The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-04

| sioh vi lndependence-he who for many years has
Deen ne last precious relic of the band of July 4th
| In6-ls no more. The death of Cbas Carroll of
| Carrollton Is announced to u.s. The triumph of
the grave over this living monument of our nation
a. ortnuay, around which the gratitude and affec-
ton OF nation loved to gather will he the s;rnol
| Tor nations mourning. As mark of resnact 5dua
to the occasion, the offices of the United States
Government in this city will be closed tomorrow
| 10th inst. ANnpFw 7, ,ro' t,o"'
Washington, Nov. 18th, 1892"
At the bottom of the communication is the foI
| lowing direction, in the same handwriting: nPut
this in conspicuous at the head of a column ''-So
crdmentO Standard
THE CONDITION OF THINGS IN LYNN-The LYNN
Reporter of Saturday has an able and impartial
review of "things as they are' in that cty It
says that the shoe business is still dull, and that
rarely, II ever IN late years, has there been so
little doing as now. As proof of this, a visit to
the large manufactures will show the corps of cut
ters reduced to one-fourth its usual complement,
totte ue shoe room rs filed Oitb goods. The work
men OF the nelghboring towns, having abandoned
the strike, are pouring into Lynn, seeking emnIov
ment, and rendering the course of the strikers sti
more 1rultless. In some cases good workmen,
giving credence to reports of short stocks andemnty
shoe-rooms, have gone to offer their services bnt
have visited twenty factories without obtaining a
"sit. few frst-class workmen could obtain
work at remunerative prices, "but the commoner
sorts will find it difficult to obtain it at any price,"
Inc women,s strike, it appears, has not had the
silghtest effect whatever. Only a few girls left
their work, and their places were at once filled.
ANOTHER WEALTHY PLANTER.-A short while
ago, says the New Orleans Delta, we remarked
upon the large purchases of sugar estates amount
ing to nearly two millions of dollars made bv our
tellow-citizen, Mr.. Burnside, and paid for out of
the profits of a mercantile career in this city of
twenty-three years. An even more successful in
stance OF the rapid accumulation of wel-drected
enterprise Is embodied in the item published in the
Delta, few days ago, of the sale of the magnif-
cent cotton estate of d. ID. Withers ESQ This
property, lying the Mississippi river, in Adams
county, Mississippi,with the improvements and Sis
slaves, was sold to j. X. Elgee, ESQ.,, for the hand
some sum of one million twelve hundred dollars
These gentlemen are both residents of New Orleans
both the architects of their own fortunes and both
gentlemen of rare intelligence and energy Mr.
Wlthers is quite young man--not vet forty-and
has accumulated this large propery, by iudicious
enterprise and sagacty, in the period of twelve or
fifteen years.
FATHER ADD DAUGHTER DRowNED.-On Monday
morning last, says Pennsylvania paper, a daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Peter Myers, residing: at James Mill
ABOUT hive miles west of Carlisle, was returning
nome from visit to the opposite side of the Con-
nodoguiuet creek, and there being no bridge at
that point, her father crossed over with a small
BOAT, for the purpose of bringing her across Mr..
Myers reached the opposite shore and took his
daughter into the boat, and started for home. In
doing so, 1t seems Mr. NJ. got too neac the breast
OF the dam, and was carried over it, and he and
his daughter thrown into deep eddy, from which
fore assistance could be rendered both were drown
ed. Mr.. Myers highly respectable citizen,
and his daughter an amiable young lady, also much
respected.
A SIGHT IN CHICAGo.-The Chicago Press and
Tribune of Thursday, contains the following item:
The entire front of hrst-class buildings on the north
side OF Lake street, between LaSalle and Clark
Streets is rising to grade at the rate of about
twelve inches per day. 1t will be at its full height
by tomorrow night, when it will constitute spec
tace not many of citizens may see again if
ever-a business block covering nearly one acre
and weighing over twenty-five thousand tons rest
ing on SIX thousand screws upon which it has made
an upward journey of four feet and ten inches
Probably its parallel enterprise cannot be found
the world over. 1t will be worth seeing tO-mor-
row, and the contractors are, We learn, preparing
to accommodate the public and give them an on
portunity oflooking and passing in among the for
est OF iron screws.
DEATH OF A GIANT.-A man named John Ruddeu
stem died yesterday so suddenly that the coroner
held an inquest in the case. The deceased was of
great stature, and cOrrespondingly built. He was
SIX feet four inches high, with breadth of chest in
proportion, and with physique that in his youth
must have been wonderful. He had attained the
age OF ~ years, and in the possession of comforts
might have reached the age of ninety He resided
at Filth and Master streets. He formerly did bus-
in Baltimore, and is said to have carried on a verv
large concern.-Phdo. North American.
