The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-25
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The GALE AT MoBtLE-FearfM Loss Of Life-TO
tai Loss Of Property near $1,000, ,O0O.-The Mobile
papers of the 10th, with further particulars of the
losses by the disastrous gale which swept over tha
city and vicinity on the 18th, are at hand. The
Advertiser says:
The storm of Saturday proves to have been still
more destructive in its effects than was at first
estimated Loss of property, in all valued at
SoOoooo to 900, is not all the worst of the
calamity; a sad loss of life has already been re-
ported, and we fear that intelligence from the Gulf
and coast will swell the record of disaster. In
some respects it has proved more disastrous gale
than the memorable one of 1852.
We subjOin a statement of the losses covered by
insurance, so far as at present known. We believe
that it may be in the main relied on:
Alabama Mutual, $4,000; Alabama Life and
Trust Sll 900; City, $4,000; Firemen's, 1882
$4,000; Navigation, $4,000; Southern, S3,55O
5Etna, llartford,) $4,000; Home, New York, }
! $4,000; knickerbocker, New York. $4,000; Sun
Mutual, lGeorgia,) 81, 000;-total, S137, ,343.
Inc Merchants Insurance Company had some
insurance on salt, amount not ascertained, which
may increase its losses to S25,OOO.
FROM HAvANA.-The steamship Bienville, from
New Orleans 18th and Havana 18th instant
| arrived at New York on Saturday afternoon. The
| Bienville brings very large cargo, and has made
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and heavy sea for twenty-four hours to contend
with. There is nothing of general interest from
Havana Freights had declined, with compare
lively few vessels in port. The Bienville, on the
afternoon of the 18th instant, about fifteen miles
northeast of Havana, spoke the United States
steamer Crusader, Lieut.. Commandant j. N. Maf-
fit, from Key West, bound for her cruising ground
OIL the east end of Cuba.
SEED-CoRN---Now is the time to save it. Go
through the field before you harvest the crop, and
select the largest, best, most forward ears and as
far as practicable take the best of two from stalks
| bearing duplicates. Braid the husks together of
some II or ~ ears, and hang the bunch upon nails
OF ratters in dry loft-the garrett of farm house
| Is good place. No matter how dry and warm or
smoky. Seed corn kept in the loft of a smoky log
cabin never fails to vegetate when planted in the
spring If seed-corn is left exposed to damp
weather and freezing the germ is often DESTROYED.
So, carefully save your seed-corn, and do it now
to-day.
la MOUNTAINS LAST BALLOON AsCENsIoY-PERm-
Gus DEscENT-Mr. La Mountain met with a serious
accident during his recent ascension from Albany,
n. T. lie was caught in tornado when over East
Lanesboro Mass, and, in attempting to land, was
dashed against stone wall and dragged until he
came in contact with tree, tearing the netting of
| his balloon. lie was then carried on at fearful
rate until caught in another tree bursting his bal
loon, leaving the aeronaut in senseless condition
and was then rescued by some farmers who were
| attracted to the spot. He reached Lansingburg
on Saturday. The balloon travelled thirty miles in
| twenty-nne minutes.
| DISASTER AT SEA-Suppo8ed Loss of Baltimore
Sedman.-On Saturday, the schooner Indus, of New
Y ork, arrived at Philadelphia from Sagua La
| Grande. She was in distress, having been run
into the 18th inst, in lat 36 90, by an unknown
schooner. Her jib boom and stern were carried
away, and the toremast and mainmast heads were
sprung. The day after the collision the fOremast
went close by the deck. The damage to the other
schooner not ascertained. During the COLI
sion, Henry Cole, coored seaman of Baltimore,
aged 25 years, attempted to jump on board the
other schooner, and it is supposed he was lost.
