The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-06

CONVENTION GERMAN SoCIErIEs-PRorECrIoN
TO EMIGRANTs.-The Convention of delegates from
German Societies in different States of the Union,
met again on Monday morning in Pythagoras Hall.
Mr.. Schumacher, the president, opened the pro-
ceedings with an address. Messrs. Robert Henning
and Richard Unger, delegates from St. Louis ap-
peared and took their seats Several spirited
speeches. setting forth the wrongs which emf grants
from Europe to this country suffered and urging the
necessity of measures of protection, made. and
the draft of a petition to Congress on the subject
was adopted. The petition asks Congress to enact
law for the protection of female passen-
gers from the outrages so common;
compelling the separation of the sexes on
board of emigrant ships, except in the case
OF married couples-and oblging owners
and masters of vessels to account for and guaran-
tee the safe delivery of property belonging to per-
sons who may die on the passage. 1t was also re-
solved that every emigrant ship carrying one hun
dred or more steerage passengers, should have a
competent physician on board, able to prepare and
compound the medicines required in treating cases
OF sickness. communication received from
the Hon. John Cochrane stating that at the next
session of Congress he would advocate the passage
OF law to effect the objects desired by the Conven-
ton. At the evening session, Mr.. Schumacher re-
signed his position as President, and Mr.. kaufman,
OF the New ork Society, was elected in his stead.
Alter some further action in promotion ofthe views
OF the Convention, it adjourned to meet yesterday
morning.
THE VIRGINIA CATTLE REG1oy.-The Abingdon
Virginion, of the I'd ins speaking of the bad pros
pect for the drOvers in that section, saws:
We have exceedingly gloomy accounts from Eas-
tern Virginia and the Valley. The want of grass,
the scarcity of money, and the low price of beef,
all stare the drovers in the face We have been in
formed that last years CATTLE after being fattened
for market, bring little if any than their cost.
Consequently, not half the usual number will be
driven. We have a letter now before us from a
Russell drover, who doing the best he in the
Valley but expresses the fear that he will be
PEELED to return with his stock. He says the most
he has been offered is ~ cents.
Forty-nine of the camels belonging to the United
States are now at Campo Verde, sixty miles from
San Antonio. Only one of those imported has
died, while ten have been added by birth. These
young American born camels thrive WE'LL and
promise to grow up equal in all respects to those
imported Notwithstanding the successful trial
lateiy made by Captain Beale in his explorations
army who doubt whether anything is to be gained
by the use of camels. We hope, however, that ex-
perlments IN their use will not long be confined to
the army omcers but that as the number increases
tney Will pass into the hands of private owners
". Y Tribune.
ALLEGHENY CoUNrY.-The Cumberland c;r;,;on
says: The October term of Allegheny County Cir
cult Court, begins on Monday next the llt6 inst.
large amount of business is entered on the docket
and it is thought the session will be continued about
six weeks.
The canal pump will be put in running order
again this evening, so we told by officers of the
canal. This will materially raise the water in the
canal from the pump down to the dam, but the
greatest difficulty to boating is the level next to
Cumberlend which of course the pump cannot bene-
fit.
At last we have an admiral in the Navy. The
Naval Department has just decided that naval cap
talns, when in charge of expeditions similar to
that now about to start for South America shall
be justified in assuming the title of and to be eni-
TIED 10 the honors and salutes of an Admiral. Ac-
>cordingly, Admiral Shubrick now flies his broad
pennant at the fore, instead of the main, where
iankee Commodores have hitherto located their
pennants.
Ex-president Comonfort of Mexico, is in Massa-
ehusetts. He visited the Encampment of the First
DIVISION on Friday, the day of the review by Gov