The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-29
PERSONAL.
"A letter of the 22nd ult from St. Petersburg,

"A letter of the 22nd ult. from ST. Petersburg,
thus audes to Schamyl:
81 will merely say that he lives the fat of the
land and drives about armed to the teeth-tOr he is
allowed to retain his arms-daiy up and down the
NevOisky and along the quays, escorted by one or
more Russian officers, who have him, it were, in
charge, and accompanied by his son-a most ugly
specimen of CircaSsia-and two remark kabe fur
ped individuals, called friends but who are moth
ing more nor less than the late executoners of his
savage will, whether with blade or bowstring. OF
course the tales are endeSs-true and false-in ref
erence to his savings and doings. Time and space
only admit of my giving you one which is fact, and
shall then leave him in peace to retire to kalonga
for which place he leaves us in a few days. there to
ENJOY life in company with his wives and retainers
already there with pension OF H. 900 roubes per
annum, house and comforts found. However, on
arriving at st. Petersburg, which | told sur
passes, in his estimation, all his dreams of Paradise,
he was courteOusy received by the Governor, who,
alter having hidden him welcome, said turning to
one of his aides, ' will now hand YOU over to the
care of my friend On which the warrior chief
turned pale, as well he might, considering the
thousands of Russians he had done to DEATH and
asked for time for PRAYER and absolution He was
however, given to understand that the friends of
the Governor not precisely in the same cate
CORY as the friends of his chieainship, and he has
since smoked his pipe, admired the Russian ladies,
and quatfcd his champagne in peace"
The Boston atlas and Bee learns that Mr.. G.. II.
Branard, the noted print publisher, has in active
preparation portrait of Capt. Brown, which will
be issued on the day Of his execution. The draw
ing is to be made by Thomas NJ. Johnston, from
photograph taken for I. II. Webb, Esq, of the En-
lgrant Aid Society, and the last picture for which
the old hero ever sat. A liberal portion of the
profits arising from the sale of the print will be
given to the family of Capt. Brown
senator Sumner, according to statement in
the Boston atlas and Bee, offered the of
S4OO to lecture before one of the New York Lyceum
associations. Mr.. Sumner declined, prcferrng to
reserve MS health and strength for his public duties
at Washington.
In relation to the failure of Mr.. Washington
the proprietor of the Mount Vernon estate, it is
stated that he allowed his notes for large sums to
60 to protest in ChcagO but he explains by say
ing that some Chicago land operators tried to swim
die him, and that he refused to pay certain notes
which he had given, in order to test his legal liza
bilitv.
1t will be news to most people that a daughter
OF Schiller is still extant to rejoice in the univera
homage paid to him, not only by the $4,000, 600 of
his countrymen in Europe, but by the wide spread
German race all over the world. In the Augsburg
G"zette there appears letter from this lady, the
Baroness Emily de Gleichen RuSswurm lborn Schil
ler,) whose residence is Grefinstein sur Bonneland
Lower Franconia in Bavaria. She earnestly asks
to be supplied with copies of all Odas speeches mu
steal compositions and other documents, illustra-
tive, IN every town and place, of her fathers mem
ory, that she may treasure them up an heirloom
for her children.
Mr.. Phelps of Missouri will probably be the
candidate of the Democratic party for Speaker of
the House. At the last election, he was the only
opponent OF Mr.. Orr, and withdrew from the con
test before the came to vote. He had
served in the House for fourteen years. having en-
tered in 1915, and is entitled to the honor on ac-
count of seniority. Neither Missouri, nor any of
the other nine States west of the Mississippi ever
had the Spcakership.
M. DeBcriot, the famous vionist, has partial
iy completed the sale of his violin to NJ. Wienaws,
another artist for 90 900 francs or nearly 81 900
The instrument is quite famous one, and the last
mentioned gentleman has taken the refusal of it
at the above price. A rather expensive instrument
that.
Major French, agent of the Treasury Depart
ment for the extension of the Capitol buildings
was arrested in New York, on Saturday, by a dep
uty United States Marshal and taken to Washing
ton.
Sergeant Berney, whose career in New York
as a policeman brought to a termination some
months since, has lust arrived on the Columbia,
from Charleston. 1t seems that the sergeant has
been pursuing the business of a merchant in the
State of Georgia and that since John Browns
capture of HarPers Ferry, the people of his neigh
borhood have been coasting about to discover any
enemies lurking in among them, and that suspicion
fell upon the sergeant. He questioned, and his
answers not proving satisfactory to his inquistors
he was notified to leave. The alternative was a
coat of tar and feathers.
A Mrs. Dunning, of Rockford Wisconsin, has
eloped with man named Jenness She left two
children behind her.
-EX-GovernOr GilmOr, of Georgia, who died on
The sixteenth instant, at one time Lieutenant
in the United States army and took an active part
in the Greek He was three times elected to
Congress and served two terms Governor Of
Georgia.