The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-05


Neunesuay morning, shortly before eight O'clock
one VI range OF live boilers, in the yarn and Ken
lucky jean manutactory OF Messrs. T. W. j.
preston, at Philadelphia, exploded with a tremen-
d0us report. The factory is situated nm the banks
OF the Schuylkill, and there are between 200 and
5OO operatives mplOyed in it. The hands had lust
ABOUT ABOUT got to work when the explosion occurred,
ana terrible panic ensued, though fortunately
unattended with serious conseouencas Several
persons were scalded and bruised The operatives
tthnaglnl9g th the mill on fire, attempted to escape by
.ho MlnaoWs' one OF them, Miss Alice Brown
jumped from window and broke her Ier RoiIS
OF cloth were flung from the windows and The hovs
slid down them to the ground. ''
vi course, the panic among the relatives of the
| operatives was great, and mothers franticaIIv
searched for their children, wives for their hus
bands, and brothers and sisters for each other.
making up scene of excitement and confusion
Pieces OF iron and stone were blown clear into the
Schuylkll, and the force of the explosion dashed
out the window-sashes of the mill and shook all the
buildings in the vicinity The machinery within
. tne mlil was also somewhat damaged. The loss
has not been correctly estimated vet but II will he
between SO 900 and 81 900 The onerations of tbe
mill Will be temporarily suspended. The boilers
were about six years old and were regarded ner
lectly saie The engineer and fireman are steady
men, ana they declare that the cause of the expIo-
sion is a mystery to them, as everything appeared
10 DE rlght moment before the explosion.
TIE WHEREABOUTS THE CROWNED HEADS OF EU-
EoPE'-ln the present exciting state of affairs in
Europe the whereabouts of prominent people and
latest ioreIgn intelligence we learn that, when last
heard from, the Pope on the point of leaving
Rome at the adg;"a of his Ca dinals, tn aAak a ra
tuge In Spain. Jhe King of Naples was also about
to leave Gaeta for Span hastened by the defeat of
Lamoriciere, who is hiding in Ancona Garbaldi
was about to march on Capua, and has appointed
Slgnor Sath pro-Dictator of Sicily. Baron RE-
nier the French Minister to Naples, had left tbe+
city; Mazzni, it is reported, had arrived there NV
Inc Emperor Napoleon and the Empress had ar
rved from Algeria, after visiting the birth place of
NaDOleOQ BDnnn1rfn on tba loeT ~
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert embarked from
Gravesend for Antwerp on the 23d The En-
peror OF Austria and Prince Regent of Prussia
were about to start for the Warsaw Conference,
where, 1t was rumored, Napoleon Ill. would meet
them.
POPULATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY-Deputy
Marshal Bevans has furnished the Annapolis Ga
sette with the following census items Annapolis
mas population of A ,65S. OF these 643 are
white males, ,4S4 white females 55l free colored
males, oO5 free colored females; 220 male slaves.
and 255 female slaves.
By the census of 1850 Annanolis corto;nod Q o11
Inhabitants, of which 9l3 were white males and
9l3 white females; 236 free colored males and 997
ree eoloreu females; 2l9 male slaves, and 4O3 fe.
male slaVes: rms shows total apparent increase
! OF l,G41 which is not actually the fact-inasmuch
as IN the recent enumeration is contained all who
live within the walls of the Naval Academy-some
| 800 persons
| In the Third Election District the population
amounts to 3,3I3. OF these, ,45G are whites: Ss6
free colored; and 99l slaves. 1t will be observed
! that in that District there are 43l more negroes
! than whites.
In the Fifth Election District the population
amounts to 2, l67 OF these, 1875 are whites; 448
| free coored; and 324 slaves
ARRIVAL OF SLAYER Ooer Eight Hundred Shares
Ldnted at Nonroria.-The ship Erie of New York
{under United States colors), was captured by the
United States steamer Mohican, August g. with
S97 slaves on board, $50 of which were landed at
Monrovia, the remaining thirty having died on the
passage up. The Erie sailed from MonTovia August
| 10Th, in charge of Lieutenant J. W. Dunnington
and Passed Mdshpman Todd, with prize crew of
ten men, and arrived at this port this morning
! In referring to the list of slavers published in
the Egening Post Of the 18th July last we find the
! following, which shows the accuracy of the infor-
! nation then published:
"No. %. Ship Erie, 476 tons, Gordon, MASTER
cleared for Havana by HameI & Co.. for Spanish ac-
count. Vessel owned by Spaniards."
Three prisoners, supposed to be the captain first
! and third mates of the Erie, on board the Mo-
hican.-N. Y. Post Oct3.
