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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-27
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The Fulton Water Witch, Harriet Lane and Sup
ply will sail for the Paraguay river early next week
The other vessels will sail they ready
The marine guard of the frigate Sabine has been
increased by three sergeants, four corpOras and t-
ty privates, who left Washington for New York on
Thursday. First Lieutenant Charles A. Henderson
has been ordered ds additional marine officer to the
Sabine.
The examination, by the President, of the cases
OF the Navy officers who placed on the retired
list is about drawing to a conclusion. 1t is thought
probable that nearly all of them will be restored to
the active list.
We learn from the Department. this morning,
that Commander Samuel SwartwOut has been or
dered to relieve Commander 4. p. Taylor, in com
mand OF the New ork rendezvous, on the 26th of
October next
Commander VIM. Radford has been appointed
lighthouse inspector of the third lighthouse dis
trict, vice Commander H. II. Bell, detached at his
request
Lieut.. VIM. E. Bourdinot has been ordered to the
Norfolk Navy Yard
Lieut.. Geo. T. Sinclair has been ordered to
ordnance duty at the Norfolk Navy Yard
The following gentlemen, who recently passed ex-
animation as first assistant engineers, have been
warranted for the service
Winfield S. Thompson, Edward B. Latch, Geo.
D. Lining, Edw'd il. Dick, Chas E. De ,Valin,
Rob't A. Copeland VIM. II. Glading.
The United States frigate st. Lawrence and sloop-
ofwar Falmouth, were at Rio Janeiro on the 1lth
ult., and would leave in few days for the River
Platte. Officers and crews all well.
In addition to F company mounted rihemen,
which passed into the Navajo country short time
since, the following named companies have been
dered in and to the river, to be in readiness: COM
pany, rifles, under Lieut.. Rowland; company,
rifles, under Capt Lindsay; company, rifles, un-
der Capt. Elliott; company, third infantry under
Lieut.. IIildt; and company of guides and spies,
under Bias Iucero, of Albuquerque
Lieut.. Col. Dixon $. Miles, Sd infantry U. S.
army arrived in town during the week, route for
Fort Defiance, for which place he left on the morn
Nf tl,n IA IIA hng hnn, ,n1 20 fla
command of the troops ordered into the Navajo
country.
Captain Walker, mounted rihemen, left town on
he 2Gth for FL PasO to attend court Of inquiry
ordered there early in the next month.
Two hundred volunteers that called into
service by President Buchanan in the Utah diff
Guilty passed through kanan on Wednesday en- route
for Leavcnworth. Col. Bee, who had charge of
the volunteer force, preceded them to the fort,
where they will be paid off and mustered out of the
service.
Major Graham (who is on the sick lst) also ac-
companed Col. Bee. The Major is on tour
through the State for his health.
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La w NTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-EIon. Henry Stump, Judge;
Frederick Pinkney, Esq, Deputy States Attorney,
prosecuting.
The court was engaged in the following cases on
Saturday:
assault upon Benjamin Gehrman, was found guilty
by the Jury.-Fined 81 and costs, total Sl574, and
ordered to be imprisoned three weeks. Carr for the
defence.
The case OF Ann Reed, negress, charged with
named s. Robinson, sent to the Grand Jury, as
from the testimony of Dr. Dammann, the mans inju-
ries were such that death likely to ensue. The
Court refused bail in the until the result ofthe
wounds was determined.
John Mott, charged with rotng the 18th
September, admitted to bail in the sum of
$1,000. Adam Wymeth becoming his security.
John Montgomery, charged with rioting in the
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Yellow Fever mt Savannah, &c.

SAVANNAH, Sept 2t-The total number of yellow
fever developed in this city from the 18th to
the 2lst. both inclusive, was 20. No new cases
developed on Wednesday Thursday. There
is no delay whatever in business and the alarm has
subsidized.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 26.--Four interments took
place on Saturday, all of yellow fever.
The steamer Florida had not arrived at the port
up to tonight.
}. l.. Hatch, Esq, one of the editors of the
Charleston Courier, died Saturday of yellow fe-
yer. He able and accomplished writer.
During the past week the number of deaths from
yellow fever was 81.
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A Case of False Vmnrjsoument.

