The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-17
Post Office Contributions to the Nashinrton

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Monument
WAsHINGToN, October l6.-The plan to raise
funds for the completion of the Washington nation
al monument, through the medium of the most off
ces throughout the United States bids fair to prove
successful. Several hundred postmasters have al
ready notified Lieut.. Ives, the engineer in CHARGE
that they have placed boxes within their Offices for
the reception of contributions and it is believed
tn a very large proportion of the whole will CO.
operate in the project. 81
From some offices returns for the first month have
already been received. The town of Lynn, Mass,
stands at the head of the list, having Contributed
$40 Wheeling, Va, has sent S18 Washington ST.
baltimore and Portsmouth, Va, S15 each. New
York, New Haven, Charleston, Petersburg, Va,
Smith, Ark, each about Sl0 Newport, R. l.,
Pittsbnrg, Pa, Augusta, La Grange and Macon,
ia, fredericksburg, Va, Herman o, Miss, and
Tahp, Ark, from SIS to So each. Returns from
down to cents
Ii each community where there is post-office
"ould every month contribute even the latter sum-
a Iund would accrue to the monument of over
per year. All of the letters containing re-
mlttances are put on record, and at stated inter-
walls, the amounts received and the names of the
places oy winch they were contributed are to be
puollshed IN the principal papers of each State.
The Telegraphic Reports Sent from R,,t,-
more Regarding the Recent Election.
LAS some considerable effort has been made to
prand, as false and malicious the reports sent from
this city by the Agent of the Associated Press.
touchlng the recent election the agent desires to
say to the public that he is quite willing to leave
the orderly, law-oving and respectable portion of
this community who have doubtless noticed the
comments made by the Patriot and Clipper news
papers, upon the same, to Judge who has been gull
ty OF Misrepresentation.
Regarding the Reform movement as in no sense a.
party movement, but simply as a spontaneous So
cal demonstration the side of law and order the
agent OF the Associated Press, felt he had right
and also an obligation resting upon him, to lend
what influence he could to retrieve the tarnisbed
lame OF Baltimore by showing to the nuhlio abroad
that some good success had attended the effort to
Tree this city of Club rule. He feels entire conf
uence that no unprejudiced mind in the community
VIII oeileve that the statements sent abroad by him.
exaggerated the events of last Wednesday Tr,,tb
never injured any good cause; and most certainly
the present Agent of the Associated Press will
never knowingly transmit a false statement to
gratify bitter partizan editors or further private
interests. f'''0
From Washington
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.- Whatever newsnanar
speculations may be indulged concerning the tIan
Juan Island dspu e, it is known that both Govern
ments are treating the subject in spirit of calmnes
ana there is nothing whatever to induce the belief
justed. " Aey "0
The latest foreign advices from distinguished
sources, as we'll as what has transpired in Washing
to the assertion concerning the present
stat OF the question.
The Democratic National Committee. of which
JUudge U Smalley, of Vermont, is chairman and Hon.
Clement L. Vallandngham, of Ohio and Others, are
secretaries will early this week issue an official no.
ice Tor the meeting of the Committee on the 7th of
Deeemoer IN this city, to fix the time for the meet
ing OF the Charleston Convention.
- The dedication of the new Roman Catholic
Church of st. Aloysius to-day was attended by an
immense gathering. The President and several
members 1i OF his cabinet and some of the FOREIGN
ministers, were present Archbishop Hughes
preached the sermon "0'
The Great Eastern.
PORTLAND, Me-, October 15-Frederick Cumber
lano, Esq, agent of the Great Eastern, who has
come to make arrangements for her reception. ar
rived mere yesterday from Canada.
he mas no doubt that the steamer will leave for
fortiand: Maine, in the latter part of October.
. When he left, the company did not entertain the
tnougnt OF her visiting any other port in America
TINS trip but Portland, where it was expected she
would remain about three weeks.
General Convention of the Episcopal Church.
RICHMOND, Oct. ia resolution was submitted
to-day to adjourn sine die on the 2lst inst but il
was laid on the table. A large number of regolu
tions and reports were presented but no final ac-
uon OF Importance was taken.
IL Is rumored that the House of Bishops yester
Gay refused to restore Bishop Onderdonk. The
vote Is said to have stood 2I to without discus