The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-18

- A correspondent of the Cincinnati Enguirer at
says '
'The crops this year are beyond all precedent,
ana the colony is rapidly improving in mining and
agricultural enterprises. Upward of one thousand
persons are now engaged on the banks of the Esse-
!uioo hiyer gold washing, and an English company
Is In the facaraimo Mountains breaking ouartz nv
steam, ana are reaping rich harvest Cotton to-
oacco, rice and corn grow well, and their cuIture
mas attracted the attention of capitalists to such an
@ lat le exports OF these staples in few years
VIII quadrupe the present yield Ditchinp the land
along the sea shore is going extensively and sew
eral charters for railroads in the interior have haan
granted to companies who possess wealth and enter
prise. ~
The Buenos Ayres Commercial Times, of Julv Il.
saws - ' -
The British Brig Spy arrived at this port, was in
company off the river with the Brazilian war
steamer Magee, very violent storm succeeded
since whch the steamer has not been heard Of and
great number of bodies dressed in BRAZILIAN
uniform have been seen floating near the mouth of
the river; from this circumstance, it is almost
certain that the Magee has foundered. In addition
to her own complement, she had on board when
she left Rio between two and three hundred ma
rlnes reinorcemens for the vessels on the station
She was one OF the finest steamers in the Brazil
ian navy.
The New York correspondent of the Philadelnbia
PennsyLUanidn saws:
Some of our philanthropic journals would do well
to turn their attention to the increased traffic in
Of our first class clipper ships hare been chartered and
are roo fitting out tSf that iniquitous t>a6fcl They
were taken up at round sums with cargOes out, the
return freight standing the in the neighbor-
hood of $40 per head.
A MEMBER OF THE BRITIsH PARLIAMENT TURNED
AcToR-The following odd announcement appears
IN the London Morning Advertiser: awe under
stand that Mr.. John Townsend NJ p for Green
wich, has been offered and accepted an engage
ment at one of the metropolitan theatres at sala
ry of ELS per week. Mr.. Townsend's engagement
is for fifty nights. He appear on the histrion-
&c boards for the sole purpose of assisting in the
liquidation of the claims of his creditors. As a
preliminary step, he will at once resign his seat in
the House of Commons.
. Inc Cleveland Plaindeoler saws some gentlemen
la cry are perfecting sort of marrow prairie
PiouSh, winch they intend to use in LAYING an nm
foreground telegraphic cable across the western ra
RES, 10 Cailiornia This plan is to cut a channel
say three ncnes wide and about three feet deem and
to De so constructed to pay out from the heel of
the plan the isolated wire, which will be in no yva
connected with the plough, other than PASSING down
through it as it progresses. 1t is expected that
on common prairie, this plough may be driven
from ten to fifteen miles per day, filling in and
covering the wire as it goes.
Inc P1caywe, reviewing the material progress
OF new orleans, says that it has escaped entirely
the late commercial revulsion, and its commerce
SHOWS an increase, while in every other commercial
city there has been decrease In all the leading
staples there mas Deen an excess of receipts over
last year. The population of the citv is r;ven Of
225,O00. In 1S40 it was 1O2, 143 s-'A 90
destructive fire broke out at Cyntbiana Kv
few days since. Thirty-three horses and ;aek
were burned. jaw