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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22

In the prospectus which invited the support of
the community to this Journal one of the engage
ments which we made with the public was, that
the paper should be independent. Whether for the
reason that this quality of independence so rarely
distinguishes newspapers that it is not expected as
matter OF course or that it is quality specially
needed and desirable in Baltimore paper we
know not-but il is certain that in our intercourse
with the public since the circulation of our Pro-
spectus, we find much Importance attached to the
redemption of this promise. Indeed the value of a
discreet resoue spirit of independence in the man.
agement of paper can scarcely be over-estimated
Without the constant exercise of this manly virtue
the mission of the press, which should be consis
tent and unvarying advocacy of right, becomes
perverted to the support of the changing doctrines
interests and passions of each day as it passes
representing no fixed principles, promoting no es-
tablshed policy, and looking forward to the accom-
plishment Of no certain and determinate purpose.
Nothing can redeem a newspaper from this reproach
except clear perceptions of duty the part of those
who have the right to control the expression of its
opinions, and firm faithful and vigilant discharge
OF that duty. In the progress of events occasions
must constantly arise in which the press can only
rescue itself from the shame and crime of complic-
lty with public abuses, by timely admoniton, by
determined opposition, by merited exposure and
Just denunciation. The superior opportunities which
the editor OF paper possesses to disseminate his
opinions beyond other men, impose upon him the
corresponding obligation of freeing himself from
every influence which may impair the impartiality
as well as the soundness of his conclusions-and
when, upon the great questions which concern the
public, he has made up his mind from sufficient de-
liberation and inquiry, he will degrade the high
office which he holds if he permits any consideration
of expediency to induce him to withhold much less
to misrepresent, his sentiments
In the conduct of the Daily Exchange it will be
the aim of its editors to reconcile these principles
with due regard to the opinions, the objects and
even the preudices of Others Sensible of the flli-
bility of their own judgment, they hope to escape
any just mpntation of treating the views of others
with illiberaity or intolerance but, as in news
paper which aspires to be any thing beyond mere
record of events the opinions of its conductors upon
all questions of magnitude must constitute its chief
claim to individuality and reputation, those opin-
ions will, upon all proper occasions, be asserted
with the boldness and confidence which are the
inseparable companions of honest purposes and
matured convictions
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"hen ne reached home the money was not 10 h.
found, and Gum was arrested on the cbarc,o -
having taken it. lie was arraigned before .Inst;co
boyd, who released him for further examination
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO kILL-Patrick O'MaoIa
was arrested yesterday by officers Morris and Elem
ing oil the Eastern District Police on the charge Of
assaultng with the intent to kill Patrick Gowan, bv
striking him upon the head with shovel. inhictno
d pretty severe wound. The accused was committed
10 Jan by justice Welsh to undergo trial before the
Criminal Court. "A
turning OF THE CorRr HOUSE AT BELAR.-We
learu from privete source that the Court House
at Belair was fatally destroyed by fire. on FRIDAY
night. The fire is said to have orroinated in Tho
Commissioners Office. Suppose accidental
FALSE ALARM-The alarm of fire which occurad
yesterday afternoon about O'Clock. in the Eastern
section of the CITY, was false.
ALARM-'rhe alarm of fire at half past six o,clock
last evening arose from the burning of foul chin.
ney on West Madison street.
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To Advertisers.-n order to afford the public an OPP
fortuny to Judge for themselves of The merits of the En-
change, large editions w be issued for first e,o days
Of as publication and distributed pideiy and gratosy
pn fae cay and also IN those sections Of tie country
lohic connected c Baltimore by business relations
Merchants and others, ,cho may propose advertise
comns 'ctH do aceN therefore, 10 send in their advertise
mems al once, and thereby obtain the advantage Of the
tended circulation (which such grataos distribution Of The
Paper boh an torn and country, ,oW Afford advantage
lohch none fchO understand the rdIae Of legitimate ddce
using 'gH fail to appreciate, For rates Of ADVERTISING
Table eiSeachere.
10 Readers.-By means Of The gratuioas distribution
ADORE adceed to- is designed to make the Exchange per
J0rm an part ats cdnrassing Persons disposed to
courage the enterprise continue the experiment their
o.on pleasure if residing ohin the city by settling from
time TO time Nth the carrier upon the stated else,chere
out Of the city by sending their orders to the office of
paper, accompanied by payment for the time specified
To COrrespOndents.-Euery communication inten
ded for publication must be accompanied by the Of the
aor1er Manuscripts should be aoritten side Of the
paper only
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22

