The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-05
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D O M E S TIC.

On the night of the 9th ult. during a severe
thunder storm, the house occupied by Abraham
Minich, one mile north of Prairie City, Iowa, was
struck by lightning, while the family were seated
around the fire. Emmanuel Minich was instantly
killed, the fluid striking him the head, mangling
it in a shocking manner. Abraham also
Knocked down, his right ear severed from his
head and he was burnt and bruised so that there is
no hope of his recovery One of span of horses,
hitched to a wagon at a distance of twenty PAGES
from the house, was also instantly killed. Abra-
hams wife, and little girl about ten years of age
were also stunned, and when the woman became
conscious she discovered the clothes of her husband
and brother-in-law to be on fire. She crawed to
them and extinguished the flames, and remained
with them until morning, before any of the neigh
bors knew of the occurrence
President Jackson directed in his viii that "The
large silver vase, presented to me by the ladies of
Charleston South Carolina, my native State with
the large picture representing the unfurling of the
American banner, presented to me by the citizens
OF South Carolina, when it refused to be
cepted by the United States Senate be presented to
that patriot residing in the city State from which
they were presented, who shall be adjudged by his
cOuntrymen, or the ladies, to have been the most
valiant in defence of his country and countrys
rights" The Palmetto regiment, of South Caro-
lima, being regarded man, has received the
vase and flag from the hands of Andrew jackson,
Junior
Hon. Caleb Cushing, late Attorney General of
the United States, has recently purchased large
and valuable square of ground in Washington city,
and donated the same to the Rev. DR.. Harold and
others, in trust for the building of large edifice
for church, &C., for the of the st. Andrews
Episcopal Mission, institution of charity, estab-
!lshed year or so ago in that city by Rev. DR..
Harold.
The Ledger reports that returned Californian,
who took passage on one of the Sound steamers at
New " rk for the East few days SINCE wishing to
indulge in drinking bout, gave to a travelling com
panion quantity of ewelry valued at $3.50, and
S37 in money to keep for him. When the boat
reached her destination the foolish fellow was in his
berth drunk, and did not take the cars: but his
friend dad, and forgot to leave the vauables that
had been placed in his keeping.
The action of the Richmond Banks in discredit-
ing the notes of the Independent Banks, has provok
ed an outburst of indignation from every quarter
OF the State. The papers of Danville, Fredericks-
burg, Lynchburg, Wheeling, Staunton, and indeed
OF every other interior town, denounce the measure
IN the severest terms.
Saturday night and Sunday morning week, the
heaviest fall of snow that has occurred thus late in
the season for many years. occurred in Southwest
ern Virginia. The depth of the snow at Fincastle
was some six inches. In parts of Craig county, it
Is reported to have been nine inches deep.
s. A. Peters, a correspondent of the Spiritual
Telegraph, writes from Philadelphia that Dr. Hare
is having manifestations in his laboratory, (Which
will force conviction upon the minds of those who
are determined not to believe and as a specimen,
states that common manifestation is the TRANSMIT
taton of copper pennies into gold. This certainly
would De as convincing manifestation to most
people as anything we know of.
Some thirty thousand volumes of books, many of
them valuable and expensive works, have recently
been discovered in the vaults under the Capitol
at w Washington, the boxes in which they were pack
ed being buried under the heaps of coal and ashes
Many of them have been ruined by the rats and
coal ashes together.
On Wednesday morning last there were but nine
miles of track to lay the East Tennessee and Vir
ginia Railroad, and the force at the eastern end
were laying half mile per day. They also
laying down the iron the western end 1t is
confidently asserted that the gap will be closed up
by the 18th.
The California papers tell of Mr. Leith, who in
single year has taken $4,000 clear profits out of
the Nevada diggings, and is coming home to
the United States to enjoy it Such cases
in California nowadays
1t is rumored that Hon. Duncan K McRae late
American Consul at Paris, has announced himself
an Independent Democratic candidate for Governor
of North Carolina, in opposition to Judge Ellis, the
regular nominee of the Democratic party.
The splendid iron ship "Pride of Canada" went
ashore on the 2Sth, on Red Island reef one hundred
miles below Quebec 1t is feared that she will be a
total loss. She had full cargo. One of the tubes
of Victoria bridge was on board.
Among forty-three prisoners in the Boston Toombs,
Monday, were family of six persons consisting of
husband and wives and four aughtersin-law