The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-27

sadded and caparisoned at the uoOr, anu rue GaI-
lessly ont into the night, alone and unattended,
without dread or thought of harm, perhaps to fol-
low some narrow dehe, perhaps to traverse some
bleak deserted plain, even to ford some deep
and dangerous stream, before she reacheo her nome
at dawn.
The astonishment of the fine gentlemen from
Paris at this absence Of all feminine "nerves and
afectation was loudly expressed, and their admlra-
ton likewise; but we did not near OF singie III
stance wherein the aforesaid astonishment and ad-
miration gave rise to the smallest expression OF any
desire to accompany the fair object OF so much IN
terest. In a country where no gas exists anu
where pavement is nowhere LAID down, IL was
scarcely likely that our exquisites would risk their
dainty persons in any demonstrations OF olu-lasn-
oned or outandish galantry; and so, while the iair
Norman wended her way homewards on her STOUT
charger, with its quaint gilt ornaments and velvet
trappngs with her heart whole and sound IN spite
of the attacks made upon it by the fine gentlemen
from Paris, during the ball, the fine gentlemen from
Paris retired to rest with their bones unhroKen,
and their skins whole, and everybody was content
Court Journal.
A New DICrGoNAnY-A new English dictionary
is to be prepared under the authority OF the Phlo-
logical Society. The work has been placed by the
Society in the hands of two committees the one Int
erary and historical, consisting of the Dean OF
Westminster, Mr. Furnival, and Mr.. Ii: C'leTldge;
and the other chronological, composed OF Mr. W edg-
wood, Professor Maiden, and another not yet named
The former of these committees will edit the dic-
tionary, and direct the general working OF the
scheme; and arrangements have been made ior an
early publication in parts. The committee nave
laid down some general guiding PRINCIPLES which
may be briefly stated. The first photographed
canon declares that dictionary should contain
every word occurring in the literature Of the Ian
guage it processes to illustrate. They repudlate
the theory which converts the photographer into
arbiter of style, and leaves it to his discretion to
accept or reject words according to his private
notions of their comparative elegance or 1neiegance
All English books are to be admitted as authorl-
ties, except such as are devoted to purely sci
cntifc subjects, trcatises on electricity matne-
matics SC. and works written subsequently to the
Reformation for the purpose of illustrating provln-
cial dialects, reServng, however, a discretion OF de-
cidng in doubtful cases. what shall or shall not be
deemed dictionary authority. The same principle
of volunteer cooperation Is to apply to TINS poruon
of the work to the other, and the labor is invited
of any contributors who may be willing to send in
suggestions as to the difficult etymoOgy, or emcn-
of words illustrating any phologicai laws such as
those of the letter change.-The CFtttc.
Curious OPTICAL EFFECrs.-The following facts
were communicated last week to the Academy OF
Sciences in mentioning a work OF NJ. de Martini. a
Neapolitan physician, Just sent in. Sant"nn", the
bitter principle of the Artemisa sotoAicd or worm
seed, produces this strange effect on the optical
of those who take it, that in the course OF
few minutes they see everything Colored green.-
But the nnantity of tho dose may modify this effect
considerably; thus young man, having taken five
grams OF TINS substance, saw everything yellow;
but having taken a second dose equal t. the former
thirty-sx minutes alterward the color he saw was
neither yellow green, but red; half hour later
all appeared of an orange color which soon dcrcn-
Grated again into yellow. Different persons also
differently ai1ected thus, to NJ. Cassano a pupil
of DR.. de Martini, everything appeared blue no
matter what dose he took, and another saw every
thing of a straw color. In some. the phenomenon
is not permanent, but internittent returning at
intervals OF five or six minutes it never lasts more
than day. DR.. de Martini attributes these effects
to molecular action of santOnine on the retina
CHI frITfr that nfNEIFNr,
nervous particles of this membrane under the i'm
preston flght-GoIignoRts Messenger.
THE CURRANT CRoP.-Thc following is an extract
from a letter dated Iante, Aug. 81:
''ThroughOut the month of August We have had
beautiful sunny, hot, dry weather, which has quite
favored the gathering and drying of our currant
crops; and little fruit now remains on the Urvinc
grounds in Greece or in the Islands The weather
continues quite fair, with every appearance of last
ing, and in eight ten days all the crops will be
housed. The quality of the fruit generally is very
good, particularly at Patras, VostiZza and great
part Of Zante and CephalOnia. At Patras there are
several steamers waiting for cargoes The principal
merchants there had opened the price at S35 $50,
with purchases. The price here in Zante will also
average at from S30GlS34.
