The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-02


off in the exports to New York of 874, 900 as COM
pared with the year 1857. There is also decrease,
quite contrary to expectation, in the exports to
Russia in Asia and America. From the great efforts
said to be making by Russia to open the Amoor
river country, speedy increase of trade in that
direction had been anticipated Of lumber, fifty
eight cargoes, S,O35 900 feet exported to
Oregn countries from Puget Sound and Humboldt
Bay.
The agricultural interests of the State are rep
resented as very prosperous Cattle, grain and
fruits, are grown with encouraging success and in
vinecuture the success already attained is regarded
by the Bulletin, from which the above statements
are taken, as sure guarantee that the product of
the vine in grapes, raisins, wines and brandes
will soon be second to no other interest
The California State Register for 1859 furnishes
the following figures as the population of the State:
Americans, 365 ,3l5; French, Is 900; English, 1000;
Irish, 10000; Germans, 10000 Mexicans, Is 900;
various, l5,000 Chinese, $4,000; negroes 1000;
Indians, 65,O0O-Total, 53s, 900.
The newspaper press of California, according to
the same authority, consists of ninety journals
daily, semi weekly, weekly and monthfy-of which
number thirty-four are published in San Francisco
There are nine daily papers published in that CITY,
including two in the French language one in Ger
man and one in Spanish. In the interior seven
papers published daily.
The assessed value of real and personal property
in California is Sl45, 900, 900,
SoUHERN MANUFACTUREs.-The South is making
steady advance in manufacturing enterprise. No
ments, but quietly, in city after city, over the ex-
tent of the Southern States, movement is made to
set the spindle and the loom in motion thus varying
our employments and adding to the sources of our
prosperity.
In the present condition of the country, any ad-
vance in domesticating manufactures in the slave
States is a favorable Indication. 1t shows dispo-
sition to acquire industrial independence, and
brings new agencies for harmonizing conflicting in
terests into action.
Mississippi has made several successful efforts to
establish manufactures The most profitable factory
in the Union is in one of the Eastern counties of
that State. 1t may be due to this fact that dispo-
sition is gaining strength in that State to embark
to greater extent in this species of industry
Many of the cotton planters have introduced upon
their plan tatlons the new machine for spinning the
raw staple at the gin. This, perhaps adds to the
favor with which investment in factories begins to
be viewed.
At meeting of the Warren Agricultural Society,
held IN Nlcksburg on the Sd inst it resolved to
establish cotton factory in that county, under the
protection of the association. The design is to man
utacture coarse cotton fabrcs and the members of
the association pledge themselves to each other to
give the enterprise their undivided support
The enterprise is to be commenced on a scale and
under management which will secure success
Negroes are to be turned to service in the various
departments and the whole enterprise is to depend
at the commencement, upon home market
This Is a movement in the right direction. The
South can manufacture cheaper than any other part
OF the world With the raw material growing in
sight of the factory with slave labor that under all
circumstances and at all times, is absolutely rea
Bile; with provisions of every description and of the
best quality, and cheaper than any other quarter
and furnished without the cost of transportation
the manufactured fabrics can be produced so as to
compete with any in the world. The North, and
Europe herself, will ultimately find that the South
has advantages for manufacturing purposes that
even pauper white labor will not cOunterbalance
Success to the movement to manufacture in the
South! 1t is destined to form of the most pow
erful elements in advancement in wealth and
power-N o. Picoy"ne.
MUTILATED COIN.-Carmna Bis, an Italian Wo-
man, has been arrested in New York for putting in
circulation gold coin mutilated that half eagle
Is worth only SABA reduction of Is grains in
each piece. An officer had been watching the wo-
mans proceedings for two three davs, procured
some of the pieces and went to of the banks,
where the cashiers ready to receive them as
good. lie then went to an exchange broker, doing
large business, and asked him if the money was
good. The broker replied in the affirmative. "But
will you weigh them,' said the officer? The broker
impatiently told him, he showed the money back
that he handled enough money in his business to
know genuine from bogus. The officer quietly ex-
hibited his shield and repeated his request that the
coin should be weighed. The broker still confident
that the officer mistaken placed the coin on the
scale and instantly exclaimed ''why it is nineteen
grains short of full weight" The coin was care
fully examined. There was no doubt thatit was not
genuine gold, and there was no possibility of de-
tectng the fraud except by weighing it. From a
close examination it appears that the coin is placed
on lathe and made to revolve. A keen narrow
chisel is set against the edge and as the coin re-
wolves the chise turns out the inside of it and pene
trates nearly to the centre, leaving but two thin
shells, as 1t were, connected at the centre. The
cavity is then filled up with base metal, the coin
is milled over again and the edge galvanized show.
ing as perfect specimen of work in fraud as was
ever conceived or executed.
SINGULAR DEATF.-Mr. John IL. Davis, of the
pork and beef packing house of j. H. Davis d Co.,
Cincinnati, had been complaining of severe coII
during several weeks. About ten days ago, while
sitting in his office, he was suddenly attacked with
hemOrrhage of the nose, and his gums also bed
freely, but he at his business again day or
two afterwards Subsequently he attacked in
a similar manner, but more violently, and
much reduced. On Friday he at his Office and
drove out into the country that afternoon, and dur
ing the evening did not appear to be indisposed.-
About four o'clock Saturday morning, physician
suddenly summoned to see him, and found him
in dying condition. suffering intense pain in every
part OF his system. At about six O'Clock A. NJ. he
expired. The disease presented such uncommon
and peculiar phases that post morten examination
was contemplated, but during the morning the
corpse sweed and the skin upon various parts of
the body burst so that examination was not regard
ed advisable.
Coal MINING IN ENGLAND AND PENNsYLvANIA.-ln
Great Britain in 1857 there were 2 905 collieries
which sent to market in that year 65 394 7O7 tons
of coal, average of o. 800 tons each colliery
In Schuykl county, Penna.. there are llS col
lieries, which produced in 1883 2,9lG,6OS tons,
which would give average of $50 tons TO each
coliery, which is greater than the average product
Of the coeries of Great Britain.
The coeries in Schuylkill county are stated
at 70 white ash, grey ash, and 81 red and pink
ash.
The British collieries are distributed as follows:
No. Coleries Product.
England. d........................2O .2O01 4S,SS3,SOO
wales .........,....,........... 4o9 s,7S,@i
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