The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-29
PRICE TWO CENTS.
WEST COAST OF AFRICA

- Irade was generally dull at all the ports, but at
| Sierra Leone it was reviyino ~
| The government was taking starS 10 oo,,o,o
the growth OF cotton on the Gold coast
| LIVERPOOL, March 15-Cotton-Sales todor 10 xoo
bales, including 1000 speculation and foy t
Market firm. Imports Os9 bales nrevinus, % eNP port
| 81 ,4S7 bales ILLS week
LONDON, March 15-sugar firm. Cofree-salos r,,,;,,.
at sun prices Tea firm. Rice firm. Saltpetre firm
LONDON MONEY MARKET-The demand far roonnI- ,o
tinued active both the and in the omen s 8 %
rate for the best bills at the discount houses being
cent The funds had been firm and rather higher bnt
late on the 18th there slight reaction which wos
attributed to the activity in the discount market On the
18th, however the market again became stronger and
Bank of England.
SHIPPING.
The bohemian reports having left Queenstown at 545
P NJ 18th, experienced strong westerly winds till tb
2lst then light W and S. W. winds.
Ihe Ango-SaXon arrived at Queenstown on the morn
ing OF the 18th and proceeded.
on Inc Bohemian passed the yigo bound into Queens
No datemin lat 40 O5 NJ long So 40 W, steamship
On the 22d, lat. 45o 19> NJ, long 43o Os>W sow
large American ship, painted black with n veIoS
streak square white burgee with the letter in the
centre. = ~ '"0
On the 25th lat. 43o 81 long. 600 49,, saw Iarr,
steamer with two tunnels, ship rugged and all sail set
Arrived from New York, 4th-Persia at Gibraltar
I2th, Native in the Clyde; Yorkshire Neptune at
Arrived from New Orleans 9th-Fanny Fern at Ply.
town. 18TH Alice fainter at Queenstown; Coronet at
Arrived from Mobile, Sth-John Denham Dunpeness:
10TH Harvest Queen at Lverpoo 18TH sharon at Liv,
erpool.
Sailed for New York 1Oth-F B. Gaban. Canada and
Asia from Sunderland; Vasco de Cana, Ferguson and
Homer from Shields; Calhoun from Liverpool; 1Ith
Emerald Isle from Liverpool.
Sailed for New Orleans, IOth-Empirc from Fleetwood:
11th, Sheridan, from do
Sailed for Boston, 10th-Saxon, from Antwerp.
p Memoranda-The Cassaudra, from Rotterdam for
Boston; Tto put back 9th, having been in collision
me G5arr29Hine from Havre for Newport, ashore
hrn2sbiv rat Of In- nI ed
LIVERPOOL, March I5.-Arrived from New orioarc
south Shore and Washington at Havre.
Arrived from MObile-John Denham at Antwern
Arrived from Charleston Enterprise, at Liverpool
THE n Mississippi uNIvERsIrY. The recent unpIea-
SAINT affair at this institution is vet the topic of ex
cited discussion in the far Southern States The
Mississippi journals, with scarcely an execution
uphold the course of the Trustees of the College in
acquitting Dr. Barnard, and condemn the course
OF the people of Oxford, in strong terms The feel
ing IN tuscaloosa, where the Professor formerly
resided, may be understood from the paragraph
suoI3GIned. from the Monitor of that place:
eve see from the Oxford Mercury that q most
infamous and outrageous attempt has bean made
to disgrace the venerable President of the Missis
sippi University, f. A. p. Barnard, because he
happened to be born North of Mason and Dixon's
line-but the Board of Trustees unanimously ac-
quilted the President. We will give full particu-
lars of this dsgraceful and contemplate outrage
in our next, and show up its authors without re-
spect to persons. Alabama, equally with Missis-
much for her University, from the insane at
tacks OF tre-eating rabble."
The CAPTURED STEAMER.-The New Orleans DELTA
in speaking of the MARQUES de Habana. captured at
Vera Cruz, says: ''There was but one single mark
OF the broadside of the Saratoga noticeable on the
Marques-a thrty-two pound ball had entered her
bulwarks about 'midships on the starboard and
passed through the larboard side, making round
clear hole, as if it had been cut with circular
In its passage this ball carried off both legs
unfortunate American W in an vii hnur
doubtless under the pressure of some desperate
stress of fortune, had enlisted in Marin's enter
prise IT is remarkable that he the only person
on the Marques who was killed, and he was the
only American in her crew. He bled to death
lying on his bunk, which, with his blankets is still
to be seen, saturated with his blood, within few
ieet of where he received his death wound. The
name of this unfortunate man was not known to any
on board.
