The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-09
CITY INTELLIGENCE,

CURIOUS EGG.-Mr. Joseph Wheeler, of Ashland
Baltimore county, has very singular Shanghae
production OF the kind which Connecticut euphuists
| term "hen fruit" Articles of this description
usually consist of an outside shell over a certain
| interior organization which, whether presently
| boiled, poached, done into omelette by human
ingenuity, or produced into "spring chickens" by
the sedeDtary abors of bipeds of another kind-are
accounted "delicacies in their season." In this in
stance, however, the representative of the celestial
feathered practised piece of durlicify very
characteristic of the other two-egged natives of
China. The egg, for it is an egg, that is now un-
der discussion, is quite large enough for two; and
in fact, is two-a second one of much smaller size
being contained within the first, as was discovered
on tapping the outer shell. Whether this is A
| permanent improvement in the art of LAYING eggs
Or merely an experiment, the reporter has not
ascertained.
| The TOBACCO CoMMIssIoNERs.-G w. Nor
gan and David Clark, Esqrs., two out of the three
gentlemen elected by the late General Assembly as
Tobacco Commissioners, with power to lease the
state tobacco warehouses and wharves in the CITY
OF Baltimore, qualified last week before George Z.
Sangston, Esq, Clerk of the Superior Court for
Baltimore city. Mr.. Allnutt, the third Commits
slOner has not yet presented himself After all the
Commissioners have taken the oath prescribed
they will proceed to advertise in two daily papers
for three weeks prior to the first Monday in Nav
next notice that they will, on that day offer at
public auction to lease. to the highest responsible
bidder, each one of the State tobacco warehouses
together with all the material in the same used in
specified in the Act of Assembly.
ARREST OF RoBBER.-On Saturday officer Her
gershelmer arrested named Nicholas
McCroam on the charge of having robbed the store
OF William Cummins, in the town of Manchester
Carroll county, Md. The robbery was committed
some two weeks since, and McCrOam was in the
neighborhOod at the time, but left Immediately af-
ter. He was traced to this city, and when arrested
portion OF the stolen goods were found in his
possession. He was committed to Jail by Justice
Evans to await the order of the authorities of Car
roll county.
VIOLENT NEGREss.-On Saturday afternoon, a
boy named Joseph Daniels, son of John d. Dan
les, was playing in front of house on Charles
street, near Eager, in company with several other
boys, when they gave some offence to negro wo-
man who is in the employ of Mr.. Hoof living in the
neighborhood She obtained tea-cup full of boil
little Daniels, scalding him badly She was ar
rested and committed to Jail for Court.
RoBBERY.-On Saturday night officers Jones and
hlte arrested two women, named Ida MYERS and
Emma Reid, charged with robbing George John
son OF $50, at house on Orleans street. Yester-
day morning the husband of Mrs. Myers procured
security for her and she released for an exam
inaton on the llth inst. Emma Reid was commit
ted for an examination at the same time.
PARK FUND.-On Saturday morning the Treas
of the City Passenger Railroad Association
paid to John A. Thompson, City Register IS 464-
62, being One-titth of the earnings of the railroad
for the quarter ending February lst. This makes
total pald OF Sll ll04O69, and constitutes the be-
ginning of the Park Fund.
WARNING TO BoYs.-A lad named Georoe Lam
made very narrow escape on Saturday in the
Lexington market He had possessed himself bv
some means, of double-barrelled pistol, which ac-
cidently went off while in his pocket, but with no
other damage to the owner than the blowing out
of his pocket.
EASTER SUNDAY.-Yes Yesterday being Easter Sun
day. services peculiar to the day were held in all
the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches in the
city. The attendance at the houses worship was
not large, owing to the untavorable state of the
weather in the morning, but in the afternoon the
streets were unusually crowded. and presented a
very animated appearance
lNoUEsT.-Coroner Greentree held an inquest on
Saturday morning on the body of man named
Lewis Mass, who died Friday night in the West
ern station house. Yerdict-'Death from intem-
pei ance and exposure" Mass had been in the
habit of resorting to the station house for odg-
ing, but on the night OF his death was picked up in
the streets by the officers.
THE SUNDAY LAw.-Owing to the strict enforce
ment of late of the Sunday Liquor Law no tayerns
or places where liquor is sold were open yester-
day; there was an universal closing up. Soda
water could be obtained in abundance.
CoNFIRMATIoN.-BishO Whttingham, on Satur-
day evening, administered the rite of confirmation
to thirty persons, at Grace Church. corner of Park
and Monument streets, of which the Rev. DR.. A. c.
Cox is the Rector. Among those confirmed were
two deaf mutes.
lHh CITN hAlLWAY-Io-day the different lines
OF City Passenger railway cars are advertised to
run the full length of the route from east to west
so that persons will be enabled to reach the Point
by the Green street and Pennsylvania avenue line
as well as by the Others
SHooTING.-An individual named VIM. LaughIin
was yesterday arrested charged with shooting in |
the leg boy named Frank Bower. He was held |
to bail by Justice Ensor for his appearance at
Court.
RESISTING AN OFFICER.-Thomas Harvey was ar
rested and bed to bail yesterday for resisting officer
Marshall in the discharge of his duty.