The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-03


public man has to do is to follow his principles
whithersoever their official consequences may car
ry him.
These questions of domestic policy, of States
rights, of popular sovereignty, will follow and
maintain, fighting all who fight them, and support
ing all who support them. Cheers In respect
to foreign policy, my views will be governed by the
same principles of public exigency. But, my friends,
political questions. [Cries of eco ahead" and
"What about Mexico?"] l only appeared on this
balcony to acknowledge the compliment you have
paid me, and to return my thanks to you for the
testimonial you have furnished of your approval of
those great principles to which my life is devoted;
and prefer that it should be devoted to principles
rather than to the personal affection which prompts
these marks of your kindness. And now my friends,
in conclusion, permit me to renew my grateful
thanks, and to bid you goodnight" Loud and
prolonged applause
Mr.. Douglas then left the balcony and the crowd
slowly dispersed. The rain pouring when he
BY OVERLAND MAIL.
The Overland Mail at st. Louis brings nothing of
Importance. The news from the ella River Gold
Mines is cheering. About two hundred persons are
at work. The Vandaa arrived at San Francisco
from Tahiti on the I'd. The first quarterly confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, for
Los Angeles and Ell Monte, to be held at Los
Angeles on the 25th and Goth.
young man named Mcdonald was murdered at
Columbia, Tuolumne county, Nov. Goth.
On the 10Th November, at the theatre, Constable
John Larry, formerly of the Baltimore police, an
old resident of Columbia, observed three men come
into the building whom he at once suspected to be
the murderers of Mcdonald. He mentioned his sus-
picions to Mr.. Mullgan, Marshal of Columbia The
villains suspecting they were watched, moved out
of the house, and Muligan and Larry slipped out of
after them, arranging to separate and walk around
block in different directions in search of the
pected characters. In short time Larry came
upon them, and said "boys, know you; give your
calv hat ~ tl,o
fellows Immediately fred the ball striking him in
the leg, and another fired Immediately afterwards
and the ball entered his body. He died shortly af-
ter the Marshal came up, and the murderers had
fled. Word was conveyed to the theatre, where
the wife and daughter of the unfortunate officer
were upon the floor dancing. The daughter tainted
and fell to the floor. On the I'd of December, two
men, named Wallace and Parrott were arrested on
Suspicion OF numbering Larry. Wallace confessed
to robbing, and testified against PARROT, upon
which Parrot taken from the authorities and
hung by the citizens. Wallace was returned to
jail by the Sheriff. Three Of the same gang were
in Jail.
DISASTER WESTERN RIvERs.-The st. Louis
democrat publishes a statement, carefully prepared
by gentleman conversant with the subject, of the
principal disasters which have occurred on the
Western Rivers during the year 1858. The follow
ing items are taken from it
Steamboats, sunk At; do. burnt 10: do. explosions
9; estimated number of lives lost by those disasters
259; estimated value of property lost by the same
900; an average to each boat of about rs 900.
"During the year some hundreds of minor acct
dents occurred, of which we have made no note as
they would occupy too much space. The minor
accidents were mostly encounters with snags, which
broke the hulls and admitted water enough to
damage the cargoes, but the boats were prevented
from sinking by the active exertons of officers and
crews. The amount of damage by such accidents
during 1858, would foot up about another million
of dollars
'1fa correct list of the deck hands and deck pas
sengers of steamboats,, lost overheard accidentally,
the Mississippi alone for year, could be pro-
cured, it would astound our readers. The number
lost in that way this year, independent of the two
| hundred and fifty nine lost by accidents to the
steamboats, themselves, is not less perhaps than one
| thousand. We know of one little boat from which
| as many as five or six persons fell overheard and
were drowned in the space of as many months.
|
TExAs.-We observed the arrival in town YES
terday ola large quantity of silver bullion from the
mines of Santa Rosa, in chihuahua The silver is
worth here about Sl.20 per ounce, and was pur-
| chased by Messrs. Vance & Brother of our city.
1t is said to contain nine hundred and ninety
one.thousandths of pure silver. By the by, the
vehicle which brought the silver from Mexico was
quite an original in its way, and, if seen in the
streets of New York, might be considered worthy
! of place in Barnums Museum. The cart was
formed entirely of wood and raw hide. There was
not nail or piece of iron in the whole concern,
and the wheels (entirely of woody looked as if in
days of yore they had done good service to jolly
old Aztec.
During the last two weeks quite a large amount
of cotton has passed through our city for Mexico
This is the commencement of new epoch in west
ern Texas, and one that will greatly increase.
A large manufacturing company has lately start
ed in New Braunfels for the making of the coarsel
cotton fabrics: They are already engaged in the
furtherance of the matter.
The Falls Herald of the 18th says:
We learn from private letter that an engage
ment was expected to have come off on the 9th in
slant between Capt. Palmer's company of cavalry
and band of 200 Camanches, encamped some forty
miles beyond Camp Cooper. We have no partcu
lars, but may hear from the scene probably by til,
Belknap mail due to-nght.-San Antonio Ledger O.
| the l7h Dec