Minors LEDGE LIGHr-HoUsE--Ths important
lighthouse, which is to take the place of the one
destroyed by the fearful gale of April 1851 has
reached the height of sixty feet of the one hundred
and elghty-hve feet nine inches which is the in
tended elevation. The first blow was struck on the
Ledge Sunday morning at sunrise, July lst, 1855
and in excavating the foundation pit only one bun
dred and thirty hours work could be performed
during that season. The first stone was laid july
9th, 1857. 1t is believed that the building will be
complete and ready for occupancy as early as the
summer of 1861.
GEoRGETowN PoLIrCs.-rhe municipal troubles
OF Georgetown appear to have been very little al
layed by the late election there. The present Coun-
clls or the larger portion of them, are i-conteut
with the election OF Mayor made bv their prede-
cessors, and on Friday evening last proposition
was offered in the lower board to enter suit for the
amount already paid him, and to notify the clerk
to pay him no more. Contrariwse there was a
movement to pay one thousand dollars to the COM
petltor OF the present Mayor, and the subject was
referred to the Committee Caims.-N6t Intel
=, ACCIDENT IN BERGEN Tunnel, New JERsEY.-On
monday morning, man named Joseph Harnden
employed at the Burgen Tunnel was blown I'D by the
explosion OF two kegs of powder, by which he was
dreadfully mutilated, and probably fatally injured
lie went to the powder chest, containing two kegs
OF powder with the heads out, for the purpose of
obtaining supply for blasting purposes and as he
was leaning over, spark fell from the lamp which
was attached to the top of his hat, and gnited the
powder: The man was thrown some 80 yards by the
concussion. 1t is estimated that the Bergen Tun-
mel has cost nearly so lives
A CRUEL SoN.-In Chicago, last Saturday,
brute named Tyler was arraiged for beating and
otherwise matreating his own father, and another
named keete was had up at the same time for help
ing him. The offence of the old man was, that he
called to see his wife and daughter, who were liv-
ing in improper intimacy with Keefe and another
man, when his son pounced upon him savageIy,
choked him, beat him, and finally, with the aid of
keete, tossed him down stairs. The dutfu son
and his friend werelet off with fine.
Tup JApop Movr,,r>,r =, NJ, "
movement is progressing Throughout the city of
New York large meeting of bricklayers took
place on Monday night, when it was unanimously
resolved that all the members Of the bricklayers'
society should strike, unless the bosses gave the ad
vance demanded-two dollars per day. Meetings
of journeymen piano forte makers and of painters
of this city and Brooklyn were also held the same
evening, with view to an advance Of wages.
The CENsUs.-According to the act of Congress,
no deputy will be allowed over twenty thousand in
habltants. Those who may be appointed by the
United States Marshal will be required to com
mence operations the first day of June, and con-
clude their work six weeks thereafter. This ar
rangement will make small districts a necessity.
Some of the friends of Hon. George NJ Dallas
have paid handsome and deserved compliment to
Mr. 7. Buchanan Read, by giving him a commits
sion to paint his portrait Mr.. Read, who is now in
New ork, will soon sail for Europe to execute
this and other commissions
sermon to thieves and abandoned women was
preached In New Iork on Sunday evening last
but the papers state that the curious crowd at
tracted by the peculiar circumstances of the occa
sion, were disappointed in not being able to ident-
fy single thief or prostitute
The Chiriqui gold seekers from New York city
are reported to have failed entirely in the object Of
their adventure Several of the party died, and
Others suffered sadly by fever. Gold was found
near Ecabana but not in sufficient quantities to re-
pay the risk to health and trouble Of getting it.
Isaac Townsend Esq, a retired merchant of New
York city, died on Sunday of disease of the heart,
at his residence in West Twenty-fth street, at the
age of 55 years. Mr. Townsend was Vice Presi-
dent of the Bank of the State of New York, and
one of the Governors of the Almshouse
Yesterday being the birthday of Washington
Irving, it was appropriately celebrated ia New
York by the Historical Society. An Grafton was
to be delivered in the evening at the Academy of
Music, by William Cullen Bryant the genius of
Irving.
regular od-tashioned firemen's riot occurred
in Washington city on Monday night Stones
thrown, number of persons were struck, and some
hurt severely. One who was hit on the head
carried away by his friends badly cut.
The flour inspection laws have been altered by
the late Legislature that the situation of Inspector
is little to be desired. On Monday Mr.. ID. ;. Della
plane, the Inspector at Richmond, resigned his
Office
The Ravels opened in Mobile upon the conclusion
ed that after the present season, Francois and
Gabriel will retire from the stage and return to
their native land, France.