The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-06
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MORE AMERICAN HORSES FOR THE FRENCH

Some time since we gave an account of two Amer
lean horses OF the Morgan breed, which were sent
in the Vanderbilt to France and which were to be
added to the carriage stud Of the French Emperor.
To-day the Ariel will take three more horses of the
same breed to France, who will share with their
predecessors the honor if it is one, of whirng their
Imperial Ma lcsties through the streets Of Paris
This shows that Louis Napoleon must have been
pleased with his former purchases The horses
We're bought through the agency of eX-Alderman
Underwood, OF this city, the same party who for
Warded the other horses. Two of these animals
were procured near Boston, and one in Montpelier
Vt. One of the animals is OF brown color; the span.
are OF light color They weigh from eleven to
twelve hundred pounds each, and are, in all re
spects, creditabe specimens of the equin family
The price OF these animals has not tranSpired, but
1t Is no doubt royal if not imperial span of the
Morgan breed have brought as high S6,50O.-
". y Herald.
An extraordinary case is now pending before the
City Tribunal of Castelsarrazn, near Toulouse.
lady OF that town. who was married SO far back as
isi5 has brought an action against her husband to
have the marriage declared null and void, the
ground that he is not man, but n woman. The
tribunal, at her request, has charged three physi
canS OF Toulouse, all professors of the faculty Of
medicine there, to make personal examination OF
the husband, and to report the result. The alleged
woman is represented by the local journals to be five
feet six inches high and to be apparently of great
strength
REFORM IN RUssIA-A religious reform has taken
place in Russia. The Government has limited the
powers OF the orthodox Greek clergy i'll certain
matters, and has suppressed some ridiculous c2r"
monies, which had been introduced into public wor
ship III order to strike the imagnatOnS OF the gnO
rant and superstitiOus populations 1t has also
solved to reduce the number of the United Greek
clergy. as to have pope (priest) for every
LOCO souls instead Of one for every 800.
The Lyons newspapers record the death of an old
miser in that city, of the name of Crepn. who was
left three millions of francs and five houses at ly
ons. So great was his avaricc, they say, for Il
long time before his DEATH he only disbursed thir
ty-tive centimes (One-tenth of il cent, day for his
food He has bcqueathed the whole of what lie
possessed to poor widow, who, by contract long
supplied him with two meals day for his thirty
five centimes.
A magnificent vessel the Marlborough, worth at
least 100000, ship and cargo and having about
80 hands OH board left the TYNE twelve months agO,
for China and has since been heard Of Her
owner is now claiming the insurance, and the aml-
lies of the scamen have gone into Mourning
There is no knowing what has become Of the ship
and crew.
The Provincial Council of Wellington. New Xea
land, have unanimous V adopted a resolution order
ing immediate steps to be taken to secure by opera
ion of law the introduction of vote by ballot, the
present system not being such as to secure purity
of election and independence from corruption or in
timdation.
A Polish exile in Siberia has invented the means
of applying steam power to the traction of slcghs
by which journeys can be made with rapidity over
the frozen and the steppes covered with ice,
| which abound in the Russian dominioas.