The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-13
MORPHY AND ANDEpcCEN

The Paris correspondent of the New York Times,
writing Dec. 23d, SAYS
The great match between Mr. Morphy and Pro-
tessor Andersen, of Breslau, commenced on Mon
day morning at II O'Clock. NJ. Andersen arrived
in Paris Wednesday previous, but Mr. Morphy
was confined to bed with attack of the influenza
In the meantime Mr.. Andersen played with seve.
raj gentlemen at the Cafe de la Regence-among
others, with Mr.. Harrwitz. Five games were
played between these two gentlemen, two of which
were won by ANDERSEN, one by Harrwitz, and two
were drawn. Mr.. Andersen also PLAYED with NJ.
Schontin, of New York. a few games, which re-
suited in favor of the former.
The great match between the champions Of the
Old and the New Worlds commenced, as | have
said, on Monday, at Mr. Morphy's hotel, No. l Rue
du Dauphin The greatest excitement prevailed,
and an arrangement was made by which the game
kept on three boards at the Cafe de la Regence,
(only few blocks distant domestic carrying the
moves every half hour. Thus the large crowd col
lected at the Cafe were enabled to follow the pro-
gress of the game. The game commenced in
the presence of Messrs. Lequesne, of the Institute
De Saint-Amant, Arnous de Riviere, Journoud
Prete, Carlini, F. Edge, JAS Mortimer and your
correspondent, all invited especially by Messrs
Morphy and Andersen witnesses to the game
Prof. Andersen arrived at precisely II o'clock,
in the company of Messrs. Perete and Carlini. Mr..
MOrphy, who had not yet risen from bed after his
late indisposition, did not appear for half hour
and when he did join the party looked so pale and
feeble that it seemed as if he rsking too much
in undertaking the task he had before him. How
ever he declared his head all right and rapidly
shaking hands with his adversary and the party
present, he stepped at once to the board, seized
black and white pawn, changed them under the
table, and held out his hand for the Professor to
make a choice. Mr.. Morphy the move, and
the game commenced at once with Evans Gambt.
1t had been agreed on, in previous interviews, that
the winner of the first games should be the
victor. No money was staked by the contestants,
and but little by the friends of the parties, for it
was generally conceded, that Mr.. Morphy was sure
to win the match. His friends, however, were
OFFERING the clubS Of Paris tan tn
without takers.
The first game lasted seven hours, and was won
by Prof Andersen. Nothing could be more unlike
than the physique of the two PLAYERS Mr. Morphy
is fra small boy, with fine face and head and
a modest, almost timid air. Prof Andersen, on
the contrary, is tall man, SLIM about fifty years
OF age, with small bald head slight stoep in the
shoulders, lively black eyes, clean shaved face,
and decidedly German cast of features He is a
quiet, gentlemanly man, with sympathetic ex-
preston of the face, which Immediately predisposes
in his favor.
During the first game NJ. Andersen moved much
more rapidly than Mr. Morphy. Not word was
spoken by either player during the whole seven
hours No demonstrations or false moves were
made by either party to indicate to the other his
plans There seemed to be more originality, more
genus, more OF the impreUu in Mr.. Morphv's
moves and more of study and experience in those
OF NJ Andersen. The two men evidently more
nearly matched than they ever were before.
On Tuesday the game recommended at II o'clocls
and at the close was draw. On Wednesday Mr.
Morphy beat NJ. Andersen two games in rapid sue
cess1n, the first one in few moves The voung
giant is getting reused up.
NJ. Lequesne, the sculptor, has executed in marble
a very fine bust of Mr.. Morphy, which has been
placed alongside of those of Labourdonnage and
Phiidor at the Chess Club over the Cafe de la Re
gence Small duplicates of this are on sale about
town.
Three ofthe four games were commenced, with
the Ruy Lopez opening.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE ON RAILRoAD.-Last even
ing, about O'Clock, the train on the Jackson
Railroad was dashing along at full speed towards
the city, at point seven miles from the depot the
fireman was suddenly startled by the apparition of
man standing directly on the track, facing the
engine, and with his arms raised 1t was but a
moment, and the engine was on him, and he dis
appeared.
The alarm was instantly given, the train stopped
In very short distance, and all hands got down
with lanterns and hurried back to look for the
mangled body Presently an old hat and one boot,
soaked through with rain. were found on the track
but no mangled body. The search continued di-
iigently for some time, but still mangled body.
Where could the unfortunate man be or was there
any unfortunate man at all?
