The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-13


The Alexandria Ga.eae saws:
HE gunners on Jones' Point, on Tuesday, killed
ABOUT one hundred, and on Wednesday about sixty
mostly Shuilicrs, but white backs and red
hecks' The fame of this successful foray, however,
soon spread, and the number of competing gunner:
mad spoiled the sport. The ducks killed now, il
may be mentioned. are generally very poor
MELANCHOLY REsrLT.-A correspondent of tht
Petersburg Express announces the death of Mis-.
Bette Howe White, an interesting Young lady, al
hldgeway, n. C., from injuries received from the
accidental ignition of her clothing by fire.
CHESs.-ltis stated that committee of the New
orleans Chess Club have sent Mr.. Howard Stauntor
challenge for match to be played between him
sell and Mr.. Paul Morphy for $4,000 a side-tht
English player in the event of being conquered tC
be reimbursed 81 900 for travelling expenses in CON
ing to this country. Mr.. Staunton was the victor
In the "Chess Tournament" which came off severa
years since between England and France; and Mr.
Morphv was the victor at the recent ..Chnss Con
gress" assembled in New York city. Should this
challenge be accepted, the admirers of this noble
game VIII look with much interest at a trial of skill
between the two greatest chess players of the world
The st: Louis Republican learns that the Ohio
ana Mississippi Railroad Company will transport
the entire number of troops destined to Utah, nun
pefing several thousand, from Cincinnati to st
Louls: In addition to the troops, the company i:
bringing the stores and supplies for the expedition
for more than week past from sixto ten cars daily
nave arrived over the road with freight for the eX
pedition-incuding wagons, harness saddles anC
the endless variety of miscellaneous army SUPPLE
and stores.
A TEsTMoNIAL.-The British Government ha
presented through Lord Napier, the British Minis
Ter IN this country, magnificent telescope to Cap
tam Thomas +. Knowles, of the ship Currituck O
Norfolk, (Va for his valuable services in rescuing
the crew and passenger from the sinking wreck o
the steamer Flora, of Jersey, in the month of No
yember last.
WEALTHY BEGGAg.-A German woman, at Eliz
abeth, ~ D., who has for years subssted upon thu
private charity of the public which she gained b,
her squalid poverty and apparent necessities recent
ly dled, and on examination into her effects Their
was found among them $4,000 or Sl2 900 in excel
lent bonds and mortgages upon the best of proper
". Leaving no heirs the money will revert to til,
city In which she lives.-N etcark Advertiser
RETIREMENT OF GEN CAss FROM THE CABINET
The Detroit Advertiser, of the 9Th inst saws :
We hear a rumor that General Cass very nro
badly, will not remain much longer in Mr. Bucban
ans Cabinet The rumor comes from source s,
intimately connected with General Cass, and 81
likely to be privately posted with regard to hi
feelings, that we are inclined to place considerable
reliance upon it.
BURNED TO DEATH.-Harriet Hanson free neor,
woman, living upon the farm of Mr. VIM Franklin
near Port Tobacco, Md, was burned to death OF
FL friday morning last by her clothes taking fire.
Inc only person present in the house with her wa
very small child, who could render no assistance
IL Is supposed the unfortunate woman was intoxica
ted at the time, as she was in the habit of drink
ing freely OF sprituous liquors whenever she coult
get it.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-One of the negro hands cm
P E on the Sopthside Railroad, belonging t.
