The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-19

FAMINE AT THE AzoEEs-The people of the Azore
Islands, particularly the inhabitants of Fayal and
Funchal, are reported to be again in the most de-
Poranle condition. Mr.. VIM. Poole writes to the
journal Of Commerce:
:, Famine is stalking through their streets and
throughout the Island, and unless speedy assistance
is rendered them, it is feared large numbers must
perish.
"0ur excellent Consul, Mr. Dabnev. has done
and doing all in his power to alleviate the suffer-
ings in Fayal and distributes 100 bushels of corn
peslde money every week, from his own private re-
sources but this reaches but small number of the
suffering. About six weeks since vessel grain
laden, passed close into Funchal but as it was blow
ing gale at the time it was impossible to board
her from small boats The inhabitants kindled fires
on the headlands, and did everything in their pow
er to attract the attention of those board, and
induce them to run into port but as the captain of
course, was not aware of the wretched condition of
the people, and the navigation into the harbor was
dangerous, he passed the island without stopping
"Provisons of every kind with us are abundant
and cheap, and very few thousand dollars would
suffice to purchase sufficient corn, -four and other
necessaries to fill small vessel of $50 or 200 tons
Cannot something be done to interest the benevolent
among us, and produce concert of action for so
worthy an object
Story SPouED-The Mobile Reqister puts to rest
the statement in reference to the death of Mrs. All
ston, Aaron Burr's daughter, which has recently
been going the rounds of the press:
statement is going the rounds of the newspa
pers, of the alleged confession of dying sailor in
Texas, that he was one of crew which mutinied
and murdered Theodosia, the daughter of Aaron
Burr and wife of Governor Aston, of South Caro-
ma 1t is only necessary to say, that we read the
sne statement twenty years ago, but with this va
fr,at9n-that the death-bed revelation was made in
Mop 1l not Texas. The fact is that there is no
aru.n IN either report 1t is well known to those
with the facts of this sad affair that the
% Iheodosia sailed for New York from
0nar,est 1 IN pilot boat, that dreadful storm
49, h5 ew w uays after, and that the boat was
Ia. haut
storm. sohe uo"h III the
,a LoNd 1oohNEf FOR SENSATION PARAGRAPH.-
Alter much speculation as to the origin of tbe RI
u, Ina. oDl lai ndu oeen killed on board of an
American Vessei that was fired into nv Rrt;sh
cruiser, the mystery has at length been pr.lsn
The news first came to the Associated P oleareu up
graph from Augusta, Ga, though, as Il r ny .ele
pears, it was then far on its tro, now ap-
much OF the sensation news that comes hafo IKE
public, this intelligence was manufactured the
According to the Augusta Constitaiono;ea.' nome.
first published in the New York Herald on tbo was Ss
instant, on the authority of its Washington cow ~
pondent. From here it was transmitted to Nen
Orleans by the National Telegraph line from thenca
to Mobile, then to Augusta, and back again
to this city, to Washington, and other parts Of the
country. 1t has now run its full career-causnp mo
little speculation, indignation and commotion
throughout the country and in Congress.
The monument to the memory of LYMAN Hall.
one of the signers of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, to be set up in Wallingford Ct his native
t0wn, on Saturday, July 3d. and the citizens of
Waiiingford intend to celebrate the occasion by
appropriate ceremonies -
The great steamer Canada went down the Ron;ds
OF the 81 Lawrence on Monday, and reached Mon
treal safely Her consort, the American, will soon
follow, and both form line between Montreal and
Quebec. The experiment of taking these boats
down the Rapids is hazardous one.
1t is stated that Col. Charles G.. Greena ed;,or
of the Boston Post, is to sail on Wednesday in Tho
steamer America, for Europe. Ill health il the
cause of his temporary suspension from editorial
duties.