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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-10

ed it % pass by. But when the dark, DAMN
ing decd of Lecompton was perpetrated,
then | saw, for the first time, that those gal
liant men in the Territory, Walker and STAN
ton, and those who acted with them, had
been deserted. saw that Democratic prin-
ciples had been carried out by them, and we
were now ca'l,d upon to turn our backs upon
our pledges and betray our manhood. Zap
Plausel -
Gentlemen, there was something too much
in this; and when the cup was presented to
my lips I refused it (Cheers.] Administra-
tons may change, Presidents may change,
but had been too fully committed on this
subject to go back to Pennsylvania and turn
my back upon pledges which | had both
spoken and written to thousands of men
did not for a moment believe that the Ad-
ministration had concluded to abandon the
principles which had put them into power
that they were resolved to make their poll
cy test; SO, when went 10 Washington
and called upon my oldfriend, said to him
"Mr. Buchanan, for the first time in our
lives we are at variance; find myself
sianding by one principle, having followed
your lead, and you have deserted it,
" Well" said he, "can't you change, too p
(Laughter.1 Ii lean afford to change, why
cant you afford to change? Renewed
laughter II you and Lougias and Walker
will unite in support Of my policy, there
will not be whimper of this thug; il will
pass By like a summer breeze" | told him
that il was very well with an Administra-
ton surrounded 10y otiice-hoiders and living
all the time in the atmosphere of fattery,
that was followed by thousands of gentle
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER.-About hafpast ten o'clock
on Saturday night party of some six or eight per-
sons entered the Adephi House kept by Captain
George NJ. Imhoff, corner of Holiday and Fayette
streets, from the Holiday street SIDE and passing
through went out the door leading to Fayete street
A moment after pistol was fired and ball whzzed
close to the Captains head who was sitting behind
the bar. 1t fired through the window from
Fayette street, and passing through slat of the
blind struck portrait of General Washington that
was hanging at the opposite end of the room. This
makes the third attempt upon his life within month";
and the object of the party in entering the
doubtless to learn, if there, what position he
pied.
FIRES AND ALARMs.-A fire broke out about half
past one o'clock Saturday morning, in a frame
shed IN the rear of three story brick building on
Clay streer near Park, which extended to the main
building owned by Messrs. j. II. Il j. S. Hogg car
penters; the upper portion occupied as a school
house by two colored men named Leonard and
Woods the lower rooms a dwelling by a woman
named Calder. The building was entirely DESTROY
ed, together with three story brick ADJOINING.
owned and occupied by the Messrs. Hogg in the
prosecution of their business. Their loss is est-
mated at $4,000, on which they have only $500 in
surance in the Howard Insurance Company.
The flames communicated to the rear of the ex-
tensive livery stable of Mr. John D. Stewart run
ming from Lexington to Clay street, which was dam
aged to the extent of 81 900. Fully covered by insu
rance in the offices of the Fremen's and National
The fire was discovered by Sergeant Davis, Mid
die District Police to whom, with the assistance of
officers Wright and Gate, the coored people who
occupied the building are indebted for their lives
Officers MITCHELL Deal and Maloney were also in
strumental in removing the horses and carriages
that occupied that portion of the stable which was
on hre There is no doubt but the fire originated
from the torch of the incendary
The alarm of fire at 10 O'Clock Friday night
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22
CIRCUIT COURT FOR HOWARD COUNTY.
ELLIcoTr's MILLS, March 20. 1858

Before the Hon. Nicholas Brewer, Judge
State rs. ONea Indictment for assault and bat
terry. Trial by the Court. Traverser fined SIS and
costs. George Sands, Esq, prosecuting; Tyson and
Mackubin for defence.
Carroll Us. McTavish, before reported was fur
Their argued, and submitted to the jury by Dorsey
and Alexander for defendant and Dulanv for plain
tiff.
For the defendant it was commended, that as he
was the absolute proprietor of the SOIL subject only
to the plaintiffs easement he had the right to place
any erection on his land which should not unrea-
sonably interfere with the enjoyment of that ease
ment That the fence in question was in reality no
material obstruction to the right of way, inasmuch
it constructed in such manner to be taken
down with facility and was in fact no more than
series of pairs of bars That if the plantiffhad
tanned any pecunary loss by of the breach in
his race and the consequent stoppage fhs mill and
injury to its machinery, it was his own fault he
could readily have repaired his race notwithstand-
ing the fence, had he proper to do. That at
best he was entitled to but nominal damages and
under the circumstances of this case was not entitled
to a verdict at ALL
1t was argued for the plaintiff on the other
hand that the fence in dispute was not, in reality,
erected simply for the convenience of the defendant
in separating his fields, but put up as posses
sion fence, to bar the plaintiffs title by twenty
years prescription, then within few months of be-
coming complete, and with the Interior object in
view of disputng the plaintiffs right to this
ment, to which he was entitled under the grant of
their common ancestor. That this design was ap-
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22
1lolttarg an0 Commercial 8ebitu.



