The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-07

named Allen, has been convicted in the Criminal
Sessions, of conspiracy to defraud n countryman
named karsteter. Two ward constables had pre-
Vlously been convicted of larceny in robbng the
same man of S27O. The Philadelphia Ledger makes
thg ioiloWlng comments upon the subject:
rms case is peculiar one, and it illustrates the
way in which justice is sometimes grossly abused.
| under the pretencc of administering it. Karsteter
was stranger on his way to Pixies Peak. He.
whie drunk, got into the hands of some individuals
VINO tried to plunder him, first at pIay and after
wards by trumping up charge of passing counter
felt money upon one of them, though the money
was got in change from another person for Karste-
yer, Dy an accomphce OF the party who made the
cnarge. warrant was obtained from Alderman
Allen, and karsteter taken down to the extreme
Southern end of the city for hearing The charge
II true, was criminal one, and the Alderman had
Instead of this, he allowed an arranoement to he
made whereby Karsteter was compelled to nav 500
seven of which the Alderman took to himself for
hnes. The whole party then, magistrate, constable
harsteter afterwards went to his hotel with the two
eonstables. The next morning he found ali
MS money was gone. Subsequently S35 of the
amount, with his belt, was found with one
were in Alderman Aliens possession. On
these facts Karsteter brought a charge Of
larce ny against the constables and of conspiranv
against Doth the alderman and the individual who
had MN taken before that alderman The con-
stables were convicted of the larceny, and yester
day Alderman Allen convicted of the conspira
Gy, though motion has been made for a new trial
taxing 1T In the most favorable light, that there
Was No arrangement to punder karsteter, the case
SHOWS most gross and scandalous outrage upon
justice The facility with which the magistrate
lent his official aid to enable rascal to pmnder
stranger, makes him, morally, accomplce in the
act II 1t IS only through his disregard of the merits
OF the case, and his Indifference as a public mapis
trate to the justice of it. His settling the case
without sending the person to trial, proves him to
oe guilty OF conpounding felony, and his retain
ing property which did not belong to him. makes
up the measure of official dereliction as rare we
nope, as it is bold and unblushing We can ina
gne no greater tyranny than that of public magis
trate who uses the functions of his office for on
preston or extortion. 1t is seldom such ca 40 come
before our tribunals, and rarer still that thew are
convicted 1t is only when some fragrant case like
ths occurs, wherein the sufferer has the courage to
brave the authority so UNANIMOUSLY welded that
justice ever reaches the official culprit.
:, TEMpERANcE IN RUssIA.-We translate from LIE
, ,ora tne singular total abstinence pledge which
has been signed by the peasant on the domain of
the Princess Scherbatoff: VI
This 18th day of January, 1859, we, the under
signed, elders and peasants of the village Mini
Landykh, belonging to the Princess Alexandrowna
Scherbatof, delegates of the Council of Commnne
In convention assembled, on the occasion of the
raising of the price of brandy by the farmer of
nrandies OF Gorokhovetz, to roubles per vedro.
anu 70 rouoles per vedre at retail, and which we
consider ruinous to ourselves and our families; we
nave resolved to avoid its i'll consequences to eulti
Vate among ourselves and our children the princi-
pies OF morality, and to fulfill in the most regular
manner, our duties toward the Government and
our landlords. In consequences of which we baye
freely entered into this written engagement bv
which We bind ourselves not to waste our substance
III urunKenness-that Is to say, not to drink any
more brandy IN the shops, to buy any to carry
10 our homes except in certain extraordinary cases;
ana, IN order to insure success in this we promise
10 watch each other and to complain Of delnouents
before the authorities of the Commune, that they
nc fri,,
upon which our well-being depends Should any
onebe compelled to buy brandy, he must refer the
case to the authorities. In witness whereof we sub
scribe ourselves"
eral in Russia. The great competition to Obtain
the brandy monopoly last year, and the high pre-
miums paid for it, have considerably raised its
price. m Inc movement is not confined to the coun-
u Try; Ihe inhabitants of Balachow, village of
60oO inhabitants, in the Province of Saratov, have
taken the pledge, with solemn religious services.
under the lead of their clergy.-N Y. Tribune
The following is statement of the ipspections
OF tobacco in Richmond from lst October to Ist
May May o, the present and two previous years: Total
9as 9Ras April 59 la9; previously lOO89; total A.,
The Inspections of March, this year, were s. 90
hhds.; of April, '5s, 5,O73 hhds The first inspec
tlon at DIbrePs took place the 9th of April,
!ooo. The following is monthly statement of the
inspections ofoose tobacco including all received in
boxes, tubs etc. Total lbs. April $50 1856 935; preyi
ously, 3,4Ol, ,74O; total 3.73S,675. Last season
1859 2lO. 0"'''
49,, The inspections of April, last year, aggregated
667 273 lbs The difference in favor of last season
thus far, is 230.53 lbs.
