The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-28


NEWS FROM THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.
The steamship Cambria arrived at Plymouth,
England, night of the 10th inst, with news from
the West coast.
Her dates are-Old Calabar, August 81 Cape
Coast the 18th; Liberia, 18th; and Sierra Leone the
2lst September.
Affairs continue very unsatisfactory in the Sierra
Leone river on account of the differences among the
surrounding tribes.
The island is healthy.
The recent expedition up the river Searches was
not entirely successful and the Soosoo tribes are
gradually approaching the colony of Sierra Leone
in threatening attitude. Meanwhile Governor
Hill is preparing to repel them; the native militia
in course of enrolment, but they unprovided
with uniforms.
Our advices state that there is little prospect OF
suppressing the traffic in slaves by the present
mode. At Whydan the King of Dahomey will not
sell them under $50 to $50 each, but at Cabenda.
where the nearest relatives freely offer each other
the prince ranges from SIS to $50 only. The mum
Der kept ready for sale along the coast such
a consumption of nuts that very little export of oil
can take place. The dealers calculate that the sue
cessful transmission of one cargo of negroes will
pay for the loss of four.
No British prizes have been taken lately: the last
captured the Vile de Paris by the sloop Heron, r.
Commander w. II. Truscott; was conveyed to st.
Helena, which is to be the Admiralty depot for the
future
The Teazer has taken altogether three prizes.
She chased the schooner James Buchanan, AZ tons.
Tor eighteen hours, over course OF 10 miles,
without success, but subsequently in May, 1858
caught her owner, who had expended his profits in
the General Scott which had no slaves, but dollars
to the value of 81 So for purchasing them.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.-0n Thursday evening last
Henry Pickett and John Lizer, residents in Hagers-
town, were thrown from a wagon while descending
hill on the Letersburg turnpike, near Mrs. Ba-
ker's tavern. Lzer received in the fall an injury
of the brain, and soon after Pickett fell from the
front of the wagon under the horses feet where he
received a number of severe kicks in the side and
breast from the animal. When found he was able
to speak, but died few hours afterwards at his
residence, and was about so years of age. LiZer
was lying in state of stupetactiOn few yards
from Pickett, when found, and remained in that
condition until Sunday when he died at the Wash
ington County Almshouse.
Several weeks ago George Scott Kennedy, ESQ.,,
sold his "Rockand'' farm, containing 26034 acres,
situated near Jones' cross roads, to Mr. William
Brosius for so per acre, the latter gentleman hav
ing previously disposed of his farm of $50 acres in
the Clearspring district, for upwards of $50 per
acre. Ten days ago Mr.. Abraham Strife sold at
trustees sale farm of l03 and l36 perches,
dF il The The SITE $50 Per acre Mr. Christian
Strife and others, Executors of Joseph Strife de-
ceased also sold Thursday last the real estate OF
said deceased, lying mile and half northwest OF
Leitersburg, in the following parcels:
Tract No. l, 95 acres and 100 perches to Mr..
Samuel Snider for S65 per acre; No. 2, containing
IA acres and 73 perches, to Charles d. Wagemdn
for $50 per acre; No. 3, containing l acres and 81
perches, to John Crner for Sl25.75; No. 4, con-
tanning acres and ~ perches, to same purchaser,
$50 per acre; No. g. containing | acre and liS
perches to Samuel Snider for $3.50, and No. g. con-
tanning acres and SO perches, to Samuel Mitchell
for SCI. 40 per acre.
FREDERICK CoUNrY.-At the anniversary meeting
of the Board of Domestic Missions of the Evan. Re
formed Church, held in this city on last Monday
evening, the handsome sum of seventeen hundred
and fifty five dollars contributed in Life Member
ships and cash donations.
The Valley Register of the ODD inst, says: On
Sunday last. Daniel Baer, aged about II years, son
of VIM. G. Bear, living about four miles from this
place, whilst gathering chestnuts, fell from tree
directly upon his head, severely fracturng his
skull, from which the brain protruded, and part OF
which cut off. He was otherwise greatly in
jnred, and at present lies in very precarious CON
dition.
Samuel Milford, ESQ.,. has been appointed Post
master at Greenfield Mills in this county, vice DR..
Meredith Davis resigned
The races over the Union Course, at Unionvile
in this county, will commence on Tuesday next
and continue three days. The proprietor, Upton
F. Wolf, Esq, has taken great pains to put the
track in iirst-race ordcr and from the spirit mani
Tested the prospect of large competition is very
encouraging.