We cannot note any improvement in the affair.
at our Stock Board to-day. The sales very small
comprising l25 shares of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
stock, falling off regular way, 4ds seller 60 days with
out change and 1000 Northern Central R. Bonds of
1885 at 594 buyer so days, showing frmness
The sales of the week ending this day
s6,252 Baltimore City skies; Sc $50 Baltimore and Ohio
r. R. bonds; 81 900 Northern Central Railway bonds;
$4,000 shares Springfield Mining Company 1850 shares
Baltimore and Ohio R. r.: 300 shares Northern Central
Railway; $1,000 Baltimore and Ohio dividend ORDERS q
shares Union Bank Maryland 20 shares Citizens Bank
II shares Farmers and Planters Bank on the whole dull
week Money continues without any change 1t is still
somewhat stringent and it is quite evident that
must eapse before full confidence he restored When
that occurs, capital will quickly reappear
AT the New York Brokers' board day there was some
fuctuation. Stocks dull and generally fell off at the
FIRST Board. Missouri 6s declined q; Canton j. Erie r.
New York Central declined 4 but recovered Second
Board l. Reading fell off to l. Cumberland l. Cleveland
and Toledo q Michigan Southern fell off at First Board
24, recovered at Second Board 1 The market is how
ever decidedly dull and the bears the whole are ev
identity in the ascendant Money there is abundant and
the specie line of the banks combined with that the
subtreasury shows aggregate attained in
city before.
There is moderate business doing here both in dry
goods and groceries, but expectation of
large trade this can, think be INDUCED in 1t
is perhaps best it should be So for when scores are
wiped out there will be desire renew trans
actions.
The following is a comparative statement of Foreign
Dry Goods at New York for the week. and since Janu-
airy /:
For the week. 1856 1857 1858
Entered at the port. 63S O24 81 657 500 s6424l2
Thrown on MARKET. 1SO2OlO 1,671,372 1O35,4 79
Since Jan /.
Entered at the port. "a S3S 156 2S642 SCI II BAT POS
Thrown on market. $40 29,l9S700 14993069
The following is the summary for the week:
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22
THE MATTESON REPORT

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The report of the Select
Committee in the case of o. B. Matteson has been
agreed upon, and will probably be made to the
House tomorrow. The majority are of the opinion
that the House has no jurisdiction to punish mem
Der for anything which was known to his constitu-
ents at the time of his election Mr. Curtis dissents
on the point of jurisdiction but maintains that this
is not case Jas it sands) for its exercise Mr.
Matteson appeared before the Committee with a
written statement and made an offer to prove all of
his allegations in his Defence but this they de-
cline, on the ground that they have no power to
send for persons and papers,
Mr. Matteson submitted a note from DR.. j. c.
Hail. of this city, in which he says, "At the time of
your resignation of your seat in the last House of
Representatives, you were suffering from a severe
and dangerous attack of the National Hotel disease
and my opinion is that you would have been obliged
to resign your life had you not resigned your seat
he offered this to disprove the statement that he
was not sick when he resigned his seat
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22
LA Nv INTELLIG ENCE,

