The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-06

number of witnesses have been subponaed by
government in order to be used as rebuttno testi-
mony IN case the defence introduce evidence poinp
pack beyond the immediate circumstances attend
ant upon the killing of Key. Among these wit
nesSes we hear mentioned the names of ex Marshal
Hoover, OF this city, and ex-Mayor Kingsland of
New ork, who, 1T is alleged, is cognizant of the
peculiar facts attendant upon the marriare of Mr.
and Mrs. Sickles, and gave the certificate of the
private marriage represented to have been per
formed by him prior to that by Bishop Hughes.
The names Of George Eustace, Cyrus Mccormick
and John NJ. Seey, Jr., are also mentioned as
amongst the Government witnesses.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ABYs-
SINIA.
Seven years ago it seemed good to Nepoussie
hing of Tigre, and Samen, in Abyssinia, to aban,
don many of his Judicial notions and lean to the
Christian teachings of one Mgr. Sapeto, who had
out recently yentured to Southeastern Africa as
revival Missionary Apostolic. Three wears
ago this King gave larger concessions of conscience
and soon after wholly relinqui.hed all reig-
ious lou views that were not in conformity with what
Mgr. Joseph Sapeto taught. The ceremony of full
adhesion once over, it seemed good to Negoussie to
contemplate special mission to the Pope by way
OF marking his sense of that personage's suprema-
cy, and Offering an act of devotional homage
before "the chair of Peter" No sooner was this
contemplated than ordered A correspondent of
The London Star, writing from Rome on the 18th
OF March, thus describes the interview in the Vati-
cam
they all Frustrated themselves at his feet and the
interpreter stated the object of their long Journey
His Holiness kindly raised them, and asked various
questions. After the novelty of the scene had
somewhat abated, Emnatou (the priest attending
the prnce) again bent low before the Pope and
pronounced an address, in which he declared that
he placed at the feet Of his Holiness the formal act
by which NegOussie, King of Tigre and Samep an
nounced that he abjured heresy and adhered to all
the dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church. and in
sign OF which submission he had affixed to the docu-
ment his signature and seal royal. The Pope who
was greatly affected, made suitable reply, ex-
pressing his JOY at so unusual occurrence, and
then gave his solemn benediction to the euvoys
sent on so pous a mission
Their features are of an European mould, and
belong to that class of physiognomy described "a
Grecian, while their stature is greater than the
Hellenic STANDARD of height The nation to
which they belong, Abyssinia ranks next after
Egypt and Numidia in the scale of African civili-
cation and celebrity. They have both language
and literature of their own; and the Amharic
which is spoken in Tigre, is considered the origi-
nal ldom of the country-at least so some British
philoogists believe, and so British travellers in
Africa think.
Tgre, over whose three millions of inhabitants
this King Negousse exercises despotic sway, is
the great plateau in the Nile region lying bevond
the Baharnagash country, which is the first plateau
that rises on the southeastern coast of the Red
Sea. The more mountainous regions of Samen,
lying west of this Tigrean plateau, form part of
Negoussle dominiOns, and add, about one million
country in all Abyssnia, and its inhabitants are
the hardest and the foremost in that part of East
ern Africa, known to the ancients as Ethiopia
(the natives now call themselves ltiOpians) and
to US by the Portuguese designation of Abyssinia-
The people are principally pagans; some are Mo-
hammedans; some Jews; some Christians. The
natives of the Samen Mountains profess Judaism
and since the advent of Portuguese missionaries
three centuries ago, an admixture of faith and
practice there, as in Tigre, has been adopted.
which has added to the local paganism a piebald
sort OF Catholicity. The trade of these districts
stands high, if indeed it be not the HIGHEST in
Africa, and the Tigri are famous tanners. Their
country Is the great commercial highway of Africa
north and east to Arabia and India Slavery is
common in the dominions of this dark accession to
Catholicism, and the unfortunate negroes are
there, as here, made its victims. Mr. Cobalt who
has visited the country, declares that the slaves
are "treated kindly" 1t is a remarkable fact that
all the Tigri who in any way have imbibed Chris
tian ideas refuse to have part in the slave system
that prevails.