There will be tournament at Niddletown on
Saturday, the 30th inst The arrangements con-
template "a fine time generally" Captain Samuel
BOwlus, supported by competent staff officers, will
otciate as Chief Marshall j. Mortimer Kilgour
Esq, is the orator of the occasion; the Myersvlle
Brass Band will enliven the exercises, and the
prizes to be competed for splendid saddle, an
elegant bride, and whip and spurs
Davis Richardson, Esq, died at his residence near
Buckeystown on Wednesday last, in the 10Th year
Of his age. He was a highly esteemed and popular
citizen; he has represented this county several
times in the Legislature of the State, besides filling
with acceptance and fidelity, other public Offices
As candidate before the people he never de-
feated, and he had the merit rarely found among
successful public men, of being no "otice-seeker"
THE VINrAGE.-The Paris correspondent of the
North american says: 1t would be hazardous for
my credit to report to you the accounts of the size
and weight of particular punches of grapes. In the
Southwest the new white wine has been sold at a
sous the quart; in the vicinity of Narbonne, an
empty cask of 325 quarts is sold at fifteen francs;
when filled at 30 francs at Cette, the well known
port or entrepO of Southern Wines the cask of 100
quarts good quality :etches only 35 francs; the pro-
prietors of the vineyards find great difficulty in pro-
curing casks enough for their harvest. The aver
age of the vintage is estimated at a third beyond
any since 1898; quality corresponds. The golden
hills-Burgund y-OvertiOw. We have similar adj
vices from the Rhine; the comet year delights the
population of all the borders which, by the calcu-
lation of one of the most trust worthy of their
tlstIcllns, can yield on the average two millions
hecolitres of wine (the hectotre exceeds hundred
quarts) to be valued at seventy eighty millions
of francs; in trade the sum becomes much larger.
An eminent wine merchant of Cologne expects a
yield, this year, of eight hundred thousand ltres
comprising, besides the common sorts, very con-
siderable quantity and variety of the best growths
The profits for Rhenish Prussia alone, to which he
refers, may amount to eighty millions, by reason OF
the enormous prices usually obtained for the wines
of royal reputation. Our Wonteur translates Mis-
souri, article the vineyards of that State, and
notes the assertion of the official geologist that Mis-
fouri has greater breadth of soil than all France
sor the culture Of the grape.
NAvAL.-The work progressing on the chartered
steamer Memphis, now in the Dry Dock at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, has been suspended, and a
sem-oicial rumor states that both the Atlanta and
Memphis have now been condemned in toto; that
they rotten; that they will not 90 to Paraguay
and that the authoritative announcement of their
condemnation is all that is wanting to have them
removed from the yard for good. This is just what
we said would take place. 1t has been suggested tC
the official authorities that two new steamers be
completed Immediately to fill the broken ranks o
the fleet. and we should not wonder if one or two
of the Eght-draught sl0ops recently put the
stocks were to take position in the Paraguay squad
ron. As things look now, the last ship of the ex
petition will not have left the States before the OLD
year dies. The Caledonia has her coal nearly in
and will probably be the first of the chartered
steamers to sail. The trial trip of the Westernport
down the Bay has been postponed till Wednesday
or Thursday. The sloop-of-war St. Louis will soor
be ready for sea, and may yet be one of the invad
ing force She is about the strongest sloop in the
Navy at present. 1t has not been yet decided
whether the Susquehanna will Immediately undergo
repairs.-N. Y. Tribune.
PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE IN CoURT.-We learr
from the Boston Advertiser of new use of the pho
tographc art. Several large pictures, taken by
Whipple d Black, the well-knOwn Boston photo
graphers, of two adjoining estates on Washington
street in that city, offered in evidence before
Judge Bigelow, of the Massachusetts Supreme
Court, at a hearing in case touching the rights
of the owners of party wall. The Adrertiaer re
marks:
"No description in words, or plan by surveyor
could have afforded satisfactory information al
to all the details of the wall, these Photographic
pictures gave, with most reliable accuracy A Sc
ries of pictures taken during the progress of any
works, concerning which a question is likely tC
arise in court, might be of the utmost service il
establishing the facts in the case, by species OF
testimony which, from its nature, must be unim
peachabe."
Between fifty and sixty miles of poles of the Mis-
souri, River Telegraph line have been erected, ant
fol,t fIon :, L.1I IL,