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Before Hon. Henry Stump,
Judge. Frederick Pinckney, Esq, Deputy State 5
Attorney, prosecuting. The following business was
transacted in this court on Saturday:
State Us. Clinton McCully, charged with assault
ing and beating Michael Ryan Adudged guilty,
and fined 81 and costs-total Sll.36.
State rs. John Kehl, charged with assaulting and
beating Mrs. Henrietta Kleinaps and AdoIphus
Kleinaps charged with assaulting and beating John
kehl; Both parties were adjudged guilty, and or
dered to pay costs, amounting to $40 90 in the case
of kehl, and 1924 in the case of Kleinaps.
Stabery Us. Anthony Minks charged with dstur-
bling public worship in the German Reformed
Church, on South Green street, and assaulting and
beating William Numsen and John F. Thomas
Adjudged guilty, fined $50 and costs, and ordered
to be imprisoned two months. The fine and costs
in this case amounted to S6S.32
State u.s. Hannah Henneman, charged with as
saulting and beating Elizabeth Slozen; and Eliza
beth Slozen, charged with assaulting and beating
Hannah Henneman. The defendants were adiudged
not guilty.
State Us. Hester Ann Gaines, charged with as
saulting and beating Jerry Gross. Adudged
guilty and ordered to pay costs, amounting
to S7.24 in default of payment the defendant was
committed to Jail.
State u.s. John Kelly, charged with assaultng and
beating John Milton. Adudged guilty and fined
80 cents and costs-total STA
State Us. A. Oberbacker, charged with assauting
and beating Anna Frederick This case was com
promised by the defendant paying costs, amounting
to S7.24.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Before Hon. L. Collins Lee,
Judge. This Court engaged on Saturday in
the transaction of equity business. There was no
thing done Of public interest.
CoURT OF COMMON PLEAs-Hon. William L. Mar
SHALL Judge of this Court, has been absent from the
city during the past two weeks. He returned home
on Saturday, and the business of the court will be
resumed this morning.
UNITED STATES DIsTRIcT CouRT.-Ths court was
not in session on Saturday The cross libels be-
tween the Baltimore and Boston Steam NAVIGATION
Company and the owners of the schooner William
Coquit, will be resumed this morning. Wallis and
Matthews for libellants, Teackle and Mortimer for
respondents.
CIRCUIT Court FOR BALTIMORE CITY.-There was
no business transacted in this court on Saturday.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22

parent from the fact that the defendant did 50 d,
pute the plaintiffs title, when the question If tho
right OF way was brought into court. That the
fence, therefore, having been erected for no nee
sary useful purpose, an unreasonable obstruc
tion for which the defendant was liable in damages
Counsel on both sides labored to throw the ts,If
of the repeated and protracted litigation which has
grown out of this fierce controversy, upon the on
pOsite party.
The jury have not been able as yet to agree upon
a verdict. P""
State as. Margaret Hughes indicted for an assault
and battery upon Elizabeth Coneson. Dorsey for
defence. The witness said that traverser beat her
with stick, for calling her children I" Irish brats.
The Court fined her S. and costs
The wretched appearance of the woman, who had
peen Tor some time confined in Jail, where she had
gwen prth to child, excited the sympathy of gen
temen IN the court room, and sum was immedi-
atey raised by the contributions of members of the
bar and Others, which paid her fine and costs for
her, and gave her small capital to begin life on
anew. The woman went her way rejoicing, with a
Wholesome admonition from the court
o'clock. " ~
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.-A Mr.. James Maxwell re-
siding in the country, on the road between Bloom
field and Bardstown, KY. and few miles distant
from the Nashville Railroad, had occasion on Tues
day last to correct two of his negro women and he
gave them whipping. Business calling him away
from home, he did not start his return till late
in the evening.
On arriving within mile or so of his home, he
suddenly confronted by three of his negro men,
who had waylaid him, and who began to attack him
with clubs, the only weapons they had He drew
his knife and made desperate and courageous re-
sistance, cutting of his assailants in the hand
and another in the arm. This only reused them
then to greater fury and they increased the blows
with their clubs, until they knocked him down. and
then proceeded with devilsh fury to battering him
about the body, ending by crushing his head and
scattering his brains around killing him instantly.
The murderers were arrested and lodged in Jail.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22
VIRGINIA JEGISJATIrpE

