The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-19

by the Emperor on his arrival, and by the Grand
Duke Constantine. Hon. F. W. Pickens writes:
do not know that private citizen of anv conn.
try, was ever before received by the Emperor of
Russia in his private Cabinet alone, in such friend
ly and informal manner, as Mr.. Burrows has been.
and consider it the highest act of real kindness
and unreServed welcome, that could be extended to
hm and reflects great credit on the goodness of the
Emperor's heart.
1t is true that what Mr.. Burrows did in rescuing
Baron krudener, and the officers of the Russian
Navy who were passengers, from the wreck of H.
I. Majestys ship "KensingtOn" now Prince of War
saw, in 1880, and refusing the Ten Thousand
Dollars, which Baron Krudener (who was the
Russian Minister to Washington) had agreed to
give Mr.. Burrows captain for returning with them
to New York, merits the highest praise. In addi-
tionhis afterwards advancing sixty thousand dollars
to reht that corvette for sea, and sending her to
Russia, at period when the Poles were in posses
sion OF Warsaw, at great sacrifices to himself,
altogether exhibit the most extraordinary acts of
generosity and liberality ever performed bv a pri-
vate gentleman for the exclusive benefit of Foreign
and a Great Potentate.
New CURE FOR AsrHMA.-A cure for that very
universal and often ntractible disease Asthma has
Just been presented to the learned societies of Paris
bv NJ Velpeau, for the diScOverer Dr. COurty q
Professor of the Medical School at Montpelier.
The remedy seems so positive and its necessity so
papable, that an early notice of it in this place
will no doubt be acceptable to the many sufferers
from this disease, well as to the medical profess
sion. The RENE is simple, and consists alone in
the injection of the sulphate of atropne under the
skin OF the neck over the course of the preumo-
gastric nerve. That the general reader NAV under
stand something of this operation, should state
that the substance injected is an alkaloid made
from the atrOpa abelladonna, or deadly nghtshade,
plant of widely-extended growth in the United
States Its narcotic and poisonous qualities are
well known. In medicinal doses, however, it acts
powerfully in allaying pain and controlling irrita-
bllity OF the nervous system. The difficulty was,
brno tp hrior cc,b- into
the great nerve, pair of nerves, which supply
the principal part Of nervous filameuts to the
lungs. DR.. Courty, it appears, the idea once
conceived, did not hesitate to thrust trocar and
canula into the region of the nerve, and directly
over it, and there to injecta few drops of the
medicine and leave it. The incision was made in
side the sterno-ceido-mastoid muscle on q level
with the thyroid cartilage, and directly over the
sheath Of the great vessels of the neck. The trocar
was pushed in at first distance OF Z or millime-
tres only, from fear of wOunding the important or
gans of this region The quantity of liquid iniec-
ted was six drops, containing about two milo
grammes OF the suiphate OF atr0pine This first in
lection relieved the patient but not entirely, and
was attended with the usual symptoms of large
doses of belladonna. \ second injection was made
four days afterwards the other side of the neck
and this time the trocar inserted as deep again
on the first occasion The tr0car was then with.
drawn, and the point Of the canula "promenaded"
a little up and down in the cellular tissue, in order
to ditfuse the medicine over as large surface of
cure was rapid and permanent from that day.
TIE AxrI-SLAvERY CoNvENT1oN IN PHILADELPHIA.
The third and last meeting of this society in
Philadelphia took place on Friday There was a
large attendance, threefOurths of the active partc-
ipants being females. James Mott presided and
Lucretia Mott, Robert Purves, a negro, and others
spoke. After the latter had concluded J John Ken
nedy came forward to the PLATFORM and commen-
ced rambling and incoherent speech, in which he
said that he not a nOn-resistant and would
kill any man who would attempt to make Linn a
slave
Mr. es-interrupting-I am not a non-resst-
ant, either | would kill any who would en-
slave me, and the same right that claim for my
self would accord to every other man. Applause
Mr.. Kennedy proceeded and related how he had
been in the South and West, among the slaves, had
talked with them, and had always found them ripe
for freedom. If the poor white people of the South
could only have a voice, there would soon be an
end of slavery. As to the poor white people who
lived there, he did not know how they lived as
they were oppressed as bad the negroes The
eccentric manner of this speaker caused much
amusement among the audience.
Other speakers rendered their thanks to the MAY
or for preserving order at the National Hall on
Thursday evening.
C. C. Foote, Of Canada, said he knew John
Brown, and knew his strong affection for blac,
people. Brown passed a party of twelve
slaves into his (Footes) possession, and in doing
he exhibited all the tenderness of q father towards
them. On the trip to Canada, an infant was born
and they christened il ''John Brown" Laughter.
