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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06
Missouri Election.

ST. LOUIS, Aug, 5-The following counties in the Ind
County 267i Androni CO. 1877 Montgomery co. 92 Boone
CO. 500 In the Fifth District Reid ANTI -Lecomptonl
has 800 majority in Jackson and in Morris
teau co. and Woodson (Democrat) $40 majority in La
iayette CO.. l30 majority in Saline co. 200 aority
IN Pettis CO. In the Sixth District Richardson ANTI
Lecompton) has majority N-S-
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From Fort tLeavenwOrth-Gen. Harney-The
Utah Mail at Hand.

LEAvENwoRTH, Aug l, [va Boonville August 3-per
United States Express -Genera Harney is expected to
arrive at the Fort to morrow "
Harris and Hunts batteries will arrive during tho
week. e ~
The Utah mail arrived at St Josephs today, and will
be due here tomorrow afternoon ~
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WASHINGTON NEWs-Arer-sr 3

The Commissioner of Indian affairs has so far received
no official intelligence from the superintendent of Indian
aars for Oregon and Washington territories in relation
10 TO e recent difficulties with the Indians that quarter
The department feels somewhat embarrassed bv this state
of affairs ' ' '''''
There We're 62 patents issued from the United States
tent Office during the week ending on the Sd inst On
carefully looking over them find issued to Balti
moreans ~ 1''
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New York POlitics-NOmination of Gerrett
Smith for Governor.

NEW YORK, Aug 4.-The ''Liberty Party" convention
this afternoon and nominated Gerret Smith
for Governor.
ALBANY, Aug. 4.-The Democratic State Central Com
mtee met at the Delevan House to-day, and appoin
the 18th September Syracuse the State
the representation to be delegate from each Assembly
District.
County and Superior Courts of New York are in session
at the capitol to fix the rates of the for the two
suing years =
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De Riyiere

LEAvENwoRTH Aug. 2-The of this city gives 13l
for the acceptance of the proposition for admission to Tho
Union, and 60 against it. Kickapoo district gives f
acceptance 80, rejection 53
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The RIounts .t S,,.,,,,.n

SAVANNAH, Aug. 3-The Blount family have arrived
here rumored that Mrs Blount refuses to 20 farther
until de Rlviere arrives and that he expected in the
Huntsville. 50 ~
bale of new cotton has been received EInrida
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COMPLIMENTARY TO THET,r1

Mr.. Hue, the great French traveller in C1;.,
comedies that his polite cOuntrymen arc outdonab h.
the Chinese. He says that nowhere else than -
China could men be heard exchanging compliments
about n collin. ''ln every country people forbear
to speak ofthis mournu object destined to contain
the remains of a relation friend. 1t is prepared
IN secret, out of sight of the world and when death
enters the house the coffin is introduced by stealth
to avoid aggravating the grief Of a heart-broken
family. The Chinese view the matter in a totally
different light. In their eyes coffin is an article
OF the first necessity to the dead, and of taste and
luxury to the living In the great towns they are
displayed with great decorations, in magnificent
shops, and carefully painted, vanished, and pol
Shed, In order to allure the passers by and induce
them to buy. People in easy circumstances al
ways, in fact, provide themselves beforehand with
one to their fancy, and until the time arrives
lor lying down in it, keep it in the house as hand
some piece OF furniture, of which the utility is not
immediate, but which cannot fail to be a consolinp
ana agreeable object in handsomely decorated
apartment The coffin, above all, is considered an
excellent method for children in decent rank to
show the intention of their fal pietv to the au-
thors of their being. 1t is great consolation to
son to be able to purchase coffin for an old father
or mother, and make solemn offering of it when
ingenious in contriving agreeable surprises. If
person is not sufficiently favored by fortune to keen
collin ready is still taken not to wait till the
last moment, that the dying man, before salutinp
the world, as they say in China, may have the sat
lsiactlon OF casting glance at his last abode Thus
When patient is given over, if he has the luck to
De surrounded by loving friends they never fail to
puy MN collin, and to put it by the side of his
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06
Death of Col. JohnL. Rutler
The Kansas Election.

