The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-17
THE PRINCE OF WALES AT NIAGARA

In pursuance OF the programme, the Prince left
! London on special train most gorgeousy deco
rated and furnished. The Duke was quite i'll, and
the other members of the Royal party were sleepy
and completely tagged out, as the Prince insisted
upon dancing till AZ o'clock this morning.
| At Fort Erie the Prince visited the fort, where
an address was presented An American officer,
Capt Grey, was introduced, and glimpse of the
FrInce given to three thousand Buffaonians.
Inc trip from Fort Erie to Chippewa by steamer
and seemed much pleased with the picturesque
scenery. The reception at Chippewa was peculiar.
Two immense bonfres lit UP the scene for rods
around, while the glare of the torches produced a
very singular effect. On the outside of the Clifton
House beautiful pavilion erected, under which
the Prince and suite stood while he received an
address. vast assemblage, whose faces were
frightened by the dazzling rays from two Drum
mond lights, witnessed the proceedings.
Tonight two hundred immense Bengal lights are
burning at the Falls, and the Sights the most mag
nihcent have witnessed-lighting up the
heavens for miles around. All cOlors of the rain
bow were in turn shown through the waters, and
the whole affair wonderful success in the
pyrotechnic art. The Prince is astounded at the
sight and has already manifested his impatience to
go to the Falls.
The Prince will leave Hamilton for Detroit on the
Goth, will stop at the Russell House. In Chicago
he will stop at the Richmond in St. Louis, at Bar
NUNS; in Cincinnati, at the Burnet; in Pittsburg,
at the Monongahea; and from thence he goes to
Washington, where the Presidents advice will have
great weight with the Duke as to the Princes fu-
ture movements
The Prince is really quite exhausted and he falls
asleep everywhere, and was only kept awake at
dinner yesterday by frequent experiments with
snuff, the taking of which makes him sneeze like
baby. MIR. Rose is working to get the Prince for
the Fifth Avenue Hotel; SandersOn for the New
York, and Dr. Rawlings for the Everett House.
| The PLANETs.-From three O'Clock in the morn
| ing about which time Venus makes its appearance
until live, that planet casts shadow, ike the moon
| when three days old. This morning il was unusu-
| ally bright, until obscured by the dawn of day
| Venus is now in the constellation Cancer, near the
group of small stars in the body of the Crab With
| Procyon, in CAMS Minor and Pollux, in Gemini,
| 1t forms triangle of nearly equal sides. Having
almost reached its greatest distance from the Sun,
| Venus will appear stationary for some time; but
will by-and-by move off towards the East recedng
| from the earth as it travels in that direction.
About ten degrees Eastward of Venus, by one
| degree to the North, Jupiter shines with a very
| brilliant light This king of the planetary bodies
Is now moving slowly toward the East, and will
| continue to do so for a few weeks longer after
which he will also appear to stand STILL and then
| take the opposite course for three months. These
motions, however, can be detected only by careful
observers of the heavens. Jupiter will increase in
briliancy until he arrives in opposition to the SUM-
| which will be about the beginning of next year.
Saturn is becoming visible before sunrise; but it
is difficult for an unpractised eye yet to distinguish
this planet, although second in magnitude to Jupi-
ter. All these bodies, however, will appear high
| IN the heavens during the winter evenings follow
| ing the brilliant consultations which are now be-
ginning to show themselves on the Eastern hori-
zon.
Mars is at present the most distinct object in the
heavens during The evening, crossing the meridian
short time after sunset. 1t is gradually becoming
more obscure, as it passes away from the earth and
| by the middle of November will have disappeared.
Its motion is at present hardly perceptible, but
after few weeks it will move pretty rapidly to-
| wards the East.
| The reader will bear in mind that the cardinal
points of the heavens do not correspond exactly
with those the surface of the earth at this ati
| tude. Northward means townrds the North polar
star; southward, of course the opposite direction;
hence any line East and West will intersect the
| other at right angles. For want of remembering
this, the general reader is apt to fall into frequent
mistakes in taking the relative directions of celes
| tial objects.
GEN. HARYEY AND THE SAN JUAN AFFAIR.-A
Washington correspondent states that long cabi-
net session was held on Friday All the Secretaries,
| the Postmaster General and the Attorney General
| were present. The statement of General Harney,
addressed to the War Department, in reference to
the San Juan affair, was under consideration, but
no decision in regard to it was come to. General
Harney persists in the opinion that the mission of
General Scott was a grave error, and that the
island would now be ours had he not been inter
tered with The General treats diplomatic comfy
| and our agreement for temporary Joint occupancy
as Of small account. The President reserves the
whole case for deliberate judgment. General Har-
ney says he was not apprised by Lieutenant Gene
raj Scott of the nature of the atters report of
rived in Washington.
