The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-13

M ISCELLANEOU US,


colored woman named Pamaza Cox, has been
convicted in New York city of arson in the third
degree. The evidence, although circumstantial,
was strong, and showed that the defendant pos,
sesSed an uncommon degree of cunning ana mental
ability. She effected insurance OF $500 on mouse
hold property not worth $780, hired apartments
near her house few days before the hrc, TO which
she removed large portion OF her goods whlcn
were included in the inventory OF loss; pretended
that she was south when the fire occurred, but was
proven to be secreted in the city; endeayored to
persuade relative to come to Philadelphia to swear
that he saw her there on the day OF the lire, but
failing in that induced coored prostitute, incarce
rated in the Tombs to swear that she saw her in
that city at that time.
few months ago gang of COMMENTATORS was
broken up in Indiana. One ofthem, DR.. Rogers,
was tried recently. When the jury came into court
with their verdict, he was standing in door upon
the opposite side of the street, and soon as the
verdict of guilty was announced in Court probably
at a signal given by an accomplish, he ran through
an alley leading into another street. and jumping
into wagon to which two fast horses were attached,
made his escape. The whole plan of escape had
been previously arranged, and was very successful
" carried out
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company, says the Dover Reporter, have
made arrangements with a steamboat company, to
put in operation the 18th of this month, a semi
weekly line of steamers between Seaford, Del, and
Norfolk, Va, to run in connection with the Della
ware Railroad This is but the contamination of
object intended since the opening of the Della
ware Railroad to Seaford; but a want of means by
the Delaware Railroad Company, and willingness
the part of the esseeS of that road has unayoida
bly, delayed the arrangements until now.
The Glens Falls paper tells of a gentleman of
standing in that village who had inconvenient
quantity Of his autographs in circulation, and
who played crazy about the streets for few days,
and then mysteriously disappeared. His creditors
said 'poor fellow and We're glad to sell his notes
for % cents on the dollar. In few days the ''poor
fellow suddenly appeared again and received Il
heap of cancelled paper from his agent, who had
bought it up. Something handsome was made by
the operation, and his standing" is just good as
ever.
We learn from reliable gentlemen, recently ar
rived from the South, that in the last few weeks
there has been opened at what is known the
Puckerson gold mine, about "a miles from Altoona,
Georgia, vein OF gold of richness equal, if not SUI
peror, to any ever discovered in this country. The
vein has been penetrated at three different points
and exhibits the most astonishing richness. He
promised to leave with us specimen as soon as he
obtained a parcel promised to be forwarded by the
owners.-Richmond Wing.
The revival at Portsmouth, Ohio, terminated in a
weeks debate between Rev. Mr.. Franklin and Rev.
Mr.. Merrill, on the subject of baptism. There was
high state OF belligerent excitement, and Mr.. Mer-
rill was publicly presented with gold watch by
the party that considered him the victor. His rev
erend opponent arose to say that he expected his
reward in heaven, but promptly Kissed down.
The revival stopped when the water controversy
commenced.
The Provincetown Banner mentions the discovery
OF stone wall at that place. eight feet be-
low surface of sand, which is conjecturcd to have
been built more than century ago, and probably
soon after the landing of the Pilgrims, the earth
above 1T was sixty years ago covered with thick
growth of small trees and shrubbery. The stones
OF which it is composed must have been conveyed
there by small vessels.
On Sunday, I'd inst, about p. NJ, saboat
was capsized between Prescott and Edmunds by a
at md nDlh hoo boil cd NJ,
James Godfrey, of Prince Edward Island and Geo.
i. Cunningham were saved in an exhausted state.
Mrs Gideon Seely, Jr., aged y, and Catharne
Cunningham, aged Is years. daughter of Mr. James
Cunningham, of Passport, Me-, were drowned; also,
son of Mrs. Seely, aged years
1t is stated that within the last twenty-five years
the Baptists in the United States have made clear
gain of 65G5 churches 1924 minister's and So, $50
members, being an annual increase of 335 churches,
l92 ministers, and 2l,529 members. The increase
Tor the last ten years has been much greater in the
Southern than in the Northern States-the greatest
increase having been in Virginia, Alabama, and
Missouri.
There has been warm debate in the Protestant
Episcopal Convention in the diocese of MasSachu
sets, which adjourned on Friday, in Boston, on a
proposed amendment to the constitution that no
person shall be lay delegate who is not a commu-
meant of the church. The Trartiicr SAYS that the
proposed amendment ultimately laid over till
next year, for final action then.
The six new United States revenue cutters Just
completed, and now at Sandusky, will Immediately
he put in commission. They designed to be
used in protecting the public revenue, and one will
he stationed for that purpose on Lake Superior,
on Lake Michigan, one on Lake Huron, one Lake
st. Clair and Detroit river, one ON Lake Erie, and
one on Lake Ontario.
Captain Charles r. Webb, of Stamford, Conn.,
who, with the aid of green boy, who had never
before been at sea, navigated the yacht "Charter
Oak" 90 feet long, from New York to Liverpool
is now building yacht Al feet keel and sixteen feet
beam, with which he intends to visit the Isle of
Wight st. Petersburg, and some French port, to
let the crowned heads of Europe what a Yankee
can do.
party of gentlemen are forming in Chicago for
the purpose of exploring very interesting portion
OF Minnesota, with the probability of extending
their trip to Minnie Wakun, or Devils Lake, and
the head quarters Of jacques River, in the Ter
Iitory of Dacotah. The month of June is deemed
the most favorable for this purpose.
General Augustus c. Dodge, United States Min
lister for Spain, with his lady and two children
arrived at Gibraltar in the afternoon of the 18th of
April, in the French steamer Vile de Cadiz from
Cadiz, and departed for Malaga in the same vessel
the following morning.