The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-21

distressing deaths which are recorded from burning
huld, relates his own experience with that danger
Gus article follows:
"Several years ago, being a single man and a
| student, induced, by the cheapness, ceanli-
ness, and Illuminating power of the burning fluid
to make use of it, procured bran new lamp of
the best quality. and quantity of fluid from one
of the largest dealers in town. So determined was
L to guard against all risk, that no one was even
| allowed to touch my lamp but myself. l filled it..
trimmed it, screwed the cap, wiped it perfectly
dry, and put it away in my closet, every morning,
! with my own hands.
"After using the lamp some months very much
to my satisfaction, sitting one evening reading
by its light; it had been burning for more than an
hour, my back was turned toward it, when suddenly
the room was lighted with brilliant glare. looked
around, and the lamp covered with bright
flames, playing up to the height of several feet
contrlved to seize the lower part of it. and threw
it into the WATERFALL, which, fortunately, stood
near. The next morning, carried it to the maker
to whom related the circumstances. He expressed
surprise, but finally, said the soldering around the
cap was imperfect; and left it with him to be put
in repair. He returned it to me, and said, ''now
he would warrant it, and | resumed its use with
full confidence. But only few weeks elapsed,
when the same thing occurred again, under the
same circumstances; and from that time | have
never used or touched the mixture.
"ln these cases the lamp of the best con-
structlon; 1t had not been moved or touched for
hours 1t had been burning in an orderly way for
considerable time, and know that no precaution
had been neglected in preparing it for use.
"lf burning fluid is liable to these explosions when
used IN the most useful manner it certainly argues
the most wanton Indifference to suffering and death
to put it into the hands of ignorant servant women
and children. In my judgment it is high time that
this explosive compound was driven out of use by
the most stringent statutary enactments."
The ups and downs of life are sometimes very
strange. The fortunes of the once famous Paimo
OF New York, are thus described by correspon-
dent of the Charleston Courier
met little, dried up Pamo on Broadway YES
terday, September 4th. Poor fellow! He is near
ly used up. Lost all. Is cook at S12 a week to
some restaurant on Broadway. Who IS there, even
in Charleston, that does not remember the famous
Palmo? Palmo, with his Cote des mile Colonies,
where he made thousands. Pamo the Italian
Opera Manager, where he sank tens of thou
sands; At one time, Palmo, was ahead of the
world $3.50. 900. Who great then as Palmo /?
When Louis Napoleon in this country he lodged
at Washington Hall with his suite. Palmo supplied
the imperial fodder, done in his best STYLE Louis
Napoleon liked him, and when he went away made
Palmo superb present; and in those days, if
Louis Napoleon had wanted "to come the borrow
over Palmo, the Italian could have spared him
! 250.000 francs without inconvenience What a
pity Palmo had not invested $50 900 in that way.
| Even now, think, Palmo would do better if be
4 would abandon "cookdom" and 90 to Paris.
| Napoleon would remember and do something Tor
| the old man, who is now verging on to seventy
Palmo will not die regular death; he will dry nm
gradually, and his life will go out easily and gently
like lamp-wick when the oil is all gone There is
not that cook alive, since Soyer died. who can cook
pigeon stew equal to Palmo. In his hands
pigeons are sublime. | once offered to start him
in Charleston, furnish capital to set him up in a
restaurant, to advertise his greatness, to start
ciuo OF pigeon-shooters in fact, to remodel his af
fairs. What do you think the little Italian told
me "No; no wantee o catchee de yellar feviar -
Fancy such an insane Italian idea as that small
| dried-up sixty-two pounds of humanity catching
the yellow fever l gave up, and never tried more
to get Palmo to go to Charleston. He was origin
ally caught in the Mediterranean by one of our
| Oldest American Commodores, and cooked on board
the flagship for three years. consequently he must
be good autical cook.
TIE OBJECTIONABLE Withdrawing the pala.
tial residence of the hospitable proprietor, a
short walk through lofty grove, where dark tow
| erlng columns support the immense mass of YER
dure above, with no underground to obstruct the
vision, led to an undulating field. This was boup-
ded West and South by heavy forest, but open to
the East and North, with fine view of the Blue
mountains bending Northward to Harper's Ferry
In the midst of the field is a circular chasm so or
90 feet in diameter, of gorge. Jefferson and other
tourists of olden times tell us that the waters of
tins abyss were believed to communicate with the
Snenandoah river, only few miles Distant that
tney rose and fell with the waters of the latter
that the longest sounding lines failed to reach the
potion OF the "unfathomable WELL" How MANY
nving creatures have plunged headlong into this
PIT, which, for thousands of years. yawned in
darkness, must be left to conjecture. Only lately
hne goat lost his footing, while grazing too near
the brInk OF the chasm, and was hung to death by
the horns, amid the er-archihg vines and brush
wood. But the days of the "unfathomable wel'
are numbered
Trees and rocks have rolled in and earth has been
brought down by the torrents from the higher adj
Jacent grounds. Thus a floor is already formed 40
or 4O Feet below the general surface; and in a half
century, or less, the sploughman will drive over
unconscious of the deep pit beneath him. All this
me region Is more or less cavernous-long ranges
OF sinks marking out the localities of extensive
caves.
Plough-teams break an sometimes, but are rescued
without great difficulty There is single instance
on record, where horse and plough went down to
depths unknown, leaving the driver well satisfied
with his own escape. This occurred in a distant
county, possessing the geological features above
Richmond Enquirer.
How TEcUMsEH WAS KILLED.-The Western Chris
ttdn Advocate OF this week contains an obituary
notice, by Rev. A. Wright of the Ind M. Il.
Church, of Isaac Hamblin, Sr., who died at his
residence near Bloomfield Ind, few months since
aged about S6 years. Mr. Hamblin man of
deep piety and unquestionable veracity. He was
in the battle of the Thames, and the writer gives
the following as his statement in regard TO the man.
ner in which Tecumseh was killed
He says he was standing but few feet from COL
johnson when he fell and in full view, and saw the
whole of that part of the battle. He was well ac-
quainted with Tecumseh, having seen him before
the war, and having been prisoner seventeen days.
ana az received many cursing from him. He thinks
ne often heard the chief swear that he would have
harrison's scalp, and seemed to have a special
hatred toward him. Johnson's horse fell under him
ne himself being also deeply wounded; in the fall
he lost his sword his large pistols were emntv and
he was entangled with his horse on the gronnd
Tecumseh had fired his rife at him. and when be
saw him fall, he threw down his gun and bonndaJ
forward like tiger sure of his prey. johnson had
only side pistol ready for use. He aimed At the
chief over the head of his horse and shot near the
center of his forehead. When the ball struck II
seemed to him that the Indian jumped with his
head full fifteen feet into the air; as soon as he
struck the ground, little Frenchman ran his
bayonet into him and pinned him fast to the ground
ABDUCTION OF LITTLE GIRL BY AN INpIAN.-At
Sacramento, Wis, on Tuesday evening last little
girl aged about ten twelve years, carried off
by drunken Indian. She had been left at home
with little babe in charge when, stepping out of
doors, the Indian suddenly throwing blanket over
her head, carried her into the woods. Her parents
returned home, and, missing her, started in search
The search was kept up till near midnight and
abandoned. During the night the girl returned.
1t appears that the Indian carried her into the
woods distance, but being too drunk to proceed,
lay down and went to sleep. Taking advantage Of
ms condition, she fed, and found her way home to