The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-01

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THE GREAT EASTERN TO CARRY THE MAILS FROM
NORFOLK, VA, TO EURoPE.-To enquiry made by
Hon. Dudley Mann to the Postmaster General
whether in the event of the Great Eastern again
entering the Chesapeake, the Department would
not authorize the conveyance of that portion of
the European mails which should naturally take
that route, the Hon. Joseph Holt has addressed
the following reply:
PosT- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Sept. Is, lSG0.
Sir:-ln reply to your note of yesterday, have
to state, that should the Great Eastern the
Chesapeake Bay, and sail contemplated from
Norfolk for Milford Haven, this Department will
forward by her such foreign mails as would be ma
turay and properly despatched from that point
To make such arrangement permanent, Norfolk
and Milford Haven would have to be made exchange
offices. The difficulty, however, could be Temporal
rily met by an appropriate provision. As the Great
Eastern is an English ship, the conveyance of the
mails by her could not be authorized on the same
terms conceded to Steamships covered BY the flag
of the United States" The existing law fixes the
sea postage as the measure of compensation for
postal service when performed by foreign ships.
This therefore, is all that this Department could
allow to the Great Eastern.
Very respectfully, your obcdient servant
(Signed) L. HoLT.
Hon. A. Dudley Mann, Washington.
LATER FROM HAvANA.-The steamship Star of the
West, from New Orleans via Havana, arrived at
New York on Saturday morning. Left New Or
leans September 2lst, and arrived at Havana oath
Left same day for New York.
The health of Havana was excellent for the sea-
son.
The sugar market continued dull at 1a@S34 cts.
for No. u, d. S. There was little doing in Mus
covados, the stock being nearly exhausted
The stock of clayed sugars at Havana and Ma
tanZas, l60, 900 boxes 80 900 less than same date
last year. Exports for week ending September %,
1867 boxes; since lst January, 755, ,792 boxes,
1882 hdds, of which 100000 boxes and 9,75S
hhds went to United States
Molasses.-Muscoyadoa and clayed very scarce;
of clayed there 3, 900 hhds in Matsuzas, none
in Havana; price 81 rials.
Freights are low, owing. to duness of sugar
market, and continued arrivals; rates for Southern
ports (U. ST. $l00 per box; a charter of l70O
boxes for Falmouth and orders, was taken at f3;
also, American brig Young Republic to load at
Remedies for Boston, at 5000 per hid.
ODD FELLows-The reports of the officers show
! the Order to be in highly prosperous condition,
viz: s... .-lr
The number Of Grand Lodges in the U. States. 81
The number of Lodges in the United States. 425
Number admitted during the 1854
Number of deaths during the 1710
Whole number Of members ..;....'..,.... 17Tll
Whole number Of members who have received
pecuniary relief from the 0rder..... 1871
Number of widowed families relieved 2697
Amount paid for relief. SAG s5s 62
This exhibit of the Order will show the work
they are doing in practical charity.
The trade and travel on the Orange and Alexan-
dria Railroad continues steadily to increase. Dur
ing last month the of the road exceeded
S5S,000 OF about 50 900 per diem.
An Irishman named James FIXTURE committed
suicide in Cincinnati on Wednesday last by cutting
his throat with piece of looking glass
Blondn advertises for one of the clergymen of
New ork to go with him on his next trip on his
wire in Jones' Wood.
John B. Cough is to deliver lecture in New
York this evening.