The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-07
PERSONAL.

and Important Developments, &C, which charred
the complainant with having despatched the steam
| er Philadelphia to Nicaragua, with and am-
muniton on board, for the purpose of forcbly OPEN
ing the Transit route, and also with having entered
into league with General Walker, the ilibuser, for
the purpose of carrying out the scheme all of which
is alleged to be false and libeous
Col. Bulloch, Mayor of Worcester Mass, has
given to that city the sum of thousand dollars,
the annual income of which is to be appropriated
for the encouragement of merit in scholarship and
department in both sexes in the High School Col
Buloeh declines being candidate for the mayoral-
ty another year.
The Chicago Journal says: ''The fashionable
world has been agog for the last month over the
nuptials of Cuban millionaire with Miss Bartlett
One would have supposed that Monsieur 0viedo
was made OF diamonds, but it seems somebody has
got fooled, and that badly. The Spanish Consul
Mr. Chac0n, informed some INQUIRER that Senior
Oveda Catean oil merchant, IN Havana, and
could not by any possibility be worth $50, 900
or 500, ,000."
"A writer in the Freeman's Journal proposes
that Catholics shall devote the month of November
! to prayers for the souls suffering in purgatory.
Miss Eliza Logan has withdrawn from the stage
having got married.
James Truesdell, gentleman Ofsome seventy
years, living in Liberty, Pennsylvania, has been
for over twelve years past ndustriously engaged
when the weather and his health would permit in
digging over piece of ground near his dwelling,
and carrying the stones and some dirt into pile.
Here he has labored, taking one stone. OF shovel
full of dirt at time, until the mound has reached
the height OF thirty or forty feet, and is much
larger than his house. He said as a reason for his
labors, that he lost sixpence in his garden. He
soon after found several sixpences hut continued
to dig until his whole garden has been carried to
increase the mound. He is peaceful and industri-
Gus in his way, so his family let him work To
their offers OF assistance, he gives a decided
negative, and digs away alone Mr.. TruesdelI is a
well-inl0rmed man, and talks nationally on every
| subject but his lost sxpence.
Hon. William Preston, Minister of the United
States at the Court of Madrid, has been granted
leave OF absence, and is expected to reach his
home during this month. He returns on impor-
tant private business, and his stay will probably be
brief.
"A curious of prison etiquette recently trans
pired in Delaware. a number OF prisoners broke
Jail, aud among them named Turner. un-
der sentense of death for rape. He called upon
the attorney general, coolly seated himself in his
Office, and informed that gentleman that number
OF prisoners had escaped. among them himself: that
he prepared to go back again whenever he
could be assured that he would be safe in so doing
| Several of his social companions had been dis
charged, and in their stead a woman had been
placed in Jail who afflicted with scarlet fever:
he had formally notified the deputy sheriff that if
such conduct was persisted in he would feel obliged
to change his quarters, ard that receiving no sat
isfactory evidence on the part of the officers of the
| Jail that bis grievances would receive attention he
had thus avaed himself of the first favorable op-
! portunity of giving practical turn to his indgna-
| tion by leaving the premises. He did not care
! straw ABOUT the sentence OF death hanging
! him. but he didn't want to catch the scarlet fever.
The escaped prisoner was escorted back to his old
! quarters.
| "A few days ago, the daughter of n well known
citizen, prominent merchant, and wealthy man,
of Albany, N. Y, was found in the street. bv some
friends of her father, in beaSv state of intoyica-
| ton, and taken home. A crowd Of idle bows were
| about her, who throwing piles of leaves upon
| her. She tasteuv and richly dressed and
wore a large amount of iewery. From some cause
or other, she has become addicted to strong drink,
and her parents obliged to keen continual
| watch upon her movements She is a beautiful girl
! about 10 wears old.
The Staunton Firginian tells Il story of the
hazards of a citizen of that place. incurred bv hav
| ing on his person some Of the trophies:"-One of
our townsmen, Mr. George w. billiard, was in
volved in great danger at Harper's Ferry last week
He had gone there business on the day after the
capture of old Brown and his party, and in walking
alone in the vicinity of the Ferry, ENJOYING the
splendid scenery, with one of the pixies in his hand,
and two or three blank commissions in his pocket,
taken from the insurgents, and which Governor
Wise had given him the day before, he was pursued
and captured by party who were hunting for
| Cook. Mr.. billiard was Immediately charged with
| being Of Cooks men; the pike was satisfactory
evidence; and the cry raised Of shoot him,
Shoot him., and several loaded guns were pointed
at his breast. Fortunately, Mr. billiard retained
his seltpossession so well that the party at last
yielded to his request that he should be taken to the
Superintendent at the Ferry, and there be permit
ted to prove his innocence. Mr.. billiard said it
was about the most trying half hour or more he
ever spent"
Mr. II. Poole, who was sent by the English for
egn Office to the Dead Sea, to search for nitre
which was reported to occur there. has returned
without success. The region Of SOdOm and Go
morrah will not furnish of the most essentia
snews of war, and the price Of saltpetre is likely
to Ike kept mp in spite of the peace.
