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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

The Marquis of Breadabane, and other noblemen
and gentry of the County of Argyle lately resolved
to suppress licensed drinking houses on their respec
tive estates, with the view to the moral and phys-
cal elevation of the Highlands The movement
has, it is reported been crowned with the greatest
success wherever it has been adopted
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

THE LARGE CoTToY PLANTERs.-A Vidalia cores
pondent of the Free Trader (Natchez) contrasts the
planters of Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia as
follows:
There half dozen planters in Concordia
parish and Louisiana, as also many more in Missis-
sippi, that make far higher mark than this. Not
to make thing invidious, the names of A. v
Davis, ESQ.,, of Concordia parish, who makes all
his cotton there, chalks up several hundred bales
above the Georgia planter; does L. R. Marshall,
Esq, in the State of Louisiana, raising in that
State alone, more than three thousand five hundred
bales is John Ruth, Esq, of Hard Times, full as
much if not more; did Frederick Stanton, Esq,
but few weeks deceased, raise twenty eight hun
dred bales the present year-al in Concordia
parish-and even more than this figure in 1866
all in louisiana and there others that
come up, nearly so, to the Georgia highest knot.
For instance, l.. r. Marshall, residence Natchez a
planter in three States Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas, is more than four thousand bale pro-
ducer; so is DIR. Stephen Duncan more than three
thousand bale grower in the State of Mississippi,
besides being an opulent planter of Louisiana
more than four thousand bales in ALL
The great estate of the two princely planters of
this region, the late Samuel Davis and Francis
Surget, Esq.,, always produced from three to five
thousand bales each until their deaths divided the
estate among the heirs.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

''Bearded Balr' was recently given at Chicago,
at which no gentleman admitted without some
the toasts and speecbes denunciatdry Of shaving,
the following:
"Man-Full grown, bearded, Natures great mas
terwork; too noble to be bareaced, too perfect to
be botched by the bungling of barbarism."
The entertainment closed with 'The Bearded
Quadrile," dance made for the occasion.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

An article in the January number of the Edin-
burg Review relates some curious facts about the
contents of the library of the British Museum. 1t
appears that number of gentlemen have been
employed twenty years upon new catalogue of
the books. 1t has already reached the size of two
thousand folio volumes. There forty miles of
book shelyes There are five hundred and sixty
thousand volumes. This is, perhaps, the largest
library in the world; though the Bibliotheque I'm
volumes and pieces The Museum has a collection
of about 10000 books published in the United
States, which is more than double the extent of
any similar collection of American books in our
own country
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

A newly appointed constable at Rochester, Michi-
gan, few days ago, undertook to turn man out
of court, who, he thought, was interrupting the
proceedings. The gentleman quietly withdrew,
and the constable soon after was informed that he
had turned out the sheriff
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

Rev. W. H. Milburn, in his lecture on Alexander
Hamilton, recently delivered in Philadelphia said:
Tallevrand had paid to Hamilton the compliment
of admitting friend of the lecturer that of the
men of mark he had ever seen, of Europe and
America-and he had seen most of them-he con-
sidered Alexander Hamilton the very foremost OF
them all
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

BALTIMORE, March 3, 1889.
There was rather more done Stocks to-day than for
day past market was nevertheless not par
ticularly active The business done was principally in
Railroad shares These stocks rather weaker to-day
Baltimore and Ohio fell off 5 to and Northern Central
declined T. OF Baltimore and Ohio there $50 shares
sold at s6O4 for short time contracts and $60A buyers
option days and it left off at S6Os bid, s6O% asked
regular way and $60& bid, $60S asked buyer 60 days
The sales of Northern Central include 100 shares
cash. and $50 shares at s20H buyer GO days The market
for it closed at $20% bid SOY asked regular way For
City 6s and Railroad bonds the market quiet but the
rates pretty well maintained The only sale Of City
6s of $500 1S90s at S9 and the sales of Rail
road bonds included 81 COO Baltimore and Ohio 1s6Ts
81 $500 do 1855 at S6 and 81 600 Northwestern Fir
gnia endorsed third mortgage bonds at 6s. There
nothing done in Northern Central Railway bonds, but
1855 closed yesterday at 69H bid, 69A asked
City 6s left off at 90 bid 99S asked for 1885, 9S bid
9S asked 1885, and s94 bid, 100 asked for 1905
Bank quiet but firm. The only sale made to
value of the stock operations to-day is about $50 000
The transactions in foreign Exchange continue to be
light but the rates remain firm. We quote to-day fol
lows viz London, bankers bills, 1094Gl109&, do
mercal do 1O94 @1O9E; Paris 60 day bills 5f12H, do.
short sight 5f.1O Antwerp 5f15; Bremen 79K Amster-
dam Al r. Hamburg 36a; Cologne 79; Frankfort Al x.
SALES AT THE RAITINORE STOCK BOARD
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