A WOMAN TARED AND FEATHERED.-A few nights
since, at ROmulus, Detroit woman named
Jane Lonely, the housekeeper of jeremiah Gaming
and the mother of three of his children, was rough
| ly handled by large party of neighbors under the
belief that she had matreatod Gauungs children
by his deceased wife. The party consisted of men
and boys, with a few women, all in disguise, who
went to the house of Gaming, from which they took
the woman, who was made the victim of a series of
HIfyFI l,a- - g
ton of coat of tar and feathers and a ride upon
rail. She was knocked and banged about until,
from abuse and exposure, she nearly tainted, and
was thought to be in diving condition Thirty
persons were arrested the next day, including Ga
nung, who made no attempt to defend her, and one
OF his legitimate daughters.
SALEoF HUMBoLDr's PERSONAL ErrECrs-The per-
sona effects of Alexander Won Humboldt to be sold
by auction at Berlin about the middle of this month
They comprise oil and water color paintings, itho-
graphs, engravings, and one hundred and sixty
diplomas from divers academies, signed by Frede-
rick William Ill the Gar Nicholas, Prince Meter
mich, Sir David Brewster, King Oscar of Sweden
Baron Cuvier, Prince Ouvarog, and Sir Joseph
Banks. The lion of the collection is the colossal
bust OF Humboldt by David dangers, present
from the sculptor to the savant. There are, more
over medals, mineralogical specimens, and all
Humboldts mathematical instruments and scienti-
tic apparatus, together with the beechwOod writ
ing desk, inkstand, pens, &C., used by the great
philosopher in writing "Cosmos."
The FAMILY OF CAPT WILsoN-A correspondent
writing to the Buffalo Commercial says that Mrs
Capt. Jack Wilson, widow Of the heroic comman-
der OF the Lady ElgiL, is noble woman, well wor-
thy of such husband, and that the whole family
are well deserving the sympathes of the Christian
world. He leaves three children-the eldest a
modest, amiabe and noble girl of Is years. in size,
, appearance and accomplishments indicating young
lady of seventeen years; the next 4 fine boy of
about thirteen years; the youngest pretty bright
girl OF eleven years, but an unfortunate invalid,
hn
manners and accomplishments of each give unmis-
taxable evidence of the successful training of a
sterling mother.
WHAT TO Do WITH TIE GREAT EAsTERN-The
! New York Herald says:
There is great deal of discussion going on as to
how the big snip can be made to pay, and we would
suggest an entirely original idea on the subject
Let US get together all the pestilentia political
hacks of all parties, disunionsts and fanatics, peo-
pie who attempt to buy and sell thousands OF voters
if they were so many sheep-n fact, all the par
ty sharpers and Peter Funks-and send them off on
voyage to Europe, there to remain until after the
election is over.
Posr-OFFIcE NEwsPAPER.-Mr. J. Holbrook, the
well-knOwn pOstoitice detective, has in cOntempla-
tion to publish paper devoted exclusively to diff
fusing information in relation to the department.
No man is better qualified for this task, as he has
seen some seventeen years service, and Is per-
fectly familiar with everything pertaining to the
, service.
runaway nun was of the visitors at Sara
tOga Springs during the late season. The Troy
Arena says that, "sick and tired of confined life,
she ran away from the coister, and is here
with her friends, recuperatng her health. Her face
is really beautiful, and she attracts no little atten-
tion by her modest, unassuming behavior"
E A horse thief named Burton II. Barratt, while
being conveyed to the Jail of Cambria county, Pa,
in charge of an officer Friday last, jumped from
the train of while going at the rate of twenty
five miles an hour. The cars were stopped, but
the convict was non est.
The Italian journals are filled with accounts o
9 the successes OF rnusinal star. Madame Ga
letti, who, from all descriptions appears to be the
f genuine successor of Pasta and Malibran. HeI
q voice is said to possess power Of reaching the
: feelings unknown in our day, while her acting il
: | Incompatible.
The wine crop of France is very poor this season.
and the opinion is that it will fall short of the last
one. Vines are all affected by the oidiam, in the
u south of France principally, and the grapes are
: nearly destroyed in some places sulphur has beer
: employed successfully to destroy the disease
f How greatly have the governments OF Europe
J., changed since 1852! At that time kossuth was ex
n cluded from the whole Of the continent; but now
he passes his time at will, wherever he pleases to
| go, outside of the domniOns OF the beardleSs
t Nero.
e John Sereiter, of Detroit, challenges any bill
lizard player in the United States retired or not
''pay game of billiards similar to the match
played in Detroit, April II, lS59-the American
four-bal carom game-2,O00 points up, for s., 500 a