The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-26
CITY NIELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF PRISONER CHARGED WITH MURDER
Last night at eight O'Clock, the bark George and
Henry, Capt. Trower, arrived in port, with a ne
gro named Benjamin Brown on board, who is
charged with the murder of William Crozier, son
of Mr.. William Crozier, residing on Bond street,
near Pratt. The murder YVES committed on board
the same vessel about four months since in the port
of Irica west coast of South America. The negro
discharged musket at young Crozier, the bali ta-
king effect killing him almost instantly. The prison
er asserts that he was not aware that the musket
loaded. Young Crozier board the vessel
for his health, and not as a sailor; and the negro
acknowledges that Crozier always treated him
kindly. Brown is confined in the Eastern district
police station awaiting commitment.
BRUTAL AssAULT.-Last evening, about o'clock,
a man named Edward Hynes was walking alone
dozen men made an assault upon him. One of the
party fired a pistol at him. and then struck him
five times with the weapon, inhicting each time a
wound over an inch along, on the temples and
right cheek. Officer Chatnch heard the cry of
murder, and on reaching the spot, found Hynes
lying on the ground bleeding profusely. He was
taken to the Eastern district station house. where
DR.. Healey dressed his wounds, after which he
taken to his house on Chester street. The des-
peradOes fed as as they committed the out
rage. Hynes states that the assault was so sudden
that he had no opportunity to identify any of his
assailants.
WOMAN KILLED ON THE PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD.
On Wednesday night burthen train on the Phil
this city, ran over negro woman named Sarah
Tyford, cutting off one of her legs below the knee
and manning the other The woman lived in the fam
lily Of Mr.. Bradford Sickes, the ofthe ac-
cident, and had been sent to store, and it is sup
posed that she had become intoxicated and had
laid down on the track, and in the darkness could
not be seen by the engineer. She was brought to
the city by Rev. Mr.. Curry, who happened to be on
the train, and taken to the Lombard street In
Urinary, where every attention paid to her, but
wthoat avail, she expired at twelve o'clock yes
teroay.
ACCIDENT on THE BALTIMORE AND 0HIo RAILROAD
Yesterday John Hardy, "a brakesman on the Balt
more and Ohio Railroad, met with a serious acc
dent. The train on which he was employed stopped
at the Locust Point junction. to switch off some
cars for Mt. Clare Station, and Handy, occupying
position between the for the purpose of de
taching them, from some cause was knocked off anC
fell, the train passing over him, breaking his left
leg and arm so badly that the last had to be ampu
| taied. The operation was performed by DR.. Il. L
| Smith.
| VIOLATING THE OYSTER LAw.AY esterday, the
| owners of the schooner Loretta, of Philadelphia
were arraigned before Justice Boyd, charged with
violating the Act of Assembly of 1854, ch. 292 by
dredging oysters off Plum Point VIM H. Cowan
! ESQ.,, appeared counsel for the owners and Johr
L. Thomas, Esq, for the State. The evidence being
| of the most conclusive character, the magistrate
| condemned the vessel to be sold
RoBBERY.-Y Yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, the
! dwelling of Mr.. F. I. Darlington, No. l24 Grundy
street, was entered through the back yard ant
robbed of a lot of siyer=ware, valued at $40. A
the same time the dwelling of Mr. Charles T. Diggs
No. l22, was entered in the same manner and
quantity of silver-ware stolen. Several suspicious
persons were seen in the neighborhood at the time
aud as the articles all marked with the intial
OF the owners, they may yet be recovered.
ACCIDENT esterday afternoon young son o
Mr.. Charles Morris, about 13 years of age, livinl
on Baltimore street, Wolf street, handling
mis- xhanaf tol1,
The load took effect in his right hand shattering i
badly. DR.. Dwinelle dressed the wound.