The editor Of the Warrenton (Na.) Flag has il
his possession plain gold ring one hundred an,
thirtv-eight wears old 1t has engraved on it in oh
fvla +ho nli -+h
1t was ploughed up by one Of the servants on
plantation in King George county. The ring is G
pure gold, and is supposed to have belonged to tn
father of Gen. Washington.
An anecdote, relative to the late Professor Wi
son, is just now circulating. When the suitor 70
the hand of Professor Wilson's daughter had game
the ady's appreciation, he was, of course, referre
to papa. Having stated his, probably unexpcct
ed case, the younger gentleman was directed TO de
sire the lady to to her father. aud doubtles
her obedience was prompt Professor Wilson hat
before him, for review, some work, on the flvlea
of which was duly inscribed. " lFH the author
compliments" He tore this out, pinned it to hi
: daughters dress, solemnly led her to the youn.
: lover and went back to his work.
q NAVAL INTELLTGES cE.-C0mmodore Sloat who's
= exploits in the Pacific Ocean during the Mexican
> War fill so conspicuous page in our naval history
is now in this city, and visited the Brooklyn Nav
: Yard yesterday He is a very quiet, plain-lo0kin
person, and does not seem more than so years ole
although he cannot be less than so. having entere
! the service in 1900 Commodore Soat's ceebrit
sprung from the prompt and energetic manner i
/ which he repaired from Mazatlan to California i
| 1916, on learning that General Tavor had com
4 menced fighting at Point Isabel. The frigate Sa
n vannah, flagship Of Commodore Sloat, and tn
British line-Oi-battle-ship COllmgw0ud bearing tll
. broad flag of Adm raj Seymour, were living in M
4 zatlan when Sloat accidentally learned. at
, private dinner given by gentleman shore, tha
hOstilties had begun in Mexico. Without Commu
: ncating his intentions to one, the Iankec Con
on he an
- ordered anchor to be got mp noisees.ly pOss
" BILE. At midnight. unobservcd by even the Wig
- LIANT lOokouts the English liner the America
-, frigate outward bound fact which Admir-
- Seymour did not learn until next morning. Ha,
~ ing discovered it, however, his ship put TO
- in the greatest haste, as nc hoped 10 outSaii 81
a Savannah, whose destination he well knew W.
- Monterey, Cal "a harbnr, the nationality OF WhiC
! at that time, was not very definitely settled Bl
Il the Savannah too fast for the C0Ilingwnod an
arrived at Monterey fifteen DAYS before shat vesse
-, Commodore Sloat hoisted the stars and stripes O
- ! reaching the city, and when Admiral Seymour can
= in, most politely rendered MIN the husptaiIties
s the port which were received with as good graz
" as the Briton could cXhibitundcr the peculiar ci
- cumstances of the case. Subsequently, the Adm
~ raj requested permission from Commodore Sloat
H. cut spars on shore, favor that was most gr
!, ciously granted. Commodore Sloat is con L
~ retired list" and has II years and months acti,
" sea service credited to him on the Naval Registe
~. Y. journal Of Commerce..
at New METHOD or RAsCALrrY.-The New Yo
he Eyening Post saws that the wife of well-knoy
lis citizen who resides in that city, recently had
We row escape from serious injury The lady was alo
be in the house, and hearing the door-bel ring,
ty down to the door. As she opened the door, by
mt seeming intuition she stepped back little dstar
of but Just far enough to escape being stunned by
he heavy stick of timber which had been placed agar
the door outside so as fall directly upon the he
rs Of the person answering the bell. The timber W
ut about eight feet long and six eight inches
ls diameter, and was heavy that the lady was L
)r able to remove it after it had fallen Whether Il
its new drop game was intended for a practical jol
ito or as piece of private revenge, or, as Is me
likely, new invention for assisting burglars
49, enter a house, is not clear in this instance. Tim
i5 ic be as WELL however, for hou5ekeepers to bear
I mind this circumstance, and thus avoid being 'p
10 ted on the head in the manner mentioned.
" The Weekly Sacramento Necs states that, in
NY swer to a letter embodying a wish that Senate
=. al appointment may be made, in order that so
ny person from California may announce in Congr
y" Va Mr. Brodericks death, and pay a suitable trib
" " to his memory, Gov. Weller replies as follows:
~ -" '.My present impression is that the public int
- est will not suffer if leave the whole matter "
w | the Legislature. As the next session will be lC
~ one very little if any, business OF Importance
ie" be transacted before the month OF February.
Mr. Broderick's death be not previously ammo
ow ced have no doubt the Legislature will seec
Senator who can and will make the announcem
the in fit and appropriate terms
leT All the efforts of Sir Moses Montefore and
am am Deputies of the British Jews having proved