The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-14
D0IITICAI

The New York Express, of Wednesday, saws in
the form of letter, dated st. Nicholas hotel that
the democratic State committee were in session
on that day, and will remain in session until tha
evening of the 18th, when they will adjourn to
Washington city, and present themselves to the
President of the United States. 1t is said the oh
ect OF the visit to Washington is to tender to the
President denomination at Charleston, if accepta-
Bile to him. The New York delegation will 90 as
unit at Charleston either for the denomination of
Buchanan, or for Breckenridge or Toucey the pre-
sent Secretary of the Navy.
lion. Augustus Schell was appointed one of the
delegates at large to the Democratic National Con-
Ventlon at Charleston, upon the written application
OF the Hon. ID. 5. Dickinson, who asked it as spe-
cial favor to himself The course which Mr.. Dick
lnson pursued in the State Convention certainly en-
utled him to have his wishes gratifed in this par
ticular
NAVAL lNrELLIGENCE.-In consequence of the
enormous cost of keeping in commission on FOREIGN
squadrons the larger class of United States war
steamers, the Navy Department has of late been
gradually recalling them, and sending in their
stead smaller steam vessels. The latter can, in
peaeeable times, perform all needful duties sotis
factory and at less than half the expense required
to keep such ships the Niagara in active service
necessaries. The Merrimac, Minnesota and Wabash.
have recently been ordered home, and the Roanoke
and Powhatan soon will be. The new pun boats
and steam corvettes Wyoming, Iroquois, Narragan-
sett, Saginaw and Seminole, are in the meantime
being rapidly fitted out for sea- and the Lancaster
Hartford, Brooklyn and Wyoming, are already in
commission. Indeed it is not improbable that all
our hrst class screwsteamers destined to remain
idle while our foreign relations continue as they are
at present.
The Board of Engineers which met at the Brook
Ign Navy ard to examine candidates for promotion
In the United Corps of Engineers, has adjourned
having passed and promoted L. j. De Luce, j. a.
Warner and Il. A. Shock
The Court Martial is still in session. but has not
done any business worth noticing as vet.
1t is said that the steam coryatta PapraooIo
viii be brought to Norfolk to undergo some prepar-
atoms in the dry dock before having her machinery
put in.
The Use OF QUAns.-Wm. Norton, an intelli-
gent, observing farmer boy, who makes his home
IN the southern part of Illinois, has recently been
studying the habits of the quail, or incorrectly
partridge" and gives the following testimony to
the Cincinnati artisan:
che observed small flock commencing at one
side OF the field, taking about five rows following
them regularly through the fields, scratching and
picking about every hill, till they came to the
other side OF the field; then taking another five
rows on their return, and thus continuing till he
thought they were certainly pulling up the corn.
he shot one, and then proceeded to examine the
corn ground On all the ground that thew had
been over, he found but one stalk of corn disturb
ed; that was scratched nearly out of the ground,
but the kernel was still attached to the staiI In
the crop of the quail he found but one cut worm
twenty-one striped vine bugs, one hundred cbintz
bugs, that still retained their individuality, mass
apparently consisting of hundreds OF chintz bugs
but not one kernel of corn
MORE OF THE SAN JUAN AFFA1R-A special Wash
lngton despatch published in the New York Herald
contains the following DIT is understood that the
British Minister, Lord Lyons, has received a
peremptory and important despatch from his gov
eminent, demanding explanations from our gov
eminent, of the course of Gen. Harvey in the
San Juan affair, to which the Secretary of State
Is now preparing a reply, which will vindicate
fully our rights, and doubtless cover the whole
ground OF the controversy to the satisfaction of the
American people. The whole matter will be laid
before the President on his return tomorrow.
communication has been received from the British
government through Lord Lyons, requesting that
tner Acknowledgements may be conveyed to Mr..
w ara, our Minister to China, and Com. TatnaU
Tor their friendly.conduct athe affair of the Pei-ho
sad disaster took place on the Tuscarawas
branch of the Cleveland and Pittsburp railroad
Saturday evening As train was passing One Leo
Greek, the whole was precipitated into the creek
and the engineer, Jake Reynolds, and fireman, Sam
Comes, killed; the baggage-master was hurt, and
man riding on the engine badly cut in the leg.
Engine badly smashed. The bridge had been re-
Gently placed in thorough repair, and had been ex
amlned and approved just previous to the accident.
on the evening preceding the disaster, the train
ran over COW near that place, killing it and
throwing the cars off the track. Some parties in
the nelghborhood made threats of revenge so that
reynolds, whose engine had killed the COW, EXPRESS
eo ms conviction on Saturday that he should
De Killed before reaching home that night. His
impression was unfortunately true one.
1t seems there are two opinions regarding the
recent water gas experiment at Wilmington Del