The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-06
POLITICAL,

MARYLAND PoLITcs.-W ashington county, Md,
held Convention of the Constitutional Union
party, in Hagerstown on Tuesday. speech was
made by the Hon. j. Dixon Roman, which was re-
ceived with applause. The following gentlemen
have been appointed delegates to represent the
county in the State Convention of the Constitution
al Union party, to be held in Baltimore the 10Th
of this month: Hon. j. Dixon Roman, Hon. David
Weisel, Peter B. Small, Benjamin F. Lushbaugh,
Frederick r. Zeigler and Levin Benton, Esqs.
CHARTER ELECTIoNs.-Charter elections now
as numerous as buncombe speeches in Congress- or
railroad swindes in the Legislature. Dispatches
! from Michigan announce that the Republicans have
carried most of the prominent places in that State
| Milwaukee has gone Democratic on the Mayor
Comptroller and City Attorney; but Republican on
the Treasurer. The latter party have also sue
ceeded at Toledo and Schenectady In Portland
and Elmira the Democrats have elected a majority
of their ticket.
Hon. Fl. S. FooTE.-The Nashville onion and
American publishes communication from the Hon.
henry ,. Foote, ex-governor of Mississippi, in
which he strongly advocates the nomination of Sc.
nator Douglas by the Charleston Convention. In
that communication he declares that he has ever
been consistent and unwavering advocate of De-
mocratic principles.
Mr.. HUNTERS PRosPECrs.-The Richmond En-
qutrer says that while the friends of Gov. Wise do
not oppose Mr.. Hunters nomination, they believe
MN (hunter) "to be uttery unavailable, with no
strength in Pennsylvania, New jersey Indiana, or
Limos; and that his nomination would be an act
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duce the Democratic Convention to commit"
| MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A BoY.-The Chicago
Herald of the I'd inst, says that Sunday the
city coroner held an inquest upon the body of a
boy named John Steege, who came to his death by
suicide under the following painful circumstances:
His father for long time has been addicted to the
use of liquor to excess, and while in his drunken
! fits was accustomed to beat his children in saw
age manner, especially his boys, who We're
spectivey thirteen and eleven years of age.
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told his brother that if his father whipped him
again he would hang himself. On Friday last, the
father came home intoxicated about noon, and
found the boys at play when he expected to find
them chopping wood He became enraged, and
gave them both severe beating with strap. AT
five o'clock he sent the boys to do some "chores"
The oldest went to the cow-shed, short distance
from the housea the youngest went for the cows
and drove them up to the she'd The animals
however, appeared terrified and would not enter
and the boy went in to see what the trouble was
and found his brother hanging by the neck the
rope fastened around rail in the roof and tied in
a bow-knot. He united it and the body fell to the
ground. He then took the rope off and to the
house. His mother brought the body in, but all
efforts to resuscitate itwere in vain. The jury af
ter hearing the evidence returned the following
verdict That the said John Steege came to his
death by hanging himselfin the cow-shed, near
his fathers house. Friday the 30th inst, about
five o'clock, and that it is the opinion of the jury
that he did in consequence of the harsh treat
AN EXPLANATION OF SURVEYOR Harris DEPARTURE
FOR EURoPE.-The New York Tribune contradicts
the statement that Mr.. Surveyor Hart has gone to
Europe to investigate certain matters about frauds
upon the revenue, and states that he has fallen heir
to an estate under the following romantic circum-
stances: Years ago, when in Paris, lovely Jew
ess became enamored of him, but he did not return
the passion. When he came back to New York. he
still remained the object of her tender recolections
which were shown by her sending him, on the sew
al fnoc Aau Of baro o;o Goa
bic presents-sweet mementoes which only the del |
icate taste of woman knows how to summon up
Every feast of the Passover, well as every other
Mosaic day of mark, accordingly there were des-
patched to him sentimental objects of art and
vertu; and neither distance, time, nor the absence
OF reciprocity treaty, could abate her love the
least. As she was faithful in life 80 was she true
in death, for the news arrived the other day that
the poor lady had gone to the better world, and
dying, bequeathed to Mr.. Hart estate. 1t was
legally necessary for him to go abroad to look af
ter it, and, accordingly he sailed on Saturday for
Hamburg, where the estate lies.
THE ADAMS EXPRESS CoMPANY.-The Baltimore |
correspondent of the New Orleans Picawune thus |
speaks of this enterp rising company: What is at
present termed and known as the Adams Express |
Company dates back to 1854. Previous to that |
PERIOD for series of years, it was recognized as
Adams d Co.'s Express. There are at present some |
nine or ten principal directors, owners and comp
trollers of the existing company. They reside East
West North and South, being identified, substan- |
italy, with the conservative institutions and inter-
ests OF each section This makes them free from |
all sectlonallsm, forming a unity of purpose and |
interest, which, combined. mustook well to ind- |
vldual emolument as to general good and prosperi |
ty. So popular has grown this company in our
State, and so well satisfied people with its
operations and services rendered-so appreciative |
indeed, they of its just claims to encouragement
that an attempt by certain parties to get the |
charter from our State Legislature to incorporate |
an an opposition express company, signally failed
No one feels DESTROYS of throwing any impeachment |
in the way of the existing express which has so
well and faithfully served our community; and not |
only ours, but the entire country, extending to Eu
rope and other regions outside the United States |
EASTERN CrvILTlEs.-Lord Palmerston, as might
be expected from the most English of Englishmen,
repeats the exploded story about the treatment of
our Minister, Mr.. Ward in China, and says that
England would never have endured Mr.. Bruce's !
submitting to the indignities which the American
Minister had met with. The correspondent of the |
New York journal of Commerce with Mr..
Ward on his visit to Pekin, and his testimony
which is worth reams of the heresay which the
English Premier reied-shows clearly that the
Chinese did their hest to be polite and agreeable
heir eastern ideas, however, do not tally with
in all respects, so that when they thought them
selves entertaining they were disagreeable but
their intentions were good and should be apprec- |
ated.-BOstOn Advertiser.
THE LATE POISONING CASE IN New ORLEANS
The late poisoning case in New Orleans, in the |
house of Col Lemey, whose family and guests i
were poisoned at banquet given by him, is elicit
ing great interest from the situation of the Victims
who change from bad to better and from better to
worse, as the Delta says, well as from the mys- |
terry concerning the guilty parties 1t was sup
posed that the negro cook and her son did the
poisoning by mixing arsenic in some charlotte |
russo. But it seems that a portion of this, on |
being analysed, found to contain no poison |
The suggestion is made that the poison might |
have been contained in the champagne, or in some |
of the fancy viands and CONNECTIONS. Three per-
sons have died.
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