The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-23

The mother of the prisoner, Stout, swore that
she washed the blood and mud off his boots the
morning after the murder
Charles Stout, the prisoners brother was then
sworn lie testified that the prisoner told him where
to find the cap the pin, and specacIcs, which were
discovered at the scene of the murder and that he
found them at O'Clock in the morning after the
murder.
The prisoners clothes were then shown. and
identified as those worn by him on the night that
the murder took place The clothes of Mrs LittIes
from which the mother Of Littles had washed the
blood, were also shown and identified.
The prosecution will probably rest the case on
their side tomorrow morning
,, curious case, involving the right of father to
dispose ofhs children bv will at his death atbouoh
their mother be alive, has just been decided at
pittsburgh, Pa. George S. Hamilton died in that
city IN December, leaving a widow, Margaretta,
ana three children, aged nine, eleven, and thirteen
years. As the husband was Protestant. and the
wife Catholic he appointed guardians for the
children, by will, and directed them to be brought
up IN the Protestant faith. The children were ac-
cordlngly- ia ken from the mother and placed at a
Protestant school, but the mother applied for a writ
OF hGdeas corpus to recover them. Judge Williams,
OF the District Court, decided, however that the
power to constitute guardian by deed or will, at
Tested by two witnesses, given by the statute of
Charles H., ch 81, was in force in this State This
statute cnacts that any father under age or of full
age, may by deed will dispose of the custody of
ms enid, either born or unborn, to any person ex-
cept a PonSh recusant, either in possession or re-
version, till such child attains the acre of one and
twenty years. The will therefore sustained
ana the mother has to go without her children.
The mining news from Lake Superior is favora-
bic. The Toltec have started their stamp mill
which had been idle for two months. At the Aztec
they nave cut, in the adit, vein showing copper
ne adventure has much improved The stamp
mill Is again at work, and the amount of work for
1t IS twice that of its capacity. At the Ridge the
tributers have done well, and a considerable
amount of stamp material is being reduced The
mlnc Will be IN operation early in April. The show
at the Evergreen is good, but little work has been
done, owing to the irreguarity of the men. The
Oglmau has IL tons at OntonagOn, ready for shin
mcnt, mostly produced by three men. Three par
ties are now at work, and the show is good at all
points. The showing at the National is good At
the Nebraska the tributcrs are still at work, with
good results. An immense amount of copper is
visible III various parts of the Minnesota.
At the Bridewell or workhouse of Chicago, a few
days ago. the male gang of prisoners, upon being
turned out to work in the. yard, suddenly and
threatenlngly announced their intention not to do
any moe work unless more wages and better food
should be allowed them. The Keepers two in num-
Der, stood firm, and repeated the order to 90 to
work. About a dozen of the more timid of the
prisoners obeyed, but were driven off by shower
OF stones from the malcontents who now began to
arm themselves. The keepers did likewise. and col
lected all the men about the establishment, and in
view OF this array the convicts finally gave up
some OF the ringleaders subsequently punish
ed with solitary confinement in dark cells subjected
to the shower bath, etc.
AT a recent meeting of the Boston Natural His
tory Society, Professor VIM. b. Rogers stated that
a number OF years since he had made some expert
ments in the Stalactitic Caverns of Virginia for
the purpose OF obtaining data in regard the age
OF these deposits. He placed vessels in an unfre-
quented part of the cave, beneath drippnrs of va
rlous dimensions where they remained for a period
Oh from hve to seven years. He arrives at the con-
cluslon, as the result of his observations that the
rate of accretiOn is one-tenth of an inch in five
years, or an inch in fifty wears As there are snva
raj feet OF accumulated deposit in some places he
thinks that the process must have been Uoinp on C
at least five thousand years.
The Morning Star, the missionary brig which sail
ed from Boston, and arrived at Honolulu February
"A, discovered an island not laid down in any chart
The account, as copied from California poper and
furnished by some of the company on board the
Morning Star, is in the following terms: "While
coming up through the Ralick Chain, we observed
small island not laid down in any of our charts
Landed on the west side, and counted twenty-three
inhabitants. The island was named Anderson Isl
and, after Dr. Anderson, of Boston
Thomas j. Mackey was arrested in New Orleans
on Monday last, on a charge of having forfeited his
bona OF AZ0OO, Tor his appearance before the Uni
tea states Commissioner for the District of South
Carolina to answer for having organized an exne-
dltlon, under the orders of General Walker against
the State of Nicaragua. The affidavit is made nv
deputy Sheriff Henry W. Hendricks. of Charleston
District. Mackey-whO questioned the legality of
his arrests held in custody but no definite action
was taken in regard to the matter.
