The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-08
ARMY ANn NAVY

Orders No. s. of June l6, 1851. from the War De-
partment, requiring officers of the Army arriving
at the seat of Government to report at the office of
the Adjutant General, and during their sojourn at
Washington to wear prescribed dress, which reg
ulation has not hitherto been strictly observed.
2 Paragraph 22O General Regulation, is far
modified to direct that rereW be sounded in gar
rison, Immediately after daybreak.
j. Hereafter, when military posts are established,
Qualifications excepted or camps of more than a
temporary nature are occupied, the commanders
thereof will transmit to the Adiutant General of the
Army an accurate description of the locality of
such posts or camps accOmpaniedby a sketch of the
country in their immediate vicinity.
The Naval general Court Martial which sat at
Norfolk to try Lieut.. Payne, Of the Marines for at
tempting to shoot himself found him guilty, and
the Department has dismissed him from the service
Payne is Tennessean and has been only five years
in the Corps.
The United States frigate Congress, late flag ship
of the Mediterranean fleet, will be fitted this
winter to relieve the Cumberland as flag ship the
African station, and it is likely the sloop-ot-war
John Adams and st. Louis will re intorce the Home
Squadron, in view of recent occurrences.
The Navy Department is in receipt of advices of
the death Of Asa Curtis, the Oldest gunner in the
American navy, which occurred on board the fri
gate St. Lawrence, at Rio Janeiro, on the llth of
September last.
The United States steamship Norfolk will be
launched from the GOsport (Va.) Navy Yard, on
the 18th of this month, we hear
WAR DEPARTMENT ExpEYDTUREs-The cores
pondent of the New York Herald, writing from
Washington, says:
"Quartermaster General Jesup's report, now in
preparation for Congress, will exhibit highly sat
stactory state of operations of that branch of the
War Department Out of Sl0472, S25 to be &C
counted for in expenditures for the year ending
June 30th, accounts have been rendered for over
nine millions. Considering the many different To-
caties far in the interior of the continent the
merous stations and extensive operations, this
shows great efficiency. 1t is believed the Quarter
master General will not require so large an amount
for the current as for the past year."
UNITED STATES ARMY.-The present military
force of the United States consists of nineteen
regiments of the line, composed of the following
corps: Five regiments of cavalry, four regiments
of artillery, ten of infantry, making a grand az
gregate ofl3, 600 rank and file Of all arms. This lit
tie army covers an of over two millions square
miles, being two-thirds the area of all Europe
There are 100 commissioned officers, including
100 medical officers, $50 of whom graduated at the
Military Academy, and $50 civil appointments.
The nativity of those officers is follows: Born in
the United States, LOGO; Ireland, Ia; France, s.;
England, 6: Germany, 3; Scotland, .; Austria, l;
Italy, l; Cuba, /: Turkey, l; Poland, 3; at sea- g.
The militia force of the United States is composed
at 100000 effective men,
NUMBER OF TRAINS SENT OUr-One of the Off
GERS of Missouri river steamer, lately obtained
from Messrs. Majors, Russell and Waddel, the con
tractors for supplying the following memoranda re-
garding the number of trains sent out by them pre-
vious to the 18th inst: From Kansas Citv-l4
trains OF 26 wagons each-total 354. From Leav-
enworth City-l05 trains of 26 wagons each-tota
30. Private with merchandise trains of % wa
gons each-all 100 This makes since the beginning
OF their operations in the spring, aggregate Of
4004 wagons, all of which, excepting, perhaps the
one hundred etdown under the head of merchan-
disc, were on account of the United States Govern
ment How many more will be required to COM
plete their contract does not appear from the above
statement. Trains, however, at the time our in
tormant left, were still being loaded and put in
motion with all necessary expedition.-St. Louis
Dem.
