The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-02

nomanic on the subject OF religion, who has Ire
quently expressed his horror for courts of justice,
entered the Court room, and briskly walked up to
a group of lawyers who were sitting at the trial
table, and presented them with copy of the Bible.
Without saying word he turned and walked out
as though he was making his exit from den of
thieves or devils. As none of the members of the
Bar take it that the silent presentation intended
for Them the book still remains the table for the
benefit of ALL
The attention of the County Commissioners is
called to the manner in which the Court room is
kept and as they meet tomorrow, it would be we'll
for them to visit that room at an early hour. G.
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WHAT THE jews HAVE DONE THE LAST YEAR,
The Je,rish Messenger of this week sums up what
the professors of the Hebrew faith have accom-
plished Eccleiasticism, during the past year,
1920 of the Jewish calendar.
The editor deplores the "lethargic Indifference"
which has characterized the Hebrew community of
this country but observes that this indifference is
compensated, in some degree, by the establishment
of the "Board of Delegates of American Israetes,
and adds: "The consummation of this measure,
with the recent efforts-promisng successful is
| sue-to organize similar central body among our
Italian coreligionists, and to carry out the design
for some time agitated of Universal Iraeitish
Alliance, we consider significant realization of
the hope we expressed twelvemonth ago, and-as
constituting great advance towards the union of
lsraelites throughout the word-we deem these
matters of greater Importance than casual OBJ
server might be disposed to concede."
The Messenger adverts with spirit of gladness
to the progress Of liberal ideas and the tolerance
extended towards the Jews of Europe during the
year past.
Jewish literature not to flourish here but
two books having been printed in Hebrew on this
side of the Atlantic during the year past, though
in Europe the labors of Auerbach, Phpsohn,
Steuben, &c, are emnently appreciated. A Jewish
professor Stern, is attached to the University
of Gottingeu Three Jewish 'apers have been
started during the year, viz. at Tunis, Mayence
and Odessa The number of papers has decreased
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fact that "but one two have any influence"
Five congregations have been organized
during the year, viz: "One at Portland, Oregon;
one at New Brunswick, New Jersey; one at ST.
Joseph, No., and two in this city The number of
CONSIDERATIONS of new svnagogues rather exceeds the
average. Places of worship have been dedicated
at Fort Wayne, Indiana; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Macon, Georgia; Plaquemine, Louisiana; Montreal,
Canada East; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania two at
Cincinnati, Ohio; Brooklyn, Long Island, and three
in New York city,
The Messenger says, in closing its summary:
awe cannot claim that community, as
whole, has progressed it should. There has been,
we are obliged, to our regret, to confess, no i'm
provement in the religious spirit of our coregion-
lists; and on this point orbear to speak more at
length. Their political status is probably better
than when entered on the year which has Just
come to a closes their social position about the
same"
WHAT Mr.. GoUGH HAS DoNE.-The New York In
dependent of last week, contains an entertaining
from the pen of the Rev. 7. L. Cuyler. We extract
the following passage:
'During his late visit to Britain he has delivered
about five hundred addresses to about million
of auditors, embracing all classes from peers of the
realm to the smutched artificers' of the manufac-
turing towns Under the persuasions of his unri-
vailed oratory less than u 900 persons have been
induced to take the pledge of total abstinence De-
caying organizations have been revived. New So
cieties have been brought into the field. And into
influential circles of society before reached
the arousing truths of the drunkard's peril and the
drinkers doom have been carried by this prince of
dramatic OF ators. To Mr.. Cough belongs the I'M
questioned honor of having addressed greater
number of human beings, and of having achieved a
larger number of oratorical successes than any pub
lie speaker of the age. 1t is very amusing to listen
to some of Mr.. Coughs piquant narratives of his
late visitor his interviews with celebritiesof the
adrot manner in which he turned the tables upon
boisterous thousand or two of Oxford students
who turned out on the first evening of his engage
ment to put down the fanatic He tells good
story of the impression which he produced upon
Soyer, the celebrated French professor of CASTRO
nomy. At the close of his lecture in Drurv Lane
Theatre, the mercural Frenchman came rushing ON
the stage, with the exclamation, ooh you are a
most vonderfool leetle mana vonderfool man and
now, If you will come down to my club house, will
give you my leete book on Cook.' Well might the
frenchman style man 'vonderfool' who could
speak ninety.fCe times in monster London to crowd
ed houses on the threadbare topic of temperance!
And to the last the charm never wore Off At his
closing demonstration, which was as thronged as
'he opening one three years ago, Mr.. Cough re-
ceived private gift of affection from Lord Shaftes
bury, and farewell address signed by three hun
dred distinguished divines, reformers and civilians
AT Liverpool great 'concourse of friends accom-
panied him to the ship, and gave him such part
ing cheer upon the wharf as that which rang for
Jenny Lind upon the same spot ten years BEFORE
IMPORTANT FROM CHINA-M1NIsrEn WARp.-A
Washington correspondent saws:
ofhclal adVlces have been received by our 60
vernment from Mr.. Ward, our Minister to China.
Strong efors were being made but to the latest
dates without success to settle the difficulties be-
tween the Chinese government and the French and
English. 1t had been asserted on high authority
anxious for an adjustment and were ready to re-
ceive any communication from the Chinese authori-
ties touching that subject; but that, owing to the
internal dissensions of that government, it
sidered extremely doubtful whether anything could
be done. In the meantime active preparations were
going on, and they were putting themselves in the
best possible attitude for defence. Mr. Ward some
months ago asked for leave of absence for six
months. The government informed him that his
request would be complied with soon as the as
pect of affairs in that country would warrant his
absence, but for the present they thought he had
better remain. Il
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS IN SYRIA.--We learn
that the Secretary of the Navy has, at the humane
request of some of our citize MS and with promp-
titude highly creditable to him, ordered that the
United States storeship Release, now in commits.
sion at Boston, be detained until the 18th instant,
for the purpose of receiving and conveying to Syria
such boxes of clothing or other goods as sympa-
thizing public may be disposed to contribute to-
wards relieving the thousands of distressed people
who are now suffering in consequence of the recent
terrible massacre in that distant land
All kinds of new and castoff clothing, and all
kinds OF fabrics which can be converted into wear
ing apparel or bedding, which may be contributed i
and placed on board the aforementioned ship 4
will be conveyed to the "Anglo-American Relief
Committee" at Beyrout All boxes or goods must
be directed to James NJ. Gordon, ESQ.,, Secretary
of the American Board of Foreign Missions Bos-
ton.-National lntelEigencer.
CHRISTIAN Prosecutions IN MADAGASCAR. The
Boston Traveller of the 2sth instant has the follow
ing:
'tAnother dismal record of prosecutions of the
native Christians of Madagascar has reached u.s.
The blo0dthirsty Queen, who has been the scourge
of the island for thirty years past and has in vain
put forth all her poe to root out Christianity
from its soil, seems to have renewed her energies
in that bad cause within the last few years-st;Il
without success. By strange Standardization,
she has put to death such OF her relatives and great
officers would have perpetuated her diabolical
policy towards the Christians, and has thus SEEM
ingly secured the succession to her own son, who
for years past has been an ayowed disciple of the
prosecuted religion" .st asfssye
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A SPIDER.-Dr. William
Feasal, formerly practising physician of Hanni-
bal Mo- was bitten by spider the end of his
great toe ON the 14h of September, from the effects
of which he died on the 10th. At first he thought
it was the bite of musquito; but the wound be-