This child, Brown had given to him with his own
hands.
Oliver johnson observed that. il the Union were
dissolved, Northern men would have more protec-
ton in the South than they have now. Feelings OF
amitv and kindness would spring up between the
two sections which could not exist as long they
together.
The meeting then adjourned.
The FIRST SGcKEL PEAn-TnEg STILL GRowrxG.-
Frank Colliger writes to the Philadelphia Bulletin:
''AbOut the year 1914, in company with the late
Gen. Francis GUrney, had the qualification of
seeing the original Seckel pear-tree, on the farm Of
MIR. Lawrence Seclel, in the Meek late Passyunk
Township, few miles South OF the limits of this
city.
''The pear-trce to which desire to ask your at
tenion stood some little distance from the eastern
front of Mr.. SeckePs farm house. 1t had every
appearance of vigorous maturity. was unusually
large, and bore its lucuus fruit abundantv From
this solitary pear-tree buds had been obtained by
Gen. Gurney, with which he ipocuated numerous
congeneric trees at his country seat Cherry Grove,
Shippen's lane, below South street; all of which
trees proved prolific in fruit and it principally
through his well known berality that this kind of
pear became Disseminated and generally
known and desired, by the name he gave it, of
Secke pear"
MOVEMENTS AT TIE SoUrH.-In the South Caro-
lima Senate, on Wednesday last, Col. Wade Hamp-
ton one of the most conservative members of that
body, offered series of resolutions similar to those
adopted by the Mississippi Legislature, which are
thus synoptised in the Mercury:
First.-Requiring adequate protection for slave
property by the legislative, executive or judicial
tribunals of the Federal Government.
Second That the election of Black Republi-
can President, on the ground of irreconcilable
conflict and the avowed purpose of hostility to
Shareholders, would justify the savehodng States
in taking counsel for thei" separate protection and
safety
Tfird-That in this contingency the Governor
CHI he in Otb tbpr
States seemed willing TO confer on measures for
maintaining the rights and safety Of the South.
Fourh.-That copy Of these resolutions should
be transmitted to the Governors of all the slave
holding States, to be laid before their several
Legislatures.
An OLD CLocK.-The Hartford Times SAYS that a
matchmaker in that city has repaired and set in
running order German clock more than two
turies old. 1t was built by HuyghenS somewhere
about the year 1910, and though il has not run for
more than half a century, is now keeping good time
and may last another two centuries 1t was found
by the artist Church, in the possession of Dutch
family in Nova Scotia, while he of on his ice
berk skctching expedition In that family it had
been handed down from father to son for genera
tions. This is of the ve'y first clocks ever
made with pendulum. The action OF the pendu-
lum on the wheel is not direct, by means of pal
let as IN the modern clocks, but operates by
tical viDrabing bar with 'snugs' it catching into
the teeth at each oscillation Of the psndulum. The
clock strikes for the half hour and hour, and is
wound by means of an endless chain. 1t is an open
frame of black, ancient oak, exposing the works,
which are of brass, and nicely finished.
A correspondent of the London Waterman gives
an account of a most marvellous escape from death
of one of the Wesleyan ministers in New South
Wales the Rev. Il. w. Vanderkist. He lost his path
in the woods about nightall, and seeking to extri
cate himself in the darkness, he instead wandered
farther and farther from the right direction, and
by morning was far away from human habitation.
Incessant rains, or nearly such, had Hooded the
rivers so as to render them impassable and for six
daye and six nights he wandered through the
woods, without any food and entirely destitute OF
anv other shelter than that afforded by hollow
log which at night covered part of his body
When at last found be nearly dead from ex-
baustion and cold, and for several months was in
capable of discharging the duties Of his office.
The London Court Circular relates that at di-
plomatic dinner recently given in that city, two
Russian ladies appeared in military costume. The
Countess p wore a red hussar jacket of satin,
embroidered with gold and diamond buttons. The
cofeur was military cap Of black velvet, sur
mounted bv an aigrette. The lower part of the
dress was not Ia hussar, but consisted OF black
satin skirt, very short, trimmed with gold, and
short military boots. The Princess o, who
was of the party, wore dragoon uniform, green
waistcoat and Jacket, with white trimming, but
tons of gold, epauletts of gold, headdress with
feather, lighter but similar to that worn by the
dragoon Altogether they are highly ornamental
females.
The Sacramento Union announces the suicide of
Times. He poisoned himself with strychnine, at a
hotel in the city named. He had suffered severely
from fall off a horse, and was intending to visit
the Sandwich Islands: being disappointed in this in