The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-24
THE CITY YESTERDAY.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS LEAVE
FOR HARRISBURG
Burning Of Another Bridge.
&C., &C., &c.
THE CITY YESTERDAY,

| THE CITY YESTERDAY.
The war preparations seemed yesterday to have
assumed more quiet and undemonstrative tone.
Business of every description was more generally
| resumed than it has been since the occurrence of
Friday morning, which caused almost every bust
ness man in the city to leave his daily avocation
| and take up arms in defence of his friends Most
excellent order is preserved, and there are but few
arrests, even for drunkenness which is attributa-
BILE to the order issued by the Mayor, in relation
to the sale of liquor. The notice also given on
Monday, to the effect that all idle minor children
found upon the streets after six O'clock had the eff
feet to keep great many noisy little boys off the
| streets, both on Monday and Tuesday nights.
| THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS.
| Numerous reports were in circulation Yesterday
in relation to these troops, but they were all un-
| founded. Reliable information, however has been
received that they left their late camp Yesterday
| morning, and doubt now rejoicing in Har-
| rsburg at their deiverance from the unexpected
reception which awaited them in Baltimore, in
case they attempted to enter the city.
| COURTESIES TO LADIES.
| The galleries Of the Maryland Institute Hail.
now the headquarters of the Fifty third Regiment,
will, by order of the officer in command be this
morning opened for the reception OF ladies. This
regiment, already stated, embraces six compa-
nies of the Maryland Guard and three companies
of the Independent Greys
| BURNING OF ANOTHER BRIDGE.
| Another bridge on the Northern Central Rail
road was yesterday destroyed by fire. 1t was called
the Monkton bridge, and spanned the Gunpowder
river, about half mile this side of Monkton, and
twenty from Baltimore. In addition to this, news
was received late yesterday evening, that after the
passage of the invading troops Northward, all the
bridges on the road this side of the Pennsylvania
| line had been destroyed.
| MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
The Howard Dragons, numbering over fifty
men, commanded by Capt. Geo. R. Gather, Jr.,
who have been quartered at Mers Hotel, on Paca
street, since Sunday evening, yesterday morning
returned to their headquarters at Carrol's Manor,
abont six miles from Ecott's Mills, to await fur
ther orders.
a new military company, composed of attaches
of the Continental Opera HUuso, in this oity, hoe
been formed and have adopted the name of ssEl-
linger's Continental Rangers"
An organization called the ''Home Guards" has
been organized in the Fifteenth ward, and the
tain, S. r. Dunnock lst Lieutenant, Thomas S.
Sumwalt; I'd Lieutenant, G. r. Berry.
Lemuel 2. Townsend was yesterday appointed
saries' stores for the volunteer department under
Col. Trmble's command, and was empowered to
make contracts for such stores.
PRICE OF FUEL.
In consequence of the belief in some quarters
that the supply of coal in this city may become
small in consequence of the troubled state of the
times, there great demand for all kinds OF
coal at advanced prices. We yesterday heard OF
coal having been sold at from ST to $40 per ton.
ACCIDENT To SOLDIER.
1t is not at all surprising to hear of an occasion
al accident from Firearms in these times, when so
many persons are handling weapons of this char
acter who not sufficiently prudent and careful
in the of them. There are also other accidents
arising from unavoidable Mr.. Daniel
Gibbons, member of the Baltimore City Guards
while drill Monday last acting as an artilIer.
est was wounded by the accidental discharge OF
a pistol which fell from the breast of fellow-sol-
F dier. 1t appears that they sitting side bv
side, when his comrade attempted to rise; as he
, did so, pistol fell from his bosom and was dis.
charged, the contents entering the right ankle OF
Mr.. Gibbons and passing through to the heel, caus.
ing painful f1esh-wound. The ball was extracted
by DR.. n. j.. Dashiell, surgeon of the Eagle Artil
lery. Mr.. Gibbons will probably be confined to
his room for some days.
DAY OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER.
