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VOL. IV---NO. COL.
Moaetarp ann Gummerfial 8sbiem.
BALTIMORE, January 81, 1860.


The feeling among the "bus" in Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to day, considerably less jubilant than
yesterday the price this stock having fallen back ST
per share There shares sold at the Board (which
is double the of yesterdays sales) at from $6S
down to $67H and it closed weak at $67K bid, both
regular way and buyers option GO days Northern Cen
trail Railway however frmer than yesterday al
though it fell of after the opening K. There were AIS
shares sold all time at 16 and it left regular
wGy at Sl54 bid, SIG asked Northern Central Railway
1855 bonds were firm at yesterdays price, 81 500 of
them being sold at 59H There sales also of 81 900
Northwestern Virginia first mortgage bonds at 9 and OF
s2lOO City 6s at OK for 1S75s, and 99X for 1905
Baltimore and Ohio bonds closed 90 bid for 1s67s
bid Sc asked for 1s75s SO bid for 1ss0 and S2A bid for
lSS5s Extra dividend Orders offered to day at 29
but no bid was made for them. There sale at the
Board of 100 shares Canton Company at SIX buyer 80
days. and also sales of 200 shares Gardner Hill
Mining Company at S2.5OG256
Stocks were firm in New York again to-day Virginia
6s, and Illinois Central bonds advanced each Mssou-
ri 6s e; Reading X New York Central " Rock Island
! Cleveland and Toledo \ and Galena and Chicago
michigan Southern guaranteed declined again \ but
Erie, Harlem, Michigan Southern and Canton all closed
at yesterdays figures.
u
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50 cts for white and yellow. Pork fru-Mess sly
gi7.Sl for old and SIS for new; Prime s12@I225 for
9u new Sl5 f5dl4 Lard generally closed buoyant at
ioHtgloH cts Whiskey closed firm at "a cts Sugar is
heavy. Coffee is quiet at 1l@l2x cts Stock, 10000
pass spirits Turpentine steady. Rosin is dull Rice
Is urn but quiet. Stock 5400 ties.
PHILADELPHIA Jan 3l.-Flour is unchanged. Wheat
IS depressed-saes of 5000 bushes-red 81 2sX al So
Gus white 4OGl so cts. Corn is dull-yellow 73X674
cs-Provisions generally closed with advancing ten
dency-mess pork slS So prime s12G13 Bacon sides
(G24L - ~~ ~~ O|z
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE
EnpETHN

LIvERPooL-Ship Cassilda
29 cases merchandise Stellman Hinrichs & Co.: do
Drost Sutro; 20 bundles WIRE 957 do iron E. L. Par
Eer CO. 772 bundles 964 bars do, Keyser, Troxell
o. 2i52 bars do, 3O3 bundles do, Rogers Wethered
ney Co; do, bales web E. Jenkins & Sons; 8 bales
scythes, II casks hardware Schaeer Loney 20 pack
ages DO Ward Bros; do, George Small; az do, b. F.
Yoss do is anvils Anderson Bros 81 packages hard
ware Magruder, Taylor Roberts; do, Ward France
cases merchandise, Ross Campbell Co. do. S. Beyan
Co., Is do, John S. Barry; do, Hamilton Easter &
Co.. cases hives, % bbs. oats, do OIL kegs lead
packages merchandise, James l. Fisher Sons so crates
earthenware l6 packages hardware glass IL boxes
pipes 3 S'SS2 pots, G. w. s. Hall Co.; cases merchan,
Sons do Cortlan & Co. SO shoves 242 ladders S24
fire bricks Baltimore Smelling CO.; $50 bbs soda 20
erces powders, d. McIlvan $3.50 sacks salt Foard &
Rogers bars iron, Thompson Il Oudesuys; IL 24O do
2O94 bundles do II anchors ID chain cables 224 bundles
barrel moulds 81 packages hardware los do earthen,
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FAST WoRK--Mr. Thomas Rambo, of this city,
made in day last week, of 9A hours work, 225
horse-shoes, of which number 27 were forged in
the first hourl This is fast work. and hard to beat
but it in manner equalled by Mr.. Benjamin
Gehrs, blacksmith, Washington street, between
Fourth and Fifth, who turned out 245 horseshoe
nails in one hour! Messrs. Rambo and Gehris are
decidedly fast team in the blacksmith line Can
anybody beat themP-Reading Gazette
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FIRES

