The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-12

The Norfolk Herald announces that only two
miles of track laying remains to be done on the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. The lapse of a
few more days will bring the spiking of ''the last
rail" in the great iron chain from the Chesapeake
to the Mississippi
The return of the Emperor of Russia to St. Peters
burg from Archangel was accompanied by the pub
licaton of ukase restoring to the Bible Societies
the privileges they formerly possessed, but of which
they were deprived by the late Emperor Nicholas.
The government of the Cape of Good Hope have
advertised for tenders for constructing a railroad
from Cape Town to Wellington distance of fifty
one miles They estimate the cost at about two and
a half millions of dollars.
The Richmond Examiner of Yesterday announces
that Mr. John NJ. Daniel, the former editor of that
paper, has re purchased interest in it, and will
soon resume his connection with it editor.
The editor ofthe Saratoga Ne,cs has brought an
action in the State courts against the postmaster of
that village for negligence, or rather imprompti-
tude, in delivering the papers addressed to the
Neus. -
The New York Crystal Palace has been placed
in the hands of the American Institute, who are
to open it for the exhibition and sale of American
productions. tl ..
b The Petersburg Gnd. Reporter SAYS that in Pike
county the hog cholera is prevailing with fatal eff
feet. Many of the heavy and most extensive hog
raisers will have to buy pork for their the
coming fall.
The large and costly residence of VIM. B. Say
uated in Sheffield, Mass, was totally destroyed by
fire on Sunday night. '}'
The fine brick courthouse, at Kosciusko, Attala
county, Miss, was destroyed by fire on the 29th
ut., the work of an incendary. The Chronicle of
that town says the loss will be about 500, 900.
Theatricals are necessary of life to the French
man. In the wilds of Algeria, at Tlemcen town
just emerging into existence, the municipality has
voted 900 francs for the erection of play
house. .-..a .f F.tI ..s ..a.-.
Mrs Catherine A. Melville, Regent for Mississippi
of the Mount Vernon Fund, acknowledges in the
Jackson papers receipts from eighteen counties, of
about $50. .s.. ah4t.l 4.
The New York Herald saysth the cost of trans
mitting one column of news from England by the
Atlantic Telegraph cable, will be two thousand
dollars. +. .i.aa f.L ... ....a ....t
The quantity of tobacco made last year in Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, judging from the inspec-
tions up to the lst of this month, will fully equal
the most sangune expectations. E ...- ..sa
The Peoria, illinois, Transcript says the honey crop
in Illinois will be short this season. from the fact
that the bees have not increased-not single hive
in that section has swarmed. lt . .-t
The State of Georgia is in the happy condition of
having abundant revenues to meet all the needs of
the State Government without drawing largely
upon the pockets of the people. .''- -
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company is now load
ing at New York, 10000 tons of coal Tor San Fran
CISCO California for all of which ships have been
chartered at $ll so to $ls per ton. e' ts''