The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-12

ship, and returned after partaking of a light re-
freshment. The Admiral (Ke-man ra -to-no .ka.mel
was received on board by file of marines pre-
senting arms and the customary boatswain's wbis
tie and roll OF drum and fife.
[Fron, the Richmond Despatchl
BALTIMORE ENTERPRIsE.-A little more than
thirty years ago, the city of Baltimore was about
as large as the city of Richmond is at this dav
There seemed to be but slender prospect of its
arriving at such n degree of prosperity as
would enable it to aspire to the title which it now
claims as its own-the Queen City of the South
Its people, however, were very fortunately not of
that class who are willing to 90 to mill all their
lives with stone in one corner of the bag and a
bushe of corn in the other, because such had been
the practice of their fathers before them They
were not content to let well enough alone or to
repOse confidence in any of the time-wOrn proverbs
which indicate entire Incidence the only proper
state of existence for man. They were the first
people on the continent to light up their city with
gas, and they were among the first to perceive the
immense effect that the railroad system was des-
tined to have upon the fortunes of cities and the
destinies of nations. They caught at the idea with
that intuitive quickness of perception which has
been always a distinctive characteristic of their
city. They that if they could reach the Ohio
by great railroad, they would drain into the city
of Baltimore many of those enormous sources of
wealth that either remained undevelOped in the
West or had directed their products to other mar
kets The difficulties were gigantic, the labor
enormous, the distance was great the cost
almost fabulous, the way Obstructed by the inter
.ventiOn of territory belonging to other States
\ ct nothing daunted the courage, or shook the de-
termination OF these resOlute men. They resolved
to reach the Ohio, and firm resolution is in most
cases of difficulty, at least half the battle. They
commenced the work in the midst of difficulties al
most appalling to think Of but they persevered to
the end, and what is the result? Thirty years ago
Baltimore counted 200 inhabitants; this dav her
population exceeds 300, 900. From the days of the
Calverts she has been slowly gathering her so OOO
in htrfr Chn has add Ia1 h., o.rs.,
$4,000 She is now the third city in the Union,
and before the end of the present century, the
great probability is, that she will be able to boast
of one million of inhabitants. She cal fairly say
that she has done it all herself. Her citizens have
every right to feel proud of her prosperity for it
the work of their own hands. The great Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad did it all, and, almost unassst
ed, she accomplished that stupendous work; awork
taking everything into consideration the greatest
that ever was accomplished by city of the same
size. For when before did any community, no
larger than that of Baltimore was at the time the
work was begun, ever conceive the idea of enter
ing upon an enterprise that to cost thirty mil
lions of dollars?
"CoNFIDENCE" MERCHANT.-A confidence game
OF the boldest and largest character has just been
played In New Orleans by a merchant who has
heretofore stood high in mercantile honor, named
Il. A. Rosenthal. Finding himself involved in his
business to such degree to render failure un-
avOidable, he purchased goods from brokers and
DlueTS 10 Iut extent OF iOrty tnOuSanu dollars
shipped them in all directions and realized all the
cash he could upon the bills of lading. He then
announced to several of his largest creditors that
his life was threatened, and that he was compelled,
in consequence, to leave New Orleans. He dis
guised himself and went into hiding, intending to
wait until be had good opportunity to escape
tirey. On Sunday night, April l, he ventured into
the city to visit lawyer friend, when somebody
saw and recognized him through his disguise, and
had him arrested. The recorder remanded him to
the parish prison. but it was thought that he would
be released by of the district courts under a
writ of hdbeds corpus, the act of the creditors in
voluntarily taking his notes preventing them from
blsing criminal prosecution on his transaction.
GRAND ENTHUSIASTICALLY in June Mr.. John
w. Dodge, of New York. proposes to take the lead
of an expedition to visit the Northern Coast of
Labrador and Hudson's Straits. The party accom-
panying him will be composed chiefly Of gentle
men from the.Smithsonian Institute and Williams
College, and will number about thirty in all. Two
or three ladies also contemplate joining the party.
The cruise will be devoted to hunting, fishing and
scientific investigation, and a visit will be paid to
the Esquimaux and the Moravian Missions. Mr..
Dodge assumes the entire expenses of the trip, and
will levy pro rata charge upon each individual.
The expedition will return in Septe nber. There
are, probably, finer salmon waters than those of
that region. The woods abound in small caribou,
and the rocks with birds and eggs Vessels from
st. John and Halifax go there annually to load
with eggs, which are found in immense quantities.
DARING GrRL.-The Cleveland, Ohio Institute,
for Young Ladies' totally destroyed by fire on
Saturday morning last. The Herald of that date,
says: Whilst the southwest wing wrapped in
flames an alarm was raised that girl was in the
burning building. 1t was soon ascertained that
Miss Minnie lie Compte, a young lady pupil from
Canada, in the building, working desperately
to save Of the furniture from the flames. A
man ran up through the fire to save her, but she
refused to go until the property was saved and
ended the controversy by striking the man in the
face, pushing him ont Of the room, and fastening
the door. AS she was in imminent danger,
Sheriff Wightmau and Deputy Sheriff Bennett ran
up the blazing stairs but she refused to let them
come near her, and continued throwing the furni-
ture out of the window. Sheriff Wlghtman at
length succeeded in carrying her off to place of
safety.
ANOTHER New York MYsrEnY.-A mysterious