"When things grow to their worst they must
begin to mend" 1t is true Millions fiend pro-
fesses to have found in "helrs lowest depth, a
lower deep but we know of no other exception
to the truth of our proyerb, if proverb that may
be called which is but the popular expression of a
palpable truism. There is consolation in the fact
for the mercantile community who have been
waiting patiently for the great river of trouble TO
roll by. At length the ''worst " has come and
gone, and although the end may not be as vet
the storm may be considered to have long since
reached its height, and by this time, to have we'll
nigh spent its fury. Its course has been attended
with much of shipwreck and disaster, and the
laundering and stranding of many gallant vessels
whilst countless others have been driven to make
port as best they could, and must undergo many
repairs before they can safely put to sea again
With the return, however, of fair weather, and
proptious breezes commerce will soon revive, and
another illustration be added of the fidelity of the
poets picture of the merchant
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22

Our readers will observe from the advertisement
IN another column, that Mr.. Charles Matthew'S the
distinguished English comedian, makes his first ap-
pearance at the Holiday Street Theatre, this eve
nng. The well-deserved reputation of Mr.. Mat
thews, will no doubt attract crowd tie this favor
lite place of amusement.
We also announce series of entertainments of
four nights, commencing this evening, at Carroll
Hall, to be given by the Peak family and original
Lancashire Bell-Ringers
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LAW TElLIGENCE.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1s5s

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Before Hon. Judge Stumn Il
pneney Esq., prosecuting The following cases
were W 9IsRosed oil In this court to-day =
H. Willis, for breaking the windows of Tbomos
Goe; fined one dollar and costs, and sent to prison
dorf; dismissed 0''eH-
dismissed. IL va -" ''@er'
Cooney Swartz for assaulting and resisting police
olllcer BISHOP in the discharge of his duty; fined
one dollar and COSTS and sent to prison for fifteen
days. ''oA ioi ihleeh
:, CogRT OF COMMON PLEAs.-Before Hon ,Judoe
NJ arsha " 'uuse
JACOB Watemyer VS.. the Baltimore and Ohio r
n. company. This was an action in which the
plaintiff sought to recover compensation for dam.
age done to fish in its transportation through fha
negligence OF the company. Verdict for plaintiff
SUPERIOR CouRT.-Before Hon. Judge Lee, Moth
ing OF Importance transacted in this court to-day
COURT CALENDAR
superior COurt-assignment for this dav. lat to
lS5, inclusive. III ~
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CONGRESS-.

Congress was not in session on Saturday, nor
Will be to-day, both Houses having djourned over
from Friday until Tuesday, in order to afford mem
bers an opportunity to participate in the celebra
ton to-day, at Richmond.
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NARROLL HALL.
" FOR FOUR NIGHTS
MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY
EVENINGS, Feb %, %, % and 27. also
WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY AFTFRNOOZS at3
O'Clock
TIE PEAK FAMILY
ORIGINAL LANCASHIRE BELL RINGERS.
Consisting of the following members
WILLIAM PEAK ST.,
WILLIAM II, PEAK
MRS WIN. PEAK,
MISS JULIA PEAK,
MISS FANNlEA. PEAK.
and Master EDDIE s. PEAK, Is years Old and Little
LlSETTE NJ. PEAK, a years and months oldl
The Charming Little Ballad Singers,
Assisted by the
CELEBRATED AMERICAN HARPISTS,
with
Miss Fannie and her beautiful sta of 90 Silver Bells,
will give Four Concerts above, presenting pro-
gramme each evening.
Tickets cents-Chdren when accompanied by parents
or guardians, half price
NO EXTRA CHARGE
for secured during the day at Wgs Music Store
where a diagram Of the hall may be seen.
Tickets to the Afternoon Concert % cents
N B.-No concert ON Wednesday and Friday Evenings
on account of the Hall being otherwise engaged
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--mOx reficit rates
Quassas, indocilis pauperiem pat.

That Improvement will at first be slow and
gradual, is bat the inevitable consequence of the
terrible blow which the very foundations of public
and private credit have sustained during the late
crisis. Confidence between man and man, once
destroyed, is not soon or easily restored, and
without confidence, there can be no credit, and
credit is the life of trade When the seller doubts
the good faith and solvency of the buyer and every
body suspects his neighbor, and nobody knows
whom to trlst there can be little business carried
on, and the markets must necessarily be reported
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22
STREET THEATRE.


