The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-03

Both Houses OF Congress were In session yester-
| day, but did nothing of public interest.
THE MARYLAND Observation-Disclosures Museum
of Arts is still exhibiting at the Institute.
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WASHINGTON NEWS
| ABOLITION OF THE Court OF CLAMs-THE SENATE
| CAUCUS RESOLUTIONS.
An effort will be made this session to abolish the
Court of Claims, and to transfer its powers and du
ties to the District Courts of the United States,
and that the judgment of such Courts in all cases
shall be final, the to be investigated in the
State district in which the petitioner shall re-
side, unless the Court in such State district, for
! good cause, order the transferred for hearing
| and decision to any other District Court of the
| United States. This subject has been formally
| discussed by the Committee on the Judiciary in
| the House, and will be brought regularly before
them in a few days. 1t is impossible for Congress
to properly adjust all the private claims brought
before it, which depend upon the application of
legal or equitable principles from the fact that the
pubic business Is increasing so fast in quantity and
Importance. It's deemed fair that the citizen
should have the same right to have a hearing in
the Courts in his own State district when the
United States is defendant as the United States
has to try the citizen. Hence the proposition to
abolish the Court of Claims established here at the
seat OF government, where, owing to its peculiar
business and surroundings, it is liable to be more
or less influenced in its decisions for or against
claimants Besides, its decision not final which is
another serious objection ots present organization,
anu frequently, WDefe tDere Is no law to base
claim upon, they decide that it is good in equity,
and recommend Congress to pay it. The result
is prevailing opinion that the Court will eventu-
ally become mere brokers' shop for grinding out
jobs.-The Senate Democratic caucus resolutions
are to be taken up Monday next-having been
made the special order for that day-when Senator
Davis, of Mississippi is to open the discussion by
speech in their favor. As it is understood here
that his effort is likely to be of the ablest argu-
ments ever uttered in the Senate public interest
Ito hear hm) is greatly excited. The galleries
will doubtless be crammeG to their utmost
capacity; and advise all who would enjoy
very rich intellectual and oratorcal treat to at
tend early in the morning.-Therew was wedding
in high life on Tuesday. The bride the daughter
of George Parker, Esq, merchant, of this city
The groom the Hon. John f. Bougny, from the
New Orleans district, in Louisiana. The wedding
took place at the residence Of Mr.. Parker.
THE RENDITION OF Two FUGGrvE SLAVES FROM
MARYLAND AT New YoRK.-The rendition at New
York of two Maryland fugitive slaves to their
masters, has already been noticed. The Herald of
yesterday has the following account of the proceed
ings:
For some days past the fact has been known in
the United States Marshaps office, by aflidavits
presented to the authorities, that two fugitive
slaves, owing service in Maryland. secreted
somewhere in New York. Their names are Allen
Croft claimed by Absoom Cline, of Frederick
county, Maryland, and Josiah Hoy, claimed by
Charles Augustus Lawrence, of the same place
Inc matter was kept q profound secret by the
and vlgilant emissarles of the law. Not rumOr
appeared in any of the papers, and accordingly
Deputy Marshals Maurice O'Keefe, John Dugan,
and John Cugan kept sharp lookout for the
fugitives, and succeeded in capturing them in the
first ward on Monday. Even up to this time the Sc
cret was not made known. On Monday evening they
were brought before United States Commissioner
George F. Belts, Esq, and the investigation ad-
journed over to yesterday morning, when the fu-
gitives again brought up and testimony taken.
The negroes rather good-looking young men,
of the real plantation hue, aged respectively
twenty-three and twenty-five years. They ex-
pressed their willingness to return home. and did
not require the services of a lawyer, though
Messrs Huntley and K. Benedict, who were pre-
sent put few cross-questions to the Witnesses
Mr. Z. j. Joachmssen appeared as counsel for the
claimants
There were no Abolitonists present. and the
proceedings were quietly, quickly, but legally des
patched, and the tugitives are now on theiI way
home to locality in Maryland, called Liberty
district.
- From the Memphis Evening Argus, april PSI
TERRIBLE DISASTER ON THE RWER.-The Steamer
A. T. Lacey Burned to the Waters Edge-Ti1elce
Lires Lost.-The steamer Magnolia, which arrived
at this port at four o'clock yesterday afternoon,
brought the of the burning, near Island Six
teen, below Cairo, of the st. Louis and New Or
leans packet A. 7. Lacey, on Thursday night last
about ten O'Clock.