HARTFORD, Cr., Sept. PA very important law
decided by Judge Ellsworth to-day. Geo.
by means of anonymous letters, and on his arrival
the parties who used fraud to get him here, caused
him to be arrested and committed on charge of
debt and concealment of property. habeas corpus
sued out aud release claimed on the ground
that the arrest illegal. Judge Ellsworth order
ed Mr. Hill to be discharged, the fact that
fraud employed in his arrest, and intimated
that Hill could recover heavy damages for false i'm
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New LONDON, Conn, Sept. 24.-The third mate
of the whaling brig Laurens, Portuguese named
Antoine, was found murdered this morning. He left
his boarding house soon after O'Clock this morn
ing, aud was found dead in the streets, with a small
dagger in the breast The cause of the murder is
not vet known. The person who found the body
saw two and woman leave the spot suspi-
ciouslv as he approached. The murdered man was
maid off Yesterday
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PennsvIynnia PoIitics-County Fair.

HARRISBURG. Sept. 24.-Thc conferees of the Six
teenth Congressional District spent to-day in ineec
tual balloting. motion to drop all the candidates
and nominate General Filter defeated.
The Dauphin County Fair closed this evening.
The trotting race was won by Mr.. QUEENS Jim
Warden, of Gorte, beating Gentle Annie. The horse
jockey made an able practical address, which was
we'll rpceivpl
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HALIFAX, Sept. 2i.-There is a stiff southwest
wind, and it is raining. No signs of the steamship
Prince Albert, now due from Galway l4th inst. or
of the bark Arabian, which alongside the burn
ING steamship at sea.
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TRINITY BAY, n. F., Sept 24.-C. W. Field, New
York: We have received nothing Ineligible from
Valena since the lst of September, excepting feel
ing few signals yesterday. | cannot send any
thing to Valentia. There has been very little var
alton in the electrical manifestations.
nr
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INOTESTS.

Coroner Sparklin on Saturday night, held in
quest over the body of a German woman named
Christiana Encke, about u years of age, residing
at 2S Lombard street, where she kept lager beer
saloon. After hearing the evidence in the case, the
jury rendered the following verdict ''that the de-
ceased came to her death from the disease of the
heart -
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE

James Ennis arrested on Saturday last BY
officer Mcdonald, charged with abusing that officer.
He was committed by Justice Logan in default of
security to answer the charge before the Criminal
Court
Francis Winters was arrestedby officer jackson,
on the charge of assaulting and beating John Hart
ly. He committed to jail TO await further
hearing by Justice Audoun.
John England was arrested on Saturday evening
last by sergeant Love and officer c. Brown, for as
assaulting and beating Ellen Ross He was released
upon security to await further hearing by Justice
Mearis,
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EER EN

The alarm of fire at Il O'Clock on Saturday night,
proceeded from the partial burning of an unoccuped
house Stockton alley, near Lombard street. 1t
was was discovered by officers Smith and Ruark,
who climbed up the roof and succeeded in eXtin-
gushing it without any further damage being done
than the burning of the roof. 1t is supposed to have
been set on fire.
The alarm at l O clock yesterday morning was
caused by light in the country some distance from
the city, between the Hookstown and Falls roads.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS

NEW YORK MARKETS, Sept. 25-AsuEs-Tbe de-
mand for both kinds is far sales of Pots at Sc Pearls are
easer--sales at SO.
CoFFEE-The market is active and strong-sales of 900
bags Rio per Fanny Curry private terms. The stock
is 5000 bags of Rio.
CoTToN-Is in fair request and an improvement of u
is noticeable transactions for the past few days We
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The Steamship Huntsville.

CHARLEsroy, Sept. 24.-The steamship Hunts
vile will leave this evening for New York She
put in here in consequence of slight arrangement
to her machinery, which has been repaired.
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Renorted Bank DefaIcntion.