"The estimates Of the crops now is about as fol-
lows All Greece GO to G5 millions Zante millions,
Cephalona 10 to Il Millions"
INTERESTING HIsToEGCAL QUEsrIoN.-The Roval
Academy of History has offered premium of 5000
for essay that shall set off the site of ancient
Munda, the ground whereon fought the battle
between Caesar and the sons Of Pompcv that decid-
ed the fate of the world and it is said that some of
the most learned men of Spain have entered into
competition for the reward. There are explorers
already, 1T is said, going over the country, giving
the subject the most exact scientific attention So
broad field of investigation NAV necessarily fix
other sites and cities of ancient renown the
positions of which often made to fit this or that
ruin, or at best some vague tradition unconsder-
ed authority.
CAROLINE CoUSTY.-The October term of the Cir
cult Court for Caroline county will commence on
Monday next.
day, for meeting of call persons friendly to the
construction of the Railroad from Pennington on
the Delaware Railroad to Potters Landing on the
Choptank river, agreeaby to the charter granted
by the Legislatures Of Delaware and MARYLAND at
their last session." The meeting to be held on
Thursday October 18th, in the Court House at Denton
The Journal says: From present indications we
have doubt that the funds for the construction OF
the Maryland part of the road can be procured with
little effort.
On Thursday afternoon last, the dwelling of
Thomas f. Carey, Esq, at Garey's Mil, was
entirely consumed by fire, together with most of its
contents.
The Philadelphia Erening Bulletin saws of the
BOOK Trade Sale: Philadelphia has rarely had
more extensive book trade sale than the one now
in progress at NJ. Thomas & Sons Not only are
the invoices unusually large but thev have been in
many instances duplicated at first rate prices Even
the New ork houses confess that their publications
have sold better than at their own trade sale Many
very attractive volumes were in the invoices and
the bidding was spirited. The attendance contin-
1es large, and the sale will hardly close before
Monday evening. So extended sale does not often
occur, but the present has been so favorable as to
require an extension of the time
The Peoria (In.) Transcript, of the l7th instant,
/ np..1 ,YtaNr Of
specimen of copper ore, which was found upon the
farm of Grove q. Hotchkiss in Limestone town
ship, some few miles from that city. From speci-
mems the editor has examined of the Lake Superior
ore he placed the per centagc of copper at seven
ty-hve but understood that other and better Judges
put 1t at ninety per cent. At any rate 1t seemed
almost pure He is also informed that quite num-
Der OF similar specimens have been found upon the
| olutis IN that vicinity.
| The Washington Star of Saturday savs!-Not,
withstanding the break upon the Canal, he arrival
/ OF boats for the week has been unusually ia.Re'
amounting in all to u.s. 90 from Cumberland p'lns
ing about 5000 tons ofcoal, ) with Hour anu aG oGo
remainder from different points with gram; - -
limestone, &c. The receipts for tolls at tle "e
town Collectors office for the same pGrlo4 5a
! to S2,Sl0, as follows Ascending trade 9-f'' ~
scendng, S2,562.
The Eosto, 1po y G,,-Cttc says:-The coal trade is
more active, and though as vet. the business .;i1 IL
hind last wear. there is probability thal II WIN 1e
brought up nearly equal. The shlpuleh'' V, g. 49,,
! ElizabetLport from PENNSYLVANIA mneS' LOT 'n0
month of August amounted to 5l,l2O tons
MoNrExEGRo.-The Austrian Gazette says tnao @ IS
is ronortad in Montenegro that the eldest SOU % ot
Wrto Pnrtroyitch Prince Daniels or"'ht1, .L
toto the rens of government, to ackno"IeuS A.
noc,l , of the Porte. and to have seaPoIt. An
orTnistice is concluded until the 5lst ol N
| ot between the Porte and Montenegro
| . fonr-oared match between the Metropolitan
pat CInb of Chicago and the Shakespeare Rowing
CI,,b Of Toronto for $500 side and the champion
ag of the lakes will take place on the Detroit river
on the 9th of October.
The Canadian papers are urging an International
calahration to be held on the 18th OF September,
1870 the one hundredth anniversary of the battle
of 0uebec by which the power of France on this
continent was extingushed
The San Francisco papers are jubilant over the
first arrival of the regular weekly stage from st.
Joseph Mo- at Placerville after journey of thirty
days. .
The editor of the Washington States has had pre-
sented to him some New Jersey champagne, which,
he says, equal in flavor to the most popular for
eign brands.