The alarm last night was caused by fire being
discovered in the building the N. W. corner Of
Fayette and Holland streets, known as the Lafay-
cite engine-house. Owing to the rapid manner in
which the crank of the s;gnai-box Ges turned, the
magnets at the Central station and engine houses
did not record properly. The bell at the Indepea-
dent engine-house struck No. /, causing several
pieces of apparatus to run in contrary directions
Owing to this the flames had gained considerable
headway before the engines got to work. The
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SALES AT THE BAlTINORE STOCK BOARD
TCEnStY. .IannarY 81 1860
PRICES AND sALgs OF STOCKS INNEw YoRK
nv rETEGRApH
The New York Tribune of yesterday say

The week opens with very buoyant and fairly active
Stock market, the Improvement being almost entirely
based upon the anticipated organization of the House
day The advices from Albany, which throw dera-
BILE doubt overhe of the olng and pro bis
had undoubtedly some effect in strengthening the market
but the main influence came from Washington.
Tomorrow TUESDAY is the last day for assenting to
the scheme of organization of the Erie Railroad Com
pany This scheme Will undoubtedly be carried out,
already SS S000O00 of the S 900 of stock and
cured bonds have signed the arrangement This, with
the rst second, and third mortgages, which not
sidered important makes s31 900 of the 3 600
in interest The ''assents' from London reach nearly
$4,000 The road, suppose. will nowybs sold
under the fifth mortgage and reorganized according to
the scheme proposed. The maured second mortgage will
be paid off extended Over two of the four millions
have been already extended, and plan, believe has
been concocted ny the Directors the
when authority can be obtained from the Court The
cets of the Road for January show increase of
100000 The Receiver will, in short me be prepared
to pay the interest on the second mortgages .
The January receipts Illinois Central Road prom
Use to be about $4,000 against $3.50 900 in 1859 The
freight earnings of the Road for January
loo9 Were.... sea, ,947 43
For three weeks of January, 1860. 521 70
Increase whole month, 1852. 2O47427
Increase over three weeks, 1859. 40 9O4 20
The market for foreign bills is not active and quota
tsons unchanged. Sterling 1857 aloe with no
bills is moderate '' >-SF
In Money there is growing ease and on favorte colla
erals there is no difficulty in obtaining loans at 56 per
cent on demand Paper of leading character is not abuu
dant in the discount houses and continue to work
easier Some single name maturing in June was passed
today at per cent and acceptances go freely 6G6I
per cent The amount of bids here for the Government
Loan to be awarded to the amount need
at Washington.
The Philadelphia North american of yesterday saws;
The statement of the Philadelphia banks week
shows the following changes compared with the preyio
week: Capital stock, increase $780, loans, increase
tsO46 specie decrease 5S due from other banks in
crease S252O2S; due to other banks, increase SIS 302
deposits, increase S336 9l5 circulation decrease $40
In the reorganization of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne
ana chicago Railroad Company the following named
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PHLADELPHIA, January 3l.-Ths evenings Jour
nal publishes a call for grand mass meeting to be
held here on Saturday night, to organize party,
to be styled the Constitutional Union party,'
having for its object the preservation of the Union
and the protection of the Constitutional rights of
the States, the suppression of sectionaism. The
call is signed by large number of the prominent
business men of the city. Messrs Crittenden, Fill
more and Everett, are expected to address the
meeting.
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Fire at Wilmington Del

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 3l.-A fire occurred
here last night which destroyed the store-house of
Warmers line of packets, including fifty bales of
cotton, some finished goods, belonging to D. Lam
met Co. The adjoining paper warehouse of
destroyed. The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an ncendiary. The loss has not been as
certained
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SDuthern Neyys Tfen,s

CHARLESTON, January 81 The Courier's specia
New Orleans despatch says the last rail of the
Mississippi Central Railroad would be laid ON the
3lst.
The Mississippi river was rising rapidly.
bill had been introduced in the Texas Legisla
ture to punish by Imprisonment, Northern preach
ers and teachers of Abolition sentiments Cover
nor Houston's Message dssents completely from
the South Carolina Resolutions
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EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.

