The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-20

THE SECOND BRANCH AND THE EXTRA DIVIDEND
Although the Second Branch of the City Council
manifested last evening much Indignation at the
| gross dsrespect of its authority involved in the
manner in which the extra dividend injunction was
dismissed, and unanimously passed an order calling
the COUNSEL acting for the city, for an explana
ton, it nevertheless was brought, by the follow
ing indirect process to acquiesce in the proceeding
Mr.. Swami, on Wednesday, returned the bill giving
the city's endorsement to the Western Maryland
line without his signature. To-day it was again
passed in both Branches with an additional section
-ostensibly guarding the city from all the risk Of
| the endorsement by setting apart five hundred
thousand dollars of the extra dividend of the stock
the interest on which shall be used, in the event
of the failure of the road to pay the interest the
endorsed bonds, for that purpose. In this form il
was intimated that it would meet the Mayors APP
probation, and having passed both Branches are
now committed to the acceptance of the extra
dividend interest.
PROCURING SEEDS FROM EURoPE.-The fact has
been stated that Col. Clemson, of the Patent Of
flee, has gone to Europe to purchase seeds, &C.,
but the Washington papers say that it should also
be mentioned that he has been detailed for the pur-
pose by Gov. Thomas, in order that what is pro-
cured shall be specially adapted to our wants, and
be of the very best quality. They also to be of
sufficient abundance to answer the wants of every
section of the country and especially of those
parts where good garden seeds are scarcely ever
met with. 1t is intended to purchase large
amounts of Mediterranean wheat, Italian barley rye
&c. The Cork oak acorn, the Persian walnut,
madder, de-, will also form portion of the impor-
tatons. Some of these interesting articles will not,
varieties Of diihcut germinatlon will be IN the
propagating houses attached to the agricultural
division, and be distributed later in the form of
young plants. By this plan it is calculated that a
large saving to the country will be effected.
CoLoRED PASSENGERS AND THE CUNARD STEAMERS.
BY the Europa, from Boston, last October, four
colored persons took passage to Liverpool. Prior
to their leaving they received the following notice
from the agent of the steamer:
For your information, we desire to inform you
that separate table will be provided for yourself
and party On board the Europa, hence to Liver
pool, where everything will be furnished you that
hrst class cabin passengers entitled to; the per-
son who applied for your tickets did not state the
fact that the party were colored, otherwise we
should have informed you. Should this interfere
with your expectations please apply at this office
at once, and we will refund the passage money
The colored people brought this matter up at an
anti-slavery gathering in Bristol, England 1t was
thence brought to the notice of Sir Samuel Gu
nard, who responded to the letters addressed to
him, as follows: F2 ~ 23t ss e
/ do not see that any advantage would result
from discussing the subject matter of your letters,
therefore must decline entering into any cores
pondence on the subject
Mexico TO BE INvADRD.-We publish this morn
inc copious extracts from an fsopen letter. of
Gen. George Buckley, President of the knights
of the Golden Circle, announcing the object of the
order and foreshadowing their movements, which
is to eventuate in the Americanizing of Mexico
1t will be seen that the Knights are ordered to
repair to their encampment, in Texas, by the 18th
OF September There certainly appears to be but
little secresy about their movements.
FRoM BuENos aAyREs.-The New York Times
correspondent in Buenos Ayres, writing on the2sth
OF May, gives interesting account of the improve.
ments inaugurated by the Government About
$780, 900 have already been appropriated for the
erection OF school houses Buencs Ayres is
far in advance OF all the other Spanish
American Republics, except, perhaps, Chill.
The United States Exploring Expedition, initiated
some eight years ago, under Capt. Page, has fin.
ished its explorations, and is about to return home
All the principal tributaries of the La Plata have
been surveyed.