RIc1 do March 2O.-The Senate bill appropri-
ating 100000 to the Covington and Ohio Railway.
passed the Assembly to-day, amid considerable ex-
element Thetollowing appropriations also passed
the Assembly: $4,000 to the Orange and Alexan-
drla Railroad; S25O,OOO to the Manassas Gap Rail
road; 100000 to the Alexandria, Hampshire and
London Railroad, and 100000 to the Norfolk and
Petersburg Railroad. 1t is believed these will all
pass the Senate without difficulty.
The Senate have passed the act Incorporating the
Norfolk and st. Nazarie Navigation Company
1t is generally believed that the Legislature will
consult the views of the banks rather than the
wishes of the people in regard to the resumption of
specie payments
, The Legislature will probably adjourn the last of
this week.
The barn of William Sears, at Melbourne Hano-
yer county, was burnt on Friday night, and %
mules were lost
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22

oNE OF THE LOST ARTs.-It is we'll known that the
ancIents carried the art of enameing to a very high
perfection, and there are occasionally found beauti-
tul specimens of their work, of which neither the
composition nor the manner of applying it is known.
Then, as at present, each artist made mystery of
the means that succeeded best with him, and thus
multitude of curious processes have been buried
with their originators; Another cause has doubt
less contributed largely to this sort of decision in
the art. Among the vast number of -I recpes
which have been published at different times for the
formation of enamels there several in which sub
stances are mentioned that no longer be pro-
cured, whether owing to a change of determination.
or because the substances cannot now be found in
commerce, or because they are not of the same ma
ture as of old On this account the artist in many
cases finds it impossible to obtain satisfactory re-
suits From this state of things it is believed that
the Operations involved in this art must be re-
sumed anew or upon new bases and bringing into
requisition all the known chemical facts connected
with the art there should be employed in the pro-
duction of enamels new materials of the purest kind
The Nenetians are believed to be now in possession
Of the best enamel processes
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22
SCIEN nee AND ART.

CURIOUS GEOLOGICAL THEoRY.-In communica-
gog % nSe he oe9y y
the possibility of change in the earth's axis to the
influence of two disturbing causes, viz: the neces-
sary displacement of the earth's interior strata
arising from chemical and physical actions during
the process of qualification; and the friction of the
resisting medium in which the earth is supposed to
move From an inquiry into the process of the
earths soliditcaton, which appears to him most in
accordance with mechanical and physical laws, MIR.
Fl: deduced results respecting the earth's structure
which throw some light on the changes which may
take place in the relation which is capable of being
expressed by means of function which depends on
the arrangement of the earths interior strata
He then states that he has found strong confrma-
ton of his peculiar views respecting the theory of
the earths figure in the experiments of NJ. Bischof
OF Bonn, on the contraction of granite and other
rocks, passing from the fluid to the solid crystal
line state From this theory it follows that as soil
dihcation advances the strata of equal pressure in
the fluid spherodal nucleus of the earth acquires in
creased elpticity, and each stratum of equal den
sity successfully added to the inner surface of the
solid crust is more oblate than the solid strata pre-
viously formed
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22

CoAL-BU RNING LoCoMoTTvEs.-Some practical ex-
periments of very valuable character, have been
made by Mr. Clark, a well known London engineer,
which prove that the perfect combustion of coal
and the consequent prevention of smoke in locomo-
tives can be secured by the adoption of very simple
means of equalizing the temperature. He employed
trebricks, which serve to absorb the heat when in
excess, and give it out when, by reason of fresh
supply OF fuel or otherwise, the temperature of the
smoke was too low. pile of fire-bricks, through
which the products of combustion must pass, was
deposited in a combustion chamber joining the fire.
box and the tubes and the hind compartment of the
flre box was also arched over with fire-brcks This
Is known as Beatte's SYSTEM and it is represented
to be completely successfu-raisng the efficiency of
coal to an equality with coke, pound for pound
The friedrich lining in the back side of the fire box
would seem necessary to prevent the generation of
an equal amount of steam in the same time, but the
performance of the engine, given in the recorded
experiments, seems to have been very nearly or
quite equal to the average of locomotives burning
the more combustible fuels
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22

