The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-13
BALTIMORE, MONDAY, MAY l3, 1861

! suffer. All the principal towns and cities are
! thronged with military, anxousy awaiting the
moment when the madness and folly of the United
States Government will direct the invasion of Vir-
| ginia.
| The RELAY HoUsE.-From this point we have
nothing OF Importance. Quit. a large number oI
persons visited the encampmenl on Saturday, by
rai'road, ana on yesterday there were a numbe er
VI persons present who went out bv private con.
veyance. number of ro wdies were among the
Visltors or Saturday, and a party of them as an ey
luehce OF their sympathy for these troeps present
Gu Tue massachusetts, NJ Regiment with an American
nag. Inc presentation speech was made by one OF
the "roughs," which was responded to by the Cap.
/ TAIN OF one OF the Companies attached to the reg
imeht. The party returned to the city after night
iali, and were so uprOarious and disorderly that
the pohce were compelled to arrest a number
OF them for intractions of the law. Some of those
VINO visited the camp on Saturday did so with the
expectation OF witnessing the experiments with the
steam gun, which Gen. Buffers command captured
win so much "coolness, prompt tude and zeal -
But they were doomed to disappointment on ac-
count of the troops not having captured all of the
machinery. They have just enough to render the
gun useless, as they have the steam engine and
running gear, and somebody else has the ann
AS much they have oft is located in the Nassa-
chusetts camp, where the curious can inspect it
and "make the most of it,
MELANCHOLY CASE OF DROwNING.-A sad case of
drowning occurred at the Franklin Fails near
franklin, Baltimore county, yesterday afternoon
about three O'Clock, of which the following are the
particulars:-A number of boys visited the place
Tor the purpose of bathing, and in the companv
were George A. Voght, aged about twelve wears
and Adolph Stesch, aged eleven. 1t appears that
these two boys, who were about the Youngest of
the party, got upon board, as they were unable
10 SWIM, and venturing out too far, they became
frightened and upset the plank, when they were
ooth preclpitated into water ab out twelve feet
deep. Their situation was Immediately observed
oy others OF the party, who attempted their rescue
Out were unable to render them assistance. They
nnh i
dlved into the water afterwards and succeeded in
hndiDg the iifeless body of Voght, which was
Drought to the residence of his parents No. SO
Pearl street, at late hour last night The body of
Stesch mad not been recovered at the last accounts
put dliigent search being made by friends OF
the family. His parents reside at No. 46 Pine
street.
lHE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAlLRoAD.-This road
mas been reopened to Harrisburg, and on Saturday
morning the first through train to that point LETT
this city, consisting of FIVE cars well filled with
passengers. 1t was under the general superysion
OF U nted States Government official and was
decKed with American flags. The business office
81 the company has been temporarily removed to
harrisburg, and the telegraph, as heretofore sta
Ieu' Is uhuer the charge OF government operators
it Is intended to resume the regular schedule to-
osy, and trains will depart from and arrive in the
CITY All the bridges have been reconstructed in a
substantial manner. number of emptv cars have
oeen removed from this end of the road, and ex-
'enSi'e arrangements made for the transportation
W. S"dt anu OtDer neceSSarleS. We understand
that the agents of the Pennsylvania Central road
nave been instructed to notify shippers of freight
from the West that every fecility will be afforded
lor the transportation of all descriptions of produce
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-An accident occurred on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yesterday after
noon, which resulted in the death Of Samuel Ford
residing on Lombard street, near Republican He
had gone to the Relay House in company with
others, but became separated from them during
the afternoon and strolled off toward the CITY, AS
ne was under the influence OF liquor it is supposed
mat ne and down upon the track and went to sleep
Inc tram from Washington, which arrived here at
ABOUT hve o CLOCK passed over him. cutting off one
OF MS arms and badly racturing his skull. He was
taken up and brought to the city, but died shortly
aterward lie leaves a wife and children
tIRE.-The alarm which occurred about eight
o CLOCK last evening was occasioned by the dis
covery OF fire issuing from the building situated
on the corner of McHenry alley and Pratt street
known as the Suffolk Works, formerly occupied by
Ames Green, but which has for some time past
oeen vacant. A lot of hay had been placed by an
lncendlary under the stairway leading to the
second story, and fired. The fire was discovered
oy mr. VIM. Fowler, private watchman for Hay-
Ward Bartlett Co., who extnguished it before
the flre Department arrived. The building is
owned by the heirs of VIM. o. Eichelberger. and
was out slightly damaged Whether insured or
not we did not learn "
PROHIBITION REMOvED.-It will be seen nv the
lolioWing order that the Mayor has removed the
prohlpitlon forbidding the display of flags in the
city. Yesterday the stars and stripes were dis
played In several places on FelPs Point and other
sections OF the city: