The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-23

Same William Hamilton, garnishee Attach
ment warrant. Before reported. Verdict for
plaintiffs on lst and I'd issues for 81 469OS on Sd
issue for ST. 469.oS Schley and Mclaughlin for
plaintiffs; Marshall and Lanahan for defendant, in
| both cases.
Assignment for to-day 583 to COS.
Court APPEALS OF Maryland DECEMBER
| Term, lS59.-ANNAPoLIs, February 81. lS60--No.
A6 Richard Thompson JohE W. Fowler Ap-
| peal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore city.
| This was argued and concluded by II. p Scott
for the appellant, and by Steele for the appellee.
The RIGHT OF NEUTRALs-A vigorous State pa
per addressed to the late Minister Mason by Secre-
tary Cass indicating the policy of our government
in regard to the rights of neutrals on the ocean.
has been made public. Mr.. Cass declares that the
| stoppage of neutral vessels is an unwarrantable
assumption of jurisdiction, and will not be tolerat
ed. On the point raised by the powers of Europe,
that neutral nation ought not to supply a bellig-
Grant power with articles which may be made to
serve in the direct prosecution of hostilites the
Secretary says:
off this prohibiory declaration had been confined
to arms and munitions of war, there would have
been little difficulty in the fair adjustment of the
questions which might arise under it. But it pre-
sents no such tangible limit on the one hand, while
on the other it is conceded that it does not embrace
various articles, as clothing, and may add, provi-
sions which are essential to the efficiency of the
then, must be the effect of any article upon war
like operations, to authorize its classification as
contraband OF war, is question which has provok-
ed as much angry discussion any other with
which modern nations have had to deal. Besides
the difficulty arising out of the want of precision in
the terms employed, and probably not less out of
the absence of any generally fixed views there is
yet another which adds further to the embarrass-
ment, and which requires the immediate ,nsidera-
| tion of the parties to the law of nations. This
| question of cOntraband is shifting one, as Lord
Erskine expressed it, embracing new articles from
time to time, they become applicable to military
| purposes when the law shifts to accommodate it.
self to these progressive improvements in the i'm
| pements means of destruction.
"But still the nature of such Improvements, and
the just title of the articles contributing towards
them to take their places in the list of contraband
is subject OF controversy which is liable to be fol
| lowed by the most serious consequences The dis
cussion which at this time is going on respecting
| the military character of COAL and whether it is
| now excluded from general commerce as contra
band of war, is striking illustration of the ten
dency to enlarge this power of prohibition and
seizure, and of the necessity of watching its exer-
| else with unabated vigilance. Here is an article
| not exclusively nor even principally used in war;
but which enters into general consumption in the
arts of peace to which indeed it is now vtally ne
cessary. 1t has become also important in CONNER
| cial navigation. 1t is product of nature with
which some regions are bountifully supplied, while
others destitute of it, and its transportation
| instead of meeting with impediments, should be
gerant nations to prevent all trade in this most
valuable accessory to mechanical power has no Just
claim for support IN the law of nations, and the
United States avow their determination to oppose
it so far as their vessels concerned"
THE SHoEMAKERs' SrRIKE.-The Milford Mass
Journal in article upon the strike speaks of it as
a more than ordinary demonstration. The editor
does not believe that the remedy for low wages is
strike, but reduction of the number OF workmen
from twenty-five to fifty per cent We quote as
Just so long az many unmarried young men
will crowd into Milford, Hopkinton, Natick Lynn
and other boot and shoe towns, and be satisfied
with work for half or less than hafthe tme if they
can but furnish themselves with beer, rum and
tobacco, and enjoy to the full all such pleasures as
the senses crave, the class of workngmen who
have families must sutfer-the former class being
their competitors for work. as this class are bound
to work at sufficiently low price to obtain funds
to meet their absolute needs"
An adjourned meeting of the journeymen of Lynn
was held on Saturday evening, for the purpose of
hearing the report of Committee appointed at a
previous meeting to confer with the manufacturers
in regard to a strike. The Committee reported
that the manufacturers were generally in favor of
the movement and would pay the prices demanded.
