The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-02
CITY NTELLMEVCE.

CIT1 IN IEILlG ENCI.
SPIES AgoVT.-SeVefai Government Detectives
are said to be in this city sntssvoring to entrsp
any cpnfdipg Southern Gvmpathzrrs who may
happen to be lingering about Baltimore.
MELANCHOLY ACcfoENr.-huoiher accide oc-
CURED near the Bolton depot of the Northern Cen
trail Railway Company on Saturday morning E 49,
which -uted in the death OF John Prent'ss IsI
a well known and estimsbe CITIZEN, 10, d Ia;
years Principal OF the Baltimore colifSr, Rail-;
80 or,v Va W uss coming into the city in bis
buggy, accom- panied by Mr.. DnFhai, = p PUP. t .
Cuba Whilst passing up up 70 nross from Tho east
ards Riddle nd attempting 10 cross rem the east
q. ~ a. t IA, of the track, train Of freight cars,
49, ~ ,e Backlog up Howard street, came In col
I;scn :, nh the buggy, oVefturning u ana throwing
us, ,ho occupants. The train continued TO back,
"u .h;ry Mr. PFentiss instantly to death, bruising
NJ BuTnem, and completely destroying the We
bicie The parties were carried to the house OF
MIR Kid elev, Cathedral street, where the inju-
rios of Mr. Burnam were dressed. An inquest was
held by Coroner Greentree upon the bOav of Mr..
Prentiss, the jury rendering verdict of accideD-
tai death. The funeral took place yesterday after
noon.
ru,pcr nr STEILING.-A negro named Samuel
Cant was arrested on Friday upon the charge of
stealing hreast-pin, pair Of earrings and gold
stud valued at $50, the property OF James Thomas.
He was committed to Jail TO await the action of the
Mary Dillon was arrested on Saturday charged
with stealing silver watch, valued at SIS, the
property OF J"hh murray VINO Nes on iight
Grand Jury. Patrick Skivingtor was arrested
upon the charge of being Concerned in the robbery,
anu jun ,r;nP;, - be SfoIar Tho yers hntb
,nIi,,ed to await the action of the Grand Jnry
otnini'.e' =" ras t,l,an into cus+od = , ~
Georg5 ee"Hcg W." roat T,Inad at 80 unod tne
I,hp unoteyeda. y
John Kelly was arrested on Saturday charged
v,b stealing two coats and a pair of nantalo1ns
from Mary Kelly. Justice Mclaughlin committed
him to Jail to answer.
UorsE SEsRCHED-C CITIZEN ARREsrEp-On Friday
evening squad of vice-police visited the house Of
Mr. Edward Phillips, No 8 Stirling street. for the
nurpose Of searching for arms. They entered the
house and examined all the rooms, but found no
5hing They then commenced tearinp IN the floor
in one of the apartments, when they found two
rifles a musket and small quantity of amnuni-
ton. The arms were seized and taken to the Cen
trail Polica Station. At later hour, Mr.. Phillips
arrested ana taken 10 foFt McHenry, where he
Is confined. Mr.. FhiiI'pS was member OF the
reguhr police i9rce' anu tne husket Iouna beinng-
ed to the Law ureVs m"'S'y 'p'Ps, OF Whlch he
was member. The house o, Mr.. thomas Fields,
a!so a member Of tbe reEu'ar ponce force, was
searched, but no'hlhg i"uhu'
RoBRERTEs Tie residence OF Judge Bond No. II
Fraukl,n street. was robbed Thursday night last
OF a lot of valuable clothing. The family were ab-
sent in the country at the time. The rohber gained
admission t. the premises by forcing the front Gel
lar door. he escaped nnohserved.
At an early hour % Friday night the dwelling of
Abraham Gowen, NO As Liberty street, near Lex
ingtQn, was entered ana robbed OF 81 in money,
revolver ana 'ot OF clothing JOHN De~y and
Charles CATroli were arrested upon warrants Issued
by justice myers, charging them with being con-
csrnrd III the ROBBERY, but upon examination were
discharged.
Alb ut III O'cl3ck on FRIDAY night thief entered
the residence of Mr.. Hanes, on Hanover street, near
Lombard ana stole thereirom some Jewelry, be-
SIDES sIA"" 'oI u s"Ner ware
SENTENCE C0MMUrED.-The negro Alexander
Gale, recently convicted of the anu der OF an ther
rpgro named John Evans, and who was sentenced
to be hanged 0n Friday next, has had the sentence
committed by Gov. Hicks, TO imprisonment for life
in the ppnienti4ry. Gale has been confined in Jail
about two years, and during that time acted in an
exemplary manner. The Judge, States Attorney
ana jury, VINO cohVIcteu MN, t'getnef with many
humane ci'|ehs' nave 'te'eS'eu themselves IN Sc
uihg Tue COMMUNICATIONS
SEIZURE OF ARMS.-oa Saturday morning at two
ocl ok. hire was discovered in the building known
as Marion Hall, on Ensor near Gay street. The
members of No. fire engine company were quick
" on the spot and succeeded in extinguishing il
without bringing their engine into action. After
the fire several of the yice-poIice entered tho Hi.
and examining a closet found some fifty stand
OF arms aud about equal number of muskets and
rifles. The were stored there by Captain
Hiltze, who commands volunteer military com
pauy of this city. The arms were taken bosses
sion OF and cOneyevd to the Eastern police station.
EXCURSION PARTY-An excursion party number.
ing several hundred ladies, gentlemen and children
accompanied by band of music, came to this CITY
on Saturday morning ria the Northern Central
and Western MARYLAND Railroads They wara
principally from Westminster and tha i'm med;st 70
vicinity Upon arriving here thpv nrocaaded N
Druid Hill Park, where the dav was snent nv tbe
greater portion of them. Others visited the vari-
Gus places OF interest within the city. About i've
O'Clock they LEFT for home.
CoRRECrTos.-Some weeks sirca raraorarb uos
publi>het in the Roltimora nanars sta,;nT ,ha,
John Beaver, steward of the e, : shin Mimi
sofa, had been charged with robbing one of the
officers and deserving the vessel. 1t is true that
the charges were preferred against him. and thai
he was arrested but it is now ascertained that he
was perfectly innocent of the charge % the pas.
sage down the Chesapsske To Join Tho sbin Doa-a,
was drowned
DEsrRoyrSG Pporqnrv n, 1,r;ao- -;o,. ..
named Edwin Smitb va. .rrel,sG b r;"e man
man Caddimore. on the charge Of bstternr down
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