The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-30


nent of America than are the Americans themselves
in forming basis of operations for railroad to |
the Pacific. In our British North American pos
sessions the route is more feasible of construction
and is superior to any which the United States af
ford"
But the correspondent shows further that, in |
point of time, Britain cannot compete with Ameri-
ca in the Southern transit; the more imperative, |
therefore, overland route through the British |
possessions. He describes the American overland
mail, and adds:
"The same contractors are in readiness to con-
tract with the British and American Governments |
to carry mail from St. Paul and Pembina to Fra
ser River, through British America"
EAST INDIAN 1DoLATRY.-Rev Baptist W. Noel, |
London, in his recent work on the Government of
India makes the following singular and doubtless
authentic statement:
"In the Madras Presidency there are now 1922
idols and temples receiving from Government an
annual payment of f89,67S. In the Bombay Presi- |
dency there are $3.50 idols and temples under
State patronage, receiving grants to the amount of
f30,5S l0s to which must be added the allowance
for temple thanksgiving total for the Bombay
Presidency of fS9, ,S59 6s In the whole of the Com
panys territories there is annually expended in the
support of idoatry, by the servants of the Company
the large of ELI 55S u.s."
In view of these facts, it is not surprising to learn
(as we do through the Dublin University Magazine)
that prize of so guineas has been offered for the
best Essay on the position which the Government
of India ought to assume towards Christianity and
Christian Missions
THE GoID YIELD OF AMER1cA-The gold yield of
the United States for the last twenty years is esti
mated as follows:
Total gold produce Of California $500 900
g North Carolina ................. 100000
" Georgia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500 OOO
" /" Kansas Observation-Disclosures. 100000
" Oregon and Washington. ........ $50, 900
.$54O 900
Gold product of Virginia. South Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama and other 60,0000 900
Grand total .. 5000 900 900
Our gold crop is therefore likely to be for years
to come at the rate of q million and half per week,
seventy-seven millions of dollars per annum-
equal to onehalf of the value of the cotton crop of
the country.
Herrman-Leon, a favorte baritone of the Opera
Comque, fell suddenly dead of apoplexy, few days
ago. in Paris. He lost his voice some two years
ago, and studying for the dramatic stage.
Figaro says that once he gave dinner even
ing he was to perform at the opera. Wishing to
rejoin his companions, he omitted to put rouge;
and his appearance on the stage deathlike,
that the sympathies of the audience awaken
ed and they spontaneously demanded the substitu-
tion of another performer. Leon thanked them,
ana eebly tottered off the stage, leaped into cab,
and in few moments was enjoying his dinner with
his friends.
An old man, beggar was arrested in Washing
ton on Tuesday for carrying concealed weapons.
He was searched at the station house, and about
Sl HUI III nOJeS anu American ana OIneT com was
found in his pack, along with old watches, avis
files, needles, soap, &c. He Swiss, has been in
this country about Is years, and there is much
sickness in the country he is determined to 90 back
to Switzerland, and in order to obtain money that
was not deprecated in Europe, he had bought
French coin for American. The pistols were for
self-deence.
at may be remembered" says the Paris Union
''that three years ago Soulouque suddenly invaded
the territory of the Dominican Republic He was
and, CHI ,ftapu. ND, yFio
was concluded between him and Santana, under
the guarantee of France and England. That ar
mistice expires the 18th February next and Sou
louque has already denounced it to the government
of San Domingo. War is therefore considered
probable, and Santana is said to be very actively
preparing for it"
The marine losses of the year 1885, thus far, are
less than half the amount of last year. The value
of the property totally lost at this year, eXcu
siye of damages to vessels not amounting to total
loss, and of partial losses of cargo, is estimated at
SS045 ,39l: Last year in the same time the amount
was SIG, ,259,8 800. The losses of the month of No
vember wero S663, 800, and included seven ships
two large ships and five Of medium tonnage. Both
of the large ships and one of the smaller class
destroyed by fre.-JoUr. Com.
The Ontonagon Miner says that the prospect for
remuneratiVe operations at the Isle ROyale Copper
Mine appears greater at present than at any period
of its history.