BosroN, Sept 24.-Itis rumorcd that R. N. Wood
worth who has lately resigned the office of cashier
of the Brighton Bank, is defauter to that nstitu
tion to the amount of $4,000. The bank is, how
ever, amply secured from loss.
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FLOUR, &c.-The inquiry for canal Flour,
early in the day, good aud holders frmer,
but the business small at the advance claimed.
The arrivals fair but good standard
The sales are II 400 bbs. $3.9Od4 for unsound
State; S535G540 for good superne State; SIS 6S5S S5
for good extra do 65 IS for low grades Western
extra 40 for superfne do. s5 95G6O5 for ship
brands do $605dS so for St Louis brands S67 60 for
extra Genesee.
Canadian Flour is held with greater rmness: the de-
mand light sales Of $50 bbls S570G675 Southern
Flour is without much change the demand is fair for the
trade; sales of 400 bills 81 S0575 for unsound s-
perne Baltimore; S5S5d6l0 for good do; and So 25
65 for fancy and extra do and $S6 624 for Richmond
City Mills
Rye -four is quiet at $S 25G4 Corn meal is frm-saIes
of Jersey at $425CG435.
GRAINThe wheat market is active, and is better
for winter red sales of As 600 bush at % for red
southern 81 80 for good white do 81 50d55 for white
Kentucky, 81 35 for good white Michigan, 81 04 for
sound Milwaukee club in sore 81 231 26 for red Tennes
sec so cents for damaged Chicago spring. S11612l for
red Indiana, and 81 % for red Jersey.
Rye is quiet small sales at 7sc Oats dull and freely
ofered-sales of 46d50c and western at 49G52c.
Barley is firm the demand goodsales of 4,500 bush at
g2cGSl the latter for 700 bush prime to arrive
Corn IS rm and in good demand in part for exportsaes
OF oloUo bush at II 76c for western Mixed 7Sc for two
years od 9799c for southern and Jersey yellow,
and so[dSsc for white southern.
MoLAssEs-The market has been quite active-yes
ternay AFTERNOON 900 bbs Cuba sold private terms
fkoNlsloSs-The demand for pork is limited and
ana te Is heavysales of600 bbls at $16 for sr
and rusty mess l6 251630 thin mess s16 s5dI6 90
for old mess S16s7(917 new do and sI4 GOA 95
fair. e~' ~
Sales Of 100 bbs at sll 25@12 for country me. s1s@
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From Kansas City to Bent's Fort, (Col
statute miles
From Kansas City to Pixies peak =

BLANK VERSE IN THE PULpr.-The last thing we
should have fancied, is to have heard within the
pulpit, echoes of the form and fashion, of Longfel
lows "Hiawatha" In the fore part of the season.
down at (then not crowded) Ramsgate, an acute
dissenting preacher to attract a numerous gather
ing, advertised his fixed intention, twice ID. W
on the next Sunday sermons twain then to deliver.
in majestic blank verse uttered. And he did it!
they who listened had weary, weary season; sea-
son very weary had they, lst'ning to the man who
did 1t; man obese, obese his wit too. 70 describe
we will not venture, how the pump went onward
working, at each lifting of the handle, dribbling
forth its stinted measure. Very painful twas to
hearit, very pleasant to the speaker; love was the
all-gracetu subject; quite unlovely was the treat
ment. But twas with moral pointed; moral
pointed very sharply; sharply pointed to the
pocket; and it showed how if our bosoms elowed
but with the Love he painted, we should prove it
by, lib'ral coming-down at the collection
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-27

CAROLINE CoUSTY.-The, October term of the Cir
cult Court for Caroline county will commence on
Monday next
A call appears in the Denton Journal, of Satur-
day, for meeting OF call persons friendly to the
construction of the Railroad from Farmingtop. on
the Delaware Railroad, to Potters Landing. ON the
Choptank river, agreeably to the charter granted
by the Legislatures of Delaware and MARYLAND, at
their last session." The meeting to be held on
Thursday October 7th in the Court House at Denton
The Journal says: From present indications. we
have no 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.
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The Bark Carolina.


