was ar
rested yesterday morning by officer Logue charged
with committing an assault upon John S. Sprigg,
at the Lexington market. He was committed for
Court by Justice Logan. Lawrain Coleman was
arrested by officer Gillespie, on bench-warrant,
charged with breaking into the house of James
Lester, in the western part of the city. Justice
Reid committed him for the action of the Grand
jury.
Wesley Gade arrested on Thursday
night, on the charge of assaulting and beating
Bernard McGlone. The assault was committed on
the corner Of Holiday and Fayete streets on Mon
day night Justice Hiss committed him to Jail for
Court.
DISTURBING A Picnic PARrY.-On Thursday the
Sabbath Schools of the Saratoga street Methodist
Chapel proceeded to the kelay House, on the Balt-
more and Ohio Railroad, for the purpose of spend
ing the day. While there, Instantaneous created
by party of disorderly young men, whose con-
duct is deserving of punishment. When the train
arrived at Mt Clare Station the rioting was con-
tinued. Yesterday officer Thought arrested one of
them named James Patten, who was committed for
Court by Justice Logan.
Police APPoINrMENTs.-The following appoint
ments have been made by the Police Commissio-
ners, since the publication of the list about fort
night since: Western DiSrict-John r.. Young.
Middle DiStrict-Wm. NJ. Smith, John DeGoey,
Henry McCahan, George P. Weller, JOS j. SUIT
ton, John WeithersIein, Washington r. Hanson,
James w. Davidson. Southern District-William
Clipper, James G. Cordery.
AccDENT.-On Thursday afternoon a man named
Charles Leib, an employee in the pork packing
establishment of William F. Pentz, ON East Fay.
ette street, accidentally fell into vat of boiling
water, by which he was severely scalded that
but slight hopes are entertained of his recovery.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, May Is.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present-JOR C. BLACKBURN,
Esq, President, pro tem., and all the members ex-
cept Meesrs. SPICER, MACE and TAYLoR.-Mr
PENN presented petition from Daniel Coonan
asking permission to allow frame shed to remain
on his premises No. l22 Holiday street; referred
Mr. EVANS, of the Committee on CITY Property
presented report with resolution appropriating
Sl75 for repairing the Office of the Sheriff; laid on
the table.-Mr. EVANS offered resolution direct
ing the Port Warden to place one of the steam
dredging machines in front of the shipyard of Mr..
Goodwin, on the east side of the basin. and remove
the sediment which has gathered there during the
late freshet; adopted.-Mr. ROBERTS offered
resolution directing the Committee on Health to
inquire as to whether the establishment of the
Messrs. Kimberly, on McKim street, for manufac-
turing fertilizer, is not nuisance; adopted
Mr.. SIMMs offered resolution directing the Water
Engineer to place steam fre-plug at the corner of
Light and Hughes.streets; adopted Pollock
offered resolution directing the Board of Health
to inform the Branch as to the sanitary condition
OF the slaughterhouses and cow-stables in the To-
cality of Baltimore, Gilmore and Fayette streets;
adopted.-Mr A. M. PRICE offered resolution
directing the City Commissioner to report to this
Branch the condition of the bed of Howard street
between Madison and Pratt streets; adopted.-
Mr.. Balm offered aresolution of qury of the CITY
Counsellor as to whether the city collect rents
If it changes the manner in which the marketers
must sell from their wagons: adopted.-A COM
municatiOn was received from the City Counsellor
relative to the right of way through the streets for
the Northern Central Railway to carry their track
to Canton; reterred.-Mr CHAPMAN, of the Joint
Standing Committee on Ways and Means, presented
q report, with a resolution appropratng So 900 to
the Home of the Friendless laid on the table
Also, an ordinance increasing the salary of the
JanitOr of the Record Office to $500 per annum;
laid on the table.-blr. MACE called up the reso-
luton granting permission to Jesse d. Murphy to
continue in use a frame shed on his premises, No.
l04 Chew street; adOpted--Aso, the resolution
granting a similar permission to Christopher
Hursh, being on North Gay street; adopted-
Mr.. TAYLOR called up the resolution referring the
claims of John s. Cuttings, Margaret Seabright
Charles Mentzel and Andrew B. Cross to the Board
of Arbitration for settlement; adopted-AIso
the resolution directing the City Comptroller to
pay to W. Schnauffer the sum of SIS for adver-
tisng for the city; adopted. the resolution
directing the Comptroller to pay to George w.
Key the sum of $50 for services as a telegraph ope-
rator; adopted.-Also, the resolution referring
the claim of Ann Marie Hamilton to the Board of
Arbitration for settlements adopted.-Mr. A. NJ.
tition of Henry Traverse; adopted.-Mr. A. NJ.
PRICE called up the resolution adverse to the in
crease of the pay of the laborers in the city yard
CALLS offered resolution di-
to inquire into the expediency of appointing
officer to inspect gas meters; adopted
Mr.. A. M. PRICE called up the resolution ad-
verse to deepening the Back Basin; adopted
SECOND BRANCH.-Present, WILLIAM McPHAIL,
Esq, President, and all the members.-The re-
solution relative to underground sewerage looking
to changing the course Of Jones' Falls, was taken
up and passed.-Aso, the resolution providing
for the reshingling of the Lexington street mar
ket-house between Eutaw and Jasper streets-A
resolution to pay John G. Wilmot S5l, for services
as crier of the Superior Court, was received from
the First Branch and read.--A communication
was received from Felix Van Keuth offering his
farm, near the Philadelphia road, about four miles
from the city, as a site for the new Almshouse;
laid on the table.-The Branch adjourned until
Monday afternoon at o'clock.