The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-15

CHILDREN's AID SocIErY.-The fifth monthly
meeting OF this Society was held a few evenings
since in their rooms, No. CORTLAND street.
From the report Of the agent we find that there
received at the "Home," during the month of Feb
ruary, nineteen children; and during the same
period fourteen children were provided with homes
in the country. Since the organizati of this
Charity sixty-four children have entered the
Home, and of this number thirtyseven have
been sent from the city. There remains in the
"liome" twenty eight The Society receive any
children under sixteen years of age, who are or
phans, or half orphans, or whose parents are
drunken or prohigate, or who from any causes are
destitute OF friends and home The'obiects of the So
ciety are laudabe and praiseworthv in the highest
degree, and should receive generous support Fl ON
the community. There are hundreds of children
IN TINS city who are friendess, and who. if allowed
TO remain amid the vices and decentralization with
which their restitution and necessities surround
them, will inevitably become adopts in crime and
sooner or later the community will be compelled to
support them in Jail or penitentiarv. AS matter
OF economy, merely, not to look at this question in
moral point of view, this Society should be sus-
tanned Thus far it has succeeded well, and the
prospects Tor Its future prosperity very prom
ising.
A DEsPERADo-A Brother Slabs his Sister. On
wednesday afternoon young man named Shreeve,
whose parents live Forrest street, near Eager.
returned to his nome in a vel intoxicated cOndi-
ton. lie hao been in the house but few minutes
when he commenced acting in very disorderlv
manner. Ills sister, young girl seventeen years
OF age, demonstrated with him, when he flew into n
terrific passion, swore he would take her life and
seizng shoemakers knife rushed at his sister and
stabbed her in the temple. The girl ran from the
house into the yard, but the brutal brother followed
her and hurled the knife at her. striking her on
| the arm. The wound on the temple is quite a
severe one While the desperate was in his passion
several Ieghbors, attracted by the screams of the
girl ana her mother, entered the house, when he
turned on them and they were compelled to leave.
Shreeve remained about the house until after
night when he left, and has not since been heard
| OF. The family have made no complaint to the
| police.
VISIT OF DISTINGUISHED RUSSIAN OFFICIALS
Baron Won Oslen Sacken, Secretary of Legation;
Baron Sternberg, Chamberlain of the Emperor.
and Capt. Gustof Ohmann, of the Engineers at
tached to the Imperial staff, accompanied Marshal
Kane yesterday for the purpose of viewing several
OF our public institutions. They nseemed verv
much pleased with the interior ap earance and
condition OF the Penitentiary, and examined all
its departments and workshops infinitely. They
appeared pleased with the ventilation of the build
Gus evident cleanliness and absence from all
offensive atmosphere, and seemed to think that the
warden deserved great praise for its general con.
dltlon; They left the city yesterday afternoon for
Wheeling, By the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
intending to return early the ensuing week, and
expressed to the Marshal desire at that time to
view the surrounding country and the several
manufacturing institutions in the vicinity of Bal
timore.
Mondays Exchange of the brutal murder of young
man named VIM. Snyder, on the Washington
road. Since the preparation of the crime the po-
lice OF the county and the city have been on the
alert ior the guilty parties On Wednesday John
Seedicomb and Daniel OBrien, employees on the
b. q U. Il. H., were arrested on suspicion of being
concerned In the tragedy. An examination was
held before Justice Waltemeyer, of the county.
which resulted in the discharge of Seedicomb and
the committal to Jail of O'Brien. A witness VIM
hllnton, cigar maker, working in this city, was
In the aiiray, and was badly cut about the head -
FROM his meagre account of the affair, it appears
that the entire party were intoxicated, and began
hghtng among themselves.
1NCENDIARIsM.-At half-past three O'Clock yester-
Gay morning, an unoccupied frame dwelling on
fennsylvanla avenue, between Mashet and Smith
streets, was set on fire and DESTROYED The prop
erty was owned by Mr. John Cook, who has no
insurance; The dwelling adjoining, occupied by
John Ehrl, as bakery, was damaged to the extent
| of 5000. No insurance
AT quarter past eight O'Clock last night a fir e
broke out in the work shops attached to the cab.
net making establishment of Mr.. Henry W. Jen-
kns, No. lG Light street. Owing to the infamma.
Die nature of the contents in the building the fire
gained considerable Roadway before the arrival OF
the steam engines. There was an insurance upon
the stock for $500 in the Baltimore Fire Insu
rance Company, which will cover the loss, The
building belonged to Anthony II. Jenkins. ESQ
VINO Is fully insured. 1t is thought that the fire
was accidental.
BADLY BURNT,-On Wednesday morning A vopno
lady, Miss Hannah Purcy, daughter of Mr.. John
eIcy, no. oZ3 Aisqulth street, received serious
injuries by her clothes taking fire fir pm a lamp
She rose before daylight and proceeded from he,
chamber to the kitchen, and placed the lamp on q
chair near the stove Her dress came in contract
with the light, and almost instantly she was en-
veloped IN flames. She ran Immediately to the
chamber where her father and mother were sleen
ing, who with difficulty succeeded in putting ont
the flames. Miss Purcy was quite seriously burn,
about the limbs, and her father and mother had
ther hands badly burnt in extinguishing the flames
| FIERCE AssAULT.-l esterday afternoon a man
nameu Lewis simpson entered the General Wayne
Inn, corner of Paca and Baltimore streets and
| wlthout provocation, knocked man down and
h hicheo MN Mr.: Fairbanks, the proprietor, at
| tempted to eject Simpson from the hotel when he
turned upon Mr.. +. and beat him most shamefully
| simpson was finally arrested and committed to ia
Ter Court by Justice Mclaughlin.
| VIOLENT AssAULT.-Yesterday man named
ho1ert hlngrose was arrested on the charge O
making an unprovoked and violent assault upon a
man named Louis Wolf at Canton. justice Whaler
| COMMITTED him to Jail for Court. On the day pre-
| Vlous, klngrose was arrested on the charge o.
assaultlng man named Frederick ConsIer and
was held to bail for Court. but his pugiIistic nro
pensities would not allow him to be at large.
AccIDENr.-Ye Yesterday morning, a man named
Caiep Humphreys, resident of Baltimore county
Mnne engaged at work on load of hay at the
Eastern hay Scales, struck on the head nv the
pole used to hold the hay to the wagon, and re-.
celVed quite severe wound. He was taken into
dwelling near by, where he received medical at.
tention. " az
HEAVY FINE.-Jacob Leb was arrested Yesterday
afternoon, charged with having entered the lager
peer establishment of John Flieshman on Dover
s.reet, ana breaking the windows and bar fixtures
justice Showacre fined him $50 and costs. and
committed him to iail in default nj no yn,ont