1t says also that the Quincy Mine is now working
about lao men. The monthly expense has been but
little above $4,000 for a few months past, yet they
took out in September and October lis tons of
mineral. The total product Of this year is about
800 tons. Last year they shipped lO7 tons.
A letter received by the Memphis, Tenn, pa
pers, state that Joseph Ferguson, wife and son,
formerly of that city, had been robbed and then
murdered at their rancho near Satillo Mexico, a
short time since, by band of Mexican bandtti.-
Mr.. Ferguson was well known in that CITY as mem
bp n EnrnusnO ~ Nnill md ron 70
the place of his late residence about one year since.
The Erie canal contains more water and floats
more vessels than any canal in Europe, and has
5,5GS vessels on its register, of which !, ,446 are
larger than the one which Columbus discovered
America. The total value of cargoes carried on the
Erie and Oswego canals in theyear just closed was
SlS6, 1897 ,945 The yearly amount which the canals
can at present carry is six million tons.
The fire department of Easton Nd, was orga-
nized on Wednesday evening, 22d The Chief En-
gineer is Col. Richard Thomas. Assistants-M NJ.
Dawson and |. c. W. Powell, Esqs. 1t is proposed
to organize three fire companies, which shall act in
subordination to the will of the officers of the De-
partment.
At the Christmas exercises in the Pacific street
NJ. +. Church, Brooklyn New York, the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Milburne, presented with monster
pear which, for a time, excited some curiosity 1t
was finally opened, and in the centre was found a
check on speciepaying bank for S6l5, payable to
tne order OF the pastor.
The trustees of Girard College, Philadelphia,
having decided to admit only those applicants for
admission who had lost both parents, an inunc-
tion preventing such action was applied for, and
granted on Monday by Judge Reed, of the Supreme
Court The case will be taken to the Supreme
Court in banc.
The editor of the Columbus ga Enquirer de-
scribes bed of fossils in the cut through hill in
the Chunnenuggee Ridge, on the Girard and Mo-
bile Railroad. He found the teeth of sharks, the
shells of oysters, &C., and the scales fish in per
feet state The rocks seemed composed entirely of
these organic remains.
The remains of King Michael of Poland, which
have heretofore been in vault in the cathedral at
Cracow, have been removed to a splendid marble
tomb in the body of the cathedral which the En-
peror of Russia had caused to be constructed to re-
ceive them.
On Tuesday, Henry Gump and Michael Andrews,
two young men employed by Messrs. Harvey
Ford, Goldsmith's Hall, Library street, Philadel-
phia, fell with hosting machine which had given
way through six stories of the building. Andrews
was killed, and Gump will probably die.
Prof. j. G. Hoyt, of Exeter, has accepted the
appointment of Chancellor to the University of
Missouri, at st. Louis, and withdrawn his name as
candidate for the nomination for Congress in the
hrst Congressional District of New Hampshire.
Mr.. f. Baltzel Buchanan, formerly citizen of
Frederick county, and formerly United States Con-
sui at La Rochelle, died recently on board the
steamer Ariel on her passage from Liverpool to
New York.
Captain Renaud of the Maurice who saved the
passengers of the Austria, has been decorated by
the Emperor with the ribbon of the Legion of Hon
or, and his officers complmented with medals of
honor.
The Frederick Eraminer announces the death of
Clarke Koontz, Esq. lately one of the editors and
proprletors OF the Maryland Union He died on
Christmas day at the residence of his father.
The Adjutant General of the State of New York
reports that the expense of maintaining the military
at Staten Island from Sept. llth to Jan. 18th will
| be 100000.
| David T. Ash, manager of the Washington Street
Theatre at Memphis, Tenn, died on the oath inst,
| from wound received two days before by the dis
| charge of pistol, which fell from his pocket.
| Since the improvements Of Paris commenced, the
daily bill of mortality has been reduced from IS
| to 40.
st. Johns Day was celebrated by the Free Ma
sons of Cincinnati by supper. The officers of a
number of the lodges were installed.
The Sacketts Harbor, n Y, Railroad, which
owes its original bondholders $50, 900, has been
sold at auction for $4,000.
Ten prisoners escaped from the Jail of Franklin