The sale of the Parker Library was continued in
New York Wednesday afternoon. The prices real
lzed were, generally speaking, extravagantly high
mere being great many bidders from private col
lections and from the leading public libraries In
many instances modern publications fetched third
more than they could be bought at retail
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

PHILADELPHIA, March "a destructive fire oc-
Cured here this morning at o'clock, consuming two
large buildings on Second street south of Dock and
court of small houses in the rear, by which dozen
families were rendered houseless, some of the in
mates making narrow escapes The bar keeper of
a lager beer saloon, which was also DESTROYED was
severely burnt. Loss $50 900.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
BY TELEGRAPH.
n Il

In New York today stocks rather irregular Mis-
souri, 6's declined u; Canton 4 Erie "a Cleveland and
ToledoE; but New York Central advanced II; Reading
y; Rock Island y and Galena and Chicago \. Virgil
MIA 6's Illinois Central bonds, Michigan Southern and
Harlem Railroads sold at yesterdays rates
The New York Tribune of to day says:
The market is quiet but steady for Foreign Bills at
100 ul09A for Sterling, and 515ld512H for Francs.
The Africa Wednesday, took 1868 PIG in gold and sill
yer, which is rather less than anticipated consid
cradle amount of bars has been bought for the Fulton on
Saturday which steamer. it is thought, will take nearly
much as the Africa Mint bars not plenty and
selling at d3l6 per cent discount There is quite an
active inquiry for the Government per cents at 103
1885 and should Congress adjourn without authorizing
loan the market it is believed will advance
aud perhaps higher Treasury Notes are plenty and
dull at 4(d per cent. discount.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

A play by Cardinal Wiseman, entitled "The Hid.
den Gem, has been produced at Liverpool, and
well received
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04
THE REV. MR.. STURGEON.

The Boston Courier says: Baptist paper pub
lished in England, called the Freeman said to be
the organ of that religious denomination, discours-
ing OF Rev. Mr.. Surgeons contemplated visit to
this country, gives us the following rather broad
hint OF what we may expect from this noted preach
er. The idea seems to be, that he is to visit the
United States as Kind of missionary, not for the
conversion of souls, but for the abolition of slavery
and 1t is thought not impossible he sis destined to
be the Knibb Of America" We cannot dispute the
latter proposition having, in our ignorance, no
idea who knibb may be, what he has done; but
we do believe that both he and Mr.. Spurgeon
would soon find good deal of the nonsense taken
out of them, if they should undertake to interfere
with affairs in this country in such offensive,
ungentlemanly and unchristian manner, as the ex-
tract we make portends:
Gone of Mr.. Surgeons friends, who knows him
best, remarked to while speaking of his visit
and won't he give it to them on their savery?'
At the time our first feeling was, dare he do it?'
Second thoughts disposed us to think that he both
dare and would that he NAV be raised up for the
work, and that the way is wonderfully prepared
for him."
Proceeding to discuss this point at some length,
the writer wakes warm and exclaims:
"WhO can tell but that Mr.. Spurgeon is destined
to be the Knibb of America? He possesses MANY of
the moral and physical qualities of that noble man.
those especially which were his chief weapons in his
holy war against slavery-the courage to saw
straight out what he thinks,-what the impulses of
the moment demand, and the elouuence to arouse
the enthusiasm of the many, while the few also are
compelled to feel its homely p0wer-the power of
| truth. When he arrives on the save-darkened
soil OF New York. (fOr a black man is property
there as much as in New Orleansl we can but be-
leve that, like Paul at Athens, and on Mars Hill,
his spirit will be stirred within him. Many a
gentle hint will our brother receive when he lands
at New ork. Should he demonstrate in private
all kinds OF suggestions not to obstruct his useful
ness by adverting to the dangerous subject will be
given; but we have little doubt that faith and
prayer will have braced his spirit for the solemn
conflict
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

