The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-13

ping Jr, Of Manchester. The match between the
Birmingham and the Worcester players was won !
by the latter. In another match the Stourbridge |
beat the Coventry players.
THE NEW YORK QUARANTINE.
The performances at Quarantine were varied on |
Thursday night by the burning of several disting |
uished citizens, including the editors and proprie
tors of the obnoxious city press, in efiigy. The
bowls, shouting and cheering of the mob which |
had gathered for the purpose, together with the |
discharge of firearms sed the impression that
attack about to be made upon the police |
force stationed inside the walls. They accord
ingly summoned to quarters the howitzcr was got |
ready and the force instantly scattered into three
divisions, which took positions to command the
entrances to the grounds. Each policeman being
armed with the volcanic repeating rife, capable of
discharging twenty balls per minute, and the Har-
Dor Police also armed, dropping into line to aid
in defence of the grounds.
The commander of the United States frigate Sa-
bine, Captain Thorburn, observing the rumpus on
shore, and suppOsng an attack being made,
dispatched Lieutenant Woodruff, the first officer of
the ship, with two boats, each containing Is
and II marines fully armed, who landed at Quaran-
tine, to cooperate with the law and order party
The mob, however, confined their operations to a
childish exhibition of burning sundrv images stuffed
with straw, and by midnight the mob, tired of the
fun, retired to their homes. detachment of l6
men, from Company D, of the Sth Regiment went
down to the Island Yesterday and pitched their tents
upon the New Brighton flats, pleasant green slope
north OF the Quarantine enclosure. They were de-
tailed to break ground and erect tents to accom-
modate the regiment, which will go down to-day
The Police received them with salute and cheers.
The troops received with entire respect by the
people the village, riotous insulting demon
strations being offered them. Some of the citizens
who do not sympathiZe with incendiarism expressed
a of great humiliation at the presence of the
citizen-sodery sent into their county to enforce
martial law. The Committee Of the Commissioners
of Emigration for locating the site of the hospi
tai buildings, will visit the Quarantine grounds to-
day by the 2 o'clock boat.
secret investigation was had, yesterday, into
the charges which have been informally made
against the General Superintendent of the Metro
politan Police. The Police Commissioners
the inquisitors, the Deputy Superintendent and
other members of the Department were the witness
ses, and the accused present with counsel
The object of this preliminary examination, it
understood, was to discover what charges if any,
should be preferred against Gen. Tallmadge. AT
ter session of two hours the Board adjourned to
Monday.
CRUELTY TO WITSEssEs.-1n orr legal reports
will be found an account of a proceeding before
Judge Belts for the discharge of an English sailor
boy, only fifteen years of age, who has been con fl
ned upwards of eight months in the Eldridge Street
Prison, witness on behalf of the United States.
friend who visited him tells us that he found him
without shoes or stockings, complaining that the
slivers of the floor into his feet and made them
| bleed; that he had 10 shoes for months The last
| it was ascertained, were destroyed by the rats
Mr.. Archibald, the British Consul at this port, ad-
|
States District Judge, who very properly rebuked
the barbarous practice complained of by directing
an order to that effect to be entered at once.-N
| 7. EreninJ Post.
| letter published in the Philadelphia Ereninq
bulletin says, that the volunteers returning from
| the Utah campaign, give a very poor account of
! the condition of the Mormons declaring that many
! OF them are almost in state of nudity, and that
Notwithstanding all the fertility of Salt Lake Val
ley, the prospect of starvation during the coming
winter, sares its inhabitants in the face The Nor
mons were too intent upon the incendiary move
ments of their prophets and high priests to give
the proper attention to their crops and the result
is what might be expected barren harvest. That
their report is true am inclined to believe, from
the statements OF party of Mormons we passed
about week since. They were returning to the
States, and declared that had they known whatthey
would have 10 endure in Utah, Brigham Young
and ten thousand angels could not have induced
! them to go there.