FRACAs IN A CouRT-RooM-In the Circuit Court
of Quarter Sessions at Pittsburg, on Tuesday, a
personal difficulty occurred between the District
| Attorney D. II. Miller and Edmund Snowden, ED
1t seems that in a conversation between the two
| gentlemen named, Mr.. Snowden was anxious to get
up surety case, and, Mr.. Miller states, after
torrent of abuse, accused him of violating his sworn
! duty, whereupon Miller seized Snowden by the
throat The latter fell into the arms of n tipstaye
! who removed him. Miller at once made an anolouv
to the Court, and Snowden made a statement
LATER FROM HAvANA.-The U. S. mail steamship
Cahawba, j. w. Smith, commander, arrived at
New York Wednesday,
There was nothing to report at Havana.
The health Of the city was perfect.
The markets remain without change The de-
mand for freight has fallen of.
Exchange on London, 60 days, l5@l5%c. prem ;
do. New York do, 3695c. do; do. New Orleans
5@Gc. do; United States gold per cent. prem ;
Mexican dollars l2per cent. prem.
From JAMACA.-An arrival at New York from
hlngston, Ja., brings us news from the Island to
the 18th ult.-fve days later than intelligence
previously received. corOners jury were still
investigating the causes that led to the mysterious
death of Captain Barton, of the American bark Al
rdrddo. The body presented marks of violence and
the testimony OF witnesses already examined incite
very great suspicious to the manner in which
death was occasoned.
The Peck defacation in Maine has produced
another complication of troubles The legislative
committee appointed to settle with Peck's bonds
men of 1858, report that they unable to obtain
| settlement, that the bondsmen refuse to pay, and
! II anything is obtained from them it must be by
suit. The committee have postponed the whole
matter.
At meeting of the planters of Prince Georges
county, held at Upper Marlborough on Thursday
last, county agricultural society was formed and
| Clement Hill, Esq, elected President 1t was
determined to have an exhibition on the 2lst and
22d prox, and w. w. w. Bowie, Esq, selected to
deliver the address on the occasion.
monster bell has recently been cast in Maine,
and is now on exhibition at the Mechanics Fair in
Boston. 1t weighs over ten thousand pounds, which
is more than double the weight of any bell in New
England, and its tone is very sweet as well pow
eriul. On one side is "AndroscOggin Mills, IS6O'
on the other, "The Union, Constitution and Laws"
In Philadelphia, the coroner's jury in the case of
the mysterious Craw ford murder concluded their
deliberations on Wednesday evening by unan
nous verdict, declaring their opinion that the de-
ceased was killed by Thomas j. Armstrong. A
strong case of cTcumsantial evidence has been es-
| tablished.
| Considerable excitement was occasioned in
Wheeling on Tuesday night by the reception of
telegram announcing that Lord Renfrew would
arrive in that place in few hours. 1t was the
Marquis of Chandos and company that should
have been announced.
The article of cotton is the next most valuable ar
ticle to hogs received in Cincinnati and thence ex
ported. The value of the cotton received at in that
city last year was 81 423 ,32S, against So 692 235
the previous year. In 1850 the total value was
1884, ,795.
1t is intimated that movement will soon be made
in Boston to abolish the sewing exercise in the
lower classes of the girls grammar schools. The
city press are unanimous in opposing this change;
arguing that tuition in that branch of industry ef-
iects incalculabe good.
A Lincoln pole, erected at a place called Pompey
Smash, near Cumberland, visited by mum
Der of men last Saturday night for the purpose
of cutting it down. Mr.. Brown, on whose land it
stood, heard them, went out with his gun and fired
at the party, which dispersed them
A call is published for all the citizens of Anne
Arundel county, who opposed to the removal
of the State Tobacco Warehouses in this city from
their present location to meet the 9th inst. and
elect delegates to attend convention at Annapolis
on the 22d inst.
A young man, named Patrick O'Donnell, was
bitten in the hand by rabid dog, one day last
week, at Detroit; hydrOphobia ensued, and up to
the moment of his death, which occurred few DAYS
after being bitten his suilerings were of the most
agonizing character.
Work on the Artesian well at Columbus, Ohio
has been brought to close, the amount (S3, ,000)
appropriated by the State Legislature having been
all expended. The well has been ascertained by
actual measurement to be 2750 feet deep Water
had not been reached.
The Galveston Netos suggests that, as every ne
gro who, convicted of crime lis hung is the loss of
so much productive capital to the State it be pro-
vided by law that such person be sent to the peni-
tentiary for life, the State making remuneration to
the planter for his loss
The formidable gang of rufians known as the
Schuylkill Rangers, which once infested Philade-
phia, has been broken up. Four or five of the fell
lows have reformed, others have gone to sea- and
the remainder have just been arrested.
The Central Bank of Montgomery (Ala.) has de
| termlned not to discount any more paper until
after the election. The Nal says that fears Of a
depreciation of property in Lincoln should be
elected, has led to this course.