Of the above trains hundred and seven have
passed this station palmetto, kansas,) making a
delay sufficiently long to purchase the necessary
outfit and supplies for the trip. Six hundred and
fifty mule trains in the service, and belonging to
the United States, have also passed the station
during the present season. This being one of the
principal stations on the route, these trains all re-
ceived forage here. We find upon reference that
the number Of sutler, mOuntaineer and other wa
gons that have passed, are more than either of the
above, making the aggregate number of trains that
have passed here, since April last, to be $500 :
KaRSan.
Fort KEARNEY, SourH Pass AND HONEY LAKE
RoAD.-The Department of the Interior has advices
from Superintendent Lander, dated at South Pass
September 29th. Col. Lander has opened this road
from the South Pass to City Rocks, and had just
returned over the road with his wagons at the rate
of 30 miles per day. This road avoids the deserts
OF Green River and the rugged approaches to Salt
Lake Valley, via the old road and must prove of
great advantage to the Oregon and California trav
eer.
Col. L. reports that the Humboldt River Indians
having recently attacked the L. S. IN all and muir
dered five emigrants, have promised better conduct
in future, and on the strength Of their promise
passed thirteen of his discharged employees through
their tribes toward California.
The Union tent, which is so conspicuous feature
in fhn nl.pp,, a.
erected at Quakertown, Bucks county, for the win
ter, where, enclosed as it has been, with a large,
frame building, dedicated to Divine worship
yesterday, November 18th. To Illustrate the union
spirit eXempiied in this missionary effort. we may
state that the committee which superintended the
erection of the building in order to retain the tent
in that locality during the winter, composed of
two Friends, two Lutherans two German Reformed,
two Mennonites, one MOravian, and one Methodist
At the dedication, Revs. Theophilus Stork, D. D.,
pastor of st. Marks Lutheran church, in Philadel-
phia Mr.. Biger, pastor OF the Moravian church, at
Bethlehem, and several other cergymen of Episco-
pal Presbyterian, German Reformed, Methodist,
and other persuasions, were present and took part
in the exercises.
In the recent address of Hon. 7. l.. Clingman be-
fore the North Carolina State Fair he mentions in
connection with the manufacture of wine and the
difficulty the Atlantic slope of the United States
of preventing its acetous fermentation, rema"ka-
BILE fact concerning locality of the western part of
that State. In a district of few miles in extent on
the Iryon mountain, neither dew frost is ever
known. The same district is remarkable for the
variety and excellence of its native grapes, and
they are often found in fine condition in the open
air as late as December The dryness of the atmos-
phere in the locality mentioned and its equability
ottemperature are most remarkable, and we should
like to know more concerning it.
FIRST Court IN OHI0.--The First Civil Court
ever held in the Northwest, was that of the Court
of Common Pleas of Washington county, at Mari
eta, September I'd, 17S9, by RUFUS Putnam and
Benjamin Topper, presiding Justices. The Court
was opened with pomp. a procession was formed
the Sheriff with drawn sword in advance follow
ed by the citizens, officers of the garrison at Fort
Harmer, the members of the bar, the Judges of the
Supreme Court, the Governor and a clergyman
with the Judges of the Common Pleas in the order
in which they named. Arriving at the hall of
the Campus Martins the whole of the procession
was counter-marched into it, and the Judges Put
nam and Upper, took their seats upon the bench
The audience was seated, and after divine bene-
diction invoked by the Rev. DR.. Cutler, the
High Sheriff, Ebenezer Sprout, advanced to the
door and proclaimed aloud, 80 yes 0 YES a Court
is opened for the administration of even handed
justice to the poor and the rich to guilty inno-
cent, without respect ofpersons; none to be pun
ished without trial by their peers, and'in pursu-
of the laws and evidence in the case" Besides
the crowds of emigrants and settlers, there were
present at the ceremonies hundreds of Indians, who
had their encampment in the vicinity for the pur-
pose of entering into treaty with the Federal
Government.
HIGH PRICE FOR ToBACCo.-On Tuesday last
lot of tobacco, raised by Mr.. Long, of Caswell Co..
n. c., was sold 5y Robert S. Neal of Danyille for