DEAERARA-Brig Chesapeake
1398 bbls. -four, $50 meal $50 do bread 500
bushels con 100 bags peas, 100 do bran 25 do oats 10
erces hams $50 tins lard bbls lard oil 500 boxes
$50 oars, 2 oxen.
HAvANA-Brig Ianthe
295 tons COAL boxes furniture 73S feet lumber Ia
bbs beans, 1910 cabbages 500 boxes herring 5oO tiles
2 clay pipes.
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RICHMOND, January 3l.-A difficulty, which how
ever has been amcably settled, between the Speak
er of the House and Mr.. Seldom, of Stafford coun-
ty prevented any action being taken yesterday rel
atlve to the appointment of Committee on the sub
Ject of the mission of Hon. Mr.. Memnger from
South Carolina, in reference to a Southern Confer
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Attempt of Condemned Murderers tn Escone


New York, Jan. Sl.-The man Stephens, SEN
with Zanches, convicted of the murder of his ia ther
in.law, had formed plan for numbering their two
keepers and escaping in their clothes. Their plan
was discovered, and on being examined it was
found that each had revolvers ready for the execu-
tion of their plan last evening.
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among as many different gentlemen.
Mr.. W1NsLow moved the House adjourn.
The Republicans were evidently impatient for
another vote, which the Democrats resisted
Tie latter promised that vote should be taken
tomorrow, after the preliminary calling of the
The House then adjourned.
The Maryla delegation voted as follows:-Mr.
Davis for Pennington; Messrs. Hughes, Stewart
and Kunkle, for Me Clernand; and Messrs. Harris
and Webster for Gilmer.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-01

z MATHEMATICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT
NATToNs.-Protessor Peirce, of Harvard University
lectured at the Smithsonian Institute in Washing
ton, few evening since, on the mathematical qua
htles OF the various prominent races OF the human
family. Among modern natl ms, he regarded the
French as now pre-eminent, though as time passes
and the medley of all the best races which go to
make up the population of the United States shall
come to be more thoroughly compounded, he be-
eves the people of America will surpass all Others
Professor Peirce deems the imaginative and mathe-
matica faculties of the mind to be closely connected
if not absolutely flowing from the same source
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LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
Harts Statue of Henry Clay-Virginia Lesis-

Harts Statue of Henry Clay-Virginia Legis-
lature.
RICHMOND, Jan. 3l.-Hart's statue of Henry Clay
Tor the ladies of Virginia. taken from the vessel
to-day in which it arrived the box encasing it en-
yeloped with American flags, and placed in We
hicle and drawn by immense concourse of citi-
zens to the Mechanics Institute, with band OF
music, where 1T remains till the recurrence of the
birthday of the great statesman, when it will be
formally inaugurated.
Important resolutions were introduced in both
Houses of the Legislature to-day in relation to the
proposed Southern Conference, but action was
taken. The House to day passed a bill appropria-
ting S2,5OO,OOO to the Covington and Ohio Rail
road.
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Nebraska Territory.
ST. Louis, Jan. 3l.-A Convention to frame 8
State Constitution has been authorized by the Ne
braska Legislature. -
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The Expected steam.

The Expected Steamer.
SAcKvILLE, Jan. 3l.-A despatch from Halifax
this evening says there are tdings of the over
due steamer America. The line has since closed.
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building set on fire under the steps on the
first floor, leading to the mceting-room, and was
damaged to the amount of four or five hundred
dollars. 1t belongs to the city, and was insured
in the Associated Firemen's Office Several pieces
of fire apparatus in the building were got out
safely.
The alarm of fire at halfpast one o'clock yester-
day, was occasoned by the partial burning of an
unoccupied house on St. Peters street. near Cove
1t was the work of an incendiary, and was damaged
to the amount of $500.
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! The LAWRENCE CALAMITY.-The Coroner's jury
at Lawrence met on Saturday morning at 9 O'Clock,
! and recalled Mr. j. B. Francis, an engineer from
| Lowell, who made some slight alterations in hi4
previous testimony. He stated that he thought the
falling OF the whole mill attributable both to
the columns and the walls. The jury will probably
return verdict by tomorrow. Among the con-
tributions received last week was one from the cti
zens of Fall River, to be invested for the benefit of
the sufferers, amounting to 81 ,S25.
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PROPERTY SALE.