WLKEsBAhRE, Aug 4-Col John l.. Butler an old and
esteemed resident of the Wyoming Valley died this after
noon at this place. He generally known throughout
the State. o
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06
DISCOVERY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
LEATHER

The Ohio Farmer mentions an important dscov-
ery'' in the manufacture of leather, by which the
process of tanning is performed in as many DAYS as
it formerly required months. Leather, it is known,
is formed by the union of gelatin of which the skin
is chiefly composed and tannin substance found
in the bark of the oak, hemlock and birch and in
a few shrubs like the sumac, &c. For tanning pur-
poses immense breadths offorest have already been
DESTROYED and the supply of tannn steadily decrea-
ses, while the demand for leather increases. Many
mineral and vegetable substances have been tried
as substitutes but without success and tanners are
now obliged to import Remlock from great dis
tance and at constantly increasing cost. 1t has
recently been discovered, says the Farmer, .that
we have growing spontaneously in great abundance
all over the country, in every state and territory
in the Union, and we believe all over Europe too,
hitherto almost worthless and very troublesome
plant, but which contains abundance of tannin.
We are not informed what the plant is but the dis
coverer Mr.. johnson, is said to have ascertained
its properties after many years of careful study and
experiment. BY the new process he tans calfski
in two and half days, which formerly required
from six to twelve months. The invention has been
secured to the dscoverer by letters-patent of the
United States, and measures are taking to secure
the same in Europe.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

MUSICAL MATrERs.-By all accounts the musical
world on this side of the water will be unusually
lively during the coming season. There will be no
less than three managers in the field-NaretZek
Strakosch and ulman. The programme of Mr..
Maretzek has alneady been given to the public OF
Mr.. Ullman's plans nothing official is vet known
Mr.. Strakosch on the 20th ofJuly, was at Paris en-
route for Vienna and Italy. The preliminary ne
gotations with Mr.. Niblo have been broken off.
and Mr.. Strakosch's engagements are now made en-
tirely upon his own account His opera company
is headed by Nine. Colson, who was to leave Paris
Tor New York on the lst of August. She is en-
gagged to sing in six operas three French and three
Italian, each week. To support Colson, of whom
we hear the best accounts, both a singer and an
actress, Mr. Strakosch is engaging a complete
double company of the best artists for operas mat
tneeS, oratorioS and concerts. 1t is probable they
VIII commence at Niblo's early in the autumn Mr.
Strakosch intends forming grand concert compa-
ny, including several European celebrities for the
Southern and Western cities.
Mile Teresa Parodi, who lately arrived in this
city, after series of triumphs in the West Indies
will commence in September, farewell concert
tour through the United States Mile Parodi,
since her arrival here eight years ago. has been one
of the most popular of prime donne, and has never
Jailed to attract large audiences throughout the
United States
Adalina Patti who used to be called 'Hlittle Pat
Il" has returned to town after a two years So
journ in South America, where she has been con-
certizing with Gottschak She is no longer ''ittIe
Patti but has become, it is said, handsome
young woman, with fine, well developed voice.
". Y. Herald.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06
ORIGIN OF BRANDY.

Brandy began to be distilled in France about the
year 1913, but it was prepared only as medicine
and was considered possessing such marvellous
strengthening and sanitary powers that the phys
clans named it 'the water of life" " de uie,
name it still retains, though not rendered, by ex
cessive potations one of life's most powerful and
prevalent destroyers. Raymond Lully, a disciple OF
Arnold de Villa Nova, considered this admirable
essence of wine to be an emanation from the Di-
vinity, and that it was intended to re-animae and
prolong the life of man. He thought that
this discovery indicated that the time had arrived
for the consummation of all things the end of the
world Before the means of determining the true
quantity of alcohol in spirits were known the deal
ers were in the habit of employing very rude
method of forming a notion OF the strength. A
given quantity of the spirits was pou red upon a
quantity of gunpowder in dish and set on fire
tlnued dry enough it exploded, but if it had been
wetted by the water in the spirits, the flame of the
alcohol went out without setting the powder fire.
This was called the proof. Spirits which kindled
gunpo wder said to be above proof.
From the origin of the term ''proof" it is OBJ
vlous that its meaning must at first have been very
indefinite. 1t could serve only to point out those
spirits which too weak to kndle gunpowder,
but could not give any information respecting the
relative strength of those spirits which were above
proof Even the strength of proof was not fixed
because it influenced by the quantity of spirits
employed-a small quantity of weaker spirit might
be made to kindle gunpOwder. while greater guam
tity stronger might fail. Clark, in his hydrome-
ter, which was invented about the year 1890 fixed
the strength of proof spirits the stem at the
specific gravity of 0920 at the temperature of 60
degrees. This is the strength at which proof spirit
is fixed in Great Britain by act of Parliament, and
at this strength it is more than mixture of 40
pounds of pure alcohol with 81 pounds of water
Brandy, rum, gn and whiskey contain nearly sim
liar proportions American.
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TEXAS LrrE.-Mr. George W. Kendall writes to