In compliance with request from meeting Of
y
served day of humiliation, fasting, and pray
er by the various religious denominations of the
city. The Right Rev. Bishop Whttingham has
addressed circular to the clergy of his diocese
= which aTed in the issue of yesterday.
SEIZURE OF PowDER-AN ERROR CORRECTED.
, The following statement appeared in the South
an evening journal recently issued in this CITY:
Seizure of PoCder.-Tbe Board of Police Com
missioners this morning seized lot of powder in
a warehouse on Bowly's wharf, and it was con.
l.. veyed to the City Hall.
e We authorized to state that the powder
landed from the schooner Elite at Bowly's whar
. yesterday morning, under guard of our police, anG
consisting of eight hundred kegs of rife and other
: powder, was not seized by the Commissioners, al
stated above, but was promptly surrendered to tht
t authorities by d. j. Foley & Bro, to whom it was
i consigned, together with the entire stock in their
. magazine, all of which has been removed to a plac
of security.
INDIsPosITIoN OF MAYOR BROWN.
l. His Honor the Mayor was yesterday iudispose(
r and confined to his room. The immense and con
tinued labor of body and mind which have devolveC
. upon him during the past few DAYS and the grave
responsibility which it necessary for him to as
sumo, have scarcely permitted him moments rest
AS his indspositon is the result of bodily and
tai fatigue it is to be hoped he will be able to
u u sumo his duties to-day.
= ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
- young man named A. S. Smith, residing at
: Ann street. was yesterday shot in the hand by thu
. accidental discharge of pistol in the hands of
- friend The ball was extracted by DR.. C. II. N Nel
= = son, of the medical staff of the Fifth Regiment.
= THE ELECTION TODAY.
- - The Board of Police were yesterday busly EN-
y ployed making preparations for the election to
- day. The selection of the places for holding tn
~ polls, and the appointment of clerks, were left en-
, tirely to the discretion of the judges. There ar
some changes in the judges, some of those wh
acted last November now being under military or
ders. The places of holding the polls will be foun
r. in the advertising columns.
l., TELEGRAPH WIRES CUT.
e The telegraph wires between Annapolis and thi
~ INV rn hnrIa ,,.lk Il =.
he beyond the junction, and also in one place abou
1s two miles on this side.
GRAPE SHOT,
re There were yesterday morning removed, b
means of drayS, about one thousand bags of grap
> shot, from the Shot Tower, on Front street.
70 They were placed in place of security by tn
Z. proper authorities.
- ARREST OF SPIES.
y Quarter Master Cook of the New Y ork Sevent
Regiment, was arrested last night by the polio
and held for further hearing. Lieutenau
n Swetzer, recruiting officer at Fort McHenry, wa
,r lso arrested last night at Barnums Hotel by Cap
A. Cook of the Maryland Guard. He was also hel
IS for further hearing.
N ANOTHER ACCOUNT FROM BALTIMoRE-Staten,ent {
the Mayor of Bufalo-His Description of the Cond
'r ton Of BattimOre.-Mayor Allberger, of Buffalo
L. who has been spending some months in Baltimore
where his relatives reside, arrived in this city th
Il morning. He left Baltimore a canal boat. 81
80 gentlemen, who chartered canal boat there 0
to-day.
IN They report tho ,ond;,;o, of ,bo o;tu =, ,,o
fearful. ~
The principal streets are all barricaded, an
in many OF the houses furnished with shutters,
tt whlch ioop-holes are cut for the purpose of pou
40 40 ing deadly fire on any troops that might attemr
10 to march through the city.
l.. Mr.. Allburger, who has just risen from a sic
" bed. was surrounded by mob of a dozen hal
r drunken ruians at the Eutaw House before he ef
who endeavored, by abusive language, to proyob
le word of reply from him, intending, no doubt
ID shoot him on the spot had he afforded them Or
text-N. Y Euening Post, Of Monday.
EXECUTIVE ApPoiNTMENrs-The President h
lis made the following appointments for Philadelphi
at WIN. B. Thomas, collector; Edward Walker, n
he val officer; E. Reed Myer, surveyor for the port;
he Rush Plumley, appraiser general; and james r.
| lock. director of the mint,