The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-22

vacant ana unoccupled lands above and under the
water OF the navigable BAYS and rivers within the
State, has determined to sell her said lands and
last session OF her General Assembly did enact law
i0r the SAFE ana disposal of ali said lands, and for
the valuable conslderation, which she has duly
acknowledged, did issue land warrants to the mar
ties now ho ding, for all the lands covered by the
waters of the Chesapeake Bay, lying in ami con-
tiguOus to all the tide water counties as also all the
navigable rivers. These lands embrace and are
covered by all the oyster banks and bars of Mary
land, from which thirty millions of dollars worth
are annually taken for the supply of the oyster
markets OfNew York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
These rich and bOundess oyster lands are now Of
ierred by the warrants from the Land office of
Maryland with the seal affixed, and the faith of the
state pledged to issue indisputable title direct
TO the purchaser. The warrants range from 900
TO o,O0O acres each, in all the counties all the bav
ana al the rivers, are now offered for sale to ndi
Vlduals and companies, at So per acre half cash
balance q and II months. 4 list of the warrants
VIII be forwarded if desired, and to secure a war
rant application must be made in person or by
agent at the office in Baltimore, 1917 South street
by order. JAMES 7. ARCHER d Co.,
Agents U. c. l.. Co.
Baltimore, Sept 4, 1860.
The GREAT SWEEPSTAKES FOR $40, ,0O0-Four Nile
HedtS-FdshiOn Course.--We are on the eve of one
OF the most important meetings ever held in
the North The first grand event will be the meet
ing OF Planet, Daniel Boone and Cnngaree, for a
sweepstakes, $4,000 subscription, half forfeit to
which tho proprietor of the Fashion Course has
nberaiy contributed SIS, ,000-making a total of
$4,000 to the winner. The distance four miles
heats. Under any circumstances the amount or
money to be run for would naturally attract all the
world and his wife to witness the race; and when
coupled with the fact that three of the best horses
In the country are the rivals in this contest the
lrore which has been awakened and is still on the
increase, is by no means surprising
On Tuesday, the 25th Of September, the race
Will take place, and as a matter of reference we
give the names of the owners and horses:
MeSsr5, Of ", \ ol,
Planet by Revenue, out of Nina by Boston, years
old.
Messrs. Broadnax and Cottrel's (of Ala.) b. C.
DANIEL Bo9ne oy Lexington, out OF Magnolia, by
imported Glencoe. years old.
MIR. Thomas Puryears of Is. C.) D. c. Congaree;
by imported Glencoe, out of Millwood. bvimported
Monarch, years Old.-Porter's Spirit of the Times
The little bay mare, Flora TEMPLE and Patchan
are to try their hoty contested two mile disnute
over again Tor $780, the to be in harness. over
the Centrevilie Course, Long Island, on Monday,
the 24th. On the 2Sth, at the same course, Flora
IS to trot against the time of Dead Dutchman who
in 1889 trOtted three miles over the Beacon Course
n. D., under the saddle, in 1927. She is to 90 in
harness and beat the last fraction of his time.
A Man PoIsoNs HIS FAMILY.-The Cleveland
Herald of the 10th says:
An occurrence in Brooklyn township last week
has been the cause of considerable excitement in
that place. As rumour goes the circumstances are
these: a man named Young an Englishman and
the father OF four children, had of late become un-
steady IN habits, and some trouble had existed be-
tween him and his wife Last week ona of tba
daughters observed her father putting sometime
INTO the soup on the dinner table. The girl tasted
the soup, and not liking it, left the room. After
ward she drank some water, which produced vOmit-
ing. The mother ate of the soup, was taken sick
and died on the second day after eating Young
had taken something to cause sleep, and lay in a
c0matose state during two days and nights. At the
expiration OF that time he revived, and his son
spoke to him, saying that he (the iather) had poi
SOned mother. made hut
turned himself on the bed and with a groan expir-
ed. The affair has caused much feeling in the place
but no investigation has yet been made. The man
was buried on Sunday the woman on Friday.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND 0HIo CANAL had received
no INJURY from the pouring and persistent rain o
yesterday morning between one and three o'clock,
so far as heard from. Boats, however, were not
coming in so rapidly to the the Georgetown Col
lection Office, and this circumstances was deemed
rather uuiayorable. Still it is to be hoped that
the exceedingly heavy rain did not extend far up
the line, and thus that serious, ifany, mischief
has been done. On Wednesday evening a lock-
tender on one of the lower locks of the canal,
about six miles from Georgetown, was accidental
ly drowned. He was on his return homeward from
Georgetown on a canal boat from which he fell
and could not be recovered before life was extinct
-Nationoi Intelli9encer, Sept. 81.
