The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-15

sla, ana which Is encouraged by the financial system
OF the country 1t appears that $50 million francs,
or nearly one mOiety of the State revenue is de
rived from the sale of brandy licenses and that the
Russian peasant is ruined in soul and body
bY decocuon OF river water, nitric acid, sulphuric
acld, ana tobacco juice. 1t is calculated, after
taking into account the paid by spectators for
thelr licenses. the amount which they forced to
eAPehd IN bribery in order to obtain the latter the
coSI OF the detection which they sell for brandy
anu 'ilG large profits which they derive from its
salc' 'nat the total sacrificed by the Russian
atioh 10 S,nong drink, is not less than 500 900 600
i."IoS, , o' ! francs per nhabitant. Another Gov
ernment monopoly, which occupics a considerable
place in the budget is the sale of nIavinr cards
"Play,' SAYS the Prcssc. lis as necessary to thn
existence of the arisocracy, as brandy is to that of
the people. Everybody plays in RusSia-mpn wo-
men and children. They do not plav for amnsn-
ment; they treat it as professionals means of
advancing in the world"
The n. Y. Hcrold saws We have rrivata od-
vices from London, by the Vanderbilt. which state
that Prof Hughes would have his machines in rea
dness to work the cable on or about the Stb inst
ON which day the Atlantic Company expected to
dispatch special steamer to Trinity Bav with
one OF Professor Hughes assistants board. We
may, therefore, hope to the cable in complete
working order on or about the 25th inst With in
struments hastily constructed and in many respects
very imperfect, Prof Hughes has transmitted in
telligence reliably and continuously through 1900
miles of the Atlantic telegraph cable. This was
whilst the cable was at Keyham. Since then about
2.2OO miles OF the same cable has been submerged
between lfelanu ana newfoundland, and with cleo
trlca results nearly ftty per cent $50 the Telegraph
Company electricians asscrt) more favorable than
whilst 1t was coiled at keyham. Professor Hughes
says, unhesitatingy, that he transmit intelli-
gence through the cable reliably and continuously
at the rate OF from throe to six words per minute
The Republic of Mexico, in its present condition.
distracted. torn and rent by factions which threaten
her very existence, with an Impoverished treasury
weakened credit, and taniShcd honor, is in strong
contrast with its condition half century ago
WASHINGTON lSbp thn nj
item
little more than fifty years ago. the Spanish
Government owed the opulcnt Partisan Banker,
Mr.. Ouvrard, four millions of dollars for supplies
to the royal squadron, payment of which was to be
made out of the treasury Of Mexico. Ouvrard sent
his brother to Mexico to receive the money, who,
on his arrival at the capitol was introduced by the
Treasurer into the Office of his department. where
there accumulated seventy-one millions Of dol
lars i'll specie, at the disposal OF SPAIN and, as a
specimen of old Castlan integrity and honor, four
millions were already set apart and labeled the
property of Ouvrard.
The National M'eligencer is requested to state
that arrangements have been made for the trans
mission of letters in sealed bags between the United
States and Bermuda, by means of the British mail
packets plying between Boston and Halifax, Nova
Scotia, and between Halifax and Bermuda; the
United States inland postage only, of 5 cents the
single rate to be prepaid in this country letters
sent, and collected on letters received. The Bri ish
rate of cents per half ounce letter, together
collected in Bermuda, both on letters sent and re
ceived Mails will be made up at the New York
and Boston offices for Transmission by every alter
nate British packet from Boston, commencing with
the packet Of 22d September instant.
On Sunday evening last the Convention of Free
Lovers and Retormers, lately in session at Utica,
adjourned, after a stormy session of three days,
without settling either the cause or the of evil.
Its proceedings may be briefly summed up: Mrs.
Branch deemed the origin of evil to exist in the
,F. -
ter its in slavery, and its cure in aboli-
ton; and A. j. Davis, of POughkeepsie, discerncd
its origin Sin the mysterious essence locking the
innermost to the outcrmOst" but without furnish
ing ineligible prescription for its removal.
The most lucid explanation that of preacher
Walker, that the discussion of the origin of evil
being one of the evils of which we complain, the
obvious remedy to drop the subject.
According to the Courier de Cho,leroi the lessees
of dancing saloons in Belgium complain bitterly of
the falling off in their receipts, occaSioned by the
extra space now occupied by crno!ines. An instru-
mcnt, called the "Crnolimetre," has consequently
been adopted by some of them, and oersons whose
crinolines surpass a fixed development charged
extra admission fee. At ball given on Sunday
last at Montignv, one female measured and
charged extra 70 centimes; another person. of
economic disposition, preferred reducing her
crinoline by taking out two hoops!
