The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-11

VIOLATION OF A STATE Law. Ashcraft and
Robert Henry (negroes) were arrested few davs
SINCE on the charge of sailing the schooner Joseph
~. Bang, contrary to the provisions of the statute
OF 1886, chapter $50, which requires all vessels to
have on board one white man over eighteen wears
OF age. 1t appeared before Justice Boyd before
whom these parties were arraigned, that the Cap
Ia tam and crew OF the schooner all blacks
Inc schooner was owned by r. S. Ridgely, J. H.
Ridgely and Miss G. H. Baron of Somerset county,
Md. The State was represented by J. l.. Thomas,
Esq, and the defendants by Mr.. Waters. The
Justice decided the vessel should be confscated.
PREsENTATIoN.-At o'clock on Monday evening
number of friends of Mr.. j.. II. Thompson, fire.
man of Hook and Ladder Company No. 2, met at
the truck-h house Of the company and presented Mr.
L with handsome badge of office. The presen-
tation was made in suitable speech by Mr. W. J.
Nichols, and responded to and accepted by Mr. W
IL. Wyyill on the part of Mr.. Thompson. The ar
ticle presented was frontispiece for fireman's
hat, In the shape of shield of silver with the de-
vice OF hook and ladder, and the figure "No 2"
engraved upon 1T. collation. was afterward SER
Ved at Mr.. Thompson's residence, l27 North Paca
street, which was highly appreciated by all present.
TowsoNTowN MnITARY.-A new military Com,
pany has recently been organized at Towsontown
which already numbers over fifty members. The
Company has been recently subjected to a strict
drill under command Of the Captain, Charles R.
Chew, and will be mustered into the 53rd Regi-
ment of Baltimore city, tonight by Lieut. Col. s.
5. Mills. The other officers of the Company
elecCeu, are: DennlS Matthew's, First Lieutenant;
Edward q. Pearce End CO.. Abraham Rider 3rd
do; VIM; e. George, lst Sergeant; Jesse Thatcher,
End do. Wiley Hunt, Ensign. The uniform of the
Company has not as yet been decided upon.
ARREST OF Boy WHO ESCAPED FROM THE House
OF REFUGE.-On Monday night, Capt. Mitchell, of
Ine MIDDLE district police arrested a boy named
Hooper, l6 years of age, who escaped from the
House of Refuge some three weeks since. Hooper
stole $40 from of the officers of that Insttu-
ton and then escaped, and has avoided the officers
night, ed n he efu
again by Justice McAister.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL.-On Sunday after
noon, difficulty occurred between two men named
Thos. Mcdonald and Daniel Cahill, at Kelley's
house, corner of Low and Exeter streets, when
McDonald struck Cahi over the left eve with
bottle, cutting him severely. Yesterday Mcdonald
was arrested and held for examination by JUS
tice Duncan. Cahill is confined to bed from his in
Juries.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. - On Friday last
about IL o'clock NJ. two youths, supposed from
their appearance to be from the country, drove up
to the public house kept by Josiah L. Baugher,
on RANKIN street, near Paca, with horse and
sleigh. They asked for dinner which was served
to them, and afterwards went out leaving the
morse and sleigh at the tavern. Since leaving the
house nothing has been heard of them and it is fear
ed they have been foully dealt with
ACCIDENT TO A HoRsE.-Y esterday morning a
team OF horses, belonging to a countryman, was
standing in front of the warehouse of Messrs Lev
ering Sons, Commerce street, and without giving
notice, the driver of railroad car started it, when
the car caught the tongue of the wagon and broke
1t of. One OF the horses in the wagon was thrown
against the car and the skin and flesh torn from
one of his shoulders and leg. The horse will have
to be killed.
hILLED ON THE RAnRoAD.-As the four and half |
o'clock train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
was passing the curve at the Spring Gardens yes-
lerday morning, 1t came in contact with horse on
the track and knocked him down, mangling his |
BODY and almost instantly killing him. The owner
oi the horse meets with severe loss, having pur-
chased him only the day before at a cost of eighty
dollars.
RoBBERY.-1 esterday a man named Jacob Rich
VEIN was arrested charged with stealing forty-two
dollars, the property of j. G. Natzegan. The two
men roomed together at boarding house on Wolf
street, near Eastern avenue, and on Sunday night
tichwein opened Natzegan's trunk and took the
money therefrom. Justice Whaen committed him
Tor Court.
ROBBERY.--On Monday between and o'clock
7. M. some persons entered the yard of Mrs Reese
living on Biddle street, near Ross and stole the
cad pipe leading from the hydrant to the house,
md brass fawcett attached to the same The
amily were all in the house at dinner at the time
'ut knew nothing of the theft until some time af-
erwards
RECOVERY OF MORE OF THE STOLEN MoNEY-In the
ccount OF the robbery at Messrs. Hamilton Easter
jo's 1t was stated that $50 of the money had been
AIKEN from the tin box This has since been re-
covered. Mr.. Burgess at whose house Thomas
tayed on the night Of the robbery, having found
t IN room adjoining that in which Thomas had
ept.
ACCIDENT AT CAMDEN STATION Yesterday as the
relght engine used in moving the cars at the Cam
len station of the Bato 4 Ohio Railroad was passing
iOwn the track the switch being misplaced il ran |
nto the engine house demoshing the DOORS and
inocking down the walls. The engine was stopped
without doing any further damage.