The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-26
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
From WashiN n.fnr,


WAsHGNGToN May 25.-The opinion of Attorney
General Black on the point subTitte by the Sec
retary of State in the Perkins case, alluded 70
yesterday, does not discuss the claim against the
Prussian Government, but merely shows how the
subject is affected by the law of this country; and
it is under this that parties interested and not the
Attorney General, conceive that the integrity of
the contracts will be fully maintained: and all
things considered, the matter be promptly adjusted.
The suilciency of the proofs, however must be left
to the conscience of the Emperor.
As citizens of the United States visiting foreign
countries liable to serious Inconvenience, if
unprovided with authentic proof of their national
character, their best safeguard is passport from
the State Department, certifying the bearer to be
citizen of the United States Passports are issued
gratuitously upon application supported by proof
of citizenship.
This proof need be transmitted but once. On all
subsequent occasions, a simple reference to it.
and to the period when it was presented will be
sufficient
When the applicant is a natiue citizen of the United
St1fes he must transmit an affidavit of this fact
signed by him, stating his age and place of birth,
and sworn to by himself and other citizen of the
United States named therein, to whom he is person
ally known, and to the best of whose knowledge
and belief the declaration made by him is tjne
This affidavit must be attested by Notary Public
under his signature and seal of office. When there
is no Notary in the place. the affidavit may be made
before a Justice of the Peace or other officer au-
th0rized to administer oaths.
If the applicant be naturalized citizen his GER.
tiicate of naturalization must be transmitted for
inspection. 1t will be returned with the passport
The widow or children of naturazed citizen
must transmit the certificate of the naturalization
OF the husband or the father, stating under oath
that they are such widow children.
The application should be accompanied by a de-
scrlpton of the person, stating the following par
tculars, viz Age: - years; Stature:-fe feet in
ches English measure.) Forehead - Eyes -
Nose = Mouth - Chin: Hair - Complex
ion = Face =
When the applicant is to be accompanied by his
wife, children, servants, by females under his
protection, il will be sufficient to state the name
and ages OF such persons, and their relationship to
the applicant.
Persons who leave the country, expecting to OBJ
tam passports, whilst abroad, from the Diplo-
matte or Consular agents of the United States, are
laDle to disappointment; inasmuch as it is the
outy OF those agents not to grant documents of
mat character, except to persons who
talnly known to be entitled to them; and it is
sometimes difficult, if not impracticable to procure
proof OF this fact in foreign country.
Certificates OF citizenship passports issued by
State authorities, by Judicial or Municipal
functionaries of the United States are not recog-
nlzed by the officers of foreign governments and
by the twenty-thrd section of the act of Congress-
approved on the 18th of August last. it is made
penal for such authorities and functionaries IN iS
sue such passports
No further action, it is said, is considered neces
sary IN consequence of the last reported accounts
from Utah with instructions recently forwarded to
'he IeueTal once are calculated to prevent utnre
conflicts of jurisdiction among them, and will
soon reach that territory.
From the PInins-Hfost DepIOrabIe Condition
OF the Pixies Peak Emigrants-CannibaI-
ism
ST. LOUIS, May 2.-rhe regular correspondent
OF the Democrat, writing from Denver CITY on the
gin inst. recounts the most deplorable condition of
affairs on the Plains. Many of the emierants are
dying of starvation, while the others are subsistinp
on prickly pears and wild onions found along the
road
The stage agent reports picking up man named
Blue, who was reduced to a skeleton from sarva-
uon On recovering, he gave most lamentable
account OF his adventures. He started in company
with two of his brothers for the mines One of
them died on the road, and the remaining two were
so tar bordering state of starvation that they
ate his body. Another died, and he in turn was
nearly devOured by the survivor.
man named Gibbs had reached the mines in
starving condition. and expressed the opinion that
his party, nine in number, had all persisted.
Many graves were seen along the route
Much property has been destroyed or abandoned
on the road
The writer of the letter before referred to says
the number of departures from the mines is about
equal to the arrivals.
About five hundred of the returning emigrants
reached st. Joseph on Saturday, all of whom con-
hrn the previous accounts of the suferngs and pri
VatlOns on tue Plains