The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-01

From the ". O. Courier 26thl
SUICIDE OF MERCHANT.-Mr. L. Munroe Cory
of the firm of Cory 4 Miller, tobacco factors,
ner IF Gravier and New Levee streets, committed
suicide yesterday morning by hanging himself
The young clerk of the house came to open the
store and found Mr.. Cory's coat vest and pants.
lying on chair his hat his desk, and in it
were his spectaces. Mr.. Cory, dressed only in his
drawers and shirt, was hanging by the neck under
the stairs leading from the second to the third story
The rope was secured to the banisters. The unfor-
tunate man had miscalculated its length for one of
his legs rested on chair, whilst the other foot
touched the floor. To succeed in hanging himself
under these circumstances, he must have resoutely
doubled up his legs and pressed on the rope with
the whole weight of his body.
The following letter found on his desk:
New ORLEANS, July "a, 1860.
Mr.. ---. Dear Sir-lf you can look
placently upon the wreck you have caused tits my
wish you may do so. Your promises and represen-
tatlons In regard to business induced me to form
connection with yOu-and those promises have all
failed. am now reduced to the last alternative
to die, or live disgraced, and from your knowledge
OF my disposition you cannot doubt the result
l freely forgive you all the injury you have
caused me, and my earnest wish is that you may
be happy, and never know the tortures to which |
have been subjected since my business association
with you.
With many good wishes for your future welfare,
remain, truly your friend I. MUNRoE Cory.
ATTACK UPON A MISSIONARY STATION ON THE AZ
RIcAN CoAsT.-The West African Herald gives the
particulars of an attack by savages upon the town
of Magbelli, near Cape Coast Castle and the mis-
sionary station there, the 14th of June. Most of
the male population were absent, and only the old
and infirm were in the town. The attacking party
numbered about three hundred or four hundred
men. They divided themselves into small compa-
mics, one of them attacking the mission premises
and another the British traders, and thus they
were scattered wherever they thought to find plum
der. The special objects of attack the British
subjects, in revenge for some favors shown to their
fctCf o,ty
forcibly entered the missionary dwelling, and seiz
ing Rev. Mr.. Wiltshire and his wife, stripped them
of nearly all the clothing they had Mrs. Wiltshire
was then tied and dragged to the water side, and
forced into a canoe, with the intention of being
carried across the river; but the canoe being too
crowded with prisoners, sunk i'll attempting to
shove OF from the shore. AT this juncture the
shouts OF party coming to her relief were heard,
and the sayages retreated leaving their prisoners
in the bush, where Mrs Wiltshire was found and
rescued. In the meantime other parts of the town
had been given up to plumber. Mr. Thensted, an
English trader, was robbed of all his goods, and
had his shirt stripped from his back. One of the
mission boatmen cut across the stomach and
killed. schoolboy, about eight years old, refus-
ing to leave the mission yard and go with the Kos
sohs, killed the spot, his head being severed
from his body. Another of the school chidren-a
little girl-was drowned along with many others,
in canoe which, from being too crowded with
prisoners, filled and went down. The savages
both sides have hitherto respected the mission, and
agreed to leave it unframed.
ANOTHER GRAND RAILROAD ExCURsIoN-The New
Orleans Crescent acknowledges the receipt of an
invitation to be on board for trip by ''rail from
New Orleans to Chicago, over the Jackson, Miss.
Central, Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central roads,
Over one hundred guests are invited from New Or
leans, the list including officials editors and MEM
ners OF the bar The excursioniss are to start on
the 30th ultimo, and have the option of re-
turning any time within thirty days.
The report which has been sent to the country
that Lime Point, at San Francisco, California has
been purchased by the War Department for site
for a fort, at two hundred thousand dollars is a
mistake. The President declines to purchase at
that price, and has given orders to have the land
condemned under the laws of the State, which will
result in the appointment of jury of twelve men,
who will apprase the land at its present value, and
the government will take it at that appraisal.
Mr.. Janney, who took such active part in the
late pole excitement in Occoquan, Va, is out in
letter denying the report that he is a Republican.
lie says he is member of the Society of Friends,
and he thought it his duty to interfere to keep the
peace. He is Bell and Everett man.