The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-05
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The battery of the Cyane, at Norfolk, was placed
on board Saturday under the supervision of Gunner
Hatch. Commander Saul Lockwood, of the United
States Navy has been appointed to command the
Cyane.
The steamers Fulton and Water-W Witch left Nor
folk for Washington on Sunday to be prepared for
the Paraguay expedition.
The United States sloop-of-war jamestown, late
one ofthe squadron cruizing in Cuban waters, ar
rived at New York Yesterday morning from Key
West, which she left on the 25th ult. She has few
cases of fever and ague on board but no other sick
The following is list of her officers
Commander, C. H. Kennedy; Lieuts. Geo. B.
Balch Samuel Edwards, John w. Bennett, Stephen
B. Luce, Elias X. Owens; Surgeon of Marines, Du-
vail; assistant do. Thos Charlton; Captains Clerk,
Washington Irving Jr., Purser's Clerk, Joseph A.
Berry; lst Lieutenant Marines, G. g. McCawley;
Acting Boatswain, William Laverry; Gunner, Benz.
Bunker; Carpenter, II. NJ. Lohry, Acting Sailmaker
Robt. Hunter.
There was but one case of yellow fever during
the wage, and that person recovered. The vessel
has not lost man during the cruise.
A fire occurred in Columbia S. c., on the 3Oth
ult, which destroyed the stables of Messrs. Green
& Bailey, and the workshops of C. Beck, carpenter
Loss, $4,000. No insurance.
The Bristol, England, papers state that the stock
of manuscript sermons left by the late Rev. E..
Kempe, of ofRichmond Terrace, is about ton weight
of paper.
LEROY Rusher, the young man who pleaded
guilty of manslaughterin in the first degree in kill
ing John Mccarthy, in New York, some time
since, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life
RP. Patterson's hotel and store, at Waymart,
Wayne county, Pa, destroyed by fire on
Thursday morning, July 10Th. The loss is about
$4,000, and the insurance only $4,000.
There are eight new vessels, of nearly 10000
tonnage now building in the different ship yards
at East Boston, employing 25O mechanics; quite a
revival from the recent stagnation of business.
A public trial of new steam plow which is ex-
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teams, will take place at Lancaster, Pa, on the
10th inst.
The Cincinnati papers state that the election in
Covington and other Kentucky towns along the
Ohio river held on Monday last, show Democratic
gains.
John C. Dunn has been appointed postmaster at
Pittsburg, Pa, in place of Robert Anderson, whose
commission expired on the I'd day of August, in
slant.
The Hon. Robt McClelland, Secretary of the Inte-
ror during the Administration of Gen. Pierce is in
Washington.
Among the letters held for postage at Norfolk
on the lst instant, were one directed to Noah Peli
son, and another to John w. Bruf, both of Balti-
more
There is already thirty miles of city railroads
laid down in Philadelphia, and the number of miles
will shortly be increased to fifty.
Mr.. Pickens United States Envoy to Russia.
passed through Berlin, I'd ultmo, en- route for st.
Peersburgh.
very interesting revival is going at the Trinity
Methodist Church in that city.
The Hon. John Covode has been nominated for
reelection to Congress, from the Nineteenth Dis
trict in Pennsylvania.
On Sunday last, an old man named David Watt
residing in Manchester, near Pittsburgh, committed
suicide by cutting his throat.