The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-01

"-n"ii wv, anu the Court at an early hour ad-
journed.
HEkNIGHTs OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE AGA1N.-Gen
Buckley, who signs himself president American
Legion" writes as follows, to the Galveston Mems,
OF the causes of bis delay to cross the Mexican Ru
bicOn
The recent failure of Gen. Walker in mis- expedi-
ton to Honduras, and the silence of our Govern
ment in reference to the intervention of the Rriish
has caused many to fear that our task would be
more dhcult than had been previously supposed
The difficulty OF transporting large quantities of
material and troops across the country, and the
approaching Presidential contest, have all shown
now necessary to success is the element of time
Arms that ought to have been at our rendezvous
have not arrived and agents have to be sent in
search of them: Corn must be shipped from the
OHIO river, and the force in this State simultane-
ously assembled. All this is the work of time. To
throw ourselves in body of 400 or 500 men, only
across the river would insure disaster This will
not do-lt cross, it must be with every element of
success In my hands, viz: men, arms and material
We shall cross at the earliest possible moment.
correspondent from Austin, Texas writing to
the Petersburg EapresS, under date of October l5
says :-"Gen. Buckley has been some DAYS here
making arrangements for speedily removing four
or five regiments from this State, although | am
crediby informed that some of the most prominent
men in the South desire that the X. G. C's shall
not cross the Rio Grande until after the results of
the Presidential campaign are known, A few scat.
terng troops that had collected on the Rio Grande
have found it impossible procure provisions and
have been compelled to return to the settlements
Agents will be despatched in a few davs to Illinois
and ohio iUI corn, anu such UtlIeI PROVISIONS nc
cannot be procured here. | am confident that the
only difficulty in the way is one arising from
want OF water and provisions, and while Gen Bick-
ley may be blamed, it was impossible for him to
torsee this worst of circumstances to the Order vet
l am satisfied that the delay will afford greater
guaranty of success. If no one else assists Texas
alone WI furnish the men to carry through the
ha n
a man, and am well persuaded that the Texans
are the men for the work. since they live almost in
state of continued camp ife."
AMUSING LAND SALES IN MINYEsorA-Hsw THE
GOVERNMENT DID Nor SELL.-Accordng to the pro-
| clamatiOn of the President of the United States
Government Land Sales were commenced at three
different Land Offices in Minnesota on the 18th of
OCTOBER and they ordered at six other differ
ent points at times stated between the 22d of OctO-
Der and the 18th of November. About 4, 700 900
acres of public lands thus to be offered 1t
may be inferred from the following statement from
the st. Paul Uinnesotidn, detailing the progress of
the sales as far as they had then transpired, that
the national treasury will not be great
ly repenished from this resource. The first sale
referred to was that at st. Cloud, which was duly
and regularly opened on the 18th. The account
then continues:
''The first piece of land offered was started at
Sl.25 per acre, the minimum price. The people
stood around very cool and calm and after the
land had been duly dwet upon awhile five cents
more was bid This five cents advance being cried
sufficient time, five cents more was offered And
so on during the whole day, this piece of land was
dwelt upon, graduly rising the rate of five cents
bid. Near the time for closing the sale for the
dav, it had reached the magnificent proportion of
| SIG per acre, and was duly knocked down at that
sum! But on looking around for the biddrr he was
! not to be found, and one of the crowd observed
that 'he had gone home after his old stocking, and
! the land officers had better wait until he came
back with the gold The land officers respectfully
] med tha
| which time they put up again for sale the same
| piece of land; when the five cent. a bid compet-
! tiOn for it was resumed, and proceeded as on the
| previous dav. From all of which it is Inferred
that either the price of real estate in the St. Cloud
District is rising to the flush prices of oden times
or else selling the public lands in that neighbor-
hood is likely to be a tedious business At Hem
derson, on the 10Th, the people gathered in town,
formed into procession, and intimated in the most
| peaceful and polite manner possible, that they
| would like to anybody bidding on the lands
| The sale was proceeding from day to day-the
land officers offering quarter section after quarter
section, but getting nary a bid. "
Bidders appear to be working by the day, not by
the job and the time is likely to pass without their
accomplishing much
HORRIBLE SUlCIDE-A Man Burns Himself to
! Deah.-One of the most horrible cases of suicide
ever heard of in the calendar of selfdestruction
was enacted in East FlamborO', On Saturday last,
when James Black, inn keeper, of New Berwick,
! burned himself to death by sitting on a burning
pile of sticks The facts of the case are as follows:
| Black had kept tavern for some twenty years
in Pusnch; about year ago, in one of his fits of
the "blues, he beat his wife till her life des-
paired of, but, through great care she recovered.
He rented the tavern and removed to Mount Forest
and started in business as butcher, which did not
prosper with him. few months ago he removed
to Clinton, the line of the Buffalo and Huron
railway, where his family are at present. He came
here on Saturday week, and at first appeared very
unsettled, and told some of his acquaintance that
this would be the last time they would meet-they
had better shake hands. The week passed on till
Saturday morning, when he was noticed going into
field where some BOYS were burning brush, and
sat down on the burning pile till all his clothes
were burned off him. The boys gave the alarm
when two of Mr. Robert MarshalPs sons came and
dragged him off, but he still persisted in going on
They tried to take him off a second time, but he
threatened them, when for assistance to
Mr.. Martin, who, with some others, got him off
but he still wanted to remain on, saying that was
his doom. Hewas then entirely roasted, not par
| ticle OF clothing remaining on him. He bore it all
without any signs of torture, until taken to Mr..
| MarshaPs, where he attended by Dr. Ghent
but medical aid of no avail; he fingered on for
about eight hours, when death came to his relief
Guelph &C: W. Advertiser.
FRAUD ON A BANK.-The Albany Argus of the
10Th instant has the following: "Last Thursday
night the Chief of Police of Buffalo received tele-
graph despatch from Mansfield, Ohio requesting
him to arrest a man by the name OF Mr.. Seaton,
who left that place after obtaining from the bank
through fraudulent representations. The Chief
went in pursuit and found him at Suspension
Bridge. Seatons wife had stopped over night in
Buffalo, at the WadswOrth House, without regis
tering her name. Her sudden departure from Mans
field few days after her husband had alarmed the
bank there and set them on the scent. Seaton had
taken a round about way of getting to Suspension
| Bridge, where it arranged he was to meet his
wife, and thence into Canada. He had obtained a
large amount of money from the bank notes he
had got from farmers and others, for the alleged OBJ
ect of purchasing cattle in the West. When ar
rested he gave up So, ,430 in gold and bank notes
the amount of the claim of the bank. He is repre-.
sented as person hitherto considered very respect
able, and his wife is member of one of the first
families in Ohio"
Mrs. DR.. Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck, of Orange
| county, n. y, who insists that woman should not
be taxed unless she is allowed to vote has thought
to shame the collector out OF his demand by offer
| ing to work out her road tax. The doctress, hav-
| ing somewhat passed the bloom of youth, made no
impressio upon the official and therefore, instead
OF paying under protest. some of her sisters do,
she went upon the road and drove a cart.
The number of voters in Boston this year, ac-
cording to the printed list, is ,459 Up to Friday
noon 96l written names had been added and more
were expected.
The Central Park Commissioners of New York
have awarded 80 far 81, 100000 for the land.