The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-04

the President. Carried. The meeting now ad
journed. REPORTED BY TWO WHO KNOW.
ANofHER EXPLORING PARrY.-An expedition is to
start fpm st. Paul in June next under the lead of
Col. Nbbes and Gen. Omstead, for the Rocky
| Mountains, with view to explore the valleys and
source5 of the South Saskatchewan and Colum bia
riversI The route and plan of the expedition is
communicated to the st. Paul papers by Col. No
bles, as follows:
Ting following route has been determined From
st. Paul to the head of navigation the Red River
of the North; by steamboat to Pembna; thence
northwardly to the Elbow $50 called) of the South
Saskatchewan, thence westwardly to the sources of
that river, in the Kootonais Pass of the Rocky
MOUNTAINS.
Arrived at the Mountains, in about latitude so,
propose to explore their eastern base carefully
prospecting for gold in the Mountain streams, and
obtaining full particulars of soil, water, timber
ndfmineral resources as far north as Edmonton on
the North Saskatchewan. We make this portion
of the route prominent because we are led to be-
lieye that the vicinity Of the Rocky Mountains be-
tween their submits and the limits of navigation
on the Saskatchewan rivers say hundred miles
from east to west, and extending five degrees
of latitude, will be found more desirable for the
settlement of populous and prosperous commu-
nifty, than even the well known valley of the Red
River of the North. We shall be accompanied by
gentlemen of much experience in the mines of Cal
iforriia, and confident thatwe shall demonstrate
the existence of god-but this is the least of the
motives which prompts us to undertake the expedi-
ton. We shall be better satisfied t. we establish
the accuracy of the rumors that reach us of the
beauty, fertility and salubrity of the Mountain
Valleys from which flow the numerous tributaries
of the Saskatchewan.
From Edmonton, we shall pursue the express
route of the Hudson Bay Company through the
Athabasca Portage between Mounts Hooker and
Brown, the latter now called Murchson by Capt.
Pallisser in honor of the great geologst, Sir Rod
eriek Murchison. to the Canoe country, or the
sources of the Thompson river. Here, close to the
Western base of the Rocky Mountains, and only a
few days travel from Edmonton on the North Sas-
katchewan, all accounts represent the richest
| gold fields of British Columbia to have been dis
covered.
| At this point, the party, if its numbers and the
| disposition of its members warrant, will divide
Omstead desires to visit the Pacific coast; some
may wish to try their fortunes in the mines; but
Mobiles, if he can find the requisite cooperation,
proposes to explore the sources of the Columbia
river, and the region occupied by the Koetonais
| Indians returning to Minnesota by Lewis and
Carke's pass the Falls of the Missouri, the Valley
I of Milk river, to Fort Mandan and via Big Stone
Lake and Fort Ridgely to st. Paul.
Those who pass to the Pacific coast will have am
pie time during the present season. There may be
some question, whether the return Journey over
land be accomplished, but Mobiles believes that
he will reach st. Paul by the 18th day of No.
vember.
CoRRECrIoN.-The Avalanche, of yesterday, in its
account otthe ST. Nicholas disaster mas the follow
ing:
L One of the most affecting incidents of this entire
tragedy occurred in the conduct of Miss Kennedy
Ia cousin of Mr. CLINE, the chief clerk and one of
the owners of the boat. She was thrown by the
explosion from her state-room into the river, and
foated down to the stern of the boat, when she
caught her hands in of the rings attached to the
hull, and hung in that perilous dilemma when
death stood threatening upon either hand. To
loose her hold was to sink into the waves and to
hold to burn with the wreck to which she
was clinging-every moment being an age of alter
mating hope and despair. She remained in this po-
stion until the flames actually burned the hair and
SKIN from her head the only part of her body above
the water, except the hand by which she chung to
the wreck, and that was burned to a crisp. While
in this awful suspense suffering intensely from
the heat such was her presence of mind and Won
deriui heroism, that, as a man, who was worse
stunned, perhaps, than herself, by the explosion
was floating by her, in drowning condition, she
| seized him by the hair with her dsengaged hand
and held his face out OF the water until skit
brought to the rescue of both. 1t often falls to the
strong arm of man to assist the helpessness of
woman, but in this instance the strength of endu-
rance, and a courage that stronger than her
arm, made woman the preserver of herself and
one OF the stronger sey."
