The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-16
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he close of the season.
The Sandman Government has presented to the |
Chambers bill on conspiracies against the life of
The heads of foreign Governments.
The DAILY Ne,ca SAYS that contracts for large
quantity OF rails for the Russian railways have late
y been made through an eminent English house.
The opening of the railway from Lyons to Geneva
Tor passengers is postponed to the 10th of March
5ood trains, however, will commence running ON
he LIST.
The mortal remains of Lablache were deposited
in the earth on the goth. Mozart's '.Reduem''
was executed at the Madeleine bv some of the best
artists in Paris on this occasion
The husband of the daughter of England being
obliged as all the Prussian princes have been, to
work at a mechanical trade has been long a CAPT
ltal hand at case selecting to be a compositor
We read in the Uonitore Ioscdno of the 18th that
two young students have been arrested at Rome for
carrying on political correspondence with some
of the province of Ascoli.
letter from Rome, Of the 18th, says:-'Anoth-
er prince of the Church, Cardinal Louis Gaz-
zoli, died yesterday, after a very short illness
The deceased was at the head of the Order of
Deacons.
As the passengers by the Indus (Which arrived at
southampton on Saturday were crossing the de
sert there was heavy fall of snow Such an oc-
currence is not within the recollection of the oldest
s'idents in Egypt.
The French Academy of Moral and Political Sci
ences at its sitting of the 20th elected Mr.. George
Grote of London, corresponding member for the
section of General and Philosophical History in the
room OF Lord Macaulay, elected foreign member.
The CHILEAN Government steamer Maria Isabel
recently purchased in England for $1,000 has
been lost in Misericorda BAY in the Straits of Ma
gellan. Her crew, consisting of III persons were
saved by the Sandman bark San Giorgio, and have
arrived at Valparaiso.
Mdlle Magnan, fourth daughter of the mar
shall, says the Nord sis about to be married to NJ
Haentens, who possesses fortune Of three or four
million francs, and who is son of the former chief
of the eminent mercantile firm of Haentens freres,
OF Nantes The Emperor gives the bride portion
of 200, 000f
Paris letter in the Courier ou Harre states that
several foreign police agents from Switzerland, Bel
GUM, England and Piedmont, are shortly to have
conference in Paris, to to an understanding
with the French police ON system of precaution
and surveillance of nature to counterfeit attempts
on the part of the revolutionists.
The Emperor of Russia having ordered an inves-
tgation to be made into the situation of the school
masters throughout the other parts of the empire,
and having ascertained that they were very badly
OFT has Just ordered that their salaries shall be in
creased, and that other measures for improving
their condition shall be adopted
A case of premature interment has recently been
discovered at Reichenberg, in Bohemia On the
Sd the widow Of a merchant, who died about ten
years ago, expired. On opening the tomb of her
husband to place her coffin beside him, that of the
former was found turned on its side and the body
lying face downwards No doubt therefore exists
that he was buried alive.
The Queen bore the expense of the Princess
Royals tro"sseou, and, in fact, of the whole wedding
entirely out OF her private purse; and the f40,0O0
voted by Parliament, presented by her Majesty
to the young couple, intact, settled in the way de-
cribed by the marriage contract
The Baptist denomination propose to establish in
the name of General Havelock, and in connection
with their college in Regents park, two scholar
shlps 9r inulah science A bust or portrait of the
general will adorn the college hall or examination
room.
The season still continues to be so fine in the north
OF Scotland that sowing has commenced of the more
early cereals on Deesde. There has been only one
snow storm in Scotland this winter and that lasted
but few days.
proposal for another Universal Exhibition in
London in 1861, is now before the Society of Arts.
and is favoraby received.
Mr.. Bates, who convicted along with Paul
Strahan x Co., has been set at liberty The evil
dence, it may be remembered, very slightly touch
ed him.
The Hing of Sweden has presented gold medal
OF merit to Mr.. Henry Bradbury in acknowledge
ment of his successful application of the art of ma
ture printing.
