The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-02
MORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1860.

ACCIDENT AT THE SUsQUEHANNA RvER.-Y ester
day morning about o'clock, as the Express train,
which left Philadelphia at II o'clock j. NJ, on
Tuesday, the car used by the Adams Express Co.
was aceidentlv precipitated into the river. The
express, baggage and mail cars are run on to the
ferry boat, at this point, and it appears that the
brakes OF the car. being clogged with snow and
Ice, would not act sufficiently to check its speed,
but 1t went over into the river, leaving the truck
on the lower deck. No person was~iniured by the
accident The car contained goods, money and
valuable articles, usually carried by such convey
ances. Means were promptly taken to raise the
car. The accident caused some two hours deten-
tion in the arrival Of the train in this city.
SUDDEN DEATH.-I esterday morning about II
o'clock, Mr.. Benedict |. Sanders, Commission mer-
chant, No AZ South Frederick street, near Pratt
street, died suddenly while sitting in chair in his
countlng-room. Mr., Sanders had been ont on the
street but few minutes previous his death
sing with some business acquaintances and appeared
to be in excellent health. When he was observed to
gasp and sink in his chair, DR.. Morrison was sent
for, but before the physician arrived he had ex-
pred DR.. Morrison gave his opinion that death
was caused by disease Of the heart. The body was
removed to his late residence, No So Broadway
near Pratt street. Mr.. Sanders was thirty-two
years OF age, and leaves wife and three children.
A STREET FIGHT.--Ye esterday morning two men
named Crawford and Getsall, brothers-in- law
living in the same house on Carpenters alley, near
raca street, had misunderstanding and stepped
out OF the house into the alley to settle the difficult
ty by tight. They fought for nearly half an hour
and the exhibition brutal in the EXTREME
Both the men were bruised cut, and besmeared with
blood, and only ceased furnishing each other when
they became unable to continue the fight from
sheer exhaustion. No police were near to put
stop to the proceedings.
The WEATHER-SNow SToRM-After three weeks
OF unusually fine weather. We are again thrown into
the lap OF old winter. snow storm, attended with
violent wind and great change of temperature,
commenced about O'Clock on Tuesday night and
continued with unabated fury until an early hour
yesterday morning The Southern mails were de-
layed about one hour behind the usual time but this
is nothing to complain of, when we consider the
irregularities of the Southern lines during the late
'cold term"
IHE CENTRE MARKET.-Y esterday morning the
Centre Market was but thinly attended, both by
sellers and buyers. The violent snow storm which
prevailed on Tuesday night no doubt deferred the
country people from bringing their produce to
market, and the cold and bad walking prevented
the good danes of the city from attending All
articles offered, with the exception of poultry
ruled at the usual rates. Poultry and game com.
manded better prices than at the previous market
This was not owing to an increased demand but to
the scarcity of the articles.
RoBBERY.-Some time during Tuesday night the
Ambrotype rooms of Messrs. Cast, Leach 4 Irwin,
Baltimore street, between South and Calvert
streets, was entered by thieves and robbed of pic
lures, cases and other materials to the value of SiO0
GRAND SoTREE.-The Grand Soiree given by the
Grand and Subordinate Groves of the Order of
Druids takes place this evening in the New Assem-
bly, Rooms. 1t promises to be splendid affair."