TEXAS LIFE.-Mr. George W. Kendall writes to
the New Orleans Pieayune:
"Almost every day see the new faces of stran-
gers seeking homes in this section, and | presume
it is the all over the State. The most of them
contemplate going into the stock business on lib
eral SCALE and the more the merrier; there's room
Tor all The great difficulty is that they all cannot
find locations exactly to suit them-manv are look
ing for combinations which never did exist in any
new country, and never will Many wish to find
good macadamized roads, churches of their own de-
nomination, colleges, schools, the society of an old
settled community, and good land adjoining at one
dollar per acre! Such persons had better remain
at home, or else go to Kansas, where they manage
81 these things better than we do in Texas-so
ONE say"
RIGHTS OF WITNEssEs.-The English Lords of the
Bench decided at Westminster, about month apo
That 1t was principal of common law, that a coun-
seor, IN Questioning witness, should address him
III ordinary tones and in language of respect such
as is employed by one gentleman in conversation
with another; that such lawyer has no right to
question the private business or moral character of
witness any further than it is apparent they alb
solutey affect his reliability, touch the case in
hand and that witness is not bound to answer
questions put to him in insulting or annoyinp
manner. If forced to answer by the Court, he will
nave his remedy in an action for damages.
The Coles County Ill.) Ledger says $3.50 to
$3.50 per day are the wages offered by the far
mers in that county for good to help them
through their farm work.
The Cleveland Plaindealer says Gen Cass is in
critical state of health. He is suffering from di
arrhoea, and has both age and season against him.
COL John billings, of Trenton, N. j., is probably
the Oldest postmaster in the Union He was an
pointed in 1904, and has held the office ever since
The Novelty Iron Works have just completed an
immense Lathe for foreign Government; it
weighs 100000 pounds or about 60 TONS
The month of July was the coolest for fourteen
years. During the last thirty four years there
have been but too colder Julys.
The artesian well which is being bored for pa
per mill in South Lee, Mass, has reached the depth
OF nearly 246 feet.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06
5tlonetarp an6 Commercial 4tbien.
BALTIMORE, August 5, 1858