The Washington correspondent of the NJ Y. Times
| says:
.'The Interior Department is making great re-
trenchmentS in the disbursement of the Judiciary
| fund. In 1856 the public expenditures under this
head amounted to 1899, sos y. In 1857 the amount
was reduced to $751;, $40 60, and for the last fiscal
year it was further reduced to SS42 I22 43. This
saving to the public treasury has resulted from the
policy pursued by Secretary Thompson in
pelling Marshals to estimate for each term of
court in detail and then require returns to be made
ten days after adjournment"
FROM PoRTo CARELLo.-The brig Bahia arrived
Ill lulS port tO-uay from 1OFtO CiDelIO, with
pers for which we are indebted to her commander
Capt. Bartlett to the 9th of August.
The only item ofimportance is the statement
contained in the Diaro NercanH of Puerto Cabello
| that the Venezuelan government has agreed that
passports shall be granted to General Monagas and
his family. Guterros is also to have passport
and is to be restored to the asylum afforded by the
French ninister.-PhHa. Press.
The New York Times in speaking of the failure
OF the fusion movement at Syracuse, says The
Republican leaders must either be filled to a re-
markabie degree with the spirit Of confidence or
must regard success as secondary to other OBJ
Ject. Two years ago, although electng Gov. King
10y very large pluI ality, the Republican vote fell
$4,000 below the aggregate vote OF the Democrats
and Americans; and last year the Republicans were
beaten by the Democrats to the tune of Is 900:
while the Americans, with no expectation of sue
cess, and acting, as they will do this Fall, merely
for demonstration, polled 81 600 votes.
The Harrisburg Telegraph has been shown
small bit OF wrought iron, with four prongs, re-
while excavating for the Northern Central Railroad
on the site once occupied by Fort Shamokin, near
Sunbury, Northumberland county. When first
made the prongs were exceedingly sharp, and when
thrown to the ground of these prongs would
point upward. 1t is stated that the soldiers were
in the habit of scattering these articles broadcast
on the ground outside of the fort to prevent being
surprised at night by their Indian neighbors.
The report of the measure of the American Board
OF Commissioners for Foreign Missions, states that
the receipts for the year, including 81 900 from
the Reformed Dutch Church to be $3.50 OlS 49, The
expenses have been $685., 849.93. Paid for the Re-
formed Dutch Missions Sl6 1923 Debt to August
at S40,SI0.eI. The finances of the Board are rep
resented to be in better condition than was to be
expected, considering the condition of money mat
tiers throughout the country
The Huntington Pa Journal saws that, on Mon
day last the horses attached to a wagon in which
were Mr.. David Myerby and his two daughters
were frightened by train of cars, and backed the
wagon on the track. Mr.. Myerby died from his
injuries, and his daughters were badly injured.
The indianapolis Sentinel, of Thursday, SAYS -
Charles Atkinson, Deputy Postmaster at Valpa-
raise, Indiana, was the affidavit of lillian Gar
YER Special Mail Agent, held to bail Yesterday be-
fore the United States Commissioner Rea in the
sum of $4,000, for stealing a ten-doar gold piece
from a letter.
The Cincinnati Methodist Episcopal Conference
was opened on Wednesday last by Bishop James at
Lebanon. The usual standing committees were APP
pointed, and also one "ltinerancy and the Pas
toral Office
The Laymen's Conventions new movement
was to be organized on Friday.
Banks are to be established at once under the
new law of Minnesota. Three propositions in the
state Auditors Office have been accepted and nine
others are under consideration by the State author
tiles.
There was convention of deaf mutes at Wor-
cester Mass, on Saturday being the third meeting
of the New England Galaudet association They
had an Grafton and address, all in the finger and
sign language.
A correspondent of the Washington Star writing
from Tort ArDuckie, Aug. Sth says that peace has
been made with the Camanches where Chiefs are
to come IN to the fort and deliver the stolen horses
The wall of Christ Church burving ground, Phil
aoelphia, is 10 De thrown down at the point where
the remains of Benjamin and Deborah Franklin
are buried, and an iron railing to be substituted
The mansion of Robt. Norris at Lemon Hill,
Philadelphia, is lager beer house, and William
PennS house occupied by shons and disfipurod