The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-22
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MISS CUsHMAN.-The Nashville (Tennessee) Union
says:
"a little incident occurred during the perform
ance of Macbeth, on Wednesday night, which,
but tor the wonderful presence of mind of Miss
Cushman, would have seriously married the interest
OF the occasion. In the sleeping in the fifth
act, as Lady Macbeth approaches from her cham
Der, lamp in hand, the light lace veil with which
Miss CushmanS head and shoulders were covered,
caught on fire and blazed like finder. Miss Cush-
man, without relaxing muscle of her fixed fea-
lures, or showing by any visible sign the least dis
composure caught the blazing robe in her grasp
and Immediately extinguished it, without turning
her eyes right or left betrayng the least sign Of
emotion of any kind. So promptly and fearlessly
was it DONE and much was it in keeping with the
character she was playing, that notwithstanding
the distinctly audible shreks of of the ladies'
many present actually believed it to be part of the
performance. 1t certainly was, if not in the bills
one OF the greatest pieces of acting wit
messed.
Ten MILES IN EIGHT MTNUTES-A WAGER OF 81 600
"A statement made the other day that ten
miles in eight minutes had been made on the Cinc-
clnatt, Wilmington GAINESVILLE railway, by the
locomotive "Muskingum." Some doubts are ex-
pressed as to the truth of the statement which we
see has brought out offer from an engineer of
that road. 1t is as follows:
We are now authorized to state that a party is
ready to wager 81 000 that that speed can be made
with the locomotive, (513 foot drivers) and engi-
neer named, the money to be deposited with the
Superintendent of the Cincinnati, Wilmington and
GAINESVILLE road-the winner to withdraw his 81 900
and the Company to retain the other 81 900. 1t is
to be understood that the train is to pass the first
mile post of the miles to be traversed at full speed
train to be made up for the occasion-no passen-
gers-the engineer to select the day, and any ten
miles OF the track between Morrow and GAINESVILLE
Belmont Chronicle.
A NAVAL FErE.-A letter from Havana gives
glowing description of ball given board of the
M fbn lina Isaba III
The illumination of the vessel from deck to the
maln-top, and of the navy yard, with the continu-
Gus arched ways leading to the ship, was perfect
the decorations gorgeous and profuse, and the
pany embracing all the wealth and beauty we can
boast. The value of the diamonds blazing in the
crowd was immense, said to be counted by millions
OF dollars The only fault was the mpossbility of
seeing or lndlvidualizing. You could not approach
friend except by casualty in the moving mass, or
reach any particular object of attraction except
hoated to it mid lace and brants. All the vessels
OF war in the vicinity were illuminated, and the
show upon the bay and shore a brilliant confu-
slon-decoratlon and light realizing all the fancy of
Eastern legends and story-a night scene of poetry
without rival in the world.
SINGULAR PHENoMENA-At Milwaukee last Thurs
day tidal wave rushed into the river, upsetting
steam ferry boat, and doing other damage An
equally rapid fall of the water succeeded the sudden
rise Inc phenomena was more marked on the
beach OF the lake. At one pier the water before
the fall was within three feet of the floor of ware
house, when it retired rapidly, leaving dry ground
under the building. In about twenty minutes the
water rushed back in two great tidal waves, rising
so high to force up the flooring of the warehouse
and to flow into cellars in the lower part of the
town. The difference between the highest and low
est points, within three-quarters of an hour was
fully six feet. The occurrence creates great won
derment at Milwaukee.
NEsUvIUs CHANGING ITS SHAPE.-One of the two
cones of Fesuvius, often described and so familiar
to all who have seen the volcano or its representa-
tons, has been blown into the air, and the con-
formation of the mountain has been completely
changed.