The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-25
THE NEWS FROM BALTIMORE.
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papers of Tuesday:

papers of Tuesday:
ALL QUIET IN BALTIMORE.
WuMINGToN, April %, l8Gl.-Passengers from
the South the train just passed here, say that all
is quiet in Baltimore and that the turnpike is clear
! OF secessiOnists.
PHILADELPHIA, April 90, ls61-The military 90
to Havre-de-Grace and by boat to Annapolis A re-
| giment left this morning.
| The Seventh and Massachusetts, regiments have
possession Of the road from Annapolis to Washing
| ton.
REPORTED sHELLTNG OF BALTIMORE BY FORT M'HENRY.
| PHILADELPHIA, April PA vague report states
that Fort McLenty was shellng Baltimore at mid
| night on the 2lst.
| PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-Silly reports have
been aoat all day to the effect that Baltimore had
been shelIed, that mob had burned the Cathe-
dral because the Archbishop displayed the Ameri-
can flag and that Col. Fremont had arrived at New
York with a quarter ofa million of muskets from
England.
THE REINFORCEMENT or FORT M'HENRY.
WHMGNGTON, DEL, April PA naval officer
arrived at Wilmington this afternoon.
He says the steamer 5. r. Spaulding landed a
portion of her troops and reinforced Fort Mc!len-
nv very quietly. The BaltimOreans were waiting
for her arrival to seize her, but she started down
the bay and frustrated their designs.
Annapolis is in charge of the Sixth regiment of
Massachusetts,.
THE MISSING PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS.
PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-Several OF the Penn
svlvana troops, who have been missing since the
Baltimore riot, have returned here, and report
having been confined in Jail in Baltimore. Thirty
five others, who have been wandering in the woods,
near the ConowDgO, taken to neighbOring
houses and treated kindly. The latter have not
returned home yet
IMPORTANT FROM BALTIMoRE-FoRT MHENRY MEN
AGING THE
HARRrsBURG April 22.-It is stated bv officers of
the Army, who arrived Sunday evening from Bal
timore, that the guns of Fort McHenry were
turned toward Baltimore, but there had been no
firing yet.
An officer of the House of Representatives of Penn
syvania, who returned tonight, says he saw, on
Saturday, in Baltimore, twelve brass field pieces
parade the streets, and two troops OF horse and
regiment of infantry; the latter seemed to be com
posed of mel chants clerks Baltimore was threat
ening the fort with artillery on the neighboring
heights
rumOr was prevalent in Baltimore on Sunday
that the New York Seventh and Massachusetts,
Eighth Regiment reached Annapolis that morning
in safety.
CAPT. JONES, OF MOBILE, LYNcRED.-The New
Orleans Crescent, of the 10Th, quotes the following
statement from the Mobile Erening Necs, and
SAYS it has been confirmed by other papers from
that city
We have it from highly resposibe authority that
the rumorS, of which we have been cognizant for
some time, well-fouuded, and that Captain Will
liam Jones, of the slOop Isabel, has terminated his
brief but notorious career at the end of rope.
The account we hear is that on the arrival of the
Thursday evening cars at Scooba, passenger
the train pointed out Jones as bOaStiug to him of
being the person who ''provisioned Slemmer," and
stated that he was then on his way to Washington
with dispatches for LincOln's Government. He
arrested, the proofs of his treason found upon
him, and was executed ON the spot by the enraged
citizens.
STRANGE PARRICIDE.--A Son Kills his Father to
Arenge has Mother's Wrongs-The Louisville De
mocr0t of the 2lst., says: man named Peter Smith
was shot yesterday morning, on the JehersobViIe
ferry boat by his illegtimate SON, Francis Marion
Smith. The Young man states that the FORMER u@u
seduced his mother forty years ago, anu " IouEHC
her to a career of prostitution lie states lh"' ny
mother. on her death bed, about year ago. tolu
him of these facts and told him TO avenge her The
yOung man first stabbed him, ana theh sh"t MIN IN
the hack of the head, the BAH coming OUT ABOVE
tbe eve. literally blowing his brains out lie died
Immediately. Peter smith was wen known as a
~ grower and resided near Utica, Indiana and
" oonnected bv marriage with respectable families
IN This city He was highly respected by large
iroIa of friends. Mr.. Samuel Patterson arrested
tbe murderer, and conducted him to Jail, where he
reiterated the facts above stated.
We are glad to learn that the authorities of this
State have decided to muster into immediate SER
vice the whole of the 80 900 volunteers authorized
By the Legislature. This will make 1900 more
troops than the President has calledtdr, but even
this force is but half what New York can rase; ana
ought to raise. Thirty thousand men should pe
called out in addition to the u regiments 90
ed by the United StateS-N I. Irto""'' 1hP' - 3d.
at Cincinnati short time before sunset, last
Sunday two suns were distinctly VsloIe Witnln
short distance of each other, uah orouu inter
1an;nn So, vivid was the counterfeit resem-
senins;, tbat The spectators could hardly distin-
Omsb which was the Legitimate luminary.
rba Nav York papers say that there is now
fourteen thousand troops in Washington City.