The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-20
MOVEMENT OF OCEAN STEAMERS

On Sunday evening, well-dressed Frenchman,
named Lewis Beeriers, entered Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Twenty fourth street, New
York, and took seat in front pew facing the pas
tor, the Rev. NJ. ID. c. Crawford. The reverend
gentleman had about concluded his exordium, when
Beeriers coolly arose. pulled out a heavily-loaded
pistol and discharged its contents at Mr. Crawford.
The ball passed by his head and struck the wall in
the rear of the pulpit without iniuring him. In
moment the entire congregation was in state of
excitement. rush was made for Beeriers, who
was seized by several of the church members, and
handed over to the Twentieth ward police. who
confined him in the cell during the night Others
hurried into the pulpit expecting to find Mr.. Craw
ford wounded. Order was soon restored and the
services concluded without further interruption.
Peter l.. Berrien, the young man who attempted
to shoot Rev. Mr.. Crawford, pastor of Thirty
Fourth street Methodist Episcopal Church, New
York, on Sunday night last has been placed in the
care of the physician of the City Prison as insane
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENr.-The following is a
statement of the receipts and expenditures of the
Post Office Department for the quarter ending
the 30th of June, 1858, as exhibited by the books
of the Auditor of the Treasury for that Depart
ment:
Amount of letter postage. $216, ,29S SO
Newspaper and pamphlet do o............ 140, 1902
Postage for registered letters 6.66lS0
Stamps sold. SO
Emoluments.. 1s,II4e3
Total ..................s1,S16 ,S16,o22 So
Expenditures.
Paid for ship ste eArnboa and way etters... 4,47153
incidental expenses of post offices. Nls542O
ss63, $40 So
Net balance due the United States..... S9521 231
The postage stamps and stamped envelopes used and
cancelled amount to 81 346 257 a.. Washington Star.
The Lawrence (Kansas) Herald of Freedom copies
approvingly Douglas speech at Freeport and
says: The Legislature of Kansas cannot neglect,
at its next session. to take away such local legsla
ton now encourages gives protection to Slave
ry 1t will do more; it will throw pains and penal
ties around the institution; it will give the negro
the right to defend his person from assaults upon
him by his master; it will, in short, make him a
freeman, and that without provision of recompense.
The underground railroad will be thrown upon the
surface. Those holding slave property in Kansas
| are urged to consider this prophetic, if they
| please, for it will surely be realized.
| The great Russian engineer, Totleben, whose
defence of Sebastopol is so memorable, kept daily
account of the progress of his operations during
the siege, and this diary is to be printed in the I'm
perial printing office, at Paris, under the immedi-
ate eye of the Emperor, with drawings and iustra-
tions, by French artists, and all the graces which
French Typography can assume. The gallantry
of the defence is thus held to be worthy of IL
lustration than the vigor of the attack.
The remaining Indians in Florida, it appears,
have determined to become citizens. Fifteen OF
nounced their intention to settle, live in peace and
be governed and protected by the laws. They are
engaged in clearing land near that town for agri-
cultural purposes. Three of them could read and
write.