NEW LIFE PREsERvER.-A unique invention
chroncled in the English papers, which consists in
constructing life preserver that it forms chest
or box capable of containing clothes, &c. thus serv
ing double purpose. The lid of the chest or box
is constructed in two parts connected together by
joint, or it may be in one piece. The drawers are
made to come entirely out of the chest and the lid
OF the chest, when removed from the top of it, is
made to fit upon the top of the drawers the
junction of such parts being rendered water-tght by
being screwed down upon india-rubber lining
fitted to the top edge of the drawers or the drawers
may have lids fixed to them
These two drawers are each constructed with
semi-cylinder, so that when they are brought to-
gether they form an entire hollow cylinder, which
is intended to receive and encompass the human
body when used as life-preserver. The drawers
are connected together on side by permanent
hinge, and on the other by pin or hook CATCH
which can be drawn in and out at will, to enable
the two parts of the drawers to be easily opened
wide enough to receive the human body and after
wards closed. There straps attached to the
semicylinders which intended to be passed over
the shoulders to prevent the life-preserver from
slipping down before the same is actually immersed
in water.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22

Gas REGULATOR.-One of the most needed me-
chancal inventions has been gas regulator, of
simple construction adapted to thoroughly equalize
the pressure under which gas escapes through the
burners. The street pressure is almost always too
severe, and wastes the gas very rapidly. Partially
closing the cock would suffice, except for the fact
that the pressure in the street varies greatly the
evening advances To meet these difficulties, a
regulator has been devised which differs materially
from the various inventions which have hitherto
been in use, the principal popularity being in the
form of the valve, which is ring with spherical
faces
As consequence of the ring or annular form, a
very wide passage for the gas and the distribut-
ing effect heretofore experienced in consequence of
the unequal buoyancy of what is termed the float,
as it rises and sinks in the mercury, is very greatly
reduced. With the street main varying in pressure
from six-tenths Of inch of water up to four inch
es the actual pressure at the burner with this regu
lator does not waver at ALL
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-22

- On Friday, 18th inst, MARIAN CALHOUN, wife of
Vim. Carrere
On the 10Th inst, CATHARINE A., wife of Frederick
Regelien, Esq.
On the 18th inst, WASHINGTON MILES, aged 81
years
On the 10Th inst, WILLIAM JOSEPH, aged months
and days, son of VIM. and Nancy McElwee.
On the 18th inst, LlTTLETON H. CoRMINE, in the 23d
year of his age.
AT sea- on the 9TH of February, of yellow fever con.
tracted at Rio de JaneirO, THOMAS T. WINGATE, Jr
first officer of the ship Banshee in the Goth year of his
age.
On the 10Th inst, RUETILLAH BoURKE, in the 10Th
year of her age.
Suddenly, the 18th inst, JACOB GLOVER, aged 81
years
On the 18th instant JOHN LYELL, formerly of Rich,
mond, Va
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Baltimore, March %, 1858.

FL0UR-There was fair inquiry for Flour today but
the market by active We note sales Of 500
bbls Howard Street Super "a So at which figure we
cash In Extra Flour sales 300 bbls Ohio nj
S4S4 No sales of other varieties reported We quote
Howard Street at 50 1925 and City Mills at So 30
Rye Flour is steady at 1925 Corn Meal at 80 24
Baltimore ground, and So % per Dbl for Brandywne
GRAlA-Ihe receipts of Grain continue large the ag
gregate offerings to-day of all descriptions being about
oOOO bushels The inquiry good and prices OF yes
terday III most instances well sustained with little OF no
variation OF white Wheat about 1000 bushels We're at
market with sales reported from HOO $50 cents Tor od
nary to choice samples Reds brought O2GOo cents Tor
1alr to good-some $500 bushels offered nut very lew
prime samples. Prime reds may he quoted at ioo cents
The heaviest receipts of grain are III Corn vi "te iee
49, bus 900 bushels were reported sold at
54d56 for ordinary TO prime samples VI yellow
Corn offered and all sold at 31d 81 cts
for fair TO prime continue to come IN freely Some
500 bushels were offered to-day and all sold at 2S3O cts
for MARYLAND and Virginia and 80 cents for Pennsylvania
There have been light receipts of Pennsylvan yet
RIVE is still in light supply Offerings of Pennsylvania
lo bushes-all sold II cents Maryland we quote at
65
hon limited There is otherwise change to note in
the general aspect of the market We had reported sale
of 100 bbs prime New Orleans at 80 cts Foreign has been
quiet We quote Cuba clayed % "a cts for prime Mus
covado 25G2S cts; New Orleans 33d35 cts; Porto Rico
32d33 cts.
PROVISIONS market to day exhibited more firm
ness thought is change to notice in quotations