The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-10

AMERICAN THIRST FOR NEws.-The immense cir
cuation of newspapers in this country is at once a
proof of the unparalleled desire of our people for
news, and stimulus to the desire. While more
and more ability is continually devoted to Journal
ism, the public interest in the press is constantly
increasing. The thirst for the freshest news keeps
pace with all the Improvement in the means for
furnishing intelligence. Steam presses, railways,
telegTaphs, no more enable to anticipate expec-
tation satisfy desire, than did the old fast sail
ing slOops, or stage coaches. An enterprise is
about to be undertaken in New York, such, we
venture to say, will not be thought of in half
century in any other country but A special
newspaper express train is to be run from New
York to Albany, leaving the former city at four
o'clock in the morning, and arriving in Albany in
time to connect with the first western train. The
north and the west will thus have the New York
papers from three to ten hours sooner than they
now do Whether this particular undertaking
will be successful, cannot say. But one can
hardly over-rate the eagerness of the readers in all
cities and large towns to have their papers as
early as it is possible for steam to bring them.
RAILROAD CoNSoLDATGoN--A meeting of the
Executive Committees of the Little Miami and Co.
lumbus and Nenia, and Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton Railroads, was held at the Burnet House
Yesterday. Judge Swan, of the Columbus and Xenia
w. II. Clement, Of the Little Miami, 5. S. LaHome-
dieu, of the Hamilton. and Dayton, who compose
the Executive Committee, were in consultation in
reference to the details of the consolidation. The
superintendents of the three roads, and Mr. FOllet,
president of the Sandusky, Dayton and Cincinnati
Company, were also present. The superintendents,
after advising with the Executive Committee, ad-
iOurned to the office of Mr.. Durand to arrange time
table for the three roads We Weunderstood last even
ing that it not yet decided what through trains
the Little Miami should have and what the Hamil-
ton and Dayton, nor yet how many local trains
should be run by either road. In dav or two the
details of the consolidation far as they interest
the public, will probably be made known-Cin.
Gazette, OF Saturday.
a
calling himself John Golden alias George johnson,
played very pretty confidence game in this citv
on Wednesday and Thursday. His plan was to call
at house, having previously got a number of
names from the city directory, and deliver the fol
lowing message, or one similar to it, the name OF
the recipient being filled in to suit circumstances
'Mr: -, send you seventy-hve dollars to-
day. Please call at American Express Office, and
receipt for the same.
~. GOLDEN, New York.
Purporting to come from the American Tee-
graph Company he met with very general credence,
and obtained from 81 to 81 of several parties in
the city for the fraudulent dispatches he carried
about with him. He was arrested on three diner
ent complaints, and sent to Jail for safe-keepmg ''
time of trial.-New Horen Comm Herald
IDov p,ssvyorp CAV The first iron car to be
used on the Central Road passed through III" o1
| Tuesday 1t came by the way OF Cananua'gua @ ! ana
| Syracuse, and is now in Albany AZ AZ S nl pu'e ~
New Jersey and cost 50 OOO ~ Is 'ee nsn,esV anu
t pes. .Hb nanner and cannot fail to become
favorite with the travelling public The iron car is
| much stronger than those putt oil wood, and in
those dreadful cOntusions which now attend rail-
| road smash-ups.-CteUetond Leader.
Mr. William Newman, an artist who did service
in London on Punch, arrived in the Kangaroo
He comes under an engagement with a London
publisher, who intends issuing daily comic illus
trated paper in New York city.