The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-12
CITY NTELLIGENCE.

Struck BY LIGHTNING.-Ye Yesterday morning,
about halfpast nine o'clock, the warehouse OF
Messrs. IL. Strauss Bro, No 26S Broadway, was
struck by lightning. The fluid struck the light
ning-rOd, melting one of the forks and twisting the
wire. portion left the rod and passed down the
spout until it reached the iron columns of the front
OF the first story when it left the spout and passed
along the iron 'front.' breaking all the glass in the
transom-light. 1t then passed to the gas pipe,
which ran next to the ceiling, along which it went
into the cellar, when it burst the gas metre and set
fire to the gas. Mr.. Ii. Strauss, S. Strauss and
clerk, Mr.. Louis Bardroff, were in the counting
all Knocked down and considerably stunned. A
porter, who was on the floor of the second story,
was also severely stunned. As as Mr. Strauss
could get up he discovered that the gas was on
fire, and by the means of bags extingushed it,
None OF the party received any serious injury.
About the same hour the new Tobacco Ware
house, on Charles street, near Camden street, was
struck by lightning. The cupola was alone dam
aged. There were a great many men at work in
the building at the time, but no one was injured.
VIOLENT AssAULT.-On Thursday night a man
named Thomas Shanks, ex-policeman, went to
the house of another named William Smith, living
on Hill, near Hanover street, where the two got
into a quarrel, which resulted in Sbanks dealing
Smith violent blow on the head, with las is SUP
posed) billy, knocking him down, and causing
such wound as was at first supposed to be fatal
Smith was taken into the house, and Doctor Ben
son sent for The wounded man was so much pros.
trated that Justice ShOwacre was sent for and took
his deposition. Shanks escaped, but afterwards
gave himself up to Justice Showacre, who held
him in $500 bail for Court. A man named George
Miller, charged with being an accessory to the
assault was arrested yesterday by officer Crngle.
and held for Court in the same amount of bail and
by the same Justice. Smiths wound is not as bad
as was first supposed and he is recovering rapidly.
Woman was said to be the cause of the spree.
SALES OF PRoPERTY.-Y esterday the following
property sold at the Exchange salesroom By
Col Samuel ii. Cover, lot of ground on Locust
Point, situated at the intersection of Marriott and
Cooke streets, with front on Marriott street of
l65 feet and depth along Cooke street of 90 feet;
sold for $1,000. By William Hamilton, lot of
ground on Hartford avenue, between Chew and
Madison streets, with front on the avenue of 2S
feet and depth of 100 feet; improved by two
story and attic brick house, and subject to an
annual ground rent of S6G6. Purchased by w. B.
Redgraves for $500.
SHOOTING IN THE'STREET.-Quite an excitement
occasioned in Tripolets alley about six o'clock
yesterday evening, caused by a young man, named
Henry White, firing a pistol at the girls named
Rose Broderick and Blanch DeVere, who live in a
house of ill repute in that alley. White was ar
rested by Sergeant McCOmas, and conveyed to the
Central police station, where he had a hearing be-
fore Justice Hiss. The girls testified that he fired
the pistol but they could not say that it was with
the intention of shooting them. White stated that
be only fired the pistol in the street. Justice Hiss
fined him So and costs for firing the pistol in the
street, and held him to bail for his good behavior.
ACClnENT.-I eserday morning man named ia
cob Swartz was severely injured by being thrown
from wagon, which he was driving, at the corner
of Bank and Caroline Streets The water covered
the entire street, and he was not able to see the
stepping stones The wheels of the vehicle struck
it violently and the force of the conclusion threw
him out of the front of the wagon. He received a
severe cut on the head, and was otherwise badly
bruised
VERMIN DEsTRoYER.-We perform an essential
service to housekeepers in calling their attention
to the advertisement of Cox, No. 274 West Pratt
street, in another column. His success in the exter
mination of the fying-roach or croton- bug, has
come under the personal observation of one of the
propretors of this paper to whom he is authorized
to refer.