The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-31

SEAMAN'S WAGEs.-Judge Wilson has given a
long and elaborate opinion III the U. s. Court at
Cleveland, the question whether a ibellant
having obtained judgment for seaman's wages in
a State Court, is not thereby precluded from hav-
ing recovery in the U. S. Court. The Court held
that the Federal Courts have exclusive jurisdiction
OF actions an rem arising upon maritime contracts
and Admiralty liens, and that the jurisdiction ta-
ken by the State Courts, under the State statutes
giving remedies to enforce Admiralty liens by suits
an rem, is unwarranted and the proceedings void.
The judgment in the State Court was upon the
seamen's lien upon the vessel for wages. The sea-
man cannot be precluded from his right to sue in
the United States Court by recovery in the State
Courts. The lien is regarded BY the law among
the preferred claims, and to be paid before that Of
any other creditor of the vessel The common law
remedies of the creditors of vessel are concurrent
with those of the Admiralty Courts, but State
Courts cannot exercise jurisdiction to enforce IN
rem and the seaman's remedy against the vessel is
alone in the Admiralty Court and no adjudication
in any other can be bar t. his recovery in this
Court.
THE WAsHOE MINEs-The San Francisco CORES
pondent OF the New York Times saws that the ex-
ctement about the discoveries of silver at the
Washoe mines is so great that the clergy and press
have united to caution the public against all set
ting out for Western Utah at once. 1t is imposs-
BILE, however, to stem the tide The Sacramento
boats are crowded with men on their way to the
silver veins, daily line of stages is to be put on
the road land travellers say that the trails and roads
leading to the mines "crawlng with emf
grants" The stories told of the richness of the
vein continue to be marvellous. A ninety-sixt
interest in the Ophir Company bought for 81, ,O0O
sold month after for SO 000, the lucky specu-
lator never having much set eyes his proper
ty and other stories are told even more marvellous
One hundred and eight claims of 100 feet each have
been recorded as "placer claims" and fourteen
hundred and fortyfour claims of 200 feet each have
been taken up as quartz lodes, The silver is now
received in San Francisco, for in February the
mint in that city coined S59,74 in silver, mostly
from Washoe.
DIRECT TRADE.-The Macon (Ga) Telegraph
says: 1t is known that the Cotton Planters Con.
! vention sends out delegation to Europe, princi-
| pally for the purpose of arranging the preimna-
| ries and particulars connected with direct trade
| with continental Europe. We are informed by
| one of the Commissioners, (Co Howell Cobb J
| that they will leave about the Goth of Nav We
regard this as very important movement and
desire for it all conceivable success. Every com
mercial man, and every Cotton Planter in the
State, is deeply interested in this matter, and
should support it with all their might for il is
their interests which are to be promoted In the
accomplishment of the objects of the Convention,
Fair is to be held in this city, next winter, of
three weeks continuance.
The Commission is composed of Col. Howell
Cobb, Col. John S. Thomas and Hon. T. Butler
King. We understand that they have appointed
Mr.. LeHardy, Of Atlanta, now employed on the
Western and Atlantic Railroad as Secretary and
Linguist