~ THIS tMondayl EVENING, Feb. - 1855
First Night of the Removed Comedian
MR.. CHARLES MATTHEW'S,
VINO Will render two of his most admirable impersonaons
MIR. MOPUS,
In his own brilliant Comedy of
MARRIED FOR MONEY.
And the celebrated part of
MOTLEY,
In his divertng sketch of
He WOULD BE AN ACTOR.
Mr. Matthews will be sustained in these pieces by
Messrs Harrison, Thompson, Shirley,
Knapp, Spackman, flanagan
Mesdames Henri, Germon
and Palmer.
In announcing the engagement Of artist whose fame
as the perfect the world in his peculiar role
has been upon him by the best educated and
discerning minds of England and of country the
Manager avals himself Of the opportunity of assurngh
patrons that relying upon their high toned appreciation of
refined he has secured for the rare
enjoyment Mr. Mathews's sterling and famously ee
giant portraures upon of such extraordinary weight
responsibility the realization of his confidence in
their liberality and good taste can justify
RATES OF ADMISSION
To Dress Circle Parquette and Orchestra Chairs so c
reserved without charge Family Circle %
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We acknowledge our obligations to Mr., Henry
Taylor sun Iron Building, for copies of New York
papers IN advance ofthe MALL and also, to Mr. Thos
Timpson of Mr.. Taylor's establishment, for the
latest Mes OF English papers per steamer Baltic.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22
MIR. GEORGE VANDENHOFF.
AYl THE DISTINGUISHEDE LOCCTIONIST
WILL
A COURSE OF FOUR READINGS.

BALTIMORE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
AT CARROLL HALL,
On the EVENINGS OF WEDNESDAY, February a
FRIDAY, February 26, WEDNESDAY, March 8
and FRIDAY, March ).
Inc course will consist the following elegant selections
fIhSI En ENiNG, Feb 4-Mr. VANDENHOFF"S Gel
ebrated SATIRE, in verse-s'COMMON SENS E,'-a dash
at the dongs of the day.
SECOND EVENING, Feb pa SHAKSPEARIAN
oLlo, or Scenes and Dialogues from the admired
plays of the great dramatist
THIRD EVENING, March San EVENING WITH
THOMAS HOOD, including Readings and REGULATIONS of
his Poems
FOURTH EVENING, March San EVENING WITH
SHERIDAN, including THE CRITIC"
~ Tickets for the Course admitting gentleman and
lady $3.50 Single tickets for the course 81 so and single
admission % cents For sale at the the Mercan
tile Library Association and at the principal
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\, y" are indebted to Messrs. John Murphy & Co.,
40 io1 baltimore street, for the February number
Oh 'ne metropolitan, the Catholic Magazine publish
eu by them' and edited by NJ. j. Kerney, A. NJ.
"l'h the present number commences a new series.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22

CHARGE OF STEALNG.-Oflicer Vanholland of the
S. d. p, yesterday afternoon arrested man named
Michael Gum, the charge of stealing the sum of
$3.50, the property of George Buckholtz. 1t ap-
pears that Mr.. B. gave to boy, in his employ,
named Dreamer bill to collect, which he having
done was his way back when he met Gunn.-
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22

Masonic FEsTIvAL.-Union Lodge, No 60, A. F.
A. NJ hold their tenth annual festival this evening,
at the Masonic Hail. The 22d of February was ap-
propriatey selected the occasion for their festival
in view of the fact that the illustrious Washington
was Jealous member of the Masonic Fraternity
Hon. LAWRENCE NJ. KEITT has received and accepted
an invitation to deliver address the occasion
supper and dancing will conclude the evenings
entertainment
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22
M MARYLAND LEGISLATU
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 10, 1858

EVENING SESSION.
Bills Passed.-For the relief of the devsees and
legatees of the late Isaac Rowles. TIE exempt from
taxation the parsonage property of the NJ p.
Church in Uniontown, Carroll co. To enforce the DO
lice regulations of the town of Sharpsburg Incor-
poratmg the Maryland Fire Insurance Co. For re-
funding certain ofmoney paid into the Treas
ury. To require the Comptroller to pay a certain
pension. 10 authorize the corporation of Balti-
more to dispose of property belonging to said city
by lease or otherwise
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-22

FHEFT.-On Friday evening, at dusk, chest of
tea, OF the value of $50, was stolen from in front of
the store of c. Lewis Dunlap, No l3, West Balti-
more ST., near the bridge, The neighborhood APP
pears to be infested by gang of petty thieves from
whose depredations Mr. Dunlap has suffered at diff
ferent times during the past month to the extent of
over 500.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-09-09
HOW THE CABLE WAS RECEIVED UNDER

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 T. w. HUTCHINSON.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-09-09
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THURLOW W. BROWN ON BEER