More than $4,000 of Negousse's people have al
ready made spiritual obeisance" to the Pope, and
the Coptc Patriarch of Cairo gave his archiepiscop
all sanction, few years ago. to the Abuna, or local
prelate, to open two monasteries and a convent
within the kingdom. As is the case throughout
Eastern Africa, the Christian populations of 1igre
are continually disputing about observances, espe-
ciaily those that mix the Mosaic with the modern
customs, with those who refuse to do So They ap-
pear to have, for the most part, sunk in ceremonial
trifles the realities of the faith first preached to
them with success, when Susenics, the then Emper-
or OF Ethiopia, embraced the Christian religion
after series OF interviews with Father Paez in
1873. For century atterward Cathocitv took fast
hold OF the races and then for another century the
tenets and tendencies of its pristine paganism
woven over the creed and customs deposited there
by the original missionaries, until things reached
such condition that the Apostolic Missionary, who
has now returned to Rome with GhiOrgis, was un-
able, upon his arrival in Tigre few years ago, to
discover any Christianity in the country. Since
the re-establishment of Catholic Mission, how
ever, revival has taken place; and one of the
richest fruits of this revival has now, and as des-
cribed above, borne excellent evidence to the great
success which has attended Mgr Sapeto's effort
an effort timidy, but not unhopefully, begun just
twenty years ago In the heart Of Tigre. Within
these twenty years the ecclesiastical condition of
the country has been reduced to regularity; three
bishoprics have been established and ten churches
in addition to those already existing, erected for
Christian worship.-M Y. Tribune.
A PHILADELPHIA POLICE CAsE-Jacob Karsletters
farmer of Clinton County Pa, started for Pike,
Peak, &C., stopped in Philadelphia on Sunday
night, fell among thieves. robbed of $3.50
while drunk, put to bed, taken out of bed, and car
ried before Alderman Allen by constables Trout
and Patton, searched and revolver found on him;
he was fined for carrying concealed weapons and
being drunk; he said that such treatment d
shame, and was fined $50 for swearing. After hav-
ing been permitted to compromise felony by re-
paying So counterfeit money which had been pass
ed upon him, and which he passed in turn without
knowing its true character, he Karsletter, was ad-
vsed to swear out warrant for the arrest of Mrs.
Hawkins and all the inmates of her house. Kars-
letter did so, when the deectabe constables started
up town to bring them to the office. They entered
the house and arrested all hands They then went
to the kitchen, where supper Just prepared and
ate everything before them The landlady was
sick in bed and secured immunity from arrest by
sending out and pawning her watch for $40, which
she divided between the two constabes. The girls
were taken in carriage to the alderman's Office.
Here they were fined 50 each, though for what
offence was not explained to them, and So 80 was
paid by each o. them for procuring ball. which was
obtained for them by the enterprisng Patton. Mean
while, karsletter's watch and loose money appear
ed to be in the possession of Alderman Allen. The
officers afterwards recovered the belt upon the per-
son OF the man Patton, together with about $50 of
the money. The detectives arrested Trout, Patton
and a man named Daniel Briceand, bar tender
on a charge of conspiracy and larceny. The par
ties had hearing Monday and were each
held in $1,000 bail, despite the protestations of
their counsel. The District Attorney denounced,
in unmeasured terms, the corruption existing
among certain down town officers, and expressed
determination to proceed to extremites in the
case.
DEATH OF NAVAL OFFCER-A letter from HONG
Kong dated January 29th, states that Lieutenant
Charles W. Place, of the Z. S. ship Germantown,
died at Manila on the 9th ofthat month He had
got his leg mashed while irving to secure the guns
IN gale OF wind; and the limb was afterwards
amputated. He survived the operation only few
days.
The Louisville Journal of last Thursday says
that the opinion is expressed by well informed mer
chants that the general business of that city is bet
ter by thirtythree per cent. than it has been for
hve years past; and Judging the future of the sea-
son by what is already known, the present is likely
to be the most extended and productive "spring
business " ever done in Louisville.
By the ship Grey Eagle, at Philadelphia, we learn
that the British bark NJ. N Hinckley, having on
board all the Parthan's passengers, destined for
the Don Pedro Railroad, arrived safely at Rio on
the Goth of February. The G. E. spoke the bark
Winnifred, bound for Richmond, on the 7th ut, IN
lat Is deg. 30 m. South.
Hon. A.. Dudley Mann is about visiting Bremen,
with view to induce the Steamship Company OF
that thriving city, whose vessels run 10 new ork,
to allow one of their steamers to alternate its trips
from Bremen between Norfolk, Va, and New York.
Richmond Dispatch.
A Cricket Club is in course of organization in
Richmond