The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-18

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HERoINE:-The Boston Courier, making an ap-
peal IN behalf OF fair in that city, SAYS: Through
out the civilized world, the name of Florence
| Nightingale is inscribed upon the golden list of
| world-renowed women.
| In the city of Boston, some four years apo q
poor girl of humble birth, depending upon her
daily labor for precarous subsistence became
impressed with serious want in our public charit
| able institutions. No hospital existed for ipcura
6eS. Private domestic Affections had taught her
| how precious were care and nursing in soothing
| the last hours of the poor and friendless Her
first step was to take girl in the last stages of
| consumption to her own room; tending her like a
sister, the pangs of death were aeviated and the
spirit sped with less Of suffering to its final dwell
ling place.
Soon, however, the demands upon her sympathy
became too numerous to be met by her individual
means, limited as they necessarily were. few
ladies, wrought upon by her earnest zeal and self
devotion, procured for her large room which was
soon filled By those who without this aid must have
died in misery. More recently the vestry of the
| Unitarian congregation in Claiming street has
been the scene of her labors, the asylum of her
patients. The sale and proximate demolition of that
| building has rendered necessary the removal to a.
house in South street, which, while accommodating
more patients, will entail of course an increased
expenditure.
To meet this call many ladies of this city open
fair at the Music H all on the 22d of the present
| month May their efforts be crowned with success!
| May the trusting faith and noble devotion of
this poor girl meet that reward in this world
And though the name of Harriet RYAN NAV
never here be known beyond the small circle of
| those who see and appreciate her labOrs, NAV it
not IN the final record of Divine Justice have an
equal place with that of Florence Nightingale?
CROPS AT THE WEsr-A clergyman residing in
Iowa, whose connection with benevolent society
requires HIM to travel extensively, and who surely
has no interest in flour speculations writes us az
follows, under date of the 9th instant
81 have just returned from tour in illinois,
where l had to leave my horse and buggy ron ac-
count of the mud |, and come home by Railroad and
on foot. This is the first time that such thing has
happened in my travels the West which have
been continued now for nearly ten years. The last
year has been characterized above all others for
Its constant rain and excessively bad travelling Of
course, our crops. last season were nothing; and
now learn, everywhere | travel, that the winter
wheat and clover fields lie waste again. except in
some few remarkably favorable spots. Illinois and
Iowa are now felt to be hanging upon the sover-
eign mercy of God; tor, if He does not favor us
with seed time and harvest this year. we must suffer
for bread. .'-JOuriat of Commerce.
LATER FROM BRAZIL AND BUENos AYREs-The En-.
| glish papers contain telegraphc despatch from
the Brazilian steamer at Lisbon, with Rio dates to
| Feb. T.
There is no political from Brazil The cases
| OF fever were few.
The Minister and the fleet of the United States
had left MOntevideo for Paraguay
Inc President, Lopez, has accepted the mediation
OF the brazilian Government. Gen. Urquiza, ac-
whittier the Ministers of France and Sardinia had
also gone.
The Jesuits have been expelled from Montevideo.
Coffee a Rio was quoted 5000 to s. 100 reis stock
only 10000 bags. The roads continuing bad, the
expectation of coffee from the 8th January to the
7th February was IL, 500 bags for America
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About the end of last month the following sinpu-
lar mistake was made at Dole, France: Two persons
had died at the hospital of that town, and were to
be buried at the same time. The deceased were
young girl and soldier of the garrison. Both cof-
fins being placed alongside of each other they were
so conounded that the young girl was accompanied
to her last home by patooa of dragoons with
military honors, while the young soldier, covered
with white pail of flowers, pious emblems of puri-
ty and Innocence, was borne four feminine
shoulders, and followed by procession of young
girls recting prayers.
The New Orleans Picayune says: "a gentIem an
writing from Vaeclo, State of Nuevo Leon, Mex
ico some so miles northwest from Camargo, tells
Of the most remarkable change of temperature per-
haps ever recorded 1t took place Thursday night,
JAM 6. The day had been oppressively hot. ANY
time between and 10 o'clock P. NJ. it was only
comfortable with the doors and windows open, and
people walked bareheaded in the streets At o'clock
two hours after, there ice. And at daybreak
birds lay around frozen death, in all positions,
and sheep and goats of tender age were found to
have perished by thousands.
AMERICAN SCHOOL BooKs.-A writer in the His
OricGL Magazine say there three collections of
school books main Y American, in Hartford, all of
considerable value, viz:
l. That of the Hon. H. Barnard-forming part
OF his very extensive educational library which has,
so far as know, no competitor in this country.
z. That of Erastus Smith, Esq, which that gen
tleman has long been gathering.
3. That of the Connecticut Historical Society
not so extensive either of the Others but contain
ing many works of interest and value.
In the lower house of the Prussian legislature
petition has been presented from certain persons
residing on the banks of the Rhine, representing
the damage arising to their little estates arising by
alluvion caused by the steamers plying the river.
They estimate that in thesaggregate some $4,000
acres of shore land, valued at five millions of dol
lars, have been washed down by the action of the
waves, and they want navigation at certain stages
otthe water discontinued or to have wall built
along both banks of the river The petitioners ask
compensation for damages accrued.-Foreign Let
ter.
The Spencer Owen countv, Ind, > Journal learns
that on Saturday week two little boys aged respec-
lively two and four years, sons of Mr. A. Goodwin
of Green county, got to quarrelng as to which one
should have possession ofan axe. After a short
scut1le the elder one succeeded in getting the axe,
and Immediately struck his little brother on the
head killing him almost instantly
Tennvson's new poem ''Merlin," will be publish
ed, in London, it is said, in about fortnight. 1t
is in four parts and relates to Merlin, King Arthur
and the Round Table. Probably the Morte d. Ar
thur, in of his caller volumes, is fragment
of it.. In his new volume OF poems young Bull
fred
Henry Rohner has been found guilty in the New
York Court of General Sessions of forgery in the
second degree, in having in his possession number
of counterfeit notes on the National Bank of Aus
tria.
Spanish paper in Los Angeles, California, enti-
tied Et Clamor Publico, has raised the names of
Fremont and Dayton as candidates for the next
Presidency and Vice-Presidency.
The Legislature OF Illinois has enacted law that
no person shall serve more than year upon
jury. This cuts up the business of the ''profession
al juror" by the roots.
Robert Hervey, gentleman in the legal profess
sion at Chicago, has dramatiZed "The life OF Robert
Burns" so arranged to introduce many of the
poets most admired songs.
A statue of Oliver Goldsmith is about to be
erected at Dublin. The proposition came from the
Earl of Carlisle, who contributed one hundred
pounds.
VIM. D. Bagnall, Esq, has been elected Cashier
of the Bank of Virginia, at Norfolk, vice COL r. W.
Bowden, deceased.
Hon. E. S. Shorter, of Alabama, has declined a
reelection to Congress.
Col L. v Bogy has been nominated for Mayor
of st. Louis by the Democrats of that city.
A greyhound puppy, in England, was lately sold