The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-02
From the correspondence Of the ChQrleStoR Courier
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HAVANA.
HAVANA, June 25.-I observe YOU notice the clear
ance of the propeller Commerce, Can't Morley at
Baltimore, for this port. You will find BY your
shipping intelligence she arrived here on 18th inst
She came here to be sold. but drawing too much
water for the route she was intended Tor, will re-
turn to the United States To what port [ have
been unable to learn.
A shocking occurrence took place on the wharf of
the Santa Catalina warehouses on the afternoon of
the 18th inst Three sailors who had deserted from
the ship Live Yankee were observed prowIing
about the vessels in this harbor after their shi6
had sailed, with the intent was supposed OF in
duclng their crews also to desert, and in conse-
quence the captains gave orders to their officers
not TO permit these men to come board their yes
sels. On the afternoon in question these went
to the above named wharf, and one of them got into
hight with sailor belonging to a Dutch vessel,
and another of them into fight with the first
officer OF the American bark Jenny Pitts The
captain of which bark separated the two latter
combatants, and states the sailor walked away.
Shortly afterwards he was found dead on the
wharf, with severe confusion at the side of his
head.
The Captain saws the mate had not any weapon in
his hand at the time, but the latter has not since
been seen. This affair having taken place on shore
is under the jurisdiction Of the Spanish authorities
The Captain and crew of the Jenny Pitts have
hear, been summoned to appear and testify all they
know of the matter
The ship olive Yankee" as you were informed in
my last letter, arrived here from China with a
cargo of Chinese. and of course entered in hal
enormous Tonnage Dues" (Sl50 per tony levied
her, she sailed again in ballast on the 10th inst for
New York, although treights ruled high here at
that time.
patent has been granted for ten years to Teo-
dora Ocampo for an invention to prevent locomo-
tives running off track of railways.
hope before long to be enabled to obtain des-
crption of the invention; should succeed it shall
be sent you.
On the 18th inst, a man from the country. on
horseback, was, with the animal he rode, killed by
lightning, near the new railway station now BEING
built at Cienaga, near to this city on the Havana
Railway.
Joseph Tucker Craw ford, Esq, sailed 10th inst
for ST. Thomas and England in the Roval Mail
Steam Ship Company's steam ship Thames, taking
with him a box of samples of cotton of Cnba5
growth. Mark well what predict; before seven
years shall have elapsed Cuba will be f,rmidabla
rival to our cotton growing States in the cotton
markets of the world.
The yellow fever is making some PROGRESS in o,,,,
midst, but yet has not found its wav smoprr tb,
shipping. We have had several days smart rain
this week. '''''''V lam
A recent steamer brought back large amount
of the Sterling Bills of EXCHANGE undarsold Of tb
international Bank" of this city. a concern n
large portion of whose stock is held by British
shareholders. The Bank is perfectly sound and
It's olls were lit is believed protested solely be-
cause the letters of advice had not arrived due
course
PAPAL NUNCTos AND THE WAR.-The Doctrine Of
the Cathode ChHrch.-The WoRieNr OF Paris contra
diets the story that the Nuncio at Vienna took an
active part in the public exercises in the Catheofa
of the Austrian capital, asking of God success Tor
the Austrian arms. To have done so would nave
been serious departure from that position OF Ti neu
tTality taken by the Pope as most ttihg tue wear
of the Prince of Peace The Bishops of Austria
and II of France, respectively, ask God to bless
the arms of their compatriots This is all right,
The onposite course would be strange, ana would
show, an unhappy enlargement of the clergy from
the body of the nations TO which they belon g.
Free1an's Journal.
s.There are some members of community" said
the sagacious and witty Thomas Bradbury, "that
are like crumb in the throat; if they go the rlght
,pay they afford but little nourshment; but if they
go the orong ,oay they give great deal of trouble.