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

ACCTDENT.-Ye esterday noon while man named
Adam tenton in the employ of the City Passenger
hallway Company, was exercising one of the horses
under his charge, In passing the corner of Null
perry and Chatsworth streets, was thrown violent
ly to the groundby the stumbling of the horse, and
received severe injury to the cap of the right
knee. Sergt. Stanfed being witness to the oc-
currence came to the aid of the injured man, and
had him conveyed to his home on Union street
where he was still confined, last night, suffering
great pain
The EASTERN FEMALE HIGH SCHooL.-The mem
bers of the First and Second Branch of the City
Council yesterday visited the Eastern Female High
School, situated on the of Asquith and Null
likin streets. The school is under the charge of
Professor Thayer, and the exercises, which were of
the most interesting character, showed high prof
cheney and much study among the young ladies of
the Institution. The City Fathers were treated to
some choice pieces of music, under the direction of
Professor Root, and were much pleased with the
discipline and general good prospects of the school,
DETENTIoN OF TRAlYs.-The passenger train of
the Northern Central Railroad, due here at seven
o'clock on Thursday night, did not arrive here un-
til between and s O'clock on Friday morning
The delay was occasoned by land slides on the
road, near Georgetown, about twenty-five miles
above Harrisburg. One of the freight trains from
Wllllamsp0rt ran into the first slide and sustained
considerable damage. This accident prevented
the passenger trains from running on time and de-
tanned them some twelve hours
ROBBERY IN THE CoUNTY.-On Wednesday night
the house of Mr.. Samuel Robinson, at Catonsvie,
Baltimore county, entered in a felonious man
ner and robbed of a velvet vest, gold lingering
and purse containing about twenty dollars in mo-
ney. Suspicion fell upon a German named Adam
Dascn, and yesterday he was arrested bv Deputy
Sheriff James Evans, of the county, and taken be-
fore Justice Lehman, who, after hearing the testi-
mOny, committed him to the county iail TO await
the action of the Grand Jury
FIRE PREVENTED esterday morning. about
o'clock, Sergeant Wallis discovered fire in the
wholesale dry-goods house of Messrs Ross Camp
bell & Co., No. "a Hanover street. which he extin-
guished with the assistance of several officers with
out creating an alarm. 1t was supposed to have
originated by some one throwing a lighted cigar
into wooden spittoon, filled with saw-dust. The
damage to the premises was very trifng.
THE CONTESTED ELEcTIoN.-The evidence in the
contested election case between William G. Harri-
son and Henry Winter Davis, both claiming to be
elected from the 4th Congressional District of Ma
ryland, yesterday brought to a close by lmita-
ton, as the record must be in Washington TODAY.
Both sides bad the opportunity to examine all wit
nesses summoned, and the matter now rests with
the Congressional Committee
The POLICE CoMMIssIoNERs.-The Board was in
session only for short time yesterday and trans
acted no business of interest. Nothing will be
done as far as the subject of appointments is con-
cerned until the question, as regards the consttu-
tionality of the Police Bill, is decided by the
Courts, which will hardly be before the first of
April
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, March 3. 1860
HOLIDAY ST. THEATRE Miss Matilda Heron
and Mr.. ]. W. Waack Mathilde, or the Lone
Chateau. Otirer Ttoist, or the Parish Boys Pro
gress
MARYLAND INsTIrUTE.-kr. and Mrs. Drayton.
Parlor Operas.
New ASSEMBLY RooMs.-Mr. and Mrs. Vanden-
hof. Readings from Shakespeare and Dickens.