The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-17

Boston looks very much like toy town that a boy
has built of painted blocks. A glimpse is given Of
! the ocean, and the white sails of a schooner are
clearly defined. When the views were completed
the balloon drawn down and they were placed
in the hands of Mr.. Blacks opera tors, when he and
| Mr.. King started on aerial excursion. The pic
| lures, IN very brief time, were transferred to
| paper.
! A New MANUFACTURING TOwN-NRGINIA Cry
| 1t appears that a town, to be called Virginia
city has been laid out near Portsmouth, Va, by
an organized company, with the view OF establish
| ing cotton mills wooIen factories and iron works.
The Norfolk argus says :-"Virginia city, as laid
out, lies inside of the world renowned harbor of
Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, adjoining the
United S tate Navy Yard and the city of Ports
mouth, and extending for three miles along the
main harbor, between the Seaboard and r. r. R.,
and the Norfortk and Z. il. Il. and the Dismal
Swamp and Al6ermare and Chesapeake Canals,
with the best harbor on the Atlantic Ocean"
TESTIMONIAL TO CAPT WILSON OF THE Brig MIN
ME SHIFFER.-Messrs. Rowland & Aspinwall, the
agents for the Galway line in New York. set on
| foot Monday morning subscription to get up
testimonial, on behalf Of the American people, to
show their appreciation Of the noble and daring
| conduct of Capt. John Wilson, of the brig Minnie
Shiffer, in rescuing nearly 600 passengers from the
| contlagration of the steamship Connaught. The
| passengers have already raised sum sufficient to
purchase beautiful chron0meter. the Dostuuis
ans have also subscription under way to present
him with similar testimonial.
MANGLED
Saturday. colored woman named Emma Anderson,
who lives in part of house in Eaken Place, run
ming from Currant alley, between Spruce and Ln-
Gust streets, went out to work, leaving her child,
an infant only nine weeks old, in the of Mrs.
Davis, who lived in part of the house. Mrs.
Davis locked the child up in the room occupied by
its mother Some time afterwards, hearing the
| baby crying piteously, the woman repaired to the
room and found that the child had been attacked by
rats. The animals had eaten away the nose, part of
one cheek and destroyed one eye. The poor infant
presented a shocking appearance. The child is
probably dead by this time.
Boor AND SHOE TRADE OF BosToN WITH THE SLAVE
SrATEs.-From the Shoe and Leather Reporter we
learn that S44 boots and shoes were shipped
| from Boston, by and rail, during the week end
ing Sd October, of which 1859 ses were shipped
direct to slave States, follows New Orleans, 342
cases; Baltimore, 972; Norfolk, 170 Charleston,
| 2l3; st. Louis, G95; Louisville, 2sG; Galveston,
| 93 Memphis, 49 Warsaw, Mo-, 65; Fayetteville,
n. c., 80; Georgetown, S. c., 50; Lexington, Ky,
39 Paducah, Ky, %; and 34G cases, in small lots,
| to sundry places.
FIRE IN PurLADEL!HrA.-Ther a cou0agra-
| ton in West Philadelphia on Monday evening, the
coa-oil works of Helm & Co., together with a
large amount Of other property, being destroyed.
The fire commenced in the oil works and spread
with the rapidity of ignited gunpowder. work
man was seriously injured. The loss will amount
to between $4,000 and $4,000, upon which there
is not dollar of insurance. The fire appears to
have been the result of carelesSness.
There is A rumor in New Y York that Mr.. Forrest,
the tragedian was requested to play King Lear be-
fore the Prince of Wales, Thursday evening
last-an ''of night" in his engagement at Niblo's.
Mr.. F. is reported to have replied that he respected
the Prince, and hOnored his mother next to his
| own, but he could not alter his arrangements anG
would be obliged, therefore, to decline acquiescence
| to the request.
PASSENGER RAILWAY IN LoNDoN.-The first tram
way, or street railway, in the metropolis, of
similar kind to that successfully laid down at Birk-
| enhead, was to be laid down in a short time, by
way Of experiment, along Victoria street, West
minister, extending from the Broad Sanctuary, near
the new Westminster Hotel, to the Vauxhall bridge
road Court Journal.
DR.. r. A. Munsen formerly of Hartford, Conn,
was treated last week to a coat of tar and feathers
and a ride on rail at Rockville Conn, for the al
legged abuse of female patients while under the in
huence of chloroiorm. The tarring and feathering
was perpetrated in open daylight.
The Marquis of Chandos left Philadelphia in
special train Saturday afternoon last, to visit
| the coal and iron mines of Pennsylvania. He is
thoroughly at home in all that relates to these great
interests he has need to be- since he is President
of one Of the largest railway companies IN England
Buffalo (N.Y.) papers say that city hasn't shown
so much activity Tor years as now, Whlie the vest
ern harvess are being poured down on its wharves.
People pleasantly reminded of the old times of
steamboatng, and forget their years of sorrow for
the days that are gone.
Official returns from seventyfve counties Of In
DIANA comprising about three-fourths OF the State,
are published in the Indianapolis Sentinel. The
total population Of the given counties is LIZA $50.
Population of.the same counties in 1850, s256S8.
Increase, 299, l4S.
The great capitalist Rothschild has had a
escape. The government of the King of Naples
had contracted with him for new loan OF three
millions of ducas, atpar, one per cent commIsslon
payable one million in ten days, and the rest IN
| forty days.
At the University of Virginia, up to Tuesday
evening last 500 students had obtained from the
chairman of the faculty permission to matriculate.
This is a larger number than at the corresponding
period OF last session.
About fifty gentlemen, members of the Philadel-
phia Board of Trade, left that city on Monday, on
an excursion to the west; they propose embracing
in their tour the cities Of Pittsburg, Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis.
Two merchants of New York have been arrested
on the charge of attempting to deraud the insur-
ance companies. They claimed damages for S3,373,
caused by slight fire on their premises recently
but which is believed can be covered bySl, 900.
The Chicago Press says, that on Tuesday, the I'd
of October the freight receipts of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad exceeded the round sum of Si2,OO0,
being the largest days work ever reached In the
freight department of that road.
Intelligence has been received at Augusta, Ca,
announcing the certain death of the non D. l. IT.
City. Deceased was Speaker of the Georgia House
| ofRepresentatives.
Later accounts from Honduras allege that the
story about Walkers addressing the spectators,
and declaring his regret for his course was con-
cocted by the Honduras authorities or fabricated
| in Havana.
Daniel West, the Tennessee hermit who has lived
fol some years in a hollow tree, died recently at
the age of IS. Desertion by his wife was the
cause of his monomania.
| The body of the late Col. Lumsden, of the New
Orleans Picayme, of the lost by the ill-tated
Lady Elgin, was found on Friday last, and forward
| ed to his late home ioS interment.
| The annual catalogue of Harvard College shows
the number of students in all the departments TO be
at present S96-ot these Maryland sends H.
heavy white frost made its appearance in Geor-
] gia on Monday morning.