The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-30
INTOLERANCE IN SWITZERLAND AGAINST
AMERICAN HEBREWS

c.I i'', whose application for a dOmcil was re-
seu on account of the alleged increase of the Jew
ish population
by certain provisions in the treaty referred to,
Ine I, "lItei says there is no remedy for the
Jews anu Wnether American citizens or otherwise
they are excluded from all commorcoI ;ntorconrso'
LETTER FROM MR. FAY, UNITED STATES MINISTER AT
SWITZERLAND.
RTRNE April 9th.
Of Ne south side of Frartire LIST inst in which
yo 40 <. - me government of Basle has refused
toe ~. on domicil on account of your religious
The unnecessary intolerance of such measures
has been often complained of by this legation to the
federal government of Switzerland, and ACCORDING
to instructions am at present engaged to procure
change by the legislature which may place Swift
zerland in better and more agreeable relation with
other civilized nations. The cause of present diff
cultles creates earnest and justfable complaint on
the part OF the United States, and the hope that
they may be removed.
AS Tar as regards your case, | have submitted it
to the federal council with regrets that such
measure should occur in an enlightened country
we must consider that, according to treaty. the
law Is not Oh side, and we have to ask as a
favor, that which should be our right
Both OF your notes have handed to the federal
council, but they will be returned to YOU in due
time. Turo ~
Mr. S. MuLHoUsER, Basle.
ANOTHER LETTER.
SIR:-l am sorry that have to inform YOU that
the Federal Council has declared that there is no
way to secure the grant of the domic for the gov
ernment at Basle, for which YOU have applied
Of course you reside there but Won will not be
allowed to engage in business
am, yours,
Mr. Sigmund Muhlhouser, BasIe
LETTER FROM THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE MR.
APPLETON.
STATE DEPARTMENT, J
Washington, June 26, 1858.
SIR:-ln reply to your letter of the 18th instant
including various papers hereby returned the Uni
ted States Envoy at Berne has been instructed to
use all the power at his disposition to the re-
moval of all the restrictions of the Cantonal laws
against Jewish citizens of the United States What
the result of Mr.. Fay's endeavors will be- time will
show; but there is doubt they will be conducted
energetically, and with all the necessary care the
circumstances require. The correspondence on the
subject between this Department and Mr.. Fay and
between the latter and the Swiss government it is
not deemed advisable to publish for the present.
JOHN APPLETON, Assistant Sec'y.
a. V. HOFER,
Editor of the Stats Zeitung, State of New York
THE GREAT RAINS OF 185s.-The amount of rain
that has fallen over large portion of the United
States in six weeks, running from the st Of MAY to
the 18th of June, has scarcely parallel. The ave
rage of observations will give about 10 inches in
May, and inches to the 18th of june or Is inches
in AS days. These rains do not appear to have been
local, but extend East and West at least 900 miles,
and North and South half that distance. No Won
der the newspapers are full of rains floods and dis
dsbcis. run OHe-Inlru OF the average OF the year
crowded into six weeks. The Mississippi and its
tributaries might well appear to threaten a Young
Noachian deluge.
No such rains have been seen since the wet season
in May lS55-and then they were not condensed
INTO so small space of time. 1t is said that some
rain guages showed A. inches of rain on the
llth and 18th of June alone. What the cause of
these tremendous rains have been, we are not able
to say. There is hardly doubt but that we will
either have an equivalent amount of dry weather.
or else some other district of the globe is parched
up for want OF waters This remarkable fact, that
the annual fall of rain is so nearly equally bal
anced sets at defiance all our notions of wet and
dry seasons, though portions of year is frequently
extremely wet or dry.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal did but little
business last week. but good has been received
as to very early resumption of navigation through
out the whole line Such, learn, is the forward
ness of the work at Dam No. 4, caused in great
measure by the late favorable weather, that heavily
loaded boats will be able to pass at that spot as
early as Wednesday next the 30th instant
On the same day there will he a called meeting OF
the Board of Directors of the Canal Company at the
City Hall in this city, at which time and place will
also be present delegation from the coal compa-
nies doing business through the canal We under
stand the object of this to be the part of the Ca
nal Board to procure, if possible, loan from these
companies so as to secure the completion of the
stone dams Nos. and the coming fall, both of
which are now considerably advanced-Natiopat
Lateiiigencer.