HI RLOW W. BROWN ON BEER. Beer is an institution of Milwaukee. In it, large class live, and move, and have their being. We do not know that babes are nurs- ed and children weaned on it, but we saw more lads quafing a seidle," as though Gambri- nus made them instead of God, and for the ex- press purpose of holding the largest possible quantity of the institution. There are fifty Brewcries, employing, probably, seven hundred hands, manufacturing one hundred and fifty ---. Let the reader figure out the pints, aud the cost of each, and he will get all idea of what it takes, annually, to moisten the gull let's of the votaries of the drowsy god.
 In company with friend, we visited the mammoth Breweries. Having no credentials, save nose quite extensively laid out, and built up in proportion, and wearing at times a somewhat equivocal bloom, we were long time held in suspense. After a long and evi- dently animated council in Dutch, we were f. nally beckoned into the inner temple. A boy of ten or twelve years was holding seidle to his lips, the contents disappearing like water down rat-hole. Sleepy-sleepy sleepy l. The physlognomes of those standing about were stupid, the eyes dead and leaden, and the lids heavy, as if the kingdom of Somnus was just beyond that of Gambrinus. They seemed to finger about like so many Rip Van Win kles, waiting the allotted time for an awaken ing. The damp doors swung open, and with lighted candles in hand, we passed down the deeply worn steps into the vaults. The walls aud arches were dripping with wet, and pools of water gatered in the hollows on the floors. Cold and dank as the breath of some vault O. death, the air crept over the face and hands and through the thin clothing. We thought of the city of Cairo after the food seven hundred and twenty different stinks, and seve- eral wards yet to hear from ! Gambrinus here reigned in darkness and solitude, exhang that peculiar fragrance of old beer barrels, whether made of slaves and hoops, or ribs and overhauls. Returning, a seidle was drawn, the foam blown from the brim, and the pint of nectar presented. I would have done lover of the ludicrous good to have seen the amaze ment of tue guide as he held the br;mmng cup, and stared in our face with his candle in his hand. Again and again he urged the cup j; the more we declined the more he urged At last he diviDed the whole matter" You trink goot fourt proof brandy Yah !-yah !" Then putting the glass to his own lips, he shut his eyes in bliss, and produced a vacuum in the utensil with an "easy simplicity" which we never saw surpassed. "It ish goot p To our unsophistocated inquiries, he unaffectedy told us that he drinked tirty or forty such a day-no make him drunk any" We unused on the gutta-percha capacities of the human stomach, and wondered if God ever made the article originally to hold three meals day and the contents of ten gallon keg. Emer- ging from the vaults, we found the sun still
 shining, and the dirty surroundings still stink ing. We thanked our gentlemanly guide, and went on OUT way
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-09-09
Whole No. 1736
NINETY NEGROES ARRESTED FOR
 GOING TO SUNDAY SCHOOL!
From the Richmond [va.] Dispatch-Aug 2I.

From the Richmond [Va.] Dispatch-Aug. 24
 The arrest of ninety odd negroes in tie Leigh-street African Baptist Church, last Suu- day morning, where they had assemble to receive instruction as Sabbath School scholars, has created no little talk in our community many justfying the course pursued by tue May or, while others incline to the opinion that he has transcended his authority. That the facts may be properly understood, we lay them be- fore our readers, as given to us by his Honor On Sunday the 18th inst, Lieut. Truehart and Watchman Gilman reported to the Mayor that negroes were to be seen every Sunday morning, from daylight until 10 o'clock, enter ing the basement of the church, with books ill their hands, the officers believing that they were there the greater portion of their time, without being under the supervision of white person.
 With this information before him, the Mayor directed the two officers to go to that church last Sunday morning, and if they found that the negroes assembled there were being taught from books, or if they found them assembled together and not under the immediate super. vision of white persons, to arrest tho whole party and bring them before him. The oficcIs, on entering the basement, found the negroes dioliC, oOlllc WILL ulll SOluo WlGuOuG DOOkS-LHc pastor, the Rev. T. Lindsay, and perhaps other white persons, being in the room above-took them into custody, and carried them before the Mayor, by whom they were reprimandcd and discharged
 The Mayor is not at all satisfied that Sab- bath Schools, even when negroes are taught orally, come under the head of religious wor- sh'p and as he believes that such assemblages lead to others of worse character, he will not be apt to yield his opinion, unless overrulcd by the Court of Appeals. floral instruction only is given in negro Sunday schools why are the pupils supplied with books, or allowed to take them to the schools Do not the laws of the State impose heavy penalties on any person convicted of teaching negroes to read and write And were not those laws passed to prevent negroes from obtaining an education, and from doing mischief with their learning2 Scarcely week passes, that instruments of writing, prepared by negroes are not taken from servants in the streets, by the police.