The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-01

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, art, corps of operators will soon be despatched
by the company to perfect the work at St. Peters
burg.-N. Y. Post.
TROUBLE AMONG THE PRIZE FIGHTERs-There is A
dltlculty between "Australian Kelly" and Dan
RRerrrlgan, the principals in recent prize fight
nelly was declared to be defeated by reason of his
1 striking foul blow, and now he comes into the
newspapers, denouncing his umpire for an unfair
decision, and Offering to thrash the burly Kerrigan
, Tor an enlarged amount of capital. Kerriran has
, replied, speaking in rather dsparagipp terms of
hely proves, but offering to tight him for ST 600
herrlgan says he Is a sailor by profession and
never nights except under certain favorable condi-
tions.
DR.. BENNETT, of New Haven, is still in difficulty.
Mr. Edison Sandtord, the doctors main-stay in the
famous divorce suit, is out with pamphlet venti-
atng the private character of the man of pills and
vindicating Mrs. Bennett from the CHARGES which
were once preferred against her. Sanford saws sft
mas been my prayer from the first that an over
ruling power would bring from amid the conflicting
opinions OF contending parties, the true character
of each." 1t seems to be the general opinion in
New Haven that he has not prayed in vain
Sam Houston has profound contempt for the
!exan editors. Perhaps in some instances the feel
ing is mutual. He lately returned copy of the
Crockett Argus to the editor thus endorsed:
MI ,Hetper,, or Hepperla, or whomever you
are, until you forward certificates of your good
moral character, signed by gentlemen known to
me, your paper will not be acceptable at this de-
| partment. SAM HoUsroN"
"AUsrIN, 9Th Aug, 1860"
The WESTERN MARYLAND RAILRoAD.-The Carroll
county Democrat, published at Westminster, saws:
"The section of the Western MARYLAND Railroad.
passing through this place, has been put under
| contract and the hands are commencing to work
on it. If the weather should be favorable in few
| months we may certainly look for the final com
pletion of this important work"
The Two SYRGANs who came to this country to
solicit funds for the construction of a hospital in
| Lebanon, and who were denounced as impostors by
an agent of the A. B. G. F. NJ. will return to their
| native country in the steamer CITY of Glasgow on
to-day, via Liverpool. Senator Seward has made
himself responsible for all the expenses necessary
to convey them to their homes.
| COppic, brother of the John Brown COppic who
was hung d Charlestown, has been trying his hand
| at stealing negroes. Hi recently escorted quite
number of rpAaway slaves through Iowa city,
| the way to Canada COppic evidently would be
well pleased to set his head into the same moose
that "martyred' his brother.
Daniel Worth, who was imprisoned in North
Carolina, last winter, for endeavoring to circulate
Mr. Helpers book, has not yet succeeded in raising
the $4,000 with which to reimburse the gentleman
| who was kind enough to become his bondsman.--
| Worth preached in Cleveland last Sunday for this
object.
Hon. F. W. Pickens, IS. Minister to Russia,
| will leave St. Petersburg as soon as Mr. Appleton
| reaches there. After making the tour Of Germany,
Switzerland and France, he will make brief stay
in England He hopes to reach this countrE be
The Rev. Dr. Knrr, of Pittsburgh Pa atrayeIlipr
In Scotland, in letter to the United Presbyterian
says, the worst feature witnessed in the proceed
inSe Of the National Assembly of the Scotch Pres
oyterian Eh%""h, has been the number of Of
niinlsIer'al urunhehueee with which it has to deal
DR.. Augustus Rawlings, the ACCOMPLISHED speciaI
correspondent of FranE Leslte's Wusrae3 Paper,
to whose abilities and exertions so much OF the
success of that periodical has been owing, has re-
Gently dissolved his connection with Mr.. Leslie and
accented a N he Npyy nrlSH 1feH
The Niagara Fire Company of Troy, N Y have
been on visit to Philadelphia, where, the papers
say, they conducted themselves in very discredt-
able manner. Morrissey, the pugist, is a member
OF the company, and was with them on the occa-
sion.
Bayard Miligan, OF New Orleans, nephew to Louis
McLane, late Minister to Mexico, was thrown out
oil wagon, near MeenVille, Columbia Co., few
weeks ago, and his leg broken. lie fingered until
laSV week. when he expired.