The death of the Marquis ofBristol is announced.
He was in his Goth year. The Earl Jermyn, M. p,
for Bury, succeeds to the marquisate.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

SPRING.-Bluebirds have appeared in the Con-
necticut Valley. Spring must be near at hand.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

A letter to the Cincinnati Gazette, from Column
bus Bartholomew county, Ind, announces the dis
coyery of gold near that place.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

From KANsAs.-The ST. Joseph correspondent of
the st. Louis Republiedn, under date of the 9th
brings information that Day and his son, who were
confined the charge of running off negroes were
forciby taken from the Jail last night by mob of
three hundred men and hung. The reason assigned
is, that the Court would acquit the prisoners on
the ground that it was not the proper district to
try them in.
st. Joseph papers of the 2Sth ult. and lst inst.
are received but they contain nothing in reference
to the hanging of Day and his son at Platte City BY
hoax,
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

THE Boar FROZEN RIvERs.-The La Crosse
Republican of Feb. 90 announces the arrival there
of the newly invented e-boat, which is intended
to run on the ice in the water The Republican
says she looked like thing of ife as she laid nose
to the shore, with her walking apparatus exposed,
and clawing away if weary OF the long delay
The captain was in fine spirits. and says the great
experiment is triumphant success Her running
time from Prairie du Chen was four days, being
heavily loaded with freight, &C., for northwestern
points. After remaining at the levee 80 minutes,
she made break for up-river, and as she left it
reminded us of microscopic view we once had of
huge land turtle. Three loud cheers were given
by the multitude as she departed and all seemed
highly pleased. -i
The Chicago Press and Tribune, in a recent no.
tice of the invention, says that its Importance to
the Northwest can scarcely be over estimated as
from the time the ice is formed in November or
December, the boat will have an uninterrupted
navigation for four five months, from Prairie du
CHEN or La Crosse up the Mississippi and Mime
| sofa to Big Some Lake, thence down the Red
River and up the Saskatchewan to the base of the
| Rocky Mountains
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04
SAILING OF OCEAN STEAMERS.


How JUDICIAL PRoCEEDINGs ARE CONDUCTED IN
NEW MExIco.-"A very shrewd Mexican of my
acquaintance describes the difficulties of executing
the laws in this manner, he says: when a case
is called in Court lawyer gets up on one side and
talks, and talks, and talks, and when he sits down
another jumps on the other side and in like man.
ner talks, and talks, and talks; the Judge cannot
tell him to sit down. because, under the Constitu-
tion, he has right to talk, when the head of the
Judge gets so completely to wool gathering that
he can give no decision at all, and adjourns the
case to the next term of the Court ing it under
consideration The Judge does not understand
Spanish, nor the client or jury English, the
quence of which is, that the lawyers have to speak
in jargon betwixt and between, (confounding
Court client and jury about as Ineligible that
which successful in scattering the people at
the building of the Tower of Babel. Another very
segacious old Mexican gentleman says:-'If you
go to collect debt of an American, he will proba-
bly, hurl at you great many Oaths, summon him
before the Alcade, and the Alcalde is afraid; and
when the trial comes the American draws out
a great many laws, and finally pays you up in the
Constitution These little things will probably
give you better idea of the true difficulties tn be
encountered in the acquisition of Mexican Territory
than pages of grave speculation on the subject
Cor. Nep York Day Book.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

