The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-22
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

a man named Luke McCabe was seriously injured
by being assaulted with a bottle and an iron pound
weight. 1t appears that McCabe and man named
Mcdonald, who has recently returned from voy-
age, sailor, were together during the day
drinking and about three o'clock they were sitting
in Galagher's groggery, on Exeter street, at
French street, with bottle of whiskey between
4hem. Mcdonald asked McCabe to take another
drink, which the latter refused to do, when Nc
Donald raised the bottle and struck McCabe a ter
rbe blow the left side of the head breaking the
bottle to pieces and cutting large cash. Not sat.
isiied with this he picked up pound weight and
commenced beating McCabe on the head. The lat
ter grasped his assailant, and on Gallagher (the
proprietor) attempting to part them, he received
several severe blows the head from the pound
weight. Several police entered at this point and
arrested Mcdonald and took him to the Central
station. Justice Hiss committed him to Jail for
Court. DR.. o. S. Mahon called to dress Nc
Cabe's wounds. Several pieces of glass were
moved from the scalp, and he was then sent to his
home on Valley street, between Neighbor and
Eager streets.
FIGHr ON THE YoRK RoAD.-On Sunday a fight
took place the York road in which tw brothers,
named Thomas and Edward Hamilton were severe
Iy beaten by a party of men. John McGran and
John Brashmey arrested by Lieut.. Elliott on
the charge of committing the assault. They
committed to Jail for Court. Yesterday afternoon
a number of the Eastern district police under Lieut..
Kenny, and a number of the Middle district police
were despatched to the Belair road, report hav-
ing reached the Chief of Police that a severe fight
was progressing. On their arriving at the lager
beer saloons they found that the fight was over,
and all was comparatively quiet, although there
were a considerable number of "roughs'' the
ground The officers induced the propretors of
the lagerbeer saloons to close their bars, where
upon the crowd dispersed. The fight which took
place was only common street brawl in which
neither party was injured.
FRE.-Last night about eight o'clock, an alarm
was sounded from box No. 49, corner of Franklin
and Chatsworth streets, caused by fire being dis
covered in the two-story brick stable George
alley, near George street. The flames next COM
municated to a similar building adjoining, used AS
a packing house by a man named Murray. The
stable was occupied By laboring man named
Snyder, who had there two horses, which were
saved, and quantity of provender which
burned. The buildings, which were almost entire
ly destroyed, belonged to Alexander Shriver and
were insured. Loss about $500. The stable was
in the rear of the dwelling of Henry D. Mears,
No. q George street, which was damaged in the
back building to the amount of about $25. This
property also belonged to Mr.. Shriver and was
insured.
AN OUTRAGEOUS AssAULT--Wdn Sabbed.-On
Sunday night, about nine O'clock Mr.. G. +. West,
who keeps grocery store on Lexington street. at
POppleton street, walking on Fayette street.
between Poppeton and Schroeder streets, and
when in front of row of houses which are in pro-
cess of erection, three men jumped from of the
cellars and made violent assault upon him. One
of the desperadoes stabbed Mr.. West in the left
breast, the blade of the knife passed through his
clothing and iniicting wound, fortunately not of
a serious character. Mr.. West grapped with the
scoundrels and defended himself with a determine
tion which they little expected, whereupon they
fled. He was not able to recognize any of the
party, and did not give pursuit.
REMOVAL OF DIRT FROM STREETs.-The late
reshet carried into the several streets of the city
an immense amount of sand and filth. On Holli-
day street, from the old City Hall to Bath street,
there were not less than five inches depth of dirt
over the entire street. There were also large
quantities of it on the streets in the Eastern and
Western sections of the city. During the past
week the Superintendents of Streets, under the di-
rection of the Health Department, have taken away
about $500 cartoads of this dirt, and it is expect
ed that during the present week the remainder wi |!
be removed.
AGGRAVATED AssAuLr.-William Edwards was
arrested yesterday bv officer Carter, of the West
ern police, on warrant issued by Justice Ensor,
charging him with assauting man named Robert
Miles. The parties live in MOore's alley and the
affair originated from a quarrel between the fe-
males of the two families. Miles was very much
cut and bruised about the face and head when be-
fore the Justice, his assaiant, it appeared, having
knocked him down in the street some four or five
times. The accused was held for further hearing
in the sum OF $500.
MALICIOUS Aor.--Y esterday evening about six
o'clock, man, named John McGaw, wantony and
maciously killed cow, the property of Michael
Kelley. The animal was grazing on the commons,
at Canton, when McGaw was passing along. He
drew revolver from his pocket, and deliberately
fired three balls into the COW, and after the animal
had fallen to the ground he picked I'D a large
stone, and crushed in the animals skull. The hu-
man brute arrested and taken TO the Eastern
District police station, where Justice Griffin COM
mitted him to Jail for Court.
RESISTING AN OFFICER.-Patrick FIaharty yes
terday evening about o'clock commenced
acting in very disordery manner in Orbet alley,
between Chew and Eager streets, and policeman
Clarke attempted to arrest him. Flaharty made
an assault upon the officer, kicked him violently
and resisted in all manner of ways. The officer
clung to his man and succeeded in taking him to
mtted him for Court
AcCIDENT.-Y esterday morning little boy named
Frank Mclaughlin was playing dray in front
of his fathers house Ross street, near Orchard
street, when he slipped and fell and one of the
iron bands being broken, the point of the band
entered his left thigh distance of four inches in
hicting a very severe wound. He was carried into
his fathers house, where DR.. Knight dressed the
wound.
VIOLATING Cry ORDINANCEs.-The new police
force are enforcing the city ordinances without
regard to parties. Yesterday some twenty persons
arraigned before Justice Showacre, on the
charge of running vehicles without having licenses,
and the proper number in a conspicuous place ac-
cordng to law. The usual fine of about 81 and
costs imposed by the Justice. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was fined in two
MTsDIRECTED LErTERs.-We Indebted to Mr..
J. McNea, Jr. Treasurer Baltimore Post-ofice
for the information that letters addressed to the fol-
lowing Houses in this city are now in the New
ork Post oihce, having been advertised in the
Herald, of May 10th Bonninger Brothers, Duer,
Norris Co., Niemyer d Fowler, c. IL. Sadtler q
Co, Henry Rieman & Sons, Taylor, Foster L. Co.,
Ward Brother, Wilkins Co.
THEFrs.-Samuel Jones, lad, arrested yester-
day by officer Eney. charged with stealing lot
of lead pipe, belonging to a Mr.. Woods, com
mitted by Justice Logan to the House of Refuge.
Maria kurns arrested yesterday by officer Thought,
charged with stealing the of S25 from Han
nah Syden committed to Jail by Justice
Myers for the action of the Grand Jury.
THE OIL LAMPs.-Great complaint is made by
persons living in localities where oil street lamps
are still used on account of the negligence of the
persons having charge of them. In many instan-
ces there is not sufficient oil put in them to keep
them burning until mid might, and scarcely any Of
them burn until two o'clock in the morning.
A FAMILY QUARREL.-W illam Rhinehart, and
his wife and son arrested ON the charge of
indulging in fight in their house, on Eastern
avenue, near Canton. They were all brought to
the Eastern District police station, when Justice
Griffin held them to answer at Court.