The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE JAIL WALL.-Y esterday evening, Mr.. Chase,
of the Joint Standing Committee Police and
Jail, presented a report with a resolution directing
the City Commissioner to immediately contract for
the erection OF a stone wall around the city Jail.
The last City Council directed .that iron railing
should be erected around it, but it has been demon
strated that such barrier would be very INSULT
cient, and the commit ee have empowered the City
| Commissioner to make such alterations with the
contractors, ast to dispense with the iron railing,
and substitute stone wall.
| FALSE PRETENcEs.-Peter Smith was yesterday
| taken into custody by officer Brannan upon the
charge OF obtaining money under false pretences.
Smith has, for the past three weeks, been canvass
| ing South Baltimore for the alleged purpose OF
| burying dead man. Some parties suspected him,
and upon making an examination ascertained the
facts of the case. whereupon they informed upon
| Smith, and he was arrested as above. lie was
taken before Justice Myers who committed him for
| court.
RoBBERY.-The dwelling of Mr.. G. w. johnson,
| No. 13 Mccullough street, was entered by thief,
who availed himself of the temporary absence of
the family from the rear of the house, who were
attracted by the passing of the military in front of
the house. He succeeded in carrying off eight
silver forks, halfdozen table spoons, and some
other articles of small value. The articles stolen
were generally marked with the initial of some
member of the family.
| PARDoNED BY THE GovERNoR.-With the past
few days the Governor has pardoned John Clagett,
| who a few years ago convicted of the man
| slaughter OF Jerome B. White, at the High Street
Hotel, and sentenced to the Penitentiary for a
! term of years which would have expired in 1869.
The recommendation signed by all the mem
bers of the jury who convicted him, and the MEM
bers of the Grand Jury who found the indictment
| against him.
| TRAVEL TO WAsHINGToN.-Another train was yes
| terday, about o'clock, despatched from the
| Camden station for Washington, but it was not
| known at what time it would return The officers
| of the Baltimore and Ohio Company yet
unable to say at what time nything like regular
communication will be bad between the two cities.
| The public will, however, be duly notified of the
| resumption of travel.
PAYMENT OF TAxEs.-Yesterday the City Coun-
Gil passed ordinance extending the time for
which discounts are allowed on the prompt pay
ment of city taxes. This accommodation will no
doubt have the effect of greatly increasing the re-
cepts at the Tax Collectors Office, land the pressing
necessities of the city will thus be greatly relieved.
On yesterday the receipts of the Office amounted
to $50, 900.
DIsoRDERLY.-Yesterday afternoon number of
men made their appearance on Fells street, two of
whom, named Benz Perkins and Thos. Cook, were
carrying a flag. Most of the crowd were drunk
and quite disorderly. The police arrested some
half dozen of them, and Justice Griffin fined them
81 and costs.
For HAvRE-DE- GRAcE.-As will be seen by ad-
vertisement, the steamer Lancaster, Capt. Tomlin-
son, will, on and after to-day, leave the foot of
West Falls avenue for Havre-de-Grace. From that
point passengers have every facility for transpor-
tation to Philadelphia and the North.
AssAULTING A SoLD1ER.-Martin Maloney was
Yesterday arrested upon the charge of assaulting
and beating a United States soldier, connected with
Fort McIIenry. He committed to Jail BY JUS
| tce Showacre, to answer at Court.
REsIGNED.-Capt. W. H. Brown, of the police
orce, connected with the Western district, Mon
day last resigned all connection with the force, it
| having been intimated to him that he had been