The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

Shall tell you of new books? Next week. the
second volume of the Nec American Cycop6did will
be given to impatient subscribers More imposing
than the first by twenty five pages Il have seen the
sheets it is also interesting, otire Ihere
are not less than hundred principal articles
Astounding in fresh and curious facts, and, should
say, at least fifty that are not to be ounu IN any
other book of reference Edward Everett, George
Ticknor and Professor FELTON, are among the con-
tributors. You will not overlook, as the dlstln-
gushing feature of this pre-emlnentiy American
work, the frequent occurrence of the dates 1857,
lS5S-of alusion to the Crimean war, to the great
Indian revolt, and to the grim crisis whose shadow
has hardly passed from us. In so vast granary OF
knowledge it is pleasant to find the top the very
winnowings of yesterday. Send your German
friend hither, and will show him an American Cy
clopada; your Italian friend came week before last,
to an American opera.-N. Y. Cor. Springfield Re
publican.
THE LEVEL OF THE GREAT LAKEs.-There is said to
be mysterious rise and fall fthe level of the great
American lakes which has long occupied the atten-
ton of many scientific men. In addition the va
riations which depend upon the changes of seasons,
there is also local. fttul, irregular oscillation of
few inches to few feet, not to be predicted, its
period of oscillation being from three to five min
utes, and which continues from one to twenty-four
hours. In the of several years observations
no wave has been over two feet in height in
stormy weather, and in calm weather over one and
one-half feet. The average interval has been found
to be four and one-half minutes The waves inva-
rably come in from the open sea, in line parallel
with the Shore The phenomenon has not yet been
accounted for, but Col. Charles Whttlesey of Cleve
land Ohio who has RECENTLY published phamphlet
the subject thinks that the to be sought
in the electromagnetic changes of the atmosphere
I,,r ,orn On uovr7 o,- Drno,n -, ,,,s
CouYrRY-In the Banks of the four great cities of
this country, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
New Orleans, there were last week on deposit no
less than one hundred and twenty eight and quar-
fer millions of dollars an. increase on the previous
week of nearly two millions of dollars. This does
not show any great revival of business in the coun-
try at large In Boston, previous to the late inan-
cial crisis the amount on deposit in the various
hanks of the CITY was not much over fourteen mil
lions of dollars is now twenty and half millions
The specie in the banks OF the four cities last week
was fity-seyen millions fve hundred thousand dol
lars; the previous week nifty five millions eight
hundred thousand dollars increase OF million
and hall IN one week. In Boston, within the past
SIX months, the amount Oh specie IN the Dank has
about doubled.-B"sfon Traveller, Apr" Ii.
Pacific OVERLAND MAIL RoUrE.-The Memphis
Appeal has received COMMUNICATION from one OF
the agents OF Messrs. butterheld Co., contractors
Tor the overland mail 10 oan FRANCISCO, IN which 1t
Is confidently ana autnorltatNely stated that the
movement IN congress TO take the control OF the
overland mail contract out OF the handS OF the P0st-
master General, ana adopt the central or Al6u-
querque route was not made at the instance OF the
eoh'i ae'o''
GREAT SPORTING EVENT.-Ine New orleans Ptcd-
ynne announces that match race lot oloooo slae,
S2,500 forfeit, tour miles heats, has been made be-
tween Gen. Ihos. >. Wells CHI. C. Starke, by Wag-
ner, out OF Reel, and Mr.. D. r. he9ner's Oh. c.:
Niceroy, Town bro. to voucher ny wagner, out
OF imp. britanhla, 10 oe run over tle MelalTle
course on the SATURDAY Preceuihg the regular
spring meeting 1000
INCREASED Uses OF THE ELECTRIC iELEGRAPH.-lhe
DAY may not De lar distant wnen the Telegraph VIII
be laid on 10 houses ana SHOPS as regularly as the
gas-light and water, and perhaps it may become a
rival OF Rowland lillfs penny-post. We have been
LED to these remarks by nearing that the electric
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