The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-17
IRON OUR OWN coRREspO NDENE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1859.
Some disappointment is expressed at the non-re.
ceipt of the ratified CAss IRIsARRI treaty from Ncar
aqua, by the last steamer from Aspinwall 1t wa:
not time, however, to expect it, as the steamer be-
tween Panama and the West Coast Of Central Amer.
ica-by which avenue we get most of our news from
Nicaragua now-a-days-makes monthly trips only
and there had been no arrival at Panama prior
to the departure thence of the recently arrived mail
The treaty may be looked for confidently within the
next ten or twelve days. but it is certain to encoun
ter serious hostility in the Senate and can only Sc
cure ratification through the earnest efforts of the
Administration; with that aid the chances favor it,
contamination.
The contest over, the contract to construct ma
chnery for the sloop of war building at PbiIadeI.
phia to which | referred in a former letter has
been decided by the PRESIDENT, who sustains the
original award to REANEY, NEAFIE & Co
This case is very singular one, and should not be
aliowed 10 pass without further explanation. Mr..
NORRIS OF Philadelphia, presents ncontestible evil
dence that his competitor who obtains the contract
at price of $4,000 higher than his Mr. N.'s(
bid was permitted to the plans and drawings
put In by the latter, and constituting part of his
sealed PROPOSAL, as much did the letter text it.
self Indeed there is dispute about the fact that
Mr. NORRIS was thus betrayed into the hands of his
rival, for Mr.. ToUCEY admits and seeks to iustfv
It, Worse than all, the President after taking suf
Gent cognZance of the case to bring il into Cahi
net meeting, sustans the course of the Navy De-
partment This may be good policy upon the part
OF the PRETIDENT and the SECRETARY I do not
mean to charge either with being governed by an
improper motive; but certainly the reflection il
very natural, that honorable and responsible con-
tractors will not think it worth their while to nut
in sealed proposals" for public work. if their bids
are to be treated as was that of Mr.. NORRIS, and
the result will follow that Government will be left
altOunthpr w
swindlcd without mercy. Such is the natural ten
dency, at least OF the policy pursued in the present
case.
The President does not fater in his Mexican
polcy His anticipations with reference to the
future OF the pending revolution in our sister Re-
public seem to be realizing day by day. The usurp-
ers are hourly falling, and the star of the Liberals
Is rising as rapidly. MRAMoN, who succeeded
EoBLEs, almost before the latter had warmed the
chair of State in the Mexican Capital, brings no
new strength to his party. As a military man IL
mas the confidence and support of the army. but
me army already was hopelessly committed ar ainst
the Liberals, and will continue so until thtv can
be sure OF making more by another some -sault in
any direction, when they may again illustra te
the facility acquired by their frequent practice the
last year. 1t can not be many days before The SUI
preIlacv OF me constitutional par in Mexico is
made so apparent that our Gov rnment will hest
tate no longer to recognize it, follow such recog-
tries. ~
EVER Soouy KNOWS thaf speculation in the public
lands of the UNITED ST aTEs has made rand fortnnes
for quite number Of parties who in times mast
nave had relations with Congress or the Federal
Government OF character enabling them TO oh
tam early oihc information as to the location of
ianus 10 De sold, the mill sites, town Sites &C. upon
them. VI course these spectators, when they OBJ
tam possession of the lands put up the price upon
thenl7 sometimes three, four or five fold-and com
pei Inc actual settlers to pay these enhanced values
= to push ont far into the wilderness. bill was
nnaIt -
the Committee on Public Lands, TO check all this
by providing that public lands should be withheld
from sale for five or ten years after survey thus
giving actual settlers abundance of time to take
up their quarter sections and obtain their pre-emp
ton rights before the spectators are permitted to
enter The committee however, seem to be onno
SEQ to interfering with the spectators and have de-
termlned to report against the measure.
The recent report made to the Senate bv the
PosTMAsTER-GENERAL, seems to have been much mis-
understood He certanly neither maintains that
the fost-Offce Department ought to be made self
sustaining, nor recommends the increase of postage
rates, or ANYTHING else for the purpose of efectng
that end. The Senate enquired ho,c the thing could
De DONE and he responded that if Congress wanted
to make heDepartment sef-sustanino an increase
OF postage rates, &c. would be necessary He ex-
pressly avoids, however, the responsibility of any
recommendation whatever upon the subject-con-
nnlng himself SIMPLY to answering the indury of
the Senate, based upon the hypothesis assumed by
that body itself.
