The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-06


lent of California, says:
Gen. Clarke entered the army as an ensign ofthe
lth infantry, March IA, 1872, and served with dis
inction during the second war with Great Britain
lie performed the duties of Brigader Major in the
campaign of 1914; and, for his gallantry and good
ION tuet in the battle of Niagara, he received the
'ank of Captain by brevet Continuing in the
army after the peace, his subsequent services have
been always meritorious and in distinguished.
During the campaign from Vera Cruz to the capi-
al of Mexico he commanded brigade which, led
~ him. performed gallant and effective service in
he work of the campaign.
Breveted Brigadier General for his services in
Iexico, General Clarke has since been employed
lpon high duties, and while commanding our whole
Pacific coast by his ability and good judgment be
concerted a plan of campaign against combined
ribes of Indians in Oregon and Washington terri
(which, happily executed under his instructions,
promptly reduced the enemy to submission.
PRECoCIoUs CHMDREN.-Baillet mentions one
hundred and sixty-three children endowed with ex-
traordinary talents, among whom few arrived at
an advanced age. The two sons of Quinti lian, so
vaunted by their father, did not reach their tenth
year. Hermogenes, who, at the age of fifteen,
taught rhetoric to Marcus Aurelius who triumphed
over the most celebrated rhetorieans of Greece
did not die, but at twenty-four lost his faculties
randola died at thirty-two; Johannes Secundus at
twenty five, having at the age of fifteen composed
admirable Greek and Latin verses, and become pro-
foundly versed in jurisprudence and letters. Pas
cal, whose genius developed itself at ten wears DID,
did not attain the third of century. In 1891, a
child was born at Lubeck, named Henri Heinneken,
whose precocity was miraculous. At ten months
of age, he spoke distinctly, at twelve learnt the
Pentateuch by rote, and at fourteen months
perfectly acquainted with the Old and New Testa-
ments. At two years he was as familiar with An
cient History as the most efudite authors of an
tiquity. Sauson and Danville only could compete
with him in geographical knowledge. In the
cient and modern languages he was proficient
This wonderful child unfortunately carried off
in his fourth year.
The GRAVE OF LAFAYETTE.-A Paris correspon-
dent furnishes very interesting account of a re-
cent visit to the tomb of the Lafayette family, in
Paris. He says: We asked the guardian why
there was not monument over the grave of La
fayette, and he replied that Louis Philippe (whn
almost owed his position to Layfayette had al
ways opposed any national movement in that way,
and that the other families who owned vaults there
now object to any invasion upon the affected sim
pcity of the place. 1t is nevertheless, disgrace
that there is not single monument in France, not
his grave, to the memory of this great and
pure patriot. In France there many parties
and many political opinions that it is not strange,
perhaps, that no is found to take the initiative
in such measure, for here the memory of Latay-
cite has still enemies as we'll friends; but the
Americans who only know Lafayette as the gener-
Gus friend and accomplished soldier, could, with
propriety, take the initiative. At their request it
is improbable that either the Government, or the
Cemetery of Picpus would offer any serious obiec-
ton.
The MoRMoNs.-A letter rs published in a New York
paper from Great Salt Lake City, dated Oct. Sth,
from which we learn that on the 9th of October,
the ''Saints' opened their semi-annual Confer
ence, which lasted two days, and was attended by
the most prominent members Of the church. On
the second day Elder Orson Hyde delivered a
lengthy discourse, and gave his views the pre-
sent political condition of the United States. He
at he nil ha pad. hat
the negroes would be let loose upon their masters;
that the South would be compelled to call in the
aid of Great Britain, who, in her turn, would be
compelled to call in aid from some other quarter,
and concluded by prophesying great and terrible
day of wrath for this country for their injustice to
the Mormous. The Conference the largest
ever held in the city, some thirteen thousand per-
sons having attended it. Judge Kinney and Mr..
Rogers the Indian agent, had arrived at Salt Lake
City.
DR. TYING IN TRoUBLE.-The New York Church.
is engaged in bitter warfare upon the Rev.
DR.. Tying for having assisted in laying the corner
stone of Methodist chapel, and for having appear
ed in the lpit of Presbyterian church as par
tcipant in the proceedings of the Evangelical Alli
ance. On both these occasions the ChWchmaR
thinks 'that the public behavior of the Rev. DR..
