The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-16
NEWS.
81 TELEGRAMS.
From Washington.


mlttee on the Harper's Ferry affair made a report
to-day. 1t is signed by Senators Mason, Davis and
fltch. They review at great length all the circum-
stances connected with that raid and quote largely
from the roluminOus testimony. They speak of the
insecurity of the peace and safety O some of the
Southern States, in the existing condition of the
public northern mind. 1t may not they saw become
them to suggest duty in those States to provide by
proper legislation against the Vaccinations within
their borders destructive of the peace of their
confederated republics, but it did become them
fully to expose the consequences resulting from the
present license there existing to the peace and in
tegrty of the Union, which is necessarily involved
IN Its continuing The report also traces the
history OF the large armament collected by John
Brown at Harpers Ferry. The Committee say
there can be doubt that Browns plan was to
commence a serve war on the bnarders of Vir-
glnla, which he expected to EXTEND and which he
believed has means and resources sufficient to
extend through that State and throughout the en-
tire South. 1t does not seem he entrusted even
his intimate friends with his plans fully even
after they were out for execution; nor have
the committee been able clearly to trace
4 knowledge of them to any. The Committee
after mature consideration, are not prepared to
suggest any legislation which, in their opinion,
would be adequate to prevent like occurrences in
the iuture. The report speaks OF the Constitution
al duty to protect States from invasion, domestic
insurrecton, etc. Browns raid was simply the act
OF lawless rutfianism, under the sanction of, no
public or political authority So far as the safety
OF the public property is involved, the Committee
should be made by the Executive or, it necessary,
by law, to occupy, under adequate military
guard, the public armoTies and al isenals of the
United States, in the same manner that the navy
yards are now protected. The minority of the
Committee (SenatOrs COllamer and Dooittle)
make minority report. They say there is no evil
dence that any other citizens, except those who
were with Brown, accessories to any outbreak
or invasion, by contributions, threats or other
wise; nor any proof that any others had any know
ledge OF the conspiracy, its purposes, in the year
1899. They say, too, there is no evidence to show
there was a conspiracy to rescue Brown or his as
sociates from the prison in Virginia Time and
reflection have happily dssipated much of the
alarm and suspicion, and shown that this was but
an olshoot from the exciting outrages and lawless
ness IN Kansas, commenced and continued there by
an armed invasion of that territory, to control its
own people, the elections, and the government
1or the introduction and perpetuity of sla-
very in that territory on the one hand
and resistance defiance on the other The
Committee say there is fact calling for lepisla
tive action. They insist there is no such matter
presented in the testimony, or, in fact, is more
than intimated in the report, that the Aboli-
tionists in the Free States took course covertly
intended to produce reasonable violation of the
laws and the peace of the slaveholding States,
much less that any such course is cOuntenanced bv
the body of the people in the free States. The
Committee discharged from the further con-
sideration of the subiect.-The United States
Agricultural Society has nearly perfected the ar
rangements for holding its eighth Annual Exhibi-
list will be larger than at any similar exhibition in
the world. Should the pleuro- pneumonia render
1t unsafe to congregate cattle, increased premiums
VIII be given for horses and implements. In order
to thoroughly test machines and Implements the
exhibition will remain open ten days.-The re-
port nhlch prevailed several days ago, that General
Johnston was to be appointed Quartermaster- Gene
raj, has not been confirmed. 1t is probable Colonel
Charles Thomas, the senior Colonel in that depart
ment will succeed to the vacancy occasioned by |
the death of General Jesup.-The receipts into |
the Treasury last week were nearly 81 900 O0O |
The amount subject to draft is S6766 444.
Quarantine Convention.
BosToN, June l4.-The Annual Convention of
the National Quarantine and Sanitary Association
met in this city to-day. There an attendance |
of two hundred delegates, including the most prom
inent physicians of the country.
Jacob Bigelow was elected to preside. Among |
the Nice-Presidents Mayor Arnold, of Sa |
vannah, and Drs. Lamb, of Pennsylvania, Thomp,
son, of Ohio, Guthre,of Tennessee, Stewartson, of
Pennsylvania, and Houck, of Baltimore
Among the Secretaries are DR.. VIM. Taylor of |
Pennsylvania, and Hon. D. c. Todd, of New Jer- |
sey.
The Mayors of Brooklyn and New York are
among the delegates, and DR.. McLaren, of the T. |
s. Army, is present by direction of the Secretary
Of War
Upon taking the chair, DR.. Bigelow made a
brief address, speaking of the great benefit that
had been derived from The previous Conventions of
this Association in their having shown that yellow
fever was not contagious, and also throwing much
light upon other diseases.