SHOE BUSINESS IN LYNN.-Since our last report,
business has been as good as expected although
the increase was rather slow. At present all are
employed, and the prospect ahead never was bet
ter Those of our manufacturers with whom we
have conversed upon the subject speak well of the
prospects before them and seem to have fear that
manufactured stock will he left upon their hands
Better qualities of goods are being manufactured
Tor which better prices expected; and still the
are confident that such goods will
meet with as ready sale lighter work and poor
er qualities. The rise in stock has tended much to
this change in manufacture, and ladies' boots now
instead of being made with soles almost as thin as
wafer, are made with stout and firm soles.
The prospects for the Spring trade are good-for
the Southern and We> tern markets must be sup
plled and their demands are soon expected. BUYERS
are looked for about the middle of the month, aud
4 busy time is anticipated There is a well made
stock on hand in waiting for them, on which they
VIII undoubtedly have to pagan advanced price,
Wages are pretty good on heavy work, and on light
work nothing more than fair. There is no fear but
there will be plenty of work during the winter We
must say that we think our manufacturers unusu-
ally active for this season Of the year. Orders for
tall and winter goods have been received and filled
and all are now engaged in manufacturing for the
spring trade. We hear that some of our manufac-
turers have hardly been able to make up work
enough to supply their orders.
During the past year there have been manufac-
tured III our city more than lG,6 00, 900 pairs of
shoes. The shoe business of Massachusetts, is val
ued at S4O 900 600 year, and one-half the shoes
made in Massachusetts are manufactured in Lynn
so that Lynn annually manufactures 500. 900, 900
worth of shoes. A Philadelphia paper recently
boosted that the City of Brotherly Love turned
out more shoes in a year than any other place in
the country. Statistics state that PHILADELPHIA
turns out 81 600, 900 worth of shoes annually Our
manufacturers expect to make large sales this
month, and have most excellent stocks to meet de-
mands with. Appearances eare favorable for an
early opening of the Spring trade and this gives
to business cheerful aspect.-Reporter.
THE JAMESTOWN SAN JUAN DEL NoRrE-Capt
Kennedy, OF the United States sloop Jamestown
was at Aspinwall the sailing of the Moses TAYLOR
and reported that the Savannah was living inside
the bar at San Juan del Notre, drawing twenty-one
feet, while there was only twenty-one feet eight
inches of water on the bar. She would be unable
to get out unless by the aid OF one of the English
mail steamers or the Ndlorous. He says there is
no doubt that the bar, the inside, and the river
San Juan as far up as its junction with the Color
ado are rapidly Sling up; the Colorado is now
passing nearly all the water, and it is ofcourse en-
with increasing rapidity. He says that in Sep
TENDER last pole with a light upon it was placed
upon the end of the spit at Punta Arenas by the
Basisk, to guide her boats at night when entering
the river from the outside this pole stands
$50 from the present end of the spit, which has
extended itself that distance towards the opposite
shore. The channel has, perhaps width OF some
500 or 600 feet. The next wet season NAV again
IL, III
the harbor was soon closed to all large sea going
steamers. The remedy would be, of course, the
diversion of more water from the Colorado bv an
artificial harbor; but as all know, these operations
are sometimes accompanied by unlocked for results
Some progress made some time since in accu-
mulatng materials for this dam, but the matter
was allowed to rest.
AUSTRALIA The Melbourne Argus, October 10th
says:
The number of persons who arrived at Melbourne
by the seaboard during the past week was 259, of
whom % We're from the United Kingdom 8 from
the United States; l from San Francisco, and 224
from the Australian colonies. The departures are
estimated at 1900, chiefly for Port Curtis The
net addition to the population by the seaboard has
been IL 1922 for the year.
In order to convey idea of the progress the
group of Australian colonies has made in popula-
ton, may mention that in 1851 the numbers
we're: New South Wales, 1877, los; Victoria IT,
345 South Australia, &C ,53S-total, BAL ,O5l. In
1857 the numbers were: New South Wales, 305,-
1877; Victoria, ACC, 900; South Australia, 100 9l7-
total, S75,404. Adding $4,000 for Tasmania, and
80, 900 for New Zealand it appears that there are
now upwards of 100000 inhabitants, nearly all of
European origin, in the Australian colonies
The returns of the declared values of goods en-
tered inwards and outwards at the port of Mel
bourne continue to exhibit most favorable results
hen compared with those of last year. The value
Of the exports in excess of that of the imports of
the current year by fl,575; while, during the
former period, the balance of imports over exports
was FL ,050,9ll.
The accounts relating to trade and customs for
the year 1851 have been presented to both houses
of the Legislature The total revenue collected
by this department amounted to 81 ,6SS 052 o. Id
The escorts which arrived at Melbourne on the
18th of October, brought down 5S,4SS ounces of
gold, against 5000 ounces for the corresponding
week of the previous year. The weekly average
of the first quarter Of the year Al 925 ounces;
Of the second, 300 ounces; of the third, 4S ,235
These quantities n i'm