The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-29

CITY NTELLIGE ENCE

INSTALLATION OF REV. N. H. CHAMBERLAIN-
Yesterday morning the Rev. N. II. Chamberlain
was installed as pastor of the First Independent
church. corner of Charles and Franklin streets
over which the late DR.. Burnap presided for so
many years. The ceremonies were exceedingly
interesting and impressive, commencing with an
anthem sung by the choir, during which the offici-
atng clergymen walked up the aisle and took
their seats within the chancel. Rev. r. z. Cutter
offered prayer and read portion of the Scriptures
after which was sung the hymn commencing
"oh God, whose presence glows,"
The Rev. 5. X. Lothrop, D. D., of Boston,
preached able and eloquent discourse from the
worcs, "Created in Christ Jesus and to good
works" being clause of the 10th verse of the I'd
chapter of Ephesians. At the close of the sermon
the Rev. j. H. Morrison, of Milton Mass offered
the prayer of installation An appropriate HYMN.
written for the occasion by young lady of this
city, was next sung, after which the Rev. Samuel
Osgood, ID. D., of New York, delivered the charge
The right hand of fellowship was then extended by
the Rev. G. j. Bowen, of this city. An address to
the people was delivered by Rev. F. A. Farley d.
D., and the concluding prayer was offered by Rev.
Francis Tiffany, of Springfield, Mass The large
congregation was then dismissed with the benedic-
ton by the newl y-installed pastor.
At night the Rev. DR.. Osgood preached an elo-
quent discourse from the AID verse of the 22d chap
ter of Matthew. Most of the congregation, after
the Sermon repaired to the Monumental Assembly
Rooms, where they partook of collation..
SUDDEN DEATH AND INoUEsT-Y esterdav morning
Wm Elliott, milkman, living at No. 2l9 Washing
ton street, was found dead lying upon a sofa in his
house. The deceased was in the habit of living
down on the sofa so that he could get up at an early
hour in the morning to attend to his business and
on Tuesday night had laid there, and when some of
the family went into the parlor to call him to
breakfast, was found to be dead. Dr. Mcnamara
was called In but his services could avail nothing
The deceased, upon the previous day was we'll
and attending to his customary business DR.. Bat
tee summoned jury of inquest, who returned a
verdict of death by apoplexy. Elliott was about
nifty years of age, and leaves wife and several
children
INcENDIARY.-On Tuesday night about eleven
O'Clock, a man named James Abrames ATTEMPTED to
hre an unoccupied house on the corner of Caroline
and Fleet streets. While in the act of applying
match to quantity of cotton saturated with cam
phene, he was observed by man named Cooper
who occupies the adjoining building, and who gave
the alarm, but Abrames escaped. Officers started
in pursuit of him but failed to secure him, until
yesterday about noon, when he was arrested in the
western section OF the city, and sent to the Eastern
district pOlicestation, where he had an examna-
tion before Justice Duncan, who committed him to
Jail for Court.
RAILROAD APPoINTMENTs-A meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Northern Central Rail-
way was held on Tuesday night, when the follow
ing officers were appointed j. b. Warford the
present Superintendent to be Vice President, Cen
eraI Superintendent and chief Engineer; James L.
ClarK late assistant Superintendent of the Illinois
Central Railroad, to be Superintendent; John j.
Rignev was confirmed assistant Superintendent
No action was taken in regard to the appointment
OF Caleb b. Lewis, the present Master of Machine
ry.
AccIDENT.-Y Yesterday afternoon about o'clock
man named Louis r. King, employed in the sta
oies OF the city passenger railway. while at the
wharf on Pratt street, where he had gone to buy
some feed, accidentally cut his left hand with an
oyster-knie in a serious manner, so much so, that
ock-law is threatened. After the accident he pro-
ceeded to the Western station house, the wound
all the time bleeding profuselv. He received at
tention from the officers and afterwards was taken
to the drug store of Messrs. Perkins & Fleming
where the flow of blood was checked at about
O'Clock.
ANoTHER.-John Elliott, about forty five years
of age, miller, was admitted yesterday into the
Union Protestant Inirmary, suffering from frac-
ture of the thigh, caused by being over on the
Falls road, by a stone-wagon from the quarry of
John Fifer. The limb was set by Doctors c. John
stOn and Murdoch.
FIRE.-The alarm of fire yesterday morning be-
tween IL and IL o'clock, was caused by the burning
of a small frame tenement at the lower end of
Scott street, near the Spring Gardens occupied by
George Fensprng, market gardener. The fire
originated from a stOve-pipe, which had been
thrust through the side of the building The dam
age is immateria.
ARREST FOR STEALING AT A FRB.-Shortly after
the fire Scott street, mentioned in another place.
officer Davis, of the Southern district arrested a
man named Edward Gassaway, who was charged
with stealing gold watch valued at $780, and
pair of pistols, belonging to Mr.. Fenspring. The
pistols were found upon the person of the prisoner
He was committed for Court by Justice Showacre.
Found DEAD.-Y esterday morning man named
McHenry Bell a laborer at the furnace of Peter
NOVEL;, Canton, was found lying the floor in
the workshop, dead. He had charge of the engine
during the night, and was alone. DR.. Evans was
called and gave it as his opinion that death had re-
shifted from aDODleXy.