The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-24
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SlGGER hIDEs FIFTY MILES ON HIS HEAD.-Satur-
Gay morning last dray driven to the office of
ADAMS Express Company, Cherry street. and
large dry goods box rolled out upon the navement
| The box was addressed, "SIrs Margaret W Tbono,,
son, care OF Levin Coffin, Cincinnati ObioD The
driver stated that he was ordered to dliror i 20
u tne agent OF tne company and request him to have
1t forwarded as addressed without delav He then
collected the drayage, and informed the AGENT
that the person sending it would call round nav
carriage and get receipt. The weight of the hoy
was 265 pounds. The driver of the dray-or of the
horse attached to the dray-then very innocently
remarked, "Master, dats de curiOsest box ever
saw; for every time roll it over, the heavy side
come down." The agent thought it a curious box
too; but time was pressing, and he sent it down to
the depot of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
where it departed on the first train. What could
it contain j.? What had Mrs. Thompson been get
ting in Nashville? Who could she be? And who
was MIR. Colin? The swift winged express did
not wait to ask these questions If bore the curiou
box along towards it destination aad in due time
landed it at Louisville. Here it was fastened over
to Jeffersonville and hurried on to Seymour. At
Seymour another change of cars was necessary
and as the box was hastily rolled from the Jeffar
sonville to the Cincinnati and ST. Louis train the
top accidentally came off, and out popped-what9
For the life OF you you couldn't guess. startled
crowd gathered around to see, and TO there sur
prise, it turned up to be full-grown negro man
Here was discovery in which there was some
thing of the serious and little more of the ludi-
crous. The negro perspired hugey-hs eyes
the
the hereafteT-but the fresh air soon revived him.
In changing the box from the Louisville to the
Jeifersonvllle cars it had been turned up that he
was head downward, and thus he made the trip
from JettersOnville to Seymour, nearly fifty miles
But for the mishap at Seymour in few hours he
might have been delivered in Cincinnati, probably
to be buried-probably to take a further trip on
underground railroad Canadaward.
The negro was taken back to Louisville He be-
longs to Mr.. Newton Mcclure, of this CITY, and
was shipped by free negro named Nathan James
Whether James had any accomplices or not we are
not informed. The matter will be thoroughly sif-
ted; and we suspect some agent of the negro steal
ers will be found to have had hand in it.
COrrespondence Of the philadelphia Erchangcl
FROM PUERTO CABELLO.-By the arrival of the
"Joseph MAXWELL at this port, from Laguayra
and Porto Cabello, we have been put in possession
of further news from Venzuela. Produce was
scarce and high, owing to the unsettled state of the
country, coffee selling high as 161%6glS cts;
hides 1919 cts, whilst fetching the un-
precedented price of 40 the fanega of one hundred
and ten pounds.
The revolution, which has agitated the country
Tor some time, was slowly dragging its course
to termination, there still remaining in several
places armed bands of malcontents who kept the
agricultural districts in constant alarm ana made
all efforts on the part of the authorities almost
truiess on account of the asperites of the ground
The government nevertheless, feels perfect conf
dence in the support which the citizens were lend
ing it everywhere for the speedy suppression of
this most unjustifable revolt against the life and
property Of the better classes in the country The
detached bodies of inSurrectiOnists which, after
the battle of Cople, had appeared in the vicinity of
some of the principal cities had been easily reDulsed
by the militia alone, and most of their leaders were
either taken prisoners or seeking refuge in the
mountains or in the neighboring republic of New
Granada
The election of Senor Tovar to the Presidency of
the Republic had been confirmed by the returns
that had been received from all parts of the cOun-
try, although Congress had not vet met to sane
tiOn it, according to the letter of the Constitution
for want of quorum. 1t was, however, expected
that this most anxiOusly locked for event would
take place in the course Of few days, only two
Senators were wanting, when OF their first acts
will be to pass a new act, inviting General Paez to
return to his native land which, it will be remem-
bered, he was compelled to abandon anew on ac-
count of the annoying conduct of the traitor Cas-
trO, who, in an evil hour, appointed prOv-
siOna President of the Republic.
SO strong was, however, the public opinion in
favor of this act of Justice towards the old veteran
and the benefits which his presence would confer
in the paccation of the country great, that the
President elect, anticipating the popular wish, had
decided upon sending him special commissioner
to that effect, in the person of SenOr Ramon Paez,
the Generals son, who has been his constant com
panion throughout his long exile in this country.
Senior Paez is moreover, the bearer OF the friendly
sentiments expressed by the majority of those who,
not long ago, the bitterest enemies of his il
lustrious father, and who now see in him the only
safeguard in the tempest, which, in an evil hour,
they contributed to raise in their unhappy cpun-
try.