BALTIMORE, August S. 1855
The smallest transactions which taken place at the
Board for long time occurred day the total business
amounting to only about $4,000 Railroad stocks were
heavy, with declining tendency Of Baltimore and
Ohio only 100 shares sold at the Board at s6oxGs61
cash. sol buyer co. leaving off at S60A bid s61 asked
regular way, same yesterday After the Board more
activity manifested and between GOO and 700 shares
were disposed of at S60 cash and sellers option 60 days
and we heard of sale as low as S60% cash Northern
Central declined about dollar per share with sales
the Board of 200 shares at S2o s2o regular way $40
buyer 60 days, closing at S20H bid S20a asked cash
There were also sales after the Board of
at the same figures Bank Stocks continue very firm
without any transactions Nothing doing in City Loans,
1888 and 1905 both held at 90 Railroad Bonds
are very quiet. Northern Central 1855 advanced 81
with sales of $500 at 6 cash. and $4,000 at 6s buyer 80
days We also note sales of 81 900 North Western Vr
gina I'd mortgage at 20, decline of about per cent
$1,000 shares Sd mortgage endorsed at 6Sk, decline
about CENT and $500 Sd mortgage unendosed at 81
decline of Il.
There a better feeling at the New York Stock
Board day, and prices generally improved Erie ad
vanced 4; New York Central s.; Panama l; Cleveland
and Toledo \; and Hudson 4. Reading declined q and
Rock Island n
The movement of the banks in the four principal cities
OF the Union, IN which weekly reports are made as
shown by their last staemsnts is follows:
Loans. Deposits. Specie. Circun
July 81
New York ITO, s5o456 9l45s7s 35,12,1o7 7,4os 1866
Aug. 2.
Boston Sc 250,50O q 100000 SSS3 400 $3.50 500
Philadelphia a 52i 500 ,553,7SO 7070145 25O5 27S
July "a.
New orleansl1 9t7 o87 Is 256,171 1O94624s 735s944
Total. $2l2,57 62 l451 S24 G. Gil 90l 23122 3s7
Last week 2l2 0S9 235 III S 13S 622924 451 % 6O4 94
The aggregate loans and specie show small falling
off.
The New York Tribune says:
The principal topic of discussion financial circles is
the new Government loan of ten millions be awarded
next Monday The probabilities that the offering will
be large 1t understood that several considerable
bids will be made foreign account, including one by
the agent of the Rohschds for the whole amount 1t is
supposed that three five millions will be taken at
fair premium and the remainder in the neighborhood of
B to- per cent.
Treasury notes in fair demand but are scarcely so
hrm Some per cents. have been sold at 5OG75c dis
count Tor 81 900; $4,000 AZ per 60c premium
ana SIoOoo per cents at 75c premium.
The exchanges at the New York Bank Clearing House
on Wednesday were S16,51o,O5O6S, and the balances
Slosl2s4 80 The Metropolitan certificates remain at
$4,000
The following the business of the New York Sub
Treasury Wednesday
epts...... SI3q
VI wnlch from Customs Observation-Disclosures. l42 600 90
ieiitS
D 325, ,667 80 |
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AUGUSTA, Ga, August 5.-Henry D. Newkirk a tailor
belonging to Newbury, New York, committed suicide
here last night.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

The Abingdon Firginian says that there is gen
tleman there VIM. b. Clarke who is quite sue
cessful in training horses as the celebrated Rarey
He performs the operation in half an hour.
The colored people at their late anniversary
meeting in New Bedford, passed a resolution dep
recating the recent course of the London Times up
ON the Slavery question.
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Suicide.

DC ftIVIere Again.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 4-De Rivere has been arrested al
the instance of Col Blount for want of bail has beer
placed in Jail.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06
EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE

BARBADoEs.-2S0 bbls flour; 200 bbls meal $50 bus
100 bus bran; 100 bus oats p bbs bread % bags
do; 25 bbls crackers 100 boxes candles
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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN STEAMERS

NOTICE is hereby given that applicaf;on
will be made to the Mayor City Council of Raj
tmore at its present session to condemn widen Light
street at its intersection with Baltimore street
jy11awew*
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The deaths in the city of Cleveland during the
month of July amounted to only 90.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

The Cleveland Ptaindealer says Gen Cass is in
arrhoea, and has both age and season against him
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

Col John billings, of Trenton, N. j., is probably
the Oldest postmaster in the Union. He was an
pointed in 1904, and has held the office ever since
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

The Coles County (Ill.) Ledger says 81 so to
$3.50 per day are the wages offered by the far.
mers in that county for good men to help them
through their farm work.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

The Novelty Iron Works have just completed al
immense Lathe for foreign Government; i
weighs over lao, 900 pounds, or about 60 tons
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

ARRIVAL OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE UILLoTIYE-Yester
day budget arrived from the Tresury department
Washington for Collector Mason nOuncing that, in
cordance with the report of Col Gurie the agent of the
department it had been determined lessen the expenses
OF the Custom House here by redttion of the force
employees, and we learn to the Ntent of sixteen Off
GERS AS the Collector is absent finn the city the
muncation has been forwarded to m and the detail of
Its contents withheld until made kwn by him officially
SO that as yet it is unknown mong those most di-
rectly Interested who to be disnarged
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

INSTITUTION OF A New LODGE OF ODD FELLows-Hon
Joshua Vansant Grand Master the Order of Odd Eel
lows of this State assisted by the officers of the Grand
Lodge, on Tuesday evening Instituted Lodge bear
ing the title of Eureka Lodge, No. 1O1 in the western
section of the city.
Corn CROP BALTIMORE observation-disclosures re-
ceved from various sections of Baltimore county states
the fact that since the cpous rains which have
faen the crop presents the favorable prospect
for an abundant yield.
THE WEATHER.-After severa DAYS of sultry weather
the sky became hazy yesterday afternoon and the inhabi
nts of this region refreshed by several delightful
showers of rain.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-25

