The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
THE CITY YESTERDAY.

movements are hardly noticed by our citizens, who
have ALREADY become accustomed to the present
condition of things. Secret expeditions of variou!
kinds left the CITY at short intervals, but so quie
are their operations that but few are able to dis
cover their destination or business.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS.
The PennSy ylvania troops, to the number Of 2,20O
men, who have been creating such a commoti0n
among people for several days past, by their
close proximity to the CITY lat CockeysviIle) have
at last taken their departure from the soil Of Mary
land; but have not, as has been supposed, returned
to Harrisburg. They encamped in York,
Pa. In obedience to orders received from the Fed
eral Government, the entire body took their depar-
ture about O'Clock Tuesday morning, by rail
road, from the Ashland station, about mile
from the former encampment. Owing to the great
length of the train there having been about thirty
five cars, the trip Northward a slow and tedi-
one, and they did not arrive at ork until about
O'Clock. 4. NJ.
Upon the arrival of the train the troops were
received in very enthusiastic manner by the cit
izens of the borough, and received a military es-
cort far as the Fair grounds about one mile
from the city, where they immediately encampcd.
They were furnished with tents and other accom-
modatons by the citizens of the town and the
surrounding country. Immediately upon the de-
parture Of the train from Ashland, the authorities
of Baltimore county despatched body of armed
up the railroad in the of the train with in
structons to destroy all bridges this side of the Ma
ryland line The party proceeded to obey their in
structions and destroyed all the bridges great and
small, between Ashland and the State line, with
the exception of the ''Gunpowder BRIDGE" which
was allowed to remain, being an exceedingly large
and costly structure.
Upon the arrival of the troops at York the train
by which they were transported was again got
ready and was sent, together with powerful
engines to Bridgeport, t,oppOsite Harrisburg, where
they will await the arrival of body of 5000 vol
unteers who are to be Immediately taken to York,
to reinforce the troops encamped there under Ma
Jor Wynkoop. Large numbers of volunteers from
thp
into the camp of Major Wynkoop aud enrolling
themselves.
1t is stated by one of the officers connected with
the force stationed at ork, that it is intended to
concentrate about 600 volunteers at that place,
when the entire body will take a circuitous route
through the northern counties of the State and
force their way to Washington city, upon receipt
of orders to that effect from Gen. Scott. The
troops it is said have already purchased all the
provisions of every description which could be col
lected, together with horses and wagons for trans
p0rtation In fact, their preparations such as
to leave but little doubt of their intentions to make
a long march to some distant place.
The feeling among the Pennsylvanians, and par
ticularly the residents of York county. towards
Batimoreans, is said to be very bitter, and num-
Der Of the residents of our city have been notified
to leave or suffer the consequences As an evil
dence of the correctness of this information we
would state that five Baltmoreans, EMPLOYEES of
the Northern Central Railway Company, who had
charge of the train which conveyed the troops to
York, were threatened in such manner as to cause
them to leave the train being fearful of an attack
They accordingly took their departure on foot be-
ing unable to obtain any conveyance, and walked
the entire distance upon the turnpike arriving in
this city yesterday morning, completely worn out
with the fatigue.
ing the border of the State, fears being enter
tanned of attack from above. All business of
every kind, including farm work, has been suspend
edand the entire section of country bordering upon
the line looks dreary and dull.
ALMOST EXODUS.
Our people would doubt, be surprised to wit
the ''emigration" going on from this city to
Peunsylva and also into the counties in Mary
land. The York turnpike, which is the principal
thoroughare to the North, is literally lined with
vehicles of every description, conveying whole ia
miles out of the city, fears being entertained BY
many that bloody war will soon be waging in our
midst On Tuesday, some twenty hack loads from
the city proceeded to Ashland for the purpose of
embarking upon the train, but were doomed to
diSappoin tment, upon their arrival there no
train to be found, the bridges having ben des.
troyed beyond that point. A family council was
held by. each party and many of them
proceeded to York in the hacks by paving
enormous rate of, fare. Many Others
however, were less fortunate, and were
left upon the road at some of the country inns to
make their way as best they could, the owners
of the vehicles refusing to go far from home
Scarcely wagon OF any description can be seen
route for Baltimore, the country people evident
ly being afraid to leave their homes. The
proprieors of the inns upon the line of the turn
pike are reaping quite harvest from the travel
lers, numbers of whom travel by easy stages and
stop over night upon the road. The inn-keepars
rates Of cbargg AID Considerable grumBflutgh thehg Is
heard from their victims.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
A number of gentlemen of this CITY who have
heret ofore been organized Ducking Clubs have
resolved themselves into a military Company and
elected the following officers: Nm. Mcdonald
Captain; Thomas Sheppard, lst Lieutenant, and
w. II. Cordery, I'd Lieutenant. They furnish
their own arms and have offered their services to
the State. q.