WASHINGTON, March 3.
Committee of Conference was asked and an
pointed on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Naval Appropriation Bill.
The report of the Committee of Conference on
the Washington Aqueduct bill was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. NICHOLS the House considered
the report from the Soaring Investigating Com
mittee The resolution accompany ing the report is
as follows
Resotred, That upon a review of all the testmo-
ny taken IN the matter of the charge against John
A. Soaring, a member of this House from the State
OF New York, and Chairman of the Committee of
Accounts, the evidence would not warrant a con-
viction nor subject him to expulsion
Mr.. NICHOLS stated that since the report had been
made, he had re-read the testimony, and came TO
the conclusion that the resolution did not 20 far
enough, and that it should have entirely exonora-
ted the member from New York, as the evidence
was not sufficient to impeach his integrity in any
degree: This conclusion, he sad was also concur
| red In by other members of the Committee
Alter some debate the resolution was adopted.
MIR. CRAWFORD, of Georgia. submitted a report
| from the Committee of Conference on the Army
| bill.
The Senate receded from its amendment nrov;
| ding for the payment of the expenses of the Kan
sas volunteers, and the House agreed to the annro
priations for Fortifications, with certain amend
/ ments.
The appropriation for Fort Carroll ia fved a
S40,ooo; for Fort Delaware, S75, ,OOO for Fort Cal
noun, $4,000; for Fort Knox, $40, 900; for For
montgomery, $4,000. The whole appropriation fo
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04


The United States slOop-ofwar Germantown,
Commander Page, was at Manila Dec. o.
The United States steam frigate Saranac arrived
at Acapulco on the 23d of January, after touching
at San Juan and Realejo. She met the St. Marv's
there, and transferred the relief crew. The Saranac
expected to leave Acapulco for Guaymas on the Cd
OF February, touching at San Bias, Manzania and
Mazatlan. The st. Mary's sailed for Panama direct
on the 25th of January.
The United States sloops-of-war. Cumberland
and Dale, were at Porto Praya the 22nd of Jan
WELL
The ship John Hancock, which sailed from
Genoa for Boston on the 3Oth January, will bring
a letter bag from the United States steam frigate
Wabash.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

The market for Groceries is without alteration
hhds ew Orleans Sugar sold at kc and 500 bbs New
Orleans Molasses at 40,d41c., all on time
In Provisions there very little doing and the
is dull, but firm at former rates
Holders OF Whiskey have advanced their rates to day,
and bbs arc quoted at 2Sd29c for Pennsy lvana and
ONO, and Drudge at 26Hc; few small sales however,
| are repOrted at methinp less -
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
Meeting of the Democratic State Central
Committee

The Central Committee met at Sacramento in
pursuance of the call of the Chairman, on Satur-
day, the 2nd inst. and having unanimously pas
sed the following resolutions, adjourned sine die:
Resolved, By the Democratic State Central
Committee, assembled at S 'cramento City, on
Saturday, April I'd, A. d. 1859, that Democratic
State Convention be held at Sacramento City, On
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22d. 1882 for the purpose
of nominating candidates to be voted for at the
September election, 1859.
Resolved. That the basis Of representation in
said Convention be one delegate for each county,
and one delegate for every two hundred votes
and one delegate for fraction of one hunired
votes cast for the highest State Democratic nomi-
nee of the last general election. viz: the votes
cast for Baldwin or Meloney at the general elec-
tion in September, 1858.
Resolved, That we recommend to the several
County Committees throughout the State to es-
tablish test of qualification to govern the pri-
mary meetings which shah be that the person
desiring to participate in said primary meetings
shall declare that he voted for the nominees OF
the last regular Democratic Convention, held in
the city of Sacramento, on the 4th day of August
A. D. 1853 and presided over by JAS II. Hardy
or that he indorses the platform of principles
adopted by that Convention.
ResOlped, That under the said apportonment
the several counties of She State are entitled to
the following number of delegates in said State
COnvention.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
Mining Items =.