CHARLESTON, Sept. 26.-The bark Carolina, boun'
from Turks Island to New Y ork, put into the por
of Charleston, S. c., leaking quite badly. She viii
remain at the port for repairs.
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rorrort T Scur, Esq, of New Orleans, at one
time rra connected with the New Orleans Delta, aad
one of the leading spirits of the Lopez expedition,
died at Pass Christian on Saturday last The Defa
saws of him sin the profound and subtle game oil law
Mr. Sigur, perhaps, never encountered an equal at
the bar, and certainly never met a superior he
was also of the: influential politicians OF the
Stase,
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The position oithe United Synod. the body that
seeded trom,the New School Assembly, in cOnse-
quence of its action in reference to slavery, is thus
defined in PASTORAL letter lately published by the
Presbytery of Winchester :-''lt declares, that as
slaveholding is not alludud to in our Constltu.,o
it shall be let alone in our ecclesiastical meetig
and the management of it be left wholly Cbrrch 10 %
State, where it properly belongs; As %b;Ie each
have no principles this subject, % neTect ber
tV to ,G epiov and express his opinions upon it
npoO ~ fo bS avn personal responsibility. Cincinnati
L.
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INTERESTING HIsToEICAL QUEsroN-The Roval
Academy of History has offered premium of 5000
for essay that shall set off the site of ancient
Munda, the ground whereon was fought the battle
between Caesar and the sons Of Pompcy, 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, it is said, going over the country giving
the subject the most exact scientific attention So
broad field of investigation NAV necessarily fix
some 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 unconsider-
ed authority.
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The Canadian papers are urging an International
celebration, to be held on the 18th OF September,
IeSo the one buudredth anniversary of the battle
&c Sjuebcc. by which the power of France on this
continent was extinguished.
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The San Francisco papers are jubilant over the
frst arrival of the regular weekly stage from st.
Joseph, Mo-, at Pacerville, after journey of thirty
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MoNrEyEGRo-The Austrian Gazette says 'ilao l, 1S ~
&c ronortsd in Montenegro that the eldest son % o,
Mirko Pertrovitch Prince Daniels Or"thsI i"Jge the
taNe .le ~ f tbe Porte and to have seaport An
sPisi"o concluded until the 3lst OF December
d. ~. ~ hat,,aen the Porte and Montenegro
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An OLD CHuRCH.-A Virginia correspondent saws:
The remains of the old church in which Gen.
" ashngton was baptized almost entirely hid to
the passers-by with trees and underground. A few
venerable looking oaks are probably the only liv-
ing contemporaries of erection. About this old
church lies the remains of the Hon. Thomas Lee,
and other great men of an earlier period. Nothing
but broken bricks and old mortar, heaped ndiscrim
lnatey on all, are their monuments. | have now
one of the flags that paved the aisle, turned into
grndstone, purchased at obscure sale some years
SINCE Tradition saws the floor torn up soon
it was abandoned by the parson, by the neighbor
ing people, and used for various purposes.
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The Peoria (Ill. Transcript, of the l7th instant,
announces being favored with the view OF a fine
specimen of copper ore, which was found upon the
iarm OF Grove .. Hotchkiss, in Limestone town
snip, 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-ve, but understood that other and better judges
put 1t at ninety per cent. At any rate it seemed
Der of similar specimens have been found upon the
bluffs in that vicinity
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The editor of the Washington States has had pre-
sented to him some New Jersey champagne, which,
he says is equal in flavor to the most popular for
eign brands.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-27

The Philadelphia Erening Bulletin saws of the
Book Trade Sale Philadelphia has rarely had a
more extensive book trade sale than the one now
in progress at NJ. Thomas & Sons. Not only are
the invoices unusually large but they 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-
ues 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 extension of the time
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A four-oared match between the Metropolitan
Ro,t Club of Chicago and the Shakespeare Rowing
Cib Of Toronto for $500 side, and the champion
aag of the lakes, will take place on the Detroit river
on the 9th of October.
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4 BANKING FIRM CHARGED WITH CON
SPIRACY AND EMBEXZLEMENT.