A company called the Watson Rifles has also been
formed and officers elected. James Mullen, of o,
Captain; John Sullivan, lst Lieutenant, and Lewis
Apron, I'd Lieutenant.
The Law Greys Zouave corps have elected the
following officers: Commissary, Phillip Thomas !;
lst Lieut.. Company E, Edmund Conway; I'd Lieut.,
VIM. Boone; lst Lieut.. Company A, Robt H. Big
ger; I'd Lieut., Alex. Gross; Sergeants-Drs.
Busk Marbury and Bowers.
company of sixty-fve men, called the Winans
Guard have attached themselves to the Fifth Regi-
ment. c. Ferrandini has been elected Captain.
Col. Bouldin has reorganized the old corps of
Independent Light Dragons, and an election of
officers will soon take place.
DR.. r. W. Carr has been appointed Surgeon of
the First Light Brigade Maryland Volunteers.
Religious services yesterday held at the
Maryland Institute, the headquarters of the Fifty
third regiment.
DONATIONS BY CITIZENS.
In addition to other donations heretofore noticed
from other citizens, we have to record that Messrs
b. M. W. l.. Campbell yesterday placed at the
disposal of the authorities five hundred dollars for
the aid of the families of any of our volunteers
who may need such assistance.
Donations OF food have also been contributed by
various parties.
Five hundred dollars have also been contributed
by Mr.. Cole, of the firm of Cole l. Hopkins.
FAST DAY.
Yesterday was observed in number of the
churches of the city as day of humiliation, fasting
and prayer. The services, appropriate to the day.
were generally very well attended.
LADY VISITORS
1t having been announced Yesterday morning
that the gallery of the MARYLAND Institute would
be open for the reception of ladies who desired to
witness the drill of the companies composing the
Fitty-Thrd Regiment, quite a number availed
themselves of this opportunity, and present at
the drill.
THE CITY PASSENGER RAILWAY
The managers of the Passenger Railway have
literally extended the privilege of free passes to
the volunteer military, now in service. This is
certainly great convenience to the soldiers, as
number of them reside at some distance from their
armnries and are generally pretty we'll exhausted
from their regular drill as well as the constant du-
ties Of various kinds which they called upon to
perform.
THE ELECTION YESTERDAY.
The special election held yesterday, for the pur-
more in the approaching Legislative Assembly,
passed off in a remarkably quiet manner. The
vote was quite large, as expected under the
circumstances, and gratifying to all concerned.
AFFAIRS AT PERRYvILLE.
From accounts received, it appears that a large
force of Northern troops concentrating at this
point, preparatory to being conveyed to Washing
ton. They have established a camp and strict dis
cipline is maintained.
On Monday night, while one of the officers was
going the rounds Of the camp, he was accosted by
sentinel, who demanded the password, which the
officer gave. The sentinel, who either misunder-
stood him or had forgotten the password presented
his bayopet at the officer. The officer ordered his
guard to fire, which they did, killing the sentinel
the spot, nine balls entering his body. The
sentinel was man of family, and is a resident of
Philadelphia.
gentleman who passed through this camp
states that on Tuesday night he observed under
the protection of the military at this point, the
party who was recently appointed Deputy Naval
officer.
CONDITION OF LIEUT.. COL. sTEUART
We regret to say that the accident which befel
Lieut.. Col. Thomas L. Steuart, at the Law Crews
Arm0ry, on Sunday, was of such a serious charac-
ter as to render necessary the amputation of his
leg. The operation was performed late on Monday
afternoon, gangrene having already set in and
further delay having been deemed inadvisable He
was yesterday doing very well, although his condi-
tion is still critical.
SEIZURE OF A RAILROAD TRAIN.
On Tuesday night last information was given to
the authorities to the effect that train of freight
cars was lying at Stemmer's Run, upon the Phila-
depha Railroad loaded with army accautrements
and provisions. On yesterday morning Lieutenant
Elliot of the Middle District station, proceeded
with posse of police officers to the Philadelphia
depot, and. procuring the aid of an engineer pro-
ceeded to Stemmer's Run, where the engine was
fired up and the train drawn to the Back River
bridge, which had been partially destroyed.
The assistance of some workmen was obtained,
and the bridge repaired sufficiently to admit of the