Yesterday morning Messrs. Cannon q Matthews
sold at the Exchange Salesrooms, a lot of ground
situated within the limits of the CITY, and known as
part of the Milestone property. Improved bv a
frame and an iron building, with apparatus for the
purpose of manufacturing rosin OIL The ground is
subject to an annual rent of 81 500 Purchased by
A. z. Cleveland for $500
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AN EXILED FRENCHMAN IN STATION HOUSE,
The Boston Bee speaks of an elderly man, French
man, 62 years old, who is in such strateued cir
cumstances as to be compelled to lodge in station
houses. He was bGnished from France by Napo-
the Paris papers the Italian question, the views
taken in it being little anti-Napoeonic He sailed
from Havre six weeks since, deprived of every
thing in the shape of money and valuabes. He is
learned man, being master of seven languages.
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FIRE AND Loss OF LlFE.-The residence of John
A. Rogers, situated near the village of Indiana, in
the county of Haldimand, c. w. was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Friday last at p. NJ, together
with his valuable household furniture plate etc
and two of his children, aged respectively five and
three years, a boy and girl, were consumed
in the building. The dwelling was valued at
$4,000, and the furniture, plate. etc, at
least SIS, 900 more which will make Mr.. Rogers
loss in property Sl5OOO on which there was no in
Surance.
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ARRIVAL OF TIRE PARAGUAN EMRAssY-Among
the passengers in the steamer Fulton, which arri.
we'd in New York on Saturday night, we're the Par
aguan Embassy, consisting of Senor Don Jose
Gerges, special envoy and commissioner, two Sec
retaries of Legation, and an attache He comes to
exchange ratfcations of the Bowlin treaty. and to
arbitrate the question of indemnity 10 the United
States and Paraguay Navigation Company, whose
claim is to be tried before a Commission to be
organized within twelve months after the exchange
of ratfcations.
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The steamer Ham Howell was burned on the Red
River, Blanton's Landing, La, on the Goth
ult. The boat entirely destroyed, with
her cargo, consisting of 759 bales of cotton and
sc, 900 lbs. of hides
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EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.-Thc English papers
give an account of an earthquake felt in Yorkshire
county, the 18th of December, between the hours
OF two and three o'clock, on a bright, cloudless
morning. The noise and vibratoTy motion aroused
and alarmed great numbers of the sleeping inhabi-
tants. The shock was distinctly felt over an area
OF more than 200 square miles. Some miners were
at work at the moment on Grassington- moor, 60
tathoms or 800 feet beneath the surface, and 200
tathoms from the opening to the day. Those men
heard distinctly the noise attending the shock and
mistOOk it for the falling in Of the mine
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Mr.. Jesse Glattelter was killed by tie kick of a
horse, in York, Pa. last week The animal struck
him with such force that the corks on his shoe we're
driven into the skull of the unfortunate man. lie
died almost instantly
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| DEATH OF DIR. ALEXA XANDER.-Joseph Addison Al
exauder d. D., Professor of Oriental Literature in
the Theological Seminary of the PRESBYTERIAN
Saturday last after a very short illness Prof. A.
was one of the most learned men in the country
! and justly recognized as one of the most eloquent
! divnes of the Presbyterian Church. He was the
author of several valuable commentaries which
have become textbooks in various Theological In
| stitutions. He the brother Dr.. Jas w Alex.
ander, who died a few weeks since
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The genuine Charles Hedseck, OF Rheims.
France, is now in Philadelphia. He is travelling
through this country business, but intends to
learn something of ''wid western sports" before
he leaves us.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-01