The reason why children die, says Halls Journal
Of Heath, is because they are not taken care Of
From the day of their birth they are stupiGed with
food, choked with physic, sIOshed with water suf-
| located IN hot rooms steamed in bed clothes
A lieutenan: of an Austrian regiment in Bohe-
mia, has invented new cannon, which, in the
| opinion OF Judges, far surpasses the Armstrong
| and Whtworth guns for precision, range and
strength, and rapidity in loading.
The Prince of Wales is to arrive in Philadelphia
on the night of the 9th of October, the evening of
the State election day. He will then see for the
first time the excitement attendant upon such occa-
sions in the United States.
At the close of the proceedings of the American
Institute of instruction, the authorities of Boston
entertained the members of the Association 1900
in number), at the Academy of Musid4 This looks
like encouragement to the teachers.
Edwin P. Smith has been arrested in Boston on
the charge of being one Of the kdnappers of the
boy Rice, OF Nahant, noticed few weeks since.
There were three men engaged in 1t, and two are
now under arrest.
A thousand tons of freight per day are dumped
at the Louisville depot of the Nashville Railroad,
owing to the increased shipments of breadstufs
South, and the road can only carry away half of it
daily.
The International cricket match at Montreal, be-
tween Canada and the United States, terminated
on Thursday, in favor of the latter, who won in a
single innings, with forty-six to spare.
1t is said that Prof S. F. B. Morse has an easy
chair in preparation for him. The "Morse Fire
Insurance Company" of which he will be the
President, is soon to be organized.
Hon. Millard Fillmore heads the committee of
citizens of Buffalo which is to make arrangements
for the reception Of the Prince of Wales at that
point.
DR.. W. Q. Poindexter, of SHUTDOWN county, Miss.
has had difficulty with his thern-law, Rufus
l.. Perkins. hostile meeting has been arranged
for Sept. l.
Mr.. Joseph Veazie, of Providence RI, has
pledged himself to give 500, towards erecting a
monument to the memory of Samuel Adams,
Boston Common.
VIM. S. Bailey having revived his antislavery
paper, the Free SoWh at Newport, Ky, has been
arrested and held in 81 900 bail on the charge of
publishing an incendary paper.
For several years past Florida has suffered in
her crops beyond any State at the South, but this
year promises to yield abundance, and to spare.
OF everything that the earth brings forth.
Mr.. Stedman, who wrote the poem about the
Diamond Wedding, which so excited the ire of
Lieut.. Bartlett, has taken charge of the evening
edition of the New York World.
A letter from Paris states that new color has
been discovered, producible from coal tar. 1t is
called dianthine, and varies from deep purple to
all the shades of bright rose color.
Ex-Presdent Pierce and Daniel S. Dickinson
have been invited to be present at the great Demo-
cratic meeting, to be held near Lexington, KY,
where Mr.. Breckenridge is to speak
John L. Stewart, whom the Bell and Everett
party of Illinois have nominated for Governor, is
said to be a brother-in-law of Mr. Lincoln, the Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency.
VIM. Greenough, one of the oldest printers in the
country, died in Boston on Monday. He was over
So years of age.
The Philadelphia and Pittsburg Boards of Trade
are demanding of the Pennsylvania Railroad
change of tariff between the two cities.
The Portland Advertiser announces that the
Prince of Wales will be received by his feet at
Portland on his return, about the goth of Oct
According to the census returns sixth ofthe
persons married in Alexandria city and cOunty,Va,
for the last ten years. have been natives fMaryland
Lady Franklin gave a dinner party on Wednes-
day evening, at Montreal, to which many Ameri-
cans including Strakosch and Patti, were invited.
new Methodist College, under the auspices of
the Church South, is in rapid course of erection at
Bowling Green, Ky. 1t is to cost S3O,OOO
Eighteen hundred dollars have been collected in
our city for the relief of the Salisbury sufferers,
and additional collections are being made.
Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria,
appears to have recently paid visit to Brazil, but
little attention was paid to him.
boy fourteen years of age is now being tried
in ST. Louis the charge of assaulting with an in
tent to kill companion.
The amount subject to draft in the United States
Treasury is S4, 1860
About fifty hands have been taken on at the Cos
port Navy Yard to work on the Germantown.
Captain Samuel Skinner, an old James river pi-
lot died at his residence in. Richmond, on Friday.
Hon. W. Porcher Miles, NJ @. from South Caro-
lima is imDrOyinp in health at NeWpOrt