The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-22

and itty-siX thousand dollars per annum During
the period last named, the transportation was prin
cipally in the States and by steamboat or ruiiroad
conveyance. Now it is in the Territories, and by
wagons drawn by forty-six thousand oxen and hun
dreds of mUle-teams-a difference between the two
modes of nearly two millions Of dollars per annum
against the Government.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The United States steamer Despatch arrived at
Key West on the 9th inst, having been Cardenas,
Havana, Sagua and other ports. As she has been
assigned TO no other duty than that OF looking after
slayers, and as there were no orders awaiting her
at hey West, it was considered probable she would
be detained on this mission till relieved by some
steamer Oflghter draught. 1t is expected that the
Despatch will leave this place about the 18th of
December, after which she will cruise about the
north coast of Cuba
United States storeship will leave the Charles
town Navy ard for Spezzia on about the 30th of
November. Letters and papers for our United
States squadron in the Mediterranean will, if sent
to the rooms of the Naval Library and Institute be
forwarded by her.
At or about the same time a storeship will be dis
patched to California, and letter bag will be made
up to 90 by her, as above.
j. Crossan Chaplin has been promOted-tO be a
lieutenant, vice W. Z. Boudinot, resigned
The Utah correspondent of the Philadelphia Bul-
Letin is on good terms with of the Mormon
Bishops, the Bishop being a mason, at work on the
soldiers quarters, and the correspondent 4 soldier
and pro tenn. hod carrier. The correspondent says
workings of Mogmonism, and, of truth, must
say that they set example well worthy of imita-
tion in Christian communities. The Bishop is the
head man of his settlement village, and he and
the Elders settle all difficulties between the people
of their districts. There no fighting no going to
law in the Mormon creed practice. If two men
disagree, the dispute is referred to the Bishop and
Elders and they decide the matter in public before
an assemblage of the people From this decision
an appeal may be made to ''the Twelve" but he
says that he has never known any thing of this
kind to occur, and he has been ten years a Nor
mon. The tenth part of every thing raised by the
farmers and the tenth of the profits of the traders
paid into the hands of the Bishop, who applies
it to the purposes of feeding travellers, bringing
poor emigrants across the plains, building churches
and school-houses, &c. statement is published
yearly of the disposition of this fund, to which no
man need contribute unless he is satisfied By
such means this everything is made to work
harmoniously, and peace and good feeling are
preserved.
MINNESOTA RAILROAD LoAN.-From letter to the
New York Tribune the following statements are
taken The people of Minnesota voted to loan State
bonds to the amount of S. 600 900 to various rail-
road companies. One of the conditions of the loan
was, that, ''an amount Of first mortgage bonds, on
the roads, lands, and franchises of the respective
companies, corresponding to the State bonds issued,
should be transferred to the Treasurer of the State
at the time of the issue of the State bonds"
The companies now refuse to execute the "first
mortgage bonds" as called for, but propose to issue
S23 900 of first mortgage bonds and deliver to
the State an amount Of such bonds, equal to the
amount Of State bonds received by them Cover
Sibley refused to issue the State bonds upon
such security; and the companies appealed to the
Supreme Court, from the decision of the Governor,
and asked that mandamus be granted, compelling
the Governor sign and issue the bonds The Court
has decided that ''the writ must ISSUE Judge
Flandreau dissenting. The writer predicts that the
people will not pay the interest on the bonds.
On Thursday last. Thanksgiving day in New
York, a target company known the Fox Mus
keteers went to HARLEM to fire at target During
the afternoon an alteration occurred and Daniel
StackpOle, Captain of the Brady Guard, rival
organization, was killed. The coroner's Jury saws
that he killed by Charles Moore. or E. d.
Thompson, aided and abetted by David Fox and in
the verdict the following sentence occurs: And the
jury further say that, having performed their duty
in rendering this verdict, they desire before being
dismissed to call the attention Of the public and the
authorities to the facts disclosed in this examina-
ton, showing the rowdyism that runs rampant in
this community; that unless it is checked our lives
are constantly in danger, and as this broi has ter
minated in the loss OF life, we deem TINS proper
time to make example of all that participated in
it, and trust that such examples will be made and
followed up will tend to check this great and
constantly increasing evil.
The Richmond South of Friday morning an
nounces the dscOntinuance of its publication with
that issue, and the substitution with subscribers Of
the Washington States, according to the arrange
ment already made public. The editor says:
"Inasmuch, however, rumor represents that
we 90 to Washington for a particular purpose, 1t
may be incumbent us to give our readers a pos
tive guaranty of our indifference to aspirations of
individuals, and Of exclusive concern for the gene
raj interests of the Democratic party. At the same
time it may be proper to protest unabated
attachment to those principles of State-IGights
Democracy, in which we find the best security for
the rights of the South and the peace of the Union,
and against which we have never given a vote or
written a syllable 1t is very unlikely that we will
now betray faith in the support of which we have
made every possible sacrifice.
The Georgetown correspondent of the Washing
ton Star says: Business upon the canal this week
has been toleraby brisk. Eighty-four boats arriv-
cd 5S of them from Cumberland, bringing about
6,I00 tons of coal, from other points with -four
and grain, and the remainder with wood, limestone
&c. The receipts for tolls at the Georgetown col
lectors office for the period amounts to So 399
follows: Ascending, S3l7, and descending SO 0S2
Owing mainly to the want of vessels the ship
ments of coal from Rays dock this week has only
amounted to 426 tons, las follows Schrs Elate Face
mire, l6l tons, and Andromeda, Roland, 265 do.
for New York.
THE PENSION ACT.-The Attorney General has
recently given decision the construction of the
pension act OF July 4 1856, respecting the question
raised on the application of Sarah Hunt, whether
allowance should begin at the date Of the act
or at the date of the completion OF
proof in the case. He decides that the pen
sion begins at the date of the act unless the soldier
died after that time-then it should commence at
the time of death.
The Hartford Times says that the buildings be-
longing to the factory of the Hart Manufacturing
Company, used for the manufacture of hardware
(iron) goods, were totally destroyed by tre on
Wednesday evening last. The loss is estimated at
between 200 and $50 600, which Is mostly COW
cred bv insurance in the New Y ork and Providence
offices The factory will be rebuilt as soon as
possible.
The Memphis Aralanchs states that James B. Clay
has sold the residence of his father, Henry Clay,
Ashland for two hundred thousand acres of Texas
land. The Kentucky papers say nothing of the
matter.