NOVEL RESCUE CASE IN New BEDFoRD.-On Thurs
day, Of last week, the ship Sylvia, Captain Swa-
sey, arrived at New Bedford from the Sandwich
Islands, the captain having with him girl, ten
twelve y. ars OF age, native Of the Islands, and
described, says the Wercury, ga perfect Congo ne
grO.' The captain went to the Parker House to
stay until he should leave town. taking the girl
with him. Some of the cOlOred people saw the
girl, and supposing from her looks that she was a
slave and that Captain Swasey was her master,
they determined to keep a lookout and prevent her
return to slavery. The matter fully discussed
in the social circles of the coOred people, and the
result was that yesterday afternoons when Captain
Swasey went to the depot with his sister, who
to set out for their home in Newport X. l., in.
tending to take the girl with her. crowed of ex-
cited negroes gathered around, and a number of
females pounced upon the girl, and succeeded in
obtaining possession of her, despite the efforts of
Captain Swasey and his sister to prevent it. The
girl was subsequently removed out of town, where
she will probably remain till she begins her Journey
to Canada, or the question of her guardianship is
settled.
SAD CAsE.-At the morning prayer meeting in
the Old South Chapel, in Boston, on Wednesday
morning last, gentleman made statement of
sad case of gambling and suicide which occurred
on board the steamer Empire State the night be-
fore. party of men who appeared to be profes-
sonal gamblers playing cards in the cabin,
and urging the bvstanders to bet upon the cards.
They induced one gentleman, who had been appa-
rently interested in the game to put down $40, and
bler's pocket The loser appeared to be much agi-
tated, and was seen soon after to go out on the
deck, and in few moments afterward a man who
was supposed to be him jumped overheard and was
lost His name was not known. 1t is supposed
that the chagrin and modification which filled his
mind when he came to reflect how foolishly he had
lost his money, led him to commit the act. The
occurrence should warn all honest men not to put
themselves in the power of the shaTpers who inest
the lines of public travel
A NOBLE ACr-The heirs of the late Augustus E.
Jessup, Of Philadelphia, have performed an act
which is very extraordinary in these days of con-
tested wills. They have written letter to DR..
Lea, President of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, TO say that it the intention of their
father to bequeath legacy to that institution; but
that, provision to that effect having been made
in his will, they take pleasure in guaranteeing the
payment of an annual amount OF 5000 in further
ance of his expressed desire. The letter bears the
signatures OF \. f. Jessup, E. A. Jessup, and Clara
j. Moore 1t is a generous act and good exam
pie; especially as tour-ffthS of the sum named IS
set apart for the relief of poor young students in
science.
The TEACHINGS OF GEoLoGY.-Before the atten-
ton of the world had been directed to gold dscoy-
cries in California and Australia Sir Roderick
Murchison, when addressing the Royal Geological
Society of Cornwall strongly recommended the
unemployed Cornish miners to emigrate to New
South Wales, and dig for gold in the debris and
drift of what he called the Australia COrdillera,
where he anticipated from their similarity with
the Ural Mountains, that it would be found III
abundance. This eminent geologist had no other
guidance in this matter than his sagacious de
ductons from geological facts, yet he boldly pre-
dicted the truth.
WALKING THRoUGH WINDow-A business firm
in Utica n. Y, last week, in improving the front
of their store, put in Il couple of plate-glaSs win
dows, valued at 500 each. little girl, after
making some purchases, hastily started to leave
the store and, mistaking Of the windows for
an outlet rushed against it, shiyerug the glass
into innumerabIe fragments. In her fright she ran
away but soon returned to beg OF the merchant
not to harm her. She pleasantly assured that
no harm should be done her for the accident, when
her little heart appeared to overflow with graft
tude.
A severe and prOtracted drought prevails
throughout the South. The Charleston -uercVry
SAYS Flowers and early fruits, Strawberries, etc,
in this section, are crisped and burned up with an
atmosphere varying from so to 90 degrees, and no
rain-not fall of dew-so requisite to their
growth. The drought seems to be universal
throughout the southern country.
piece of new road in Concord Mass, which
has been in use about five years, suddenly dlsap'
peared on Tuesday forenoon. 1t was laid out across
a swamp, and was some six or seven rnds IN eN-
tent A man and one horse team were at work on
it at the time, and had a narrow escape
The Charleston Courier states that steps have
been taken by some of the leading merchants of
that city TO raise the necessary amount to build
two first. class iron propeller steamers, with ca
nacity to carry 1000 bales of cotton, to run be-
tween Charleston and Liverpool.
The Crockett (Texas) Argus SAYS that, within the