The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-20
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naval battle, but struggle land, 600 miles from
the ocean,"
ARMY AND NAVY.
At the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, Hale's |
improved rocket tested before a numerous
board of officers including Captains Ingraham,
Rudd, Lieuts. Turner, Jones and others. At the
same time, Also the patent fuses of Gomez and
Mills put to trial The success of the whole
test satisfactory the rockets flying at distances
varying between fifteen hundred yards and two
miles, according to the angle of elevation. These
missiles are intended for by the expedition to
Paraguay.
The United States sloop-ofwar "St. Mary's," asl
already announced, sailed from San Francisco for
Panama the 9th of August via Acapulco and
Manzanilla. On her arrival at Panama it was in |
tended to relieve her officers and crew. in accor-
dance with the new regulations established by the
Secretary of the Navy. The st. Marys two years
cruise expires in December, and having been most
thoroughly repaired at the navy yard, Mare Is
land, she will doubtless be in prime order to receive
her new crew.
We learn from a correspondent that large. por-
tion of her men deserted at the navy-yard, but in
San Francisco her complement was recruited. Only
so men of the old crew, and her officers remain to
be detached, and this easily be effected across
the lsthmuS. She will only require new compile
ment of officers, the fifty vacancies in her be-
ing filled readily on the other side.
DARING BANK RoBBERY-SIO, 600 SroLEN.-One
of the most daring as well as extensive robberies
which ever took place in this city, perpetrated
on Thursday night. The banking house of Messrs.
Brown Il Keep, on the corner of Main and Swan
streets, was entered by the door leading to the .
back staircase from Swan street, and the safe rob-
bed of over $4,000 in bills of various descriptions.
After affecting entrance, the burglars proceeded
to the bedroom of Mr.. Allen, the teller. and Mr..
Burns, one of the clerks of the bank. which is adj .
joining the Office, which they entered by means Of
false keys, and having thoroughly stupifed these
gentlemen by means of chIorotorm, they possessed
themselves of the keys of the sale and proceeded to
help themselves.
The following is partial description of the mo
ney taken-S3 900 on the Bank of Tiverton; 50 900
in bills, of all denominations, Canadian banks;
$4,000 on the Bank of Orleans; 81 300 in tens and
tives on the Mercantile Bank of Hartford; 5000 in
bills of various descriptions on New York State T
Banks. A portion of this money was somewhat de- /
precated, but the total loss will exceed $4,000.
Fortunately bag containing 81 600 in gold, in |
another department of the safe was entirely over
looked by the rascals in their haste. As it was /
they succeeded in getting off with the bills leaving
their chloroform bottle in the bed where the
young men were sleeping and one of their burga-
rous instruments near the door through which they
effected an entrance
The young men were considerably under the in /
huence of chloroform this morning. when they
awoke, but soon managed to comprehend what had |
transpired, and Immediately gave the alarm. The |
police actively the alert, and if the rascals
get clear with the booty, they can set themselves
down as remarkably "smart' in the way of their /
profession.
Since the above was in type one of the missing /
packageS-cOntalnng 81, 900 In IlvertOn blllS-haS
been found in the back yard of the ST. James Ho-
tel. These notes only worth 10 cents on the /
dollar, and the rogues probably thought it would
hardly be worth while to run the risk of retaining
them. 1t is supposed the package thrown into
the yard from Washington street.-Bgfalo Er- (
press, lGh inst.
A correspondent of the New York Herald writing
from Kingston, Jamaica, says:
The question of colonial representation in Parlia-
: sn1 here nd
on the tapis for pressing this matter by memorial
on the Imperial government The representation
of the colonies in Parliament would be of vast
benefit to the dependencies of England and ,amai-
ca, without doubt, would be greatly advantaged I
by it, Although this island is the oldest West In
dia colony of Great Britain, less is known of her
affairs by the leading politicians of England than Of
Siberia or British Caledonia No Minister has ever
furnished the Legislature with correct information
respecting Jamaica.
The refusal of the British government to sanction
inning raton from China to Trinidad at the public
cost creates an impression here that the veto of her
Majesty's Ministers will be placed the grant of
ego, 900 which Board of immigration has made
for the introduction Of Chinese laborers into this
colony. Mr.. Stephen Cave, Chairman of the West
India body in England, has addressed letter to
the Secretary of State on behalf of this colony but
the last packet sailed before reply was received
Mr.. Cave very correctly informed Sir Lytton that
''should this proposition be negatived, Jamaica
would be shut out from participating in the enter
prise sanctioned by Lord Stanley, the late Colonial
Secretary and the exertons now being made to
revive cultivation would be parayzed as through
out the greater portion of the island labor cannot
be obtained on reasonable terms" 1t would in
deed, be cruel were we to be deprived of these la
bOrers as we are in need of their services and the
money for their importation is ready at hand.
THE NAVAL RETIRING BoARD-"Attornev Gener-
al Black has prepared elaborate opinion, in
which he announces the entire proceedings of the
Naval Retiring Board illegal and void. Under this
the President 4bor -I5l, HztO Of
retired and dropped officers. Four of them will be
brought before courts-martal to answer charges to
be preferred" The above is an announcement in
New York paper, and is entirely wrong The
action of the Naval Retiring Board in the several
individual cases, has been examined by the Attor-
ney General, and legal adviser of the President,
ne mas given opinions thereupon, but assured
that his decisions do not involve anv such broad
ground as that stated above Wash. Star.
An Irish lady, named Stanwix. residing in Paris
mas bequeathed all her property, including estates
IN Ilpperary, in trust, to accumulate until the
rents and proceeds of sale are sufficient to endow
an hospital in the town of Thurles for the poor OF
the county, who NAV be afflicted by accidents, or
incurable but not infectious diseases: and for the
erection, contiguous to the hospital, of an aims
mouse, lor poor widows over sixty years OF age
inns admirable bequest is unfettered by sectarian
preJudlces. The testatrix was Catholic in the
best sense of the term. She expressly stpulates
that although the residents upon her present es-
tates snail have preferential claim upon the charl
es' relgious opinion shall not give right to her
bounty. In order to secure this charity as much
as possible from sectarian influences she provides
1nat after the death of her joint executors, Sir
lhomas Redington and DR.. Shrimpton, OF Paris,
the trust shall devolve upon Catholic priest and
Protestant clergyman of the town of Thurles.
The AusrRIA's PAssENGERs.-The forty-t%o res
cued passengers of the Austria who arrived at New
ork ON Thursday last in the British war steamer
Naiorous, met by invitation on Saturday afternoon,
at the office OF the Hamburg American Packet
Company, No. l5l Broadway, where they were
presented, by G. B. Richard, Boas Co., agents of
the line, with $50 each, for the purchase of cloth
ing, and informed that they would be provided
by the Company with free tickets to whatever des-
tination within the limits of the United States they
were bound, and also with fifty cents per day to pay
their expenses ON the route. Their board, while in
New York, is also paid by the Company.
The ONO LIFE AND Trust CoMPANY-An Taiunc-
ton Granted-In the United States Circuit Court
at Cincinnati, October Is, Judge Mclean presiding
on application filed by Henry Stanberry's attor-
neys, Bell 4 Grant of London, and Thompson 4 +.
Nesmith for other creditors of the Ohio Life and
Trust Company, (representngclams to the amount
of $700,000,) injunction was granted against the
assignees of said company restraining them from
disposing of the property under their control An
application for the appointment of a Receiver be-
fore the Supreme Court has been granted, and the
Sheriff of Hamilton county has been appointed
Receiver.
Ontonagon and Marquetti papers state that in the
recent election for State Senators and Representa-
tives and for county officers the democrats have