The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-21

The SOUTHERN MAILs.-The Southern mails de-
iayed by the ice in the Potomac, came to hand YES
terday, and we have New Orleans papers to the
18th, Mobile to 18th, and Charleston to the 18th
inst.
The New Orleans papers of the 18th gives US the
details OF Mexican news brought by the steamer
tennessee. A Vera Cruz correspondent of the Plea
ynne, writing under date of Jan 7th. saws:
81 am rejoiced to see that the McLane-
ocampo treaty is so warmly espoused by the
press generally; it is the best we have ever
MADE with this country; it gives us the control
ling influence over its commerce without a war
and will be the means, if confirmed, of restor,
ing 1T to peace and prosperity-and if rejected a
war Will inevitably grow out of the abuses mur-
ders and robberies committed against our citizens
by the Miram0n government which from the weak
ness OF the Juarez government, cannot be prevent
ed; which war, it forced upon us, will cost at least
nifty millions, without any greater gain for the
present, as her commerce is all that is desirable or
valuable to US in connection with the various tran
sit routes
81 notice that some of the Northern papers refer
to the weakness of this, the Juarez government.
and undertake to treat it as faction This is
great mistake, although this government and the
Mlramon government are both very weak; but they
are nevertheless de fdcto Governments with this
dlnerence, that the former has now, and ALWAYS
mas had, the great majority of the territory IN
states ana population, but less wealth and effi-
the Mlramon government has the regular troops
ana the money ct the clergy to sustain it,"
III was rumored that French feet, accOmpa-
MED oy two Spanish men-of-war, would soon ar
Spain.
The same paper announces the arrival of two
vessels bringing advices from Rio Janeiro to the
Goth of November ~
The coffee market was inactive; quotations were
nomlnay the same as last reported, but the stock
had increased 230 900 baps
Total clearances for the United States during the
month OF November 9,635 bags, thus divided Bal
timore, 1870; New York, 24735; New Orleans,
40, ,OO5; Philadelphia, S,827; Savannah, $780,
The VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE AND THE CHEsApE,Kg
AND oHIo CANAL-The Virginia Legislature on Tues
day last, adopted the following resolution in refer
ence to this great public work of Maryland:
ResotVed, That the General Assembly respect-
Iuily invite the attention of the Legislature of
Maryland to the present condition of the Canal in
the hope that the latter will adopt some friendly
legislation for the purpose of relieving said Canal
from Its present position of embarrassment and in
solvency, making it what it fully capable of being
made, useful and successful work of public i'm
provement.
Resolued, That the Attorney General of the State
be hereby empowered and requested to proceed to
Annapolis to represent the interest this Common
wealth IN this great work, and to endeavor to pro-
cure Dy his own exertion, and by cooperation with
the other parties interested, friendly and consider
ate legislation from the State of MARYLAND
ResotUed, That the Governor of this State be re-
quested to forwards copy of these resolutions to
the Governor of the State of MARYLAND with re-
guest to lay them before the Legislature of his
State.
CoUNTERFEIT.-A dangerous counterfeit on the
W amsutta Bank, Fall River Mass, has been utter
ed in large quantities in Philadelphia The Journal
thus describes them: Wig. Cupid with Indian wo-
man, hunter and locomotive in distance, Under
lett OF Wig Five gold dollars, capital $780, 900 over
vgnette hgure Five on upper left corner. Word
hive on left end and lower left corner figure I on
upper right corner. Lady in medallion holding
howers on right end. Word five on lower RIGHT cor
ner; on lower part of note word five in large blue
letters over the words five dollars in small black
etters. Steamboat between the signatures of Off
GERS.
A BALTIMORE ELECrGuN.-Ine rnnadelphia LeG-
GER of yesterday speaking of the testimony taken
before the Election Contesting Committees. in this
city, says:
These things may appear incredible to readers
at this distance from the scene but they are sworn
to by troops of witnesses if the result of the cleo
lon Itself did not afford evidence of the great fraud
that was perpetrated. The scenes described come
the nearest to those which occurred in Paris when
the Jacobite Clubs ruled France than ANYTHING
which has ever occurred in this country
A FUNERAL INSTEAD OF WEDDrNG-John ]. Rem
ney, young mechanic, who resided at No. 220
Mott street, New York, was taken suddenly i'll last
evening while walking in the Bowery near Pell
street. He was taken into the drug store No.
boWery, where he died in few minutes 1t is
supposed death ensued from disease of the heart
The deceased was to have been married on Sunday
next. In his pocket was the wedding-ring which
be had just bought. He had purchased the furni-
ture Tor the house into which he expected to
move after his marriage.
The thaw caused a serious food in the Sandusdv
river, Ohio, by which the whole Sanduskv bottom
was inundated, and covered, for mile in width.
with huge blocks of ice. Immense damage was
done to fences outbuidings &c, and these as well
as live stock, have been lost in many places About
The town of Fremont many families found their
houses surrounded by water, and over fortv
dwellings had to be emptied of their occupants by
boats.
The decrease of Slavery in Missouri turns opt m
be myth. There were, according to the Auditors
report, l0l, S53 slaves there in 1855 and in 1870
there were iO3 ~, aH increase of l,849. The in.
crease in valuation, also, was 81 95l 572 Tho fact
is that the surplus increase only is carried sontb
ward. But that is an important fact for were mot
he surplus carried off, Missouri would soon donnie
the number of her slaves
The DAL.-Peter Bayne, who succeeded Huob
Miller in the editorial chair of that able paper the
Edm6"rg Witness, has been selected the editor of
me new London daily, the Dial. The founders of
ms new sheet aim to place it in the front rank of
me metropolitan journals. Mr.. Bayne is widely
and favorably known in this country through his
essays and his work entitled ''The Christian Life"
A meeting of the citizens in favor of construct
ing railroad from Beverton, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, to Hagerstown will be held in the last
named place on Tuesday next.
female slave attempted to escape from Coving-
on, Ky, on Monday, by whitening her face with
iour. She was caught however, and taken back.
The use of the decimal system, as regards
measures of length, is to be obligatory in Portugal
rom the 1st of January next.
school teacher in Pittsburg, named Grin Car
'enter fell dead while in the act of chastsing pu
Ill, on Wednesday last, in Pittsburg.
An American newspaper is shortly to be estab
lshed in Havana. Permission from the authorities
las been granted for its publication.
The City Council of Augusta, Ga last week raised
er head.
Not less than 43, 900 copies of the pamphlet ale
'ape ct te Congres" have been Sold Whoever may
ose, NJ. Dentu, the publisher, is not the man.