We are informed that the circumstances of the
above incident should be reversed; and that Miss
Kennedy saved in the manner related by Mr.
James Murdoch, of Franklin, Ala, who now lies at
the w orsham House, suffering from in uries re-
ceived in his efforts to Miss Kennedy. Mr.
Murdoch had escaped unframed, when he met the
lady floating in the water To see her thus was to
seize ner ana enQeaVor TO buoy ner up; but hnGlng
that beyond his power without some support he
caught hold of ring attached to the hull of the
burning wreck. While thus supporting himself and
Miss Kennedy, his head, face and one of his hands
were severely burned. Mr. Murdoch does not say
it was Miss Kennedy he saved; but claims to have
rescued the only lady who picked up out of the
water, and so tar as we can learn Miss Kennedy is
the only one thus saved. Mr.. Murdoch says he did
not see the ladys face sufficiently distinct to enable
him to recognize her. He had just obtained posi-
tion to enable him to do so, when current of wind
blew the flames into their faces, burning him so
severely that he could not see afterwards. He
managed to support himself and the lady until they
were rescued by the yawl of the Susquehanna.
| THE New York INEBRIATE AsYLUM-Disappointe
in not obtaining an appropriation from the Legis-
lature to assist in founding the Inebriate Asylum
| (ten per cent. of the excise money, only, having
been awarded for this purpose the trustees have
issued an appeal to the Churches ofthe United
States, and the American public, for assistance
Some of the statements of startling character:
for example. the following:
Who can doubt the vital importance of such an
asylum when, before its first story is compile
ted, more than twenty-eight hundred applications
have been made for Abundance, many of which are
from the patients themselves? Among the appli-
cants are twenty-eight clergymen, thirty ply
sicians, forty-two lawyers, three judges, twelve
EDITORS four army and three naval officers one
hundred and seventy-nne merchants, ftty-five
farmers, five hundred and fifteen mechanics, and
four hundred and ten women, who are from the
ing twelve hundred applicants, we have no know
ledge.
Within the past two years. the State of New York
has lost by death two of her Supreme Court Judges
and one other county judges, all of whom died by
inebriety, and all of whom applicants for ad-
mission to this ASYLUM.
Among the merchants who have applied for
admission, know Of no one more melancholy in
character than the following: This gentleman
retired from business about years since, with
a fortune OF seven hundred thousand dollars. Hav
ing been accustomed to great amount of mental
excitement incident to large business, he became
much depressed in the retirement of private life,
and resorted to alcoholic stimuants to restore
the woned physical and mental condition of his
system. Thereby was produced this disease, which
consigned this once useful to a premature
grave
Within three years, there have been two appli
cants for admission to this ASYLUM, who afterwards
committed suicide, while aboring under delirium
tremens. One OF these was officer in the United
States Navy, who distinguished himself in the war
with Mexico.
These facts are designed to show the necessity of
an asylum adapted to the CONTROL treatment and
cure of diseased appetite. Then follow statements
OF another character, to prove the feasibility of
the undertaking, from narrative of individual
cures of inebriety effected in some asylums-con-
Guiding with the assertion that more than one
hundred cases of this description might be men
toned.
From the Hong Kong Daily Pressl
The HAVANA CooLIE TRADK.-Our readers must
be pretty generally aware. that much difficulty has
been experienced this season in procuring Coolies
for Havana. year two ago, there were hun
dreds ready and anxious to go, for trifing sum
(say eight dolls. denuded of the brokers share of
it, but now we told that as much as thirty dol
lars are offered, and few can be induced to sell
themselves. We do not think this change arises
from the scarcity of labor in China but from wide
spread conviction that the contracts hitherto agreed
upon are delusion and snare. We are brought
to this belief from the circumstance of the Chinese