The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-14

NEGRO EXCITEMENT AT RIO JANEIRo-AMERIcANs
lNPLIcATED.-The following is an extract from a
private letter, dated Rio Janeiro, December 20. re-
ceiveo Dy gentleman OF New York, and published
In the Courier of Saturday:
eve have had quite an excitement here for a day
or two. Two days since, while the agent at one of
the stations of the San Pedro Railroad was paving
on the hands, one OF them, free negro wanted to
De paid before his time, and being refused grew
so lnsoent that the agent took him by the shoulder
and showed him out of the office. He went away
swearing that he would have revenge, and the next
day he came into the office while the agent was
writing and did not see him, and knocked him
senseless with club. An American who was in
the office, Immediately drew his revolver and shot
at hlm, but, unfortunately, missed him. He was
caught, however, and the Americans present tied
MIN to tree and gave him one hundred lashes He
then made complaint soon as he was released
and company of fifty soldiers were sent to take the
Americans who had fogged the negro, but they
would not be taken. Then another company was
cent up, but they could not take them either The
Americans had shut themselves up, and, being we'll
provided with arms and ammunit ion declared their
intention to die rather than allow themselves to be
made prisoners. They were willing, they said, to
go to the city, and submit to the proper authorities
with the American Minister for an advocate but
they would not allow one of their countrymen to he
knocked In the head, and themselves taken prison
ers, for whipping his assailant. So the matter
stands The government do not seem to be inclined
to prosecute the matter, and we have every assur-
ance that it will be quietly settled Those who
know the negroes in this country, say that those
who whipped him will certainly be assassinated.'
HAVANA AND MATANzAs RA1LRoAp-We have he
fore us the report of the Administrator of this i'm
portant work, made the 10th ultmo, from which
1t appears that seven miles of the road are already
In running order. nine and half more graded
and that the Regla and Guanabacoa depots are nm
and the bridge over the Cogi Canas Cambute
and San Juan. done. The Administrator is conf
dent in the belief that locomotives will be running
to the plantation "Jesus Maria" in March next to
"Tiyotino'' in June, to Jaruco in October. and IN
Matanzas in June, 1860.
The expenditures to December 81 were 81 $50.
s79 The total cost of the work. it is believed will
not exceed the original ESTIMATE, So 500 OOO inclu-
ding the steamers for crossing the bav of Havana.
which are put down at S2l5,000. The net income
OF the road to Guanabacoa, five miles, for the last
five months, S39, ,276, which is little more than
per cent. on the capital invested in the steamers
and so much of the road.
The branch railroad from Guines Cnba IN No
tanZas, designed to connect the latter ctv with the
old central line of the Island, will soon be opened
as far as Madruga-about half way What with
the lines OF coastwise steamers, tie railroad con-
nectio1s she already enjoys, and new ones, Matan
zas and the rich sugar country contributing to her
commerce, will soon enjoy most enyiable privileges
Netc Orleans Picayune, 4th.
New Orleans papers state that the bar at tn,
mouth of the Mississippi River is now in a wors,
condition than it has been for years. considera
Bile fleet OF vessels lie at the point unable to get
or out of river, and many of them hard aground
1t has now become evident that the plan for reno
wing this serious obstruction to navigation, b,
closing some of the natural outlets so as to deeper
another by the force of the current, and employed
| for two years past at an expense of hundreds n
| thousands of dollars, is a complete failure. Tb
only practicable plan for keeping the passes opel
to vessels, is believed to be by dredging, and thi
has been practised in years past with tolerable sue
cess. The continuance of this obstruction mus
| greatly damage the commercial interests and pro
sperity of New Orleans to say nothing of fdetrimen
to the business to other ports. The New Orlean
| Chamber of Commerce have taken measures to re
move the difficulty, If possible, and will apply t
| Congress for aid.