The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-11
FROM WASHINGTON

FROM WASHINGTON.
The W ashington Star of yesterday saws:
MI John Heart, of s. c., late the publisher of
the Charleston Nercwy has been appointed Super
signed
The Post-ofice Department has ordered the blank
lorin Oh the account of mails sent to be so charged
as 70 secure official entries therein of the number of
e.ters sent from each Postoflice; so that the De-
partment In the future NAV be enabled to rennrt
T .ie IsgIegate number of letters mailed throughout
Tue h'ieu states In each fiscal year or during any
specified period of shorter duration VI ""'
Postmasters will hereafter be sunnIied With .ba
new blanks, calling for the desired inforn,atio,,.
and 1t is presumed that all will have been fnrnigb3
IN time to commence this report by tbr fist ~
July. Should any Postmaster fail to be so sun.
piled, they should insert the number in an,adri
tional column of the blanks now in use
The California mail contract was declared off
yesterday afternoon, to Daniel F. johnson, of New
York. His bid for the nine months semi-montLlv
service to be contracted for was SI62 00O-beinr a
saving at the rate of S579 1877. so for like period
OF time, when compared with the rates now be-
ing paid for a similar service by the Panama
route.
The following is a synopsis of the bids which
were all for semi-monthly trips both WAYS: Bv
VIM. G. Barney-Froh New York, New Or
leans leans and Savannah, via Havana, $1,000
S2l5,OlO. From New York and New Orleans. d.
rect, S26S,2OO. From New York and New Orleans
via Havana Sl43, 100.
All the above bids contemplate running by the
Nicaragua route.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is believed to have bid
from New Orleans via Panama Exclusive of the
isthmus transitl for Sl5S,000; and from New
\ ork Yia Panama exclusive of the Isthmus
translt) for S37 800. 1t is said that he cou-
pied these bids with condition that if OPENING
the Nicaragua route himself, he should have the
privilege OF performing the service over it; and in
case his New ork bid should be accented then ba
was to receive S37 900 additional for the Isthmns
transit. He asked nothing additional for that
transit service in case of the acceptance of his New
Orleans bid
The Louisiana Tehuantepec Companv ara said to
have bd-trom New Orleans to Veptosa Bav.
SZlO,OOO from New Orleans to Acapulco, S42O 900
r Mr. Daniel F. johnson, of New York, bid
Sl62,0 '
:, The Panama Railroad Company and the Pacific
M man steamship Company, said to have bid con-
lontly-trom New York to San Francisco, via
Panama, Sl99, ,000 Wv
1t is also said that in the bids of the Tebuantenec
Company, it understood that the Pacifc
steamship Company were to transport the mails
either from Acapulco or Ventosa, without charge
70 the Government, receiving their pay from the
company.
NAyAL.-The crew of the United States frioata
Lancaster at PHILADELPHIA, was to be take3 on
board Yesterday, when she would be placed in
commission. All her guns are on board and the
greater portion of her stores. Workmen are still
engaged upon her, and she will not be ready to sail
lor two or three weeks. Captain Montgomery
the commander of the Squadron, will 90 ont n
her. The crew of the Lancaster numbers 500.
Beng the flag ship, she is required to take out a
igIl band of music, which there is some difficulty in
obtaining.
The following is a complete list of the officers of
the Lancaster:
John Rudd; Purser, \. L. Watson; Fleet SURGEON
solomon Sharp Chief Engineer, W. ". w. Wood:
Lheutenants, a. 5. Baldwin, Henry Rolando, W. G.
Temple, W. W. Queen Bancroft jfherardi. issist
IN L lord.
Newel Boatswain, James Walker: Gunner Geo
S,llrian; Carpenter, John o. Butler; Saii-maker,
Nm 3. Fugett; Masters Mates, Acting Midshp,
men Eugene W. Watson: John A. :. c. WaImntf
VIM j. Ferguson, Thomas c. Cuddv: CAPTAINS
Clerk, r. G. Moseby; Purscrs Clerk James "
Heron; Engineers, Edward D.. Ruby Thomas VIII
hanson; LIST assistants; James d. Wright Joseph
y. CahII, Charles E. De Nalin, Francis Cronin }rd
assistants; Marine Officers, John c. Grarson Can
tam; d. Howard Rathbone, Second Lieutenant
TRoTTING HORSE BURNED TO DEATu.-On Satur-
day afternoon last, fire accidentally occurred in
the stabling of William Shaw, at the Union Course
H. l. At the time of the fire several valuable first
class trottng horses were in the stables all of which
were rescued, with the exception of Lady Shean
George Washington and Kate Miller. the latter of
which had an engagement to trot yesterday after
noon. Kate was very fast mare, having trotted
privately in 30 last week. George Washington
was son of the famous PENNSYLVANIA horse Black
Bashaw, out OF mare got by Shark, son of Eclfnsr
He was consequently brother to Lantern jenny
Jones' and the elegant stallion Lightning, who now
supplies the vacancy occaSoncd by the death of his
lllustriOus sire at MOrrsve. George WashnptGn
was horse OF excessive speed and uncommon bot.
