The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-22
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF CONFEDERATE PRIsoNERs.-Y esterday
afternoon there arrived in the city, bv the four
O'Clock train the Northern Central Railway,
twenty.three Confederate prisoners Of war They
taken in Western Virginia, and have been
released on parole, and are now on their way home.
Three of them have lost arm each, and one of
them leg, in the battles in Western Virginia.
Among their number are two Captains and one
Lieutenant, and all are from Virginia aud Georgia
regiments. Upon arriving at the Calvert street
depot, they were taken to the Central police sta
tioD, and placed in the yard The news of their
arrival spread rapidly, and hundreds of persons
followed them. Among the crowd were many
who freely expressed their sympathy with the
prisoners, which evidently afforded them much gra-
titcation. Numbers of our citizens were anxious to
take them to their homes and entertain them while
IN the city; but this was refused. Deputy Marshal
McPhail gave orders not 10 allow any citizens to
hold communication with any of the prisoners
After OBTAINING them at the station horse for half
an hour, they were marched, under guard of po-
licemen, to the custom house, where they were
placed in a room. The crowd was greatly in
creased as they marched down Gay street They
are under the commend of Captain Gade, of the
United States army, who has treated them kindly,
and until they reached this city, put them under
restraint. Soon after their arrival at the
custom-house, Coone! Belger, of the U. s. army
waited on them and Informed them that they were
at liberty to 20 anywhere. The Major also made
arrangements for their accommodating at the Gil
NOR House, and the entire number repaired to the
hotel, where they were comfortably provided for
Thev were taken into Ohio from Wheeling and on
to Columbus. Throughout their journey they were
kindly and respectfully treated. They will remain
here until four O'clock this afternoon when thev
will leave for Fortress Monroe, and from thence be
sent to Norfolk, by fsg of truce. They all speak
hopefully and confidently of the Southern cause
and express their determination to join the Con
iederate army again, as soon they can be ex-
changed. The following is list of their names ::
Captain David D. Curry, Browasburg, Rock
bridge county,Va; lst Surgeon A!chibud Taylor;
Assistant Surgeon W. A. Darlington; lst Leuten-
ant II l.. Hoover; I'd Lieutenant s Dnrsett: I'd
Sergeant Jas. Jones; Sd do. VIM. B. Moody;
Privates Andrew j. Maddox of Georgia j. w
Beasley, J. C. Landlord. Thos. W. Gilmer, George
W. ken, William 2. S. Poole, j. G. Mays, l.. NJ.
Crofton, C. W. Fits of Georgia, A. Smallman, r.
Wallace, Il. W. Carter, d. H. Loonsy Jas. Buck
ner, John Burruss al d James Hanger. The prison
ers were visited last evening by large number OF
gentlemen, who entertained them until late hour.
SAD AcCIDENT.-On Monday, August IL, a Small
boat containing ten persons, two of whom were la
dies, attempted to cross from Pongateagua, in Ac
comsc county, to the western shore of Virginia.
After getting two or three miles from shore, the
ladies becoming alarmed it was determined to turn
back, and in attempting to change the of the
boat she was capSiZsd. little child of Dr. n. g.
Sheppard, who was lying asleep on a b banket, went
down before she could be rescued, and was seen no
more. The rest of the party managed to cling to
the boat, and though they were repeatedly washe d
off she rolled and ever, they were so fortu-
nate as TO reach her again. They finally were
drfted ashore several miles from where they cap
szed and were obliged to walk eight miles bare
footed through marsh to the nearest house. The
gentlemen had cut off their boots and the ladies had
lost their shoes while in the water.
ARRIVAL OF TRooPs.-Y esterday about 900 sol
diers arrived by way of the Philadelphia and Will
mington railroad, consisting of the following parts
of regiments: 4th New Jersey, $50 men; 32d Penn
sylvapia, $50; Harris Light Cavalry, n. Y, 1926;
5th regiment, Sickles' Brigade, $50. They ali pro
ceeded immediately to Washington. By way OF
the Northern Central, a Pennsylvania regiment,
Col S. W. Black, 100 men, arrived and proceeded
to the eastern section Of the city, where they en-
csmped. The men in all these commands were, for
the most part, inferior in point of physique, and
were badly equipped, many of them were des-
ttute of uniforms, and some of them had scarcely
any kind of clothes.
ACCIDENTS s-Abnut six o'clock on Tuesday eve
ming son of Mr.. s. Hazlenurs, residing at No. 224
West Lombard street, was playing with pistol
when it accidentally discharged, the contents
passing through the feshy part of his left hand
His injury was dressed by surgeon, and be is now
doing well.
A boy named Lupton, aged about eleven years,
was playing on the cars at Mount Clare station yes
terday afternoon, when two of them came together,
catching his foot and crushing it in horrible man.
ner. He was taken to his home in the vicinity,
where the proper attention was rendered.
|. EXCURSION TO POINT LOOKOUT The steamer Hugh
jenkins left her wharf yesterday morning for an
excursion to Point Lookout, with about thirty pas
sengers The object of the trip was principally to
bring up number of ladies who were at the Point,
but the advertisement had the effect of attracting
a considerable number of persons to the wharf,
who, upon learning that party of soldiers were
to accompany the excursion, refused to 60. The
boat stopped at Fort McHenry for the soldiers, and
then proceed on her trip.
ASSAULTS Conrad Rothouse was yesterday ta
ken into custody upon the charge of assaulting
George Drexler. He released on bail for Court
by Justice Logan.
John Connery and Thomas Murray were yester.
day arrested upon the charge of assauting each
other. Justice Logan released them on bail for 6
| further hearing
| RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN.-A collision occurred or
the Northern Central Railway yesterday morning
near Emmittsville, between a freight train and a
| stock train, which resulted in the destruction o
four or five cars and the injury of some of the stock
ger train was detained for a considerable length
| time.