The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


MARINE DIsAsTERs.-lnf has been re-
ceived at the Merchants Exchange Reading Rooms
TO the effect that the ship Granite, Of Boston, Capt
Cruise, was abandoned on the 2Sth off False Cape. |
AT an early hour on the morning of that day she |
struck in six iatboms water aud commenced filling
rapidly. The captain and crew remained on board
for two hours, when they were taken off BY the
ship IYilliom PENN Capt Meade. When abandon
ed, the water had reached the main deck. The
crew had no time to save anything except the valu-
ables they could carry about their persons The
Granite rated as an 3 vessel, of | 037 tons
burthen, having two decks and drawing 20 feet of
water. She built at Belfast, Maine, 1855,
worth $4,000. Her cargo was valu ed at SEQ, 600,
which is partially insured. She was owned in
Boston.
From the same we learn that the ship
Virginia Dare, Capt. Cole, from Richmond, hence
to Liverpool, was compelled to put into Bermuda
in leaky condition. The Virginia Dare was built
in this city during the last summer BY Messrs. }.
Abrabams Son, and her first VOYAGE
Information has also been received that the schooner
PetreI was compelled to run into St. Kits on &C.
count OF being badly strained and in a leaky
dition. She was then condemned and sold, The
Petrol was owned by Messrs. Friend, Ricketts, &
Co., OF this city, and was commanded by Captain
Nelson.
RoBBERY.-During W ednesday night the house
of Mrs. Anna Campbell, No. IS Josephine street.
was robbed of about $500 in specie. Some time
since Mrs Campbell drew from bank in which
she had been in the habit of depositing her money,
paid to her in gold. The coin was kept in a bag
which she always placed under her pillow when
retiring. Yesterday morning upon getting up she
discovered that $500 of the money had been stolen.
The police of the Western district were informed
OF the robbery, but yet no arrests have been
made. Mrs. Campbell is dress maker, and the
money stolen was the accumulation of several
years.
Committed COURT.-Y esterday George Ely
and JAS. Mcbride, who were arrested last Saturday
night, on the charge of robbing a negro man, on
Chesnut street, near Douglas street, had hearing
before Justice Hiss. Soon after dark on that eve
ning, as the negro was passing along the street. he
was assailed, thrown to the pavement and robbed
OF MS weekly earnings. 1t proved that Ely
was inc man who tripped the negro, and no doubt
also assisted In the robbery. There was no evil
dence to implicate Mcbride, and he was accord
lngly discharged. Ely was committed to Jail for
Court.
OPENING OF HOLIDAY STREET. Yesterday eve
ming Mr.. Banded offered the follow resolution il
regard to the opening of Holiday street:
Resolued by the First Branch of the City Council that
the City Counsellor be and he is hereby requested to
furnish this Branch with his opinion relative to the pow
of the City Council to repeal the ordinance for the open
ing and widening of Holiday street, and to what ex
peal of said ordinance and such other information
may be Of advantage to this body, relative to the effect
that City Counsellor requested furnish
opinion at the earliestpracticable opportunity.
RESTORED TO HIS MoTHER.-Some years since a
negress named Reyster bound out her son for
term of years to man named Cook IAN ex-poce
oiicer,) who kept the boy until last summer, wher
hemade an assignment Of the unexpred time of tht
boys service to another party,not resident of th
State. Col. Kane learned that the boy to bt
taken to Alabama. To prevent this he took posses
sion of the boy and had him confined in the Jail un
til yesterday, when he was released and restored t
his mother by direction of the Orphans Court.
CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE MCQUEEN AS Cry CoMp
TRoLLER.-Last evening Mayor Brown sent a com
munication to the City Council .nominatn,
Samuel McCubbin, Esq, for the office of Cit
Comptroller. Mr.. McCubbin was rejected by tn
Council few DAYS since by a tie vote. Last eve
ming the vote confirming him stood II yeas to l
nays. An animated debate of hours duratio
took place before the confirmation. Judge McCut
bin has been very faithful and excellent officer
and his re-appointment is no doubt of importanc
to the city.
ACCIDENT.-I estcrday afternoon two boys, VIII
were amusing themselves with small sleighs, oil
Monument street, between Eutaw and Howard
were quite badly injured by being kicked by tn
horses of country wagon, which came out
Garden street, and which was not seen ir time t
avoid an accident. The boys taken to tn
drug store of Mr.. Moore, on the corner of Madison
and Howard streets, where they received every at
tenton. They were afterwards removed to thei
homes in Biddle street, near Monument.
BADLY BUNNY esterday morning a little bo
three years of age, son of Mr. George w. Hooper
living on Gist street, Canton, was very severed
burnt. The child was playing near the hearth whe
his clothes took fire and almost instantly he wa
enveloped in flames. Mrs. Hooper and other mem
Ders OF the family succeeded In tearing the clothe
from the chid's body, but not before be was quit
severely burnt. DR.. Evans dressed the wounds.
LARCENY.-YesterdaY afternoon a man name
John Elfe was arrested by officer Chisholm
charged with stealing from the premises of Messrs
benson Buck, Light street wharf, three files
two pairs of cOmpasses and a pair of nippers, t.
the value of about three dollars. He was takel
before Justice Boyd, who released him on securit,
for further hearing.
FRE.-The alarm last night about ten o'clocl
was occasioned by fire being discovered in the no
ton store of Mrs. Costen No. LOG Lexington street
between Liberty and Park streets. The damag
sustained was about SIS, which was covered by in
surance. The property belonged to Mrs. Boyle
and was insured. The Fire Department was no
called into service.
ANNUAL VISIT OF THE CRY Council TO TIE HoUsI
OF REFUGE.-Tbis morning the Mayor and City
Council will make their annual visit of inspection
to the House Of Refuge. They will leave at lO1.
O'Clock, in a special train of cars from the CITY
Hall, Holiday street. and from the terminus of tht
railway will be conveyed to the institution in car
riages.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-The clerk of the Court o
Common Pleas issued, during the month of Janu
arv, 1861, ore hundred and forty-six marriage Ii