The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-27

Inc Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, of the Western Diocese of New York held
AT Rochester last week, passed series of resoIu-
IONS relating to the successful laying of the Allan
TIC Gable. A motion also carried directing
the Bishop, in behalf of the Convention to send
a message of congratulation to the Archbishop of
Canterbury.
New BEDFoRD Custom HorsE-The amount of
revenue collected at this port for the year ending
June 30, 1885, was Sl2,04G, So and the expenditures
ior the year were 81 604 81 the hospital money col
lccted amounted to S76l. 25; expenses Sl5505 As
superintendent of Lights the Collector dsbursed
S27 G75.G9
The following distinguished literary men are ro
ported as intending to visit the United States the
ensuing season lecturers Charles Lever the eel
eDrated Irish novelist; Charles Reade the author of
White Lies, &c. and William Russell, the celebrat-
ed Times correspondent.
On Friday morning last fire broke out in the
block ofwooden buildings adjoining the Court House
on the North, at Charlottesville, Ind. which de-
stroyed the entire block, from street to street,
involving loss of some eight or ten thousand
dollars.
The citizens of Toronto, Canada. are circulating
an address to be sent to Queen Victoria requesting
that the Prince of Wales may be deputed as her
MaJestys representative to open the agricultural
exhibition for 1885, which is to be held in that CITY,
- The Rev. Mr.. Arnold. grandson of the traitor,
Benedict Arnold, is an Episcopal Minister in Eng
land. He is the only male relation of Arnold liY-
ing. He has a sister married, and they inherit
large estate in Canada from their grandfather.
The President has officially recognized Ludwig
| Won Baumbach as Consul of Mecklenburg -Schwerin
Tor the States of Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and
| Minnesota
| The Democratic State Convention of Delaware
assembled at Dover yesterday for the purpose of
nominating candidate for Governor, and also a
| representative in the next Congress
Miss Charlotte Ellis, of Nashville, Tenn, while
riding on horseback at Bon Aqua Springs in Hick-
man county, on the 18th inst, was thrown and
killed almost instantly.
The commissioners of TIE Kansas election have is
sued proclamation, declaring the entire vote at
l3,OSS, and the English proposition rejected by a
majority of 95l2. No fraudulent votes came in tbis
time to trouble the judges, though some precincts
were rejected on account of inlormality
The Malone Patadi"m says that Rev. Eleazer
Williams, of Dauphin memory, is lying i'll at IIo-
| gansburg, Franklin county. Some of our ex-
changes represent him as in Strengthened circum-
stances to be suitable object of public beneiac-
lions.
The new Minister to Venezuela Mr.. Turpin, has
received his complete Instructions and will leave
Immediately for Laguayra. He is now in New
| York.
The Republican convention for the Fifth district
OF Illinois, has nominated jackson Grimshaw for
| Congress. 1t is now represented by Isaac n. Nor
ris, Douglas democrat.
The editor of the Lynchburg Republican announ-
in his last issue that he has disposed of that ma
per- and will retire to the management of his private
affairs, which now require all his attention.
The Oxford, Miss, Nercmy, tells of an old bache-
Gently found a newborn female babe hanging at
his gate. He adopted it, and gave it the name of
| Eureka Gate
The Convention of the Diocese of Western New
York at its recent session, voted Bishop De Lancey
81, 500 to enable him to visit Europe