The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-10
CITY NI,ELL[GENCE,

CoHratBANDs IN LUoK.-Since the battle of Bull
hun numerous assertions from the Federal army
have taken place, and not day passes but numbers
OF the runaway soldiers to be seen in the lower
counties cautiously route for their Northern
homes. They take the first opportunity for chang
ing their dress by exchanging thcir unlorms for
any Kind OF clothes, and illustrative of this we
give tho following Incidental few days since a
wealthy and prominent planter in Prince George 5
county, on riding out to o0e Of his fields where
several nt his negroes at work. was greatly
surprised to see, hard at work pIoughiug, several
men dressed in full Z1uave uniforms He had
heard that slaves to be conf seated but had no
idea that the Government was also going to con L..
fscate his plantation.
Having slight desire to know what had become
OF hls negroes, he concluded to approach one of
the Ipnaves and make the inquiry With this OBJ
J-ct he rode up to one oithe pioughmen, when his
aston;shment vas much inc eased to find that in
the red breeches was of his favorte ner roes
AS the master rode up the negro lifted the tasseled
red cap from his head and with broad grin, said
"Master, what does ye think of dis ere rig ?"
"Why, you rascal, where did you get it?" ''Fron
one OF dem teers what got 50 nightly scared at
de Bully Kun Eight. jst swapped my worse every
day suit for dis one. Dar was no gitten away from
him, sr,-he fell dead in love with my linsv." Two
other negroes had also changed clothes with desert
ers and were in full uniform.
MILITARY AFrIRs.-The lst Pennsylvania Rffa
rFsgimen', reg Col Charles hddle, arrived at the Bo-
The reg eiment numbers 1853 men, and has been in
service in the vicinity OF Cumberland, Md. for sew
eral w=-Es. In short time after their arrival
here ther were taken to the Camden station " here
train Of cars WAS ready for their transportation
to Harper's Ferry.
A large quantity of ammunition consisting of
shell and cartridges, passed through here from the
North yesterday morning. 1t was taken to Wash
ington. Several cannon also were taken on, in ad-
dition to n great number of ambulances, heavy
wagons, etc.
A bod. Of one hundred regulars from Carlisle
Barracks, en- route for Washington, left here yes
terday morning.
FIRE.-AbOut three O'Clock Yesterday morning
an alarm Of fire sounded from box No. 81, the
cause OF which was the discovery of fire issuing
from the rear Of the two story brick building occu-
pied a picking establishment by Mr. Ahrend
Ahrens, which is located at the corner of Eastern
Avenue and President street. Two sons of Mr.
Ahrens narrowly escaped injury, having been in
bed asleep when the fire broke out The damage
sustained is fully covered by insurance. 1t was
believed to be the work of an ncendiary.
THE OUTRAGE OF THURSDAY N1GHT-The parties
who were so iniamousy treated and afterwards ar
rested by the vice-poice Thursday night, when
peaceably assembled for the purpose of listening to
the speech OF the II Oh. John G. BreckinriGge, yes
terday had a hearing before Justice Shipley They
were released after being required to gre security
They were sixteen in number.
LARcENY.-A coored man, named Chas. Sprigg,
was yesterday arrested on the charge of attempt
ing to steal lot Of butter from the grocery of
Mr.. Francis Cassidy, No. GreenmOunt avenue.
He was arraigned before Justice Hiss, who commit.
TED him to jail to await the action of the Grand
Jury.
SusPTcIoUs CHARACTERS. Joseph J. Boyd alias
Gallagher, and j. Thomas Adreon alias Atkinson,
were yesterday arrested upon the charge of being
suspected ot burglary. A number of knives and
other articles found upon them, some of which
have been recognized as stolen property.
SENT TO Fort MCIENGY.-A Southern district
vice-poceman on Thursday night arrested man
named Charles King, charged with enlisting men
for the purpose of fitting out piratcal expedition.
His arrest was made by order of Gen. Dix, and he
Yesterday morning sent to Fort McHenry. He
halls from North Carolina.
CHARGE OF BEING DEsERTER.-A vice police
man on Thursday night arrested man named
Charles Brown, upon the charge of being a desert
er from company + of the First Maryland regi.
ment. He was committed to await further orders.
PERsoNAL.-Elon. Simon Cameron, Secretary of
War, who has for several days past been home on a
visit, passed through here last evening for Wash
iDgton.