The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-21

FREDERIcK CoUNrY.-On the 9Th inst, Hon. Rich
| ard Marshall, trustee Of James kinna, deceased
sold at private sale, farm of 1872 acres lying near
| Middetown, to Lloyd A. Hyatt, Esq, OF that place.
! for S75 per acre.
The receipts at the Exhibition Of the County Ag-
ricultural Society amounted to S2,25S.l5.
The annual address delivered by Col. George W.
Hughes, of Anne Arundel county, on Friday morn
ing was much admired, and on Saturday, another
address to the farming community was delivered by
Charles b. Calvert, Esq. in behalf of the Maryland
State Agricultural College, which was listened to
with marked attention and interest.
The Tournament, postponed from Wednesday,
came off on Saturday afternoon, with brilliant sue
cess.
Omthe evening Of Thursday, 7th inst, at New
London, in New Market district John II. Bevans,
while laboring under an attack of mania potU,
attempted to kill Mrs. p. Riggs, an aged lady by
cutting her throat. 1t seems that Bevans, excited
by drink, had previously assailed several persons
with a drawn knife, but they managed to escape to
places Of safety. and upon coming to the house OF
Mrs Riggs, he broke open the door, chased ont the
family, consisting Of females and catching the old
lady in the street, threw her down, attempted to
pinon her hands under her knee, made one cut
across her throat and was in the act of repeating
his murderous blow, when he was struck on the
back of the head with a stone thrown by Mr. Basil
Simpson and knocked scnseless. He was immedl-
atev secured Mrs. Riggs wound was dressed by
DR.. r. W Simpson, of Liberty; but at last accounts
she was in a critical situation.
On Monday, four buggies, of very elegant style
and finish, were forwarded from the Coach Facto-
ries of Messrs Hood & Haue, and of Henry Boteler,
Frederick, consigned to John Cline Esq, formerly
of that city, but now living in Australia.
THE NICARAGUA INTRIGUEs.-We have every rea-
to believe that the party receiving something
in the neighborhood OF half million OF dollars per
annum bonus, for keeping the American public out
of the of the Nicaraguan lsthmus route, Is at
the bottom of the efforts of DR.. 1ere2 the supple
mental Nicaraguan minister, to avoid the return OF
the Cass-I risSarri treaty. nmutiated by Martinez.
We pnta tp Va Ml ma Xyi a n
vable personal reputation, Webster, is constantly
at Dir. JereZ's elbow, on yesterday, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. 1t seems to US that Vanderbilt
Through Webster, and JereZ. though agreeing to
play a shuttle-cOck game against the public inter-
es of this country to defeat the opening of the Mic
araguan isthmus under American auspices to Amer
ican travel, playing cHt-throat game as
against each other. Vanderbilt plays to keep the
route entirely closed; while Dr. Jerez plays to
keep it closed to American interests for the bene-
fit of Belly moonshine speculation. in which he IS
well known to be personally interested. The mo-
ment the Cass- rissari treaty is returned to this
Government unmutilated the schemes of these plot
ters exploded as Vanderbilt will lose his heavy
annual subsidy referred to above; and Bellys spec
uation will then be worthless paper as in re-
ality. That is to say, the lsthmus of Nicaragua
will then be open to the travel of the world under
the joint guarantee of the United States and Nicara
qua, with all desirable privileges common to all
who choose to avail themselves ofthem.
Even without the return of the treaty as explain
ed above, single month will find the Nicaraguan
lsthmus being regularly used by travellers. Never
theless, to give the route entire security in the pub
lie estimatOn-and until that is achieved, the timid
will not avail themselves of its remarkable advan-
tages-it is absolutely necessary that the world
should comprehend that the safety of their lives
and property when using it are guaranteed by the
power and will of the United States. 1t is high
time that American public interests had ceased to
be at the mercy Of such uncivzed practically
parties, Martinez Co. on the one hand, and
such desperate steamship spectators Mr.. Van
derbilt on the other, who in conspring together to
keep the Ncaraguan route Il sealed book for the
business world, playing game that will soon
be brought to an end with round turn" or We
greatly mistake the emphasis Of this Government
in carrying out its long since avowCd Central Amer
lean policy Washington Str.
IMPORTANT TO PosrMAsTERs.-The special atten-
ton of Postmasters is called to the necessity of ef
fectually cancelling the postage stamps on all let
ters mailed at their respective Offices. Neglect of
duty in this respect has become very general; and
the trouble it occasions at Offices Of delivery, and
the numberless petty frauds to which it leads have
given the evil very serious character. The in
stances OF such neglect officially reported to the
Department are numerous to render it highly
probable that a more summary method OF correction
than the system of reprimand now in use will soon
be adopted by the appointing power II Is to be
hoped, however, that the good sense Of Postmas-
teTs and the exercise of greater in future will
render unnecessary any further measures for
the cure of the evil or the punishment of deln-
quents.
The following is copy of the law in relation to
this subject:
''SEc. 4. Ind be df,rtler enacted, That it shall
be the duty ofevery postmaster to cause to be de-
faced in such manner the Postmaster General
shall direct all postage stamps attached to letters
deposited in his Office for delivery or 10 be sent by
mail; and if any postmaster sending letters in the
mail with postage stamps attached shall omit to de-
face the same it shall be the duty of the postmaster
to whose Office such letters shall b. sent FIR delivery
to deiace the stamps, and report the delinquent
postmaster to the Postmaster General. And ii any
person shall use, attempt to use, in prepayment
of postage, any postage staiEps which shall have
been before used for ike purposes, such person
shall be subject to a penalty Of fifty dollars for
every such offence, to be recovered in the name of
the United States in any Court Of competent iuris-
dicton. Vat. INT.