The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE


A WOMAN SHoT SoLDrsR.-About one
O'Clock yesterday morning, a woman named Laura
Smith was shot bT soldier, in house of ill-lame
oa Bradenbaugh alley, near Saratoga street. The
circumstances were as fellows: At the house
named, young man named William Beefelt, in
company with two soldiers who wore the uniform
of the 18Th New York Regiment, were passing
along Saratoga street near GAY street, when they
were met by the woman Smith, who invited them
to accompany her home which they did After
getting In the house angry words were heard be-
tween the woman and one OF the soldiers, supposed
to be named Thomas Parker, and Belefelt told the
other soldier that he had better bring Parker
down, and at the same time remaI ked that he was
going to leave, and accordingly went Out of the
house. few moments after the report of a pistol
was heard, but there no cry for help no
attention was paid to it. The woman Smith when
she met the soldiers very drunk, and some fifteen
minutes alter the report was heard, she stag
gerng out Of the house, exc!amiDg she was shot
She taken to the Central police station and on
examination it was found that she had received
very severe wound in the right thigh. The ball
entered near the upper part of the thigh, passed
down and across, and came out a few inches above
the kuee. When she reached the station house her
under-clothiug was saturated with blood, and she
drunk that she unable to give an intel
ligent account of the shooting. 1t as known that
Beirteit with the soldiers when they entered
the house, and he was accOrdingl Y arrested. Sew
eral squads ct officers despatched in search Of
the soldiers, but were not successful in arrestipg
them. Beletelt was detained in the station house
until Yesterday evening, when he had an examina-
ton before Justice Hiss, when it appeart d in evil
dence that he had left the house some minutes BE-
fore the shooting took place, and he was accord d.
ipgly discharged The W lund is not consdere d
dangerous.
ARREST OF A THIEF.-It has been noticed that the
dwelling of j. Crawford Nelson, Esq No. 60
Courtland street, was entered and robbed Sun
day morning. The thieves were detected, and
made hurried exit from the house. They carried
number of articles with them but being pressed
closely by vice policeman Stallings, they were
| compelled to throw away quantity of wearing
! apparel which they had taken One Of the TIVE
known as "Tom Tit" was arrested by the officer
| who pui sued them, but the principal one, named
| William CAN'T, was at large until Yesterday morn
| ing, when he was arrested by Messrs. Magruder
| and Robinson, and taken before Justice Hiss " hen
he was fully identified and committed to Jail to an
| swer at Court.
| RELEASED on BAIL MIR. Richard II. Mitchell
! whose Indictment by the Grand Jury of the Uni-
ted States District Court upon charge of treason
has already been noticed, yesterday appeared in
Court and gave bail in the sum of $40 900 appear
| at the November term of the United States Circuit
Court. lie taken on his own recognizance foI
$4,000, and Messrs. George w. Webb, John H
| Thomas, John 5. Williams and Joshua J. Turner
| entered for the remainder.
Mr.. B. w esh Owens who has also been indicted
for treason by the Grand Jury of the United State
District Court, yesterday gave bail in the sum o
| S25 600 for his appearance to answer the charge
|
| and S. Richardson entered for $50, 600, and Mr.
| Owens was taken on his own recognzance 10
$4,000.
AN EpICr FROM COLLECTOR HoFFMAN.-It will
seen from the following notice which appeared i
the Patriot of yesterday afternoon that there ar
other persons besides Gen. Banks, who aspire to b
LAW givers" to this people.
: BALTIMORE, July 18th, 1861.
FROM and after this date all vessels of whatever
whether engaged in the ceastng trade or othe
fn nht
fore leaving this Port
Every vessel will ne expected to display her ensie
"ithih 'he pounas OF this district, while under way
HENRY W. HOFFMAN,,
Collector of the Port.
PREsENTMENT OF Col. KANE-The Grand In,
of the United States District Court vastardav mr.
e sented Col. George P. Kane, arsbal of tho poli,
of the city of Baltimore, upon charge of treaso
7 1t is understood that Col. l. r. Trimble who
t now in the South, was also presented The sr
e cific grounds of these presentments are not ma
y public.
MORE IYDIcrMENTs.-Th Grand jury of 4
j. United States District Court has found indctmen
j. for treason against Frederick Ubiborn, j. Co
}, and Joseph Hood. James Connolly has also be
indicted for assauting Elisha Willoughby on boa
10 vessel called the st. Nicholas, in the Chesapea
Bay.