The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-17

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF YOUNG MEN's Christian
AssoCIATIoNS.-W have before announced that this
convocatOn takes place at New Orleans on the llth
| of April next Five hundred delegates are expected
| to attend. The City Hotel there has been engaged
for delegates until they go to private houses and
the establishment engages to entertain 25 delegates
| free during the session. friend furnishes us the
| following information, which will be interesting to
those attending this Convention:
Delegates will be returned free over both the
great routes leading to New Orleans, viz: The
Mississippi line, which connects jackson with the
Tennessee lines, and the Mobile line, which connects
with the Georgia Railroads. 1t is said that over
the former route the trip from New \ Ork to New
Orleans will be made, by the lst of April, in less
! than fou- days. Some Of the Louisville packets
| have agreed to take delegates down the river at
wo-third their usual rates, and all the line, it is
! expected will do the same; while, by an arrange
ment made with the steamer emerald" by the
| Cincinnati Association, delegates will be taken
from that city and back for $50, with the privilege
! of boarding the steamer while in New Orleans,
! if they desire to do This steamer leaves Gin
cinnati on the Sd April, at P. NJ. and New Or
! leans, on her return trip, on the 10th or lIth-
occupying thus about three weeks, and giving
ample time for members to attend all the sessions
of the Convention.
| AMERICAN SNoBERY.-Mr. Charles Heidsieck,
| gentleman who manufactures a capital article ot
champagne in his own country, France, IS now VS.
ting us on business, and some OF the American
papers are showing their abominabe hunEeyism by
| abouts and doings One week he's "gOing hunt
ing" the next he's going fishing, and then we
heard that he's going to be married-a regular
| siberian wedding. Now it is stated that "the
celebrated dealer in champagne" has wife and
four children at Rheims, in France Where will it
end?
! The PRINCE OF WALES will leave England for
Canada at the latter end of May or the beginning
| of June Instructions will be sent out to the
| thorities to make the necessary arrangements for
| nf fbn ito uill
attend the young Prince, and the details of his
visit, have not yet been settled, though it is said
that the Renown, ninety one gun vessel, has been
fixed upon for conveying him to America.
Our COMMERCIAL STEAM MARINE.-The New York
Herald foots up the tonnage and cost Of our COM
mercial steam marine, thus: The aggregate tonnage
of commercial steam marine is 1896 tons, OF
which 81, Ill is owned in New York. The total
cost of the vessels in New York hands alone, Is
SIG, ,23l 0SS. 49, The aggregate cost of the seagong
steamers of the United States, is, as near as can De
estimated S25, 900 900.
THE Princess CLoTHmDE is not very pretty, but
she speaks fuently five languages and is thorough
Greek and Latin scholar; is well acquainted with
the works of all the ancient and modern poets, and
is particularly fond of quoting Shakespeare Her
cberacter in spite of her extreme youth, is very
frm-this her face indicates. The Empress Eugene
is very fond of this her young relative
The Governor of Wisconsin has disbanded a mi
litia company, because the captain OF 1t had ex
pressed an opinion that, II the State authorities
and those of the Federal Government should come
into collision with each other, he would conceive II
to be his duty to support the authority of the Fed
eral government. If, in the Governors opinion
! the mandates of the United States Supreme Ceurt
were not constitutional, he would undoubtedly ex
pect the militia of the State to help him to resist
their enforcement What is this but notification?
The Virginia papers say that Pennsylvania neeG
not trouble herself about the purchase of the "Pan
Handle" as it is not for sale,