with dreadful accident a short distance below tb
High Bridge, on Tuesday evening last He wa
employed, with number of fellow workmen, cut
ting away an embankment, when the evening trai,
approached, causing them to stop until it dassed if
IN the meantime the negro alluded to stood restin,
upon the handle OF his pick, when the lar of tn
passing train caused the earth into which they ba,
been cutting, to give way and tumble down hurv
ing him underneath it, and throwing his BODY will
such force upon the handle of the pick as to impa
MN completely. 1t entered his stomach ant
piercing upwards, emerging from the upper part q
the back. He lived only a few hours
SLAVERY ExCITEMENT.-A mass meeting of citizen
OF taylor county, Va, was held at Boothesvile. o,
the Sth inst, at which the FOLLOWING amono OH
resolutions, were passed unanimously:
That the five Christian 1dpocates published il
the cities OF New ork, Pittsburg, Cincinnati St
Louis and Chicago, having become Abolition sheet
OF the rankest character, ask our common
N"i'H attorneys ana pOStmasterS to examine
them, and if found to be of an unlawful character
to deal with them and their agents as the laws o
State direct. '"''
r., 'Ihat we ask as special favor of the NJ E
,hurch North, and all other churches that ma,
consider this country a part of their moral vine
yard for the future, to send among us only sncl
ministers as have wisdom and grace cnourb 70 eno
ple them to preach the Gospel without meddlipc
Win the civil institutions of our country
. The BEDFORD FRAUDs.-The Lynchburg Courier
OF Tuesday, says: '.The chief topic of conversato,
now on Change and elsewhere, is the Gish Frauds
IL has almost entirely supplanted that other int
resting theme-the weather. 1t is the first subjcc
OF remark on meeting and the last on parting
Men discuss it with sombre look and grave visaue9
or with merry face and lively speech lust accordin,
to whether they are 'in' not. 1t is said the OK
citement at Liberty is much greater than here On
saturday the assemblage of elaine ducks" was s,
great at that place as to remind one of court day
It Is also said that one opuent citizen of that vcin
lty Will suffer to the amount of $40 OOO-though w
do not vouch for the accuracy of the statement TIL
extent OF the forgeries are variouslv estimated
some placing them as high as $50 600 Tbi
the actor to Schuyler and Huntingdon notoriety
" hen last heard from, Gish was in New York. am
doubtless ere this is on his way to Europe
HE END OF A COURSE OF CRIME-A Young ma,
named Ennis, OF Bowling Green, Caroline county
was arrested during the year 1856 bv the Specia
Mail Agent, j. w. Finks, for robbing the mails be
tween Bowling Green and Richmond He was dis
charged by the Grand Juryon the ground that tn
evidence was not sufficiently clear to hold him.
a short time before Christmas of last wear. othe
facts came to light which established the guilt O
the accused beyond doubt. He took counsel O
his fears and fled to Missouri The agent soon trace,
out ms retreat, and steps were in progress to arres
closed the scene by taking poison. He thus ter
minated his life at Newark, Missouri on the 10Th O
February. How fearful must guilt be when it ca,
drive its victims to eternal retributon in order
escape present consequences.
BURNING OF Court HoUsE-An extra from tb,
Armstrong Democrat, published at Kittanning Pa
states that at twelve O'Clock Wednesday lust a,
court adjourned, fire was discovered between tho
ceiling and roof of the court house. but when seer
had made such progress that any effort to extin
guish it proved abortive. As quickly as possibl,
water was procured, but from the location of thu
tire nothing could be done, and but a few moments
suthced for the flames to drive away those who were
trying to suppress it. The efforts of the officers
directed to saving the books and papers which
was accomplished without material loss, in shor
time. For some time there was danger of the iai
and the sheris house taking fire from the burning
building, but plentiful supply of water throw
upon mating spread upon the roof prevented thi
catastrophe. The fire is supposed to have original
ed from defect near the roof, in the fue of one o
the furnaces.
There being no fire apparatus, but small eflor
could be made to extinguish the flames. The onl,
effective apparatus in town being Conrad Lexis wa
ter-cart, which was run constantly between tn,
scene of confiagration and the river, conveying wa
Ter. The building was mass of ruins by thre,
O'Clock in the afternoon. The loss is estimated al
S35 ,000-no insurance.
singular PRoMIsE.-A gentleman of means q
resident of New Hampshire, recently offered to nav
the expense of literally educating a Young man n
case the latter should be able to cover the walls Of
certain room with defaced postage stamps. What
precise object the gentleman had in view in max
ing such request, does not appear The promise
mi rht have baen he rasuIt of