The Lacey was very heavily laden and among
other freight were ninety bales of hay, which be-
came ignited from the sparks of the chmneys.-
The flames spread with great rapidity, and in few
moments half the boat was enyeloped in sheet of
fame.
On the discovery of the fire. the utmost conster-
nation prevailed on board. The boat was at once
headed for the Tennessee shore, which was reached
but not in time to prevent the loss of number of
lives.
Among the victims of this terrible calamity we
regret to include an interesting daughter of Captain
Alfred 7. Lacey, one of the of the boat
who was on board at the time with his family. She
was dragged from the shoulders of Mr.. J. NJ.
Morley, second clerk of the boat, while that gen
tleman was swimming ashore from the burning
wreck, by the limb of tree, and was drowned
before further assistance could be rendered The
others known to have been lost were three or four
deck hands, two cabin servants, three young child
rem belonging to deck passengers and three negroes
making twelve in all. Mrs Hutchinson who
mad taken passage for this city, was in the water
LOT considerable length of time, and narrowly
eVerthrough the intrepid exertons ola son of the
| clerk, Mr.. Cunningham, and reached her destina-
| ton yesterday.
| Shortly after the disaster the steamer Magnolia
arrived alongside, and, by the exertion of Captain
ThOmason and the crew, many lives, which other
wise would have been sacrificed, were saved.
number OF the rescued passengers including Mr..
Cunningham, the clerk, and Mr.. Hutchinson, were
brought to this city on the Magnolia.
TIE IsTE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
TUE CoNDInoN THE MEN.-In addition to
the statement respecting the late prize fight
made by the London Times, and published
yesterday in the Geographic column, the following
interesting account of the appearance of the English
champion, and his opinion of the encounter is
given by that journal:
Yesterday Savers went to the office of the referee
at Bells Life Office, in the Strand He was recog-
nized on entering, and an immense crowd assembled
to witness his departure, by whom he was vocifer-
ously cheered. Beyond his and mouth being
s"o len and his lip cut, he showed scarcely any
marks OF the desperate encounter he had passed
through His arm was bound up and in sling
Tor, though 1t turns out that none of the bones
were fractured, yet some of the tendons were
broken, and the muscles so much confused and in
jured that he is still unable to move his hand or
use the limb at ALL This injury he sustained in the
fourth round in stopping of the Americana |
tremendous blows. and an attempt which he made
to use it in of the subsequent struggles gave
him such pain that it distressed him more than the
blows he received from his antagonist. The knock
down blows which he received at the commence
ment he admits to have been dreadfully severe but
for the last hour of the fight they did little
hurt than the actual knocking down, for the
Americans hand was swollen that it could have
inflicted little mischief on such seasoned frame as
his. Sayers regrets that the contest was stopped,
as he considers that he certain to have won in
at least ten minutes more though, he says, he felt
so little distressed that he could have continued
the light for another hour 1t would certainly APP
pear, from the slight marks of punishment which
he showed yesterday, and the general vigor of his
appearance, that he did not over-estmate his pow
ers in this respect To the proposal that the battle
should be considered as drawn Savers we believe,
strongly objects, and expresses an ardent wish to
meet his adversary again, Who he maintains shall |
never put forward claim for the English cham
pion's belt while he has ability to defend it
Heenan's left hand was very bad yesterday, and
much swollen. He was also too much punished
about the face to make any appearance at the office
of the referee. No other hostile meeting will ever
take place between the two men, as the supporters
OF poth consider that the courage and endurance of
each have been sufficiently proved, and they will |
therefore consent 10 the late contest being consd
cred as drawn battle.
WHTsKEY DUEL AT MUsKEGoN.--On Monday last a |
German and an Irishman at Muskegon Pa obtained |
quantity of whiskey and went into back yard to
drink it on wager, to be won by the one who |
should drink the largest quantity. The Irishman |
drank two and half pints, and the German three |
pints. The Irishman, Thomas Caton died during |
the night but the German saved his life by eating
,,,ant;fv of cold falow- which sekanad him apd L