The 81. Louia Democrat saws: We learn that
Father De Smet has received dispatch from Wash
ington requesting him to join Gen. Harney at New
York as chaplain to the army in Oregon. 1t was he
who first preached the doctrines of Christianity to
the Northern Ultramontane Indians, and he is
sequenty regarded with especial reverence by
those tribes who dwell in the country which is the
theatre Of the Oregon Indian war. In no part of
Oregon is the "Big Black Gown unknown un-
appreciated His influence over the Blacktect ma
tiOn is supreme and the Flathcads and adjacent
tribes are scarcely less submissive to his counsels
Last week the shipments from the several collicries
in the Maryland coal field, amounted to lS.9j2.0
tons. Ofthis aggregate 6.g49 05 tons were shipped
the Cumberland Il Pennsylvania Railroad;
G,02l l6 tons over the Cumberland Coal and Iron
Company's road; 4,4l5l9 tons over the Georges
Greek Coal and Iron Company's road and ,G62.O9
tons over the road of the Hampshire Coal and Iron
Company. Total for the year 427,S4l.lS tons.
During the week 90 boats left Cumberland for tide
water, carrying $3.50 tons of coal The water still
continues low, and boats only allowed about
three-quarters of a load.
The Convention of Laymen of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which met at Lebanon, O., on
Thursday last, decided to forbear any demands at
present, but to submit to a committee the duty of
bringing before the next Conference four demands:
first, the admission of lay delegates into the annual
and general Conferences; second, radical modifi-
cation of the Presiding Eldership at present
stituted third, that the qualifications of church
editors, teachers and professors be raised; fourth,
that ministers be permitted to remain in charge of
congregations for longer period than the existing
regulations allow.
The Merchants Naga=iac SAYS that there are in
operation 7,l5O miles of tcegraphic lines of
which America has nearly as much as the rest of
the whole world combined, viz: 40 600 miles 1t is
estimated that 100000 messages pass over the
American lines annually, Welding, probably net
revenue of Sc, 900. There $50 miles of sub
marine telegraph cable now in use exclusive of the
Atlantic cable.
Sir Culing Fardley has set an example by throw.
ing open his beautiful park Bevedere near Firth,
to the poor of London. Some 400 of the poorer
parishoners of St. Giles recently accompanied their
Rector, the Rev. A. W. Thornold in an excursion
trip to Belvedere, where an abundant entertain
ment was provided for them for the day. Each
paying something towards the expense of the trip.
GovERYMENr of CAxADA-A rumor is aaoat in
New Brunswick that Sir Edmund Head is about to
vacate his present position. and that General Sir
James Frederick Love, lately Governor and Com
mander-in Chief of the Island OF Jersey, will sue
ceed him as GovernOr-General OF Canada
Lieut.. ellis, sailed from Panama in the English
steamer, on the 18th inst, for Paita, to take obser
vations of the eclipse which is expected to take
place on the Sth proXmo. Fortunately he reached
there Just in time to connect with the South Pacific
steamer.
A Catholic missionary, of the name of Father
Euphrasin0 has Just left Marsciles for Tripoi and
Begauzi, to form establishments for training blacks
as missionaries in Soudan. He will shortly be join
ed by 40 negroes who have for some time been
studying theology at Rome.
According to the Bourse Gazette, of Berlin, there
is every probability that the English Atlantic
Telegraph Company will be entrusted, by the Rus
sian Government, with the important task oil lay
ing down a cable by Behring's Straits.
There were so deaths of yellow fever in the city
of New Orleans for the twcnty-four hours ending
Saturday noon There were GAG deaths for the
week ending Sunday morning, the 9TH inst, of
which 449 were of yellow fever
Gov. King, of New York, has ordered an inves-
tigation into the origin, progress and concluding
acts of arson and murder at the New York Quar an
time with a view to nstituting suit against Rich
mond county for indemnity.
At large Democratic meeting held at Reading,
Pa on Saturday evening last, DR.. H. II. Mullen
berg presiding, the nomination of Hon. J. Clancy
Jones, for Congress, was repudiated, and Major
John SwartZ nominated.
A commissioner arrived in Philadelphia on Sun
day, instructed to present to Cen Paez, former