The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-10

FREDERICK Co.-At the last annual meeting Of
the Frederick CO. Agricultural Society on Saturday
last, some alterations were made in the Consttu-
ton and the following officers elected
Presldent-Cornelius Staley; Vice President
William I. Preston; Assistant Vice Presidents,
Jacob NJ. Buckley, Valentine Adams, Jonathan
Routzahn, Daniel Castle, Peter Grabill, Hiram H.
Mullen, Daniel Baker, of F., Thos. G. Maynard,
II. W. ID. Waters, Peter IIauver, John Fulton,
Henry I. Deaver, John Dean, John w. Charlton,
DR.. VIM. s. Mcpherson, John w. Buzzard Nicholas
Norris. Secretary and Treasurer Christian Tho
mas. Chief Marshal-Benamm J. Snoufer.
The three free negroes convicted Of cnticing
slaves to run away, were sold at the Jail door on
Monday last Abraham Lowry, for $500, and Ca
leb Burgess for Sl75, to :. r. Waters, Esq, OF
Montgomery County, and David Riggers, for So,
to c. l.. Armor, Esq, Of this city. At the same
time Eliza Prout, free negress, convicted of larce-
ny, and ordered to be sold within the State was
sold for S3G to Capt. J. 7. Sim, Of Frederick.
The following gentlemen were elected permanent
officers of the Mechanics Institute of Frederick Co.
Friday evening:
Dr. John w. Geyer, Calvin Page, George Hoskins
Recording Secretary-A l.. Eadcr. Corresponding
Secretary-George \. Hanson. Treasurer Gideon
Bantz. Managers-james Whtehill Edward Shri-
Yer, DR.. George Johnson, John II. Williams, An
drew Boyd, John w. Birey John 4. Steiner Ezra
Doub; pr. Wm. Waters, John Loats, ohm Sford,
David IL. Haller, Alexander b. Hanson. George W
Delaplane, Jonathan Tyson. John Ritchic IG
Committee on Observation-Disclosures Fox. John b.
Oyerton, William Anders, McClintock Young,
Adam Gault.
The Frederic, County Bank has declared its
usual semi-annual dividend of per cent. on the
capital stock, clear Of State tax, and PAYABLE to
stockholders, on and after Monday next, 18th inst
NiNEvEH MARnLEs.-At the regular monthly meet
ing OF the New Ork Historical Society on Tues
day evening, the Chairman announced the presen-
taon OF collection Of Assyrian marbles cxcavatcd
IN Nineveh. and covered with inscriptions in the
pbo I,,s NJ I
Der, who purchased them at an expense of So 600
Since the loss of those destined for F"ancc these
were particularly valuable; but the collection as
described in the official report Of Mr.. Naux and Mr.
Oldtield to the President of the British Museum
consists of thirteen slabs of Assyrian aabaster or
marble, averaging about seven sect feet square and
SIX or eight inches thick, weighing about seventeen
tons they are in b0s reiiero, with sculpture in the
IN the cuneiiOrm character and as the thirteen ME
ces stand side by side they measure ~ feet inches
They are duplicates of those in the British Museum
The sculptures are from the North Palace of Konv-
unJik IN the heart of Nineveh which has been called
the "Windsor" of Assyra. The building was prob
ably begun by Esar Haddon, and was finished by
Sardanapalus, his son, about the year ESQ before
Christ, point which has been STYLED bv Rawln-
son the eliminating point Of Assyrian art, and only
about twenty-five years before the fall of of Sarda-
napaus and the destruction Of Ninevah bv the
Medes and Babylonians, under the father of Nebu-
chadneZzar. Hence these sculptures are not only
OF the best time but of the best class.
There is nothing better calculated to develop the
monetary, commercial and industrial resources of
the vast empire of Russia, than the system of rail-
roads originated by companies and capitalists un-
der the sanction and patronage of the Emperor
The first general meeting of the stockholders of
this colossal undertaking has been held at St Pc
tersburg, when the Director General, NJ. Cog-
non, laid before the assembly report, from which
we extract the following as the most important
particulars
The plan Of operations embraces a system of
railway lines to the extent of 1000 versts (about
2.GGG miles.)
l. The line from St. Petersburg to Warsaw.
,. The branch to be opened from this line to the
Prussian frontier, towards Kenigsberg
3. the line from Moscow to Thcodosia, Kursk
and the region of the Lower Dnieper.
4. a line branching from thence to Kursk or
0rel, passing by Dunabourg, and ending at the
Port OF Libau.
). The line from Moscow to Mini Novgorod.-
Penn. Ing.