The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-09
From the Ne1u York V0rIdll
NHE IN0IIISITIlN DEMINLrn


From the Ns,o York WorIdll
THE lNQUISITI0N REVIVED.
Public attention was called, some weeks since, to
the incredible crueltes practised upon the convicts
In Sing Sing. The shower bath, the sweat box, the
the bucking pole and the crown were troupht
light and disclosed system of torments which would
do no discredit to the tOrturerOoms of Goa or old
London tower. 1t is a burning shame that such
cruelties as are definitely reported and sworn to
by eye-witnesses, whose accounts are corroborated
BY ex-convicts, have been practised long in the
heart of Christian community in the nineteenth
century. If we may credit these repOrts-and they
certainly bear the air of truth-nothing of more
internal quality was ever known in the world.
professional reporter of crimes, who had attended
fourteen executions, and had never been suspected
OF sympathy with criminals, or susceptibility to
human suffering, could not endure the sight O the
shOwer-bath torture, and was forced to retire.
Hear his description:
"After being fixed on the STOOL" which is en-
closed In narrow, water-tght box, reaching above
the sufferers head, 'the water was allowed to
drop on his naked person for few minutes which
chilled him all over, and the knees shook and trem
bled, the teeth chartered together, and the eve
balls pTotruded from their sockets, with painful
despairing glare. Down came the water in vol
umes upon the head, over the face and the body
hillng the box till it reached the nostrils, and in
vain was the head shaken from side to side to get
air without water, for sooner was the mouth
opened than the throat filled, and when the victim
was evidently sufocating the bath stopped
the water imbbed, and recover, when down came
the water again, and the same scene was re-enacted
for quarter of an hour, which to him must have
been eternity, in which he bore the sutferngs of
hundred strangulations."
Further details follow of inexpressible horror
which cannot possibly burden our columns They
have already been familiar to that portion of the
public which goats over such recitals tn the
other modes OF torture, we will not even refer.
THE GUNBoAT SEMINoLE-The .. S. steamer
IL tod of
Brazil, was one of the seven new steam gunboats
built IN accordance with late act of Congress -
She was constructed under the superintendent
OF MT. Porter whose desire to get her up cheap
~ as possible may have been chief cause of her
failure. She ranked with the Pawnee Narragan-
set, Wyoming, Dacotah and Iroquois the frst gun
boats ever registered in the navy of the United
States The Seminole was launched at Pensacola
on the I'D of June, 1859, Miss Martha Porter
christening her. She was subsequently sent to
Norfolk to receive her machinery, and sailed from
that port for Rio on the l4th of July. Her passage
down the harbor resulted satisfactorily, no less
than nine Knots an hour having been got out of
her with an ordinary force of steam.
As several rumors relative to the loss of men of
war have turned out to be mere fabrications it is
quite probable that this one may be of the same
class. 1t should be borne in mind that the passage
from Maranham to Rio is seldom made by national
SHIPS IN less than ten days, and that the Seminole
was coaling at the former place on the 18th ult-
The Congress, Savannah, Niagara and Pawnee
were all reported lost, when they were perfectly
sale at anchor, and we believe that the Seminole is
by this time, secure in Rio Notwithstanding the
painful coincdents that the unfortunate rumor
brings to the surface. Annexed is a list of the
Semnole's officers:
Commander, G. A. Prentiss; Lieutenants, j. C.
Howell, +. T. Carter, W. P. A. Campbell Pay
master, Miles H. Moress; Assistant Surgeon, George
Peck Chief-Engineer, N. p. Patterson First Assis-
tant, }. B. kimball other assistants, n p Littig.
H. ID: Harris, n. c. Starr and }. 7. Kelleter; Mas
ter, c. O. Norton; Midsbipmen, A. d. Wharton, A.
A. McNair, W. ii. Barton and A. L. Walker; Com
mander's Clerk, N. F. Pagan; Purser's Clerk, Johr
+. Dluntsin; Carpenter, Luther Mansen; Gunner
Thomas Robinson.-N Y. World.
AN ACroR MoRTALLY STABBED IN THE PRESENCE
OF HIS AUDTENCE.-The New Orleans Bee of the
18th records the following tragic occurrence of
the previous night:
At 10 O'Clock last night shocking tragedy was
enacted in reality on the stage of the German
Theatre or Concert Hall on Poydras street. b e-
tween st. Charles and Carondeiet. They were
playing in the drama of The Wolf, and at that
moment were acting scene in a gambling house.
Where young man is fieeced of his last dime and
when he charges the gamblers with cheating is
stabbed and killed. John Kruger was playing
the part OF the gambler, Emile Steiner that of the
ruined young man. Kruger had not been fur
nished with stage-dagger bv the property man,
and borrowed real one from Officer Berwin, who
was the special policeman in Concert Hall.