From the IiHSbugh ChTOHtcte, Sept u
A man named John Stockdae, appeared before
the Mayor yesterday, and made information charg
ing Charles G. Rogers, Samuel Ewart and VIM. NJ
Arthurs with conspiracy and embeZzlement. The
defendants members of the late bankng-hOuse of
Arthurs Rogers & Co., which closed its doors some
weeks SINCE and the prosecutor, one of the most un
fortunate, oftheir unfortunate depOstors He lost
his legs some time since in railroad collision,
believe, and is as pitable an object of charity
as has ever come under notice. As soon as he
covered sufficiently to be able to hObble about, he
went through the country asking aims. and in this
way raised $50 which he deposited with Arthurs,
Rogers 4 Co.. for safe keeping. He intended apply
ing it to the purchase of some land near Wheeling.
but when the time arrived for his using it, he found
that the defendants had closed their banking
and refused to pay him a single dollar The defen-
dants were arrested and held to answer at Court.
Should this up for trial, there will doubt
less be rich revelations to the nodus opcrGH
d in which banking houses are sometimes gotten up
in Pittsburgh, the amount of capital which it takes
to start one, and how they are managed when once
in operation. There may also be explanation
too of the mysterious disappearance of that $1,000
which the defendants imagined they had all safe
til the day before they closed when it turned out to
be non est iHrcn 1t will be rich trial indeed, if it
ever comes before jury; but we fancy it will never
20 to Court, and that Stockdae will get his money,
and the matter drop there.
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Prices and Sales of Stocks in Ne,g Fork.
trough WIN. FISHER & Son, Stock and Bill Brokers,
A. ll -.
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

SATURDAY, sept. %.
COFFEE.-The market has been rather quiet to-day,
the only transactions reported being 200 bags good Rio at
IL cents and 80 bags do II y cents All descriptions
held firmly at the quotations given by Messrs White
l. Elder in their report, as follows:
COFFEE REPORT.
Stock of Rio Coffee, Sept. 10, 10 coo bags
Taken for consumption NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6400
- other descriptions ........ ......... 1000 "
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The Washington Star of Saturday, sa7S!-Not,
withstanding the break upon the Canal The ARRIVAL
of boats for the week has been unusually large
amounting in all to lis; 90 from Cumberland nflns
ing about 5000 tons of coal, with flour. anu tIe
remainder from different points with grain, Wo"u' @
limestone, &C. The receipts for tolls at me us",
town Collectors office for the same perlo9 a,,''"o0
to S2Sl0, as follows Ascending trade 9-f'' ~
scending, s., ,562
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Damage to CrOps--Q quarantine i'm Florida.
SAVANNAH, SEPT. 23.-The late severe storm in
Florida has greatly damaged the crops.
Steamers from this port are stringenty Quar-
antined at st. Marys and the river ports in Flor
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The INTRODUCTION OF CorToN INTO TIE MTSSIs-
sIPPI VALLEY.-The Baton Rouge Adrocate has let
ter dated Chapel Hill, Tenn. August TO- written
learn from the Adcocaie, by gentleman who was
TO- mery citizen of Louisiana, and at one time filed
a high office in her government, from which we
tract the annexed interesting passage:
The person is yet living who saw the first sack of
cotton seed brought into the Mississippi Valley. 1t
was introduced by Daniel Clark, father of Mrs. Gen.
Gaines, who a native of Ireland, Spanish sub
ect and acting Consul for the United States at the
portof New Orleans 1t was imported expressly for
Mr.. Bringier, wealthy planter on the right bank
Of the river, few miles below Dona aldsonville Mr..
Bringer bad also the first cotton gin imported
The cotton seed was distributed to such planters,
up and down the coast desired to try the expert
ment and in the fall of the year when it picked
Mr.. B. sent his son, Louis Bringier, the present
venerable Surveyor General of Louisiana, with
barge and gang of negroes to collect it for the pur
pose of being ginned. The cotton was raised and
ginned upon shares, and when bagged was sent to
Daniel Clark for Expectation. Mr.. Bringier told
me he had gone up as far Baton Rouge and
Pointe Coupee and gathered cotton to be ginned
at his fathers place below Donaldsonville. This
in the latter part of the last and at the begin
ming of the present century.
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The Fever ut Charleston

CHARLESTON. Sept. 24.-Reuben Post, an aged and
esteemed Presbyterian minister, died to-day of yel-
low fever.
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The Easton (Pa.) Gazette says: ne Gun, be
hind last YEAR I there is probability that will be
brought up nearly equal The shipments OF s coa tbo C
Eizabethport from Pennsylvania MINES, lo' 'A0
month of August, amounted to 5l,lZO tohs'