THE New ENGLAND ELECTIoNs.-There is great
interest attached to the State elections in New En-
gland, in consequence of their supposed bearing
upon the Presidential election In New Hampshire
there was stout contest, but the Republicans in
creased their ma iority. In Connecticut and Rhode
Island there will also be a spirited contest next
week Connecticut on the I'd of April and Rhode
Island on the 4th The result in Connecticut is
awaited with deep interest, for it is there that the
two parties making the greatest efforts New
England is so hOpelessy Republican that any at
tempt to change the politics of any of those States
seems like desperate undertaking. The Demo
cfaJlc party lS however sending Its best speakers
and its spare funds into that State, expecting to
make some impression upon it in their favor, even
with the New Hampshire disappointment before
them Next week will show whether they are
equal to this uphill task.-Phda. Ledger.
The PoToMAC FIsHERms-The National Lpteii-
gencer says that the Potomac Fisheries, in conse-
quence of the unusually long continued high west
erly and cold winds, have been doing exceedingly
little, but the indications are, to the minds of those
who may be presumed to know something on the
c11hIa hat IgltY Ill.
prove. 1t is better that the fish he kept in deep
water until the weather becomes more propitous
which may be daily expected, when we shall proba-
bly, hear of considerable catches, both of shad and
herring. change of wind, with return of full
water in the river, would be likely to bring the fish
upwards in great quantities.
personal Liberty" says the New York Erpreye
OF Tuesday, was the special ORDER Yesterday, in
one OF the branches Of the New York Legislature
Bah Let the negro go, and tell us what is to be
done with the bill to regulate the CITY tenement
houses! The white men, and white women. and
white children, who live in these places, are more
interested in that bill than in the political negro
whose stalkinghors that Personal Liberty bill is
Let SambO, and Caesar, and Pompev, off in old
Virginia, and the rest of the South go for awhile
and tell us what is to be done for 'the Greeks at
our DOORS
A PRESENT FROM THE PorE.-an exquisitely beau
tltul work OF art-a cornelian cameo, set in gold
has just arrived, and been transmitted by Arch
bishop Hughes to the Directress of the late Catho-
lie Fair at the Academy of Music. She had re.
quested the Pope's autograph for the celebrated
autograph book already noticed; but this is sent
by his Holiness instead, as a contribution to the
charity for which the fair was held 1t will be
disposed of for the same object, by subscription
sale, the shares being placed at dollar each to
get it within the reach of all who desire to possess
so rare gitt.-N. Y. Post
THE MASSACRE OF INDIANs.-The San Francisco
papers confirm the reported massacre of Indians at
Humboldt Bay and Eel River. Not less than two
hundred lndlans-men, women and children-are
believed to have been killed. The Indians were at
tackled between three and four o'clock on Sunday
morning Their offence killing stock which
the white settlers pasture lands to which the In
dans consider they have the best title.
LARGE BEoUEsr.-Wm. Euston formerly Jour
neyman chairmaker in Philadelphia, but for many
years resident of Charleston, s. G., died suddenly
last week, leaving an estate valued at $4,000, 600.
Being childless he has left hiswile life interest
in the estate, and one two anuuities to relatives.
Upon the death OF these parties the entire estate,
excepting about 100000, reverts to the city of
Charleston, in trust for charitable purposes.
At Memphis Tennessee, few days since, two
gentlemen residents Of the city, met a narrow
walk, and each waited for the other TO step off,
which it was necessary to do in order to pass
Neither, however, felt disposed to yield, when an
alteration ensued, resulting in of the gentle
men receiving a dangerous wound from knife in
the hands off the other party.
The daguerreotype miniature found on the person
OF johnson, charged with the murder of the cap
tain and crew of the oyster soop, identified by
Miss Catherine Dickinson, the betrothed of Oliver
Watts, as hers, and said that it was taken for and
given to him on the day that the sloop left New
York.
The ARTISTS PET.--Among the productions of our
artists, no recent work has elected so much spoken
admiration the of Barry's "The Rector's
Ward" Not only is it pleasing to the Masses but
persons of the highest cultivated taste in art
press themselves delighted with it.-Boston Tran
script.
Gov. Packer of Peunsylvan has vetoed the
Philadelphia police bill, chiefly the ground that
it was partisan enactment, meant to perpetuate
in office the present police, whatever changes
might be made in municipal politics in the next
five years.
In Carter county, Tennessee, last week, George
II. Cheeks, who, fifteen years ago, bought a negro
girl from ). B. Patterson and paid for her in
counterfeit money, was tried for the offence, CON
victed and sentenced to the penitentiary for the
term of three years.
Cleopatra's Needle, which was presented to the
British Government years ago, lies in ditch,
where it fell, near Alexandria. The travelling
cockneys are removing it as fast as possible, since
each chips off his share and carries it back to
Hingland as relic.
A Mrs. John Reid advertises in the Philadelphia
North American, an ''lntants Retreat, establish
ed for the accommodation of those babies whose
afectionate parents desire to travel without incum
brances
Gen. John Devereux died lately in London. He
raised the Irish legion which, under Bolivar en-