The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-25

! A SKETCH OF GEN. WALKER.-General Walker
| terminated his career at an early age We learn
that he had but Just attained his thirty-siXth
year. He born in Nashville, Tennessee, in
May, 1924, and was thoroughly educated under
the most favorable auspices for whatever liberal
profession he might select in after life, first by
collegiate course at the University of Nashville,
where he acquitted himself with the highest honors
OF his class, and afterwards in the medical schools
of Philadelphia and Paris; enjoying, also, while in
Europe, the advantages of tour through Germany
and Italy, where his opportunity for Beles-leTtres
scholarship were not only liberal, but keenly en-
Joyed and appreciated by a mind then, at least,
quiet and studous to degree that utterly forbid
the idea OF an adventurous or restless career in
later lie. His distaste, however, to the medical
profession, which he declined practically to enter
upon, turned him to the law and the associations of
the law not unnaturaly to politics in which he first
engaged in New Orleans, aud subsequently,, in
looO-5l, in California, from which point he ente red
upon the hazardous career which, after the varied
fortune OF six years, is now terminated.
The New Orleans Picayune, of the Goth, in an
article on the disastrous ending, for him, of Walk
er's late expedition, says:
AT the same time the inquiry may be made by
what authority an English man-of-war interviewed
in behalf of the Hondurans, entering with an armed
force upon the territory of the Republic to arrest
Walker and his men? This and other movements
OF European powers on the 1sthmus, would attract
the attention of the Government of the United
states out Tor unfortunate political dissensOns and
the blind scramble for office that now exists.
Although there may be some qualities of mind
and some public acts of Gen. Walker that are cal
culated to win popular applause, it is doubtful
whether his whole career has not been disastrous
to the progress of liberal principles in Central
america. lie has created deep distrust of all
y North Americans throughout the entire Isthmus.-
Our Governninnt is regarded . ambitious, deceit
tu and treacherous by those who, before General
Walker visited them, looked upon our Republic as
model for imitation He has prepared the way
for the performance of European, particularly
English, influence from the Gulf of Panama to the
southern boundary of Mexico. 1t is well that ex-
petitions with such results should end. What in-
terventiOn may be necessary for the interests of
commerce, national development, or humanity, we
should be prepared to make openly as nation,
and not leave the opening of the way to mere ir-
responsible, private individuals.
The TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR RACE-DAYIEL
Boone Broken DowN.-The great race which has
so excited the sporting circles for some time past
takes place to-day on the Fashion Course, near New
York. Daniel Boone, one of the horses that was If
be on the track, has broken down. The Herald
yesterday says:
The sporting community in the city, who have
been anticipating with such interest the great four
mile heat race between the three teetest thorough
breds on the American turf, which takes place to-
morrow, on the Fashion Course, Long Island, were
thrown into state of excitement yesterday by the
report that one of them, Daniel Boone, had broken
down On inquiry, we found the rumor to be,
fortunately too well founded, and his non-starting
for the race is certain. While galloping in his
ercise, on the track, on Saturday he struck the
tetlock of one of his fore legs severely to
cause it to swell to an alarming extent, and utterly
prevent him taking any more exercise for some
time to come. The great prize will, therefore, be
cOntended for by Planet and Congaree alone. This
circumstance is to be regretted as there are vast
numbers Of the patrons of the turf from the South
ern and Western States who have to this city
with the sole object of seeing this race.
THE UNBURIED DEAD OF SYRlA.-Our Syrian cor
respondent writes that more than ten Thousand hui
man bodies still lie upon the side of Mount Her
mon, in full view from the Sea of Galilee and the
Mediterranean, upon the Plains of Sdon, the an
cient Ph9nicia, blackening in the sum- and their
blood still cries out to heaven foI vengeance. 1t is
an Oriental custom to leave the murdered dead
unburied until justice has been satisfied, and al
though in Syria the effect of the climate upon
dead body requires its burial within twenty -four
hours from the departure of the spirit from its
earthly tenement, these bodies have remained un.
buried and in complete state of preservation.
In the court-yards of the palaces, in the bar
racks, and wherever the Christian has fallen there
lies the body now, still awaiting the vengeance of
heaven upon the oppressors and the slayers of the
Christians at Mt. Lebanon. Without entering into
an explanation of the physical causes which have
produced this mummYticotion, it is sufficient to say
that the testimony of all confirms the statement
Wolves and hyenas have of course done their work,
unburied dead remains silent appeal to Him who
declared, 'tVengeance is mine, | will repay, saith
the Lord. ."-Boston TraUeller, Sept. %.
