The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-18
PERSONAL,


AT Mound City, Illinois, on the 10th inst, a
fight occurred between John K. Charles and man
employed in Goadloe's foundry, whereupon one
James Vaughn drew pistol and shot Charles, kill
ing him upon the spot. The murderer fed over the
river into Kentucky, but was overtaken, carried
back to Mound City, and committed to Jail. Late on
Sunday night crowd gathered broke open the
Jail, took Vaughn out and hung him to tree. His
body was left hanging till Monday morning, when
it was cut down by some of his friends and taken
away.
Rev. DIR. Coke, of Baltimore, delivered SER
mon to crowded audience in behalf of the Church
Book Society, in st. Paul's church in Richmond
Va, on Wednesday night The Dispatch saws
| it was "a magnificent production, embodying
powerful array ofreasoning and facts, and adorn-
ed with the attractions elegant eocution and of
rich and rare scholarship.
Samuel Peters, one of the employees of the Rich
mond and Petersburg Railroad Company, has been
arrested on the charge of embezzling brass copper
and other metals, belonging to the company.
Sir E. Bulwer Lytton is still suffering from ILL
| ness
| Prince Albert has shot seven fat bucks during
the hunting season just concluded
The will Of the late Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy,
Bart, late of Bombay, Parsee merchant, was
proved in the Supreme Court by his sons. The
whole of the property, personal and real, was
sworn under S5 laos of rupees-fS, 500, OO9.
Prince Napoleon, says the NouueRist Vaudois, has
purchased for 700,000f. fine estate called the
Bergerie, situated on the Lake of Geneva The
Prince seems to entertain strong objections against
travelling with his wife. He left Paris about a
fortnight ago for Geneva. His consort, Princess
Clohde. followed him on the wings of love three
Paris.
Mr.. Robert Stephenson, the eminent engineer,
is dangerously sick.
Mr.. Rarey has recently completed the iustruc
ton of his first batch of English cavalry roueh-ri-
ders, 20 in number. He pauses at this point in or
der that his system may be fairly tested for few
months experience of these men in their own regi-
ments.
Several eminent French artists are at present
actively employed. NJ. Horace Vernet is terminal
ing picture representing Napoleon l. surrounded
Dy ms Marshals; NJ won has completed his de-
Signs for the pictures of the battles in Italy; NJ
Beauce is painting an equestrian portrait OF Mar
shall Canrobert; NJ Jouffroy is at work on a mar
Bile statue of sculpture; NJ. Dumont is busy on the
model ola statue of Alexander Humboldt: M de
Nogent is terminating a statue of Gen. de Lourmel
which is to be erected in Napoleonville; and NJ
Megret is commencing one of Massena for the City
of Nice. >'
Ell Wainwright Butler, we'll known in Now
FORK as the "Blue Man. died in London of con-
gestion of the brain, on the oath ult He had been
there Tor some time selling tracts on London
Bridge. He was an American, we believe.
OF the Austrian generals, Count Scblick re-
tires, and his corps ddrmee is broken up; Prince
Edward Lichtenstein has the command at Vienna
and Clam Gallas in Bohemia.
An excursion party, some fifty in number CON-
posed of the President ard Directors of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, their wives, daughters and
sons, arrived at the Mcclure House, Wheeling, from
Cincinnati, on Friday The party have been in
specting some of the sstern towns and railroads,
ana VIII proceed to tn cir homes in Philadelphia
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Rev. Mr.. Street, Methodist CLERGYMAN
~ ln1iana, has just been deposed from the ministry
~ a ohurch council, for immoral practices When
sentence was passed upon him he fell into convnl-
sions, and was unconscious for some hours.
-Presldent Benson of Liberia writes to the Rev
Mr. Gurley that he hopes to be able to induce some
competent citizens of Liberia to undertake the coll
lection of materials for full and reliable bistor
of that Colony. 9
The San Francisco Herald states that the diff
Guilty between Messrs. Terry and Broderick was
wholly disconnected with the late canvass and that
Mr.. Gwin, Broderick's opponent in the late can
yyass, was not friend of Terry. The immediate
friends of Mr.. Broderick admit that the duel was
conducted fairly according to the code.
The wife OF the Grand Duke Constantine of
Russia, at present visiting Constantinople, has
created a sensation. She speaks English and |
French fiuently, and her manners CORRESPOND with
her character. She has fine form shoulders
faultless, person tall and graceful, dazzling white
with blue eyes and light brown hair |
arrayed in the most simple and tasteful stvIe Wayr
taste in dress is the theme of universal encom;nm
"A correspondent at Rome writing on Sentam-
Der oath, saws: Pe
"The health of his holm IS is so far restored that
On the 18th OF this mont he proceeded to the
church OF Santa Maria Maggore and assisted IT
he celebration OF mass in the Borghese chapel be-
ore miraculous image OF the Madonna, unveiled
or the special visit of the Holy Father He is fur
her expected to pass part of the ensuing month
It his palace in Castel Gondolfo as soon az he has
elieved his mind of the weighty question of ex-
now pending"
"A large number of articles said to have belong
d to the celebrated Rachel, are now exposed in
,weller's window in New York. They consist of a
magnificent ebony dressing case of Russian manu-
,cture, presented by Prince Gortshakoff. Then
here is goblet, made of oxidized liver and gilt,
lso the gift of the Prince. This can be had for
200. Princess Mathilde's presents to Rachel must
ave been worth accepting. Here is diamond
0rsage, one of her gifts, which is composed of +.