The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-09
FROM RuEN0S AYRES

In the midst of a prostration of general business,
reminding one OF the alyzing effects of siege /
our city OF Buenos Ayres steadily improves. Bust |
ness itself recuperates Markets, improving at
home, advance correspondngly here.
In science there inquiries in progress that
will make this country better known, especially to !
the naturalist Mons Bravard, long the pupil and
sometime fellow laborer of Cuver, has been here
Tor years, making researches, chiefly geological,
but including the natural sciences generally. A
course of popular lectures, delivered by the pastor
of the American church, has contributed to call at
ention to the subject of geology generally, and to
that of this country particularly.
The ReUista Pharmaceutical is the title of a new
medical quarterly of tytour pages, which has just
appeared, that for able discussion and valuable med
ical information, will compare well with similar
publications in North America, This is the first
medical periodical of South America.
The gold mines Of the Canada Honda, in the
Province of San Luis, continued to yield very
abundantly. As yet only surface dggngs have
been worked and with the rudest apparatus.
few American gold-washers would pay well. The
Acfanlidod of San Luis, of September &C. says that
the Province is prospecting wonderfully under the
gold excitement. The gold does not diminish in
yield quality, and the product satisfies the hun
dreds of persons engaged in mining. The Canada
Honda has entirely changed its appearance, and
the most barren and arid tract in the country,
which previously completely void Of inhabt-
ants, is rapidly becoming one OF the most import
ant districts of the Province. The only thing
wanting is foreign emigration; for intelligent men
machine
them results of which they do not yet dare to
dream The Government, understanding the i'm
portance of the discovery of gold, has issued de-
cree excmpting from all public service whatever
all persons engaged in the mines. Plenty of gold,
and nothing to do but gather it, to be the
height of felicity to the miners, who are very order
ly and Industrious
Masonry in its morals its objects its religion has
furnished a theme for the last months discussion,
that has agitated all classes of the people. The cler
gy of the country have denounced the order as i'm
pious, and have Reproduced the spirit OF the Papal
nterdcts against the Order. Meanwhile, the order
at the time having just undertaken to establish an
ASYLUM for the poor, prosecuted with great energy,
and about week ago it reached its Dedication
Contrary to the custom Of the country on such oc
casions, the clergy all refused to be present Inc
Governor made an admirable address, and declared
the institution duly installed. About twenty thou
sand men witnessed, with the utmost decOrum, the
opening services. have Just returned from visiting
it. and find it to exceed in size, food, clothing neat
ness, economy and kindness, the poorhouses OF any
part of the United States that have seem
The Bishop had communicated all the Masons,
but the latter had attacked the Bishop In the Legs
lature, and his reverence stood In great Danger OF
losing his supplies of the 'material aid which the
! government gives him yearly. Church and State
united in Buenos Ayres, and TINS Mason quar-
| rel may be the entering wedge winch VIII secure
the downfall of papal supremacy in the valley OF
! the Platte.
The Argentine Confederation have just completed
two important treaties with Brazil One Is ceding
to Brazil 40UU square vi anu III Ctu u
| they obtain the right to send beet into Brazil
free of duty. The other is treaty by which Bra
iii reclaim fugitive slaves in the Argentine ter
ritory.
The border Indians were making preparations for
| n formidable invasion. The famous chief Caltucura
had gathered quite army on the Pampa frontier,
and was waiting reintOrcements of three hundred
warriors from Chile before actually commencing
hostties. The government had concluded to
abandon artillery and infantry, and fight the In
| dams with cavalry only.
The claw of Public Lands" by which all lands
donated by Rosas during his career, are contlscated
to the State will probably be essentially modified
by the Buenos Ayres Legisature,as it operates pre-
iudicially on innocent persons. The intent OF the
| law was to punish the minions of the tyrant, who
| had been rewarded at the public expense. 1t Is
| proposed to amend the law by the insertion of the
| following paragraph: Foreigners, the possessors
of mortgaged lands who, by the DEGREES 1888 and
1910, were obliged to purchase, and obtained nc
documents, shall also be excepted from the provis
| ions of the fourth article.
In Buenos Ayres the Legislature was occupied
principally in discussing bill, guaranteeing pei
cent. upon the capital of the San Fernando Kali
road of which Mr. Hopkins is the head man anc
original protector. The bill passed the Senate witt
only three dissenting votes. The guarantee is very
warmly advocated by the government and the press
and no doubt is entertained of its passage by thu
House of Delegates When this road Is built /
will increase the facilities of Buenos Avres for for
eign commerce 200 per cent. at least. The guaran
tee of per cent is for twenty years, and 1t Is un
derstood that the capital is ready in London the mo
ment the bill becomes a law. Y. Papers,