The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-06
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ATTEMPTED SUIcTDEs.-On Tuesday night young
girl named Mary Durham, living on Happy alley,
near Eastern avenue, had quarrel with young
who paying his addresses to her, and he left
the house in an angry mood. About eleven o'clock
Miss Durham went to drug store and purchased
ounce of laudanum, and returning to her home,
swallowed the contents of the vial. 1t was not dis
covered that she had taken the poison until one
o'clock, when DR.. Dwinele was Immediately
called and administered emetics which caused her
to vomit freely. After several hours labor she
covered, although still in very weak condition.
Yesterday morning about nine o'clock Mrs. Mary
Williams, wife of Mr.. Williams, living ON Cough
street, near Bethel street, attempted to commit
suicide by hanging. She has been in i'll health for
several weeks past. and at different times exhibited
symptoms OF arrangement of mind. DR.. Monker,
the family physician, recommended her removal
to Mount Hope, but the family preferred keep
her at home When Mr.. Williams left home yes-
terday morning she bade him affectionate good
by, remarking that she did not think she would be
long in this world About nine o'clock she direct.
ed her ssterwho lives with the family to 60 to store
in the.neighborhood to purchase groceries, and
took advantage of her absence to terminate her life.
She went into the yard and tied handkerchief to
the rafter of she'd and then placed the loop around
her neck. When her sister returned she found
Mrs. Williams hanging in an unconscious state.
She Immediately gave the alarm when the neigh
bors came to her assistance and the body was ta-
ken down. There were no appearances of life, but
DR.. Monker called, and after hours applica-
cation of remedies she resuscitated All her
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tion to end her existence. She had arranged
board which to stand to enable her to reach the
rafter, and when she had securely fastened it and
placed the moose around her neck, leaped from the
board which gave fall of two feet. 1t is won
der that her neck was not broken.
A New BANK-NoTE-In consequence of several
counterfeit five dollar notes, purporting to be of
the Citizens Bank of Baltimore, having been put
into circulation, that institution has bad executed
a new plate for that denomination of notes, and
tha first yp9tprd0V U Ia
The note is engraved in the highest style of art BIZ
the American Bank Note Company. The middle of
the note contains large vignette of female face
and bust. The figure is engraved in the upper
corner in a dark vignette with red borders. The
ends of the note red, with the word give" en-
grayed in the centre with the figure "5'' ABOVE
and below. The notes are dated June lst,
1860, and are made payable to the order of
and endorsed on the back by J. Beason. They are
signed by John Clark, President, and w. l..
Richardson, Cashier. The notes are all numbered
in type instead of ink By noting these peculiari-
ties the genuine notes can be readily distinguished
DEPARTURE FOR THE MILITARY ENCAMPMENT.-
Yesterday afternoon the Law Greys, Capt Thomas
Bowers, left in the four o'clock train over the
Northern Central railway. for the military encamp
ment at York. Pa. The Greys assembled at their
armory, Metropolitan Hall, fully equipped for camp
life. Attention called and for half an hour
the corps was drilled and the execution of the diff
ferent maneuvres exhibited much skill and prof.
cheney. The Law Greys is one of the best drilled
companies in the city, and will worthiy sustain the
character of the military of Baltimore They have
just formed drum corps OF six drummers, which
adds much to the appearance of the company. The
drummers wear red skull leaps, blue jackets and
red flannel pants, with blue stripe down the sides.
AT three o'clock the line of march was taken up
from the armory, and the Greys never made bet
ter appearance or marched with greater precision.
The Greys will drill on the encampment ground to-
day, and will return tomorrow.