The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-20

street, near Monument, occasoned by a quarrel
which was in progress between a number OF worth
less and dissoute negroes who live in that vicinity
The police interrupted the melee and arrested VIM.
Taylor, Lewis Stokes, Solomon Badson, Mary John
ston, VIM. Thomas, Matilda j.. Thompson, Georgi-
ana Williams, Louisa Howard, Mary Thomas, and
James Dorsey. They were taken to the Central
station and confined during the night, and Justice
Hiss, after hearing the case, directed that each of
the party should receive twenty lashes on the bare
back, which were accordingly administered, and
the negroes departed giving the assurance that
they would not again engage in such a disgraceful
row.
FATAL ACcIDENT.-On Saturday afternoon,
young man named Charles De Geoy, one of the
crew of the bark Mondamin, hence for Rio, when
off Swan Point, fell from the main top sail yard to
the deck, and was instantly killed. He came down
head foremost and his brains were scattered over
the deck, his neck and one of his arms broken
The steam tug Reliance had the bark in charge tow
ing her out, and the body was placed on board the
tug and brought to this city, and taken to his faith
ers house on Caroline street, near the wharf
Young De Geoy was the son of Mr.. De Geoy the
wharfinger at Chases wharf, and was an estim able
young man.
SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-On Saturday afternoon an
interesting surgical operation was performed by
Drs. Monkur, Dwinhele, and Evans, on the person
OF boy, fifteen years of age, named F. Nephene,
living on Chapel street, between Canton and Easton
avenues. About four weeks since the boy, while
playing in the Messrs. Ashcraft 4 Co.'s ship-yard
had his leg broken by piece of timber falling on
it. 1t was compound fracture, and in consequence
of the death of part of the bone, no union took
place between the fractured parts: The operation
consisted in the removal of about four inches of the
large bone of the leg. Chloroform admins
tered, and the operation was successful The patti
ent is now doing well.
Hon. STEPHEN A. DoUGLAs.-Information has
been received by the friends of Mr. Douglas that
on Thursday afternoon next that gentleman will
arrive in this city. He will make the Gilmor
House his headquarters during his stay. Prepare
tons are already in progress for his reception and
entertainment. He will be serenaded on Thursday
night, and it is expected that in acknowledgment
OF the compliment he will address the people.
The SHARK IS DEAD.-On Saturday and yester-
day large number of persons visited La Cross
Vineyard to see the shark which was caught
in the seine on Friday last. Those who went on
Saturday saw his sharkship alive, but those who
went yesterday (about 1,500) were not SO fortu-
nate, as the shark had drowned himself, or de-
parted this life in some other way, at an early
hour in the morning.
SEVERELY BURNr.-Between and 10 O'Clock on
Saturday night small boy, living with his parents
on Eastern avenue, near Bond street, picked I'D a
camphene lamp to go up stairs, when the lamp ex
ploded and the burning fluid scattered over his
head, face and breast. His father and other mem
bers of the family to his relief threw the boy
to the floor and succeeded in putting out the flames,
but not until the boy was frightfuly burnt.
MARINE DIsAsTER.-The brig A. b. Patterson,
Capt Knight from the port of Naguabo, reached
the capes on the 18th instant, and when about
crossing the mouth Of the Rappahannock river she
came in collision with the steamer Moonlight. The
brie's main rigging was carried away, and other
wise considerably injured. She remained in the
bay five days when the steam tug Hector tOwed her
into this port.
INoUEsT.-On Saturday, Coroner Sparklin was
called on to hold an inquest on the body of a man
named John Garretson, who died suddenly in the
city Jail. Garretson had been confined on the charge
of drunkenness, and about five O'Clock Saturday
afternoon wit and haf
physician of the ijail arrived he died The iury
rendered verdict of "death from causes superin-
duced from intemperance."
CHARGED WITH THEFT.-Wm. G. Ford, who was
tried for the murder of officer Burnham, was ar
rested on Saturday night the charge of stealing
81 from man named ID. James. The parties were
In the Irwin Hall drinking saloon, on Lovely lane
where they had been playing cards, when Ford
snatched the money from James hand. Justice
Hiss, after hearing the case, discharged Ford
AccIDENT.-Y esterday afternoon a man named
James Hughes, living at No. Al Wolf street, was
walking with his child in his arms when his foot
trpped in the carpet, and he was thrown vio-
lently forward. He clung to the child, and en-
deavored to break his fall by throwing out his
arm, but fell on it with such force as to break
1t near the shoulder. DIR. Dwinnelle set the limb
LARGE APPLE TREE.-Henry III. Gore, Esq., the eff.
cient Assistant Marshal for the county taking the
census for the Second district apple tree on
the property of Miss Randall near Randallstown,
which measured l3 feet 156 inches in circumfer-
ence. This patriarch among the fruit trees appeard
to be in healthy condition.-Baltimore County Ad-
Uocate
Front STREET THEATRE.-The managers of this
popular place of amusement have engaged the
well-known American tragedian, Mr. J. B. Roberts
who appears the boards this evening in the
character of Richard Ill. The entertainment of
the evening concludes with the farce of the "Plea
SAINT Neighbor."
AssAULTs.-to ohm w. Devine and John Bradley
were arrested on Saturday night by officers Brown
and Hammett, charged with violently assaultng a
man named Robert Rhea. They were committed
for Court by Justice Showacre Samuel Griffith,
charged with assaulting Samuel Smith, was also
committed to Jail by the same magistrate.
VIOLATING THE ACT.-On Saturday morning con
stables Wood and Chambers arrested a man named
ALBRIGHT Sanders, charged with violating an act of
assembly by selling liquor and merchandise without
having the necessary license. He was held for the
action of the Grand Jury by Justice Boyd.
BLACK SNAKEs.-Three "Back Snakes" named
william Brown, Shaggy Shepherd and Michael
Dosdandos, were taken into custody on Saturday
being drunk and disorderly in the street. They
were committed in default of payment of fines.
FIRE.-On Saturday morning about ten O'Clock,
a frame kitchen attached to the house of Mr.
Frederick Luer, No. 40l West Pratt street. near
Penn, took fire from the stove pipe. Officer Craw-
ford and the neighbors extinguished the flames
with a few buckets of water without raising an
alarm.
PosTPoNED.-The hearing which was to have ta-
ken place on Saturday afternoon before Justice
Boyd, in the of S. S. Stevens charged with
attempting to remove illegally out of the State a
negro boy named Joseph Murray, was postponed
by request of counsel until this afternoon at four
O'Clock.
ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTs.-Y esterday the ship Bre-
merhaven, of Bremen, Captain Helken, arrived with
297 emigrants on board. They are all in excellent
health and were on the passage 60 days. The most
OF them will depart for the West to-day.