Sir Joseph Paxton, NJ. P, is so much indisposed
that, acting under the advice of his physician he
mas obtained leave of absence FROM the House of
Commons till after Easter next
III Dcudst, klreland, lately, the following
currence is said to have taken place A couple of
lVe rats were securely tied to nails driven into ia
Die; three other live rats were turned loose on the
moor. bet was made of five shlngs that a ma
would with his teeth kill the two rats on the table
in less time than dog would kill the three rats on
the floor. The dog was the winner. One of the
table rats bit his assaant rather severely on the
lower part of the jaw
The Belfast Banner states that the ensuing season
Is expected to be less favorable for emigration than
any for several years past, owing to the unpromis
ing condition OF commerce and manufactures in
the United States. Within the last six months
more persons have returned to Belfast from New
ork than sailed hence direct for that port during
1891. There are but two vessels on berth here at
present for America-one for New Gork and the
other for Quebec few years since there would
have been a score at the corresponding date.
letter from Beyrout says: ''There are fewer
travellers in Syria, Palestine, and Egypt this sea
son than we have seen here for the last ten years
1t is wonderful that more sick people do not try
this climate for the winter. ANYTHING more Ioht
full than the weather here on fine winters day
the rule, not the eXcepton-i would be difficult to
conceive. The sun is warm, vet the air bracing.
and the snow on the heights of Lebanon presents
of the most magnificent spectaces it is possible
to conceive. Then, as the hot season approaches
IN May or June, residence can be procured on the
mountain, and any climate almost can be obtained
according as you go higher up on Lebanon"
Between the lst of January and the 3lst Decem-
yer, looi there occurred on all the railways of the
United kngdom, 40 accidents, Al to passenger and
to goods trains; Is persons were killed, and $40
injured BY these accidents, including IL passengers
killed and 33l injured and servants of companies
killed and ls injured. Of the accidents to passenger
trains % arose from collisions, from trains run
ming into sidings or off their proper line, from
trains getting off the rails, 4from breakage of axes
wheels, &C., from breakage of couplings, l from
bursting of boilers from train running into sta
ton too fast, and from carriages catching fire. As
regards goods trains, accidents from COLI
sions and from getting off rails, servants of com
panies were killed, and Is injured from causes be-
yond their CONTROL while Al were killed and II in
Jured from want OF caution or gross misconduct
Some prisoners have just effected their escape
cleverly from the gaol at Vesoul, in France. When
the turnkey went to lock the prisoners up for the
night, seven of them, who were together rushed
past him, and, finding the door of the COURTYARD
open, passed through and bolted it on him. The
man called out for help, but he was not heard Pro
ceeding straight to the vestibule they knocked at
door which was always kept locked, and the turn
key on duty, thinking it was his comrade, opened it
at once They knocked this man down, and Selling.
his keys, opened the outer door and got clear Off 4
number of gendarmes and of hussars, regiment of
the garrison sent in all directions after the men,
but they did not succeed in finding any of them
one OF the escaped prisoners under sentence of
hard labor for life, for arson and he had been kept
in irons but had contrved to free himself from them
shortly before the escape The others were under
various sentences for different crimes
FATAL HOAX Sheffield (England) paper saws
that gentleman in that town has received letter
from friend IN northampton, containing the fol-
lowing GA singular circumstance happened at
union last week. For some misconduct the
master had put boy for punishment into the dead
house. At that time there was a corpse in the
dead ward, in coffin. The boy took the corpse
out of the coffin dressed it in his own clothes,
propped it up against the wall, and then himself
got into the coffin, lay down and covered himself
over. In the course of short time the master
came looked in at the door and saw as he thought,
sulky lad standing against the wall. Now said
the master, do you want any supper?'' There was
no answer. The question repeated with the
same result; The boy looked out from the coffin
and said, III he won't have any, WILL The mas
that it is said he has since died from the effects"
The FRENCH PoLICE.-Let any man read the me-
moirs of the Duke of Rovigo, and he will find the
most ample details of the frightful extent to which
the system of espionage carried on in Paris dur
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