The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-18
D 4 From T2G The Ne,o York Times, lug. 17.l

So. threatened to detain her the Great Eastern
t;ppd 'ep Yesterday promptly at the hour adyer-
ment of on HsHe ene claims for an alleged infringe
a. ens y. n Anetlcan patent in the ARRANGEMENT of
the screw and side-wheeIs. and tbo attanL,,nu4 "
sued against the luckless Cox who p,os rasonibi
for many abdominal aching voids on tho Cana MaT
excursion, there were number of small cbargcs
against people who had been directly or indirectv
engaged Tor the ship, and each prosecutor seemed
TO thlnE he had right to claim the marine mon
ster until his demands were satisfied. However,
after having been bonded by her consignees to an
swer all judgments obtained against her she sailed
trlumphantly at the appointed hour.
Even Cox, upon whose devoted head so MANY
m9aedlctons have been heaped, who had the au.
taG.y va 10 let the directors go without dinner, and
70 20 incur the ire of an unpaid author dOdped the
oherlH and participated in the triumpb of the
noatlng CITY: The sheriff had searched Cox's room
III VAN, lor there was no Cox there; and as a der
n'er resort he had seized some of Cox's moveahIes
to satisfy the indignant creditor and was in The ct
ot leaving the ship in the tug when he beheld Coy
IN propr'a persona, climbing the ladder from
small boat. 1t would probably have been in vain
Ead ne searched for him in the abyrnths of the shin.
and So ccntented with the property the Sbarif'and
lhe deotor left Cox to mediate whether would not
oe better next time to pay his bills than to allow
MS goods to be seized on attachment
30 lar as the visit of the ship commercially con-
sidered, IS concerned, it is doubtful whether the
speculation has paid. Her entire receipts includ-
ing the value of the 900 tons of coal received at
annapolis, amount to about 100000; and her ex.
pairs, coal, &c, will amount to full that Her
voyage out will be quite Improbable, as only one
hundred and ten passengers are taken, of which
about twenty five go to Halifax Not a pound of
freight was offered
Despite the evidently depreciating interest in the
snip, crowds Hooked to the piers along both sides of
the North River, at Jersey City and Hoboken, and
on the shores all the way down the Bav to witness
the farewell of our latest sensation. The Bav pre-
sented nearly as animated scene as when she ar
rived, with the fleet of boats of all descriptions
whose upper deck and rigging filled with Gu
rlous spectators. 1t matter of no little curl
osty TO see the huge hulk gra cetully turn By the
use OF the propeller alone, she was backed SLOWLY
down the river from off Houston street to opposite
piers
Then her massive sidewheels began to reyolve.
ana soon she was under way, and gradually turn
ing, as II on pivot, by of a sail set aft the
skltul use of the rudder and the reversing of the
S mneeIs The space occupied in width, to shift the
DOW from up stream to down stream was not quite
equai 10 twice the vessels length 10 those on the
per tne scene OF the big ship turning
was quite interesting. They had an opportunity
OF viewing her from all points, and an admirable
chance of realizing how accurate are MANY of the
drawings which seem so much out of proportion
The full side view, the oblique, and the fore and
aft all served to exhibit the wonderful symmetry
OF her form and upper works. About talf an hour
was occupied in getting the vessel round and then
gun after gun sauted her she slowly steamed
down the river. The Edinburg was the first to
tender the compliment, and from that time to the
time the bar was reached a constant succession of
carronadng and flag dipping took place. The
American cOlors were floating at her masthead
In compliment to the country first favored with her
visit. "
The Great Eastern was apparently on very even
keel, the white streak of her water line appearing
above the smooth surface OF the river with pleasing
regularity. She was drawing about &c feet of wa
ter, and Mr.. Murphy, the efficient pilot who
brought her in three times and took her out twice.
SO successfully, was confident of his ability to take
naG1ly fInh l. -.
and he succeeded in doing it.
DIABoLrcAL OUTRAGE IN TENNESSEE. Norris
town Tenn Inteltgencer, of the 10th inst, con-
tains the following
We have rarely heard of more diabolical and
hendish outrage than the perpetrated Yesterday
eight miles above this place, and two miles above
Russevie, in Hawkins county. 1t seems that
man, or rather demon, by the name of Joshua
Ballard, armed himself with scythe blade, and
started from his home with the intention of mur-
dering some person. The first man he encountered
was Mr. Bewley; but it appears that Bewley es-
capped without material injury. He then went to
the house OF Mr.. Horner, and told him he intend
ed to Kill him, and commenced cutting him with
the scythe blade. Horner received eight severe
wounds upon the head and other parts of the per
son. We are informed he cannot possibly survive.
Ballard then went to the house of Mrs. Bobson;
she saw him coming and closed the door Ballard
however, broke the door down, went in hauled
her from under the bed and inflicted several wounds
upon her; she, by some means, escaped from him.
