The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-21
MOVEMENT or OCEAN STEAMERS
Ok BOARD U. s. SHIP ST.. LAWRENCE

The anniversary of Brazilian Independence was
celebrated in the most joyous manner the 9TH of
this month. At noon all the men of.war in the
harbor fired salutes OF twcntyone guns, did the
Forts Santa Cruz and Nillagugnon. Four or five
thousand troops were drawn up in Palace square,
and fired several temc dc joie. Grand military pro.
cessons paraded the streets during the day, and at
night fireworks of all kinds, iuminations and ar
tillery salutng, kept up till the small hours
The principal places of business were closed: but
the cafes opened in the evening, and did not shut
until midnight.
The most intense enthusiasm prevails here rela-
tive to the vessels whose arrivals will soon be
looking for now, and if volunteers from the sta
tionary squadron be needed they will be on hand.
The officers and crews OF this ship, the Falmouth
and Perry, are all well. There are five British
men of-war nport. seven Brazilians and one Amer
lean. There are but few y lankee merchantmen
loading in Rio at present, compared with what
generally used to be at this season.
Major Reynolds takes care that the marines shall
not forget their drill and to crew, it being
generally understood that part of it, accompanied
by some of our officers is destined to 90 up the rv-
er, we have divisions drilled every day. No mat
ter what little extravagances our fellows NAV have
been guilty of when they first came here, we have
efficient ships company rs any in the ser
vice. Officers and men act well together, and will
be able to account for themselves if they 90 to
Paraguay.
SOUTHERN MANUFACrUREs.--A very interesting re-
port recently submitted from the pen of Walker
Brooke, well known in our State and in Wash
ington the subject of establishing a cotton fac
tory in the city of Vicksburg. Several committees
were appointed weeks since, at a meeting of
the citizens of that town, to inquire into certain
propositions for the further advance of its pros
perity. The report before is from one of these
committees.
The report urges the practcability of the enter
prise and its great Importance to the future growth
and welfare of the CITY, The South, it contends, is
entirely capable to engage profitablv in the mann
facure of its own great staple. Already are there
two hundred cotton mills in the Southern States
EMPLOYING capital of over $40 600 600: the profts
exceeding by large ratio those ofsimilar Northern
establishments. The coarser cotton fabrics at any
rate, can be furnished from the South cheaper and
better than at the North, and will soon rival the
report thinks, even in northern markets. the fabrics
of the New England States
There are three cotton factories in Missis-
sippi-one in Woodve, the fabrics of which are
well known in the Natchez market: one at Jackson
recently started, but in a thriving condition; and
the Choctaw factory, which uses l,O0O cotton and
500 wool spindles. 20 looms and one custom wool
card. The capital employed in this last fac
tory is $4,000, and pays 2G per cent. profit
The goods manufactured in this State are repre-
sened of better quality and cheap, if not
cheaper than those brought from the North.
The report also urges the establishment of Mer-
chants FIGURING Mill at Vicksburg. Wheat is al
ready a staple product of many counties of the
State, while its early maturity would give it seve-
raj weeks advantage over Northern mills even in n
northern market. The fact is mentioned that in
June last Georgia flour commanded 50 barrel
in New ork, while the best Genesee only brought
Sc.
The establishment of barrel factory is also sup-
gested opening new source of wealth and popII-
lation in the products of both hill and swamp land
and the use ofts lavish growth Of ftimber.-Nqtehe=
Courier.
Mr. Walsh, the intelligent and veteran CORES
pondent of the New York Journal Of Commerce.
writing from Paris under recent date, remarks
on this subject follows:
"Some American attention would not be unprof-
tably bestowed on communications to the London
papers respecting the feasibility and uses of a rail-
road across the continent ofN North America through
British territory. The editorial article of the Lon
don Morning Post on this project is pregnant with
warning to the United States 'The time has ar
rived when the sceptre of the commercial world
must be grasped and held by that Power which
shall be able to maintain the most certain and ran
id communication between Europe and ASIA
Where is the oceanic line to pass ? Through a
dozen or more of the sovereign and free States of
the Union, every of which has its own interests
to consult through that wide spreading terrific
ry which belongs exclusively to the British Crown?
The Post believes with the President of the Grand
Trunk Railway of Canada, that the interoceanic
line will be British and will retain commercial
Superiority in the hands of England. British Col
umbia is destined to be the great entrepot on the
Pacific of the trade of the East, and so forth"
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has, in speech
lately made at Derry, contrasted the condition Of
that island in 1857 with what it was in 1852. He
says, in round numbers, there has been increase
of live stock alone of 57l6,000. In 1852 there
were 5039 600 acres under cultivation, and in 1851
there were 50SS, 200, being increase of 49, zoo
acres. In 1852 the number of paupers relieved wa:
590 775 in 1857 it only $50, ,S23, or reduction
of more than 81 per cent.
THEATRICAL SALE.-The entire scenery, wardrobe
and properties of the Broadway Theatre, New
York. were sold by auction on Saturday last, under
chattel mortgage The scenery and propertie,
were purchased by Mr.. Jackson, for the proprie
tors of the building, while nearly the whole ward
robe, consisting OF many superb and costly court
dresses, the entire costumes for Macbeth, &C.
&C., were bought by Mr.. Kimball for the Boston
Museum.
| Delaware paper says "six hundred thousand
dollars will be the lowest offered the State o
/ Delaware, at the approaching session of the Legis
lature for an exclusive lottery grant for twenty
years, and million! be obtained for it just as
easily.