The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-14

standing in all the leading markets of the country,
above all others, its integrity should be protected
with Jealous care by those interested in the trade,
and when the tricks of adventures, ''sharp"
operators become known, it is but just and right
they should be exposed.
Last season, owing to the great difficulty which
existed in making 'bOth ends meet" consequent
upon the high prices paid for hogs, instances
of sharp practice developed, which to say the
least, are highly reprehensible
1t is the custom with our leading packers, in pack
ing pork, to put 1876 lbs in each barre. which,
when sated, will weigh out 2l0 lbs to 22O lbs, ac-
cOrdng to the quality of the meat; but in many
ses, however, irresponsible packers are in the habit
ofputting only $50 lbs in each bbI. so hatthe buyer
of such is thus cheated out of ten fifteen pounds
Of meat which makes quite margin Tor the dis
honest packer.
Another trick is practced to some extent, name-
ly: "marking up" the weight of casks ofbaCon five
to ten pounds, according to circumstances, and cal
ling this 'snakage" when reclamation is claimed.
These are, however, not new practices, they
have been rrsorted to by adventurers in the trade,
for a long time. A trick however, was de
velopnd last season, which is quite ingenious and
profitable In cutting up the hog, the whole of
the back bone is left attached to of the sides,
and then by simply removing the ribs from the
other. clear side is made, with less loss of bone
than in the usual way. The side with the back
bone attached, is packed as mess pork, or smoked
as bacon, thus compelling the innocent buyers to
pay for more bone than thev should f
Now, this having been brought to the notice o.,
the pork inspectors of New York and New Orleansl
they determined, we understand, that they viii
pass no pork put u?, in future; that those
outside individuals who intend operating in the
back bone experiment the present season, had bet
ter consider the matter beforehand. lest they may
find that it will cost than it will come to, and
thus prove in the end a most iniudcious operation
place is more unavorable for fraudulent prac-
tees than this city and the consequence is, all
those who have attempted to do business in pork
according to this rule here, have failed, 50 that
packers of this class had better seek another field
for their operations.
THE PARIS CHARIvARG ON OUn MINISTER TO CHINA
-Chdrirari is having its own fun over the Ameri-
can Minister in China. 1t has published engrav-
ings three days in succession, which the laugh
of the town. The first one represents Mr.. Ward
on his way overland to Peking. In this engraving
one sees only large rough box mounted on an un-
cOuth wagon, drawn and surrounded by great
party of hoOting, bowling Chinese. Standing
alone are two mandarins, or chief men, looking on.
| The landscape is composed of barren hills and
plains. The reader need not be told that the
American Envoy is shut up in the box, without the
power of taking observations of the interesting
country through which he is passing. The second
engraving represents the arrival the great
square of Peking. The cavacade is stopped,
board or two has been knocked from the side OF the
box, and long, lank clean-shaved individual, in
black dress-coat and with bandage on his eyes, is
seen bursting forth, much a young chick bursts
| from its shell. Two mandarins receive in their
| arms the falling and blind Ambassador. The
throne of the mighty brother of the Sun and the
Moon, delivering his speech. Jonathan stands as
straight up in the middle of the floor the monu-
ment on Bunker Hill. He is still in solemn black
and a clOse-tttng bandage his eyes, shut out
the view of the Celestial world around him. A
dozen of Mandarns are prostrated at his feet in a
circle, and in this position the tabeau reminds one
of fountain, with very tall central jet surround
| ed at its base with dozen low curvilnear ones
| While the blind Envoy is saving darkness with bis
arms, his mightiness on the throne is indugng in
the interesting pantomme, so beloved by juveniles,
of playing the ''E GU can't come it," movement
with bis hands upon his nose. This is Chnriraris
idea Of Mr.. Wards pilgrimage to Pcking
EARTHQUAKE At CoPIApo.-HALF OF THE CITY De
STEoYED AND GREAT Loss OF LTFE.-By the New
Granada, from CallaO, which port she left on the
18th, there is highly important from Peru and
Chile.
The British ship Minnehaha, from Caldera had
arrived at Caan, bringing intelligence of a terri
| Bile earthquake at COpiapo, by which more than
| one-half OF the town destroyed, and causing
great loss of life. The shock sensibly felt at
Caldera. The captain of the Minuehaha reports
the water as having rcceded some twenty three feet
in the harbor, and says his ship swayed to and fro
as if in heavy sea-
The Caldera and Copiapa railroad has suffered,
it is said, considerable damage, in consequence Of
which no trains could pass the road when the
Minnehaha sailed
The Chilean Minister to Peru was murdered on
the night of the 18th October, at Chorilias. This
makes TWO foreign ministers who have been aSSaSsl
mated in Peru within the last eighteen months.
Certainly there appears to be very little security
life or property in this distracted country. The
government is pOwerless to protect either, and is
constantly in dread of popular outbreaks.
On the night of the 18th October, Just befor, the
departure of the steamer New Granada, the great
est excitement prevailed in CaaO-a rumor hav-
ing obtained that a revolution would break out
there. All the shops closed at an early hour.
and troops, sent from Lima in special trains, were
stationed in different parts of the city.
WANTING PECuNIARY AID FROM EyGLAxp.-Some
of the ministers in New York, who are preaching
the abolition of slavery instead of Christianity find
themselves getting into bad way for want of
means. Rev. George b. Cheever has made an ap-
peal to the AboliionistS OF England for pecuniarv
aid to help the ''cause of Christian Abolition
He speaks despondngly of his efforts He says:
"But at present no new friends come to our sup
port, while yet the battle wakes hotter and more
desperate; and what is exceedingly depressing and
discouragng, the moment we begin to be in ar
rears, financially, the timid and halEhearted ones
among us, perhaps fearful lest the whole burden
may tall upon them begin to declare that we must
give up all idea of sustaining ourselves that it is
useless to attempt doing this any longer; that it is
manifest that preaching against the sin of slavery
is so horribly unpopular, that if any or church
undertake it, they cannot be supported, but must
fall that we had better give up, when we can do so
with some dignity, and not be starved ont This
c0wardice, and the croakings that grow out Of it,
are most injurious to our cause. We can depend
only on very teW Meantime there as greater need
than erer Of Just such against slavery as
hare been preaching, only a THOUSAND times more
able and energetic; and to give up my pulpit now
would be disastrous in the extreme to the of
Christian Abolitonism."
The New York Times, anmadverting on this,
which it calls ga disgraceful appeal" says:
at must be proud reflection for DR.. Cheever
and the 'true-hearted Abolitonists' who listen to
his discourses, that they indebted for the privi
ege to British aims, and that every denuncation of
his own country which he utters is paid for with
foreign gold.'
great literary curiosity has just been brought
to notice from the most unlikely quarter possible 1t
is lin the words of the Edinburg gh Reviewer) ga
perfectly authentic, but hitherto unknown frag-
ment of the JOhnsOnian Collections" The "Diarv
of a Visit to England. by an Irish Clergyman
DR.. Thomas Campbell in ITS, during which he
lived in the society of the Thraes Dr. johnson.
Burke, &c, and is mentioned by Boswell as an
Irish gentleman who came to England principally
from desire to see DR.. johnson. The manuscript
Diary itself was accidentally discoved behind
press IN n the office of the Supreme Court of New
South Wales; and it is printed at Sydney, edited by
VIM. Raymond an officer of that Court The Re
v!s0er supposes his copy tobe the only "on this
side the equator, and gives copious extracts which
Wlet ones curiosity for the'remaindar