Some of the manufacturers had sold a portion of
their stock and refused to take orders except at
advanced prices. They had sgnified their willing
ness to contribute to the support of the Journey
men during the strike, and the amount thus far
subscribed would exceed 81 900. The report was
accepted, and the meeting adjourned until Tuesday
evening.
| DIVORCES IN PIrrsBURG.-In the Pittsburg Court
OF Common Pleas, on Saturday last, Thomas B.
Hamilton Esq, presented the petition of Mary
Robin, asking to be divorced from her husband,
Hypoyt Robin on the ground of cruel and barba-
rous treatment.
! Mr.. Pollock presented similar petition from
Mary Rhode, wife of Henry Rhode The reason
assigned was drunkenness and neglect.
Mr.. Hasbrouck, similar petition from Mary
b. Porter, wife of John B. Porter; cause, deser-
tion.
Mr.. Robb, a similar petition from Justine Coo
per, wife of Samuel II. Cooper.
When the last petition was presented judge
Nj Cure remarked that under the present law, it
was the duty of the Court to entertain all applica
tions, however disagreeable it might be- but the
Court would find it necessary soon, account of
the frequency of such applications, to petition the
Legislature for a change of the law. Scarcely a
week passes that there not from two to a half
dozen applications to dissolve the marriage tie
| SINGULAR CAUSE OF FIRE ON SHIPBoARD-While
| the schooner Rosewreath, of Boston, Captain Ba-
ker was lying at Richmond, Va, about month
back in ballast the captain, who sitting in the
cabin found smoke issuing from the mates state
room. On opening the door the mates coat, hang
ing there was found to be on fire, which, of course
was soon extnguished. There being nothing in
the pockets of the coat to it, Captain B. was
| induced to make some experiments, and found that
bulls eye side light, which the shining
strongly, was the cause. The coat was in a direct
powerful burning glass This Captain B. proved
by six different trials, each time ignting the article
when held within five or six feet of the bulls eye
IMPORTS FROM JAPAN.-Recenty there have ar
! rived at San Francisco three vessels from Japan
the first which have arrived in the United States
| from that country. One of these vessels brought
full cargo of fancy ware, toys, &c. The other
two brought cargoes of rapeseed oil, leaf tobacco
sweet potatoes, rice, chesnuts, isingass, copper
ware, lacquered ware, porcelain ware, peas, pears,
green sea-weed, &c. The rapeseed oil is described
| as of superior quality; the leaf tobacco, much of
it, is equal to the best Havana; the rice is large
| round, plump kernel, very superior in quality.
| The manufactured articles are in great variety,
| and many of them of exquisite workmanship; and
| the enameled lacquered and vanished ware is un-
| rivalled.
METHoDIsTs.-The minutes of the Methodists
| which are annually reported with great precision
show that all the divisions of that church in Amer-
have II ,45S travelling preachers and $50, ,269
communicates: in Europe, 1926 travelling preach
ers and az, ,622 communicates; in all a. SS3 travel
| ling preachers and 2,546, 100 lay members. Its
missionary organizations include 5000 labor
ers; its educational institutions comprise over l3S
colleges and academies it has 35 600 local preach
ers, making, with its itinerants, ministerial force
| of nearly 50,O00 men.
| ABUSES AT THE UTICA ASYLUM IN New YoRK-A
petition has been presented to the New York Legis-
ature asking for examination into alleged abuses
charged against the Utica ASYLUM for the Insane.
1t is stated that Morris Tarbell was recently placed
in the institution for treatment few days after
| he died. So sudden and unexpected was his de-
cease, that his friends called upon the Coroner to
investigate the matter The inquest led to the con-
clusion and corresponding verdict that Mr. Tarbel
| died from injuries received at the Asylum. Five
ribs were broken-two of them in two places.
| special committee appointed to examine the
charge.
DEATH FROM THE BITE A CAT.-One day last
week mai named Stephen Hamel, of Cincinnati,
endeavored to drive some cats from garret, and
struck one Of them several blows with stick when
suddenly the cat leaped upon him with the ferocity
Of tiger, and before he could free himself from its
| grasp, scratched and bit him about the face in
| terrible manner. The next day he grew delirous,
and his head swelled up to twice its natural size