The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-03
PERSONAL.

H. H. Helper, brother of the author of the
Impending Crisis" writes from Washington to
the New ork HerdLd, complaining of a statement
made by the Herold'S Richmond correspondent that
brother of the notorious Helper is passing in dis
gulse through Virginia, or at least has been very
recently, distributing the "Impending Crisis"
MIR. IL. Ill. Helper says 'There is not a particle of
truth in the statements that am now or ever have
been engaged in the circulation or distribution of
any book or pamphlet whatever. | held an an
Pontment in the Navy Department under the Fill
more administration, and ever since the close of
that administration my time has been almost
wholly occupied in the prosecution of claims
against the general government, my business mean
while having called me as far South as New Or
leans, as FAR North as New York, and rs far West
as St Lous-travelling, in fact, most of the time
| am only plain business man, and have no incli-
nation or ambition to NEEDLE with political affairs
l ask, therefore, (havng already, merely on ac
count OF the natural relationship which sustain
to the author Of "The Impending Crisis of the
SOUTH suffered very materially in nv social and
business relations that may henceforth be spar
ed the annoyance and unenviabe notoriety of hav-
ing my name, as politician agitator of any kind
dragged into the public prints''
cardinal WiSeman has arrived at Rome, and
has been cordially received by the members OF the
Sacred College.
On Christmas eve the St. Georges Society of
Toronto distributed lS055 pounds of eatables to the
deserving poor of that city. In addition twelve
cords OF wood and a large quantity of groceries
were distributed-the total value of the whole be-
ing about S435. The number of persons thus re-
lieved was ,436
The New York correspondent of the PbiladeI-
phia Press writes:
The following gossip is current respecting n vein
OF aifuence that has just been struck by the Mayor
elect: In December, 1856, John c. Fremont, after
belng defeated In his aspirations for the Presidency
became very short OF money and sold to BENJAMIN
and Fernando Wood one-halfof his famous claims
to gold mines in California. The Woods advanced
Fremont from 800 600 to $4,000 to pay interests,
n0roI &C.
rived Yesterday sustains Fremont's claims. His
receipts now, and those of his partners, b. and F.
Wood, will not tall short of 81 900 day."
The Hon. Neal Dow, of Portland Maine, had
a narrow escape from terrible death on Wednes-
day last. While walking across a rafter in his
steam tannery, he fell distance of sixteen feet and
struck upon boiler, narrowly escaping a vat of
hot water. He was picked up insensible but
is now in fair way of recovery.
"A new landscape painter has recently made
sensation in Boston. His name is A. 7. Bricker
and some views which he has painted for the Hon.
Caleb Gushing are spoken of as having peculiar
characteristics, and giving good promise of future
excellence.
MIR. +. Bridges, author of "Phrenolosy made
Practical" has received from the British Treasury
at the recommendation of Lord Palmerston, $50 for
his investigations as to the and increase of
crime
-Tauchnitz, the famous publisher of Leipsic is
on visit to England. With most of the English
authors of the day his relations have been of so lib
eral kind that it is needless to say he is well re-
ceived The newspapers chronicle the fact of his
recently visiting Sir E. Buwer Lytton at his Eliz-
abethan Hall, Knebworth, in Hertfordshire He
has just added Mrs. Stoves "Mnster's WooinC' as
the 49ith volume of his copyright collection of Brit
ish authors.
During the Christmas holidays, Professor Fara-
day, will deliver at the Royal Institution, London,
six lectures on "Various Forces of Natter" in the
style Of Christmas, and adapted to the capacities
of juvenile audience, inaugurating a new day for
the Theater, where Davy's sublime discoveries
were first unrOlled.
-Lavater and his work on Physognomy have SO
long taken their place among the fixed stars of sci
ence, that it is almost startling to see in the Eng
lish literary papers, advertisement from his
daughter, Madame l.avater, at Zurich. offering for
sale as "MemOral of her Father" his silver
mounted Medicine Chest and Instruments, to relieve
her own distressed circumstances. That she should
be so far reduced, is scandal to the scientific
world, which ought to be remedied
There is in New England at the present time,
a scamp pretending to be Richard Realf "John
Browns exSecretary of State, engaged in procur-
ing money from anti-siavery people. He has sue
ceeded in duping several persons. The impostor
has gathered up few facts which have appeared
in the newspapers about the genuine Realf and
with them and the lavish use of certain names, he
makes out plausible story.