Tying is grossly Inconsistent with his OBJ legations
a presbyter of the Church, and quite disgracetul
to himself as if it were intended for the purpose
of deriding Christianity" awe most earnest;T
and seriously beg to draw the attention Of the Pro-
vsiona! Bishop of this diocese to the conduct of one
of the presbyters under his charge. This is a
in which the Bishop is imperatively bound to ex
ercise his Episcopal authority, and we trust that
DR.. Potter will at once bring his erratic and un
ruly presbyter to an account for his conduct"
GovERvoR LErcHER's RECENT vIslr TO ALExAN-
DRIA.-The Gazette, of yesterday, says:-"The
prompt notice taken by Gov Letcher of note ad
dressed to him from Cncinnati-said to be from the
same person who informed Secretary Floyd of the
John Brown raid, some time before it oecurred-is
mentioned in another part of tO-days Gazette
Gov. Letcher visited this city in connection with
this information and it was by his advice that the
military of this city, last week, resumed their
nightly drill to be in readiness for efficient service
whenever called upon 1t is needless to say that
apprehension whatever is entertained of any move
ment calling for military nterferenceandt that the
advice of the Governor was only to make 'assu-
rance doubly sure"
THE EXCISE LAw-Sir Hundred Liquor Dealers IN
Court-Heavy Judgmcnt.-The New York evening
papers of Saturday have the folIowing:-It is a
we'll known fact that there are several thousand
suits on the calender of the Court of Common
Pleas brought by the Board OF Commissioners ut
Excise, of this county, to recover penalty OF $50
for each violation of the excise law by liquor deal
ers selling liquor without licenses. Some six hun
dred having failed to the complaints, judg-
ments have recently been obtained against them in
| the sum of $50 each, and S13.l3 costs, making a
total sum of about S3S, 600. These judgments have
been entered up, and the executions will be issued
! forthwith.
| A Man of a singular character died in New Or
leans on Monday last. He seyenty-two years
of age, and of late years had for his only compan
| IONS number of dogs. The Pieayume says thai
on the discovery Of his death by the neighbors, q
number entered his dwelling, and found the body
f'surrounded by score and halt OF grown NJ
dogs and puppies, some licking affectonately hi
face and hands, and some others bowling mourn
fully. Two of the puppies were found dead nea
his body, perhaps out of sympathy, for their poor
good old MASTER.
| A MONUMENT TO HERo.-The Firginians are
about to erect monument to the memory of Peter
Francisco, whose herculean hand to-hand struggles
for liberty il the Revolutionary war with British
troops are themes for reside stories in tht
Old Dominion, Francisco died in 1881. design 0
the monument has been furnished, consisting OF ;
neat granite shaft, eighteen or twenty feet II
height, which will cost about six hundred dollars
Miss Florence Nightingale, who, for severa
| months past, has been confined to her rooms Il
London, has recovered so far as to be able to bea
the removal to Of the most heathtni OF the sub
: urbs Some time may elapse before she will b
able to bear the fatigue of journey to her father
family seat, Lea Hurst, in Derbyshire.
Royal visitors have been abundant in the Unite
States this year. First came the Japanese Princes
next the Prince of Wales, closely followed by th
Prince of Nubia; and the Sth ult., Prince hs
mehameha, of the Hawaiian Islands, paid visit t.
tba Aoricultural Fair at San Francisco California
and left the following day for Sacramento.
Statistics 90 to prove that tea is used more ol
less by one-half of the human race-500 000, 900 o
people, Theme is the peculiar organic principl
which gives tea its value. Taken in small quaint
ties tea is heathful; but the extract of one ounc
taken per day, by one person, produces trembling
of the limbs and wandering of the mind.
Rarey, the great horse-tamer, is soon to ayriv
in this country, having gained both fame and fol-
tune in Europe. We presume he will exhibit tn
application of his system in our large cities
The story that Lieutenant Stark, at Pensacol
has been punishing some of the marines by what
known as the "Crucifx Operation" is denied
! The total vote of the city of New York, las
year was $4,000. Up to Saturday evening gg nns las
iI5 600 votes had been registered, gain OF oOC
The SchuyikiIl at Philadelphia, rose rapidly, o
Saturday last, and considerable damage was dor
, along the shores by the overflow.
The Fremont vote in Philadelphia city in ls
! was 6,959. The Fillmore vote was "a, ,Ss2. TT
, Buchanan vote 38, JOY.
Two murders occurred in Philadelphia on Salu
| day Both were the result of street fights, and a
parties intoxicated.
The New York World is now printed on a pres
- capable of throwing off 10000 copies in an hou
9 1t was built by Hoe, and cost 100000.
Dover Bridge, over optsuk river, ne
Easton, is nearly completed
3,256 hhds leaf tobacco were received in kie
a mond, Va, last week.
The taxable wealth of Mississippi for the yea
1860 will amount to the sum of $653, ,lOO'oOo.
! The Philadelphia police have appeared IN "n
form. "