The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-27

The Tehuantepec Railroad Company have sus-
tanned heavy loss in the laundering at of their
steamer Poydras Many fear that this accident will
retard the opening of this transit route from New
Orleans to San Francisco. The company announced
a few weeks ago, when Mr.. Auguste Belmont ad-
vanced them Sl75,000, upon their mail contract
that line of post coaches the Peninsula would
be started, in connection with steamers on the lst
of October next. 1t is somewhat doubtful if it is
done.
The PuRLIc DEDT.-The following figures taken
from the Philadelphia Inquirer, show the amount of
the national Liabilities at different periods, since the
foundation of the Federal Constitution:
Year. DeJt
l1S9-Funded after revolution S754 63 476
Notwithstanding on of war 1920 73s
1S16-Atter second war I27 1884 931
!o53-lwenty years reduction 37,5l3
lS52-After Mexican war; &c. 76O65 PIG
lS57-Five years reduction 25l65l5
EXTENSIVE FIRE IN Sr. JosEpH.-On the 18th
instant a fire broke out in the city of ST. joseph
Missouri, which resulted in the destruction of seve-
raj large mercantile houses, involving a loss of
about S5O00O worth of property. The following
are the principal sufferers j. W. Crane & Co.,
dry goods merchants c. HYATT wholesale grocer:
+. W. Welch, turner Frem ont Bowling Saloon
j. l.. McLanghlin's and d. j. Heatons buildings.
HEALTH OF CHARLEsroN.-The report of the Board
of Health of Charleston, S. c.. shows total of for
ty-three deaths for the week ending Saturday last
twenty eight of which were from yellow fever
OF these twenty-tour were of foreign birth. The
disease is declared to have assumed an epidemic
form. of the twenty-eight who died Of yellow fe-
yer, thirteen were from Ireland; eleven from Ger
many; three from New York, 1.-TWO of them born of
foreign parents and one native child
New BRANCH OF CoMMEECr.-The New Orleans
Picoy"ne notices hunter of alligators, who has
captured four hundred in the swamps near that
city since May. He goes into the swamps at night
with pan of fire, and shoots them they crowd
around the light. The skins sold at 10 cents
each, and make the very best boots. The oil, tusks
and hides of these four hundred captured animals
have Melted the captor $3.50 in three months.
New ORLEANS Howard Assoc1Ar1oN-The New
Orleans Crescent of the Nth instant says: The Off
GERS and members of this noble organization met
last evening, for the purpose Of taking their usual
steps towards the relief of nd gent sufferers by the
yellow fever-the fever having now reached such
point as to call them into action. A resolution was
adopted declaring the association to be ready to 90
to the assistance of the INDECENT sick by yellow e
yer, the operations to begin tomorrow.
Messrs Ohm S. Dickey, Inspector of hulls, and
nnurew Watson, Inspector of boilers for Pitsburg,
nave Deen dismissed from office by the honorable
hai Jri OF the Treasury, for non-performance of
'neli uetY IN the examination of one of the engi-
heers Oh the Inflated steamer Fanny Fern
WESTERN .ETTEEPRTsE.-They are building at
ureeh pay, III Wisconsin, ship of 800 tons bur
,heh o, she natNe TIMBER, and when completed will
be loaded with cargo of lumber for shin bnildinp
and taken direct to Liverpool The vessel 10 raad,
for launching, and is saunch and noble craft
The young man Green, who recently comm;ttod
the homicide at the WarrentOn Springs has bean
discharged, the coroner's jury having failed to
agree on a verdict
The value of the goods shipped from New York
to foreign ports during the past week is set down
at S4I4 ,479; from Baltimore at 1927 1877, and from
Philadelphia at Ssl, 17O