The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-07
NEWS FROM CHINA.

NEWS FROM CHINA.
The United States mail steamship Cahawba j.
D. Bulloch commander, from New Orleans via
Havana, arrived at New York at midnight on
Friday night, having left the latter place on the
evening of the 30th ult
She experienced rough bosterous passape
On the 3Oth of January the American brig C. B,
Allen arrived at Havana. The same day. while
going out of the harbor, she passed the Spanish
line battle ship Isabel Segundi going in looking
finely; Feb. l, lat. 80 O9, Ion 76 46, EXCHANGED
signals with an American bark bound to the north
and showing red field with black square in centre;
also red burgee with white letters in CENTRE which
were not distnguishable.
The latest item Of news is that the brig Nancy
has been ordered to be returned to her owners,
through the captain. He to take charge on
the 3lst ut.
The feeling still continues strong with regard to
Spanish-American affairs.
In sugars there has been very little excitement
during the past week. although spectators have
taken some 22,00O boxes at fair advance. Stock
h9d pe MRadfnHay year, r. q" frehgs sS6t
improving several United States vessels having been
chartered during the week. Freights to Europe.
not much change Exchange-London, l3%@l3%
premium; New York and Boston, 3A@3% do;
New Orleans, short sight, 1906 do The health
OF Havana is perfect.
The crops will probably be equal to those of last
year.
From the Hartford Times of Wednesday
THE SKATERS CARNIvAL-Tbe river vestardou
was thronged with fast flying skaters: old and
young, male and female. About four o'clock all
Hartford appeared to be taking an airing. Two
different parties of half dozen each made careful
estimates OF the number present between four and
five and arrived at the result. All agreed
that there could not be less than 5000 people on the
Ice: we thlnk there were certainly 1000.
About eleven A. NJ. for ten dollars a side
was skated by Geo. w. Puffer of this city, and
Henry Hills, of Glastonbury. The distance, about
mile, was apparently without effort passed over
by Pu1er IN less than three minutes. Hills was
left behind We have had the curiosity to ascer-
tain by inquiry the extent of the sales of skates in
Hartford during the present skating furore. There
have been sold, during the past fortnight, gentle
mems me and ladies, skates to the value of S4,675.-
Company B., Colts Guards, were out this afternoon
with full music, and at ~ o'clock they marched
down to the river, put on their skates and paraded
on the ice,-a fine sight.
colored man by the name of Freeman an easy
and finished skater, began, just before twelve to-
DAY, the task OF picking up separately, while on
skates, 100 potatoes placed three feet apart, and
depositing each one in basket at the starting
point; to be completed in 80 minutes. He occupied
40 minutes in the work.
This afternoon, workmen put up a stand for Colts
Armory Band, and as 60 to press they are play
ing to large crowd.
RUSSIA AND THE SACRED PLAcEs.-Biblical eeop
raphers point to the lake lam in northern Armenia
and now Russian possession, as the spot where
once was situated the paradise lost by the fault of
Adam and Eve. Indo-European theorists especiaIIy
Bunsen, locate the cradle of the race Cor the prim
tive Eden in northern Asia. 1t occupied all the
present western and part of the eastern Siberia
extending from 400 to $50 latitude and from coo
to 1000 longitude. The Arctic ocean, at that time
as pleasant the Mediterranean with the Ural
mountains as islands, was the northern boundary
On the east lay the Altai and the Chinese Blue or
Celestial mountains; on the south the Paropamsus
or Hindoo-koosh and on the west the Caucasus and
the Ararat.
Both the Edens are now Russian possessions Be-
sid tt,t,,n
salem; and the spot in Rome assigned by archaolo-
glsts as the one where Romuus was nursed bv a
Shewolf, Is Russian property, having been boug ht
Dy Nlcholas Tor the sake OF excavations. By Gu
rlous coincidence Russia in this way the places
most sacred in the history of our race.
EUROPEAN BAskERs-The Paris correspondent of
the Journal Of Commerce, in his letter of JAM 10,
says:
Last Saturday fell into conversation with very
intelligent gentleman of the commercial and bank
ing sphere, who mentioned to me his knowledge,
derived from the latest annual report of the general
supervisor OF the books of the several firms of De
Rothschild of the aggregate amount of their CAPT
tai or the sum at their instantaneous commando
n4ard of francs two hundred millions of dollars;
he believed it to be, moreover. an unexapgerated
estimate that the similar capital of the two
erGres is at least hundred millions of francs; of
the Hottnguers seventy-fve millions; of Mires and
the Foulds still higher; the Duke of Gaera at the
head of the Credit Wobier is held to be prodipious
ly opulent. The Pereires have created for Them
m
sive grounds within and without the walls of the
capital which they turn into streets and boulevards
with the certainty of the earliest and ampest pro-
ceeds All the bankers who have engaged deeply |
and act personally in the railroads CONNECTING
France with conterminous countries, render meal
culable service to all.
Among the private bills passed by the Senate on
Friday, was one for the relief of the officers and
crew of the privateer General Armstrong which |
was so gallantly defended by Capt. Reid, in the
har hnr nfE aro 81 IL
claim, it will be remembered has long been pend
ing before our Government and has filled no incon-
siderable place in the diplomatic history of the
country--havlng been originally prosecuted against
the Government OF Portugal, within whose juris-
diction the brig General Armstrong was captured
by British cruisers.
A young gentleman connected with the express
ofce In this city, says the Saltwater (Minn) es-
senger, had occasion to go to Arcola, few days
since, on business requiring speed, whereupon he
harnessed tine Newfoundland dog to light hand
sled, and made the journey on the ice in twenty
seven minutes! The distance is miles-being
an average of one mile in little less than four min
utes. The dog is about four years old, but large
ana powerful. We would like to see the dog that
can excel this feat.
a bill has been introduced into the New York
Legislature to give James HAYES the sum of So
900 ,000 which he claims is due him as the heir of
James q. Leake, merchant of Troy, who died
some years since, as was then supposed, without
heirs; The personal property employed in
founding and endowing the Leake and Watts Or
phan Asylum, in accordance with the provisions of
an unsigned will, and his real estate escheated to
the State. Hayes claims the property on the ground
Of distant relationship to the deceased
The CONTROL OF THE MEDIrERRANEAN-An ad-
dress is submitted to the French Emperor for the
execution of ship-canal, destined to join the Med
terranean to the Ocean, by which vessels navga-
Ting between the of those waters NAV be saved
he turning of Spain and passing before Gibraltar.
The scheme is pausibly developed, is shown to be
essible; and if patronized by the government,
he necessary funds would be readily collected by
Com.