The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-28
D 0 M E S TIC.

The Post Office Department decides that the post
age on a letter to or from Canada, not weighing
half an ounce is ten cents, which can be prepaid
or not at the option of the sender; but if the form
er it must be prepaid in fuU, notice being taken
OF part payments.
The notorious McHenry, alias Townsend has been
hgurlng again at Cayuga, this time the prosecu-
tor, having made an attempt to get Mr.. T. Graham
indicted by the Grand Jury, for perjury 1t will
be recollected that Graham swore that McHenry
the who robbed him, on the nipht OF
Nellis murder The Grand Jury refused to indict
Mr.. Graham.
Gov. Stevens, of Washington Territory man of
comprehensive and accurate scientific knowledge,
states that the Frazer River gold tract extends into
our possessions, and as large quantities of the ore
are produced in Southern Oregon, it is to be pre-
sumed that gold will ultimately be found all along
the Pacific slope within our limits.
DICKINSON COLLEGE.-The annual commencement
of this institution will take place at Carlisle, Pa,
on Thursday, July Sth. On the 7th the grafton will
be delivered by VIM. Ii. Allen, Lid, and a
poem by FIhomas G. Chatte, AN, before the Gen
eral Bellies Lettres and Union Philosophical Socie-
ties IN the morning and an Grafton before the Asso
ciated Alumni in the evening, by the Rev. K. l..
Dashiell, AN.
The Ladies' Calhoun Monument Association have
appointed committee of gentleman to superintend
the arrangements for laying the corner stone of
the monument on the 2Sth inst, and the military
companies and officers of every grade and rank are
invited to unite in the military and civic procession
on the occasion, at Charleston, S. G..
By the burning of the Housatonic paper mill, 10
operatives have been thrown out of employment;
more than half of whom are females. Many of the
families of the workmen thus left, in addition
to the troubles from the late panic, destitute and
penniless.
The New Orleans Picauune, 10th, saws This
morning hostile meeting took place the Me-
taire Ridge, between two gentlemen connected
with our mercantile community, but after the
first fire, the matter at issue was amicaby adjusted
The Mobile Register of the 18th inst, mentions
| the presence of Gen. Walker in that CITY, The
hero of Nicaragua was received with unbounded
enthusiasm. He has been invited by large num-
ber of the most prominent citizens of Macon Misss
sippi to visit that city and deliver an address
The total receipts of -four at Chicago, since Jan
uary lst, have been lO0,4O5 barrels in excess of
been greater by 1924 $50 bushels while the receipts
of Indian corn have been about SIS 997 bushels be-
! low the receipts of last year.
The annual commencement of Trinity College,
Hartford Conn, occurs on Thursday next, j uly l.,
instead OF the third Thursday of July, as in pre-
vlous years. The annual meeting of the House of
Convocation viii be held on Wednesday.
The Boston TrdreUer announces the failure of
Messrs Trull Brothers, extensive dstillers OF that
city. This firm have for several years transacted
an extensive business upon the Continent OF Eu-
/ rope, Smyrna &c.
The Plaquemine [La.) Gazette. of the 18th lnst;'
! states that the plantation of the late Samuel 1.
Harrison, three or four mlies rom % pay G D
GOula, was purchased on the o'ii W ~, ~ e. SON
prien .Ricard. a free woman OF color, Tor SZ4O,-
600, at sherifs sale.
An o,torcatiou occurred at Lynchburg, Va, on
| wdasday between DR.. r. Early and VIM. King
drring which the latter was seriously wounded with
a knife.
Captain Anderson, of the lst cavalry, has re
s;oned his commission in the army. He intends to
settle permanently at Leavenworth, Kansas Terri
tory.
Several clerks, some say more than hundred, are
to be discharged from the several departments at
Washington.