The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-09

SENSITIVE REPUBIICAw.-Yes Yesterday morning
MIR. Lewis Winters and gentleman friend were
standing on the corner OF Calvert and Baltimore
streets, when MIR. William Gunnison passed by.
Mr.. Winters friend asked if that was Gunnison, to
which Mr.. Winters replied it was Gunnison turn
ed round on hearing his name mentioned, imagined
himself abused, and went directly to the office of
Justice Mckinley, where he made oath that Mr..
Winters had abused him on the street, whereby he
procured warrant and had Mr.. Winters arrested
on that charge. Mr.. Winters Immediately procured
a warrant and had him arrested on the charge of
perjury. Gunnison was taken before Justice Hiss
and held to bail IN the sum of s., 900 for Court.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARIEs.-On Wednesday night
an attempt was made to force open the rear door
leading to the boot and shoe store of A. D. Shultz
No 10 Light street, but it proved unsuccessful
The door and side window show the marks of
burglars tools. The upper part of the house is
occupied by Mr.. A. Campbell, silver platter, whose
goods, being very valuable. no doubt the thieves
were bent on carrying off. During the same night,
an attempt was made to get into the stores of
Messrs. Guvton & Hyde and Mrs. Stewart, Nos. 81
and Ga Hanover street, near Pratt. The gate be-
tween the two stores forced open. The noise
attracting the attention of private watchman
Cavano the robbers ran off at his approach.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE AND INQUEsT.-On Tuesday af-
ternoon some of the family of Mr. Lewis Holtzer-
man living at No. so South Howard street. and who
had been missing since Monday night, found his
liteless body in the rain hogshead in the yard
tached to the house. The body was in such posi-
us lO tne suppOSlllOn ne nau lnten-
tonally plunged in head foremost. Coroner Battee
held ar inquest, and the jury rendered verdict OF
'death by drowning" 1t appears that some three
years ago the deceased was beaten badly about the
head at one of the election polls, since which time
he has been subject to alterations of mind and
it is supposed that in of these fits he put end
to his life.
DESPERATE FIGHT BETWEEN NEGRoEs.-Y ester
day morning, difficulty arose between two of the
negroes employed in the oyster packing estab-
lishment of Mr.. Graniss, Alice Anna street,
named Samuel Stuart and Henry Thomas, and a
fight ensued, in which the former was very severe
ly injured. Thomas used oyster knife, and
struck Stuart blow across the upper lip, nfict.
ing wound two inches in length, and almost sever
ing the lip from the face. Stuart was also badly
bruised about the head He was taken to his home
on Spruce streeI, near Cough, where DR.. Evans
dressed the wound.
FRE.-Yesterday morning about 515 o'clock
fire discovered in the paint and drug store oil
Mr.. John Rodenmeyer, on Paca street, between
Lexington and Saratoga streets. The place burn
ed rapidly for a short time, but extin.
gushed with loss of about 81 000 which is covered
by insurance, viz S400 on the house in the Equta
Insurance Office. The fire, which was accidental,
commenced in the dwelling part of the house.
RESISTING PoLICE.-A drunken man named
tion-house, on Wednesday night, by officer Hughes
charged with riotous and disorderly conduct and
resisting him in the discharge of his duty. The off
Ger had quite tussle with his prisoner, who, il
his rage, tore off part of the tail of Hughes coat
and also made some awful rents in the rear portions
of his pantloons Justice Mclaughlin sent RourR
to Jail, to answer at court.