The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-22
d O M E STIC.


DOMESTIC.
There is rumor, says the New York Times that
Mr. Barnuin Is engaged in getting up new operat-
&c Importation ON large scale. 1t contemplates the
importation OF Lumley GIVES entire opera com
pany Tor the performance of settled series of OPP
eraS. certain number of subscribers needed
anu we are informed that upwards of two hundred
nave sgniied their willingness to aid the enterprise
terms 30 night for twenty-four performances
For an entertainment largely patronized by the
masses, tits altogether apreposterous demand. Be
sldes 1t Is not In the power OF any European mana
ger TO bring us a much better company than we
form, or have at various times formed here and to
ask five dollars where the highest price heretofore
has been but two, Is ridiculous
In LaGrange, Ca. on Wednesday the 9Th inst,
General Thomas G. Evans died. He was attacked
with apoplexy, and died about twelve hours after
he was stricken down. General Evans had filled
many responsible public stations, and was highly
esteemed for his many personal virtues He was in
TERED with Masonic and military honors.
The notorious 'sCol. Titus" has sold out his 'sa-
loom in this thriving frontier town, and is making
up party to migrate to Arizona
An important step has been taken by the firms
engaged in bank note engraving and printing
They have all united and formed company, which
is to be managed by trustees, and conducted upon
basis calculated, as they saw to 'af0rd to banking
institutions the aggregate advantages, responsible
ties and safeguards possessed by all the houses com
prisng the corporation" They embrace all the
trms IN the United States which have been connect
ed with bank note engraving.
Mr.. Stephens, Deputy Surveyor of Gentry coun-
ty, Mo-, lately made discovery of gold on Cowans
Branch, one of the tributaries of the west fork of
Grand river. Several old Californians are now at
work on the branch making from one to six dollars
per day. The gold is very fine and light and it is
believed by those who digging for it that heavy
deposits exist somewhere in the ncighborhood.
The city of New York seems to be stirred to its
very centre by the recent discoveries of the
in which the milk sold in the streets is procured
1t seems that just out of the city large dstille-
ries, where the refuse of the manufactures is sold
to the cowkeepers, who feed it hot and to the
cows. The effect is that the turned into
masses OF putreiacton and all the sicky fat and cl
lies OF their system run to milk.
man by the name of Samuel Finney IT, has
been arrested at Boston, charged with forgeries to
the amount of $4,000. The prisoner is man
about twenty-five years of age, and belongs in New
castle-on-Tyne, England where his father carries
on business as scotsman. He has only been in
this country about three weeks, having arrived at
that port in the Canada. He says he had no money
and adopted this method to raise the wind, as he
could not obtain employment. He was committed
for an examination.
Another large detachment of boys collected under
the auspices of the New York Juvenile Asylum,
from the streets of this city, took their departure
on the Erie railroad, yesterday afternoon, for homes
IN the west, already selected. The scene attending
their departure was deeply interesting. Having
ing and disinection there is reasonable prospect
that when the influence of good rural homes is
superadded, these young fellows may ultimately be-
come valuable citiZens.-N Y. Jomn. Of Com. of
Tuesday.
The Monongahela (Penn.) Republican relates
that week or two ago, several tons of earth fell
into the mouth of cOalbank, near that place, en-
tirely closing and shutting up the hands who were
digging in the mine tight enough in the bowels of
the mountain. With great presence of mind, how
COT IN rnyln and I,,rso
through to another lead, and out at another
part of the hill.
On Tuesday morning the extensive tobacco man
ufactory OF Messrs. Lancaster IL Roberts, at Peters
burg, Virginia, was destroyed by fire. About
10000 pounds Of tobacco consumed. The
stock and fixtures were valued at about 10000,
and the building at 50 500. The proprietors are
insured to nearly the full value of their property in
the Quaker City (Philadelpha) and other insurance
Offices.
On Friday night last furious storm passed over
columbus Ohio Van Amburgh's huge menagerie
children cried, the lions roared, the animals made
all the noise they could, and there was a general
rush to escape out of the show into the wind and
rain. They all received a good drenching and
went home perfectly satisfied with a sight of the
cledhant.
Thomas J. Moore. late captain of the barque Oc-
tavia, was acquitted in the United States Court at
Richmond, on Monday last, on an indictment for
the murder OF VIM. Ennis, on the high seas. There
rs another indictment against him, which he will
be tried on next Wednesday. Application for bail
was granted and he is now at large
The Government intends keeping a large force in
Salt Lake Valley, and will make Salt Lake CITY a
depot for stores, equipments, &c. Even should the
news prove true in relation to the Mormons, the
supply trains will go on, and communication will be
established and maintained between Fort Leayen-
worth and Salt Lake City.
a number of anti-rent cases have been decided at
Albany by the Supreme Courts in favor of Van
Rensselaer, the landlord. The cases were brought
to recover possession under the eectment, and rents
under covenants.
Some sixty children, all dressed alike gay and
light heartcd Juveniles about two thirds of whom
are girls, arrived in Chicago on Thursday, per the
Michigan Southern Railroad, destined to go still
further West.
Three Independent Virginia Banks Monticello
Howardsville and Scottsville, have determined to
establish agencies for the redemption of their notes
at Baltimore.
The army worm has appeared in immense guam
titles in the wheat and other fields near Norfolk
On the beautiful and productive farm of Col. L. A.
Herbert there are millions.
On Saturday twenty-five more mechanics were
discharged from the Gosport (Va.) navy ward
making l64 for the week.
The new Touring mill now in progress of cree
ton at Richmond, Va, it is said, will be the largest
i'll the world.
The Petersburg Atelligencer says that the Norfolk
and Petersburg Railroad will not probably be com
plcted before September or October.
Typhoid fever prevails in central Alabama in an
epidemic form. =