The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-26

| to announce the death of Sol. B. Davies ESQ.,, of
this city. He died yesterday morning at his resi-
dence on St. Paul street, after protracted Illness
Mr.. Davies was the only son of the late Col Jacob
&. Davies, and the son-n-aw of the Hon. James
Monroe, of New York. He was a member of the
firm of Davies & Warfeld, and was one of the
most popular and influential of the younger mer-
chants of our city. His manliness and integrity
had secured him universal respect aad good will
ana his gentle and generous disposition had en-.
deared him to all who knew him more intimately.
Few young men among deserved and possessed
so many warm friends, and we are sure that this
brief notice of his death will cause wherever it is
| read, poignant feeling of regret
The GREAT EAsrERN.-By the advices brought
by the steamer Malta, we are informed that the
Great Ship Company had determined to send their
vessel te sea on Saturday, the 10th, instead of the
| 3d. to which date her departure was announced
| to have been postponed. If she did sail on the
| 10th, she may be in New York at this present
writing, as she is fully due. For the accommoda-
ton of our citizens who desire to see this great
wonder of naval architecture, we hear that an ex-
cursion to New York, by railway is fully arranged.
The train is to leave Baltimore on the evening Of
Tuesday, July Sd, arriving in New York ON the
merning of the 4th, giving the excursonists an
opportunity of seeing the object of their curiosity
and spending the anniversary of the nations indie
pendence in that city; returning, will leave New
ork in the evening of the same day. band of
music will accompany the excursion The price
| OF tickets to New York and return is at a lower
! figure than the regular through-fare between the
| two cities.
| POSTAGE TO SWITZERLAND AND THE IoNIAN Is
| LANDs.-lt is officially announced, that hereafter
the single rate of letter postage between the United
| States and Switzerland by the Hamburg mail will
be 10 instead of 20 cents, prepayment optional; the
reduced rate of 10 cents being identical with that
| charged by the Bremen mail. The single rate of
letter postage (haf ounce or under) to the
lonian Islands, England, will be As cents, pre-
payment required.
The ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. " eSterdav the
memorable First Session of the Thirty-Sixth Con
gress adjourned without day, and its labors have
thus become matters of history. Some acts of
great public Importance have been passed. whilst
others OF as much, if not greater interest to the
country have been wholly neglected Before adj
Journlng yesterday, the Senate passed the Post
Office Deficiency bill.
Mr.. FITZPATRICK AND HIS NoMINATIoN.-Itw was
| currently reported in Washington city Yesterday
'".O oSh"Nol iIlLpdtIlCh, WHO was nominated as
the candidate for Vice President on the Douglas
ticket, intends declining the nomination
THE RICHMOND CoNvENTIoN.-The Washington
Star, of yesterday, states, on authority that the
delegates of the several States to the Richmond
Convention will assemble in Richmond in Conven-
tion this afternoon at o'clock.
NAVAL lNTELLIGENcE.-The United States frigate
! Congress, United States brig Dolphin, and United
| States steamer Pulaski, were at Montevideo, Nav
| s. All well on board. The United States brig
cambridge was at Coonia, May 4.
| From Rio JANERo.-We have advices from Rio
Janeiro to June 2, which state that the epidemic
which has prevailed there had subsidized
| HE PROMENADE CONCERT AT THE MARYLAND INsTI
| rUrE.-The promenade concert at the Maryland
| Institute last night decided success The
troop surprised the audience by their excellent
singing, and the Blues Band under Prof Holland.
was particularly fine. The hall was tastefully
decorated with flowers and evergreens.
| MUsIcAL.-The negro boy Toms audiences are
increasing in size and enthusiasm The won
deriul performances Of the child are becoming TO
be the theme of all the musical critics in our city,
each and all expressing the opinion that he is the
greatest PRODIGY ever produced in the musical
| world. He gives another concert at Carroll Hall
| this evening.
MRS. MATT PEEL's CAMPBELL MINsrRELs-This
excellent band of vocalists will give two more con-
certs in this city at the New Assembly Rooms
This evening an attractive programme is offered,
| the entertainment concluding with an extraya-
| ganza representing plantation life.
| -H.--.-uzzEza.1zz1
| FROM AN OCCASTONAT TOPpFc
| POLITICAL Recommendations OF THE WITHDRAW
| AL OF THE NoMNEEs-THE ADJOURNMENT or CoN
| GRRss-MR. YANCEY.
| WASHINGTON, June 25.-Our civ is TODAY fuIl of
| politicians, who have just returned from the Con-
vention IN your city, and a vast number of bets are
offered, upon all imaginable points, very few of
which lind takers. 1t is understood that Messrs
breckenridge and Lane acceptthe nominations ten
dered them, and will declare, at the compliment
tary serenade, to be given them tonight. 1t is
further matter of report, coming from well in
formed parties, that Governor Fitzpatrick, of Ala
bama, has determined to decline the nomination
of VcePresdent. 1t is understood that dispatches
after dispatches have come in from the South,
urging him to this step, and that he has resolved
10 take 1t; How the hiatus in the Douglas ticket
Is to be filled is not known.
The general expression of opinion here though in
favor OF breckenridge is in depreciation of the un-
fortunate divislon OF the party, and the hope is
yet entertained of settlement of the existing dis
sensl0ns A rumor has obtained credence that
Mr.. breckenridge is quite willing to Withdraw in
| case Mr.. Douglas will do likewise, but this l
am unable to trace to any reliable source. The
Douglas men say that in event will they consent
| to their leader acceding to such proposition
Congress adjourned at noon pursuant to resolu-
| ton. The Post Route bill was lost for want of
time, and the Post Office Deficiency was passed in
the emasculated form in which it came from the
Senate 1t will be recollected that that body struck
out the House proviso, restoring the discontinued
inland mail service. The route from Charleston to
Havana via Key West, the service on which was
| heretofore performed by the steamer Isabel has
been restored, the contract to be given to the
lowest bidder, as the Isabel especially built for
this service and during twelve years has given the
utmost satisfaction, it would have been better to
have rendered the contract directly to her as the
sum charged is quite moderate. Such was the
general wish of the public interested.
The Richmond Convention will meet tomorrow
afternoon, and simply ratify the nominations and
platform made by the Baltimore Convention. Mr.
| ancey came down in the cars from Baltimore this
morning, and was warmly greeted at MANY of the
stations along the route,
| George Sanders is in town. 1t is said his de-
capi.ation mas been finally resolved upon.
| BURNING OF A CHURCH IN Pg1Anr1pu,, Tb
| German Roman Catholic Church of the HoIv
| Trinity, N. W. corner of Sixth and Sprnca streets
Philadelphia, met with a serious disaster on Sat
urday afternoon. At O'Clock smoke was seen To
issue from the caves of the northeast slope; at the
| time, Rev. p. NJ. Carbon, the clergyman was in
bis confessional box, and there six eight persons
in the church attending service. One of the teach
ers in the adjoining building, hearing the cry of
fire, rushed into the church, and he approached
the altar, in the eastern end of the building, the
| lamp which was suspended to the ceiling by rope,
fell with crash, the rope parting close to the
ceiling. From this circumstance it was discovered
| that the fire, which must have commenced in the
roof had worked its way through the loft before
1t was seen. The hremen were on the ground, but
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