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR FIRST COUSINS TO MARRY.-
DR.. William Owens, in the September number of
the Cincinnati Journal Of Rational Medicine re-
views the report of DR.. S. NJ. Bemss of Louisville,
KY, made to the American Medical Association at
the meeting of 1858, with regard to the intermar-
riage of cousins, and deduces from his examination
of the statistics, the conclusion ''that larger
proportion of the parents were defective than the
children; and that if any result has ensued from
this system of intermarriage it has been sanitary
rather than otherwise"
AN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN.-A Boston gentleman
is thus mentioned in article written at Halifax,
at the time of the Princes reception 'Mayor Lin
coin, of Boston, produced strong impression in a-
| yor of American gentlemen by his courteous and
digniied bearing; and we told that the Duke of
Newcastle, pointing at him, asked Consul Pisbury
if he fair specimenn of Boston gentlemen, and
if So then, said the Duke, Boston must be city of
fine gentlemen, and Mayor Lincoln credit to his
city.
SLAVE EXCITEMENT IN ARKANsAs.-From an ex-
tract from private letter, says the New Orleans
Ptcdyune, written by a gentleman in Camden, Ar
kansas, September 10, 1860, to a commercial firm
OF New Orleans, we learn that quite an excitement
exists in that place. The authorities have arrest
ed two Abolitioniss, rather individuals against
whom strong crcumstantial evidence of interfer-
ence with the slave population found. vi
GLANCE committee has been organized, and was, at
the date of the letter, trying their cases
On the 9TH instant the new iron paddle steamer
Munster, the last of the iron steamers intend
ed for the use of thc Galway Packet Company,
successfully launched at Hull, England. The Nun
ser is next in size to the Great Eastern is $50 feet
long, 40 feet wide, and 80 feet deep; is 800 horse
power, and has passenger accommodations for
nearly 100 persons.
| The indications are that the Spanish Govern
ment is in earnest in its desire to put an end to
the slave traffic in its colonies 1t is stated that
orders have been given by the Spanish Government
for the immediate construction often steamers,
destined to suppress the slave trade and for the de-
fence of Cuba.
The Secretary of the Navy paid an official visit
to the marine barracks and navy yard at Washing
ton on Saturday last, and was received with appro
pirate hOnOrS. lie was accompanied by Mrs Tou-
cey. The marines were drilled in their presence,
going through all the usual exercises. After this
the Secretary made an inspection Of the navy yard
and all its adjuncts.
The Grand Jury of Philadelphia, on Saturday,
included in the list of nusances in their present.
ment the squirrels in the public SQUARES The
nuisance consists in the determination of the birds
and be consequent ruin of the trees by catterpiars
The squirrels destroy the BIRDS nests and thus
drive away the birds.
The Baton Rouge Gazette and Comet learns from
gentleman who came down from the Plains, that
on the 18th fire broke out in the town of Port
Hudson, La, in the northern part of the parish,
and the entire place, with the exception of one
house. was reduced to ashes.
The venerable Nathaniel Willis, who was for
many years editor of the Boston Recorder, has
Gently received very pleasing letter from an old
subscriber enclosing thirty dollars for the princi-
pal and interest of three years unpaid subscription
to the Recorder, due t'0enty-ttree gears ago.
The sale of the late William E. Burton's library
will take place in New York on the Sth of Oc-
tOber.
Andrew GidOw and John Turner, convicted of
prize fighting an island in Boston harbor, have
been sentenced to the State prison for one year.
The New Orleans papers, of Thursday, publish
report that the town of Port Hudson, La. was en-
tirey destroyed by fire on Wednesday night last.
Another Douglas paper has been started in
Georgia; it is called the Weekly Star, and is pub
| lished at Columbus.
| Gazzaniga, the favorte prima donna, is singing
at Lisbon She is said to be married to Albites,
the well known musical professor.
| James T. Brady and John Van Buren, Mr.. For
rests lawyers, were both present at his rentree at
| Nibo's the other evening.
There was slight frost in several sections of
South Carolina on the l4th inst Snow fell on the
| Catskill mountains on the 18th inst.
The census returns, so far received, show the
city of Philadelphia to have population of about
| 5S3, 1877.
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