The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-17
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FICARIoUs ELoQUENCE AND AUTHoRsHIP-Our
New Orleans exchanges report a queer case, az
follows:
Sirh District CoUrt-oJudge Ho,ceH.-A ratbar
singular petition filed in court yesterday in the
suit of Hugh D. Ames Us. DAME! Edwards The
plaintiff sues for the sum of S59S.50, which he
claims is due him by defendant, S22S54 for services
as book-keeper, and S370 for extra services, as
shown follows in the petition: 'That at various
times during his engagement book-keeper he
composed and wrote letters, reports and public
cards of various kinds POLITICAL official and miscel
laneous, many of them being of a vOluminOus char
acter, requiring great care, study and research for
the said Daniel Edwards at his special interest and
request, and which had no connection whatever
with his duties as book keeper, and for which pc
ttIoner was to receive extra pay; which letters,
reports, public cards, &C., thus written and COM
posed by your petitioner for the benefit and at the
request of defendant, to enable him to cultivate the
acquaintance of our first citizens, acquire official
positions, assume rank in society and among poll
ticians, to which he is in way entitled and to
get a reputation of some literary attain
ments and well worth the sum of $780, set forth
In the annexed bill of items"
Some of the charges are rather rich, and we give
them:
Col. Daniel Edcards To H. o. Ames Dr..
Forwarding ''begging letter" to Jno Sill
dell detailing your varied Accomplishments
directing his attention particularly to the
different public positions you held, your pc
cular qualifications for and soliciting from
him your appointment to the office of "Su-
pervising Inspector at this time and now
filled by Mr.. Pittfeld $50 90
For writing (our pages of foolscap) letter,
being your annual message to New Orleans
Mechanics Society. as President thereof
for which vote osthanks rendered you. 35 90
For writing letter to Governor Wick
life, giving him varied reasons why some of
the 'inhuential and distinguished mechan-
ics' of the city, should be appointed by him
as 'Directors in the Citizens Bank" torep-
resent the interests of the State, to facilitate
the dscounting of paper offered by mechan-
hat oh pttot,, ,fNf1E
among them would give universal satisfac-
tom the object contemplated by this letter
being your own appointment to the much
desired positiOn-signing your name to the
letter, at your own request 2b 90
For writing letter to John Slidel, on
account Of which he rendered to you an ap-
pointment through Collector Hatch, which
you, from private reasons, declined 25 90
For writing (siX pages of fOolscap) letter
to John Slidell, containing matter of general
information, the main point being to establish
yourselfin in his ''good graces," and to "bask
in the sunshine of his favor" signing your
name at your own request rs 90
For writing report for you as ''com-
mittee of one, appointed by the Board of
Directors of the University of Louisiana re-
ferring to the disputes between Professors
Dufau and Rddell, which, for a length of
time, had disturbed the equanimity Of the
members of the Board aud perilled the
University as seat of learning Dssecting
at least forty pages of the correspondence
between the Professors, furnishing opinion
upon the merits of the case, and signing your
name at your own request rs 90
This report is believed to have knocked the
Professors into Cooked hats, relieve the Board of
very perplexing question, and to have redounded
much to your credit, etc., etc.
DEATH FROM USING PHosPHoRUs.-From Bingen,
in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, we hear of a singular
accident from the of friction matches, by which
a physician lost his life. 1t appears that DR..
Cause, of Budesheim, recently visiting some
patients in neighboring village, and on the road
concluded that he would smoke a cigar. Inlighting
a match, some of the ignted phosphorus flew upon
one OF his fingers burning in severely. The pain
extended, and became so intense that the Doctor
who had the necessary instrument bv him, cut out
the wound and let it bleed freely but without ex-
periencing any relief. He then returned to Budes-
helm and had the finger amputated. The poison had
1wever, by this time so inoccuated his system
the loss of his finger of avail. Mean
physicians had arrived from Bingen, who de-
hat his only hope lay in immediate amputa-
entire arm. The unfortunate man
$ operation without murmur, but it
ed useless-in a few hours he was
IT'S IN PARIs-The American ar
ris letter, are industriously pur-
iessrs. Robinson and Aniball,
og some nice studies of the
White, of New York, is
of ''Washington Re
lered by the State of
M same artist 'The
HUI, and is to be en-
| grave ittsburg, Pa, is
| also ma. talent OF no
common sident here
! for several i admirable
! pictures, whit th trench
masters whosen RID over
| Greenoughs atel,
his chisel, is a place
testimony of talents
| little figure of Gamer
| PLY designed and most
! by far the best work he ha