tom, having trOtted two miles to n wagon in five
minutes or somewhat under as related, and sin
gle mile to wagon in 226 2:27. His time in har-
ness was not positively known, but was supposed to
be in the neighborhood of 2:23 or 2:24 lie was
bred IN Bucks county, Pa, by a gentleman named
Paxson, few miles from Morrsve, who sold him
to George Woodruff. After several changes in
ownership he finally became the property of Mr. F.
j: Nodne, in whose possession he was at the time
OF the accident. Mr.. Nodine had refused an Offer
OF S4,OOO Tor him last summer; but having improved
wonderfully in his speed since then, his value had
risen accordingly. He was formerly known as
"AWful. The three horses burned were worth
over $4,000.
. IA SILLY OLD MAy."-The Cincinnati Coo,a,e,-
c'"', a Republican paper, under the above caption
says:
Joshua r. Gddings has written a letter, which
has found its way into print, that would be infam-
matory II 1t were not silly. His loud call upon
CleVelanders to remember that their CITY is tb.
Boston OF l775, is sheer humbug his earnestness in
which merely demonstrates his own faulty. The
recommendation that slave catchers be murdered
Wherever they may be found, is calculated to bring
the weak headed, who think Giddings an embod-
ment OF wisdom, to grief II there is a large ana
active market for such fanaticism as this We ave
sorry Tor It, This must be one of the cases where
ihe supply OF an article far exceeds the demand
1t Is diotcy to talk of bloodshed and reyolution tn
the people Of Ohio The citizens of sober iudo
ment, who make up the weight of public opinion
know that it is unworthy attention and dnenis.
disturbers of the public peace who are eternaIJy-
crying ''wOf, when there is nothing above the
horizon more formidable than psmire.
Mr.. Joseph Glcnat, for many wears the LEADING
omnibus proprietor of Philadelphia. died on Mon
day morning, at his country residence, at Carpen-
ter's Landing, y. j. The deceased was a French
man, and the of a grenadier in one of the
regiments under Napoleon, and as such had the
privi ege of entering the army the age of twelve
years as a drummer lie served in the army several
years, and after leaving it apprenticed himself to
the printing trade at which he worked after he
came to this country, about Twenty-Five wears ago
His first connection with the omnibus business began
upon his marrying the Widow Dcschamps who
was largely interested in it. He greatly extended
the business, and finally designated the Napo-
leon Of Omnibus Propretors. lie received St.
Helena medal from the present Emperor His are
was about sixty-liye.
In New York, on Saturday night VIM McSped-
abused Dennis McCabe, shook his fist in his
face two or three times, &c. At last McCabo
slapped McSpedOn in the face. McSpedon drew
a revolver from his pocket and discharged
one barrel at the head Of his adversary. The bali
went wide Of the mark, and passing out through
window did no further harm. Before a second shot
could be fired McCabe succeeded in disarming the
assaiant, and after lecturing him severely on his
COW ardce in using such deadly weapon, coolly
handed him over to Mr.. Mathews, the proprietor Of
the house, for safe keeping.
Rev. Richard j. Walsh and wife. Rev, s. b.
Brown and wife, Rev. G.. F. Verbcck and wife
DR.. 5. B. Simmons and wife, Mr.. Francis Hall
Mr.. Goery, two Misses Brown, Miss Adrian and
Master Brown, missionaries to Japan. sent out IN
der the auspices of the Reformed Dutch Church
sailed from New York, for Hong Kong on Satur-
day afternoon. As the vessel left her berth, the
large gathering of spectators on the wharf gave
three cheers, which responded to from the
quarter deck of the ship by the waving of hand
kerchiefs and salute ofartilery.
LARGE ARRIVAL on THE UNDEEGRoUND RAILROAD.
We learn upon reliable authority that seventy
fugitive slaves arrived in Canada by one train,
from the interior of Tennessee. This is probably
the largest number that ever escaped in
arrived and are now at the depot near Nalden.-
Nearly the same time one of seven and another OF
five safely landed in Canada, making ninetv-our il
all, worth at the present market price S94 ,00O.-
The underground Railroad was never before doing
so nourlshlng buslness.-DctroH Adr., Noy 1T.
The San francisco Herald says James Kennovan,
who had undertaken to walk or run four hundred
miles IN one hundred hours performed the distance
in that city in 9S hours and 20 minutes winning by
one hour and forty minutes. On the last ten rounds
he was kept up by cheers and noise, rs well as
urging, when he struck trot and came in winner
He weighed one hundred and twentv-siX pounds at
the start, and one hundred and twentv-one and
a half at the conclusion of his wager, having lost
four pounds and half The best time made was
eight miles in one hour, and the last hour he accom-