DECREASE OF lMMIGRATION.-The last report of the
Commissioners of Emigration shows a great de-
crease in the number of emigrants arriving at this
port from the lst of January to the 23d inst. The
arrivals for that period are, in fact less than half
those of the same time year. The number, up to
June 49, 1857. 81 609, while that of the present
year is only 30.450 This decrease is unquestiona-
ably, attributable to the late financial revulsion
1t is one of its most natural consequences. The
alarm which our crisis created in Europt gave this
country new aspect to many European eyes, The
demand for work or bread, the tumultuous scenes
of Tompkins square and the Park-fomented and
prolonged for certain political unprecedented
the emigrating classes from trusting themselves to
the incertitude Of fortune which seemed to await
them here. 1t will probably be some years before
the tide of emigration falls again into its old chan
nel.-N. Y. Herald.
THE CRoPs.-The Cassville (Georgia) Standard
saws:
The Wheat Crop.-Within the past and present
week we have and conversed with a good
number of farmers from different portions of the
county who are almost unanimous in their opinion
that not more than half crop has been made in
Cass Cas- % county this year The wheat heads generally
look full, but the grain isn't there.
The Ashland (Ohio) Union has the following:
We have had a week of as genial weather as ever
blessed the earth. The barley crop, which occu-
pies greater breadth of ground in this county
than in any previous year. is now being harvested
and the yield is a good one. The wheat also prom
ises full average crop, and if there is anv def
cheney of corn it will be because farmers neglected
to plant.
THE YAzoo Pass BRoKEN.-It has already been
mentioned that the Yazoo Miss Pass had giyen
way, and most of the plantations upon its banks
overfowed, and the crops completely destroyed
Inc loss IS estimated at over 81 100000 The last
YazoO Citizen SAYS:
The water has fall of eight or ten feet and is
rushing down with terrific rapidity, with such pow
er and force to fell trees in its course throwing
waves and foam and spray high into the air, with
roaring akin to that of an approaching tempest.
The damage to this country is almost incalcuable.
Judge Shelby estimates his loss at S25, ,000 Mr..
Bobo estimates his loss at $4,000. +. f. Shelby
estimates his loss at $4,000. 1t will njure amaiori-
ty of our planters by destroying crops, stocks &c
If the river remains full it will food the country
along the lower pass.
POINT BONITA, CAL.-By the last steamer we re-
ceved the rumor that it proposed to sell to the
Government piece of land at Point Bonita for tho
erection of a fort, for the sum of $2000OO 1t is a
matter of doubt as to whether the whole county of
Marin, in which Point Bonita is located, would
bring that much in the market to-day. A ranch,
embracing some four or five leagues of land living
along the Bay of San Francisco, was sold short
time ago for $40, 900 or SIS, ,000 Point Bonita is a
very proper place to erect fertilization, but we
presume that enough ofland for that purpose could
at any time be purchased for at the utmost 81 600
1t is to be hoped that Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress will prevent the consummation of
this branch. They acquainted with the yalue
OF property IN that nelghOOfhood.-Sdn Hrancisc0
Herald Of Jume 5th.
BRITISH CAPTURES on THE AFRICAN CoAsT.-The
Brig Isabella, from Sierra Leone, May 22d, brings
the following report:
Brig Caroline Gibbs, from Boston. arrived Nav
18TH in tow of II. NJ. steamer Elector, which cap
tured her as SLAYER off the River Pongas. She
was however, discharged at Sierra Leone, as being
a lawlul trader. Schooner General Scott was cap
tured as a SLAYER by H. NJ. steamer Teazer, and
brought into Sierra Leone May 2Oth The follow
ing vessels were taken the coast as slavers from
the lst OF April to the last of May:-Schr Winte-
mazeh' Tor Boston Brig R. NJ. Charlton for Sa-
Vapnah Bark Almeda for Boston; Bark Mine
t0nka, for New York; a NorMegian schooner un-