LIFE-FREsERvING TRUNKs.-In New York, on
Saturday morning, about twenty persons embarked
at Castle Garden on board a raft constructed with
waterproof trunks, six of them being fastened to-
gether by means of cross-pieces of wood passing
through the heft, covered with boards. The com
pany sailed by the assistance of piece of canvas
and the tide as far as Twentieth street, up the
nrt rIV and md cd ; tha intay IN
return to the Battery, and there open tho trunks,
in order to prove to wbomsoever it might concern
that no water could get inside, and to show the
efficacy OF this arrangement a lite-saving Rppar-
atus in case of shipwrecks at sea. But the wind
and tide did not beriend the voyagers in returning
and the trunks were opened at Twentieth street.
Being well made of very thick sole leather ribbed
with Steel shut very tightly by means of India
rubber borders between the lid and body, the
trunks were found quite dry. Each trunk, accord
ing to the estimate of Lazare Cantel the manufac-
turer, will bearup four persons of ordinary weight.
1t is not necessary to empty them before commit
ting them to the water, the air inside being suff-
cient to buoy up heavy cargo of travelling gear
in addition to the superadded human weight.
THINGS WE SEND ABRoAD.-We have sent vast
quantities of agricultural implements to all parts
of Europe, and some to Asia and Africa. A good
many of our implements have been taken to Pales-
tine but it has been found next to impossible to
get the Arab population to use them. In some
other countries, where the labOrers almost
equally barbarous, they have shown much more af-
fection for things that lessen labor-that of draw
ing water from wells, in particular. In late con-
versation with the inventor of most effective iron
pump, he told that his firm had frequent orders
for pumps to be sent to Russia, Germany, Turkey,
Egypt, and now party is asking for its exclusive
sale in Hungary. 1t is popular in all the north
ern regions on account of its anti-freezing pro-
perty. 1t is also in in the city of London,
and is sent abroad, as well as used at home within
the Ericsson hot-air engines, which begin to be
ordered for several foreign countries.
In short, are beginning to send abroad great
many kinds of American tools and machines and
the demand will increase just fast the articles
become known. Europe is already tributary to
America.-N. Y. Tribune.
SERIOUS p ESULT OF PRACTICAL JoKE.-In New
ork on Saturday afternoon, Thomas Hayes,
Englishman, twenty-six years of age, was stabbed
while standing in the liquor store of Nicholas Muir
ray, by man named John Hoy, and so severely
hurt that his life was despared Of Hoy, it ap-
peared, went into the bar-room, and being some
what intoxicated lay down to sleep on lounge
By way of joke, while he was taking his nap, his
face smeared with SCOT, or some other black
substance, and when he awoke and discovered the
trick that had been played he was much enraged.
Failing to learn the name of the person who had
offended him, he determined to have satisfaction of
Hayes, who was laughing, with the other Occu
pants of the place, at what they considered good
joke. Accordingly, Hoy seized a knife and rushed
upon Hayes, whom he stabbed in the neck, breast
midst of which Hoy endeavored to run away, but
he was pursued and taken into custody. His vic
tim was removed to the City Hospital and his
wounds said to be of very dangerous charac-
ter The prisoner was taken before Justice Wech,
whom he admitted that he had inflicted the vio-
lence, and was locked up.
LIBERIAN CoFFEE.-We have received from Mr..
Coppinger package of coffee, raised upon the
farm of President Benson, in Bassa county, Lii
IBERIA. The berry is uncommonly large and full
and light in color. The coffee raised in Liberia is
declared to be the best known, and commands a
much higher price than any other The remarka-
BILE prosperity of Libelia within the last five years,
in agricultural, commercial, educational and reli-
gous aspects, the increasing enterprise of her cit
for pushing into the interior and establishing
new settlements, the growing disposition of the
coored people of this country to look toward their
ancestral land for the good which they seek al
most in vain on this continent, ample tokens
that the time is rapidly approaching in which
the most ardent aspirations of Christians and phi
anthropists for Africas civilization and elevation
will be fully realized.-Phila. Ledger.
ANOTHER PoIsoNING CAsE.-A woman named
Louisa KatZ died few davs ago under such pecu-