Premium Tobacco
ST. LOUIS, June l3.-The award of premiums for |
the best hogshead of manufacturing and shipping |
tobacco raised in the State was made at the State
Tobacco Warehouse to-day. The first premium
$40, for manufacturing leaf, was awarded to John
A. Corner. of Galloway county: the second pre-
MUM, $50, to John Craighead, OF the same county
The first premium, $50, for shipping LEAF, was
awarded to Jesse Crddle, of Cape Girardeau
county; the second premium, $50, to the same
The first premium hogshead was bought by B. W
Lewis Brothers, of Glasgow, Mo-. for $50 for
100 poundsthe highest price ever paid in this coun-
try. The second premium lot was sold to Laggett
Dansman, OF St. Louis, for S75 for 100 pounds
All the competing tobacco offered for sale brought
extraordinary high prices.
Sad Accident at Sandusky. Ohio--Fan of a
Balcony Crowded with PeopIe--A Numher
SANDUsKY, Ohio, June 14-The balcony of
Vests Hotel, which crowded with people wit
Messing the tournament of the tremen, fell at 10
o'clock this morning with a terrible crash. None
were killed. butthe following persons were seriously
injured by the fall: Mr.. Wales of CLYDE, Ohio. |
leg broken. His wife was also badly bruised
Mr. Arms and sister, of Tiilin Ohio badly bruised
about the head and chest; Mr.. Taylor, of Tiffin,
OHIO, arm broken; Mr.. Rice, of FindIay Ohio, |
arm broken; Miss Minnie. of Tifin, Ohio chest
crushed; Mr.. Black, of Vermillion, Ohio, arm
crushed Mr.. Costin, of Beefontaine, ribs broken;
John Ross, of Sandusky, terribly disfgured, and !
several others were less seriously wounded.
The Reception of the Japanese i'm New
York.
NEW oRK, June l5.-The arrangements of the |
Japanese Reception Committee are completed and
the affair tomorrow promises to be fete of un-
usual splendor. Large prices are being paid for
the line of windows along the line of the procession
Ihe front OF the Metropolitan Hotel is already de.
corated with hundreds of Japanese and American
nags That part of the hotel apart for the En-
bassy, has been decorated under the superinten-
dence OF Messrs. Leland d Brothers, with tasteful
magmhcence, m embracing several novel features,
the reception room being paneed with finely exc |
cuted paintings OF japanese subjects.
Illinois Democratic Convention.
CHICAGO, June l4.-The Democratic State Con- |
vention, held yesterday at Springfield was largely
attended and entirely harmonious. Jas. G. Allen |
was nominated for Governor; Lewis c. Ross for
Lieutenant Governor; II. C. Campbell for Secretary
OF State; Bernard Artenzen for Auditor, and Hugh
Maher for Treasurer. The Electors at large are
). l.. d. Morrison and W. H. Cushman.
concert for the Benefit of the Tornado
Sufferers.
CHICAGO, June 14.-The concert held here last
night tor the benefit of the sufferers by the tornado
in Iowa, was greatly crowded. The receipts have |
swelled the amount collected to $1,000.
The Boston Bank Statement.
BosToN, June A.-Some portion of our weekly |
bank statement was incorrectly transmitted by the
telegraph on Tuesday evening. The specie hand |
should have been Sc, 700 and the circulation |
s',o9o,6oO. The fault rests entirely upon the line
NEW 1rlaI IStIuSeu.
ST. LOUIS, June i4.-The motion for new trial |
IN the breach of promise case-Carstang Us. Shaw |
was overrued to-day in the Court of Common |
Pleas.
Supposed SLAYER Captured.
BosToN, June l5.-The United States sloop-of
war Portsmouth captured Nav 7th, on the coast of
Africa, the brig Falmouth of New York, as a sup
posed SLAYER.
Arrival of the Overland Mail
SPRINGFIELD, June l5.-The Overland Mail of the
25th arrived last night. The news summary has
not yet been received.
The National Temperance Convention.
PORTLAND. Me-, June l4.-The National Temper
ance Convention closed its session to-day and left
on an excursion to the White Mountains
SUITS OF THE BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD IN
NRGINIA.-The Wheeling, Va, Union of Thursday
says:-The case Of }. W. G. Lafferty u.s. the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company, was decided
yesterday by verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for
$40 800, with interest from the lst of December
1852. As the case is decided we are at liber-
ty to give some idea of its nature-Messrs Laf-rty
brought suit against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company to recover alleged balance due on
the original construction of Sections l6I and l62
of the road west of Cumberland. The defendants
claimed that they had overpaid the plaintiffs as
appeared from the final estimates of the Company
The plaintiffs claimed that the estimates both
monthly and final were fraudulent unfair and un-
just-and upon this difference of opinion the iurv
decided to the tune of $40 900 against the Compa-
ny. The case argued by j. II. Pendeton of
this city, for the plaintiffs and Messrs. C. NJ. |