NOI SATISFIED, lie commenced upon two OF her child
rem inficting several gashes upon their bodies
By this time several of the neighDors collected to
take him; but Ballard swore he would not be ta-
Ken, and started in run for his home; he was hoty
pursued however, and barely reached his house
and secreted himself in the cabin loft when he was
fired upon through the cracks between tho
he useUto sCreen nImseIG from the bullets and our
informant, gentleman OF veracity, saws that some
seventytiye shots were fired before he was killed
lie stood and cursed his pursuers till he fell dead
His mother also stood in the yard during the time
swearing she would send the whole party to hi
before she was done with them.
1t appears that Ballard was a desperate charae-
ter-addiced to strong drink and all kinds of dis
sipation. He was the champion of the neighbor-
mood, and most men We're afraid to encounter him
single handed. We saw him engaged in row with
the Irish, in this place. some five years ago. and he
made party of about twenty leave the street.
We are opposed to lynching man, but in this case
there was 1t seems, no alternative
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT DANvILLE, PA.-A cor
respondent sends to the Philadelphia Bulletin an
account of the falling of a bridge over the canal on
Hull street, Danville, on Wednesday, the 18TH lust
alter young man named Carr had been perform
ing, a L" Blondn, on a wire stretched across the
canal. great crowd of people had gathered on
the bridge nearly all of whom were precipitated
into the canal. The correspondent saws
We are writing amidst the most intense excite
ment this town has ever experienced. At 6 O'Clock
this evening, according to previous notice, youth
OF the town had arranged to walk wire extended
across the street, near the canal bridge, on the
main thoroughfare of the town. The feat was ac-
complished; but, sad to relate, in the midst of the
rejoicing, the canal bridge, containing men, bows
girls, and women with babies in their arms gave
way in the CENTRE without moments warning
and then a most terrible scene presented. =
Screams rent the heavens, both from those in the
struggle and those who gathered, as the news
spread. Mothers fathers, brothers, sisters rushed
1 to the scene OF terror, wringing their hands and
crying for their little To add to the danger of
drowning, there peril from the falling timhers
| and from the general confusion and fright.
| At first it supposed that many lives were
lost, but after many persons had jumped into the
canal and heroicay abored at getting the people
out, it was hoped that all the missing bad been
safely restored to their friends Search is, how
ever, still being made
The bridge was built by the North Branch Canal
Company, and was sxty-fve feet long. 1t was but
four months old. Its construction must have been
very faulty, or it would not have broken as it did
The excitement here on the subject is intense.
WESLEYAN METHODIST CoNFERENcE.-At the late
conference an interesting conversation occurred
to the tate OF City-rOad chapel, the cathedral
church" of Methodism. 1t appears that the late
Rev. John Wesley engaged the chapel for the use
of 'the people called Methodsts," a lease of 80
years. from the city of London, who transferred
the estate to Ecclesiastical Commissioners and that
the lease being about to expire (lS70), it became a
grave question with the conference officials wheth-
er venerable building, in which, or in its
grounds, rested the mortal remains of John Wes-
| ley, Peter Jacob, DR.. Bunting, Richard Watson,
Joseph Benson, and other great men of Methodism,
| should pass out of the hands ofMethodists. Nego-
tiations had been entered into, and it was likely
that City-road chapel would be secured in perpetu
| ty to the Methodist connexion An appeal is to be
made to the whole conneXion on behalf of that OBJ
ject.-LiUerpool Times July 80.
News DELAYED.-The correspondents of the Lon
don journals who accompany the Prince of Wales,
are in exceeding perturbation on account of the de-
tention Of their dispatches, not one of which has
yet left this country. The letters of Mr.. n. A.
Wood, to the London Times, and the sketches of Mr.
G. Ii. Andrews to the Illustrated NelCs, vet remain
in postothees at Halifax and New York. 4 curious
succession OF circumstances has rendered this de
lay lnevltaole-hrst, the temporary suspension of
communication between Halifax and the United
States; next the accident to the Canada and last
the delay of the steamer from New Brunswick this
week-none of which could have been foreseen.-
The first news sent by sour own correspondence
to England, since the arrival of the Prince, will 90
by the steamer of to-morrow.-N Y. Tribune, of
Friday.
ENGLISH AID TO FUGTIyE SLAvEs.-A committee
has been formed in London to assist deputation
from Canada, consisting of the Rev. DR.. Burns, of
Toronto, and the Rev. w. King, in forming an or
ganization to aid fugitive slaves in that province
This is to be done through the Elgin association
which is a society of benevolent gentlemen of ali
denominations, who raised SIS 600 and secured Is
square miles of land in the township of Raleigh
Canada West. On these lands homes were proyi.
ded for colUred settlers, where they support them
selves by their own industry. To improve the
moral condition, schools have been established in
which the children receive good education.-
These schools are now supported by volun tarv con-
tributions, and will require the assistance of friends