The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-24
CITY NT'ELLIGENCE.

DARING RoRBERY.-Those of our citizens who
have visited the intersection of Madison and North
ern avenue, since the completion Of the City Pas
senger Railway to that point no doubt have no.
ticed an elegant and costly Improvement which
has there been erected by an enterprising and pub
lie spirited gentleman, Mr.. Peter Meyenhardt.
This extensive building has been fitted up with the
utmost taste and regardless Of expense as place
OF entertainment for imam and beast" The fur
niture is of the latest pattern, all the sofas and
chairs being made on the three leg principle The
floor is covered with beautiful straw carpet, and
in one corner of the room there is a soft white pine
plank, for the accommodation of psrsons who de-
sire to take nap. In the northern end of the room
the bar fixtures admirably arranged. They
consist OF black bottle and cork, and it is said
by those who ought to know, that the contents of
the black bottle is just slightly the most delicious
tud with the exception of aquatorts that is to be
found in this city. On Friday night last some
daring thiet (nO doubt having time during
the day tasted the contents of the black bottle by
the use OF Jimmy, burst open the door and
robbed the place of the following articles:-The
cork, Spoken of above the soft plank, a nutmeg
CRATER, box which, at period, contained shoe
oacklng but which was used more recently as
depository for Matches and cigar. Not a drop
of the whiskey was missing out of the black bottle
but the scoundrel stole quantity of excellent
liquors, which Mr.. Meyenhardt always keeps on
hand, and which he had taken the precautiOn to
lock up. No arrest has been made as yet.
ACCIDENTAL DRowNING-COroner's HaGuest-On
Sunday morning party Of young men, number
ing some ten or eleven, started in sail-boat down
the river, from the Spring Gardens. Everything
passed of agreeably until the afternoon, when,
the boat neared the bridge at Ferry Bar, one of
the party, young man named Herman Sachse in
attempting to draw the jbsheet aft so as to bring
the boat before the wind, and allow her to 90
through the draw, was accidentally thrown over
board. The mIshap was not noticed until the boat
had proceeded some fifteen or twenty feet; she was
Immediately put about, but before the drowning
man could be reached, he sank for the last time
Search was made Immediately for the body, but it
was not discovered until yesterday afternoon about
2o'cock, being dragged up the spot where
the accident occurred. The corpse was conveyed
to Bush's Ferry Bar House, where Coroner Battee
accidental drowning" The deceased lived at 240
Hanover street, was 2G years of age and unmar-
ried. He was cigar-maker by trade.
DESPERATE CHARACTERs.-On Sunday evening,
Mr.. VIM. X. Beale sitting on his front porch
on Bond street, between Orleans and Jefferson
streets, when two men named Harry Krebs and
Samuel Welch, approached him, and the former
charged him with circulating reports injurious to
his (krebs) character. Mr.. Beale told him he did
not know him at all, and consequently could not
have circulated any reports concerning him; where
upon krebs drew revolver and attempted to
shoot Beale, but was prevented by the timely in
terpostion of officers Church, Taylor, Dupas and
Jones, who arrested Krebs and Welch and took
them to the Eastern district station house, where
Justice Griffin committed them for Court.
CHARGED WITH STEALING.-Last evening woman
named Elizabeth Taylor arrested by officer
Ringgod, charged with stealing $50, the property
of Ellen S. Scott. The two women lived in the
same house, No. II Fish Market Space and on Fri
day last the money stolen from a bureau. The
woman Taylor left the house at the time the money
was missed. She did not return until yesterday,
when she arrested. Justice Hiss committed
her for Court.
UNPRovOKED AssAULT.-I esterday afternoon, a
man named George Gray made an unprovoked as
sault on Charles Greenwood, while he was sitting
at the ship-yard of Mr.. Gardner, Fells Point
Gray is one of the of the Receiving ship, and
took offence at some action of Greenwood when
the latter was visiting the ship. He was not
arrested.
POLICE CoMMIssIoNERs.-Ths body was in session
yesterday. The appointees of the first ten wards
were generally in attendance, and gave the requi-
site bond To-day, those from the remaining
wards will be present and enter into the required
security.
SEVERELY BURNED.-Y esterday afternoon, a little
boy, three years old, son of Mrs. Pulley, living at
No. 81 Hampstead street, playing with matches,
set fire to his clothes and was severely burned Dr.
Healey was called to attend him.