The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ARREST BY THE U. S. MARSHAL AND EXAMINATION
BEFORE THE CoMMssIoNER.-0n Thursday night at
O'Clock, the ship Cassilda, Captain Stafford, ar
rived at this port from Liverpool having ON board
seaman confined in irons named John Ellis, who
is charged with mutinous conduct on board the
ship whilst on her voyage On the arrival of the
ship, Ellis was Immediately arrested bv the United
States officers and taken before Commissioner
Hannah, who committed him to Jail for further
hearing.
At 10 o'clock yesterday the prisoner was brought
from the Jail, and had preliminary hearing before
the Commissioner.
Capt. Stafford testified that he was captain of
the ship Cdsslda; that the accused was a sailor on
board the vessel on her voyage from Liverpool to
this port; when about ten days out there was some
work TO be done forward, and upon the mate order
ing the prisoner to set to- he refused to work, and
afterwards said he would cut the mates CUTS out;
this was about the 22d of December: witness ex-
postuated with accused, and induced him to work;
the prisoner said he not gong to do more
than was his portion; the work he was asked
to do was topping the fore-vard up; he said he
wasn't going to stand it; on the 10Th of January a
difficulty occurred about haltpast o'clock, in the
galley, between the steward and one of the men,
about the duff when the Steward was struck in
the mouth by the sailor, and then the steward
Knocked the man down; this led to a fight, when
the sailor asked for knife, and the prisOner-who
seemed to be an umpire among the men-handed
him knife, but the frocas was stopped by the
officers of the ship; after this occurrence the prisoner
said that he would not do another hands turn on
board the ship; this said in presence of witness
and in hearing of all the crew. at o'clock the hands
were all on deck for duty, and witness went to pri-
soner and asked him if he was going to work, he
answered, No; he was then placed in irons and
brought in irons to Baltimore.
Upon being questioned by Mr.. Addison, the cap
tain said that none of the behaved disorderlv
during the voyage, and that he did not see the
prisoner draw the knife and hand it to the
this fact was communicated by the mate.
Owing to the absence of the mate, who was re-
quired to corrobOrate the statements of the cap.
tain, and to give the prisoner an opportunity to
defend himself by witnesses the case was continued
until this morning at 10 o'clock.
ACCIDENT TO THE LoUIsIANA-The intense cold of
Thursday night covered the harbor and river with
sheet of ice an inch and half thick and yester-
day morning all navigation was efTectually at an
end. The steamer Louisiana, Capt. Russell, from
Norfolk, reports that the bay at Thomas Point was
completely frozen from shore to shore, the ice
being more than an inch thick. The steamer was
compelled to force her passage, which she did with
out much difficulty, but was seriously injured by
the ice 1t was not known that she had sustained
any damage until after she had reached her wharf 1t
was then discovered that she was leaking badly and
| rapidly filling. The donkey and other pumps were
put to work. and on examining it was found that
| she was cut through on both sides and the water
was rushing into the hold With the pumps ac-
lively at work she steamed across the harbor to the
yard of the Messrs. SINNERS, but before reaching
| it, ran aground a bar. She was afterwards
| taken oil and placed on the railway for repairs
| This was the last trip the Louisiana was to have
made it was intended to take her off the line for
| repairs. She has been running for one year with
out missing a single trip. The steamer Adelaide
which has just had new engines placed in her and
been otherwise improved, will resume her position
on the line, and will make her first trip this evening
The GeOrgiana will take the place of the Louisiana
No boat went to Norfolk last night. The steamer
| Georgia went down the river last night about
twelve o. clock, and will return this morning break
| inc a track thrOuuh the ipa for
| During the continuance of the cold weather the
Georgia will make regular trips down as far as the
ice extends, thus keeping the track open for the
| line.
| THE RIVER AND HARBoR.-As was expected tn,
river for all practicable purposes is again closed
and the shipping is either closely bound by ice il
the docks and at the wharves, or else living twenty
miles down, ,anxiously waiting to be towed up. Will
the exception of the steamers and tug-boats, NJ
vessels are moving, and unless the weather moder
ates, they may remain in their present position fo
month. Vessels coming up have not only to con
tend with the ice of the Patapsco, but the North
west wind, which prevailed few days since, drovt
large quantities of ice out of the Susquehanna
which is drifting in the Bay. Capt. Kirwan, of thu
steamer Diamond State, reports meeting large masse
of this ice, and for fear of damaging his vessel wa
compelled to put into Annapolis,
FALSE PRETENCEs.-M Mary Bradley was arreste,
yesterday by officer Eldridge charged with obtain
ing thirty-ive dollars worth of confectionery from
Mr.. Gilmor, North Charles street, under false pre-
tences. 1t appears that during last week Mis-
Bradley ordered from Mr.. Gilmor quantity of con
fectonery and directed it to be sent to the house
Mrs. Turnbul, West Fayette street, stating tha
she was about to give party at this house, wher
it appeared she boarded. The articles were fur
nished, and upon Mr.. Gilmor's representative goin
to collect the bill yesterday, Miss Bradley acte,
rudely and rode away in hack. Complaint wa
lodged against her, and she arrested as abov
stated Justice Showacre committed her to iai
for the action of the Grand Jury.
SKATING.--Not for several years past has the or
portunity offered to indulge in this agreeable spor
to the same extent which this season has afforded
Yesterday, Jones' Falls was a scene of life Hun
dreds of skaters, some with heads as frosty as tn
ice, and others, who, one would suppose, ha
scarcely ceased taking lessons in walking wer
gliding along its CLASSY surface. OF course tn
usual number ofncidents came off, hard falls an
soft falls, graceful goings down, and awkward go
ings down, and breakings through, were continu
ally occurring, atfOrding much amusement to tn
crowds which thronged the bridges and Streets
The ice is smooth and strong, and the skating ex
cellent.
The WASHINGTON ACQUEDUCT.-In the notice @
this magnificent work, which appeared in our col
umns yesterday, it was inadvertently omitted t.
mention that all the iron work of the immens,
structure, so substantially wrought and accurately
adjusted, was the handcraft of our felow-toyns
men, Messrs. A. & ", Denmead & Sons.