The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-23
CITY LNT,ELLIGENCE

The ELMCOTT's MILLS Horse RAGLRoAD-The
commissioners, named in the act incorporating the
Baltimore and Elicott's Mills Horse Railroad Com
pany, met last week for the purpose of receiving
the report of the civil engineer Mr. Middleton
who had surveyed the Frederick turnpike from
Baltimore to Catonsville. The survey calls for the
re grading OF the turnpike and the cutting down
of the hills at the tOll-gate, Mount Oliyet Gene
terry, and other points, and the filling up of several
valleys. The report also recommends the erection
of one of Bollman's Patent Suspension Bridges
over Gwynn's Falls, eighty feet long and thirty
wide, with capacity to sustain n Weioht of one
hundred and fifty tons. 1t is proposed to tap the
city passenger railway at the junction of Balti-
more street and Frederick avenue, and continue
thence in the centre of the avenue to Wiken's hair
factory, using to this point the tram rail, when it
Will dIverge to the south, left hand side of the
road, using from thence a light rail- the grade
to Mount Olivet being 2l0 feet per mile. From this
point to CatOnsville the grade will be 237 feet per
mile These grades were shown in the report to
be easier than those existing the Baltimore CITY
passenger railway, being Pennsy lvana avenue
264 feet per mile, and Baltimore street 275 feet
per mlle on which car, loaded with fifty passen-
gers, was drawn with two horses over tram rail,
which involved more friction than would be met
with on the proposed 4 rail Of this road The
estimated cost of laying the track is $50, 600 The
surveys from Catonsville to Elcotts Mills are not
yet completed. 1t is expected that the subscrip-
ton books will be opened in few weeks.
CASE OF ACCIDENTAL SHooTNG.-A distressing
case OF accidental shooting took place in the Peni
tentlary yard on Saturday evening about six
O'Clock, by which Mr.. John ii. Duval was serious
ly wounded. Mr.. Duva is the contractor of the
barrel-stave mandatory in the Penitentiarv, and
at the hour named had walked to a position near
the wall. where he sat down. 1t is customary for
the guard to discharge their rifles every two weeks
and on this occasion MIR. Benjamin Start leveled
his piece and fired. The ball passed through the
target, and through the boards of box used for
the storing of COAL and struck Mr.. Duvall, who
sitting a few feet from this cOal-bOx, passing
through the feshy part of the left thigh and enter
ing the right, where it lodged. Mr.. Duvall fell
from his seat and cried that he was shot. Mr.
Start and others ran to his assistance and carried
him into the office. He afterwards taken to
his residence No. 229 North Charles Street, where
DR.. Riggin Buckler extracted the ball. The shoot
ing was entirely accidental and Mr.. Duvall exon
crates Mr. Start from all blame.
TRANSFER THE Police FoRCE-On Saturday,
at II O'Clock, NJ, Mayor Swami made transfer of
the police force, together with the station houses
and all property connected with the Police De-
partment, to the Board of Police Commissioners
AT the hour named, the Commissioners waited upon
Mr.. Swami in his office, where the Marshal and
Deputy Marshall and all the Captains were assem-
bled. The Mayor addressed the officers express
sing his regret that their official relations were
about to cease, commencing them for the manner
in which they had discharged their Duties and
calling upon them to continue in faithful obser-
vance of them, until such time as they were dis
posed of by the Board. He then turned to the
Commissioners, and addressing the President Mr.
Howard, said that he handed the control of the
force, the tationhOuses and theproperty connected
with the department. into the hands of the Com
missioners On Saturday evening Marshal Her
ring reported to the Board
ARREST ON THE CHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN
GOODs.-On Saturday detective officer Henderson,
OF the Philadelphia police, came to this city in
search of woman named Agnes Stafford, who is
charged with receiving stolen goods. 1t appears
she was the mistress of a young man named VIM.
H. Ward, clerk in the store of Mr.. John Kyle,
on Chestnut street. Philadelphia Ward has robbed
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