The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-15

CONVENTION OF AMERICAN Recommendations one
year ago, society was organized among the de.
scendants OF Israel in this country under the name
OF 1.-The Board of Delegates of American Israel
ties, LOT the purpose OF more efectual coopera-
ton with their brethren in other lands and for the
promotion of the interests of the Jewish people
here and elsewhere.
The Board held their first annual meeting last
evening at the Cooper Institute. Delegates from
about thirty congregations present. The
President, Mr.. Henry j. tart, (of the firmof Solo.
mon Hart) in the chair.
The Executive Committee made their first annual
report. They state that thew have collected and
RENTED to Sir Moses Montefore the sum of S2O,-
000 for the relief of the Morocco refugees They
call attention to the difficult negotiation necessary
10 estabilsh their rights under the treaty with
Switzerland, and also to the fact that no provision
was made for any privileges to citizens of Jewish
faith in the treaties with China and Japan They
refer to the fact that no Jewish citizen can hold
once under the Constitution of North Carolina
ana suggest the propriety of memoralizing the
Legislature of that State for the abrogation Of this
obnoxious provision.
A short time since the Baroness de RothscbiId
presented to the Society for gratutous distribution
among the schools, 500 copies of addresses to
Young Children" written by the Baroness. and
originally delivered by her eldest daughter to the
children of the Bell lane school, London. These
books will be distributed among the various schools
IN the United States, in proportion to their num-
bers. The committee recommend a more thorough
States, and the compilation of reliable statistics of
the congregations, members thereof, schools, and
pupils pupil, among the Jews of this country.
me report G OF the committee was received and
adopted. The Board will probably be in session
to-day.-N. y. Tribune, Aug. IA.
AN ACCIDENT IN THE CHEsApEAKE.-The steamer
James jerome, Capt. Jerome, arrived at this port,
Yesterday morning, somewhat damaged from a
collision, which occurred on Sunday morning last
IN the Chesapeake Bay, off the mouth of the Sassa-
fras river. Before the break of day. the pilot dis
covered schooner ahead, in the path OF the steam
er. Every effort to clear the vessel was made by
changing her course, stopping the engine, &c,
without effect. The Roadway of the steamer was
tootgreat to stop her, and she collided with the
schooner. The boom of the vessel sweeping over
the steamer, broke down the heavy mast of the lat
ter, used in hosting goods from the hatchway.-
The falling mast stove in the pilot house, passing
near the pilot, crushing down the upper pilots
bunk, and breaking the of one of the steamers
hands, who lay asleep in the lower bunk
Inc steamer Immediately rounded to, to aid the
schooner, but the vessel had sunk her masts alone
remaining above water, and no human being was
| to be seen. Upon arriving at this port, Captain
Jerome received despatch from the agent of the
line in Philadelphia, stating that the schooner rur
over, was sunken schooner off Sassafras and not
moving vessel, was, at first supposed -AIeran
| drio Gazette, Aug. IA.
| SECRET FOR A CENTURY.-The treasurer of Am
| herst College, Mass, has lately received from MIR
Daniel Sears, of Boston, heretofore liberal bene
factor of the college, small and carefully sealed
box, with the instruction that it is not to be
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