The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-16

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN 1NDIANA.-The Shelbyville
CInd.) Banner of the 9th instant relates the follow
ing revolving tragedy:
An old man named George Hauk, living alone
with his wife in a small tenement about mile
and half east of Marion, in this county, and about
five miles from this place, were found Sunday
last amid the ruins of their dwelling which had been
consumed during the night. An inquest over the
remains of the bodies revealed the horrible fact that
the old people were the victims of most diabolcal
and cold-blooded murder. The old man was almost
totally consumed, but the upper part of the body
| of his wife was covered under large quantity of
brick from the chimney, which protected that por-
ton of her body from the fire. Her throat was
| cut, her chest cloven open in two places, with a
| sharp instrument, and her skull broken. An axe
and Ratchet, with the handles burnt off, were found
near the bodies, and there were evidences of Sc
| we're struggle. They were known to be in posses
sion of considerable sum of money, all of which
the assassins secured, except about 1855, which
was concealed among the wheat in the loft in tin
coffee pot, and which remained covered up and was
preserved. The perpetrators were doubtless aware
that these people had money, and after securing it
set the house fire to destroy the evidences OF the
foul and atrocious deed. Mr.. Hauk was a German
by birth, served seven years in Bonaparte's army,
was in Spain under Marshal Ney, fought battles in
Italy, and travelled the whole continent of Europe
to Moscow as an infantry soldier. He was 70 years
of age, and his wife but few years younger.
A BUFFALO HUNr.-The Nor Wester, published
in the Red River settlement says of the last buffalo
hunt
"In the summer buffalo hunt, there were 500 men,
600 women, $50 children, 730 horses, 800 oxen and
$50 carts. The buffalo first appeared in sight in
the neighborhood of Bad Hill, about sixty miles
from the boundary line, and in a run in which 900
hunters were engaged, 900 bufaloes were shot.
The camp then moved southwards, by the Sand
Hills, until they within five miles of the Little
Souria river, and at this place they killed over
200. Here they stayed awhile to dry their meat
and manufacture pemican, and while they were
thus employed, herd of $50 came by at trot,
running their last race, they were all brought down
and converted into pemican. After that and up to
the latest time intelligence came from the camp,
three small herdsone of eighty, another of thirty,
and third of fifteen-were destroyed and con-
sumed on the plains. Buffalo growing scarce, the
expedition moved back to Devils Lake, where the
more serious business of buffalo shooting was re-
lieved by bear, beaver and deer hunt. This sport
overland good sport it was, several grizzly bears
and a variety of lesser animals being made to bite
the dust-a council was held and resolution pass
ed to go to the Couteau de la Prairie to hunt the
buffalo, which was still wanting to fill the carts
Mr.. Chaplin, gentleman from Philadelphia, and
Lieut.. Whyte, r. G. R., accompanied the party,
and, for young hunters were unusually successful.
Mr.. Chaplin killed ten buffalo, Lieut.. Whyte seven
| or eight"
SINGULAR PHYSICAL PHENoMENoN.-It appears
| that wonderful physical phenomenon was observ-
in the East Indies on the l4th of July. At the viii
south of the Dhaoadhar mountains, the nhabi-
| tants at o'clock in the afternoon, were startled
by series of terrific explosions, which lasted about
three minutes. A cloud had settled upon the high
est peak of the mountain, and from that direction
something was heard whzzing through the air so
near the earth that all hands were involuntarily
raised to shield their heads. An instant after, a
huge black to fall in the direction of
its Datb. about mile away. The spot was at once
visited. and an immense block, apparently granite,
covered over with pitchy substance, had buried
itself three feet and half into the ground. When
dug out it was found of an icy GOODNESS, so that
pieces broken from it could not be held IN the hand
Two smaller pieces of the same kind fell within two
miles of it. The structure of the granite cores
| ponds exactly with that of the mountains, and as
they are covered with perpetual snow, the icy cold
ness of the meteor suggested conjecture that the
explosion tore it from the peak, 5000 feet high,
and carried it twelve miles through the air The
question was to be scientifically Investigated.
| THAcKERAY ON NEGRO MINsrRELsY.-Mr. Thack-
cray thus speaks Of the performances of an Ameri-
| can company of Ethiopian Ministries who were re-
Gently in England: 81 heard humsrist balladist,
minstrel with wool ON his head, and an ultra Ethio-
| plan complexion, who performed negro ballad
| that confess moistened these spectacles In the
most unexpected manner. They have gazed at doz-
ems OF tragedy dying on the stage, and ex-
piring in appropriate blank verse, and never
wanted to wipe them. They have looked mp, with
deep respect be it said at many scores OF
! in pulpits, without being dimmed; and behold a
| minstrel, with corked face and a banjo, sings
little song strikes wild note, which sets the whole
heart thrilling with happy piety. Humor! humor
is the mistress of tears; she knows the way to the
TONS lachrymarum strikes in dry and rugged places
| with her enchanting wand, and bids the fountain
gusb and sparkle. She has refreshed myriads more
| from her natural springs than ever tragedy has
watered from her pompous old urn"
A firm in Amhert, Mass, are manufacturing
about fifteen hundred pounds of leather daily, from
scraps of leather and old pieces of rope 1t has not
been introduced ont of New England, yet the de-
mand is reported to be greater than the supply.
The process Of making 10 similar to that of manu-