The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-14
WASHINGTON NEWS


According to official advices, Miramon is expect
ed to attack Vera Cruz early in March, and a
serious question may then be presented, involving
| the position of this Government. A demand will
doubtless be made upon him to know whether he
will afford protection to the American citizens who
may be in Vera Cruz, which, from the nature of
things, cannot be satisfactorily answered, and may
not be at all. In view of this contingency, the al
| ternatives will be presented to our Government
| whether to instruct the minister commanding
| officer of the squadron to extend protection by
taking those citizens on board the ships of war,
| ordering force of marines on shore. There is
good reason to believe that the latter course will
be pursued, furnishing an opportunity for car
| rying out the Presidents policy. Events will soon
| test the accuracy of this statement.
Though official orders have not vet been issued,
it is decided to withdraw all troops from Utah.
| with the exception of one regiment, and scatter
them principally over New Mexico and Arizona, in
range of the posts from Ell Paso to Fort Yuma
Some delay in this transfer has been occasioned by
the Presidents indecison, to the extent of force
| which should remain in Utah, but be is now re-
| garded as concurring in the views of the War De-
partment which are substantially stated in the fore
| going programme If this policy be carried out,
| the transportation to Utah will be reduced from
100000 pounds annually to one.
The President intended to accompany his mes
sage, communicating the correspondence relative
to our claims against Peru, with recommendation
| Of compulsory measures similar to those applied
to Paraguay. But Zegarra, the Peruvian Minis
| ter, has, within few days, suggested a PROPOSE
| formally submitted basis of satisfactory set
lement.
| The Democratic leaders in the Senate declare
openly, if the House rejects the amendment abol-
| ishing the franking privilege, without passing
bill for the same object, which is already prepared,
they will defeat the Post flee appropriation again
| as done at last session.
| Governor Beal, of Jefferson Territory, is here,
| and will cause a memorial to be presented to
Congress which is signed by eleven thousand
miners, who protest against being annexed to
Kansas, and ask for an independent Territorial
| Government.
memorial is in circulation and receiving the
signatures of the citizens, praying the granting of
charter for laying down a city passenger railway
| from the Navy Yard to Georgetown.
| GAS INSPECTORS PHILADELPHIA papers urge
the Legislature to appoint gas metre inspector,
to stand between the public and the gas company.
In New York, not long ago, complaints were made
! against the two gas companies of that city, that
more gas charged for than was consumed.
Many ersons who had the gas pipes in their houses
did not use gas at all, but burnt camphene oil,
| and yet were charged as if they had been burning
| gas all the time. On complaint, the gas company
declared, first that it impossible for them TO
| have made mistake; and, next, when the parties
put in aiidavts of the fact, that if error was
| mitted, 'there something wrong with the
| metre"
| Can OF OYSTERS FRANKED.-A Virginia men,
ber of the House of Representatives, who numbers
amongst his constituents some who have never seen
tasted the delicious bivalves, purchased of
| picked oysters-the package holding, perhaps
about gallon-and having them carefully envel-
oped and directed, appended his frank in one cor
ner, and the package was conveyed to the Post
Office to start on its voyage to the mountains of
western Virginia. "It's queer little world we
| live in, Pat! and there are some mighty queer
| people in it!'- Washington States and Union.
FATAL EFFECTS OF THE LATE GALE.-The high
! wind on Friday last blew down the chimney of the
\ of ohn Dunpan in
BellevilIe township, N. J. The falling rubbish
struck John Tucker John Fitzsimmons and John
Vaudeville, instantly killing the first named, and
| seriously injuring the two latter.