The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-24

The whereabouts of certain literary people are
indicated BY the Boston TranscriptS New York cor
respondent: "Dr. Sparks is at Cambridge arranging
new materials CLEANED by him in Holland, France,
and England, wherewith to illustrate our revolu-
tionary annals; Longfellow is at Nahant putting
the finishing touches to Miles Handishs CoWtshiP;
Motley is in London, bracing himself for another
trio Of octavos to record the rise and fortunes OF
the Dutch Republic; Irving is at Snnnysde, revis-
inc the fifth volume of his life Of Washington; DR..
Sprague is at Albany, correcting the proof sheets
of an additional series of Clerical Biographies; Ban
croft is f'reading up at Newport. for continua-
ton of the sublime drama whereof he has just pub
lshed the initial act; Prescott is at Lynn, carrying
on the story of 'Philip Second' Ripley is here,
busy as bee among the Bs and Cs for new install
ment of the new Cycop@dia; Miss Mitchell is stu
dying the heavens from Nantucket observatory;
John r. Bartlett is at Providence, preparing an en-
larged edition of A,nericanisnpS, Of which he has
collected hundreds since the original record ap-
peared and Frank Moore is in Vermont, arranging
some newly discovered MSS. relating to Montgom-
ery's Canada Expedition, and putting IN order
of curious excerpts from the newspapers issued
during the Revolutionary War"
EPISCOPAL CHURcuEs IN MMNE.-There are seven
teen churches of the order in this State and twenty
eight clerrymen. The number of communicates is
l407 of Which 337 have been added during the
wear: lSg adults 292 infants reported as having
been baptised during the year; l64 teachers, 1lS8
scholars in the Sunday Schools. Contributions for
A Wine company has Just been organized in Ala
bama with capital of S25 00O ali of which has
been subscribed. 1t is called the "Mobile Wine
Company" and has for its object the growth and
production of native wine.
The female operatvesin in five of the North Adams
Mass. cotton mills were on strike on Monday,
peramhulating the streets with banners flying, de-
manding higher wages and cash pay at the close OF
every month
LATER FROM VENEzUELA.-A British and French
fleet was at anchor in the roadstead OF Laguayra,
and collision with the Venezuelan government
imminent
The corner stone of st. Peters College VIII DC
laid in To n v. on the I'd of Sept The build
inr vii h 50o IonG the walls y feet, divided into
foi77r stor;ns and two towers, each 80 feet high.
borrino caught in the vicinity of New Haven
rraiobs farfy-seven pounds Prof Dana says it is a
genuine herrlng'
The successful Atlantic 'cabeist, Cyrus W.
r;aId, is already spoken of a candidate for Gov
crnor of New York.
A Washington dispatch saws Sir Gore Ouseley
has received orders from the English Government
to proceed at once to Nicaragua.
Thirteen thousand nine hundred and nineteen
German emigrants arrived in New Orleans in the
wear ending June lst.
The Lexington and Big Sandy (Ky.) Railroad is
to be sold for debt
Dahlias were cut down in all their glory ny the
frost at Lowell, Mass, on Thursday nlght'
A whale was captured in North river, Gloucester
county, Va, on the 9th inst