The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-10
CITY WTELLIGENCE.

KAILRoAD ACCTDENTS.-An accident occurred yes
terday on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near
Grafton, by the breaking of an eccentric shaft of
the engine, causing delay to the train of several
hours. There were some twenty-five delegates to
the National Union Convention on the train, which
prevented them from being present in that body
Yesterday. They arrived in the evening train at
So oclock.
Yesterday afternoon a stock car of the Balt-
passing down rratt near Charles Street the chain
OF one of the breaks parted, causing the car to
move rapidly down the street The driver fortu-
nately got his horses away before any injury was
done them. The car, when at Light street, ran
against another in advance of it, breaking the
bumpers and pens, and throwing some fifteen or
twenty sheep into the street, three of which were
killed by the car-wheels passing over them.
ACCIDENT To THE STEAMER LoUIsTANA-The steam
er Louisiana, Captain Russell, from Norfolk due
at the wharf yesterday morning at o'clock, got
aground in consequence of the fog, about $50 yards
from the Seven-foot Knoll, fifteen miles below the
city. After ascertaining the cause of her n.arri
VAL the steamtug Tiger, Captain Sprague, was sent
down, and brought up the steamers passengers
| and mails The steamer Georgidnd, of the same
llne lett yesterday afternoon at AZ o'clock, with
the through passengers and mails, and put them
on board the Louisiana. The Georgia, Captain
Pearson, afterwards went down, and at high tide
pulled the steamer off, and proceeded on to Nor
folk. The steamer Adelaide Captain Cannon, will
arrive this morning and make her usual trip this
afternoon.
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Appleby was arrested yesterday on the charge of
perjury. On Tuesday last man named Samuel
McClntOck was arrested on the charge of assault,
and held to bail in the sum of 81 900 for further
hearing, Appeby becoming his security, testifying
| that he was worth more than the amount of the
bail in real estate. Yesterday afternoon at four
| o'clock, was the time appointed for the hearing
| and McCliutock did not make his appearance. On
examining into the reliability of the security it
was found that he did not own the property which
he had sworn belonged to him. A warrant was
issued by Justice Griffin, and he was committed to
Jail for Court on the charge of perjury.
| DIsoRDERLY CONDUCT AND AssAULTrNG AN OFFICER
Yesterday afternoon named Joseph Dud-
ley was arrested by officer Pearce, on the charge
of breaking the windows of house No. % East
street, and otherwise acting in a disordery man
ner When the officer attempted to arrest him.
Dudley resisted and tore the officers clothing bad
| y. He was, however, taken to the station house
where Justice Hiss committed him to Jail for Court
| SERIOUS CHARGE.-Y esterday man named ia
cob Zlnkand was arrested on the charge of being
one OF the party who made assault on a Young
man named Schaetfer, on Monday night last at the
corner of Canton avenue and Washington street,
| in which Schaetfer quite seriously stabbed =
| lie was committed to Jail for Court by Justice
| Griffin.
| APPOINTMENTS IN THE CUSTOM HoUsE.-The fol-
| lowing appointments have been made in the Gus
tom House BY Collector Ma son to I'm vacancies
Superintendent of Custom louise, Joseph B. Booth:
" illiam ). Bowling, boatman; and Frederick Ko-
mig, porter Of the store-house.
FIRE.-The alarm of fire last night at nine
O'Clock was occasiond by the partial burning of a
stable attached to the Hand tavern on Paca street
near Saratoga. The loss is covered by insurance
The fire was the work of an incendiary.