The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-21
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The oLp LADY AND CHER INTEREST IA yenera
Die woman, who is the owner of three shares in
one OF the banks of this city, has so LONG received
dividend OF five per cent. that she
was oi the OPINION that she was entitled to fifteen
dollars every SIX months, and was ALWAYS prompt
10 Visit the institution for what she called iher in
terest." The last dividend was only four nor cent
ana "hen the lady called she was paid twelve dol
lars; Alter signing the dividend book she count
ed the bills, and told the clerk he had made mis-
take, as her interest fifteen dollars every 9;
months, and she had been paid that sum as lone as
she s could remember Explanations were in vain;
the old stockholder insisted that her interest"
thirty dollars year; she knew nothing and cared
nothing about dividends and all that''-sbe want
ed cher interest" The busy clerks were too mncb
engaged to listen to the remonstrances of the own
er OF the three shares, and she called for the Pre-
sldent, who, she averred, knew all about her rimhts
Upon being told that the person she named was no
longer at the head of the institution, she renliad
''Ihat accounts for it ALL the new set don't know
now much my interest is. l will go and see Mr.
- She called upon our esteemed and liberal
feliowcltzen at his house, and stated her case in
most earnest tones. The three dollars short were
PAID from private funds, and the woman went home,
more than ever convinced she was right about tho
sum due her, and satisfied that the "new set' in
State street might be good as those whose places
they occupied but they could not cheat an old ladv
out of cher interest" so long as Mr.. = lived to
justice DONE Boston Transcripf
Paris correspondent of the Brussels Nord saws.
nile report has been set aioat that Cardinal An
tonellrs journey to Paris is postponed one of his
brothers, an advocate is in Paris, making prepara
tions for the Cardinals arrival. His Eminence it
Is SAID, Will lodge at the hotel of the Nuncio The
French government has sent orders to MarseiIles
Tor the authorities there to receive the first Pleni
potentiary of the Pope with all the honors due to a
Prince of the Church.
IMPROVED JUMPER FOR PASSENGER RAuLw.ys-
Last week a new jumper for PASSENGER railways
was introduced In Philadelphia, invented by John
ID. Sailor. of fhn
department, and was tried at the depot of the Ger
mantown Railway, and its performance was highly
satisfactory. Twenty-Five cars were passed over
the jumpers, which remained perfectly firm under
the test. The jumpers are used to bass the cars
over lines OF hose in the vicinity of fire. with
out injuring the hose The improvement of Mr..
Sailor consists of a number of Keys being fixed to
the side of the jumper, which are attached TO the
side of the rail, keeping the Jumper firm while the
cars pass over it. These articles are highly neces
sary to railway companies, who wish to prevent
their passengers being detained during the pro-
gress of fire.
PERIODICAL CoMKrs.-The celebrated astronomer.
Encke, in recent account of the comet which
bears bis name, designates the following eiqbt
comets as permanent members of our system, their
times of revolution round the sun being now def
nitely established:-Halleys in 76 wears: Tuttles
in l313 years; Faye's in ~ years. Bieia's in 6A
years; Winnecke's in years, and Encke's in 31
years. All of these comets, except Halley's and
Tutte's will re appear again within the next six
years.-Boston Trareller, JAM II.
PAPER FROM BAGAssE.-A Louisiana paper pub
fishes an extract from the letter of a gentleman
who has made successful experiment Of convert
ing "Bagasse" into paper-producing fine white
article Bagasse is the sugar cane, after it has
passed through the mill, vast quantities of it accu
mulate every year, and it has long been the wish
OF the Louisiana planters to find some plan to turn
this useless material to productive account
The "Kennedy Farm" so notorious as being the
rendezvous Of old Brown, is advertised for sale.