An important case was closed, last week at
Springfield, Mass, in which Davis & Co., of Frank
fort, y. y, were plaintiffs, and Foster Pepper.
Postmaster, at Monson, Mass, defendant. The
Monson Bank sent package Of 81 900 in money adj
dressed to the plaintiffs, deposting the package in
the Monsoon poSt-ohcr The pack are never reached
us destination, and the parties to whom it was ad-
lost.
The Rev. Dr. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, has
exposed himself to some criticism with REGARD to
ms recent work, entitled 'Thc knowledge of God
effectively consdcred.' writer in the North
Carolina Presbyterian has been CONSIDERING the
DOCK ltSGli "obectiyey," and has come to the con
cusion that he is indebted for the most. or the
best, or all of it, to Stapfer's Potential Theology
published at Zurich, in 1919. controversy las
arisen on the subject.
The interior of Western Africa is to be explored
by the Rev. George l.. Seymour, coored emf
grant from Hartford, Connecticut of twelve years
standing, and now minister in the Methodist
church. The exploration will be at the instance of
private citizens and the Government of Liberia, by
whom several hundred dollars have been confirm
ted to aid The enterprise. Seymours expectation is
to 90 to the capital of the Mandineo country on
Ills rst tour and ON the second 10 reach the Niger
John Watson, late of the county of Prince Ed
ward, Va, by will emancipatcd his slaves, about
sixty IN number, and gave them some $50 900 in
money to take them to Liberia. At the late Cir
cunt Court one of these slaves Caesar, aged 81 filed
petition setting forth his desire to choose an own
er, whercupon the Court took the necessary stems
according to law to crafty Caesar
The report is revived in well informed circles in
y aShington that Senator Slidc. Of Louisiana and
Mr. belmont, late Minister to the Hague. are en-
gagged IN the raising of & loan for three millions of
dollars, to be applied in aid Of the revolution now
IN progress in Sonora
IRE broke out in the packing room of the Uar-
mony Mills, at CohOes, Monday afternoon A LARGE
amount ct valuable machinery was DESTROYED. a
hundred bales OF cotton consumed, and the building
insured. -
Three pianos have been made from the wood of
the Charter Oak. 1t takes a high polish, and the
instruments which the wood encoscs are of the best
description. ankee Doodle is said to sound well
on them.
The Ocean, n: j., E4.IIo,a, says that the cashier
OF the Bank at Toms River, after banking hours
nave expired, walks quietly about, with the in
Sttuton IN his pocket during the remainder of the
day.
On Sunday, at neon, Cornelius Van Rensselaer,,
near Hreenhush, n. Y, lost large barn by fire,
ana only lew hours afterwards the same rascals
who committed the deed set fire to his dwelling
mouse, which was also entirely consumed.
me oldest clock in America is one in the Phila-
dciPma Library which is nearly two centuries old.
III was lFade IN London keeps good time, and is said
to have been owned by Oliver Cromwell.
Inc chicago Press expects to note shipments of
new wheat to that port this season as early as the
middle OF June, from southern Illinois-the season
promising to be two weeks earlier than last.
The late Peter c. Arcularius, of New York. be-
queathed to the American Bible Society, 81 900:
American Tract Society, 81 900; Evangelical Know
ledge Society, 81 900; Foreign Missions, 81 900.
Mr.. Price, editor of the Forkingmons Advocate
at Pottsyille, who was convicted Of libel and SEN
fenced to several months Imprisonment has been
pardoned by Governor Packer.
The State Treasury of Iowa is represented IN bo
IN bad way, a check of certain banking firm oc
cupyng the place where should be 500, 900. and
S5oo'Ooo more being mysteriously missing.
r. W, Emerson, of Los Angeles, California, sold
400 gallons of wine last year, for IS I25, the cost
OF producing which was only $500.
The Pittsfeld, Mass, Eagle saws that three man
lay dead in that town, a few days since, from in
temperance. u"