The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.

OLD ARMS-THE SEATS IN THE
Application has been made to Secretary Floyd to
sell all the old arms not fit for now in posses
sion of the Government, and take his pay in Colts
revolvers, an arm at present much needed in the
regular service. But the recent law, got through
Congress in the last hours of the session, forbid
ding the purchase of any patented article by the
War and Navy Departments, precludes the Secre-
tary from making the exchange, which, it is said,
would be very economical one for the Govern
ment-
The House of Representatives at the last session,
your readers will remember, ordered that the
benches which had been substituted in the hall of
Representatives for desks and chairs, should be re-
moved and the old order of things restored. The
floor was rearranged for the purpose, and about
half of the desks were replaced, when it
tanned that the House failed to make an appropri-
alton for the work, which was, consequently,
stopped.
Majors, Russell & Co., of the pony express es-
tablishment, received warrant upon the Treasury
on w ednesday for sixty-seven thousand dollars in
consideration OF past mail service rendered. The
Government is still largely in the debt of this firm
for valuable trains of merchandise destroyed on
tn the plains by the Indians during the Utah rebel
lion, In consequence of the Government failing to
fMTHsh the necessary escort authorized in their
The GREAT EAsrERN-Trip to Cape May.-The
New York papers state that there were ten
thousand visiters on board the Great Eastern on
Wednesday. 1t seems that many were guilty of
petty species of vandalism. The Herald saws:
Apropos to the large crowd present yesterday,
we may observe that disposition has been mani
tested on the part of many thoughtless individuals
to carry away souvenirs Of their visit or leave
their tokens behind them in the shape of marks
upon the walls and in various places. The manage
ment Of the ship have consequently been compelled
to close most OF the staterooms against intrusion,
and thus preserve them in their present condition
of purity. This movement has frequently called
forth remonstrance against what they termed the
excusiveness of the English officers but the follow
ing communication shows how judicious has been
the precaution, and, we hope, will be warning to
those who disposed hereafter to indite their sig
natures in tempting places, that eyes upon them
to detect and point out the vice. The following is
the communication referred to:
'Remarks having been made through different
sources about the staterooms of the Great Eastern
not being iully thrown open to the public, deem
it proper to state that myself was an eyewitness
this day to the fact of two ladies and gentleman
writing their names in bold hand upon the white
walls of one of the state-rooms. Now if this is to
be daily occurrence amongst the visiters to this
noble ship, could not complain if the directors
should close the state-rooms altogether. l should
be obliged by your calling the attention of visiters
to this. j. NJ"
The future movements of the Great Eastern ap-
pear to have been definitely decided. The exhibit
tion of the ship will close on the 2sth of July. On
Monday, the 30th inst, she makes an excursion to
Cape May, taking passengers at the rate of $40
head, and returning ON Wednesday. On the 10th
of August she sails fer England What is to be
done in the interim we have not vet been informed,
but it is not probable that she will be permitted
to long remain idle. ,. pss -..aa..r
FATAL RoUGH TREATMENT OF AN OLD ScHooLMAs-
| TER BY CoNsTABLE.-At Cuross, Canada, few
days since, Mr. George Davenport, school teacher,
| infirm old man, arrested by constable
named McGregor, for forging an order on the rus
tees of the school where be had been teaching for
few dollars. McGregor handcuffed the poor old
| man and threw him into a lumber wagon, in which
| helpless condition he drove him from Walker ton
to Cuross at full speed over crossways and every
| thing that came before him; the result of which
was that poor Davenport's head was SO sma he'd
up and injured that he died from the effects of the
| treatment he had received in day two after
| wards. A warrant for manslaughter was issued
against the brutal officer, but before it could be
served, he had escaped.