Died.-ln this city, on Saturday morning September
lsth after painful and pruTactcd illness, LUCY WYATT,
wife 81 ROBERT NJ. ANDERSON, EX-Licut. Governor Of
California.
The deceased was native of Tennessee. came
to this State in 1852 und died in the thrticth year
Of her age.
On Sunday morning ut II o'clock the ntcrmcnt
was performed in accordance with the solemn burial
service Of the Episcopal church. Al / o'clock J..
NJ, in the Presbyterian church, the funeral sermon
was delivered by the Rev. DAVID F. MACDONALD,
Episcopalian minister. The church was filed with
the friends of the deceased, who deeply deplorcd
her unimely death.
These cold statistics that form the usual record of
mortality, arc the hcradS of the departure of no or
binary character "tO that bourne whence no trav-
cler returns" As wife, mother, christian and
citizen, Mrs. Lucy Anderson possessed all those
qualities Of mind and heart that elevate the charac
ter of woman, that challenge the respect Of mankind
a0d that encourage the lovers of the good and beau
tifnl in their devotion to virtue and duty.
So tremendously blended in her character were
the cndOwments Of great mental power with the
sweetest womanly disposition, that Mrs. Anderson
possessed friend in every acquaintance, in whose
hearts her memory, like thing of beauty" will
rest ia joy forever" Attcsting the unusual influ-
Cnce of tho deceased while living and the intense
SORROW her demise flung like shadow over the
public mind, the population of our city almost, in
mass followed her TO the grave, to weep over the
closing scene in the brief drama Of life whose
every act was an cxcmplicaton of virtue, and ele-
waited humanity toward the superior dignity of its
Creator.
Mrs. Anderson was not only protesting member
Of the Episcopal church, but was practical Chris
tan in her devotion to domestic duty-her fidelity
to her husband ind childrrn-and in her regard for
those social qualities which give charm and blan-
dishment to friendship.
Inpatient virtue on earth has its reward in Eter.
nity-and the Christian religion is full of hopeful
prOmise-then the protractcd and painful illness of
the deceased was but the prelude to the chorus her
sanity spirit has already joined with the Angels
and Cherubim That robbed the grave of victory,
death Of its sting, and enabled her discmbodied
spirit, on the wings of immortality to soar to that
"house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-25

NEW YoRK THIEVES ALL INA Rcw.-Five
New York thieves, says the San Francisco
Bulletin Of Monday, were brought to the sta
tion-house this morning, about six o'clock. by
officers Ervard, Nixon and Hess, for the pur-
pose of being shown to the other officers
They are some of the recent arrivals from
New York. Their names arc George Smith,
James Riley, George Thompson, John Burns
and Thomas Smith. 1t is said that upwards
Of forty there's from New York came by the
last two or three steamers. They are repre-.
scented to be daring and expert, and it is more
than probable that some of them have made
tracks for the interior. Look out for them,
Mr.. Policemen,
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-25

ANGLO. AMERICAN SENTMr>r. --Thc New
York .iWioh pays this wrll,lcscrvcd tribute !;
"lf anything were needed to show the met.
tie Of the race from which We spring, the com.
pany Of which Mr.. Field is at the head wou'd
certainly supply it, nlauutcl 10y failure,
brave in effort, and loyal To science from first
To last it has in an Incredibly short space Of
time, considering the limited season Of opera.
ton. completed Il work which WAS considered
hopeless, or ut AL events 50 far removed from
the possible, that practical men were sla'l L"
express their di>tru>t oi it, Now it is cu'u.
plctcd. Next week we SHALL in ali pi"lahi itv,
give a summary Of the l'rcre"'lin" 'lay'>-EH-
gll>h news. The wonder of the moment
eratiticd, the telegraph viii h"r"mc simple
instrument Of usefulness. liit does not WORK
well, another wire will he laiI down. The
principle once demonstrated, there can bc M
interruption between the Intercourse Of this
country and of England