The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-03

Hon. DANIEL s. DICKINSON IN WAsHINGToN.-A
serenade to the Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson, of New
York, took place ON Wednesday night at about III
o'clock He is staying at the kirkwood House,
and addressed the large gathering which assem-
bled the occasion from the balcony OF that MOTEL
The address was of political character, and SEEM
ed to be aimed with directness and vigor at Mr.
Douglas and his cause. Mr.. Dickinson appeared
to consider Mr.. Douglas in the light of one en-
gagged in forming great Northern sectional party
the vanguard to be composed of Republicans
which he will head and thereby control the States
of the South. prominent object OF the speech
seemed to be to the South to resist this al
legged purpose of Mr. Douglas Mr.. Dickinson
spoke at considerable length, and was followed by
Mr.. Churchwell, of Tennessee, Mr.. Hughes, of Ma
ryland, Mr.. Landtum, of Louisiana, and proba-
bly, others. We left the latter gentlemen speaking
at midnight.
THE LAST OF NOTED FAMILY.-Miss Ann Fleet,
whose death was announced in our paper yester-
day, at the advanced age of eghty-nine years, was
daughter of John Fleet, and the last of name
that for many wears was honorably connected with
the printing business in Boston. Her grandfather
was Thomas Fleet, who came from England in l7l2,
and soon after established himself as printer in
"Pudding lane" now Devonshire street. He was
the putatve father of the celebrated 'Mother
Goose's Melodies" an account of which was pub
lished in paper a few months ago. In 1888
Fleet became proprietor and publisher OF news
paper called the Weekly RehearsaL-which name
two wears after he changed to the Boston Euening
Post, and it soon became the most popular of the
Boston newspapers.-Boston Transcript.
ARTISTS Observation-Disclosures Fabri has retired
to a country village in the vicinity of New York,
where she is engaged in the study of new parts.
She will appear in New York under the auspices
of Ulman in September. Servadio, Cortesi, Frez
zolini and Brignoli are at Newport. The Dray-
tons were at Saratoga on the 23d. Patti has re-
turned to New York, after successful concert
tour at the West. 1t is said that she has received
proposals for marriage from French nobleman
;ob tbo has
gone abroad in search of operate novelties. The
National Theatre, Cincinnati, was recently opened
by the French Opera Troupe, but after an expert
of two nights the thing fell through, and the
house was again closed.
The American Scientific Association commenced
its eleventh annual convention Wednesday at
Newport, (R. I.) The officers of the Society are
President, Isaac Lee, Esq, of Philadelphia; Vice
President, DR.. B. A. Gould, of Cambridge; General
Secretary, Professor Joseph Leconte, Columbia S.
c.. Treasurer, D. A. L. Elwyn, of Philadelphia
Professor Henry is to deliver a discourse commem-
orative of the life and labors of Dr. Robert Hare.
Professor Bache will also, by appointment, give an
address on the "Gulf Stream" while Prof. Leidy
will discuss the extinct reptilia and mammalia of
North America. The proceedings of the various
meetings will possess much interest, especially for
scientific men. The association will be in session
for a week or ten days.
PAID FIRE DEpARrMENr-Nashville is about to
adopt paid fire department system, as nearly all
Ine ieauins cites III lne country nave uone
with two notable exceptons-Philadelph and
New York. What answers so we'll for the inferior
towns ought naturally to be applicable to us; and
yet it really appears that, thus far, practicable
plan has been devised for either New York or Phi
ladelphia, which would bring the cost within
reasonable limit. The efforts of the Fire Marshal
to detect and punish incendiarism, have done very
much toward this by reducing the number of fires,
and the operations of the Building Inspector are
doing more. We shall reach the point after awhile.
-Pkild American.
The Boston Courier publishes what purports to
be an authoritative denial of the report that Mr.
Everett contempotes Withdrawing from the Presi-
Dental canvass.
The number of emigrants that arrived at New
York since the LIST of January was 60,553.
There is Convention Of dentists now being held
at Washinrton.