The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-11

New YonK QrAnAxrIvE ArrArns.-At Quaran-
tine. affairs remain without much change. The
new buildings going up, and the patients were
to have been placed in one of them last even
ing. The nights are getting too damp and cool
for the sick to occupy tents Lieutenant Woodruff,
with 80 marines from the frigate Sabine, yesterday
took possession of the Government st0rehouses
The troops of the Eighth Regiment will be sent
down to the Island. portion of the detachment
may not reach the encampmcnt until Sunday.
The islanders say they intend to give them an hon
orable reception. The encampment will not be
near the Burns Hotel, but on the north side. Sew
era aldavits were made against prominent persons
living in Tompkinsville who will be arrested in
due time. The residents of WeStteld and North
field are said to be disposed to have the ringeadcrs
indicted, in hopes that they will thus escape the
burden of taxation which the new buildings and the
maintenance of the troops will bring upon them.
WESTERN MARYLAND RATLRoAD.-The directors of
the Western MARYLAND Railroad Company have en-
tered into an arrangement with Messrs Irwin &
TAYLOR for its completion. The contractors are to
receive 500 600 to complete and equip the road as
fOllows:-Sj0,OO 600 in Stock, 100000 in cash, and
$3.50 600 in first mortgage Bonds The cash install
ments are to be $1,000 per month. and the Bonds
are to be given the work progresses The road
is to be completed i'll two years, and during that
period the contractors to have entire control of
the road, and are responsible for the payment of
interest on the Bonds.
Martha Washington College has been finally
transferred to the Holston Conference of the Meth
odlst episcopal Church South. Rev. VIM. p Bish-
ana donations. Measures will be taken for the
certain and speedy completion of the College, with
the view, if possible, of having it in operation by
the lst OF September next.-1bingdon Iirginid".
The Boston Troreier says, it has thus far been
found impracicable to lay a submarine cable that
will remain for any length of time, between the
main land and Martha's Vineyard. line has
been twice laid from Falmouth across the Sound to
the Vineyard distance OF about tour miles; but 1t
has soon been broken by the winding of the
weed around it and the strength of the current
Rnnchns of sea weed accumulating, in a short time,
to tbr size of hay cock would get tangled around
il till the force of the stream or tide, IN the Sound,
would break the cable. The cable used is similar to
the Atlantic cable.
The long and mysterious delayed trial of Thomas
AIhbone, for using up the Bank of Pennsylvania
is at last promised to come Oft the 10Th inst.
That of Porter, the detauting Secretary of the
Sunday School Union, will take place the same
week These cases, with others of dark criminal
character have been literally forced on by the
urgency of Judge Ludlow, who has called the Dis
trict-Attorney to account for the extraordinary
neglect to prosecute them.
SLAVERY ABOLISHEp.-Bv recent DEGREES OF the
King of Portugal slavery is abolished at Macao, ana
in the African province of Anglo ana Is prospect
ivelv abolished in all the remainder OF the Portu-
gese colonies: the children of female slaves hereaf
ter born being declared to be entitled to their Tree
dom on reaching the age of twenty years.