LATER FROM OCCoQUAN.-The Georgetown CORES
pondent of the Washington Star, says: "a friend
who knows, informs us that our Occoquau item of
Tuesday last was not exactly correct. Gen. Hut,
ton spoke there on Saturday last, but no pole was
visible at that time. 1t was prepared, but from
some cause the Republicans did not go beyond the
intention. He also SAYS that the '.pole-cutter"
whose hnrso's tail was trimmed by the "pole rails
ers," drove his team into town with reins made Of
the halyards OF The now famous pole, uuI that the
hePOhlicans appropriated said halyards as a Lawful
prize, ana cut them into short pieces, which were
distributed to the faithful and by them knotted
into their buttonholes as badges.
SUDDEN DEATH AT A PRAYER-MEETIYG.-A we'll
known merchant, Mr. John c. Weber, died very
Suddeny on Wednesday night, at Rev. Albert
Barnes church, in Washington square, while
prayer-meeting was in progress. During the sing
ing OF hymn he was observed to be tanning him
self nervously, though suffering from intense
heat Soon OTTER he commenced breathing heavily.
several gentlemen Immediately hurried to his as
sistance, and he was carried to the school ROOM
but before he had reached it he was dead. The
occurrence caused very painful excitement among
the congregation present at the meeting. The cause
OF the sudden death of Mr.. Weber is attributed to
apoplexy. hdadelphio American.
PENALTIES UPov IMpRUpEYCE-We see bv an
Irish paper that the Dublin and Kingston Railway
Company lately prosecuted a gentleman named
Richardson Tor attempting to get off one of their
trains while in motion. He was fined ten dollars
for the offence, but the penalty was mtigated to a
nominal amount, as the prosecution was instituted
merely as warning to Others Would not our
railway and ferry companies do well to get clauses
ADDED to their charters giving power to magistrates
1t would have the effect of protecting them against
vexatious suits, and of annually saving a number
of lives.
WHAT IS A THEATRICAL EXHIBITION ?-The courts
of Boston have decided this question The Dray-
tons were stopped in their ''parlOr opera eXhibi-
tons for want of license. The case was brought
before the court, and the court decided that wheh
er performance is theatrical, does not depend
upon the place where it is held, the number of the
parts, or change OF scene. There are dramatic
exhibitions where not more than one person per-
forms. An entertainment produced by assuming
different characters, acting their parts thereby il
lustrating some story and enforcing some moral,
come within the meaning of a theatrical exhibition
prohibited by the statute.
The EMANCIPATION OF THE RUSSIAN SEREs.-Ac-
cordlng to the late accounts which have been re-
ceived from Russia, the emancipation of the serls
question on which the Emperor feels strong
personal interests not to be so speedily accom-
plished as had been expected. Count Panm, to
whom the care OF that matter has atterly been en-
trusted, has given it as his opinion that it will not
be possible to have it carried out so promptly as
the Emperor could have desired, and he has recon-
mended that a gradual process, which will occupy
six years in its operation, should be adopted in pre-
ference to the more immediate plan which had been
originally contemplated.
SLoor- r-oF-WAR MARIoN.-This ship is daily ex-
pected to arrive at Portsmouth, New hampshire
In December 1857, the Marion was put in commits
sion for the coast of Africa but, owing to unavod-
able delay in getting her complement of officers
and men, she did not leave Hampton Roads until
April 1858. She has therefore been in active SER
vice about two and half years. and during that
time has been very efficient in checking the African
slave trade.
The FOWLER DEFALcArIoN.-ln New York the
Fowler Post-oice defalcation is up before the IT, 5.
District Court, the plaintiffs being George Law and
Gustavus A. C0noVer the United States, and
seventeen issues have been agreed upon to be tried.
These issues relate chiefly to the questions of the
knowledge of Law and Conover, bondmen of Fowler,
OF his being detauiter at the time OF giving the
bond.
The rain storm of Thursday was very heavy,
in Jersey City, filling the cellars and Easements
and driving thousands of people from their breakfast
tables. The destruction of furniture, provisions
and other property is estimated at S20 900 The
fire engines worked hard pumping the water out
of Easements. Several places were struck by
lightning.
Observation-Disclosures papers say water-gas
has been burnt so successfully at the Girard House
in that city during the past three months, that
arrangements are now on foot for the erection Of
numerous works for the manufacture of gas,
cording to the process of DR.. Sanders, in New
Eng land, New York, New Jersey, and several of
the Western States.
On Thursday afternoon man, aged thirty
eigbt wears of age, named John DeitZ, employed in
the factory of the Philadelphia Cabinetmakers'
AS ociaton, was killed by piece of timber
striking him on the breast while working at cir
cular saw.
The great Hebrew fast of the Atouement occurs
next week, on Wednesday, Sept 26th, (Tisri l0th.)
This fast is more strictly observed than any other,
and during the "a hours, from sunset to sunset, all
food, even to drink, is prohibited.
Three songs, two of them written by Acton Bell
and one of them by Ellis Bell the sisters of Charlotte