The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE

A FAMILY PoIsoYED.-Yester morning the
family of Mr.. Emanuel Irons, living on Laudensla-
gers Hill, were poisoned by drinking coffee in
which there was a large quantity of arsenic. Mr..
Irons was just recovering from severe attack of
gastric fever, and was still confined to his ROOM
Yesterday morning his breakfast was taken up to
him, but he partook but sparingly of it, aud drank
but little coffee. Mrs. Irons felt very unwell when
she rose, and breakfast not being ready, she re-
quested the servant girl to give her cup of coffee
which she drank, and in few minutes, she, to-
gether with the following persons sat down to
breakfast: Mrs. Wits (Mr. Irons daughter) and
her son, Mrs Fairbanks, Louis Irons nephew of
Mr.. Irons) and Henry Carr, the bar-keeper 1t
was remarked at the table that the coffee had an
excellent flavor and each Of the persons drank
freely of it. In the course of ten minutes from the
time they finished the repast Mrs. Irons became
very sick and commenced vomiting. Being sick
before breakfast she attributed her violent illness
to eating too heartily. While Mrs. Wits was
waiting on her mother, she too, became sick which
was also accompanied by vomiting and prostra-
tion. Mr.. Irons despatched the negro boy for Dr.
lnloes, and before the physician arrived all those
who partook of the coffee, together with the negro
boy who went for the doctor, were all suffering in
the same way. Mr.. Irons was also seized with the
same symptoms, and DR.. Inloes, seeing their
dition and learning that each suffering from
burning in the stomach pronounced them poisoned
Powerful emetics were administered, which proved
successful in removing the most of the poison from
their stomachs, and although Mrs. Irons and her
daughter are yet suffering greatly, DR.. Inoes ex-
presses the opinion that they will recover.
There was still some ofthe coffee remaining, and
on examination, the arsenic was plainly visible, a
white froth exhibiting itself on the top of the fluid
No suspicion rests on the servant, who is a white
woman, very faithful and much attached to the
family. She drank of the coffee, was visited by
vomiting, suffered similarly from the burning SEN
sation in the stomach, and is confined to her
bed. The coffee bad been prepared the evening
previous and put in the coffeepot and the arsenic
must have been placed in it during the night by a
person or persons who entered the house. Mr..
Irons has his suspicious to the perpetrator, and
will, he is able, endeavor to discover the
guilty party.
COLLECTIONS FOR MISSIONARY PURPOSES. On Sun
day, anniversary meetings of the Missionary Socie-
ties were held in several of the Methodist church
es, and collections in aid of the Mission cause
taken up.
In the Charles Street Church, of which the Rev.
Robert H. Dashlell is pastor, services were held,
both in the morning and afternoon, and the
amount received reached nearly So, 200.
In the High Street Church. under charge of the
Rev. Henry B. Ridgaway, anniversary missionary
services were also held; the pastor in the morn
ing delivering most eloquent sermon; after which
a collection was taken up. which amounted to S5l3
In the afternoon, a Juvenile Missionary meeting
was held, which was addressed by the Rev. Mr.
Boss, of New York, and r. Stockett Mathews,
Esq, of Baltimore; after which the children con-
tributed S507 The total collections at this church
amount to ST ,02O.
At the North Baltimore Station, Monument
street, an anniversary missionary meeting was also
held. The Rev. W. A. Snively preached in the
morning, and in the afternoon sermon was deiv-
cred by Rev. James Scwall. The total amount of
collection at this church reached 5000.
FIRE IN THE CoUNTY.-On Sunday morning about
10 o'clock st. Thomas Church. near Green Spring,
Baltimore county, took fire, and the greater pOr-
tion of the roof of the building destroyed The
fire originated from stove-ppe which ran through
the roof Fortunately the congregation was gath
building. Several negroes cut holes through the
roof and getting out batted with the flames man
fully and their efforts, doubt, saved the building
from entire destruction. The building is insured
in the Baltimore County Fire Insurance Company.
st. Thomas Church is of the oldest, if not the
very oldest building of its character in the State of
Maryland, having been built about the year 1850,
and is consequently over one hundred years old 1t
is built of bricks which were imported from the
mother country.
BURGLARY.-On Sunday night the store of MIR.
William Gessford, on the corner of Josephine and
Pine Streets was entered bv burglars, who carried
off goods, consisting of dirk and pocket knives tea
spoons, bottles of cologne, and gaiter shoes, the
whole amounting to about $50. Entrance was
effected from the rear, the thieves first getting
into the cellar, and breaking open trapd lead
ing to the store. Yesterday officers Cook and
Handy arrested three youths, on suspicion of hav-
ing committed the robbery. They were committed
for hearing, to take place to-day, by Justice
Logan.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION CAsEs.-The Committee
on Elections sat last night at Annapolis, to hear
the evidence on the part of those persons who were
returned to the Governor elected to their
al offices, and who have received commissions from
the Governor under such returns Thomas B.
Gather Esq.,, returned elected Clerk of the Cir.
cult Court for Baltimore City, whose position is
contested by Robert j. Kerr, Esq, yesterday sum-
moned, by States process, about one hundred wit
nesses, most of whom left yesterday afternoon in
the train for Annapolis.
ACCIDENT.-0n Saturday evening last, as a freight
train on the Northern Central Railway was passing
along near RattiDg Run station, young man
named Wilson Arndorf, fireman, by some accident
fell from the tender when the train was going at
the rate of fifteen miles an hour He escaped with
out sustaining serious damages, although he suf-
fered sprain of the ankle and bruised severely
He was observed to all by the engineer, who
Immediately stopped the train.
DIscHARGED.-A woman named Rosna Myers,
arrested on the charge of passing counterfeit
half dollar upon a boy who sold her a pair of
shoes, had hearing yesterday before the United
States Commissioner, which resulted in her dis
charge, there being not the slightest evidence to
criminate her.
The POLICE CoMNIssIoNERs.-This body met yes
terday- all present except his Honor, Mayor
Swami. The Commissioners transacted no busi-
ness of public character. The application for a
writ of mandamus was served upon the Mayor, as
required by order of Judge Martin, of the Superior
Court.