All the District Courts of the United Statas ex-
cepting only California, have decided that Mr. Ho.
race ID: Day is the owner of the mononolv Of WI
canized rubber in elastic fabrics. VI 'u'
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MN M p ID i I. sLEGBAPf1.
NEW YORK, JAN 3l.-Cotton is dull-sa,es of I ooo
bales at II q cts for Mddling Uplands Flour il
sales of $500 bbls State 81 S5G5; Ohio s5 6as *
Southern $5.359565 Wheat is dull and nominaly nm
changed Corn is heavysales of IL bushels at 7s
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BEARING HER HoNORs, BUT NOT MEEKLY--Mrs
Swisshelm, the strong-minded editress of the Sf
Cloud, Minnesota, Democrat, has been appointed
surveyor of logs and lumber. The appointment
having been ridiculed, she replies that women have
as much right to employments in which the paw is
more than the work, as men have, ard that for
one she declines the honor Of working for the
wages of wifehood; that she would rather saw logs
into boards with handsaw, for her bread and but
ter than take the doled pittance which keeps most
women's souls inside their bodes and that not one
man in five hundred would object to any woman
doing the work Of IA surveyor general. They are
only shocked at her receiving the honor and emol-
umentS.
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SUPREME CoURT OF THE UNITED SrArEs-WAsH-
INGToN. Jan. 30.-On motion of Hon. r. II. Gillett,
Theodotus Burwell, Esq, of New York. was admit
ted an attorney and counsellor of this Court.
On motion of Hon. George H. Pendleton Charles
T. James, Esq, of Ohio, was admitted an attorney
and counsellor of this Court
No. 46. Edward II. Castle ct al, survivors of Jo-
seph Filkins, deceased, plaintiffs in error. u.s. Ed
ward +. Ballard In error to the Circuit Court of
the United States for the Northern district of I-
nois. Mr. Justice Clifford delivered the opinion of
the Court affirming the judgment of The said Cir
cult Court in this cause, with costs and interest.
No 80. Joel Parker, plaintiff in error, us Alon-
20 l.. Kane. In error to the District Court of the
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M. Paul B. Du Chaies the African explore-
is at present in Philadelphia, exhibiting his mu-
scum of natural curiosities, found in the hitherto
unknown countries through which he has travelled.
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GEoEGIA-MAD SHoEs.-We have upon our table
a doubie.soled brogan, manufactured by John H.
Glover, ESQ., at Marietta, that appears to be equal
have ever seen. Those who desire to patronize
home industry, have opportunity of doing so
now, and if our planters show preference for
them, we will guarantee that our shoe-dealers will
keep good and sufficient supply on hand all the
time. Dealers would as soon buy their stocks at
Marietta as at Boston, and if consumers will insist
uponhaving only those shoes made at home the most
important step towards encouraging home manu-
iactures is taken. 1t rests with the consumers to
control this matter and if they will not do it, they
can blame no one but themseiycs.--Varoppob r.
publican
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-31
EDUCATION.
sOUTHKRN FEMALE INSTITUTE.

=.
yHE Eleventh Session Of tis Institution win commence on tie
st Monday In October next, and day Of
June, 1870
The Principal necessary give the names Of
the Assistant Teachers In his employ simply saying he
ed BY eleven rough qush instructors and that every
will be made TO maintain the high reputation and
OF the School
TAe advantages offered In the department mcsc Vocal and
numentaD unsurpassed The most accomplished teachers
valuable accomplishment.
Two French ladies' reared and Paris and speaking
pecial duty Is speak French hatuay with all
and French spoken In the honse female school
In the Union
subjects Natural Philosophy Chemistry are fully II.
Illustrated BY the raus belonging the Institute
being rs complete ~ any In the state
Especial sen ion given also to the study History English
siue Rhetoric and Readings portion Of the course boh At
The Principal refers with pride the following Of Plrloss
about the best evidence Of the merits Of lis School
Hon A. Wise, Norfolk, VA Com NJ. y. Maury, Nat OBJ;
Rev VIM sparrow, Theological Seminary, Alexandria; Rev p.
Rev H. s. Keplsr Rev D. 5 Dorseit DR. b. R. wexford, 4
Morton Anderson, Graitan James Lyons B. Price
VIM Pamsr Col fonla ne Col w. MuIi0rs A Ruiher-
land; VIM Clark D. Darlington. Hsfax; X crse
ber Va p e. George Cooke Poxhats Dr. r. H. Stuart King
bemGrle; A Penn w. Carroll New Orleans Baylor Essex;
Mrs. HARRISON Lower Brandon; Col T. Dabney Dry
burg, Va.
Keerences made sc Fs'uie, the ylrgIn, Military
Institute and William and Mary College, to Professors Bedro,
Smith, cOlemsn, MAupn and Davis OF the University Of Virginia.
Board, Washing and Lights .............'... s22s 90
Tuition IN an hsh ~ W
Preparatory Department. 40 60
Latin or Modern Languages In classes each,.. 70 20
Music Vocal Piano, Harp, Organ or Guitar, per
Drawing or Painting water go to 50 60
T E.s Of instruments. per month i
Payable onshaf October balance February
For further particulars for catalogue address the Principal
D. LEE POWELL,
Jy12-Sn Box 81, Richmond, Va