The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-21
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BURNING OF THE GRIswoLp HousE-The Griswold
House IN Groton, opposite this city, DESTROYED
north attic, about o'clock, and in short time the
house was mostly consumed, together with most
OF Its contents. Mr. Samuel Jacobs, the landlord.
formerly OF the Round Hill House, Northampton,
Mass, had very recently leased the Griswold and
1T was returnished throughout in a most splendid
manner Mr.. Rockwell, the former landlord, had
his furniture stored in the house. and most of it
consumed. The house was built about five yaors
ago by Mr.. Amasa Rockwell at a cost of SID 3oo
on which there was insurance of Sc 600 The
furniture was valued at Sc, 1000, and insured for
SO, 200. '''
BROKE JAIL.-The prisoners in Jail in Columbia 8
" on tne l4th INST, by some means broke the locks
of the cells and escaped. Ferguson confined for ne
gro stealing in North Carolina was caught having
somewhat injured himself in his descent SIaven'
convicted OF highway robbery, Thomas McAndrew,
ceny, Smith, charged with forgery, and a NEGRO.
have so far eluded the vigilance of the police
HEAVY CLEARANCE AT New ORLEANs.-Ouite n
heet OF ships cleared at the New Orleans Custom
House on the 9Th inst, carrying large cargoes OF
COTTON there were twenty-eght thousand six hun
dred and thirty -four bales among the D. oduce to-
gether with four hundred hogsheads tobacco, and
eighteen thousand five hundred and thirty sacks of
grain-all for foreign markets.
END OF A FAST You've MAN.-The Richmond (Tex
as) reporter reports case of forgery in that town.
by j. c. Robinson, for several years a resident Of
that place, and well esteemed. He had been in
dulging in dissipation and living beyond his means
TO make ends meet, he resorted to forgery, was de-
tected, fled, and attempted to escape BY swimming
the Brazos. 1t was thought that he succeeded in
crossing, but his dead body drifted ashore at We
lasco.
A PoLIrIcAL CHANGE.-Hon. H. W. Miller. of
North Carolina, who was on the Fillmore electoral
ticket at the last Presidential election and one of
the ablest men in that State, has written letter
announcing his determination hereafter to support
the administration of Mr.. Buchanan.
LARGE SALE OF LAKE VEssELs.-The vessels be-
longing to the Lake Navigation Company were sold
at auction In Buffalo the 18th inst, and BROUGHT
an aggregate amount of 1929, 400. There were
five steamers, three banks, six briggs and fftv
schooners. Some of the latter class vessels ranged
as high as AIS tons. One of the barks 765 tons
burthen.
BANKER ARREsTED.-William E. Herbert, an
Englishman who stole $40 $40 from Mr.. Jones. his
employer at Toronto, in October last has lust been
arrested at Dubuque, and taken back to Canada
Herbert has been doing business as "banker' in
Chicago.
The Rochester Union learns that the Frontier
Mills, at Black Rock, hitherto owned by Alfred
Ely OF that city, have been sold to Joseph Hall and
ueo; j. Whitney, for the round sum of sixty thou
sand dollars. These mills, as the price implies, are
among the most desirable in the whole country
lad named Michael Naughton, only II years of
age, whiie playing marbles in Albany, Friday,
fatally STABBED another lad named Joseph Callahan
OF the same age. The victim died few moments
ai'er"aruS' Inc little murderer was arrested.
SALE OF THE BOSTON MASONIC TEMpLE.-The Def
cheney Dill which passed the House contains an item
of 900 for the purchase of the Masonic Temnje
in the city OF Boston, for the use of the United
States Court.
The officers of the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad Company have given orders to pass for one
fare, going and returning, all persons who NAV
visit Columbia to attend the Lectures to be given
by the Hon. Edward Everett.
The bill providing for the sale, at So, 500, 900, of
the Pennsylvania State Canals to the Sunbury &
Erie Railroad Co.,. has passed the Senate on the
i'th inst, as it came from the House.