The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE

LIGHT WEIGHT.-1 esterday morning officer Ed
wards of the Western district, arrested James H.
Boone hay dealer, doing business at 122 Ross street.
the charge of selling hay weighing less than
represented to the purchaser. He was fined $50
and costs by Justice Reid. 1t appeared by the
statements before the Justice that German had
purchased the load of hay from a negro, who
driving the wagon for Boone. After the purchase
the buyer suspected that the hay not of the
weight represented and had it re-weighed, when it
was found that it fell short 500 pounds. As soon
as this discovery made the negro off,
Boone was arrested as the owner of the wagon, but
denied the fact; but upon examination by the Off
Ger, at the Registers office, it ascertained that
the license for the wagon in the name of Boone.
The means employed in procuring a certificate of
false weight was by filling the bed of the wagon
with brick and stones.
ACCIDENTS.-0n Monday man named Michael
Connolly, engaged at the depot of the Northern
Central Railroad, in attempting to get off the
when in motion, accidentally fell, and had his left
ankle severely crushed. He removed to the
Lombard street Infrmary, where he was attended
by DIR. Butler, resident physician, who found it
necessary to amputate the parts just above the
ankle. The man is now improving.
Mr.. Lucius NJ Maltby, proprietor of the Maltby
House, Pratt street, met with quite a serious mis-
hap on Monday morning, at the President street
depot. Mr.. Matby had just returned from Phila-
delphia, and in passing from the platform of one of
the sleeping-cars at a point where there was no
light, and the car being without steps, he fell upon
a pile ofumber, bruising his leg from the knee to
the thigh rendering it necessary to convey him to
the hotel in 4 hack, where he is still confined to
his bed. DR.. Miltenberger is attending him.
yesterday morning horse attached
to a wagon took fright on Madison avenue at Pres.
ton street, and dashed furousy down the city pas
senger railway track. Car No. A, conductor Jo-
seph Baxter, in which number of ladies'
was on the track going west, and collision seemed
imminent. John Randall, the driver, disconnected
his horses from the car and tn ned them into the
street, and when the runaway horse was within
twenty feet OF the car, caught the animal by the
head and turned him from the track, by which the
wagon was upset and broken to pieces, and the
animal stopped.
EXAMINATION BEFORE THE UNITED STATES CON-
MlssIoNER.-Y Yesterday morning Capt. James Clark,
of the ship Maria, who had been arrested by the
United States Marshal on the charge of iniicting
cruel and unusual punishment upon the steward,
John Levere, while on the voyage from st. Jago
de Cuba to this port, had a hearing yesterday
in his being held bail to answer the charge
before the United States District Court.
NOMINATIONS CoNFIRMED.-The City Council, in
Convention last night confirmed the following
nominations, presented by the Mayor:-Archibad
Stirling, Jr., City Counsellor; Frederick Davis,
Superintendent of Streets and Pumps for the 9TH
district.
VIM. T. Valiant, Esq. City Collector, No. ZIG Yves
Pratt street, was entered during Tuesday night
and robbed of a small of money, Colts re-
volver, and quantity of china and queensware.
AMUSEMENTS THIS E EVENING, March l. 1850.
HOLIDAY ST.. THEATRE Miss Matilda Heron
and Mr.. j. W. Waack. Mathilde, or the Lone
Chateau. Olirer Tioist, or the Parish Boys Pro
gress.
New ASSEMBLY RooMs-Mr and Mrs. Vanden-
hoff. Readings from Shakespeare and Dickens.
MARYLAND INsT1TUrE.-Mr. and Mrs. Drayton.
Pdrlor Operas