The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-14
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PERSONAL.
Hon. Z. ". Jnhnsnn of A II

/ Hon. r. W. johnson, of Arkansas in Iottor n
the editor OF the Pine Bluff independents reiterates
his fixed determination to retire from public DO
sition at the close Of his present Senatorial
term.
An old resident of Newark, who signs bimeaIf
X. w, gives to the Newark Advertiser some narti
culars about "Cockoft Hail." mentioned in Ir-
vngs "Salmagundi." The original BUILDING re-
terred to under that title it appears is situated on
the Passac river between Beeville and Newark
IL was known half century ago the "GouVer-
neur fiace, from which family it descended to Mr..
GouVerneur hemble, (who was present at Mr.. Ir-
wings funeral, but for many wears it was rented
out to respectable couple who acted as host and
hostess to Irving, Spaulding, and three or four
others constituting their cotere. The honse has
Deen recently improved but without materially
altering its form and internal arrangements The
Cockl0tt summer house and the ish-pond mem
toned by Irving, still exist, though almost in
ruins.
Married at Calvary Church. n. Y. ,on Monday,
December II, by the Rev. Mr.. Hawks, E. G. Gull
ling Eardley, Esq, only son of Sir CulIing Eard-
ley, Bart, Of Bedwell Park, Hatfield, England, to
Magee, Esq, of New Orleans La
s-The North Carolina Presbyterian has been calling
attention to the fact for some weeks past that the
Boston Tract Society has an agentin Gulford or
Randolph in that State, whose conduct in relation
to the institution of slavery is offensive and niur
Gus: The name OF this person is said to be Worth
The Presbyterian says this agent of the Boston
tract Society Is ga dangerous character and he
THE MYSTERIOUS HOMICIDE AT NoRFoLK-The
Norfolk Argus, after referring to the examina-
tiOn by the physicians of the body of Virpinius
Leonard and the verdict of the Coroners jury says
There was double-barrelled gun in the room in
which the body was found, one barrel of which had
Just been discharged, the other loaded and the
shot and paper wadding found in the wound cor
responded with those which were in the loaded bar
rel This gun, however, was found in its place
IN corner of the room, which is the only fact to
be reconciled with the verdict
As there was box in the room, near the gun. il
is possible the child standing thereon, took hold of
the gun, accidentally discharged it as it stood on it
breech, and as the contents passed through his vi.
tails, cOnvulsvely pushed it again to its place an
instant before he fell, lifeess corpse, as be was
found upon the floor. This is, however, mere con-
lecture, and difficulty must still remain in the
way OF an entirely satisfactory explanation of the
true cause Of this most melancholy casualty
The prevailing opinion is, that the gun was acc-
IDENTIFY discharged by a little colored boy with
whom the deceased had been seen a short time be-
fore the occurrence, and who was not aware that
the weapon was loaded. Although the iury were
not warranted in Tnding verdict in accordance
with this view of the case there is but little doubt
OF its correctness, and the replacing of the gun in
the corner Is thus reasonably accounted Tor.
TIE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH CoMPAxY.-A San
Francisco letter-writer says, writing on the 2lst
ult:
Among the passengers who leave to dav on the
John l.. Stephens" for the East, is Col. F. A.
Bee, President of the Placerville and st. joseph
Overland Telegraph Company. He intends visit.
ing Washington, to lay before Congress the i'm
portance of the Overland Telegraph, and to obtain
the aid Of the Government to carry out the enter
prise This line is built and in working or
der for 257 miles, running far in the territory of
Utah, making telegraphic communication of $50
miles east from this city
In the space of few months the line will be com
pleted to Camp Floyd and should government lend
her assistance, another wear would see us in tele-
graphic connection with Philadelphia and other
eastern cities.