The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-31

Jessier Lazear, Esq, is a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination to Crongress from the district now
| represented by the Hon. William Montgomery, of
Pennsylvania. Mr. La2aer is a supporter of the
| present administration. 1t is said that Mr.. Mont
! gomery ''will not abide the decision of primary
election" but will run anyhow.
The stage which left Nashville, Tenn, on Thurs
day morning last, for Louisville, Ky, robbed of
two trunks between that city and Tyree's Springs.
The trunks belonged to gentleman named Geo.
W. Boynton, of New York and he alleges they
contained $4,000 worth OF jewelry.
Rev. Samuel NJ. Sharpe and lady, missionaries of
the Presbyteria board to the city of Bogota New
Grenada, S. A., left Pittsburgh Tuesday en-
route for the scene of their future labors. Mr..
Sharpe graduated at the Western Theological Sem
mary in Allegheny, in April.
| The Dubuque Time thinks there is strong pro
liability that the monotonv OF lie which has long
existed in that city, will be broken in upon by two
or three duels, growing out OF politics. The parties
are all democrats and most of them oticehoders,
or office-holders, editors.
The Winchester Republican says: |sThe recruiting
stations in the Valley have been closed. least for
the present and the men who have been enlisted will
be dispatched for service in Col Fauntleroys regi-
ment on the Pacific coast
The trial of Joseph W. Thornton, upon an ndict-
| ment for embezzng some $40 600 belonging to the
| Boatmens Saving Institution, in 1854. terminated
on Saturday evening in his acquittal-S. Louis Re
publican.
AT the scene OF repairs on the Little Miami Rali-
road, seven miles on this side of Cincinnati they
had near thousand men at work within eight hours
| OF the time the avalanche was discovered.
A cargo of some six thousand young shad have
| been taken South, to be thrown into the Alabama
and other Southern streams, for the purpose OF
testing whether that delightful and prolific fish will
| not propagate in those regions.
The steamer j. W. Norcross passed through the
| Erie Canal, from SYRIA cuse to Rome. on Saturday
last. Her average speed SIX miles an hour,
though she could and did make eight miles.
Stout, the Rochester murderer, is engaged in 9
newspaper discussion with Judge Avery, as t.
whether his case should be carried up to the Court
of Appeals.
Application has been made BY and permission
granted to a company of Philadelphia gentlemen t.
run line of steam packets from Harper'7 Ferry tC
Georgetown on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
In repairing the old church in Saybrook Ct, re
Gently, an Indian tomahawk was found between the
plaster and boarding. The house is about l0(
years DID, and is being repaired for the Baptist So
ciety.
Great complaint is made in New York agans
Smiths City Express Post The Deputy Superin
tendent of the Police cautions people against using
it.
The Trenton IN. j. bakers are adopting sys
TEN of selling bread by weicht-three cents pei
pound-instead of by the Loaf, currently sold.
James Duncan, of Mercer county, Pa, a respect
able farmer, about fifty years old, hung himself Of
Tuesday. Cause unknown.
Passed assistant surgeon Frederick Horner, Jr.
U. 5. N. has been appointed to the naval hospta
at Norfolk.
VIM. H. Gill, Esq, has retired from the editoria
management of the Ohio Patriot, and has been sue
ceeded by Matthew johnson, Esq.
During the past six months sixty mine lives hav
been lost by steamboat disasters the Wester
waters.
At last accounts, Governor Willard, of Indiana
was momentarily expected to die.
Arrangements making to have grand mil
tary display at Easton, Pa, 4th of July.