The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-06
CITY NT,ELLIGENCE.

THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS
steamship City of Norfolk, of the Savannah line
reached her wharf yesterday morning at foui
o'clock. Captain Parker reports that on Saturday
morning last 1.-TWO days out)he compelled to lie
to n the Gulf stream, account of a terrific gale
which sprung up during Friday night. For seven
ty-six hours he unable to proceed. When the
gale subsidized fog dense that it was impossible
to ten feet ahead of the vessel, rose, and the
progress of the ship was much retarded. On reach
ing the ice in the river, the boat acted well and he
found but little difficulty in getting up The steam
er Georgia succeeded in getting the ship Srer Star
off, and towed her into Annapolis Roads. The cop
pering of the ship was good deal cut by the ice,
which is the only damage she sustained. The Geor-
gia found in the Roads the schooner Robert Hcaley,
from Charleston, which experienced a gale
on the 26th ult., twenty miles south of Cape Look
out, in which she lost her foremast, maintopmast
and jbboom At noon yesterday the S. r. Spauld-
ing left for her first trip to the city of Providence,
to which place she will hereafter run regularly y
She towed out the following vessels: ship ). ~.
Gushing, for Charleston; brig Fleet, for the West
Indies; bark Chester, for Cuba; and the schooners
Red Wing, Belle and Bride, for the coast. At four
o'clock in the afternoon the steamer George Pea
body, preceded by the Georgia, left for Norfolk
The track is well open, and steamers move with but
little difficulty.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PRovI-
SION EXcHANGE.-The annual meeting, for the
election of officers of the Provision Exchange, was
held in their rooms Dugan's Buildings, Exchange
Place, on Wednesday, the 4th inst.
There pretty large attendance Of the mem
bers, and the voting was quite spirited. The fol-
lowing officers were duly elected to serve for the
ensuing twelve months:
President, Alexander Rieman; Vice Presidents
Joseph Reynolds and James c. Adams; Treasurer
Charles G. Hall; Secretary, John O,Conner.
ctors--FrankSEullivan, }. c. Nicodemus,
Saml. J. Slater, Jacob Pappler, Thomas Cassard,
NJ. j. Foley and Charles V. Martin.
There is general attendance daily at the rooms
of the Association; and the reports of the officers
for the last year show that the Exchange is in
prosperous condition.
The FUEL MARKEr-Since the cold weather and
the obstruction of the harbor by ice, the price of
wood and coal has considerably advanced. The
supply of wood upon the wharves is not large for
this season of the year, and prices have advanced
nearly 30 cents per cord upon all qualities If the
ice embargo continues, a further advance may be
expected. There has been no advance asked as yet
by parties who deal in the sawed and split wood
used in kindng Anthracite coal of the best quail
ty is furnished at S5.5O@9575 per ton of 240 lbs.
me soft, free-burning Goals are delivered at about
% cents per ton less
SEVERE ACCIDENr.-Y esterdav about one o'clock,
as burthen train passing along Canton ave-
nue., when near Broadway, lad named George
fleshman, sixteen years of age, attempted to get off
one OF the cars, when he fell to the ground his two
hands falling across the track. The wheels of the
ear passed over them, crushing all his fingers. He
was taken to the office of DR.. Monkur who dressed
The wounds, and he was then taken to the house of
his parents On Cambridge street, Canton.
The Cry OF NoRFoLK.-The Steamship Ciiy of
Norfolk is now undergoing repairs at her wharf
The cabin, which is below deck, is being removed
and that part of the vessel will be used for freight
purposes, and neat and commodious cabin will be
quilt on deck. This change will add much to the
capacity of the ship and also improve her appear
ince. These repairs will not interfere with her
'egular trips.
PROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Monday an ell
1erly lady named Ellender was much injured by
alllng on the ice on Aisquith street. She was re-
moved to her home, on Monument street, near Stir
ing. She has been in an insensible state ever
ince the occurrence of the accident, and yester-
lay it was thought that she could not survive.
New MARKET HOUsE.-The new market-house,
between Second and Lombard Streets at the Centre
market, is finished and will be occupied by the
butchers and others on Saturday morning. All the
I'D stalls and temporary stalls which used
turing the erection of the new building have been
'emoved. The building presents handsome ap-
'earance, and is great addition to the market.
AssAULTGNG CoNsrABLE.-John Conrad and
Jacob koons, while visit to Brooklyn, Anne
ARUNDEL county, met Mr.. Lethro Smith, a consta-
Die, and assaulted him in the most brutal manner,
lragging him from his horse and kicking him in
he face, injuring him severely.
CONDITION OF NAFF.-Naff7s condition Yesterday
vas much worse, and present indications that
lc will not survive.
FIRES.
Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, fire was dis
covered in the basement of an unoccupied three
tory house, corner of Lombard street and West
.alls avenue, owned by John NJ. Jacobs. Engine
No. 3 was promptly on the ground, but had to go
o four different fre-plugs before water could be
obtained, those first tried being frozen. By the
ime the department got to work, the flames enve-
oped the entire building. By the exertions of the
iremen, however, the fire confined to the house
n which it originated. Damage about S400, in
ured in the riremens. The authorities should
axe some precaution to keep the plugs from freez-
ng or the most disastrous consequences may other
wise result from the want of water.
The alarm of fire from box No. 35, yesterday, at
Z o'clock, p. NJ, was caused by the burning of an
noccupied frame dwelling on Garden street, adjoin-
ne Mt Hope Hospital. The Fire Department
urned out in force, but owing to the distance the
ouse was consumed before the arrival of the en-.
ines
The alarm of fire last night at 10 o'clock, struck
y box No IL, was caused by the burning of part
t the roof of small negro tenement situated on
It. Mary's street between Tessier and Ross streets
was eNtinguished by the Fire Department with
lipht loss