The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-17

GREAT EXCURsIoN.-The excursion to Portland
over the Grand Trunk Railway, on the arrival Of
the Great Eastern steamship, promises to be a gay
event. Applications for tickets coming in to
the agency in this city from all directions. Up
wards of two hundred tickets are spoken for from
Cincinnati, which is connected with Detroit
by an almost airline railway-the DAYTON and
Michigan. As many more are ordered from Chiea-
90, and still larger numbers from Milwaukee and
the connecting points on the Detroit and Milwaukee
Railway. The excursion will be one of the most
extended, the cheapest and consequently the most
popular ever planned on this continent. The fare
from this city down and back is but STA less than
a cent mile-the distance to Portland being eight
hundred miles. ExcursOnists are taken from Mil
waukee for SIS, and from Chicago and Cincinnati
at abOnt the same rate. From intermediate stations
the fare is proportionatelv low. The Great Eastern
is expected about the 22d inst, but tickets will be
issued that will be good from and after the 10Th.
Passengers will proceed from this city ria the Great
Western to Toronto, thence by the Grand Trunk.
Holders of tickets will be permitted to stop in
the principal Canadian cities if they desire.
They will pass through Hamilton, Toronto, Kings
ton, Prescott and Montreal. The rapids of the ST.
Lawrence will afford pleasing and attractive OBJ
lect of curious observation. The Victoria Bridge,
which spans the St. Lawrence at Montreal built ex-
pressly for this road at cost of millions of dollars
and which has been the greatest achieve
ment OF modern engineering, will well repay the
expense OF the entire trip. From this the party
will be conveyed through the romantic scenery of
Vermont, the White Mountains of New Hampshire,
and thence to the ocean at Portland. Here the
great wonder-the immense steamship-will be in
waiting for their inspection.
The East has turned out in numerous instances
in large numbers to visit the West, but this is the
first time the West has had an opportunity Of
visiting the East There is no doubt but that it
will be improved by thousands, and that the city
OF Portland will be perfect overwhelmed with an
avalanche of curious pleasure-seekers. o. Detroit
Free Press, Feb. l3.
The barn of DR.. Brooks of Waterbury, Conn,
was burnt on Monday night. While the Doctor
and his extinguishing the fire, the lncen-
diary entered the Doctors house, Knocked down
his wife, and stole box containing one hundred
and ten dollars.
GROWTH OF TExAs.-The vote at the late election
for Governor was about siXty-three thousand In
1850, when Texas came into the Union she only
polled about eight thousand. This shows an astound-
ing increase in the population of the State.
SEIZURE OF COUNTERFEIT CURRENoY.-BosroN;
Sept. IA large lot of engraved bills in imitation
OF Haytan currency, has been seized by the police
IN this city on suspicion that they were intended
for circulation in Hayti. The individual ordering
them printed was not arrested, there being no
treaty stipulations warranting it.
Moons ATTACKING THE SPANIARDs.-MADRID, Au-
gust 26.The correspondent of the London Chronicle
says that six hundred Moors attacked Ceuta, but
were put to fight by the Governor at the head of
his garrison, and eight killed. The Spanish gov
ernment has sent reinforcements by steamer.