The fireman, piqued, presume, at the insinu-
alton, then determined to look around the engine
itself. The party gathered round the iron horse
and 10 and behold, to every ones wonder there
on the COW catcher, sat the unfortunate victim
holding to his dangerous seat like grim death
| and looking the very picture of mingled dsmay
! and bewilderment. His face was streaming with
bi3od, his head bare and only one boot adorned his
neither extremities.
dozen arms stretched forward to his re-
lief, and the doctor was called for. A doctor was
| fortunately in the train, and in Il few moments he
| had taken possession of the man. 1t became evi-
dent soon that the adventurer what is familiar
| ly termed "dead drunk;' but what astonisAed
every one was, that he was not materially injured
| His face was cut here and there, bis teeth were
| loosened, and his mouth good deal bruised; but
otherwise he was not hurt. His broad brogue gave
| lntmation of the land Of his BIRTH but he was so
ntia1ys h
with the locomotive that he could give account
of himself.
He was placed in the train and his bruises attcn-
| ded to, a quantity of stimulus being supplied him
to enable him to get over the shock as far as posi-
| bic, and he is at the Hospital. Possibly the
necessary reaction in his system may prove more
injurious than the immediate conclusion with the
COW catcher.-N. o. Pic, lst.
PIccoLoMryL-The New York Ecening Post, in a
notice of performance of the bohemian Girl" at
the Academy of Music, says:
The second act was redeemed by the appearance
OF Plccolomini who sang very sweetly 81 dreamed
that dweit, though the song sounded strangely
IN It's Italian dress, "I reggia splendida In
answer to the calls for encore, the lady gave the
song IN English, which, of course, created sem
saton; the version and effect thereof has thus been
pnonograPhlcally reported by journal in another
city, and the description will serve just as we'll for
tins latitude and for the lady's performance last
night:
Enter Madame Piccoomni, R. f.. at sort of hop and
dence, and looks left shoulder towards stage box
Young man in small garroe shirt collar large straw col
ored whskers and white kids in high state of excite
ment, cries ''BrGyO !nI
Pc. smiles to balconies; Conductor ourishes baton and
Orchestra plays symphony, after which she sings 4
dream't Zat dwelt in marble has,
[Glance left shoulder, aud in stage box
Wis vassals and serfs at my sard,
And of orl assembled wizin zose walls,
Iat was re hope and re pride;
had richesse too great to coonte,
Could boast high ancestral fame,
Three nods shrug of pretty shoulders and smiles all
round balconies.
But also dreampt, vch please me NOSE,
Zat you loaf me still the
tExuberanty to galleries, balconies and everybody
Zat you loaf me zat you loaf me stii-i-l
Kids split pieces in stage
box, and dress circle window smashed in by ind
vidual in the lobby anxious to 'what it was all
about."l
THE CHURCH AND THE SLAVE TRApE-At recent
meeting of the Rock Greek Baptist Church, the
following resolutions were passed. and ordered to be
published
Whereas, We have been crediby informed thata
! large body of native Africans within midst,
| and all effort is being made to spread them broad
| cast over the country
| Resolced, That do not oppose the existence of
! slavery as we have it amongst US, but willing
! to defend it with all the means that God has given
| us.
Resolred, That we have heard with deep regret
| that number of these native Africans are in the
midst of us.
| Resolved, That to bring unframed negroes from
Africa, and land them upon any portion of the soil
of South Carolina, for the purpose of making slaves
Of them, meets our unqualified disapprobatiOn; and
we will oppose it with all the legal means within
| our power.
We call upon sister churches to cooperate
with us in this laudable enterprise.
Done in Church Conference this lst of January,
| 1859.
JAS. F. PETERSON, Moderator.
H. b. RABoRN, Church Clerk
| Edgefeld IS. C.) Advertiser, Jan. 4.
NAvAL.-A correspondent of the London Ne,cs,
writing from Naples, says: The American frgate
Wabash, instead of taking in supplies at Messina,
and proceeding to Naples, as had been expected,
went direct to Spezza, where the Americans
still to have an pied terre, if may speak, of
| naval station. Hence she is expected in Naples
some time in January.
1t may be of interest to many persons to mention
that bag for the reception of letters addressed to
| the officers and attached to the Paraguay
| squadron will be kept at the office of W. W. De
| Forest Co., 81 South street, New York. All let
ters transmitted to their (not that of ndivid-
ual members of the house) will be promptly for
wardcd to the La Plata by the first vessels leaving
| the port after their receipt
The Secretary of the Navy has issued General
| Orders in respect to the memory of General Hen
derson directing the flags at the several naval sta
tiOns and of all vessels in commission for sea SER
vice to be hosted at half mast and thirteen minute
guns fired at meridian of the day after the receipt
| of the order. Officers of the navy and marine
corps will wear Grape on their left for thirty
| days.
The U. S. bark Release, Lieut.. Com'g VIM. A