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

lNcENDIARIEs AT WoRK.-0n Thursday night |
little after o'clock, officer Null, whilst making his
round discovered fire in the unoccupied three-story
brick dwelling house, No. 466 PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue., near Laurens, belonging to Mr.. Bell. When
the llre was first noticed, the woodwork Of the
stairway leading to the second story was burning
The officer extinguished the flames without raising
an alarm. On the same night an unoccupied dwell
ling, No. A Union street, near PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, belonging to Mrs. McFadden. was fired in
a closet under the stairway leading to the second
story The family living in the adjoining house
discovered smoke Issuing from the premises and
they, with the assistance of officer Spridler. went
to work and prevented the flames from spreading.
The loss is about $40 and covered by insurance.
lNQUEsT.-Coroner Greentree called on yes
terday morning to hold an inquest over The body
of negro woman named Mary Bacon, who occu-
pied the house No. II Booth street, between Pop
pleton and Amty streets. 1t appeared that the
woman had been attended for several days past by
DR.. CrOzier Tor an affection OF the heart On
Thursday night she went to her room as usual, and
about II O'Clock was heard singing. Between
and o'clock some of the inmates of the house
heard grooming in her room aud went to her as
sistance. Upon entering they found the woman
lying upon the floor lifeless, having lust expired
The jury rendered verdict of death from natural
causes. Deceased was widow, but had several
grown daughters, who took charge of the BODY
ExClTEMENT.-A little excitement was raised yes
terday afternoon about o'clock, on the corner of
Baltimore and Eutaw streets 1t appears that
man IN an intoxicated condition violently pushed
against another named JONES' OF Baltimore county,
formerly magistrate, and knocked him down on
the pavement. Jones got up and followed his as
sailant, who took refuge in tavern on German
street. When the police heard of the affair." they
went to the house, but the man ran off to Howard
street and down Baltimore street. The police
would have arrested him, but Mr. Jones said he
did not desire to prosecute him.
ARRESTED ON A BENCH W ARRANT.-Wm. Barnard
one OF the witnesses in the libel case against James
Crowley, was arrested yesterday afternoon, by
Snerlu tuLtOn. q bpDn h-ry opt ic
sued by Judge Bond, charging Barnard with
threatening Col. John X. johnson, one of the
Grand Jurors. The arrest made at Simon's
hotel, on Fayette street, near Holiday street. The
accused was held to answer.
TEoOPs FOR WAsHINGToN-Ye morning
two companies of United States light artillery
numbering one hundred and thirty men, left Fort
! McHenry and proceeded in special train at az
| O'Clock to Washington. The troops entered the
cars at Locust Point. They under command
of Col. Brooke.
FIRE ALARMS FOR misunderstanding the month
Of January there were eleven alarms of fire. of
which eight were caused by actual fires. The de-
partment went to work at but three of these
Compared with the same month of 1860, there is a
decrease IN alarms OF twenty, and in actual fires
| thirteen.
! CoLLIsIoN. " esterday morning between and 8
! o'clock, a burthen car, while coming down the
grade on Pratt street, near Light, came in contact
| with horse and dray, the driver being unable to
avoid collision The dray was considerably
|
| jury.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
| FIRST BRANCH.-Present, JOHN C. BLACKBURN,
Esq, and all the members.-Mr. PHELPS pre-
scented petition from DR.. Greentree, coroner,
praying that the city may erect dead-house for
the use of bodies not identified at coroners' in
! quests; referred.-Mr. BLANCHARD presented a
report from the Joint Special Committee of Con
| ference on the resolution directing the return of
| the Codes received by the members from the City
| Comptroller to that Office at the expiration of the
present session. The report closed with resolu-
ton directing the return of the books, and also d.
rectng the Comptroller to have cases erected in
the committee rooms for the safe keeping of the
Codes; laid on the tabe.-Mr. WESLEY offered a
resolution directing the Joint Standing Committee
to examine into the condition of South Chester
| street, between Cough street and Eastern ave-
nue.; dopted.-Mr. Hay called up the re
solution adverse to granting the petition of
William Gross; adopted.-Mr. BouLDEx, of the
Joint Standing Committee on HIGHWAYS, presented
report with an ordinance repeating that portion
of the ordinance directing the opening and con-
demning of Carey and Calhoun streets, from the
southern outline of the Catholic Cathedral cemete
ry to the northern boundary OF the city; read and
laid on the table.--Adjourned.
SECOND BRANCH.-Present. CHARLES J. BAKER
Esq, President, and all the members except Mr.
! MiIler.--NOthing done.--Adiourned until Mon.
| day.