The Placer Courier of April 3oth gives
the following items of mining news:
Last week the Rough & Ready Co., in this
place, cleaned up their sluices, and obtained,
from weeks washing of tailngs 800 ozs.,
of gold.
In the Vigilance claim, at Grizzly Flat, the
company have struck through the bed rock
into the channel, and are getting large pros
poets. Shares are held at very high figure;
some Of the owners estimating their value
at $4,000.
On the Rose claim, at Volcano Bar, Mr.
Rose, one of the proprietors, picked up a
chispa, on the 18th inst, weighing % ozs.
Messrs. Vance & Co., at Yankee Jm's
cleaned up again on Monday last, and OBJ
tanned $l0O,-the work of three men for
four days.
On the ridge between Mad and Ladies
canon, new and rich diggings have been
struck. The first pan Of dirt taken from the
lead yielded, upon the first washing out, a
prospect Of 500.
On the claims of Morse & Co., a piece
was picked up a few days since weighing -
ounces.
On the Divide, between Ladies and Vol
cano Canons, Messrs. Hatch, Wilmot q
Company, have struck surface diggngs, from
which three men washed, in four days of last
week, one thousand one hundred and eleven
dollars. This lead is thought to be extensive,
and supposed to be very rich.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
J. M. JORDAN.

selling of at Cost for Sixty Days.
~ make room for Goods to arrive and now land
ing per clipper Andrew Jackson.
$4,000 yards Ingram 3-ply Brus-
sells and Velvet carpets;
$1,000 yards Floor Oil cloth;
o,OOO yards Table Oil cloth;
'oo 200 Rolls Paper Hangings---
satins 20 cents;
5000 Rolls Borders:
l,OOO Pair Window Shades;
SSu,OOO Feet Guilt Moulding;
stair carpet;
Df"gsets; Sheepskins;
mugs and Mats Of every descrip'n;
lam y. ask; Lace T. Muslin curta ins:
Pictures.
order " AOhE THAMES maoe W
yina. largest and best assortment of Steel Engra-
Of iTntd ana Autographs in the State. All kinds
and pnols.ery Goo Is on hand. Upholstery Work
by tho aper Hanging done at the lowest rates and
count I' oest workmen In all cases liberal dis
4" ine trade. j. M. JORDAN.
april ooth, 1s59-3m -
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
News from Salt Lake.
The news from Salt Lake is to the 12

The news from Salt Lake is to the 18th OF
April. The Valley Tan says:
The i. S. District Court at Provo has ad-
iourned, and we are again forciby reminded,
from the circumstances connected with its
recent session, that all attempts to admins
ter impartialy the laws of our country, or
even the statutes of the Territory, in this
community by Federal officers, are vain and
futile.
The Mormons are determined to submit to
Church authority only, and consequently use
and will make use of every stragem, every
artifice and unhesitatingly resort to any
means to accomplish their designs, and to
prevent the assertion of the supremacy of
civil law in the Territory.
In summoning up the evidence, in the case
of the murderers of the Parrshers and Pot
ter, Judge Cradlebaugh said:
"Until commenced the examination of
the testimony in this case, always supposed
that lived in land of civil and religious
liberty, in which we were secured by the con-
stitution of our country, the right to remove
at pleasure from one portion of our domain
to another, and also that we enjoyed the
privilege of 'worshiping God according to
the dictates of our own conscience But |
regret to say that the evidence in this case
clearly proves, so far as Utah is concerned, [
have been mistaken in such suppositon
Men are murdered here; cody, deliberately,
premeditatedy murdered-their murder is
deliberated and determined upon by chnrch
council meetings, and that too for no other
reason, than that they had apostaized from
your Church, and were striving to leave the
Territory
You are the tools, the dupes, the instru-
ments of tyrannical Church despotism. The
heads of your Church, order and direct you.
You are taught to obey their orders, and
commit these horrid murders. Deprived of
your liberty, you have lost your manhood,
and become the willing instruments of bad
men.
say to you it will be my earnest effort
while with you, to knock off your ecclesias-
tical shackles and set you free"
Just at this time in the Judges remarks,
an elderly, gray y-headed man, who was sitting
in one Of the front seats, and who was APP
parently engrossed with what was being said
forgetting where be was, sung out in an
audible voice, so as to he heard through the
dense audience, "AMEN."
Query-Wll this impromptu expression
of feeling, on part of the cold man. furnish
a victim for the "Danites," or "Destroying
1ngels?"