In April 1858, 6,S03 hhds were received. and in
1853, 5,403, decrease of 400.
From October lst to May 1st, the receipts in 1883
We're 1858 in 1859, S,533-showing an increase of
1850. -
ExTRAoRDINaRY DIscovERY.-PHoroGRApHrx
@E
found the details of very singular discovery of
NJ H. Scott, by of which sounds NAV be
made to record themselves, whether these sounds
are those OF musical instruments, or emitted by
the voice IN singing speaking. Professor Wheat
stone during his recent visit to Paris was invited
oy the Able Moigno to inspect the papers on
winch these sounds had printed themselves and
Is sad to have been greatly surprised and pleased
with what he saw. The mark produced on the
paper by particular note is invariably the same
90 also II a person speaks, the tone of voice in
winch he speaks is faithfully recorded. As vet
no practical advantage has been obtained by this
discovery but NJ. Scott is sanguine that, in
course of time, he will far improve his appar-
atus that it will be capable of printing speech,
winch may be written off verbatim, to the great
saving of the labor of Param entary reporters
London photographic Ne,os.
SUICIDE OHGo-The statistics of Ohio for 1858
show that the number of suicides in that State was
sixty in all, or one in every forty thousand of the
population. The mode of suicide is mainly con-
lined to hanging, drowning, cutting throat, shoot
Ing and poison. Of the suicides in Ohio, the mode
selected by seventeen that of hanging, seven
by drowning, six by cutting the throat and ten by
poisoning; the remaining modes were generally
some violence, occasioned by delirium tremens or
lntoxlcatlon. The suicides in cities appear, as a
general fact, to be much more numerous than in
the country, as for example-n New York, in l0,-
50O in Cincinnati, in II, 900; in London in 900
in Paris, in 2,l0O. The number of suicides given
for Europe, by Baby, some twenty years since,
q tnllnWs In I ~,
tria, in 10000; in Prussia in $4,000; in Russia,
l in $4,000.
A kind of literary duel has taken place in Paris
between George Sands and Paul de Musset Mad
anne Dudevant published in the Revue des Deur
Nondes sort of autobiographical romance, enti-
tied "EUe ct Luz (She and He) of which the late
poet Alfred de Musset was the Lui hero The con-
tents of this tale very dispeasing to the friends
of the poet and also to his family, and at the
nstigatiOn of the latter, NJ. Paul de Musset now
replies to the "EUe ct Luz by a novel entitled
1" LtG ct EHe," which appeared this week, and
which it is said contains letters of the heroine
transcribed word for word from original docu-
ments found among the papers of the late poet
THE SCHILLER FEsTIvAL.-From Weimar we learn
that series of grand theatrical entertainments
will be held during the months of June and July
next in honor of the hundredth anniversary of the
great German poet, Frederic Schiller. The nu-
merous dramatic works of this author will, without
single exception, be played successively, by a
company selected from the most renowned actors
of Germany. The arrangements of the large
theatres of Berlin, Vienna, Dresden, Munich
Hanover and Stuttgardt have combined and to
make the festival success, have giyen
permission to any of the required actors from
their theatres to perform at Weimar on the occa-
sion.
Matt Peel, the celebrated bone-player and deliu-
Gator OF negro eccentrcites died at Buffalo on
Tuesday night. He had been i'll for several months
but continued to perform whenever his health
would permit. He was announced to appear on the
evening before his death, but was too unwell
The real name of deceased was Matthew Flannery
He was born in Brooklyn in 1922 and commenc.
ed his career as public performer about the year
1847.
HANDLING BANK NoTEs s--Peterson's Detector warns
persons who are compelled to handle bank notes
not to wet their thumbs while counting the bills
1t remarks that if the thumb comes in contact
with the tongue after handling note from the
pocket of infected with the smallpox the
injection is to take effect as the inoculation
of a child.
The Lake Superior Miner of the 10th, saws that
GIG tons of copper brought forward to Ontonagon
during the past winter shows an increase on last
winters operations of so tons. The New
rich Mine has lately struck a mass of conner
weighing eight or ten tons. The Rockland Mine
is now engaged fine drift, which promises
WELL
forgery a Third street bank Cincinnati
for 1000 was discovered on w ednesday. Although
the bankers have been furnished with the facts.
they refuse to give any information, saying that
the matter has been fully settled by the forger's
Tha Oft tha h.