The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-19

ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL.--0n Thursday
night, while a ball was progressing in the New As
sembly Rooms, party of rOughs among whom
were Richard Harris and man named johnson,
entered the building and acted in adisorderly man.
ner. After few minutes they left, and on reach
ing the pavement they jumped into a hack owned
by Daniel Phillips, and ordered him to drive them
away, which he refused to do, whereupon they
made an outrageous assault upon him. Milton
Rathburn, an officer employed at the New Assem-.
bly, Rooms, hearing the atray, ran down stairs and
lnterered to protect Phillips when the assailants
set upon him and beat him in an inhuman manner,
and, it is feared, inflicted injuries which will result
fatally. He still remains in the dressinr-rO at.
tached to the hall, where he was taken at the time
under the treatment of Prof. Dunbar. On Satur,
day Sergeant Handy arrested Harris and johnson,
and committed Harris to Jail and held johnson in
the sum of 81 900 for a hearing.
DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AT THE OLIVER HIBER-
MAN SCHooL.-On Saturday morning, the annual
distribution of premiums to the pupils of this
school took place. Daniel j. Foley and Hugh
Jenkins, Esqrs delivered addresses. The school
Is IN prosperous condition, and the advancement
made by the pupils speaks well for the industry and
the Society reelected the following gentlemen as
It's officers for another year: Presdent-IIugh
Jenkins. First Vice President-Daniel j. Foley.
SeGretary-E; Cumminskey. Treasurer-M. J.
Kelly Chaplain-Rev. j. Doan. Counsellor-S.
). Donaldson. Physicians-J. H. 0Donovan and
d. A. O'Donnell. Managers-James Kenan, Chas.
Pendergast, James Mullan, S. H. Adams George
RELY, Luke Cassidy, Michael Roche, Owen O'Brien
and F. S. Gallagher.
The PERLs OF SoMNAMBULIsM-On Saturday
night, about eleven O'clock the public living in
the neighborhood of Eden and Mulliken streets
were suddenly startled by the cries of 'help! help!
murderl murder!" which it was found were uttered
by lodger of Mr. VOLTS on the corner of the
two streets named who, it seemed, had gone to
bed, but got up in 4 somnabulic state and climbed
out of the attic window to the roof of the back
building, when something happened to awake him
and he, hardly knowing his whereabouts cried out
as above, which soon brought to his assistance
several of the neighbors who removed him from his
dangerous situation.
ST. PATRIcK's DAY.-Saturday was a pleasant
day compared with the weather which usually at
tends the anniversary of the death of Irelands pa
iron SAINT. In the morning the sky was overcast,
but by noon the clouds had all disappeared and the
AR was mild. The day was commemorated by the
different Irish societies, and services of an inter
estng character were had in the Cath olic churches
The Shields Guard, Captain Chaisty were out and
looked remarkably well. Yesterday, SheIah, was
also pleasant, but there was no sunshine, heavy
clouds pre- ailing all day and threatening rain.
ATTEMPTING TO BREAK OUT OF A STATION HOUSE,
During Saturday night, whilst Richard Harris was
confined IN the Middle district polce-station, he
attempted to escape by saving a hole in the floor
OF bis cell. He had bored four holes, and was in
the act or saving when he detected. The in
struments which he was using, consisting of saw,
duger anu Drace ana large Dutcher-knlte, were fur
nished him through his window on Saratoga street.
He was placed by Lieut.. Carmichael where the
facilities for communicating with his friends were
not so good.
DEATH OF GENTLEMAN FROM LITTLE WASHING
TON, PIKE COUNTY, N. CA gentleman named
Grimes, resident of Little Washington, Pike
county, N. c., died of apoplexy on board the Tor
folk steamer on its trip from that city to this, on
Saturday night. He was accompanied by his SON
ln-law and negro body servant. The corpse was
placed in metallic coffin, and left by the boat last
evening for his late home.
OUTRAGEOUS AssAULT.-On Saturday morning, a
young man named August Whaler, in the
employ of George Rust, butcher, Loudenslager
Hill, while near his place of work, was as
siled by four five rowdies whom he did
not know, and to whom he had given no provoca-
ton. One of them struck him on the back part of
the head with brick, inficting a very severe
wound, which DR.. Evans dressed. The assaiIants
made their escape.
REcovERING.-The young girl Emma Wells, who
Wastseriously burned Wednesday night by the ex-
plosion of a camphene lamp, on Schroeder street,
near Lombard, is now in a fair way of recovering,
under the treatment of DR.. D. F. Larkin.