In acting such scenes with real dagpers on the
stage, the person who strikes the blow keeps his
elbow out farther than the point of the weapon,
and the person who pretends to receive the fatal
thrust leans backwards, that the strikers elbow
coming against his breast stops the motion Ste
ner was unhappiy somewhat intoxicated, and when
he should have fhr own himself backward he sud-
denly stopped forward, and before Kruger could
check the impetus of his arm the dagger had gone
INTO the right side OF Steners neck, opening cash
to the back bone. The unfortunate actor wrs in
stantly carried off the stage and sent to the Chart
ty Hospital mortally wounded, while Kruger was
taken to the lookup by officers Dalton and Berwin
Inc curtain was down but short time, the pool of
blood was washed up, and then it was announced
to the audience that the drama could not be con
cluded, but that farce would be substituted The
audience pauded, up went the curtain, and for a
whole hour the fellow actors of Steiner exerted
themselves to make fun, while the auditors laughed
and applauded as if the splitting of mans life.
blood was mere trife.
INTERCOURSE WITH LIBERIA.-The bark DAYLIGHT,
under the command of Capt. Alexander, sailed a
few days ago for Liberia, with cargo of merchan'
disc. This is new vessel, built at Guilford Connec
ticut. She takes out the Rev. Mr.. Barton and
wife, for the Mend mission; Mr.. j. W. Van Osden
who Will return in the same vessel; Mrs. Williams
wife of the Rev. Leonard Williams, of Buchanan;
the Rev. d. Rogers, of Newark, N. j., Presbyte-
rian clergyman; Mr.. j. B. Simpson and Mr.. S. V.
Douglas, of New York. These last 90 out under
the patronage OF the American Colonization So
ciety.
The Liberian packet ship Mary Caroline Stevens
sailed from Baltimhre for Liberia on Saturday.
She takes out full freight, number of cabin
passengers, and about one hundred emigrauts-
Among the passengers are the Rev. Mr.. Hoffman, a
member of the Protestant Episcopal mission, and
wife; missionary, whose named we have not learn.
ed; DR.. James Hall, the managing agent of the
packet who is accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Catharine Hail. who seeks a tropical sea VOYAGE for
her health, and the three young Africans that were
recently in charge of Marshal Rynders
Dr.. Hall has received a special commission to the
Liberia Government from the American Colonial
ton Society, to complete some plan mutually ad-
vantageous, for the future disposal of recaptured
Africans landed in Liberia, by the American Gov
eminent.
The bark Mndin is hourly expected at this port
from Liberia, with valuable cargo of African
produce.-N. y. Commercial.
Miss JEAN N. DAVENPORT, the actress, was mar
rled in San Francisco on the 18th of October, to
Mr.. +. W. Lander, of overland wagon road celeb
rity. 1t is understood that Mrs. Lander will re-
tire from the stage Immediately upon the compile
ton OF her present engagements on the Atlantic
side. 1t seems that the attachment between the
Colonel and Miss Davenport was matter of long
standing. From the statements of those who seem
TO be well posted the subject it appears that the
lady is "well to do in a worldly sense. Her for
tune is estimated at from $4,000 to 100000.
The ARGUMENT IN THE New ALMADEN CASE, in
which many distinguished lawyers are engaged,
commenced at San Francisco on the Sth 1lt.
by Mr. Peaehy, who occupied three days in his pre-.
hminary statement. Edmund Randolph, whose
brief addresses to popular audiences said to be
generally three and half hours long, is to follow
him. Then Senator Benjamin, and Mr.. Randolph
to follow him. Then the Hon. Reverdy johnson,
of Baltimore, and then Mr.. Randolph again. Then
there are two other very fluent counsel for the
claimants, each one of whom Mr.. Randolph will be
sure to follow.
The reaping and moving machine factory of W.
A. Wood, at Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, county, New
York, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night Loss
$500 ,O0O-partally insured. The establishment
employed 323 hands. The fire was the act of an
incendiary, and burned very fercely, there being
the works at once. The light of the fire was seen
at WHITEHALL fifty miles distant.
From HoNDURAs.-The New Orleans Picayune
Of the 4th inst, says The schooner John A. Tay.
Tor, Capt. Lombard, arrived at this port last even
ing from Ruatan Island the Oath. She reports that
Col. Rudler, Walkers second in command was
about half way between Truxillo and the capital
and much better treated than at first expected. The
Taylor brings no other news whatever either from
the mainland or islands,
In Memphis, on Saturday last, boy who had
been IN the habit of pilfering from his father was
informed against by sister, who be immediatel Y
assaulted with knife, and was only prevented from
doing her injury by the interpostiOn of some mem
Der of the family present.
Hon. VIM. Porcher Miles, who suffered at New
port several weeks last summer from an attack oil
typhus fever has far recovered his strength tha
he rides out daily. At present he is at his home in
Charleston, S. C.
Among the names of the passengers who arrived
by the Adratic, notice Col. Pickens, ex. United
States Minister to st. Petersburg, and lady, Right
Rev. Bishop Kip and son, Rev. DIR. Adams and
family, and Mrs. Secretary Marcy and family.